A knife in love

Chapter 3262

When Li Zongyang said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Ge Shuhan is a mighty fighter. Although his legs don't work after a stroke, he is still very strong. He is a hero who crawled out of the dead. , Bian Lingcheng threatened death, he was not afraid. But with his status, if he died under Shang Fang's sword, he would be convicted of fearing the enemy like a tiger and avoiding battles due to fear of the enemy. His wife, children, and children were killed. Instead of asking Bian Lingcheng to kill him with Shangfang's sword, it is better to lead his troops out of the city and fight the rebels to the death. Even if he dies by the rebels' sword, it is considered a sacrifice for the Tang Dynasty. The emperor must not It will be hard for your parents, wife and children.

"Ge Shuhan made up his mind, and immediately agreed to lead the troops out of the city to fight the rebels. Bian Lingcheng was overjoyed when he heard the words. After sending Ge Shuhan away, he hurriedly ordered his trusted eunuchs to pack their bags and prepare more horses and chariots. In order not to get Luoyang City, if you see mountains of gold, silver and jewels, if you don't have enough horses and chariots, wouldn't you enter the treasure mountain and return empty-handed?

"Ge Shuhan ordered the soldiers and horses, sat in a carriage, and led the army out of Tongguan City. He had already made up his mind to die, so he no longer hid the whereabouts of the army. After leaving the city, he beat the drums and waved the flags. The momentum was quite loud. After walking for dozens of miles, the rebel army ambushed all over the place and killed the officers and soldiers. Most of these officers and soldiers were street rogues recruited hastily by the government, although Feng Changqing, Gao Xianzhi and Ge Shuhan successively The famous general was in command, but when he saw the strength of the rebel army, he immediately dispersed. Sitting in the carriage, Ge Shuhan watched the tens of thousands of soldiers fleeing in the blink of an eye, feeling extremely distressed. Fortunately, all the servants under his command followed He, a ferocious warrior who had experienced hundreds of battles, desperately fought a bloody road and retreated to Tongguan with the protection of the carriage. However, the rebels came from all directions. Although Ge Shuhan's personal soldiers were brave, their numbers were too small, and they all died in battle.

"Before Ge Shuhan walked out of Tongguan City, he already had the will to die. Seeing that all the guards who followed him in the north and south were killed in battle, he felt extremely sad. He was about to draw his sword to kill himself, but was killed by several generals. He seized it, and then threatened Ge Shuhan to surrender to the rebels. The rebel general did not expect to capture the mighty general Ge Shuhan. Naturally, he was overjoyed and hurriedly sent a team of troops to escort Ge Shuhan to Luoyang. See An Lushan. An Lushan was in awe of Ge Shuhan. After seeing Ge Shuhan, he personally untied Ge Shuhan and persuaded him to surrender himself.

"But no matter what An Lushan said, Ge Shuhan closed his eyes tightly and said nothing. Seeing that he was so stubborn, An Lushan was annoyed, and was about to order him to be pushed out to be beheaded, but a counselor hurriedly persuaded him , claiming that Ge Shuhan is famous all over the world, and he is the courage of the officers and soldiers. If the lord captures this man, the officers and soldiers will definitely lose their fighting spirit. It is just a centipede. Soldiers of war. If they knew that Ge Shuhan was killed by the lord, they would rather die in battle than surrender in the future. Detained in the army, he only said that Ge Shuhan had surrendered to the lord. The officers and soldiers must be terrified when they heard the news, and many generals leading troops would also surrender to the lord. This is a lucrative business, so why rush to kill this old man? guy?
"An Lushan was overjoyed when he heard the news, so he put Ge Shuhan in the army and ordered his men to guard him strictly. Then he sent people to spread messages everywhere, saying that Ge Shuhan was forced by the faint king and treacherous officials, and surrendered to Anlu Mountain in a fit of anger. This After the news spread, the officers and soldiers really lost all their fighting spirit. After hearing the news, the defenders in Tongguan even lost their fighting spirit. Many soldiers discussed in private, saying that Ge Shuhan, Gao Xianzhi, and Feng Changqing were all good generals. Defeated. But the traitor Bian Lingcheng only wanted to make a fortune, forcing the three generals to fight in a hurry, and finally caused the army to be defeated. Ge Shuhan is a famous general in hundreds of battles, and he was forced to turn against him by this eunuch. Why should we serve him? Simply cut the traitor into pieces, avenged the three generals, surrendered to the rebels, and entered Chang'an together.

"When Bian Lingcheng heard the news of Ge Shuhan's defeat, he was so frightened that he knew that Tongguan could no longer be defended. However, as a supervising army, he must not leave Tongguan without the emperor's decree, otherwise he would end up with a gangster End. At this moment, he heard that Ge Shuhan had surrendered to Anlu Mountain, he was overjoyed, and said several times that there is no unparalleled road. He immediately wrote a memorial, only saying that Ge Shuhan had a different heart , on the pretext of going out of the city to fight the rebels, and immediately surrendered to Anlu Mountain after leaving the city. Right now, he is trapped in the isolated city, with only a few thousand soldiers under his command, unable to resist the rebels at all.

"Bian Lingcheng turned black and white in order to push the blame for leading the troops out of the city to Ge Shuhan. In this way, he was not only innocent, but also meritorious. Moreover, the army had been led out of Tongguan by Ge Shuhan, and the city's defenses were empty. , I can take the opportunity to escape from Tongguan. After the memorial was sent away, Bian Lingcheng ordered his eunuchs to pack their luggage quickly, and fled from Tongguan to Chang'an as soon as the imperial decree arrived. As for the tens of thousands of people in the city and He didn't care about the soldiers guarding the city at all.

"It's just that the imperial decree has not yet been sent to Tongguan. Bian Lingcheng heard the news from his cronies, saying that the soldiers guarding the city wanted to avenge Ge Shuhan, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing. Bian Lingcheng was shocked when he heard the words, he didn't care about waiting for the imperial decree to call him back to Chang'an, so he immediately led a few cronies out of the yamen on horseback, and ran straight to the west gate of Tongguan.

"Although the people in Tongguan City were furious, many people wanted to kill Bian Lingcheng, but no one took the lead. The soldiers were just talking, and no one dared to attack the prison office. I didn't expect Bian Lingcheng to be like a frightened bird. Hearing some rumors, he escaped from Tongguan City and ran straight to Chang'an. The soldiers in the city saw that the chief general and the supervisor had disappeared, and the army was in a state of confusion. With the backbone, he immediately opened the city gate to welcome the rebels into the city. Such an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack Tongguan City fell into the hands of the rebels. Li Longji used Bian Lingcheng, a traitor, as a supervisor, how could he be undefeated?

"After Bian Lingcheng fled back to Chang'an, he blamed Ge Shuhan for the fall of Tongguan. He gave Gao Lishi a lot of rare treasures and begged him to speak good words for him in front of Li Longji. Gao Lishi knew that he Nian has gained many benefits from Bian Lingcheng. If Bian Lingcheng told him about bribing himself, he must be in a bad situation. So he turned black and white in Li Longji's ears, and only said that Ge Shuhan hid it early. With evil intentions, he dedicated Tongguan to Anlu Mountain. Bian Lingcheng would rather die than surrender, and break out of the siege to report to the emperor. Such a loyal person needs a lot of rewards."

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