Tiantang

Chapter 357

Chapter 365 Longshuo Great Victory and Chang'an Rebellion
At this time, in Longshuo, no one thought about Zhang Xuan's age and his status as a scholar.With such a mind and strategy, such a military strategy, such a fortitude and determination, he can be called a generation of wizards.

The so-called hero born in troubled times, a person with great responsibility from heaven - in the Longshuo Army, Zhang Xuan has been given the halo and laurel crown of "savior". Whether it is an ordinary soldier or a general or school official, they all believe that Zhang Xuan is destined to turn the tide A pillar of talent who saves the country from peril.

Among the common people, Zhang Xuan was even more legendary, covered with a layer of mystery.

This invisible "god-making movement" is not what Zhang Xuan wants, but all he can do is not to add fuel to the flames and keep a clear mind.

Three more days passed.

Li Guangbi's good news finally came.

Li Guangbi defeated Tubo troops in Qilin Cuocheng and approached the Tubo royal city.In Zhang Xuan's expectation, Stanley led [-] remnant soldiers to surrender to Li Guangbi's army, and wrote a letter to the Governor's Mansion of Longshuo and the Central Court of the Tang Dynasty, expressing that he would belong to the Tang Dynasty for generations and be a father-son state forever.

Li Guangbi joined forces with Stanley, with Stanley leading the battle, together with Yang Lian's troops who came later, nearly [-] troops attacked Luoxie City in three directions. Judging from the current situation, even if Luoxie was taken down City, it is not impossible to destroy Tubo.

Stanley was desperate.In order to compete with Chisong Dezan for the throne of Tubo, in order to protect himself and survive, he had to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and tried to use the power of the Tang army to destroy Chisong Dezan.Otherwise, once the Tang army retreats and Chisong Dezan is relieved, all Stanley soldiers and horses will be wiped out, and Stanley himself will die without a place to bury him.

According to Zhang Xuan's intention, Li Guangbi signed a draft agreement with Stanley, assigning the large territory east of Daxue Mountain, south of Ulan Ula Lake, and close to Tuyuhun's hometown to Datang.Although most of this territory is desert Gobi, there are also stretches of grasslands, lakes and oases. If they are cultivated and developed, it will be a fertile field.

If this agreement is established, half of Tubo will fall into the hands of Zhang Xuan.

Although Stanley was reluctant, but under the threat of Li Guangbi, there was nothing he could do.In order to survive, he didn't care about betraying the country or not.Of course, in Stanley's heart, these lost territories will be taken back to Datang little by little after he stabilizes the situation in Tubo in the future.

Only force.

At present, the army of the Tang Dynasty is pressing down on the country, and Chisong Dezan's butcher's knife is on his mind. He has no choice.

Stanley was also a little lucky, because the territory was vast and boundless, and it was very difficult for the Tang army to defend it.It is said to belong to the Tang Dynasty, but in fact it is still controlled by nomadic Tibetans. The sky is high and the emperor is far away.

When Trisong Dezan heard the news, he vomited blood on the spot and almost fainted.

When he came to his senses, he scolded the traitors in Stanley in front of the civil and military leaders of the Tubo Manchu dynasty and powerful tribes, expressing that he would tear Stanley into pieces to vent his hatred.But Stanley couldn't hear whether Chisong Dezan scolded or not, and even if he heard it, he didn't pay attention.

Although he surrendered and ceded a large area, as long as the throne is preserved, everything will have a chance in the future.But if Chisong Dezan was in power, he would not even be able to save his life. No matter how big the territory of Tubo was, it would not be his turn to enjoy it.This is Stanley's mind.

Lingzhou, Yongning Palace.

Zhang Xuan gathered the civil servants and generals of the Metropolitan Government, held Li Guangbi's military newspaper and the draft document signed by Li Guangbi on behalf of the Longshuo Metropolitan Government and Stanley, and laughed loudly.

For this reason, although Luoxie City has not yet been captured, the hearts of the Tubo army are shaken and the people's hearts are unstable.

The next battle will be nothing more than two results.

After the city was destroyed, the royal court of Tubo fell into the hands of the Tang army, and Chisong Dezan led the remnants to flee deep into the south of Tubo.Another possibility is that the Luoxi city was destroyed, Chisong Dezan was captured or killed in battle, and Stanley ascended the Tubo throne.

No matter what the situation is, for Zhang Xuan and Tang Jun, the goal has been achieved.After supporting Stanley to regain the throne, Li Guangbi can lead his army back to Liangning Prefecture and achieve a brilliant victory.

Zhang Xuan looked around the crowd and said loudly, "Everyone, Li Guangbi and Yang Lian have made great contributions, especially Li Guangbi's two consecutive battles, which made the Tubo people frightened. I ceded a large area of ​​territory to us, and from now on, half of Tubo has been included in my territory, how can I not be happy and congratulatory!"

"Quickly report the news and good news to Chang'an, and spread it to the world! At the same time, order the five armies to go out in three days to conquer the Anlu Mountain rebels!"

"I would like to obey the command of the commander in chief!" Feng Changqing and Guo Ziyi, the generals, agreed with excitement, and took the order to leave.

For Li Guangbi and Yang Lian to make such great achievements, it was also a big stimulus for Feng Changqing and others.

All the generals retreated, except Zhang Xun.

Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "Master Zhang, there are two things for letting you stay."

"My lord please order!" Zhang Xun stood up respectfully and clasped his fists together.

"First, order Li Guangbi to quickly return to defend Liangning Prefecture after taking Luoxie City and assisting Stanley to ascend the throne. Before that, he ordered Yang Lian's troops to withdraw first and return to the east of Daxue Mountain and south of Ulan Ula Lake. There are many fortresses, and troops are sent to guard them. This territory has basically been included in our territory, and our army must be stationed."

