Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 245 An Lushan's Change of State of Mind
Being unable to cross the Yellow River for the time being, and staying by the river was useless, Shi Siming returned to the army Xiangzhou to report to An Lushan.

It was expected by An Lushan that the Heyang Bridge was cut off, and An Lushan was not disappointed.

"It's just a mere seal of Changqing. When we cross the Yellow River, see if I don't take his dog's head!" After Shi Siming's description, An Lushan immediately knew who the general who was facing Shi Siming across the Yellow River was.

Although Feng Changqing also had some fame, An Lushan didn't take Feng Changqing seriously.

Among the four famous generals during the Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty, Feng Changqing's reputation is far inferior to that of Ge Shuhan, An Lushan, and Gao Xianzhi, and they are only ranked at the bottom.It's not that Feng Changqing's talent is not as good as the three, it's just that they have different opportunities. Feng Changqing made his debut later, and the number of times he personally led troops to battle is far less than the three.

The Yellow River cannot be crossed for the time being, and Anlu Mountain is not in a hurry. It is already December, and it only needs to wait for a heavy snowfall to freeze the Yellow River, and then it will naturally be possible to cross the river.

An Lushan generously rewarded the anti-army soldiers in Xiangzhou City, and grabbed a few beauties in Xiangzhou City to serve and drink together.

Just when An Lushan was drinking happily, a piece of news came.

"Report-"

"The eldest son was beheaded for public display in Chang'an City, and his wife Princess Rongyi was also given to death!"

"My son!" An Lushan dropped the wine glass on the ground and cried out in grief.

"What's wrong with my son that he killed him and showed his head to the public!" An Lushan's eyes turned red, and finally he even shed tears of grief, mixed with a strong evil spirit, like a wounded tiger.

Although An Lushan didn't like his eldest son An Qingzong, An Qingzong was his first son after all, and he was born of his first wife, so his feelings were different from other sons.Usually, it seems that this is not pleasing to the eye, and that is not pleasing to the eye, but it is because he has high hopes for the eldest son An Qingzong, not because he really doesn't care about the life and death of the eldest son.

Now that he suddenly heard that the eldest son was killed and was shown to the public, An Lushan only felt that his heart was hurting, it was too uncomfortable, he wanted to kill someone!
The reason why An Lushan raised troops without waiting for the eldest son An Qingzong to return to Youzhou City was because of the influence of the great counselor Yan Zhuang and the second son An Qingxu. Let his eldest son An Qingzong return to Youzhou, and An Lushan was lucky and conceited, thinking that even if he rebelled, Tang Xuanzong would not dare to kill his eldest son An Qingzong.

Now that An Qingzong is dead, all the luck and arrogance of An Lushan have been shattered.

"My son! I will avenge you for my father!" An Lushan roared angrily. The strong evil spirit and murderous intent made the people around him feel chills, and they dared not move at all, for fear of being angered by An Lushan.

Three days later, the area around Lingchang was snowed heavily, and the surface of the Yellow River was gradually frozen, and the ice layer became thicker and thicker, and the cavalry had no problem walking on it.

An Lushan ordered to go east from Xiangzhou and cross the river from Lingchang.

Lingchang is located on the edge of the Yellow River. Although there is a moat, it is not a fortified city. Moreover, even the Yellow River is frozen. How can the water in the moat be spared?

An Lushan army easily invaded Lingchang City and occupied Lingchang City.

Going south from Lingchang City are Bianzhou and Chenliu. If you want to attack Rongyang and Luoyang, it is inevitable to wipe out Bianzhou and Chenliu.

That night, An Lushan sent two generals, Shi Siming and An Zhongzhi, each with [-] soldiers and horses, to raid Bianzhou City overnight.

Bianzhou City was surrounded by plains, and it was not a fortified city. In addition, the prefect of Bianzhou was incompetent, so he was caught off guard, and was easily smashed through the city gate by An Zhongzhi's army and entered the city.

Bianzhou City was also captured by the Anlushan rebels.

Chen Liu, who was only a few dozen miles away from Bianzhou, was in panic when he learned that the Anlushan rebels had crossed the river and went down to Lingchang and Bianzhou.

Chenliu has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and it is much stronger than Bianzhou. In addition, there were 2 soldiers and horses defending Chenliu City. In the past few days since Zhang Jieran took office, he has recruited more than 3 soldiers. With more than [-] soldiers defending, Zhang Jieran also has some confidence.

However, confidence is one thing, and true strength is another.

Not to mention that Chen Liu's original 2 defenders had never experienced war, and the [-] new recruits recruited later, which sounded like "recruitment", were actually recruited by force in the form of five households and one small, otherwise it would be less than In ten days, where did more than [-] recruits come from.

Although the more than 2 recruits were issued armor and swords, they looked like real soldiers. In fact, they had not received any training at all, and they were not much better than the mob.

"Woo--"

The horn sounded, and the An Lushan soldiers approached the city.

"Boom——" The iron cavalry under An Lushan's command first appeared. Although the ground was covered with snow and the horses could not step on any dust and smoke, the power of the cavalry was not expressed by how much dust and smoke they stepped on. The rumbling horseshoes The sound, as well as the cold light emitted by the armor and weapons under the reflection of the white snow, are enough to make people shudder.

