After half a month of march, the Anxi Army entered Yumen Pass.

When they walked into the long city gate corridor of Yumen Pass, the soldiers suddenly burst into excited cheers.

These soldiers guarding the border have been in Anxi for many years, at least four or five years. Every day they see only the desolate desert and the silent wasteland. When they first entered Yumen Pass and saw the long-lost fireworks on earth, the excitement of the soldiers was self-evident.

The merchants in Yumen Pass looked at the group of soldiers roaring with curiosity, but they didn't understand why they were so excited, but they just entered the pass.

They don’t understand that the soldiers guarding the border are also flesh and blood. Their loneliness and their longing for the prosperous world are difficult for others to understand. When they walk on the bustling streets for three meals a day and feel that such days are dull and boring, they don’t know how many people are envious of such days.

Gu Qing was also a person guarding the border. He understood the emotions of the soldiers very well. After entering Yumen Pass, he let the soldiers yell, but he did not let the generals stop him.

The General of the Central Army stationed in Yumen Pass led his army out to greet him, and respectfully sent Gu Qing and Anxi Army thirty miles away.

The guards were so familiar with Gu Qing. At that time, the Anxi Army and the Hexi Army set up a formation outside Yumen Pass for 5,000 war horses. The two armies were about to break out. The General of the Central Army stationed at Yumen Pass was so scared that he almost tied a rope and hung it on the city gate building.

After entering Yumen Pass, the army continued to march. Gu Qing ordered to speed up. Ten days later, the Anxi army arrived in Liangzhou.

Gu Qing's feelings for Liangzhou City were a bit complicated. Knowing that Ge Shu Han had led the Hexi army into Guanzhong, Liangzhou was basically an empty city, but he still couldn't help feeling guilty. It was evening outside Liangzhou City, and Gu Qing had to order camp outside the city.

The officials and civil servants of Hexi Jiefu, who were left behind in Liangzhou City, were also very rude. Knowing that Gu Qing led his army to camp outside the city, there was no one who went out to reward the army and condolences. These officials should have learned bad habits from Geshuhan and were not polite.

The next day, the camp was drawn and the army continued to march eastward.

Ten days later, the army arrived in Yuanzhou and had entered the Guanzhong Plain.

The closer we are to Chang'an, the more we are, the more we are in the news channels. Soon bad news comes.

Two months ago, Puzhou City was lost. An Lushan's rebels attacked Puzhou City. Before the city was broken, the guard general An Chongzhang led the remaining troops out of the city. After fleeing to Qingzhou, he gathered all the retreating troops from the court and continued to defend Qingzhou.

After the rebels attacked Puzhou City, An Lushan ordered the city to be massacred for three days. The people in Puzhou City were looted, humiliated, and slaughtered. After the city was massacred for three days, only a few thousand people survived a city of more than 100,000 people.

A month ago, the rebels continued to advance westward and attack Qingzhou. An Chongzhang led his army to defend the enemy to the death. However, in the face of the huge offensive of 200,000 rebels, even if An Chongzhang had the ability to reach the sky, he could not resist the rebels' attack.

The city of Qingzhou, which was guarded by more than 5,000 soldiers, ten days after the rebels attacked the city, Qingzhou City was broken, and An Chongzhang escaped again before the city was broken and retreated to Longzhou City to defend.

After listening to the military newspaper sent by the scout, Gu Qing sat in the commander's tent, his expression fell into deep thought.

There were only a few words in the military newspaper, but Gu Qing saw the blood after the war and the killing between the lines. There were more than 100,000 people in Puzhou City, and only thousands were left after the massacre.

There are just a line of straightforward numbers in history books, but it happened in front of Gu Qing, and Gu Qing only felt shocking.

The name "An Chongzhang" attracted the attention of Gu Qing for the first time.

I have to say that this is a powerful general, and not a foolish and loyal general. He knows how to judge the situation and understands the truth of "staying green mountains are there, not afraid of burning firewood". He tries his best when defending the city. When defending the city, there is no hope at all, and abandoning the city decisively and simply, and continue to defend it with another city.

Gu Qing couldn't help but ask himself, if he had just defended the city, when he knew he could not defend it, would he have the courage to kill and decisively, and he would abandon it if he said he would, even if he had left behind more than 100,000 people in the city.

Gu Qing thought about it for a long time and found it difficult to do it.

"Ceyi does not control the army", this statement is true. Gu Qing is a qualified businessman, but he found that he was not a qualified commander of the first army.

The Anxi Army was stationed outside Yuanzhou City. That night, Gu Qing beat drums and gathered generals.

After the generals arrived, Gu Qing first told everyone about the war ahead, and then discussed with the generals what the Anxi Army would do next.

"The last general thought that we should go to Chang'an first. After all, the imperial edict wanted us to enter Guanzhong to serve the king and rescue the emperor. The rebels of the bandits broke through Puzhou and Qingzhou. The next step was to point troops to Chang'an. If we were one step later, the consequences would be unimaginable." Chang Zhong said in a rough voice.

Shen Tian frowned and said, "The rebels are powerful, with 200,000, while the Anxi army is only 50,000. The few enemies are against the masses, and the difference is huge. The last general feels that it is difficult to have a chance of victory. It is better to go round and continue to go east and recover the city occupied by the rebels. When the An thief discovered that the city occupied by the back was taken away, he probably wouldn't dare to continue attacking Chang'an, but he had to return to his army to save himself. The danger of Chang'an can be solved."