Zhang Xun took the order, but said at the same time, "Your Majesty, the promises of the Tubo people are not credible. They say they belong to the Tang Dynasty, but in fact there is a great possibility of rebellion again. If this territory is not guarded by a large army, it is actually difficult to truly Fall into my rule."

"This king understands this. It's just that Anlu Mountain is currently in rebellion. We don't have troops to garrison for the time being. We can only send troops to garrison symbolically to show our sovereignty. However, when the Anlu Mountain rebellion subsides, it's not too late to make plans. .”

Zhang Xuan laughed.

"Secondly, the imperial court is requested to send personnel to Lingzhou to prepare to formally sign the agreement with the Tubo people as the state of masters forever and to hand over the land. At the same time, the imperial court is requested to set up prefectures and counties in this territory and prepare to immigrate and dispatch troops from the interior. Ready to settle down!"

"My lord, do you want to ask the court for credit for Li Guangbi and Yang Lian?" Zhang Xun hesitated and asked.

Li Guangbi and Yang Lian's achievements are very great, if they don't reward them, it will be unjustifiable.

Zhang Xuan pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "No need for now. We will decide when Li Guangbi's class teacher returns to court!"

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August [-]th of the first year of Zhide.

Yan Zhenqing led an army of more than 13 and An Lushan's [-] Fan Yang cavalry to fight head-on in the wilderness outside Bianzhou City. Although Yan Zhenqing personally went into battle to kill the enemy and commanded the imperial army and horses to fight the Anlu Mountain rebels to death, Fan Yang's cavalry was well-trained They were well prepared and imposing like a rainbow, while the Tang army was mostly improvised military horses. Both in terms of military discipline and combat effectiveness, they were far inferior to Fan Yang's army. After a day and night of fierce fighting, the Tang army suffered heavy losses.

In desperation, Yan Zhenqing had no choice but to retreat with the defeated army to Luoyang, the eastern capital.

The Anlushan rebels drove straight in and approached Luoyang.

The situation is obvious, Yan Zhenqing can't defend Luoyang at all, and he is already mentally prepared to continue to retreat to Tongguan.

Yan Zhenqing flew to report to Chang'an. According to Zhang Xuan's prior agreement with Li Heng, at this time, Li Heng should mobilize troops and horses to station in Tongguan, led by Yan Zhenqing, and take advantage of Tongguan's natural dangers to counter Anlu Mountain. At least, he should be able to hold out for several months.

But Li Heng's heart was disturbed, and he was also afraid.

He was not only worried that Luoyang would not be able to defend, but also that Tongguan would not be able to defend.

Not only Li Heng, but the Anlushan rebels attacked the city like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Luoyang, the eastern capital, was about to fall. A series of bad news spread to Chang'an, making Chang'an dignitaries and merchants panic.

For several days in a row, merchants and ordinary people continued to flee Chang'an with their families and fled to Jiangnan and Huainan.And above the imperial court, there was a mess of anxiety and uneasiness.

Xingqing Palace, Mingde Palace.

Li Heng stood on the imperial platform with a gloomy expression, staring at the ministers of civil and military affairs in the hall. Seeing that the ministers were arguing and arguing, he couldn't help being furious, and shouted, "Shut up! Shut up!"

"An Lushan Rebellion, the imperial army could not defend Henan, the Eastern Capital was about to fall, and Chang'an was also in crisis. In such a time of national calamity, not only did you have no countermeasures, no one was willing to contribute for the country to share our worries, but instead Chattering and spat in the court hall really disappoints and chills me!"

"You don't need to fight any more, I'll just ask you: An Lushan rebel army is overwhelming, what should the court do?!"

Li Heng drank angrily.

The newly-appointed Minister of War, Gongsun Liang, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Yan Zhenqing was defeated and led to the fall of Henan. The crime is not small. The court should take Yan Zhenqing and punish him, and then send another good general to lead the army to recover Henan!"

Chen Xilie's complexion changed, and he immediately shouted, "Your Majesty, absolutely not! The bandits' army is strong, and Henan fell, it was not the fault of Yan Zhenqing alone. At this time of national crisis, it is not appropriate to change generals, Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Gongsun Liang was about to refute a few words, but Chen Xilie scolded angrily, "Master Gongsun, now that Yan Zhenqing is taken down, who should lead the imperial court? Is Lord Gongsun going to fight the enemy himself?"

Chen Xilie had always been tactful, and he rarely broke skin with courtiers, but now that the situation was critical, he couldn't care less.

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Yang Guozhong knelt down on the ground with great emotion, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the imperial court can send troops to assist Yan Zhenqing to retreat to Tongguan, order Yan Zhenqing to stick to Tongguan, and not let the Anlushan rebels enter the pass; We must make complete preparations to prevent accidents and keep His Majesty safe."

"Your Majesty will leave Chang'an as soon as possible, and rush to Lingzhou from Qizhou and Longzhou. There are more than [-] Longshuo troops guarded by Zhang Xuan. Your Majesty is safe and sound. Afterwards, Your Majesty will personally supervise Zhang Xuan and lead the army. Go south to quell the rebellion, recover the lost land, and restore the territory of our country!"

"For your majesty's safety, please make a decision early!"

Yang Guozhong knelt down on the ground crying bitterly, shouting, and a large area fell on his knees not long behind him.It can be seen from this that many courtiers have the same thoughts as Yang Guozhong. If Luoyang can't hold it, Chang'an can't hold it either. How can a small Tongguan stop Fan Yang's cavalry.In this case, it is better to run away first, guarded by Zhang Xuan's army, and it will not be too late to wait for the Qin King's army from all over the place to compete with An Lushan slowly.

Yang Guozhong's words hit Li Heng's arms.

(End of this chapter)