Shi Zhongtang slowly retreated with his army.

He Zun sent him outside the camp and said, "The Duke just goes."

"If this matter fails, we will withdraw and run the south."

Even though the rebels still have strong morale after fighting until now, they can only look back and sigh when facing Jiagu Pass.

If the attack lasts for a long time, the hinterland will be empty. From time to time, there will be uprisings in those prefectures and counties, but the scale is not large at the moment. Once swept up, the food route for his army will be cut off.

Therefore, the rebels cannot afford it.

"Retreat to the south to recuperate and watch Li Xuan and Chang'an fight." He Zun said: "Although this pattern is not bad, I think we should not give Li Xuan a chance."

"That man has been fighting for many years. To be honest, he scares me more than Chang'an." Shi Zhongtang said: "However, I have hundreds of thousands of tiger and wolf troops in my hands now. If Jiagu Pass hadn't been in front of me, Chang'an would have been defeated long ago. He

Come, I will wait for him."

"The country must be unified in the hands of the Duke!" He Zun's eyes were bright and he admired Shi Zhongtang's courage to control the overall situation for him.

Shi Zhongtang led his army away.

Someone next to me said: "Mr. He, the Northern Xinjiang Army won't come over, right?"

"Our army has defeated Jianzhou, but the Northern Xinjiang army is still attacking Zhangzhou, and then Xiongzhou. At this moment, Li Xuan is only thinking about how to break into Guanzhong earlier than our army, and fight over... If he dares

Come, just as the Duke said, then wait for him."

He Zun was full of confidence. After returning to Guanxia, ​​he ordered: "Show off your power."

The rebels, who numbered less than ten thousand people, clamored outside the pass and cursed Dou Zhong's eighteen generations of ancestors.

Dou Zhong remained calm.

He glanced at Zhang Ling on the other side.

The last time he set up an ambush to ambush Li Xuan, he was greedy and wanted to involve the Northern Xinjiang army. But at that time, Zhang Ling was extremely calm, saying that he would give it up and take action quickly!

He didn't take action.

Then, he was slapped with a backhand by Li Xuan until his teeth were all over the floor.

Then, Zhang Ling became prosperous.

Before Li Mi, it was rare for a chamberlain to serve as an outside supervisor. With Shi Zhongtang's rebellion, the civil servants and supervisors were gradually unable to satisfy the emperor's jealousy, so chamberlains made their appearance.

But if the chamberlain wants to supervise the army, he must understand military affairs. Where can a group of useless men learn the art of war in the palace?

Therefore, the supervisors were a little timid.

But Zhang Ling's rise gave them hope.

So what if you, Dou Zhong, are a veteran?

Still not as good as a eunuch.

Zhang Ling became a celebrity in the palace.

At this moment, Zhang Ling was talking loudly to the few servants who were accompanying him. When he mentioned the rebels in Guanxia, ​​he said disdainfully: "They are vulnerable."

"You said they are vulnerable, that must be the case."

Several chamberlains wanted to follow along and "show off their skills" and gave advice one after another on the battle situation.

Dou Zhong said coldly: "One lucky move made him feel happy, which shows that the young man in the palace is very stable."

These words actually brought the emperor into the circle.

However, he was surrounded by confidants, so Dou Zhong was not worried about leaking secrets.

"General, the so-called reputation is justifiable. The rebels have been able to sweep across the country so far. I think it has a close relationship with Chang'an."

An aide stroked his beard and said: "Liang Jing is just a bad boy from Shu, but he became the prime minister because of his sister's favor. To be honest, people in the market say that it is better to have a son than a daughter. How can a prime minister of a country be so lucky?

Advance? Therefore, the rebels are raising the banner of Qing Jun. Although everyone in the world is shouting for a fight, secretly, some people agree with it."

"Yes! If Liang Jing is executed, the rebels will have no excuse."

"Once the morale drops, if the rebels dare to stay, our army will ride out and defeat them in one fell swoop."

This is an idea from a strategic level.

To be honest, Dou Zhong felt that he was right.

If there is peace in the world, then even if the emperor asks a dog to be the prime minister, the people in the world will be nothing more than a joke.

But when the world is in chaos, these mistakes will be magnified by everyone in the world.

Can a bad guy be a prime minister?

If you tell me, everyone in the world will laugh out loud.

The key point is that the rebels raised their troops for this reason, so the people of the world cannot help but be angry.

Just because you can't control your crotch, you have brought trouble to your daughter-in-law. Let it be trouble! Everyone in the world knows that you have a good appetite. But you should never, never, should not bring up a bad young man and make him angry

He defeated the Southern Xinjiang Army.

Damn it!

Dou Zhong said quietly: "This is the emperor's family matter, no interference is allowed."

…

"how?"

More than ten miles away from Jiagu Pass, Shi Zhongtang led his army to camp.

"My lord, there is still no movement after closing the door."

Shi Zhongtang put his hands behind his hands and looked into the distance, "Can Li Mi be so patient?"

…

"Shi Zhongtang's withdrawal was probably due to an uprising in the south. Furthermore, the threat from the Northern Xinjiang Army was not small, and he had to divide his troops to defend Lizhou."

In the court hall, Zhang Huan looked at the dying man without saying a word, while Zheng Yuandong was analyzing the battle situation.

"However, all this is speculation." Zheng Yuandong warned.

Someone asked: "But our army is close to 200,000 troops at Jiagu Pass. Are we still afraid of the rebels?"

Zheng Yuandong said: "It's not that I'm afraid, but that I can make the rebels helpless without going to war."

This is true.

Many people expressed their support.

The most mainstream view is: Wouldn't it be better if we guard Guanzhong and watch the two traitors fight?

Some ministers even laughed at their colleagues who supported the war, "But we are short of wine at home? Just say, I will send you a hundred catties later, and we can drink and watch the fun together."

Zheng Yuandong watched with cold eyes, thinking that if it had been more than a hundred years ago, he would have fought without hesitation, no matter how many troops the opponent had.

But now most of the courtiers are weak and only want to be safe.

He further thought about the source of the collective dissatisfaction between the Northern Xinjiang Army and the dignitaries in Chang'an, whether it was because the Northern Xinjiang Army was often at war.

All these powerful people need to do is stick a note on their forehead that says "I love peace."

The powerful were the backbone of the Tang Dynasty. Once this backbone had its backbone broken, any high hopes for the Tang Dynasty would be foolish.

Is that so?

Zheng Yuandong thought of King Yong and King Zhen.

One pretends to be weak, the other pretends to be firm.

He thought of Li Xuan again.

That person is now like a dragon, but it's a pity that we met him too late.

The emperor dismissed the ministers without comment.

Returning to the harem, he asked Han Shitou, "Shitou, what do people say about me now?"

Han Shitou would leave the palace and stay overnight every few days, so he knew something about it.

He hesitated for a moment, "Everyone says that His Majesty is wise and mighty."

"Yeah?"

The emperor asked calmly.

"yes."

The emperor said: "The people are still loyal, but the officials are undecided. Today at the court meeting, many ministers were thinking about their own well-being, but ignored the overall situation. I coughed twice, but no one answered me."

This was unimaginable in the past.

Han Shitou didn't know whether this was the hallucination of the false emperor or the real thing.

No matter what it is, it's worth being happy about.

"Two groups of rebels came to the city, and the hearts of the ministers were unstable. Chang Sheng's rebellion made the situation even worse. How many people thought that I couldn't stand up, and thought that I was unable to control the world!"
To be continued...