Chang Zhong hummed and said, "Do you think An Lushan is stupid in surrounding Wei and saving Zhao? You can't even see it so obviously?"

Shen Tian sneered unwillingly: "If we go directly to Chang'an and fight against An Lushan's 200,000 rebels head-on, we will be the stupid ones."

Li Siye suddenly said: "We may not lose if we fight 50,000 head-on and 200,000. We only need a narrow place, and the last three thousand Modao hands are arranged here, so it is difficult for a million troops to break through."

Chang Zhong said coldly: "It's just three thousand Mo Dao Hands, you're going to heaven? If the rebels are not afraid of death, they can break your Mo Dao Formation with three desperate charges."

Li Siye was furious: "You can try charging forward! See if my Modao Camp is worthy of fame!"

Gu Qing had never heard of the quarrels about the generals. He never interfered with the quarrels in the army due to their ideas, and even encouraged them. The atmosphere of harmony that could be approved by any suggestions was truly deadly.

The quarrel in the coach's tent became more and more intense, which had already affected Gu Qing's thoughts. He knocked on the table and said dissatisfiedly: "Have you had enough quarrels? I'm so sissy. It's better to go out and fight if I win, whoever wins is right."

The fire was turned off in the handsome tent instantly and the silence returned to its original state.

Gu Qing gave them a angrily glance and said slowly: "The military newspaper also said that Guo Ziyi was sent to the south by His Majesty to allocate permanent troops in various places. The current guard of Chang'an City is Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing. The Chang'an subjects are frightened. Your Majesty has issued an An People's Notice, saying that he will survive and die with Chang'an..."

After saying that, Gu Qing suddenly smiled, the meaning of his smile was full of sarcasm.

"Saving and Death"? As long as An Lushan takes a step forward, Li Longji will immediately clean up his fines and escape from Chang'an. Only with such a thick face can he say the lies of survival and death.

"Marty, what should we do next?" Chang Zhong asked.

Gu Qing pulled over a sheepskin map and pointed to Yuanzhou on the map. His finger slowly moved eastward to Qingzhou, not far from Yuanzhou.

"This is Yuanzhou, there is Qingzhou. The two places are hundreds of miles apart. Qingzhou has fallen into the hands of An thief. Let's first recover Qingzhou, and then see what An Lushan reacts. If he ignores the attack on Chang'an, we will continue to advance eastward and recover Jinzhou Puzhou. If all these cities are recovered by us, An Lushan will not be able to do anything. After all, they are all located behind the rebels. The rear route has been cut off, and the rebels' food supply has also been cut off. An Lushan will definitely return to the army to rescue..."

"The war was to find a way to win through the temptations of both sides. The recovery of Qingzhou was the first test of our Anxi Army, testing the character and military methods of the enemy's commander, and testing the combat power of our Anxi Army. The Anxi Army is all cavalry, stationed in the desert plains for many years, and is used to plain warfare. This time I try the siege."

Gu Qing smiled and looked around the generals and said, "It's been three years since the storm and rain. No army in the Tang Dynasty has ever had this precedent. I also want to see what the soldiers under our command are, so I decided to fight Qingzhou!"

All the generals were shocked, and whether they liked or not, they all said in unison: "The last general will receive the order."

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After Gu Qing issued a military order, hundreds of scouts were released from the camp and headed straight for Qingzhou.

After the generals returned to the camp, they ordered the generals to prepare for war. The soldiers wiped their weapons in the barracks one after another. The logistics grain officer began to count the food, supplies and bulky weapons, including siege vehicles, corner siege vehicles, catapults, siege ladders, etc.

Preparations before the war are very cumbersome, intelligence, materials, food, weapons and armor, etc. All matters must not be missed. Every detail may affect the outcome of a war.

The next day, the Anxi military camp was not moved, and Gu Qing ordered the entire army to rest for a day.

In the evening, some of the scouts sent back. They cruised dozens of miles outside Qingzhou City and found out from the local farmers that after the rebels captured Qingzhou, they went south and headed straight for Ningzhou. The rebels stationed in Qingzhou had about 3,000 troops.

After hearing the news, Gu Qing stared at the map in the coach's tent and fell into deep thought.

The good news is that the city has only three thousand troops defending the city, and the Anxi army can defeat Qingzhou with destruction.

The bad news is that the main force of the rebels is in Ningzhou, and Ningzhou is only more than 100 miles away from Qingzhou. Once the rebels learn that Qingzhou has been captured, they will immediately dispatch troops to help. It takes more than 100 miles to arrive in just two hours.

So, can we give the rebels another ruthless move on the road between Qingzhou and Ningzhou?

Gu Qing's first reaction was to ambush Mo Daozhe or the Sharp Shooting Camp on the road, and just wait for the rebels to come to support Qingzhou, he launched an ambush halfway and sniped the rebels halfway.

But Gu Qing quickly gave up this idea.

The Sanqian Modao Camp and the Sharp Shooting Camp are his trump cards, especially the Sharp Shooting Camp. When Li Longjishang still had the military power of various states in the world, the Sharp Shooting Camp could not appear in Li Longji's sight, otherwise it would be a trouble for himself.
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