Tiantang

Chapter 346 Returning to Lingzhou

Chapter 354 Returning to Lingzhou
"My lord, as long as Tubo restrains the troops of Longshuo and Hexi, making Zhang Xuan unable to take care of Fan Yang, the lord's great success will be half. And if Nanzhao can make the Tang army in Jiannan suffer, the lord's hegemony will be just around the corner!"

"What our army is worried about is that Zhang Xuan in Longshuo will attack from behind, causing me to be attacked from the back. But with the Tubo people's harassment, Zhang Xuan is temporarily unable to defend himself. He has occupied the old place of Tuyuhun. If he wants to defend It's easier said than done. The Tubo counterattacked, and he might have to press all of Longshuo's troops to defend."

Yan Zhuang raised his hands and talked eloquently with a clear expression.

An Lushan smiled, An Qingxu pondered, all the generals looked uplifted, only Shi Siming had a gloomy look on his face.

"As long as there is no future trouble like Zhang Xuan, our army can go straight to the south. Yan Zhenqing's troops in Henan are just a group of local chickens, tile dogs and mobs. In front of my Fan Yang cavalry, they will definitely be terrified!"

"Our army went south to occupy the Central Plains, and took Luoyang first. In Luoyang, we took a short rest and divided our troops into two groups. One route went south from Luoyang to occupy Huainan and Jiangnan states, while the other route was led by the lord himself. With the momentum, occupy Chang'an City."

"At the most three months, our army will be able to wipe out Huainan, Shannan, and Jiangnan. Then the army will return to Luoyang, control Tongguan, and echo the Chang'an army. Most of the territory of the Tang Dynasty will be at your fingertips."

"My lord, the only people Li Heng relied on were Zhang Xuan from Longshuo and Ge Shuhan from Hexi. The troops of Longshuo and Hexi were restrained by the Tibetans. Our army just took advantage of the situation and marched westward. Xuan and Ge Shuhan were wiped out on the front line of Qinghai."

"If Zhang Xuan and Ge Shuhan are destroyed, the world will be stable. And the Lord's country will be stable."

"Please be enlightened, my lord!" Yan Zhuang said loudly, bowing down and bowing down.

An Lushan laughed loudly, got up and went to help Yan Zhuang himself, full of praise, "The military strategist's plan is flawless, unpredictable. If this king can win the military strategist, why is it so difficult to seize the country?"

"My lord is too famous, I am ashamed and dare not take it." Yan Zhuang replied respectfully.

In front of An Lushan, a barbarian who turned his hands into clouds and his hands into rain, Yan Zhuang dared not show any negligence.

"Hey, there is no need for a military advisor to be self-effacing. If this king ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, he will entrust the military advisor with the title of prime minister and entrust all the government affairs of the world to the military advisor!" An Lushan waved his hand and said sharply.

Yan Zhuang was delighted in his heart, knelt on the ground and shouted, "I thank the Lord for your kindness!"

A person like Yan Zhuang must also be an ambitious person, but he has no capital to rebel against himself, so he can only attach himself to a bigger ambitious person like An Lushan, so as to take advantage of the situation and realize his ambition and pursuit of power.

Seeing that Yan Zhuang alone stole all the limelight, Gao Shang and other counselors were promised by An Lushan to be the prime minister in the future, it would be a lie if they said in their hearts that they were not jealous.But on the surface, everyone also came forward to congratulate Yan Zhuang in a hypocritical way.

Shi Siming stood on one side and lowered his head slightly, but secretly sneered in his heart.

Since the last time An Lushan forcibly handed over Shi Siming's son Shi Kai to Zhang Xuan in Longshuo, and let Guo Ziyi tie him up and take him away, his life and death are still unknown; Shi Siming and An Lushan had a deep rift.Although on the surface it was the same as usual, in his heart, Shi Siming secretly harbored the seeds of hatred.

He has been holding back.If the time is right and the opportunity arises, Shi Siming doesn't mind stabbing An Lushan hard in the heart!

