Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 279

After the capture of Tongguan, Cui Ganyou did not rush straight to Chang'an City. Instead, he left [-] troops to defend Tongguan first, and then led other rebels to the east to continue chasing and annihilating the Tang soldiers who fled outside Tongguan.

Cui Ganyou did not forget that Ge Shuhan, an experienced general, had not been killed or captured yet. If he rushed to Chang'an in a hurry, in case Ge Shuhan gathered another Tang army to recapture Tongguan, it would be a joke. But it's getting bigger.

Anyway, Tongguan has been won, and soldiers can come to Chang'an City at any time, so there is no rush.

In addition, Cui Qianyou also sent someone to send the battle report back to Luoyang City, and also asked An Lushan for his next order, so that An Lushan would personally order the attack on Chang'an City, or An Lushan might want to visit Chang'an himself.

Of the 18 Tang troops, except for the thousands who fled into Tongguan, there were not many who were killed, captured, or fleeing. The most important thing was to capture Ge Shuhan.

Cui Qianyou didn't spend too much effort, because the Tang army suffered a disastrous defeat. Although Ge Shuhan wanted to gather the remnant soldiers again and try to regain Tongguan, he didn't have much hope himself, let alone the people under him.

Headed by a general of the Tang Army named Huo Baguiren, seeing that Tongguan was lost, the Tang Dynasty might be in danger. For their own sake, several generals took Ge Shuhan's unpreparedness, tied Ge Shuhan and sent him to Cui Qianyou.

"Well done, I will make an apology for you in front of His Majesty!" Cui Ganyou was so happy when Ge Shuhan was captured. From Shu Han's understanding, I'm afraid he would rather die than be caught by him.

"Come here, take Ge Shuhan to Tongguan and present it to Your Majesty!" Cui Qianyou ordered Ge Shuhan to be escorted to Luoyang.

In Luoyang City, An Lushan received Cui Qianyou's battle report.

"Hahahaha, Your Majesty, Lushan is going to take all of your country. But your Majesty, you have kindness to Lushan. After Lushan captures you, he will treat you kindly until the end of his life!" An Lushan laughed wildly, and Tongguan was broken. , All his pressure was gone, and Guanzhong and Chang'an City were already in his pocket, ready to take at any time.

An Lushan immediately drove to Tongguan in person, preparing to personally lead the army into Chang'an City and seize the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop.

Chang'an City.

Although the rebels did not come to Chang'an City immediately after occupying Tongguan, the news spread to Chang'an City, which instantly caused panic in Chang'an City. After fleeing, the entire Chang'an city was in chaos.

"Defeated, Ge Shuhan lost! The 18 army was wiped out, and Tongguan was also lost!" Tang Xuanzong sat decadently on the dragon chair, obviously unable to bear this huge blow.

Without Tongguan, Chang'an City has no danger to defend. Perhaps it won't be long before the rebel army is approaching the city. Is it possible that the Tang Dynasty will end in his hands?

Tang Xuanzong ascended the throne at the age of 27 and founded the most prosperous Kaiyuan Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty. He used to be so high-spirited that he compared himself to Emperor Qin, Hanwu, and Taizong. He even thought that he was better than the previous three emperors.

However, An Lushan rebelled and went all the way south, first capturing the eastern capital Luoyang, and now Tongguan. I am afraid that Chang'an City will not be able to keep it. His prosperous world is like a mirror, completely shattered at this time.

All ambitions, all dreams were all shattered, the blow was too great, Tang Xuanzong's eyes were empty, and he had the urge to commit suicide, but he didn't know how to face the underground ancestors of the Tang Dynasty.

Not only Tang Xuanzong was terrified, but Prime Minister Yang Guozhong was even more terrified than Tang Xuanzong.

As far as the other civil and military officials are concerned, the collapse of a dynasty should be the royal family, not the civil and military officials, because they would surrender to the rebels. Under normal circumstances, the rebels would not kill them. After all, the new The emperor also needs officials to assist him in ruling the world, right?

