Chapter 874: Soldiers Out of Tongguan (Medium)
Soon, it didn't take long for news to come from the army, saying that they had caught the rebels' spies outside Tongguan. General Geshu dealt with it as soon as possible, played the urgent paperwork, and sent it to Beijing on the same day.
And Suifeng also saw Zhang Xiaoxing, and after some inquiry, he helplessly found that although Feixian Jianzhen had improved compared to before, it was still not enough to deal with the masters of the Dust Realm such as He Weidao. It's just that these things are not useful for him in a hurry, and can only be done step by step.
The days passed day by day, and what Suifeng didn't expect was that this moment would be half a year.
Just when everyone thought that there would be no news of Ge Shuhan's letter, the holy decree finally came belatedly. After Emperor Xuanzong learned that An Sishun was secretly communicating with the rebels, Long Yan was furious and directly ordered his head to be cut off. Ordered the Tong Pass guard to go out of the city as soon as possible and fight with the enemy, the words in the holy decree were earnest, and the tone of hoping that Ge Shuhan would regain his momentum and regain the lost territory was overflowing. This matter was spread in a boiling light under the operation of people with hearts. Everyone in the world knows about it, and everyone knows it.
Sure enough, as Ge Shuhan expected, An Lushan was extremely angry because of this, and the Liliang that attacked Tongguan was much stronger than before. It's just that Tongguan City has 200,000 soldiers and horses, and it has a natural and geographical advantage, although the rebels who attacked the city day and night are like a tide, but they still haven't been able to knock down a brick of this city wall.
After three fierce attacks, the rebels finally exhausted their strength, exhausted all their sharpness, and slowly retreated to the rear.
On this day, in the tent of the army. Goshuhan sat in the middle. On the wall hangs a military map of the passes near Tongguan, on which there are many dense markings, which are exactly the places where the rebels have been haunted in large numbers before. Under the military tent, a cadre of lieutenants sat in a circle, looking up at the tall figure in the center.
"The rebel forces began to retreat, presumably their ranks were exhausted. An Sishun died well, and An Lushan's house was really a man with wine bags and rice bags. will only be brave and ruthless, but a small agitation method will force him to reveal his true form. I am prepared to take advantage of the situation and comply with the call of the previous decree. Go out of the city in one fell swoop, crush the rebels, and regain the lost territory. When the time comes, it will cooperate with the siege of several other armies. By the time the rebels were defeated. I have summoned you here today to discuss this matter, I don't know if you have any proposals?" His face was full of excitement and joy.
The generals sitting in a circle below were influenced by Geshuhan. They were all full of excitement and joy. Threes, threes, twos, fours, and whispered conversations.
Soon, they all raised their heads and laughed loudly: "It's all up to the general." The general has an order, and the last general will not dare to disobey. ”
"Okay! The soldiers should not be delayed, so you will go down and reorganize the manpower, and we will set out tonight and give the rebels a blow to the head. Even if you can't directly attack Huanglongsheng and capture An Lushan, you must recover the eastern capital Luoyang, so that you can go to the court in order to reward you. Ge Shuhan was overjoyed, many of these generals were cronies he had cultivated when he was fighting against Tibet, but he was very relieved.
In his opinion, if today's time, place, and people gather together, they only need to be generous and energetic, and they will be able to have a miraculous effect. It seems that the high position and immortal feats above the ten thousand people under one person are beckoning to him from afar, thinking of this, his face full of vicissitudes is like a dead tree in spring, glowing with a long-lost brilliance.
In the evening of the same day, Ge Shuhan ordered 180,000 soldiers and horses in Tongguan City and left the city overnight. Only the 20,000 guards and the 3,000 Tianshan disciples brought by the wind were left to defend the city.
On top of a tall building in Tongguan City, standing against the railing in the wind, looking at the sergeants who couldn't help but rush out of the city gate, the expression on his face changed, and he couldn't see what his expression was.
"Childe, what are you worried about?" Qingzhu stood behind him and asked softly.
