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

Chapter 354 Takes control of Chang'an!

"Come here, send the order immediately. The whole army will attack. We must annihilate all the Tongguan defenders!"

The generals who were still demoralized just now stood up and clasped their fists in agreement, then walked out of the commander's tent and led the troops to surround the Tang army.

Facts have proved that Ge Shuhan's idea was right. The Tang troops stationed in Tongguan were all recruits and dandy boys who had never been on the battlefield. They had previously been able to barely resist the Anlushan rebels due to the high risk of Tongguan.

However, when they rushed out of Tongguan and actually fought against the Anlushan rebels, they immediately felt the strength of this army.

As soon as the two sides collided, the rebels suddenly transformed into ferocious tigers, like rushing into a flock of sheep, slashing at the vital points of the Tang army.

In terms of combat experience and cruelty, an Anlushan rebel often needs six or seven Tang troops to resist strong resistance.

Soon the battlefield situation turned to the rebels' side, and the morale of the Tang army began to collapse.

In front of the formation of the three armies, An Lushan was riding a war horse and carrying Fang Tian's painted halberd. He looked at the fighting battlefield with cold eyes and a hint of cruelty in the corner of his mouth.

"Siming, don't you think this is God's will? Just when we ran out of food and grass and were about to withdraw, the Tang army came to our doorstep?"

Hearing this, Shi Siming nodded with emotion: "Yes, the general also thought that we would return without success this time. I didn't expect that Emperor Tang would give us such a big gift."

They were all battle-hardened veterans. When they saw the Tang army turning around and fleeing towards Tongguan, they knew they had won the war. If they were lucky, they would be able to enter Tongguan before dark.

"Hahaha, it seems that we really have to thank Li Longji this time. When we enter Chang'an, I will spare his life and tie him to the door so that he can see with his own eyes how I took possession of his woman.

Mentioning Yang Yuhuan, An Lushan's eyes were full of fire. In order to find a backer, he would kneel in front of him and recognize her as his godmother, and he had to sacrifice countless treasures.

Now that he has stood up and made the decision, he naturally wants to take them all back and let Yang Yuhuan see who is the real overlord in this thousands of miles of land.

Regarding An Lushan's performance, Shi Siming showed a smile that only a man could understand. In fact, after entering Chang'an this time, the three thousand beauties in the harem were his and An Lushan's.

Just when the two of them were looking forward to the scene of their king taking over the world, the situation on the battlefield finally took a turn.

The Tang army, which had been able to barely resist before, finally panicked after the rebels surrounded them from both sides, and they all turned around and rushed toward Tongguan.

Under the crowd of guards, the Tang troops fell to the ground one after another and were trampled to pieces. The most terrible thing was that the rebels were chasing after them like hunters.

Gradually, the resistance of the Tang army became weaker and weaker, and finally it turned into a unilateral massacre by the rebels.

boom!
After the loud noise, the city gate collapsed!

Seeing this scene, the rebel generals were all shocked. Shi Siming said excitedly: "Shuai An, Tongguan has been breached, we should go in!"

An Lushan laughed and led the Chinese army towards Tongguan. Although there were still a few remaining Tang troops on the city wall, they were destroyed like paper in front of his army.

"Report to the general, we caught several fleeing Tang troops!" A guard knelt on one knee and said.

"Bring me up!"

"Yes!"

Not long after the guards left, several people wearing civilian clothes were escorted to the front of the army. Seeing the fearful looks on their faces, An Lushan frowned slightly.

"Tell me your true identity, or I'll kill you on the spot!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of several prisoners changed slightly, and they quickly knelt down and begged for mercy. One of them, a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, said in a trembling voice.

"Grandpa An, please spare my life. I, the Tongguan Supervisor, are happy to come and submit to you."

"Xi Supervisor Army?"

An Lushan was startled, then laughed: "It turns out that your boy helped me a lot, whatever, for the sake of you calling me grandpa, get up."

"Grandpa Xie An."

After Xilaishun straightened up, An Lushan waved to his subordinates: "Come here, execute all the remaining prisoners."

"Yes!" Several guards clasped their fists, walked up to the prisoner, raised their knives and chopped them off. The bloody scene scared Xilaishun to the point of peeing.

Glancing at him, An Lushan's eyes flashed with disdain, and he said lightly: "I want to ask you, where is Ge Shuhan hiding?"

"Go back to Grandpa An. Brother Shuhan is seriously ill and in a coma. He is lying in the commander's camp." Xilaishun said without hesitation.

"No wonder the Tang army is so useless. It turns out that Ge Shuhan is already terminally ill." An Lushan sneered, pointed at the two generals and said, "You two take people to escort Ge Shuhan over."