No, the two defenders on the city wall, because they were too frightened and their legs were weak, fell directly from the city wall and died.

Seeing this scene, the other defenders on the city wall were even more frightened, and their morale was extremely low.

If Zhang Jieran, the governor of Henan Province, was still firmly guarding Chenliu, Guo Na, the prefect of Chenliu, was extremely afraid, especially the anti-army at Anlu Mountain on the city wall was strong and strong, and he couldn't bear to resist, for fear of security. After Lu Shan defeated Chen Liu, he did not end well.

The Anlushan rebels have been in full swing since Youzhou City, and now their morale is high.

"Kill!" The forward general Shi Siming pointed his sword, and the rebel soldiers shouted to kill, carrying the ladder and pushing the siege vehicle towards Chen Liu.

The Chenliu battle begins.

The anti-army soldiers are very fierce. Chen Liu's defenders are no different from the mob in front of them. In less than half an hour of the attack, the anti-army soldiers have already attacked the city wall several times. If it wasn't for the Henan Jiedu envoy Zhang Jieran who led his own soldiers to supervise the battle and died On the other hand, Chen Liu might have already been breached.

However, it was also in danger, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that Chen Liu would not be able to keep it if it continued like this.

How to be good, how to be good!Guo Na, the prefect of Chenliu, was pale, very frightened and flustered.

Don't do anything!In the end, Guo Na gritted his teeth and decided to open a city gate and surrender to An Lushan. He is still the prefect of Chenliu.

After all, Guo Na was the prefect of Chenliu, and Jiedu envoy Zhang Jieran had just arrived in Chenliu less than ten days ago. In terms of his foundation in Chenliu, he was incomparable with Guo Na, and he couldn't stop Guo Na from opening the city gate at all.

"squeak--"

Because there was no prior notice, the rebel soldiers were stunned when they saw the gate of Chenliu's city being opened suddenly, but immediately took the opportunity to enter the city in pleasant surprise.

"Kill——"

The most unlucky ones were those who obeyed Chen Liu's prefect Guo Na's order to open the city gate. When the rebel soldiers rushed into the city, they didn't care whether they were people who wanted to surrender or not.

Dozens of soldiers behind the city gate were killed directly.

After Guo Na opened the city gate, he originally wanted to 'greet' the rebel soldiers entering the city in the city.But the anti-army soldiers were like wolves and tigers. Excited, no matter it was the city gate that Guo Na ordered to open, a barbarian cavalry general rode past Guo Na and stabbed him.

Guo Na was cut in the chest, and the blood spattered out. Guo Na stared at him, unable to believe that he was killed just like that. city.

The city gate was opened, and the rebel soldiers rushed into the city. It was an unchangeable fact that Chen Liu fell.

"Hateful!" Henan Jiedu envoy Zhang Jieran was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, but he was powerless, so he could only order the remaining defenders to escape from the city through the other gates.

Some soldiers successfully escaped from the city gate, and some soldiers were clever. They took off their armors that had just been put on for a few days, threw away their weapons, and ran back to their homes, pretending to be ordinary people.

The soldiers who escaped from other city gates were not so lucky. Facing the pursuit of the An Lushan iron cavalry, there were not many who could escape, but those who were originally from Chenliu were just recruited, took off their armor and threw away their weapons. Those who went home escaped one.

More than 1 soldiers were captured by the Anlushan rebels.

The anti-army soldiers escorted the captives on both sides of the road in front of the gate of Chenliu City, and drove the chariots that greeted An Lushan into the city.

An Lushan sat on the chariot and drove slowly towards the city with a very cold expression on his face.

Ever since he heard the news of the death of his eldest son, An Qingzong, An Lushan never had a smile on his face. Instead, his face was always gloomy, with resentment and evil spirits accumulating in his heart.

"Kill them all!" Looking at the densely packed Chenliu garrison prisoners on both sides, An Lushan suddenly couldn't suppress the murderous intent in his heart anymore. In order to vent the resentment in his heart, he brazenly ordered the beheading of more than [-] Chenliu prisoners.

The anti-army soldiers on both sides were only stunned for a moment, but the military order was like a mountain, and no one dared to disobey An Lushan's order, so they swung their knives and chopped at these unarmed prisoners.

Not only did he kill more than [-] Chenliu captives, An Lushan also ordered the beheading of the captured Henan Jiedu Envoy Zhang Jieran.

All of a sudden, on both sides of the city gate, corpses were scattered all over the field, and blood flowed like a river.

Smelling the strong smell of blood in the air, An Lushan felt a lot more comfortable in his heart, waved his hand, and drove into Chenliu.

Although An Lushan was tyrannical, he always knew how to buy people's hearts. Since the rebellion, he went all the way south and did not cause more killings. But this time he brazenly ordered the killing of tens of thousands of unarmed prisoners. An Lushan vented a lot of resentment in his heart. But it also affected his state of mind, laying the groundwork for him to lose all the morale of the army and the people in the future.

After capturing Chenliu and killing Zhang Jieran, the Jiedu envoy of Henan, An Lushan sent troops to Rongyang, preparing to start the battle between Rongyang and Luoyang, against Feng Changqing who was guarding the front line of Rongyang and Luoyang.
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