The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 561 Qinghe Lie
Since today, I have been in the South Tower, and my temples have been white since then.Who will share a chant and a cup, and will bear the book of his life.

——Excerpt from "A Good Thing Is Near: Flying Snow Across the River" Lu Wei Lao (Song Dynasty)

This Qinghe Lie is very famous.

Bai Fu had heard Master Yan Zhenqing talk about this person many times.Master Yan Zhenqing spoke very highly of him and highly praised him:
At the beginning of the outbreak of the Anlushan Rebellion, Li Guangbi's Hedong reinforcements had not yet entered Hebei, and the Yan army including Shi Siming and Cai Xide swept across the land of Yanzhao.

At this time, Changshan fell and Yan Gaoqing died for the country. Yan Zhenqing, who was sticking to Pingyuan County, was alone and alone.

When Yan Zhenqing was alone, a young man named Li E came from nearby Qinghe County.

The purpose of his visit to Yan Zhenqing was to borrow troops from Yan Zhenqing.

Qinghe County is located in the southwest of Pingyuan County, more than [-] miles away from Pingyuan County

Qinghe County was still in the hands of the Tang court at that time, but the Tang army in Hebei was too busy to take care of itself at this time and was unable to reinforce it.Once Qinghe County falls, Pingyuan County will be in danger.

In addition, there is a super-large military supplies warehouse in Qinghe County, known as the "Northern Warehouse of the World", and it is an important place for the transfer of military supplies in the Tang Dynasty.He hoarded the money, grain, cloth and silk confiscated from Jianghuai, Henan and other places over the years, and stored a large amount of military supplies, with the purpose of providing grain, grass and supplies for the northern border troops such as Fanyang and Pinglu.

The Yan army is salivating for this, and may attack Qinghe at any time.

Therefore, the gentry and elders of Qinghe entrusted Li E to borrow troops from Yan Zhenqing.

At that time, Li E was just in his early twenties, he was young, and his tone was not small, and he talked eloquently.

He told Yan Zhenqing that there were still more than [-] million pieces of cloth, more than [-] pieces of silk, more than [-] pieces of money, more than [-] dendrobium of grain, and more than [-] sets of weapons and armor in Qinghe County's military supplies.There are [-] households and a population of more than [-] in the county.The wealth is at least three times that of Pingyuan County, and the military supplies are at least twice that of Pingyuan County.

Li E went on to explain why he came here, hoping that Yan Zhenqing could allocate some troops to Qinghe County and join forces with Yuanyuan County to resist the rebels.

Of course Yan Zhenqing knew the importance of Qinghe County, but he was too busy to protect himself, so he was unable to deploy troops to support Qinghe County.

Faced with Yan Zhenqing's hesitation and temptation, Li E was rather dissatisfied: "The father of Qinghe asked me to come to you, not because I have no strength and just want to use your army to resist the rebels, but because I admire your high righteousness and hope to work together with you. Great cause. Now that you don't even dare to give me a letter of approval, how can I tell the whole story about my plan?
("Qinghe dispatched his servants to the public, not because of lack of strength, but also borrowed the public's teacher to be a bandit, and also wanted to see the wise and righteous ears of the great sages. Looking up at the lofty intentions, there is no decision to make a decision. How dare the servant speak out That's what it is.")
Hearing these lofty remarks, Yan Zhenqing immediately looked at Li E with admiration.This person has a deep heart and is a person who achieves great things.

Yan Zhenqing planned to allocate part of the troops to Li E.

However, Li E's youthful arrogance made the officials and soldiers of Pingyuan County extremely disgusted, and they agreed that allocating troops to him would definitely accomplish nothing!
Yan Zhenqing couldn't convince the generals, so he could only politely reject Li E.

Li E left angrily, returned to his residence, and immediately wrote a fierce letter to Yan Zhenqing: "Qinghe did not join the rebels, and has been standing alone, and now he is still willing to donate food and weapons to Pingyuan County.

But you not only refused, but also suspicious.

Let me make my words clear. After I return, Qinghe will definitely find it difficult to survive between the Tang army and the rebel army, and will definitely take refuge in one side.

At that time, Qinghe will become your strong enemy in the west, don't you regret today's decision? "

("Qinghe went against the rebels and obeyed, and provided millet and silk equipment to support the army. The Duke was not satisfied and suspicious. After the servant returned to the Yuan, Qinghe could not be isolated. There must be support. He will be a powerful enemy to the west of the Duke. Regret?")
Li E's words are full of intimidation, and he has the tendency to surrender to the enemy. If he encounters a narrow-minded person, he will be convicted of defecting to the enemy and seeking rebellion, and he will be sentenced to death.

Fortunately, Li E, a newborn calf, met Yan Zhenqing, who was generous and honest.

A sentence in Li E's letter awakened Yan Zhenqing - Qinghe County can be both an ally and an enemy!
Rather than saying that the elders of Qinghe County wanted Yan Zhenqing, it would be better to say that they were giving Yan Zhenqing a chance.

