Shi Siming was once the No. 1 general under An Lushan and was highly valued by An Lushan.

The military talent of the first general was still very extraordinary. Long after learning that the Anxi Army had led the camp to advance north, Shi Siming was sensitively aware that the Anxi Army might attack Tongguan. So before the Luoyang City was broken, Shi Siming reinforced 20,000 rebels from Chang'an, plus the original 10,000 rebels in Tongguan, a total of 30,000 soldiers were guarding Tongguan.

There are only 30,000, and no matter how much he has, he can't get it.

The strategic decision reached between Gu Qing and Li Heng, the Shuofang Army and the Anxi Army were attacked from north to south. Under the command of Guo Ziyi, the Shuofang Army recovered Yuanzhou and Qingzhou. After Gu Qing's Anxi Army advanced north, they recovered Shangzhou. While the troops arrived in Luoyang, they slowly approached Tongguan.

Under the attack between the north and the south, Guanzhong occupied by the rebels was surrounded by all sides, and Shi Siming's pressure can be imagined.

An Lushan's rebellion has been planned for a long time, but it can also be said that it is not prepared enough.

He has been planning for a long time because he has been preparing for a long time, hoarding food and recruiting soldiers and relies on his favoredness by Li Longji to carefully defraud money and grain from the court to enrich his strength.

The lack of preparation was because Gu Qing's secret instigation and Li Longji's suspicion disrupted his plan and forced him to raise an army in advance. Therefore, at the beginning of Fan Yang's revolt, An Lushan had only 150,000 troops under his command.

In the era before the Tang Dynasty, all the 150,000 anti-army troops could do was occupy a few cities and harm the people. Before they could continue to move south, the court responded and quickly sent troops to destroy them. Emperor Taizong Gaozong, even during the reign of Emperor Wu, the army of the Tang Dynasty was invincible in the world.

However, Li Longji's era was different. The Tang army had eaten food for nearly a hundred years. They were used to the glorious days of the Tang Dynasty's power to conquer the world and barbarians from all over the world. Once war came, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, especially the Tang army in the Gyeonggi Province area, would be vulnerable.

This gave An Lushan an excellent opportunity to rebel against the army, making them flat and swept north of the Yellow River in two months, then broke through Tongguan, occupied Chang'an, and the entire Guanzhong fell.

So, is the anti-military army really that powerful?

In fact, the anti-army was not as powerful as expected, but the Tang army was even weaker.

The only one who can compete with the rebels in the world is the Anxi Army. This is an army led by Gu Qing himself. The leaders of this army have a strong will, a clear mind, a fair attitude, and absolutely wise strategic and tactical decisions.

More importantly, he still has tens of thousands of soldiers willing to serve him.

You must do a good job in acting, and Wang Gui is definitely an expert in acting.

The armor was hanging on his body in a mess, Wang Gui's face was covered in blood, his expression exuded the decadence and helplessness of a defeated general, and a bit of fear of fleeing in panic.

The more than two thousand soldiers behind him were also fully prepared. They wore the rebels' leather armored clothes, hung their heads listlessly, and sat on the ground tiredly as if they had traveled thousands of mountains and rivers. Wang Guize raised his head alone and shouted at the head of Tongguan City.

A general's head was quickly poked out from the head of Tongguan City, looked down for a moment, and asked vigilantly: "Who are you waiting for?"

Wang Gui spat hard on the ground and said in a bad tone: "I just said that we are generals under General Niu, Luoyang City. Three days ago, Luoyang City was captured by the Anxi Army, and we were fortunate to escape from Luoyang City."

The general on the top of the city said coldly: "Report your name, official position, and hand over your identity card."

Wang Gui's preparation this time was much more complete than when he was in Luoyang City, and he said very happily: "I am the deputy general of the Yong camp under General Niu, Deng Yi, and behind me are my brothers and the robes that he collected when the city was broken."

A rope was placed on the top of the city wall, and a small basket was hung on it. Wang Gui took out a wooden waist tag and put the waist tag into the basket. The basket was quickly hung up. Then the head of the city wall fell into silence. The generals above seemed to be sending someone to check Wang Gui's identity.

Wang Gui was not anxious at all. This time he was well prepared and was not worried about revealing the situation. However, he still pretended to be anxious on the surface and looked behind him from time to time, as if he was afraid of the pursuit soldiers coming. When he looked at the city of Tongguan, Wang Gui showed impatience again. He wanted to get angry but was worried that the other party would not open the city gate if he avenged his personal revenge. He looked impatient and frustrated, and his acting skills were very impressive.

After a long time, the generals on the top of the city finally poked their heads out and said suspiciously: "Luoyang was broken, so I escaped back to you? Where is General Niu?"

Wang Gui swallowed his anger and said, "After the city was broken, General Niu refused to surrender, and died in battle. Most of the robes of Luoyang City were reduced. Only my brothers and I dared not take the risk of surrendering, for fear that the Anxi Army would settle the accounts, so they all fled to Tongguan."

The general on the top of the city smiled and said, "You are still real."

