Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 277 Choice and Destiny

In the few months since he pacified the Khitan and the Xi clan, and defeated the Youzhou rebels, Li Fei did not take any action, and only focused on recovering and developing his strength.

Today, the Anton Army has expanded to an army of 4, including 3000 cavalry and 7000 Modao soldiers, and most of them are veterans who have experienced several battles. They are definitely a powerful force.

Along the coast of the Liaodong Peninsula, nearly a hundred large ships berthed again. In addition to bringing food, there were also more than 1000 refugees.

Since the Anlu Mountain Rebellion, there have been successive wars in Hebei and along the banks of the Yellow River. Millions of people have become refugees in order to escape the war.Flee to Huainan, Jiangnan and other places that have not been war-torn.

The Anton Protectorate's shelter of refugees to increase the population is a strategy that Li Fei formulated from the very beginning.

After more than two years of blocking the river and building dams, constructing water conservancy projects, reclaiming fields, and accumulating grain and grass, etc., the Andong Governor's Mansion has no shortage of fertile land, no shortage of food, but only a shortage of people.

Although refugees continued to come to Andong Protectorate Mansion by sea, the number was too small. Up to now, the total number is less than 1.

After all, in the eyes of the people in the Central Plains of Hebei, the Anton Protectorate Mansion has always been a place of bitter cold, and it is too close to Fanyang and Pinglu, where the rebels are. Therefore, even if they wanted to escape the war, the refugees would yearn for Huainan, Jiangnan and other traditional and rich places. If Li Fei hadn't asked people to take the initiative to promote and provide shipping, I am afraid that a refugee would also recruit troops to the Andong Governor's Mansion.

Li Fei was a little disappointed, but there was nothing he could do about it.

But soon, Li Fei didn't care about attracting refugees to increase the population of Anton Governor's Mansion.

"Drive! Drive!" A few fast horses galloped towards the Anton Governor's Mansion along the border between the grassland and the Tang Dynasty.

Because of the Khitan, the Xi family was pacified, Jiashan Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi recovered Jingbian, Yunzhong and other places, and Li Fei joined forces with the Qiqing Chamber of Commerce to open a new intelligence route from Andong Duhufu to Chang'an City.

In order to spread the news that Tang Xuanzong didn't heed the advice, and instead sent groups of eunuchs to urge Ge Shuhan to take the initiative to go out and fight, the news was sent to Li Fei at the Protectorate of Andong. In the county, finally go to Jingbian, Yunzhong and other places that Guo Ziyi has just recovered, and then go to a section of grassland to deliver the news as quickly as possible.

However, the distance is still very far. Even if several horses ran to death one after another, it took six days and six nights to pass the news to Li Fei in Liaoyang City.

After hearing the news, Li Fei looked at the void and was silent for a long time.

"After all, we still have to take the last road, but once we go up this road, we can only go all the way to the dark, and there is no turning back." Li Fei sighed helplessly.

Tang Xuanzong refused to listen to the persuasion, but still wanted Ge Shuhan to lead his army out of Tongguan to fight, so the fiasco like in history was almost inevitable.

Once Ge Shuhan was defeated, Tongguan and Chang'an City would not be able to keep, Anlushan entered Guanzhong, Tang Xuanzong fled with Yang Guifei, Prince Li Heng and the imperial army rebelled against Maweipo——
That period of history is still inevitable.

Li Fei didn't care if Yang Guozhong was alive or not. His only knot was that he didn't want to see his adoptive mother Yang Guifei die tragically like in history.

Li Fei is a passionate person. When he first came to Datang, he was like a dream, not real at all, without his own 'root', without direction, and didn't know what he was going to do, so he just passed by.

Concubine Yang suddenly accepted him as a foster son, but he didn't take it seriously at first.It was more the joy of hugging Concubine Yang's thigh and finding a huge backer.

Later, Concubine Yang, the adoptive mother, was so kind to him, she really protected and loved him as a 'son', just like his own mother, and it happened that Li Fei was so affectionate, and over time, it was inevitable that his heart would gradually become true. Treat Yang Guifei as a 'mother'.

Later, it seemed to become a habit, and having a "mother" gave him the feeling of "root" in Datang, and he couldn't let it go, especially since he knew some history, so it became his a knot.

And the heart knot has evolved into a kind of attachment, that is, since he knows that period of history, he can't watch his godmother Yang Guifei continue to be as tragic as in history, otherwise it will be a waste of the motherly love that his godmother Yang Guifei gave him, and it will be a waste of life 'son'.

After being silent for a while, Li Fei's gaze gradually became firm.

At this point, there is only the last way left, and there is no other choice!

"My husband, you can do it with peace of mind after you think it over. Yue Yue will always support you." Lin Shiyue was the only person Li Fei had confessed and discussed with beforehand.

Although Lin Shiyue is a daughter, after marrying Li Fei, she seems to be indifferent, but Li Fei knows very well that she is a powerful woman, she has more vision than many men, and can stand alone.

"After I led the army to leave the Anton Protectorate's Mansion, the Andong Protectorate's Mansion will trouble the lady for a while. Zhang said, Zhan Youwei, Cao Chong, and Yuan Kui will assist me. I believe that the lady will be able to manage Anton well. Duhu Mansion, if Pinglu rebels come to attack heavily, it is fundamental to defend Liaoyang City and various industries in the Liaodong Peninsula!" Li Fei entrusted.

"Don't worry, husband, Yueyue knows." Lin Shiyue nodded solemnly.

The next day, Li Fei set off from Liaoyang City with [-] Anton cavalry, passing through the territories of the Khitan and Xi tribes, and galloped all the way west.In order to hurry, Li Fei took out almost all his old books, and equipped each cavalry with two horses to ride.

Just when Li Fei had just passed through the territory of the Xi clan.

Tongguan Front
Under the urging of Tang Xuanzong's envoys, Ge Shuhan finally couldn't bear the pressure.

"This is obviously a plot by the rebels. How could Your Majesty fall for the rebels so easily? Tongguan is the lifeblood of Guanzhong and Chang'an. In this situation, let alone whether Lingbao and Shanzhou can be recovered, even if it is recovered. I’m back, there’s another use for it!” Ge Shuhan’s old eyes were full of tears, he knew very well that this time he would be ambushed by the rebels, and the possibility of a disastrous defeat was extremely high.

However, what can he do? His Majesty not only issued an imperial edict to him, but also urged him to be stricter every time. He knew that His Majesty had made up his mind completely. If he refused, His Majesty might be angry and replace him as the coach. It's time to change to another coach who is willing to lead troops out of customs.

No matter how reluctant Ge Shuhan was, at least if he led the troops out of the border, he would still have some chance of winning. If he was replaced by an idiot, he would really lose, and Datang would really have no hope.

After crying a lot, the next day, Ge Shuhan took 18 Tang troops from Tongguan out of the customs, claiming 20, and marched towards Lingbao and Shanzhou City.
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(End of this chapter)