The sky gradually rose to the clouds. The people of Chang'an who woke up early the next morning suddenly found that there were many patrol officers on the street, and from time to time, there were also Shen Ce Army riding horses carrying long soldiers and fast horses carrying documents to and from time to time.

Not long after, news about the defeat of the Shence Army by the rebel Li Jiji spread, and the city suddenly caused a lot of shock.

The reason for the previous news of Chang'an blockade was that some rebels were forcing Chang'an, but I heard a little about it. Even if there were, there were still 100,000 Shen Ce troops in Chang'an, and the emperor was even more revived, and not many people took it in their hearts.

The news is confirmed, and the people in the city look a little panic. After all, it has not been many years since Huang Chao invaded Chang'an. Many people still remember the scene at that time. For a moment, pedestrians were in a hurry and vendors hurried out of the city loaded goods.

While there was a slight chaos in the city, Wang Feiying walked in in a restaurant in Dongcheng City, in a regular dress and went straight to the upstairs room. Bai Yunxiang, behind the counter, put down her account book and followed her to the room. She looked at Wang Feiying, who had some joy on her face, who told her about the war outside the city.

Bai Yunxiang tightened her handkerchief and saw the cruelty of the war when she fled south. She heard that Geng Qing was also among them and defeated the imperial army. She stood there for a long time.

After Wang Feiying finished speaking, she came to her senses, turned to look at her back, and said in a low voice: "If the news can be spread, I will remind my uncle that the sword has no eyes and hope he is well."

Wang Feiying at the door just nodded and went downstairs to cross a few tables of guests, mostly discussing the situation outside the city. The news outside was flying all over the city, with streets and alleys, restaurants and tea shops. At this moment, there were small circles everywhere. After all, there were thieves who were in a rebel and were indignant and were rushing to Chang'an. Or felt frustrated. If you are a dignified country, can you even get in?

The officials in the city knew more in detail, including Shenwu, Yulin, Longhu, Longxiang, and Tianxing, with more than 60,000 troops, lost 10,000 people, and fled to Chang'an. They should be still on the way at this time. I heard that the emperor was furious that night and issued several edicts to rebuke him.

At the same time, he issued an order to summon the Hezhong Jiedushi Wang Chongrong, who came to Chang'an, entered the palace to meet the saint.

It was almost noon, a carriage entering the city quietly drove into the imperial city and stopped outside Chengtian Gate. The old man was in his fifties. For some reasons, he was still strong and energetic. When he entered the Tai Chi Palace, he often asked the eunuchs with him in a low voice, asking the emperor how he was recently, whether he was still angry, and so on.

Soon, he met the emperor Li Ye, in the magnificent Tai Chi Hall, and the Chinese civil and military officials in the court were waiting in the hall one by one. At present, the threat of the thief army outside the city has not diminished, so they cannot leave the palace at will, waiting for the emperor's orders at any time.

Li Ye was good at nourishing his energy. Although he vented his anger that night, his tone was still gentle in the Golden Palace. When he saw Wang Chongrong summoning into the hall, he also got up from the dragon throne and brought someone to bring a chair.

"The governor Wang Jie is old, so he doesn't have to stand like the civil and military officials."

"Old minister, thank you Your Majesty."

Wang Chongrong was bloated and no longer as powerful as he was in his prime. After bowing his hand, he slowly sat down to the chair on the side of the hall without saying anything. He had half-drooped his eyelids and stared at the ground blankly.

Li Ye on the imperial stairs also stood for a moment. Seeing that he was not speaking, he smiled on his face, "Wang Qing came to Chang'an according to my will. The desire to defend the Tang Dynasty can be seen. I have probably heard of the war outside the city a few days ago. I wonder if there is a way to solve it?"

After speaking for a while, all the civil and military officials looked at Wang Chongrong, who was sitting under the dragon pillar. The old man didn't move at all, and even faintly snored. Li Ye looked ugly and coughed twice. Wang Chongrong on the other side woke up a little, opened his eyes, and quickly stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, the old man is old and has come for a long journey. He is tired. As soon as he sits down, the Sandman attacks, which is difficult to support."

"You are here from afar, loyal, don't I understand?" Li Ye smiled and asked again the previous words. Wang Chongrong closed his eyelids and nodded.