The two generals were about to clasp their fists and accept the order, but they didn't expect a clank to sound: "No need, my brother Shu Han has come to die in person!"

The crowd parted, and Ge Shuhan, who had a sallow face, walked over with a long stick. The heavy armor made him cough.

Looking at Ge Shuhan who was only breathing out, An Lushan frowned slightly, as if he didn't expect that his former opponent had become so old.

Suppressing the strangeness in his heart, An Lushan said calmly: "Ge Shuhan, when you advised the emperor not to reuse Hu people, you never thought that today would happen, right?"

Hearing An Lushan's words, Ge Shuhan smiled contemptuously: "Those who are not of my race must have different minds. Although a villain like you can succeed for a while, he is destined not to become a big man. Look, I am a big man." The famous Tang general will accept you sooner or later!"

"How dare you! You dare to slander the general! I'll kill you if you come!" Several guards shouted harshly.

"Hey, back off first!"

After stopping his subordinates, An Lushan looked down at his former rival and said calmly: "You are right, I do have two intentions. For the sake of my opponent, do you have anything else to say?" '

Sensing the murderous intent in An Lushan's words, Ge Shuhan remained silent for a while, and suddenly said: "All my subordinates have died in the battle, and now it is naturally my turn, let's do it!"

"Okay, I'll help you!"

An Lushan shouted loudly, and thrust the Fangtian painted halberd straight into Ge Shuhan's body. In the blood mist, the latter lay straight in the bloody water, staring at An Lushan until he died.

"General, Ge Shuhan is dead. Do you want to cut off his head and circulate it to the three armies?" the deputy general said excitedly.

An Lushan shook his head: "No need. Although Ge Shuhan is blocking the car with his arms, he is a bloody man after all. Let's give him a generous burial."

After burying Ge Shuhan's body, An Lushan raised his head and looked in the direction of Chang'an, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd high in his hand.

"The whole army listens to the order and follow me towards Chang'an, kill Yang Guozhong and capture Li Longji alive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of thousands of troops swept towards Chang'an like a group of dragons.

At this time, a moving spring dinner was being held there...
Xuanzheng Hall.

Li Longji sat cross-legged behind the wine table, looking at the dancing Orchid below with drunken eyes, and let the concubines on both sides feed him lychees.

Yang Guozhong was sitting at the foot of the steps, at the head of the case. His eyes kept peeking at Li Longji's expression. He felt very proud when he saw his satisfied look. In order to win the favor of the emperor, he specially hired experts to train these Hu Ji special people for two months. Especially when it comes to pleasing men in bed, they are bold and open-minded. He can guarantee that as long as Li Longji tries it, he will definitely be able to do it. tidy.

At that time, the huge Tang Dynasty will become the palm of his hand, Yang Guozhong.

Just when Yang Guozhong was immersed in the joy of taking charge of power, an armored guard broke into the hall in a panic.

"Your Majesty, there is an important report from the direction of Tongguan!"

Being interrupted, Li Longji felt a little unhappy, signaled the singer to stop, and said impatiently to the guard.

"What are you so worried about?"

Hearing this, the civil and military officials all turned their attention to the guards, wondering what was causing such a panic. Could it be that An Lushan's rebels had invaded Tongguan?

No, didn't the Xi Supervisor Army say a few days ago that the Anlushan rebels had lost consecutive battles and had lost more than 10,000 people?

Under the gaze of everyone, the guard fell to his knees with a plop, took out a Tang newspaper from his arms, raised his head high and cried bitterly.

"Your Majesty, General Brother Shu Han, he and the 180,000 defenders were all martyred!"

As soon as these words came out, it was like a huge boulder smashing into the water, setting off huge waves, and the huge Xuanzheng Palace instantly fell into deathly silence.

Everyone stared at the guard blankly, their faces trembling slightly.

"What are you talking about? Ge Shuhan and the Tongguan garrison were all martyred for their country?" Li Longji pushed the concubine away, stood up suddenly, and stared at the guards.

One hundred and eighty thousand Tang troops!

How could Datang's last supporter be killed in battle like this?

What to do in Chang'an?
What should I do?
Who can protect me in such a vast country?

Hearing the emperor's question, the guard choked up and said: "One hundred and eighty thousand soldiers were ordered to go out to fight, but they were surrounded by the Anlushan rebels. In the end, only a few hundred people survived."

"Xi Jianjun and others saw that the situation was not good and took refuge in An Lushan. General Shu Han refused to surrender and was pierced by An Lushan."

hot!
Li Longji's face was burning, as if he had been slapped several times in public. The soldiers at the foot of the steps were complaining, clearly complaining about his order to urge the battle.

He wanted to severely punish this bold guard, but he couldn't find an excuse. After all, he told the truth that he was the real murderer of the army's annihilation.

