Feng Changqing was only halfway back to the capital, and news of the defeat had already spread back to Chang'an. Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty was furious and ordered to strip Feng Changqing of all his positions and titles, and ordered him to return to the army in white clothes.
He assisted Gao Xianzhi and committed meritorious service. As for Feng Changqing's analysis of the situation between the enemy and ourselves, it was regarded as sophistry and ignored.
Li Longji was so anxious this time that he couldn't care less about face and shame. He directly ordered the Ministry of War to pass the order to Anxi, Hexi, Dawan and other places at all costs. All the leading generals and generals would respond immediately after seeing the order.
King Shiqin, otherwise, will be punished for collaborating with the enemy! At the same time, he ordered Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi to give up their peek at Hebei, and rushed to Chang'an at starry night, to defend the capital together with the left and right dragon and tiger armies.
The situation was so critical that Prince Li Heng and Yang Guozhong did not bother to continue their secret rivalry. They immediately copied many copies of the imperial edict, spent a lot of money to recruit warriors, and braved the severe cold of early spring to send them to various border towns. With more people dispatched,
There are always lucky ones who can escape the heavy snowstorm. In early March, a disheveled and exhausted messenger finally stumbled into the Dawan Governor's Mansion with the support of his guards. "Imperial decree, An Lushan and Shi Siming rebelled."
, to cause harm to the Central Plains. I ordered Wang Xun, the governor of Dawan, to quickly lead his elite troops back to the army with King Qin!"
"What?!" Like a drop of ice water dropped into boiling oil, the generals who were discussing matters in the Governor's Mansion immediately went crazy. In the past year or so, everyone has been looking forward to the stars and the moon, hoping that the imperial court will send reinforcements in one go.
The cannibals drove out of the Western Regions and made sufficient preparations for this. Who would have expected such a result!
"Which bastard gave His Majesty the idea? Are all the soldiers and generals in the Central Plains extinct?!" Yu Wenzhi had the most violent temper. He would ignore the attack and was the first to rush to the messenger and question loudly.
"No matter how strong Anlu Mountain is, it's just three towns. The imperial court has the Jingyuan Army and the Left and Right Longwu Army. At worst, it will be enough to transfer the Hexi Army back to suppress the rebellion. Why go all the way to Dawan?
Order? Even if the road is open, we are still far away and cannot quench our thirst nearby!" Song Wu also didn't understand the court's decision, but his attitude was a little more respectful than Yu Wenzhi's, and his questioning tone was equally strong.
It is too far from Chang'an, and due to wind and snow, communication with the rear is cut off for at least four and a half months out of the year. At this moment, the generals of the Dawan Governor's Mansion have no idea how far the situation has collapsed, and they all stepped forward to express themselves
Angry. Those with an impatient temper couldn't help but curse, saying that there were traitors in the court, and ignored the blood shed by two generations of Anxi Army soldiers. Those with a cautious temper, such as Sha Qianli and Huang Wanshan, used each other's tactics.
With a wink, he suddenly stepped forward and held the messenger firmly, and at the same time shouted sternly: "Where did the spy come from? He dared to falsely pass military orders. Do you think we don't have eyes?"
The guards brought by the messenger stayed at the door. They realized that something was wrong and wanted to go inside to rob someone. However, they were knocked to the ground by Wanqi Yuxie and Wang Shisan with three punches and two kicks. They pressed the blade to their necks and died.
Preparing to kill people and silence them. The messenger was so frightened that he struggled hard and shouted loudly: "It's not a fake, it's not a fake. I really came from Chang'an. On me, in addition to the imperial edict, there are also
Letters written by Minister Yu Wen and Song Zhongshu. There was also a letter written by Governor Zhou Xiaofeng and asked me to deliver it to Governor Wang! I met him halfway. Thanks to him sending a guide to lead the way, I was not buried in the snowstorm."
As soon as the three names were reported, their identities were immediately proven. No matter how good the cannibal was, it was impossible for him to imitate the handwritings of Yu Wende, the Minister of Household Affairs, Song Yu, the Minister of Zhongshu, and Zhou Xiaofeng, the Governor of Shule. Moreover, Wang
Next to Xun, there were two biological brothers, Yu Wende and Song Yu.
