Tiantang

Chapter 367 The First Battle of Zhang Xuan's Army
Chapter 375 The First Battle of Zhang Xuan's Army
"Catch Yan Zhenqing alive and make him a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"

There was a wave of shouting and shouting from among the rebels, which almost overwhelmed the tragic and shouting of the soldiers of the Tang army.

Evening and sunset.There were fewer and fewer soldiers around, and they fell down one by one covered in blood.

Yan Zhenqing brandished a spear and stabbed a rebel soldier to death. Knowing that the situation was over, he was about to draw his sword and commit suicide, unwilling to fall into the hands of the rebels.

At this moment, Yan Zhenqing had no fear of death in his heart, but a certain kind of sadness in his despair.

Since he took the risk to set off, he actually had a mentality that was almost suicidal.However, it is not a pity for him to die alone, dragging down the death of thousands of soldiers, I am afraid that even if he dies, it will be difficult to get rid of the eternal infamy.

This is the saddest thing for Yan Zhenqing.

In fact, when he found out that the rebels were in an ambush, he still had a chance to lead his troops back to Tongguan.

It's just that Yan Zhenqing knew that if he was defeated and returned to Tongguan, he would definitely be taken advantage of by the rebels. If the surrounding rebels suddenly surrounded him, the tens of thousands of uneasy defenders in Tongguan might not be able to defend Tongguan at all.

clang!
The sword in Yan Zhenqing's hand was swinging towards the neck, but was shot across the air by a flying arrow, and the arrow knocked sideways.

Yan Zhenqing's palms trembled, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground. Before he could react, he looked up and saw the sky roaring like rain, dense rockets flying into the group of rebels, and immediately there was a deafening explosion and the sound of people turning their backs.

From the other side of Nanshan Mountain, the sound of horseshoes galloped like thunder, and a Tang army with bright armor descended from the sky like magic soldiers, rushing down the hillside, and the rockets in their hands continued to shoot down at the rebels.

Yan Zhenqing was startled, and shouted wildly, "Boys, cheer up and fight the rebels to the end! King Yongning's rescue army has arrived, and the Shence Army's rockets are invincible!"

The thousand or so remnants of the remnant soldiers were shocked when they saw that the reinforcements had arrived, and they were the long-known Longshuo army armed with weapons. The army rushed to kill the past.

The Shence army charged forward, and Cui Qianyou's rebel army was in a panic from head to toe, unprepared. Under a series of rocket attacks, the army's morale was slackened, and they were defeated in less than a cup of tea.Some rebel soldiers threw away their armor and fled to hide in the valley;

And the other end.

Li Siye led [-] brave Modao troops, with the help of [-] Huihe cavalry, to attack the back of Li Guiren's rebel army.

Li Guiren saw that Tang's soldiers were numerous, their morale was high, and their courage was unstoppable. He did not dare to fight, and he fought and retreated in a hurry. He was beheaded by the heroic Mo Dao army and threw down the corpses. Daying fled in the direction of Luoyang.

According to Zhang Xuan's military order, [-] Huihe cavalry returned to Tongguan, while Li Siye led [-] Modao troops to give up chasing Li Guiren's rebels, detoured around Lingbao, and headed for Shan County.

When Cui Qianyou's rebel army retreated, the base camp of Shan County was already occupied by Li Siye's Shenwu army.

Under the attack of the [-] Shence Army and the [-] Mo Dao Army back and forth, and with the help of rockets, Cui Qianyou's [-] soldiers and horses were almost lost.Cui Ganyou had no choice but to lead his remnants across the Yellow River in a hurry and fled to Luoyang.

This was the first battle of Zhang Xuan's army rushing to Tongguan.

In less than a day and night, the two rebels peeping in the left and right directions of Tongguan were annihilated or expelled, and a considerable victory was achieved, which can be described as a good start!

In this battle, the mighty military power of Zhang Xuan's army was played out.In particular, the bravery of the Shenwu Army and the invincibility of the weapons of the Shence Army made Fan Yang's rebels even more frightened.

The battlefield was filled with gunpowder smoke, and in the heavy night, Yan Zhenqing took off her armor, knelt down on one knee sadly facing the direction of Tongguan, and slowly raised the sword in her hand.

At this moment, a cold voice came from behind: "Even if Marshal Yan slays himself, it will be difficult to wash away the shame of the defeated general!"

Yan Zhenqing's palms trembled, and she turned her head to look at Nan Jiyun who was walking slowly, and said in a trembling voice, "General Nan, I have lost soldiers one after another, let the rebels drive straight in, and lost another nine thousand sons today. The crime is so serious that I can only commit suicide I apologize to the court!"

Nan Jiyun strode forward and stared deeply at Yan Zhenqing, "What the commander-in-chief said is indeed true. He said that Mr. Yan took the risk of going to war, and he had the will to die. It's just that the commander-in-chief said that Mr. Yan's personal death is not enough." It's a pity that if [-] soldiers and horses were buried in the hands of the rebels, it is really a crime that cannot escape!"

"Marshal Yan, the last general really doesn't understand. You know that the rebel army must have an ambush, why do you still want to fight?"

"Your Majesty has an order to let Yan go to battle, but Yan doesn't dare to disobey the order. In addition, the Tongguan defenders' morale is chaotic. If Yan doesn't lead the army to fight, it will lead to a mutiny and let the rebels take advantage of it. Of course, Yan is also thinking With a sense of luck, I tried to win the general of Shan County and pay off the crime, so as to appease the morale of the army."