He immediately asked:

"Your Majesty, how many soldiers and horses are there in the thief army?"

"The kings in Longyou have more than 30,000, including more than 10,000 Fengxiang, and there are also 50,000." Li Ye was not sure about the number of thieves after the war, so he had to talk about it according to the number of people estimated before.

Wang Chongrong opened his eyes and said, "The old minister came here this time and the 23,000 troops in his hand were not enough to deal with it. However, if we cooperate with Tianxing, Longxiang, Shenwu and other troops, we should attack them with the right direction, and the bandits will be defeated."

"I'm just waiting for you to say this. You are an old minister. The Hezhong Prefecture Army has fought against the Yellow thieves. It's considered that you have experienced the battle formation. With you here, I can rest assured."

Li Ye's words are not a compliment. There are only 60,000 or 70,000 troops left in Chang'an. It is not difficult to defend Li Jiji, but the capital of a country is besieged, so how can he be as a emperor? If the Hezhong Prefecture Army cooperates to defeat the Longyou army, one will train the Shen Ce Army, and the other will the emperor plan and defeat the enemy under the city, which will be good in terms of face.

Just break for a while, Li Ye will spread the opponent's army in the name of surrender. If the opponent refuses, the soldiers under his command will lose their fighting spirit. Then, with the Divine Army in his hands, he will wipe the opponent in one breath.

As the troops became powerful, the surrounding military governors did not dare to disobey him, the emperor. The rest of the future would be much easier...

As he thought about it, Li Ye's thoughts had already floated to a larger strategic level. After that, he was in a good mood and invited Wang Chongrong to have a meal in the palace, and some details were agreed upon during the meal.

"Wang Qing is here to protect me and Chang'an. I will record this contribution to you. I will work hard for a long distance. Wang Qing will have a good rest later and will return to the military camp tomorrow."

"I thank Your Majesty. How can I treat the country hard? After leaving the palace, I will return to the army to prepare. I will set up a camp early tomorrow morning to capture Li Jiji, Zhao Zhouyi, and Geng Qing for his Majesty."

Wang Chongrong bowed respectfully, thanked the Holy Eternity, and said goodbye to the palace. He walked through the disturbing streets and left the city gate. He had no disappointment on his old face. The confidant who followed him whispered: "......Is it really going to attack the Longyou Army?"

snort.

The old man urged his horse to walk slowly, looking at the midday sun in winter, narrowed his eyes: "What are you fighting... If the emperor had not urged him several times, who would have been willing to come here? But if Chang'an was really broken, the rest of the governors would be nothing. My Hezhong Mansion must be the next one, and I must come... But I really have to fight with these madmen..."

He hummed softly.

"......It's easy to fight, but it's hard to lose troops and generals, but I feel sorry for me... The army in Longyou will suffer a lot after a battle. I will go over here and the other party will consider it a few times. The best result is to withdraw the troops and return to Longyou."

In the sky, the old man led hundreds of personal soldiers along the official road to the military camp that was temporarily stationed in the north.

Not long after, news of reinforcements from Hezhong Prefecture spread. It was the afternoon of the next day that the 46,000 troops had finished resting and were slowly advancing eastward. The roads and fields could see chariots and horses everywhere, and the flags spreading forward and backward could be seen.

"The King of Hezhong Prefecture Chongrong?"

Geng Qing frowned as the news came. He was not afraid, but was a little surprised. After all, it was a bit unexpected that he dared to come out at this age.

"The army in Hezhong Prefecture is not large, but it has experienced a battle, which is more difficult to fight than the newly built Shence Army. If we cooperate with Li Shunjie, even if we win in the end, we will not be able to attack Chang'an in the future."

Li Jiji's face was heavy. Geng Qing naturally thought of what he was worried about, and he fell into silence while sitting on the wooden wheelbarrow.

Seeing his thoughtful look, Li Jiji and Zhao Zhouyi were not easy to disturb him, so he followed him on one side and walked slowly forward.

"Let's go and take a look first. I know too little, so I'll get in touch with it for a while."

Geng Qing really didn't regard himself as Zhuge Liang, and he could calculate everything. Now he was still in contact with him. With more information, he tried to think about it again. If he really wanted to fight, he would definitely not be able to attack Chang'an later, and Zhang Huaiyi would not be able to save him.
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