Wang Gui seemed not to hear his sarcastic tone, and he held back his anger: "Have you tested my identity? Can you open the door and let us in? We took a long way to get here, and the pursuers behind are still looking for us..."

The general looked suspiciously at the soldiers behind Wang Gui and said, "Are they really all under your command? Are they all escaped from Luoyang City?"

Wang Gui's expression became more and more impatient, and his tone gradually became worse and worse: "Yes, I dare to guarantee it with my head. They are all my generals. If there is any fake, you will cut off my head."

The general asked again: "The road between Luoyang and Tongguan is not close, and there are Anxi troops camping on the road. How did you escape here?"

Wang Gui finally broke out and shouted angrily: "Are you deaf? I just said that I had been here after a long journey. Although we were deserters, we did not surrender to the Anxi Army when the city was broken. We were still loyal to Dayan. You asked one question on the left and the right, and you were endless. Can you think I was the Anxi Army's detailed work? If you don't open the city gate, I simply took my brothers to join the Anxi Army. No matter how you say you can have some delicious meals. Don't blame me for bringing my robes to beat you."

The general's face looked a little ugly, but his suspicion disappeared inexplicably.

It is probably a common problem of human nature. As long as the other party is righteous, he will feel guilty. Besides, I have just checked Wang Gui's waist card. The waist card is indeed true, and I have also checked the list of soldiers. There is indeed a deputy general named "Deng Yi". This deputy general is indeed a general of Niu Tingjie, a Luoyang City.

Moreover, before Wang Gui arrived at Tongguan, they did receive news that Luoyang was compromised. The identity and incident were correct, and all aspects were matched. The general on the top of the city had actually dispelled his suspicion of Wang Gui.

Seeing that Wang Gui was irritated and shouting to join the Tang army, the general was anxious. The rebels' forces were already pale. If they forced their robes to join the Tang army in full view of the public, the general would be unable to afford the crime and might lose his head.

After hesitating for a moment, the general decisively said: "Send the order to open the city gate and let the robes come in."

The heavy and thick gate of Tongguan was slowly opened, and Wang Gui showed joy on his face, wiped his sweat and said loudly: "Brothers, we finally got home. Go in and have a good rest and have a hot meal."

The soldiers behind them also cheered up and made weak cheers.

More than two thousand people walked into the gate of Tongguan. The rebels on the top of the city seemed to light up many torches to guide Wang Gui and the others in order to take care of the robes who had just escaped.

After the soldiers entered the pass, the generals on the top of the city touched their chins, stared at the soldiers entering the pass with confusion, and murmured: "This defeated army is a bit strange. What weapons are they holding? One end is wide and the other is narrow, not like a spear or a long halberd. Besides... they obviously escaped from Luoyang, and they were thrown away their armor one by one, why didn't their weapons be lost? And each of them had exactly the same weapons..."

It was midnight. It was too dark when we were talking to Wang Gui just now. The general was only concerned with verifying Wang Gui's identity, but he never thought about observing the defeated army's weapons. It was not until the torches were lit up at the top of the city and his vision became bright and clear that the general on the top of the city realized something was wrong.

Everyone's weapons were exactly the same, which was undoubtedly a huge suspicion. The general thought for a while and suddenly said in surprise: "No! There is a fraud!"

Then the general turned his head and shouted: "I've entered the spy and closed the city gate. Ask the brothers below to surround the people who have entered the pass, hurry up!"

The soldiers next to them were stunned for a moment, and then rushed towards the city gate quickly.

The chaotic footsteps floated in the quiet midnight, and the gongs on the city tower were ringing rapidly, and defenders from all directions rushed towards the city gate like a tide.

However, it was too late.

The city gate was not closed, and the rebels who opened the city gate were dealt with by the soldiers of the Modao Camp at the moment when the gong was ringing.

The soldiers who had not entered the pass all accelerated their pace. The soldiers who had already entered the pass immediately set up their formation in front of the corridor. The sword in their hands reflected a terrifying cold light under the fire of the night.

Li Siye, who disguised himself as a success or failure, slashed a rebel rushing up with a backhand, shouted: "Modao Camp, line up!"

boom!

The first row of the Modao Camp array slashed forward with a sudden movement, and a slash of blood appeared and screamed in pain. The first group of rebels rushing up were chopped down like a cluster of leeks. At the same time, a huge Modao square array took shape in an instant.

Li Siye waved his special big Mo knife with more than 40 pounds in his hand and shouted: "Enter—!"

The sword was filled with light and the wind roared. Mo Dao slowly danced, mixed with the sharp sound of the blade slashing through the air. Mo Dao danced faster and faster and faster.

Like a wall, people and horses are broken.

Countless rebels who rushed forward were squeezing into pieces of meat by Mo Dao as soon as they approached the array.

The rebels who rushed up like evil waves were like a tide that encountered a strong wall, and they could not go further before the wall.

At this time, the city gate of Tongguan was still wide open, and the rebels had to pass through the Modao Formation if they wanted to close the city gate.

However, looking at the sword array in front of them that was flashing cold light in the darkness and the pieces of minced meat under their feet that were still unwilling to wriggle, this bloody picture like purgatory completely shocked the rebels.
Chapter completed!