Tiantang

Chapter 360 Deployment Disrupted!
Chapter 368 Deployment Disrupted!

"Take it!"

As soon as Zhang Xuan's words fell, Nan Jiyun yelled without hesitation, and several sturdy soldiers who had been standing silently by the side immediately rushed forward, ready to take down Shi Siming's envoy.

The emissary of Shi Siming, who called himself Gao Yan, was shocked, blushed and said in a trembling voice, "What crime did the general commit, so that the prince is so furious?"

Zhang Xuan looked at this person with cold eyes, and said calmly, "I will give you another chance. Who are you under Shi Siming's account? To be honest, I will let the past go. If not, I will punish you for lying!"

The messenger's face was pale, his lips trembled a few times, he didn't dare to pretend anymore, he knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said in a low voice, "Forgive me, the last general, Shi Chaoyi, is the eldest son of Shi Siming!"

"Shi Chaoyi..." A strange smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth, and he waved his hand, signaling Nan Jiyun and others to back down.

This Shi Chaoyi is also a well-known figure in history, and played an extremely important role in the Anshi Rebellion, how could Zhang Xuan not know.

Historically, Shi Siming raised troops with Anlu Mountain, and Shi Chaoyi led the army to defend Jizhou and Xiangzhou. Later, Shi Siming proclaimed himself emperor and killed An Qingxu, and Shi Chaoyi was named King Huai.In the second year of Shangyuan, Shi Chaoyi led his troops to kill Shi Siming. He ascended the throne on March [-]th, and his year name was made holy.

In 762, with the help of Uighur soldiers, the Tang army started a counterattack and broke through Shi Chaoyi's capital Luoyang. Shi Chaoyi fled north to Mozhou.

It should be said that Shi Chaoyi was another disaster after An Lushan, An Qingxu, and Shi Siming. Like An Lushan's son An Qingxu, he also killed his father and proclaimed himself emperor.Hearing that the person kneeling in front of him turned out to be Shi Chaoyi, Zhang Xuan suddenly had the idea of ​​killing this person to get rid of the serious trouble.

But reason told him that he couldn't kill this person at this moment.If this person is killed, Shi Siming will go to the dark side with An Lushan, which is not conducive to Zhang Xuan's overall strategic layout.Although Shi Siming is unreliable and capricious, and may rebel again in the future if he returns today, but for Zhang Xuan, as long as Shi Siming stabs An Lushan in the back all the time, it is enough.

Destroying Anlu Mountain, and then eliminating Shi Siming, is like searching for something.

"Shi Chaoyi, your father sent you here, do you have anything to say? Has he ever received my king's letter of persuasion?" Zhang Xuan let out a long breath and said with a faint smile.

"Get up and talk."

Shi Chaoyi stood up cautiously, stood up straight, and said respectfully, "My lord, after receiving his letter, my father was overwhelmed with gratitude for his magnanimity. However, An Lushan rebelled against the imperial court, and my father had no choice but to make excuses. Now that the imperial court has intentions, My father has been obedient to the imperial court since then, and raised troops to help the imperial court put down the rebellion, in an attempt to avenge meritorious deeds."

"only……"

The corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched, "Just what?"

"It's just that my father's name is An Lushan's confidant general, but in fact he has no real power. Although Fan Yang led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses through the east of the river, if he wants to surrender to the imperial court, my father will need a certain amount of time to persuade the generals... Please also Forgive me, my lord!"

Shi Chaoyi gritted his teeth and said softly.

After finishing speaking, Shi Chaoyi hurriedly glanced at Shi Kai, and a sternness flashed in his eyes.

Zhang Xuan remained silent.

He knew very well in his heart that it would not be an easy task to get Shi Siming to surrender.It's not that his youngest son, Shi Kai, fell into Zhang Xuan's hands, so he would definitely surrender.Although he prefers this youngest son, but after all, he has many sons, but his wealth and life are of great importance.

He sent Shi Chaoyi this time, on the one hand to see if Shi Jie was really safe and sound, on the other hand it was just a test, to see if the various conditions promised by Zhang Xuan could be fulfilled.

Whether he should surrender or not, he will not make a decision at the moment.Especially under the premise that the Anlushan rebels fought and won victories, he would not easily agree to surrender to Zhang Xuan.He had to wait and see for a while to see if Zhang Xuan had the ability to quell the rebellion in Anlu Mountain.

If Zhang Xuan is a dou who cannot be supported, Datang will undoubtedly perish, why should he jump into the fire pit?

"Go back and tell Shi Siming that what the king said will definitely be fulfilled. The king has already secretly reported to His Majesty that if Shi Siming is willing to surrender, he will be crowned county king and take Anlu Mountain instead."

"This king knows what you father and son are thinking and what you are trying to wait and see. I can solemnly tell you here that the An Lushan rebellion will undoubtedly be defeated... This king can kill the mighty Tubo cavalry. Taking off the armor, it is like entering a land without people in Tubo, and playing with the Tubo people in the palm of your hand, how difficult is it to destroy a small Anlu Mountain?"

"It's okay to wait and see, but this king must put the ugly words to the fore. I don't need icing on the cake, I just need to give charcoal in the snow. If the defeat of Anlu Mountain is settled, even if Shi Siming leads his army to surrender, this king will lead his army to kill him! Where do we go from here?" , you father and son think about it for yourself. Well, this king is tired, Nan Jiyun, Shi Yan, you two will hold a banquet for this king to treat Shi Chaoyi and his party graciously!"

