Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Just when An Lushan mobilized the army and prepared to annihilate the Tongguan defenders in one fell swoop, a group of uninvited guests were welcomed into the Tongguan camp.

Call!
The visitor reined in the horse, turned around twice, and said to the Tang army guarding the camp: "Where is your general?"

"Who are you?" The guard said with disdain as he looked at the few mounted guards in front of him. They were the local frontier troops, and the most despised ones were these trash who were hanging around in the capital and waiting to die.

Sensing the guard's disdain, the visitor raised his whip and struck the guard in the face, and said sternly: "I've blinded you, I am the guard delivering the order, why don't you pass it on quickly!"

Hearing that he was sent by the emperor to convey the order, the guard didn't dare to worry about it and hurriedly ran to the commander's tent with his face covered.

At this time, Ge Shuhan was sitting in the handsome chair in the handsome tent, listening to the reports of the generals.

"General, according to reports from the frontline defenders, the Anlushan rebels have lost nearly ten thousand people in recent days. With the rapid consumption of food and grass, the internal generals are becoming more and more dissatisfied. It will not take long for there to be internal strife."

"General Guo is right. The Anlushan rebels are composed of the New Army, the remnants of the Khitan, the Wei family, and the Xi tribe. Two hundred thousand soldiers and horses may seem like a lot, but in fact they consume a lot of food and grass every day."

"They have internal grievances about the unfair supply of food and grass. Coupled with the recent consecutive defeats, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for a few days before they take the initiative to withdraw their troops."

"This is a huge victory for us."

Seeing that the strategy of the past few days has paid off, Ge Shuhan, who was sitting in the handsome chair, finally showed a smile.

Most of the Tang army were new soldiers who had never been on the battlefield. If they wanted to defeat the battlefield-hardened rebels, they could only adapt to local conditions and rely on the terrain of Tongguan to defeat the rebels in Anlu Mountain.

He calculated that Anlushan's 200,000-strong army had to transport grain and grass once every five days, and the nearest grain and grass supply point was hundreds of miles away.

It would take at least six days to transport it to Tongguan, which meant that the rebels would have no food for the extra day.

It may not matter once or twice, but over time, it will definitely shake the morale of the army. At that time, if he sends troops again, he will be able to defeat An Lushan in one fell swoop.

Fortunately, God paid off and his delaying strategy worked. In another half month at most, the morale of An Lushan's army would plummet and they would voluntarily evacuate.

And that was the time for him to protect his family and country and eradicate the rebels!
Thinking of this, Ge Shuhan raised his head and said to everyone: "Everyone, the war situation is still serious now, and it's not time to relax yet."

"Wang Jun, you lead a light cavalry force of 5,000 people to take a detour from the north to cut off their food routes! You are not allowed to face the enemy head-on!"

"I will obey your orders!"

"Han Chang, there are a large number of Khitan, Xi and other people living in Chang'an City. You lead an army of three thousand and escort them to Tongguan immediately. I want to show them the consequences of going against the Tang Dynasty in front of the rebels. !”

"Yes!"

After the two generals exited the camp, Ge Shuhan stood up and looked at the generals: "Everyone, the general died in a hundred battles, and his body was returned wrapped in horse leather. For the honor of the Tang Dynasty, you must do your best to annihilate the rebels, do you understand?"

All the soldiers stood up and clasped their fists: "Understood!"

Looking at the officers and soldiers sharing the same hatred of the enemy, Xi Jianjun, who was sitting in the corner drinking tea, crossed his legs, blew the tea leaves, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

I secretly thought to myself that it was a good thing that I had told His Majesty, otherwise, seeing my brother Shu Han in this state, I'm afraid it would have been delayed for ten days and a half.

If that were the case, wouldn't he have to stay in Tongguan for half a month and suffer the consequences?

At this thought, he raised his head and glanced outside. Calculating the days, His Majesty's imperial edict should have arrived. Why hasn't it arrived yet?

Glancing at the generals, Ge Shuhan nodded, "Okay, everyone, please get down..."

"Report!" A hurried report cut through the sky and passed into the commander's tent, making everyone's hearts tighten.

Ge Shuhan forced himself to cheer up, looked at the guard who broke into the tent, and said in a deep voice: "What happened?"

"General, your Majesty's decree has arrived, right outside the gate of the camp!"

As soon as these words came out, Ge Shuhan's heart suddenly sank, his face suddenly turned pale, and the generals also started talking about it.

a long time.

Ge Shuhan took a deep breath, glanced at the Xi Supervisor Army, and said to the guards: "Open the camp gate and respectfully request His Majesty's orders."

While saying these words, he felt extremely sad in his heart. Seeing that the battle was about to be won, he never expected that the emperor would send an imperial edict at this time.