What was before them was whether to choose Datang or Anlu Mountain.

However, other civil and military officials can, but it is precisely Yang Guozhong who cannot.

Because An Lushan was on the side of the Qing emperor and killed him Yang Guozhong as a slogan to rebel. Once the city of Chang'an was broken, he would die without a life. Do you think he can't be afraid.

Yang Guozhong originally only thought about how to fool Tang Xuanzong to let Ge Shuhan go out to fight. It would be better if Ge Shuhan was defeated and died outside. It is even more insecure when guarding Tongguan with heavy troops.

"How to do how to do!"

"No, Chang'an City can't stay no matter what!" In the end, Yang Guozhong gritted his teeth. No matter what, he wanted to escape from Chang'an City before the rebels besieged Chang'an City.

However, once he escapes, his life may be saved, but the position of prime minister will be gone.He has struggled for so many years, worked so hard to destroy Li Linfu's prime minister position, and he has only been in it for a few years, so how could he give up like this willingly.

"Your Majesty should be persuaded to leave Chang'an City together. I am also leading the Jiannan Jiedu Envoy. Fleeing to Jiannan is the best choice. As long as Your Majesty is still there, I will still be the prime minister. An Lushan is a rebellious man. , the final victory belongs to Datang!" Yang Guozhong was going to persuade Tang Xuanzong to leave Chang'an City together.

Immediately, Yang Guozhong recruited the three sisters of the Yang family and told them how powerful they were, and asked them to help persuade Tang Xuanzong to leave Chang'an City.

Tang Xuanzong was very unwilling to lose his country like this. After he was decadent for two hours, he wanted to go on a personal conquest and regain Tongguan.

However, when hundreds of officials were summoned to the palace, only one or two of the ten people came.

Tang Xuanzong was so angry that his whole body was trembling, and after a while he became decadent again. With all the officials like this, the [-] forbidden army might not have much fighting power. It is simply an extravagant hope to regain Tongguan.

"The traitor and the demon concubine will bring disaster to the country, causing chaos in the world, execute the traitor and the demon concubine!" Some people shouted angrily.

More and more common people, even dignitaries, generals and soldiers also shouted together.

They blame Yang Guozhong and Concubine Yang for the current tragedy of the Tang Dynasty. The foolish king who only knows how to enjoy himself has harmed the people and the world, and made the Tang Dynasty suffer from this catastrophe.

The chaos in Chang'an City and the angry shouts of the people were the first to reach Yang Guozhong's ears. Yang Guozhong was so frightened that his hairs stood on end, and he felt that Chang'an City could not stay anymore.

Yang Guozhong, the three sisters of the Yang family, etc., entered the palace one after another to persuade Tang Xuanzong to flee to Jiannan, saying that they could rely on the dangers of Shu to continue to resist the rebels and finally wipe out the rebels.

In desperation, coupled with the persuasion of Yang Guozhong and others, Tang Xuanzong recruited Chen Xuanli, the general of the Imperial Army Longwu, and asked him to reorganize the Sixth Army of the Imperial Army. He also rewarded Chen Xuanli and the Imperial Army with a lot of property.

At dawn the next day, the sky was bright and the gate of the palace was opened.

Tang Xuanzong took Concubine Yang and sisters, princes, princesses, concubines, grandsons, Yang Guozhong and a small number of officials, as well as some close eunuchs, etc., to leave the palace in embarrassment and fled to Jiannan Shu.

After Tang Xuanzong left, the gate of the palace was still open, and a large number of court ladies also escaped from the palace with their own packages.

In Chang'an City, when the people heard that the emperor had left Chang'an City, the people packed up their belongings and fled.Taking advantage of the chaos, some street gangsters ganged up to search for the escaped princes and ministers, and even the palace. The whole Chang'an city was even more chaotic than yesterday.
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