The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 222 Back to the Carbine

In the second year of Wende, on the fifteenth day of the winter month, the news of the withdrawal of troops came from the Longyou Army, which was advancing to Chang'an and defeated the Shence Army.

On the wet, cold and desolate long street, the people who heard the news rushed to the nearest Fangjiekou, looked at the notice posted on the third floor and the third floor, and literate people stood at the front and read the content aloud to everyone.

"Knowing the common people in the city, the army of Longyou is in chaos. It's because the army's morale is unstable. They are bewitched by others, so they act in a way of great rebellion. It's not what the soldiers really think. I am the king of a country. I should be tolerant and find out the reason. Order to mediate with the soldiers of Longyou, now that the military affairs have ceased, the people in the city should be safe and sound, and there should be no chaos."

In the voice that was read aloud, the people onlookers everywhere clapped their hands and applauded, the avoidance of a military disaster was more gratifying than anything else.

"Just say that His Majesty has the appearance of Zhongxing, so the crisis can be resolved."

"If you want me to tell you, the Jiedu envoy in Hezhong also has made great achievements. If he hadn't come, how could the Longyou bandit army have retreated so easily?"

"Of course it is meritorious, but without His Majesty's strategic planning and mediation, I am afraid there will still be a fierce battle."

Discussions were buzzing in the crowd. Officials in the city, big and small, were relieved to hear the news of the withdrawal of troops at this time. Since they couldn't fight, they continued to click on time as usual, busy The business of the day.

In the palace, the court meeting was over, and Li Ye took a few guards for a walk among the flower gardens. He was still thinking about the expressions of civil and military officials in the court, which was a bit ridiculous. It's over, sometimes when I think about it, the Longyou Army is not single-minded.

'If at this time, I promoted Li Jiji, or other generals under his command to enter the court, would they fight on the spot? '

The cold wind came to his face, and he showed a smile. Li Ye had experienced this battle. The Longyou Army is indeed a capable army. If it is equipped with the weapons and armor of the Shence Army, its fighting ability will be even higher. is.

Perhaps, I should take the time to pull this army over.

White clouds drifted across the palace, a guard walked quickly from outside, stopped five steps apart, and bowed.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Jiedu Envoy in Hezhong has received news that the Longyou Army has withdrawn."

"Where's Li Shunjie?"

"The news sent back by the general is the same."

Li Ye pressed against the railing under the eaves, without speaking, and continued to move forward.

The matter of negotiating peace was not what he thought. The Jiedu envoy in Hezhong was unwilling to fight. Even as the emperor, he had no choice. After rectifying all Shence Army, it will not be too late to clean up Longyou.

"Then what is Wang Chongrong doing now?"

After walking for a while, Li Ye asked in a low voice, and the guards behind him answered truthfully, "Return to Your Majesty, the envoy Wang Jiedu and the general are still in the camp, watching the retreat of the Longyou rebels."

As the cold wind blew, the emperor stopped and nodded appreciatively.

The sun rises in the middle of the clouds, at noon, fifty miles outside Chang'an City, there is a huge military camp stationed, soldiers and horses come in and out, and there are loud cheers. The soldiers were banging on the ground.

In the intertwining of countless gazes, the two centurions rode back and forth on horseback, trembling and stabbing, staggered past, reined in the reins, and charged again, and the two long soldiers clattered in midair.

On the high platform behind the school field, Wang Chongrong and Li Shunjie sat there, and Du Rangneng, who had recovered, watched the competition below.

"General, the matter of Chang'an has been settled. Wang is about to leave his camp and go back to the river. When he sees His Majesty, he should help and say something nice."

Looking down for a while, Wang Chongrong dragged his bloated body and moved, and looked at Li Shunjie with a smile on his side. What he said was true, the Longyou Army had already withdrawn, and the crisis in Chang'an was resolved. It became his crisis.

Li Shunjie didn't look at him, but stared at the second general rushing back and forth below, and nodded.

"Why didn't Wang Jiedu stay for a few more days?"

"Don't stay, Li Jiji and that Geng Qing have already left with their troops. If they can't find anything in the war, they have to go back and continue to guard the river. When people are old, they are also destined to run around. How can they be like a general."

Hearing his words, Li Shunjie wanted to speak, but suddenly someone touched his feet lightly. From the corner of his eye, Du Rangneng on the far left shook his head quietly, and then he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

The three of them just looked at the school field below in silence.

The two centurions fought fiercely, one of them seemed to be defeated, he reined in his horse and opened the distance, and the other chased after him. In the splash of smoke, the fleeing general suddenly turned around and took back a spear, which was wrapped in the spear He slammed his head on the chest of the latter who was chasing him, and immediately knocked him off his horse.

Wang Chongrong clapped his hands and applauded, and shouted: "What a return to the carbine!"

Not long after, he bid farewell and left, returned to the Hezhong Mansion military camp, and took his troops around Chang'an to the north that afternoon.

When Li Shunjie heard the news, he didn't lead anyone to chase after him. He just sat in the tent and sneered and muttered curses.

"Cowardless."

Afterwards, he called someone over and asked the scouts monitoring the retreat of the Longyou Army if they had any news.
The sun outside is gradually slanting, heading northwest, and the mighty retreat is still going on. The running Shence Army scouts are watching every move of this group of troops from near or far. It seems that the fighting has stopped and there is no need to fight again. Occasionally, cavalry from the Longyou Army would come over to talk to them, pointing to the army and telling them about the progress of their retreat, etc., so that they could report back.

At the beginning, the scouts from the Shence Army were reluctant to contact them, but they were not hostile. They came over a few times and brought drinks.

"What's the point of the Longyou army? It's not worth it. When you get to Fengxiang, you'll just leave the army and come to Chang'an. I'll guarantee you to join the Shence army!"

"Haha, brother will take it seriously!"

"Will there be a fake? Hey, why did the team stop? Brother, you go over and ask what's going on?"

In the direction where the surveillance scouts were looking, on the official road ahead, the long queue suddenly stopped, and the faint voices of people buzzed from inside.

"brother?"

The Shence Army scout who asked the question took a look, frowned, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, turned around and shouted again, the Longyou cavalry who was also looking at the team in front of him just smiled and turned sideways on his horseback , "Maybe the big shots in the military have something to say."

During the speech, the Longyou cavalry roared past in the field as before, and the army that had stopped stood blackly on the official road, and each commander rode past with their swords on their heads, and the buzzing voices around them gradually Calm down, everyone's eyes are now looking at their commander.

Soon, there was a voice in the army.

"Your Majesty has no faith, the treacherous ministers in the court are bewitching, you saw it, and I waited for the frontier army to scold me like a dog. Now that the troops are withdrawing from the river, if I go again, Chang'an will be destroyed—"

Among the figures standing one after another, Geng Qing was riding on a horse, and his voice was hysterical, "My son of the Northwest, how can I be underestimated by others, traveling hundreds of miles a day, breaking the city tonight!"

The "Li" banner was blown by the wind, and the array of "long dragons" rose into the sky with murderous aura.

"They. You..." The Shence Army scout who was watching from afar widened his eyes, and the moment he turned his head, the light of the knife cut his neck, and the Longyou scout wielding the knife blew his whistle.

A group of quietly lying Longyou scout cavalry surged out, and the iron cavalry roaring forward in the field turned around and rushed towards Chang'an in the east without the slightest hesitation.

The earth thundered again.

　I have something to go out now, I don't know if there will be any later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)