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On the second day, Zhang Xuan's army continued to march south along the west bank of the Yellow River, but the marching speed was not fast.

And just in the afternoon, Zhang Xuan got Emperor Li Heng to lead the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and some of the powerful relatives of Chang'an to give up Chang'an under the protection of [-] soldiers and horses.

The purpose is very clear, which is to sit in the rear of Lingzhou and command the national counter-insurgency war in Lingzhou.

Zhang Xuan was taken aback and his expression changed.

He had expected that Li Heng would abandon Chang'an and follow the old path of his father Li Longji, but Zhang Xuan never expected that Li Heng would escape so early and so fast!

Luoyang has not yet fallen, and there is still Tongguan to defend. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he is so impatient, timid and afraid of death, and easily abandons the ancestral temple of the ancestors, how can he not make the subjects of the world laugh?

At this moment, Zhang Xuan was completely disappointed in Li Heng.

At the beginning, Li Longji fled to Shuzhong because of the fall of Tongguan and the opening of Chang'an's door.In a sense, it is also a wise move; but Li Heng gave up Chang'an in advance when the threat of Chang'an was far from coming, for fear of losing his own life, this is much worse than the old emperor .

Li Heng's emperor's prestige has been completely lost, which is irrelevant to Zhang Xuan. The crux of the problem is that Li Heng's move really disrupted Zhang Xuan's planning and deployment.

Zhang Xuan's face was ashen, standing in the tent, the generals on both sides stood in awe, none of them dared to speak.

a long time.

Zhang Xuan took a deep breath, and said in an extremely low voice, "Everyone, your Majesty and the imperial court have abandoned Chang'an and came to Lingzhou. Once this news is spread, it will definitely fuel the arrogance of the Lushan rebels in Chang'an, and the imperial army and horses..."

When Zhang Xuan said this, he didn't continue, but everyone understood what he meant.

The emperor ran away early, and he didn't even want the Chang'an Ancestral Temple. Can you still expect Yan Zhenqing's court soldiers to fight bloody battles?

As a result, the morale of the army will inevitably be in chaos, and it will be even more difficult for Yan Zhenqing to resist the An Lushan rebels.

boom!
Zhang Xuan punched the table hard, making a loud noise.

He gritted his teeth and angrily said, "Whoever tricks His Majesty into giving up Chang'an and acting without authorization deserves death! He deserves death!"

Feng Changqing sighed softly, and clasped his fists out of the shift, "Marshal, Your Majesty led the army to Lingzhou, our army..."

With a gloomy face, Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said, "Let your majesty go to Lingzhou. Since your majesty can't stay in Chang'an and wants to go to Lingzhou, then go. Quickly send an order to Zhang Xun to be ready to welcome your majesty." Various preparations for stationing in Lingzhou. As for our army - speed up and march towards Tongguan!"

"Yes." Feng Changqing took the order and left.

"Send someone five hundred miles to urgently send a letter to Yan Zhenqing, ordering Yan Zhenqing to lead the army to defend Tongguan no matter what, and not to fight without authorization! Everything, wait for my army to arrive, and then decide on a strategy! No matter what, we must defend Tongguan!"

After thinking about it, Zhang Xuan was still a little worried, and then ordered, "At the same time, five hundred miles hastened to send a message to Chang An Yulin Wei General Zhang Tong and Jianning Wang Li Tan, please Zhang Tong immediately lead the capital's [-] Yulin Guards to rush to Tongguan. ! Tell Zhang Tong that the king's army will arrive at Tongguan within half a month!"

"Everyone, Chang'an is in danger! Order the three armies to march day and night to attack Tongguan without flags and drums. There must be no mistake!"

Zhang Xuan waved his arms and solidified into a powerful posture in mid-air.

Zhang Xuan looked at Li Tengkong and Hua Nuer who were still standing beside him in armor, and sighed, "Konger, Fengming, the emperor is so cowardly as a mouse, beyond my expectation." . Once the emperor escapes, Chang'an will be in danger."

"To prevent accidents, Konger, Fengming, the two of you will lead a thousand cavalry to take a shortcut to Chang'an. If it is really necessary, escort all the relatives in the mansion out of Chang'an and send them to Lingzhou!"

Li Tengkong and Hua Nuer did not dare to neglect, and were about to leave for Chang'an, Su Hudong frowned and said, "Husband, I want to go too! In my opinion, it's better for the three of us to lead the female army together! One is to help Chang'an, and the other is to protect relatives..."

Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded abruptly, "Alright. The three of you will lead the female army to rescue Chang'an! But, Dong'er, you must remember that if Tongguan falls, Chang'an cannot be defended and must withdraw immediately."

"Remember, your own safety is more important than anything else!" Zhang Xuan ordered in a low voice, then walked over to hug the three girls one by one, and waved them to leave immediately.

The incident directly destroyed Zhang Xuan's plan.In order to be on the safe side, he had to prepare for the worst that Yan Zhenqing would not even be able to defend Tongguan.After all, once Tongguan falls, Guanzhong will be an empty field, and the Anlushan rebels will break in like a scourge. How can Chang'an be kept?

Don't say that Zhang Xuan is beyond reach, even if Zhang Xuan is in Chang'an, it is difficult to defend Chang'an City.

Chang'an is not an offensive and defensive city, but an almost open and prosperous imperial capital.Many city defense facilities are symbolic.

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Li Longji should have passed away. Sorry for the clerical error in the previous chapter.Fortunately, there is nothing wrong with the content. It was Li Longji who died, but the title was omitted.

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