You don’t need to think about the content to know, it must be urging him to lead his army out of the border and fight against An Lushan’s main force!

"Is God going to destroy our Tang Dynasty?" Ge Shuhan looked at the gloomy sky and shouted with sadness and anger in his heart.

However, whether he wanted it or not, the guard who delivered the order finally came to the commander's tent, glanced at the generals, and finally landed on him.

"Your Majesty has decreed that the rebels in Anlushan burned, killed and looted wantonly, causing anger and resentment. I order you to go out immediately and pacify this Liao, otherwise we will be treated as treason!"

"General Geshu, will you accept the order?"

Looking at the gloomy smile of the edict guard, Ge Shuhan bowed his hand towards him for the first time: "Holy Envoy, the battle is about to turn to us. It will be delayed for half a month at most..."

Before he could finish speaking, the edict guard interrupted with a smile: "General Geshu, Your Majesty ordered you to lead the army out of Tongguan immediately. Do you dare to disobey the edict?"

"Besides, they are just 200,000 Anlushan rebels. They have been defeated four times in a row, and that's nothing more than that."

"With the bravery of our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, we can wipe them out in an instant after leaving Tongguan."

"But..." Ge Shuhan wanted to argue, but he didn't want the edict guard to lose his patience and said with a serious look on his face.

"Okay, General Ge Shuhan, even if you say Po Tian today, you still have to lead the army to go out, otherwise you will be disobeying the imperial edict!"

"Think about the old, weak, women and children you sent away. They are all sitting in the Ministry of Punishment now. If you dare not send troops, they will only survive until tomorrow at most!"

"you!"

Ge Shuhan's body was already old and contained old wounds. When he heard that the emperor wanted to force him to lead the army out of seclusion, he even arrested the old, weak, women and children at home. In grief and anger, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and fell down on his back.

"General!"

"General!"

"Call the military doctor quickly and help the general in!" The generals hurriedly carried Ge Shuhan to the bed and were about to order the military doctor to treat him.

The Xi Supervisor Army, who was watching coldly from the side, stood up. He came to the handsome case, raised the tiger talisman and said to the generals.

"Everyone, General Geshuhan vomited blood and fell into a coma. The Zajia family is temporarily in charge of the military affairs. Now, in the name of the military supervisor, I order you to immediately lead an army of 180,000 to go out of Tongguan and defeat the Anlu Mountain rebels!"

"Anyone who disobeys the imperial edict will be killed without mercy!"

"this….."

The generals looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Judging from the development of the war situation, the best strategy is to close the city gates tightly at this time, attack the Anlushan rebels' food routes, and wear them down.

General Ge Shuhan had already said this when he held a pre-military meeting.

If he leads his army to forcefully leave the city, not only will the previous efforts be in vain, but Tongguan may not be saved either.

Seeing that the generals did not carry out the order, the Xi Supervisor Army held up the Tiger Talisman in his hand and said coldly: "The Zajia family holds the Tiger Talisman for Trooping Troops and His Majesty's decree. Do you want to resist the decree like Ge Shuhan?" "Think clearly. Your family members, young and old, are all in Chang'an. If the court blames you, they will all die! "

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the generals changed suddenly, and they secretly thought that what they feared the most was coming.

At this time, Li Boling stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "My dear father-in-law, I will not give you orders for the foreign troops. Do you want to watch hundreds of thousands of Tang troops leave the border and die?"

Xilaishun narrowed his eyes and sneered: "Don't fool the Zajia family with this trick. You have seen it in the previous battles. The rebels in Anlu Mountain are not fearful at all. As long as you lead your troops to kill them, you can annihilate them in an instant." !”

At this point, his patience finally ran out, and he said to Habayashi Wei: "What are you still doing in a daze? Catch this traitor who is disobeying His Majesty's will!"

"Yes!"

Several Yulin guards shouted loudly and wanted to step forward to arrest them. Unexpectedly, they were pushed away by Li Boling. He looked around at the generals and said desolately: "Everyone, if you want me to die, I have to die! I, Li Boling, pledged my allegiance to your majesty, but unexpectedly... It ended like this!"

"God will not bless me, the Tang Dynasty!"

After that, he drew his sword, turned around, wiped his neck, and lay straight on the cold ground.

"General Lee!"

"General Lee!"

Seeing such a strong-willed Li Boling, many generals had red eyes. He was not seeking death, he was clearly remonstrating with His Majesty!

It's a pity that these are of no use to the people from Chang'an. The Xi Supervisor Army covered his mouth and waved his hands, ordering people to carry Li Boling's body down.

"Everyone, His Majesty's patience is limited. If you still don't send troops, your families may suffer something."