Sha Qianli and Huang Wanshan refused to let go. They raised their heads and asked Wang Xun for his opinion. As long as the latter gave a slightly clearer hint, they would immediately let the messenger and his entourage disappear from the world. Wang Xun was also in a state of confusion now.
Ma, stroking his forehead for a long time, then waved his hand and ordered exhausted, "Don't make it difficult for him. Let him hand over a few letters first, so that we can verify the authenticity!"
"Yes, yes, King Governor Mingjian!" Being in the den of tigers and wolves, the messenger did not dare to complain at all, and agreed repeatedly. From his tattered clothes, he took out three letters that smelled of sweat, and succeeded with both hands.
In front of Wang Xun.
The seals of the letters were sealed with fire paint. Wang Xun saw that the recipients of two of the letters were not him, so he passed them on to Yu Wenzhi and Song Wu, and he only opened the third one.
"It's time, what's the difference between you and me?" Yu Wenzhi and Song Wu stamped their feet anxiously, opened their own letters, and spread them directly on the handsome case. "Everyone, take a look, there may be us in it.
Needed content!”
"That's fine!" Wang Xun, who was completely helpless, did his best to do his best. He spread out his own letter and placed it in a row with the first two letters. "Everyone, please don't be polite. The matter is urgent and we can't take care of it.
too much!"
Hearing this, the generals did not care about avoiding suspicion. They gathered around and glanced at each other. Looking at the handwriting, these three letters were indeed written by Yu Wende, Song Yu and Zhou Xiaofeng respectively. Among them, Yu Wende's words were the most urgent,
In an almost pleading tone, he urged his younger brother Yu Wenzhi to persuade Wang Xun to lead his troops back to Beijing to protect the safety of the Holy Emperor. Song Yu's letter was much more tactful, first briefly explaining the current situation in the Central Plains. Then he continued with
"Without the skin, how can the general's hair be attached?" He asked Song Wu to persuade Wang Xun to make an early decision. Give up Dawan for the time being, and there will be a chance to take it back in the future. Once the situation in the Central Plains continues to deteriorate, I am afraid that the Dawan Governor's Mansion will
It becomes a rootless tree, and sooner or later it will be destroyed by a sudden storm.
The third letter was written in a hurry by Zhou Xiaofeng. He told Wang Xun frankly that the rebels had almost reached Tongguan and the city of Chang'an was in danger. Most of the soldiers and horses of the Anxi Army were ordered to return eastward to defend the capital. Now they are still
There are less than 5,000 people left in Shule. Therefore, whether Wang Xun decides to follow the order and abandon Dawan or prepares to ignore the imperial order and continue to deal with the cannibals, he needs to carefully consider the safety of the rear. The relationship between countries
There are no permanent allies in the world. After hearing about the turmoil in the Central Plains, the Uighurs, Qiang, Tubos, and even the Loulan people who were familiar with the Tang Dynasty may take advantage of the situation. And the mere thousands of Anxi people who stayed in Shule
The army has no time to protect itself, and it is impossible to provide any support to Dawan in a short period of time.
In other words, today's Dawan Governor's Mansion has become a lone army. As long as the Uighurs cut off the first line of Congling, everyone will be attacked from all sides!
"How could this happen?!" After reading the letter, the generals looked at each other. "Datang, Datang..."
The fortunes of the Tang Dynasty were clearly at their peak last year! Among the people present, the three with the ugliest faces were Melzud, Aliyi and Ma Baoyu. The honor and disgrace of the entire family of the former depended on Wang Xun, while the latter two
, is equivalent to a senior prisoner detained in the Dawan Army. If he wants to prevent today's news from leaking to Da Shi, Wang Xun's best choice at this moment is to kill and silence him.