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Ten days later, Yuanzhou.

The weather in April, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the earth is recovering, and the world is full of vitality.

On the official road outside Yuanzhou City, Zhang Xuan straddled his horse proudly, behind him were the three of Su Hudong and Nan Jiyun's more than a hundred guards.

On the road from Liangzhou to Yuanzhou, a group of hundreds of soldiers and horses was advancing at high speed, the sound of horseshoes was like thunder, and the sky was full of smoke and dust.On the other road, the city gate of Yuanzhou was opened, and Lin Yi, governor of Yuanzhou, and a group of local civil and military officials were rushing out of the city to welcome the arrival of Zhang Xuan, the King of Yongning and Marshal of Longshuo.

After passing Yuanzhou, it is the ground of Longshuo, which is under the jurisdiction of Zhang Xuan.

Nan Jiyun rode over, bowed behind Zhang Xuan's horse and said, "Commander, it seems that General Zhang Tong is in front!"

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Zhang Tong was transferred to serve as the general of the capital's Habayashi Guard, and he switched defenses with Yang Lian.Yang Lian has already rushed to Qinghai in advance and completed the handover with Zhang Tong.

The sound of horseshoes stopped abruptly hundreds of meters ahead.

Not long after, I saw Zhang Tong in armor leading two guards and three cavalry rushing towards him, got off his horse a hundred meters away from Zhang Xuan's horse's head, and strode toward this side with meteoric strides.

Then he bowed down and bowed down, "Marshal, please forgive me for not being able to fully salute because of the armor on his body!"

Zhang Xuan laughed, got off his horse, helped Zhang Tong himself and said loudly, "General Zhang! I'm returning to Longshuo, I don't want to meet the general here!"

Su Hudong and others also dismounted.

Zhang Tong saluted Su Hudong and Li Tengkong again and clasped his fists, "I've seen the two concubines, female generals!"

"General Zhang!" Su Hudong returned the gift graciously. She was used to serving in the army, and she had dealt with Zhang Tong before, so she had a chance encounter.

But Li Tengkong was a little embarrassed. She blushed, and after returning the gift, she stood behind Zhang Xuan in silence.

"The general was called back to Chang'an to take up his post. The defense of Chang'an depends on the general alone. You can't be negligent!" Zhang Xuan and Zhang Tong walked forward slowly, leaving everyone far away.

Zhang Tong said respectfully and respectfully, "The General will keep in mind what the General said in the letter. Please rest assured, the General, as long as the General is alive, he will not give up Chang'an City! The General vows to live and die with Chang'an!"

Before Zhang Xuan had the kindness of pardoning Zhang Tong and not killing him, and then the kindness of recommendation and support.But now, with Zhang Jiyong's downfall and Zhang Liangdi being thrown into limbo in disguise, the Zhang family has completely lost the chance to make a comeback. Under this background, the reason why Li Heng is still willing to use Zhang Tong is undoubtedly Zhang Xuan's strong recommendation.

Zhang Tong knew this well, and was inexplicably moved.

In Longshuo, after hearing about the downfall of the Zhang family, he was desperately prepared to resign and go into seclusion.Unexpectedly, Zhang Xuan still recommended to the emperor again and again, and he would be in charge of the guards of the capital's Habayashi.For Zhang Tong, this is almost a kindness of reinvention, and he is very grateful.

"Chang'an can't be lost, and the capital can't be chaotic. The families of our officers and men are all in Chang'an. If Chang'an is lost, our army will be distracted and have no intention to fight against the An'an bandits again... Therefore, this king hopes that the general will do his best no matter what the situation is. Changes can keep Chang'an intact."

"If something unexpected happens, as a last resort, I also hope that the general will lead the army to protect the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and His Majesty the Emperor to retreat to Longshuo!" Zhang Xuan lowered his voice and sighed again, "I hope not One day!"

"The lifeblood of the country is entrusted to the general alone." Zhang Xuan suddenly clasped his fists to Zhang Tong and said with emotion.