Yang Guozhong saw that Li Longji's face was not good-looking, so he hurriedly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why this battle was defeated is clearly because Ge Shuhan and others were greedy for merit and rushed out to fight without authorization. What does it have to do with the imperial court?"

Li Longji's eyes lit up. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Yang Aiqing is right. If Ge Shuhan hadn't lied about the military situation and said that the Anlushan rebels were vulnerable, I would not have believed his words."

At this point, Li Longji snorted loudly: "What a brother Shu Han, he still wants to slander my reputation before he dies. Someone came to draw up a decree and demoted Ge Shuhan to a commoner, and sent the whole family to Lingnan. No mercy will be given to him." !”

"Your Majesty's holy name!" Under the leadership of Yang Guozhong, all civil and military officials saluted in unison.

After dealing with Ge Shuhan, Yu Shi Tan Wen walked out of the queue and asked: "Your Majesty, now that Tongguan has been lost, the Anlushan rebels will attack Chang'an in the near future. What are your plans?"

Tan Wen was Li Dan's man. He was upright and hated evil. Seeing Li Longji shamelessly blaming Ge Shuhan for the defeat, he couldn't help but come out and ask questions.

"this….."

Li Longji hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and said to Tan Wen: "I am the monarch of the Tang Dynasty. I should sit in Chang'an and lead the entire city's soldiers and civilians to live and die with the country!"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers who listened were greatly encouraged, and they all spontaneously bowed and saluted: "My emperor is brave!"

Amid the congratulations, Li Longji coughed awkwardly and gave Yang Guozhong a meaningful look, who immediately stood up knowingly.

"Your Majesty, you must not do it. As the saying goes, you can leave green hills without worrying about having firewood. How can you, the emperor, get involved in danger!"

"I think you should immediately lead the royal family in the palace, leave Chang'an and go to Bashu to avoid the limelight, and then come back to take charge of the country after the rebels are put down by the court!"

Several upright ministers sneered repeatedly, this Yang Guozhong is really greedy for life and afraid of death. He clearly wants to escape, but he has to do it in the name of the court. Didn't he listen to the emperor's instructions to stay in Chang'an and live and die with the country? "

However, just when they were about to laugh at Yang Guozhong, an unexpected scene happened.

Li Longji waved his sleeves, looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Yang Aiqing's words are reasonable. You can leave the green mountains without fear of running out of firewood. For the sake of our country and the country of the Tang Dynasty, I have no choice but to go to Bashu and disperse the dynasty!" After that, he left the ministers who were looking at each other and left alone.

Due to preparations in advance, as soon as the imperial edict was issued, the team escorting the emperor and concubines gathered in front of the palace gate and escorted Li Longji, Yang Yuhuan, Yang Guozhong and others towards Bashu overnight.

The next morning, An Lushan's army arrived at the foot of Chang'an City. Looking at the yellow dragon flag planted on the top of the city, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"After so many years of enduring humiliation and humiliation, I have finally waited for this day."

"Brothers, follow me into Chang'an!"

"drive!"

After the rebels marched into Chang'an, An Lushan couldn't wait to come to the palace. When he learned that Li Longji had escaped with gold, silver, jewelry and concubines, he just smiled.

He was not worried about Li Longji's escape. As long as he became emperor, Bashu would fall into his hands sooner or later.

Arriving at the Xuanzheng Hall, An Lushan walked to the dragon chair in three steps and two steps at a time, turned around and spoke majestically to the generals.

"From now on, I am Emperor Shengwu, and my country's name will be changed to Dayan! Why don't you kneel down and surrender to me quickly!"

Hundreds of generals looked at each other, and finally fell to their knees, their voices loud and clear.

"I see His Majesty the Emperor Yan, long live, long live, long live!"

"Your Majesty Emperor Yan?" An Lushan frowned and said with a gloomy face: "Are you losers deaf? I am talking about Emperor Shengwu, do it again!"

"I see His Majesty the Emperor Yan, long live, long live, long live!" the generals shouted again. ,

This made An Lushan angry. He immediately kicked over the copper furnace and shouted: "How outrageous, you actually turn a deaf ear to my words?"

"Sorry Brother An, they are not loyal to you, but to me." The screen opened, and Fan Xin, dressed in brocade clothes and jade belt, walked out with a smile.

Behind him, Liu Zi and Ji Ruxue stood on both sides.

An Lushan was startled when he saw the person who suddenly appeared. Before he could speak, Liu Zi flashed the big knife in his hand and his head flew up.

After taking care of An Lushan, the Sixth Son knelt on one knee and said: "My lord, the Sixth Son of General Qianniuwei, I respectfully invite your Majesty to ascend the throne!"

(End of this chapter)