However, Wang Xun had no time to take into account the thoughts of these three people at the moment. He frowned and thought for a long time, and suddenly asked the messenger in a low voice: "Where did the rebels hit before you came? Where is Commander Feng, according to the week
As the general said, didn't he join forces with Commander Gao? Why can't he stand up to An Lushan?! Please tell me carefully and tell me everything you know!"
According to common sense, the other party came under the emperor's order. Since the identity is confirmed, he should be led to the seat. If Wang Xun wants to inquire about the news, he must have a more correct attitude and not use a commanding tone. But at the moment, neither party can
Ignoring these red tapes, especially the messenger, because he was not sure whether Wang Xun would obey the edict, his voice was so frightened that his tone changed, "Xiaguan, Xiaguan, before Xiaguan was ordered to come to deliver the order, he was just a member of the Longwu Army.
Colonel. I have never been on the battlefield. Yes, I don’t know much about martial arts..."
"Who asked you to say this? You just said that you know the situation!" Wang Xun was so distracted that he slapped the table to urge.
"I don't dare, I don't dare, I don't dare to mess up..." The messenger's words became more and more verbose, and his body was swaying under the double blow of exhaustion and fear.
"If I ask you to say it, you just say it." Wang Xun frowned and kept his composure, "Come here, bring him a bed, and bring him some wine to warm himself up. There are also followers outside, each of them will go first.
Give me a jar of wine and two pieces of meat. Don’t worry, even if I don’t obey the order, I won’t do anything to you!”
"Yes, yes!" After receiving Wang Xun's promise, the messenger finally calmed down, rationalized his thoughts, and stated in a low voice, "I heard people talking in the capital that An Lushan's army was suddenly raised, and the court didn't believe him at all at first.
They would rebel, so they were not prepared at all. When the rebels were almost crossing the Yellow River, they hurriedly sent Feng Ai, no, no, no, Fengjiedu to Henan to recruit troops to resist. But they were afraid, afraid of Feng, afraid of Fengjiedu and Anlu.
An Lushan had friendship with him and refused to hand over all the soldiers and horses to him. He sent Bi Sichen to garrison Luoyang and monitor Feng Changqing along the way. Then, Feng Jiedu was defeated, and Bi Sichen simply surrendered to Anlu Mountain and allocated the imperial money to him.
The 50,000-strong army was treated as a meeting gift. Then, An Lushan marched forward with great success. Thanks to the Yan family's father and son from Hebei who suddenly raised troops and tripped him from behind, otherwise, otherwise..."
He was tired and scared at the moment, and his words were incoherent. However, Wang Xun and others still listened to the general idea. He also wanted people to resist the rebels, but he did not give full trust, even to qualified generals and
If the soldiers don't give it, it's no wonder that Commander Feng is helpless. But in this way, the situation will become more and more difficult to deal with. The most taboo thing for military strategists is the fueling tactic. Feng Changqing, Gao Xianzhi, and Ge Shuhan are all leading
A troop of soldiers and horses, and three men alone, are not enough to stop An Lushan. The court did not allow the three of them to join forces, but they took the initiative to add their capital little by little. After all the troops and horses were used up, they could not stop An Lushan.
If you use another one, you will lose everything in the end.
No one who is familiar with military strategy would make such a low-level mistake. After listening to the messenger’s rough introduction, all the generals in the Dawan Governor’s Mansion turned black and they really did not dare to compliment the imperial court’s series of decisions. After a long while, Huang Wanshan frowned.
Frowning, he asked in a low voice, "After the Yan family and his son raised an army, did the imperial court send reinforcements? Before you came, was there any news about Hebei!"
"Sent, but failed to arrive. The Yan family and his son were defeated by Shi Siming." The messenger stiffened suddenly, and his back instantly became straight, "Yan Jiming was killed by Shi Chaoyi, and Yan Gaoqing was taken to Luoyang. It is said that An Lu
Shan tried to persuade him to surrender, but he scolded him face to face. He became so angry that he cut off his tongue with his own hands. However, he still dipped his own blood in his hands and wrote on the ground to reprimand An Lushan. An Lushan chopped him up again.
With both hands, he continued to write with his feet until finally he was torn apart by random blades!"