"The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk more. Yan knows that he has committed a serious crime, and the only way to apologize is to die. I also ask General Nan to bring Yan's body back to Tongguan and bury it under Tongguan. Even if Yan dies, he must see Yongning with his own eyes. Wang Dajun regained Henan and crushed the Anlushan rebels!"

Yan Zhenqing let out a long sigh and swung his sword to kill himself.

Nan Jiyun smiled coldly, drew his sword and knocked Yan Zhenqing's sword away, and said flatly, "It's life or death, it's up to Marshal Yan. The general will be ordered to bring Marshal Yan back to Tongguan, and the Marshal himself will deal with it!" "

"Come here, tie up Yan Zhenqing and send him to Tongguan!"

Nan Jiyun waved his hand, and more than a hundred sturdy Shence soldiers rushed over and tied up Yan Zhenqing.Take the horses and head towards Tongguan overnight.

On the morning of the second day, Feng Changqing and Guo Ziyi led the follow-up army to Tongguan, but they set up camp outside Tongguan instead of stationing in the pass.

Zhang Xuan's 12 troops plus Tongguan's original 3 troops, and Zhang Tong's 16 feather guards, a total of [-] troops gathered in Tongguan.As a result, the An Lushan rebels wanted to take Tongguan again and break into the Kanto, basically losing this possibility.

"Report! The Shence Army's victory!"

"Report! Great victory of the Shenwu Army!"

"Report! Shan County is restored!"

The soldiers sent by Nan Jiyun and Li Siye to report the victory rushed into Tongguan while drinking wildly, and Tongguan immediately flew up and down.

This is the first victory of the imperial army and horses since An Lushan rebelled.Although it only took Shan County and wiped out less than 2 rebels, it is of great significance!

At the critical moment when the imperial army was defeated, the army of Longshuo turned the tide and injected a boost to the army of King Qin of the world.

Not only Zhang Xuan's army was rejoiced, but the original Tongguan defenders (that is, Yan Zhenqing's troops) were also morale boosted, and they rushed to tell each other.

Zhang Xuan was promoted to the hall, and the generals lined up on both sides.

Yan Zhenqing covered his face in shame and walked in, and was led in by several soldiers.

Entering the hall, Yan Zhenqing faced Zhang Xuan speechlessly, knelt down on the ground, and bowed his head.

Zhang Xuan stared at Yan Zhenqing and sighed, "Yan Zhenqing, you have been defeated by Fan Yang's rebels one after another. You lost your troops and lost your city. Going into battle blindly, knowing that the rebel army is in ambush, but still sending yourself to death—your personal death is not a pity, so what crime should you have for ruining nine thousand sons?"

"The guilty minister Yan Zhenqing knows that death is inevitable, so he has nothing to say, and has nothing to say, so please ask the prince to grant the guilty minister a death!" Yan Zhenqing said ashamedly, kowtowing her head to the ground.

Zhang Xuan suddenly yelled, "Death will free you? You are a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, but you died so uselessly, don't you want to be infamous forever?"

"Yan Zhenqing, this king controls the world's soldiers and horses, and always knows about countering the rebellion. Now that the rebel army is currently in use and the court employs people, this king is willing to give you another chance."

Zhang Xuan waved his hand, "You can lead [-] troops under your command to garrison Shan County. Under the orders of this king, you will be the vanguard of our army and attack Luoyang, and you will be punished for your achievements! If you succeed in taking Luoyang in the future, Drive the rebels from Anlu Mountain out of the land of Henan, this king will speak well for you in front of His Majesty, and forgive you the death penalty. If you lose another battle and lose Shan County to the rebels, you don't have to come to see this king again !"

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Yan Zhenqing led his army into Shan County to replace Li Siye's Shenwu Army and Nan Jiyun's Shence Army.

In fact, Feng Changqing and others didn't quite understand Zhang Xuan's pardon of Yan Zhenqing.Because Yan Zhenqing went to war without authorization, resulting in the death of nine thousand Tang troops, and his repeated defeats at the hands of the rebels, it was already a crime and a dead end.If the emperor knew that Zhang Xuan had let Yan Zhenqing lead the army, he would probably be blamed.

Seeing Feng Changqing frowning tightly, Zhang Xuan glanced at him, and couldn't help laughing, "Master Feng is dissatisfied with the king's handling of Yan Zhenqing?"

Feng Changqing hurriedly clasped his fists and smiled, "Commander, I dare not. It's just that the general feels that Yan Zhenqing's crimes are unforgivable, and the court will definitely ask for an indictment. This will definitely make His Majesty feel dissatisfied."

"Is Yan Zhenqing really incompetent? I don't think so. The reason why he has fallen to this point is probably a kind of accident."

"The reason why this king didn't kill Yan Zhenqing is that on the one hand, the battle is imminent, and killing generals before the battle is not conducive to the morale of our army; on the other hand, if Yan Zhenqing is killed, what will happen to the tens of thousands of soldiers under Yan Zhenqing? Yan Zhenqing is certainly guilty, but his men Many of the generals in the army are also guilty! Once this king asks Yan Zhenqing for his crimes, the soldiers and horses under him will become more chaotic and out of control."

"Since this is the case, it is better to let Yan Zhenqing reorganize the army again and pay off his crimes. Let him lead the army to guard Shan County, as the gateway to Tongguan, and Guanzhong is even more solid. As long as Anlu Mountain cannot enter Guanzhong, his internal affairs will inevitably change over time. Internal strife. In addition, this king sent the Jingyuan army to harass Fan Yang before, cutting off his back and food... This king does not believe, how long can An Lushan last in Luoyang?"

"As for His Majesty, I have my own countermeasures, so you don't have to worry."

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth.

Feng Changqing didn't dare to say any more, and retreated with fists folded.

(End of this chapter)