How dare Zhang Tong accept Zhang Xuan's gift, he quickly dodges and shouts, "The general will not dare. Commander, don't worry, the general will not live up to the commander's entrustment!"

Zhang Xuan stared deeply at Zhang Tong, heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a loud smile, "Okay, good! General, this king will continue to rush to Lingzhou, so let's bid farewell to the general!"

Zhang Tong immediately bowed down and bowed down, "The last general will send you off to the commander-in-chief!"

Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded, then waved to Nan Jiyun and the others.

Nan Jiyun led the guards to gallop, Zhang Xuan took the reins from the guards, got on the horse, waved goodbye to Zhang Tong, and galloped away first.

Lin Yi, governor of Yuanzhou, rushed to the front with a group of local civil and military officials panting, but only saw the smoke and dust left by more than a hundred Zhang Xuan's hurried march, and he couldn't help being stunned.

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Zhang Xuan led the people to rush to Lingzhou at high speed, and along the way, except for the necessary camping, he never harassed the passing prefectures and counties.Before many local officials even had time to respond, Zhang Xuan and others had long since disappeared.

Another five days.

Finally rushed to the outskirts of Lingzhou City, Feng Changqing and Zhang Xun got the news, led Guo Ziyi, Pugu Huai'en, Lei Wanchun and other generals, Chen Tong, Cui Jin and other Longshuo civil officials welcomed out of Lingzhou City for a hundred miles.

The 5 soldiers and horses dispatched from the various towns of the imperial court have been gradually put in place, replacing Guo Ziyi's [-] Lingzhou Guards, Pugu Huai'en's [-] Longyou soldiers, and [-] Shence Army.

Currently defending Qinghai is General Yang Lian of Qinghai, guarding the Shaliu River with [-] troops; General Gu Xize of Zhonglang leads [-] troops to guard Dulan Fortress.Li Guangbi, as the governor of the Qinghai Governor's Mansion and the transfer envoy of soldiers and horses, is in Liangning Prefecture, with [-] elite soldiers under his command.

In other words, Zhang Xuan currently has a total of 8 people used to defend and resist the Tubo people.With a crowd of 8, backed by the support of Longshuo and the entire Tang Dynasty, if Li Guangbi and Yang Lian couldn't hold on to Tuyuhun's hometown, Zhang Xuan would be left speechless.

Tubo's military strength was less than 20, and they fought against Longshuo repeatedly, losing tens of thousands of troops.At present, the maximum force that the Tibetans can gather will not exceed 15.And these 15 people have to take into account the long border defense line of Tubo. It is the limit to be able to draw 8 people to attack the old place of Tuyuhun.

Excluding the defensive soldiers and horses of the Qinghai Dudu Mansion, Zhang Xuan now has less than 9 troops to deploy, and it looks like more than 15.But he can win [-] cavalry from Huihe, and then Ge Shuhan can also recruit [-] Hexi troops.Adding up the miscellaneous and miscellaneous, it is not a problem for Zhang Xuan to gather an army of [-] people.

Fan Yang cavalry claims to be 30, but in fact it is only more than 20.The three towns of Jiannan, Beiting, and Anxi cannot move rashly. The number of troops that the Tang court can mobilize in response to the Anlushan rebellion should be around 35.Yan Zhenqing's Henan vassal town and Chang'an's guards have more than [-] horses, and more than [-] troops are stationed in various places.

In other words, the army under Zhang Xuan's bid will be the decisive and pillar force for Datang to fight against Anlu Mountain.

With these 15 troops and horses, Zhang Xuan has the confidence to fight An Lushan.

In fact, Anlu Mountain is also an idiot, but it just occupies the right time, place and people.But in terms of the right time, place and people, Zhang Xuan asked himself that he was not much worse than Anlu Mountain.If he can't even win against such an idiot, how can he face the soldiers of the three armies!
When Zhang Xuan thought of this, his heart was agitated, and his face was bright.

(End of this chapter)