Form an alliance or make an enemy, it depends on your choice, Lord Yan.

Yan Zhenqing hadn't figured out Li E's intentions before, and almost made a big mistake!
Yan Zhenqing suddenly came to her senses, and immediately rushed to Li E's residence, and spoke sincerely, holding candles all night long.

Only then did Li E reveal the strategy of resisting the enemy:
"I heard that the imperial court has sent General Cheng Qianli with [-] elite troops to march eastward from Naokou (southwest of Linzhou City, Henan Province), but the rebels defended the dangerous position and tried their best to block it, so that the official army could not advance.

I plan to lead my troops to attack Weijun (now Daming County, Hebei), capture Yuan Zhitai, the pseudo-Yan prefect appointed by An Lushan, welcome back the original Datang prefect Sima Chui, and promote him as the leader of the rebel army in southwest Hebei.

Then divide the troops to open up Naokou, welcome Cheng Qianli's army into Hebei, and then conquer Ji County (now Weihui City, Henan Province) and Ye County (now AY City, Henan Province), and finally go north and go straight to Fanyang.

At the same time, the two counties of Pingyuan and Qinghe can lead the troops of the allied counties and counties to gather 10 people, go south to Mengjin (now the East Yellow River Ferry in Mengjin County, Henan Province), and then go west along the river, divide their troops to guard the dangerous points, and cut off the north return of Anlu Mountain. the road.

In short, the strength of the Tang army entering Hebei this time was no less than 20; the Henan volunteers who went north to resist the enemy should also have [-] people.

As long as Yan Gong goes to the imperial court and asks the Tongguan defenders to stand firm and clear the country, and not to fight, I believe that within a month or so, the rebel army will be divided, jealous of internal strife, and finally collapse from within. "

(E said: "I heard that the imperial court sent thousands of miles of elite soldiers out of Naokou to beg the thieves, but the thieves rejected them according to the danger and were not allowed to go forward. Now we should lead the troops to attack Wei Jun first, and Yuan Zhitai, the prefect of Zhilu Mountain, and Sima, the old prefect. Chui, make him the master of the southwest. Divide the troops to open Naokou, and send out a division of thousands of miles, because those who have not yet come down to the north of Youling County and County. Divide the troops along the river, guard the key points, and control the way to go north. It is estimated that there will be no less than 20 soldiers from the east, and no less than [-] soldiers from Henan who will go west. But it is a good example for the imperial court to stand firm and not to fight. In less than a month, the thieves will surely There is a change in the phase diagram of internal collapse.")
After listening to Li E's complete and detailed strategic plan, Yan Zhenqing couldn't help but raised her thumbs and praised: "Good!"

Heroes from ancient times are young!
Aspirations do not depend on age, Li E has courage and insight, and Yan Zhenqing admires him from the bottom of his heart.

Yan Zhenqing made a decisive decision and ordered Li Zejiao and Fan Dongfu, the magistrate of Pingyuan County, to join the army. They led [-] Tang troops in Pingyuan, [-] Tang troops in Qinghe and [-] Tang troops in Boping with Li E, and immediately entered Tangyi (now west of LC City, Shandong Province). Attack Wei County.

Yuan Zhitai, the prefect of the puppet Yanwei County, heard the news and sent his general Bai Sigong to lead more than 2 Yan soldiers to fight.

The two armies of Tang and Yan fought fiercely in Tangyi for a day and a night, and finally the Yan army was defeated.The Tang army killed more than [-] people from the Yan army, captured more than a thousand enemies, captured thousands of horses, and countless military equipment.

After the defeat, Yuan Zhitai, the pseudo-Yan prefect, fled to Jijun.The Tang army conquered Wei County, and its reputation was greatly enhanced for a while.

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Talking about this, Yan Zhenqing said to Bai Fu: "Although it was not Cheng Qianli who was ordered to rush to Hebei, but Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi, Li E's judgment and prediction of the entire battle from now on was surprisingly accurate, especially the situation in the Hebei battlefield. Transformation, the joint pressure of Hebei Tang army and rebel army on the rebel army is even more well documented by Li E.

If Ge Shuhan ensures that Tongguan is not lost, the outcome of the rebel army will be as Li E expected - like a mouse in a bellows, with no way to return to the north, no hope to go west, besieged on all sides, and will surely collapse on its own in the end without bloodshed. "

Speaking of this, Yan Zhenqing sighed: "It's a pity that there is no such word in the world. Tongguan, the most dangerous pass in the world, was finally lost. The disease of ringworm and scab eventually turned into a serious problem for the court. It's going in one direction..."

　Flying snow is coming across the river, and the boat is on the side of Chilan Bridge.It was reported that Bufan was safe, and two lines of personal letters were written.

　　Since today, I have been in the South Tower, and my temples have been white since then.Who will share a chant and a cup, and will bear the book of his life.

　　——"A Good Thing is Near: Flying Snow Comes Across the River" Lu Wei Lao (Song Dynasty)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)