"It's nothing, I'm just thinking that with such a vast army of more than 100,000 people, how many people in Zuihou can survive. I hung it for them, but it was a lot. Not only are these people more auspicious, but General Na Geshu is afraid that he will not be able to protect the future. Sui Feng's face was calm, as if he was talking about something insignificant.
"Then can this Tongguan City be defended?" Qingzhu's heart jumped, but he didn't expect the consequences to be so serious, but he knew Suifeng's divination, basically there was never a mistake, could it be that this army of more than 100,000 people is really gone?
Sui Feng shook his head, and there was a bit of helplessness in his tone, "All this must be subject to the will of heaven." ”
In the fifteenth year of Tianbao, the fourth day of the sixth month. Geshuhan's army went east out of Tongguan, like a divine soldier descending from the sky, killing the rebels who lost their armor and fled in defeat. It wasn't until Lingbao moved back a little bit that Ge Shuhan made a quick decision, stopped the march of the army, and stationed the army in Lingbao Xiyuan.
Lingbao is close to the mountains in the south, the Yellow River in the north, and there is only a 70-mile-long narrow mountain road in the middle that runs through it. If you are here with the wind, you will definitely exclaim when you see such a terrain, this is a natural long snake array, once you strayed into it, the enemy army has a calculating heart, and it is difficult to take care of the end.
It's just that at this moment, Ge Shuhan thinks that he can rely on the waterway here, and after gaining a firm foothold, he can enter Luoyang east and recapture the eastern capital in one fell swoop.
Many times, it's just that wonderful. Because of the difference in the thought of a certain person, it has changed the fate of many people.
On the tenth day after the departure of Geshuhan's army, Tongguan City, which had been calm, finally made waves.
Standing with the wind on the battlements of the tower, his two eyes firmly against the junction of heaven and earth in front of him. At this moment, although it was approaching night, the sky was dark, and only a few outlines could be seen in the distance. But the wind was not affected at all, and the colorful light in his eyes shone brightly, and in his eyes, the whole sky was brighter than day.
Under the myriad pupils, everything in front of him could not be hidden, and he could see the extremely distant sky very clearly. A large line of rebels formed a thin line, as if cutting the whole land, and it was impossible to see at a glance how many men and horses were in front of them.
"Sui Xiao, how are you training with those disciples of the Tianshan Sect?"
Sui Feng retracted his gaze and asked Sui Xiao beside him with a frown. He already had a faint feeling of something bad in his heart, he saw that those rebels were neatly aligned, and their every move was very orderly, I was afraid that it would not be so easy to deal with.
Sui Xiao also had a solemn face, and responded: "Don't worry, son, I will practice them every day for half a year." Now they are fully integrated into the military, obey command and dispatch, and can work together. Since each of them is the strength of the acquired realm, it is higher than the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty's most recent fierce Imperial Forest Army. As long as they are placed on this tower, they are enough to reach tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. In addition, the 20,000 horses left in the city by Na Ge Shuhan, with the help of the geographical advantage, as long as the rebel army does not have more than 100,000 men and horses, it is not a problem!"
Sui Xiao's voice was calm and strong, and the color of confidence was overflowing. How could he not be excited that he had been a general for so many years, but it was the first time he had been able to come into contact with such an elite army?
Sui Feng gently patted him on the shoulder, "You can mobilize them here, I'm afraid I'm going to use them later." ”
With Xiao solemnly, he also knew that the matter was urgent, and hurriedly turned around.
"I hope that man is not in the army, otherwise there will be ten times as many people defending the city, and I am afraid that this eternal Xiongguan may not be able to defend it. ”
The undulating evening breeze kept blowing the hair with the wind, fluttering one after another, like black elves dancing in the night.
"You don't have to feel it, get ready, I already feel the coercion under the sky in front of me. He's here, you don't have a choice, think about how to fight. Even if you can't hold this Tongguan place, you have to think about how to protect Liliang. There must be strong reinforcements in Chang'an, but there is no need to worry so much. ”
A faint blue light flashed, and a translucent figure appeared beside Sui Feng, and like him, he stared intently at the gray sky in front of him. (To be continued......)