Sensing the threat in Xi Jianjun's words, the generals wished they could kill him with their own hands, but they endured it due to the military law of the Tang Dynasty.

"Okay, since His Majesty's decree has been issued, we will send troops!" Du Zhigui said fiercely through gritted teeth.

"That's right. After leaving the border and annihilating the children of An Lushan, you can still come back. A few rebels are nothing..."

"Step aside!"

Before Xi Jianjun could finish speaking, Du Zhigui and other generals pushed him away, came to the unconscious Ge Shuhan, fell to his knees with a plop, and said in a sad voice: "General, the generals will go first. One step, please take care of yourself.”

After saying that, the generals stood up and left the commander's camp. Soon the desolate horn horns sounded in the huge Tongguan. Thousands of Tang army recruits gathered together and looked at the general station in surprise.

Looking at these young faces one by one, Du Zhigui took a deep breath and said loudly to the soldiers of the three armies.

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said that those who offend our strong Han will be killed no matter how far away they are, no matter how strong they are, they will be killed!"

"Now that the thief is outside the pass, do you dare to fight with me?"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The three armies raised their weapons and shouted in unison.

"it is good!"

Du Zhigui shouted, slowly pulled out the sword from his waist, and said in a rumble: "Army, listen to the order, open the door, and follow me to fight!"

"The deputy general has an order, open the door and let the whole army go out to fight!"

"The deputy general has given orders to open the city gates and send out the entire army to fight!"

As the loud command was passed on, the thick Tongguan gate creaked open to both sides.

Du Zhigui and other generals got on their horses and took one last look at Chang'an behind them.

next moment.

The three armies thundered, like a torrential flood, attacking the Anlu Mountain rebels outside Tongguan. The momentum was so great that birds and beasts flew away from hundreds of miles away.

....
Anlu Mountain Camp.

At this time, the atmosphere in the camp was solemn. An Lushan was sitting on the handsome chair with blood-red eyes, and his generals were standing on both sides with their heads lowered.

"Father, the Khitans just robbed and killed the guards guarding the grain and grass, and transported the grain to their camp. The leaders of the various ministries want us to give an explanation." An Qingxu, the forward general, said.

"The war is tense now. Let's first allocate 20,000 shi from the Chinese army's food and grass to them. We will make up for it after the food and grass arrive in a few days." An Lushan rubbed his forehead and said irritably.

However, what he didn't expect was that An Qingxu did not leave the camp to allocate food and grass, but instead opened his mouth with an embarrassed look on his face.

"What else do you want?"

"Back to my father, the Chinese army has run out of food and grass. They just killed a hundred horses to satisfy their hunger this morning. There is no more food and grass to replace."

"What are you talking about! No more food and grass?"

An Lushan was suddenly startled and stood up suddenly, staring at An Qingxu. According to the battle plan, the food and grass could last for up to three days. Why was it all gone? "

Sensing his father's anger, An Qingxu said bravely: "To be honest with my father, not only is the Chinese army out of food and grass, but the front army, the rear army, and the left and right armies are all at their wits' end."

"All the food and fodder we had stored previously were destroyed by the spies sent by Ge Shuhan. I think it is urgent that we withdraw our troops as soon as possible to prevent the morale of the army from collapsing!"

boom!
An Lushan kicked over his chair, pointed at the soldiers and roared loudly: "Trash, they are all trash. An army of 200,000 can't even hold on to food and grass. What's the use of you?"

An Lushan was really angry this time. According to the plan, Li Longji had sent an edict urging him to fight, and he only had to hold on for three days.

No, within two days, the Tang army could be successfully surrounded and annihilated, and then the army marched into Tongguan and marched to Chang'an City.

But the result was never expected. Not only did the Tang army not leave the city, but their own food and grass were gone. How could they fight this battle?
Shi Siming on the side also sighed and advised: "Shuai An, we have run out of food and grass, and we are no longer able to continue fighting. We should evacuate Tongguan as soon as possible before the soldiers notice."

"We will make a comeback after we recuperate and recover our military strength."

"No! I will never give up!" An Lushan shouted unwillingly. In the past few months of siege, tens of thousands of soldiers were killed or injured.

If we just evacuated like this, I might not have such a good chance to come back again.

But what can we do if we don’t evacuate?
Just when An Lushan was suffering, a panicked cry suddenly came from outside the tent.

"Report!

Report to the general, Tongguan is wide open, and 180,000 Tang troops are found in front of us, attacking towards our camp! "

"Tell me again, how many Tang troops came out?" An Lushan asked in disbelief.

"One hundred and eighty thousand!"

After being stunned for a moment, An Lushan suddenly laughed and said: "Hahaha, great, God is helping me!
(End of this chapter)