"Hiss!" The generals suddenly felt chills all over their bodies. Half of it was due to Yan Gaoqing's toughness, and the other half was due to An Lushan's cruelty. In the subconscious of the generals, only by transforming into barbarians can they slowly
The habit of torturing prisoners to death. As a country of etiquette, the Tang Dynasty would never do this! But now, compared to An Lushan, those cannibals who like to sell prisoners into slaves have become humble gentlemen.
This feeling is very uncomfortable, especially in front of "barbarians" such as Maerzud and Ma Baoyu. "Turkic barbarians are Turkic barbarians. Even if they become officials in the Tang Dynasty, they are still wild and hard to change." Yu Wen
He loves face the most and is the first to point out An Lushan’s lineage.
"That is, His Majesty the Emperor has always believed that Hu people are sincere." Someone echoed in a low voice, venting the dissatisfaction accumulated over the years.
"The Emperor was deceived by Li Linfu's flattery. It's not that the Emperor himself is partial!" Some people, thinking of the courtesy of a courtier, couldn't wait to defend Li Longji.
In fact, this is not an injustice to Li Linfu. In the more than ten years since he was the chief assistant, all those he promoted and promoted were An Lushan, Shi Siming, Ge Shuhan and other foreign generals. This was partly because An Lushan and others
He has a relatively shallow foundation in the court and is easy to be controlled by him. Secondly, the foreign military generals do know how to repay their kindness. After receiving the benefits, they will find ways to give Li Linfu a generous gift. Every transaction, both the buyer and the seller are happy. It's just a side effect.
The unstoppable root of Zhenjieduwei has been laid since then, and has grown stronger and stronger. To this day, An Lushan and Shi Siming's rebels have been fighting like a broken bamboo all the way to the outside of Tongguan.
This disaster is not caused by Yang Guozhong's brother and sister taking power to harm the country and pushing people too far. It is better to say that Yang Guozhong is incompetent and failed to clean up the mess left by his predecessor in time. But it is useless to talk about this at the moment, especially when the parties involved
Li Linfu had been dead for many years.
"Everyone, be quiet!" Wang Xun knocked on the commander's desk hard, and with an unprecedented seriousness, he stopped the noise of the generals. "Please fill up the wine for the imperial envoy and warm yourself up. Drink slowly, this wine is relatively strong.
Don’t drink too quickly!”
The last half of the sentence was directed at the messenger. The other person's hand holding the wine cup trembled, and it almost spilled on the dirty front, "No, it's okay. I, I am indeed very hungry. Thank you.
,Thank you for your concern, Governor!"
"I still have something to ask you! You can't be drunk!" Wang Xun frowned and suppressed the sadness in his heart to emphasize. Yan Jiming had met him several times before, and they all had a very good impression on each other.
.Who would have expected that things would change so quickly that the two sides would never have the chance to see each other again. "After Yan Gaoqing and his son raised the army, the court should have a buffer time to adjust its deployment. Marshal Feng and Marshal Gao are both people who know the military, so it stands to reason
The general situation should be reported to His Majesty truthfully, and then the Ministry of War can come up with a more reasonable counterattack plan. How did the rebels actually succeed again? What was the court busy doing during those one and a half months?"
"Busy, busy?" The imperial envoy put down his wine cup, his face turned as red as blood whether because of shame or because of the rising alcohol, "The lower official's position is low, and he doesn't know much about the things above him. In those days,
I just saw lanterns and colorful decorations in the capital to celebrate that the back road to Anlu Mountain was raided and sealed. It seemed that I had sent a letter to His Majesty, stating the military strategy. But His Majesty rejected it in court. It is said that it was because the Hussars were high-ranking officials.
General Gao Lishi said something to the emperor in private. But what Gao Qiaoqi said specifically, I didn’t dare to ask!"
Of course, he doesn't want Feng Changqing to make new achievements! Everyone knows that Feng Changqing's relationship with the eunuchs has been very tense in the past two years. But Gao Lishi didn't even look at what the situation had become? He actually still patronized it.
Feng Changqing’s hind legs! Are these eunuchs physically and mentally disabled?
"After the defeat, what will the court do with Commander Feng?!" Yu Wenzhi was more concerned about Feng Changqing's personal safety. He walked up to the imperial envoy and asked eagerly.
"The imperial court has seized the title, and made it the commander-in-chief's title!" Realizing that people here respected Feng Changqing very much, the messenger did not dare to call the latter his nickname anymore, "Reducing the position for the people! Ordering Feng Jiedu to go to Gao Jiedu
I have done meritorious deeds. But I feel that Your Majesty is just angry for a moment. After the anger subsides, you should understand that Feng Jiedu has done his best."
"I hope so! Otherwise, don't blame us..." Yu Wenzhi curled his lips slightly. Because of his imprisonment that year, he had always been dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty court. He also had more contempt for the civil and military officials in the country than admiration for them.
Only for Feng Changqing, who kept him by his side and cultivated him as a seed, he respected and feared him. He did not allow others to do any harm to him.
"Don't talk nonsense yet." Wang Xun turned to Yu Wenzhi and shouted sternly. "It is exactly when the Anxi army is needed, and the imperial court should not do anything to make him a commander! As for Gao Xianzhi, after the imperial court suffered this loss, he agreed
Did he join forces with Ge Shuhan?"
"No. At least I didn't hear about it when I started from my humble position. It seems that the imperial court ordered Gao Xianzhi to lead the remnants of the army and set up camp outside the pass, so that he and Ge Shuhan could become enemies of each other. But that was already more than two months ago.
I was in a hurry on the road and didn't ask much about the situation in Chang'an!"
What happened more than two months ago, if the imperial court was still on strict guard against the military generals, I am afraid that Tongguan City would have been captured by An Lushan seventeen or eight times! Wang Xun sighed secretly in his heart, but he was unable to change the facts that had happened. I thought.
After thinking for a while, he continued to ask: "How is the road condition? I mean the section over Congling?! You don't need to say anything else."
"Very bad!" The imperial envoy took a big sip of wine, as if he wanted to dissolve all the suffering he suffered along the way. "The road is full of ice. If you don't pay attention, you will fall off the cliff. When I set off
I took thirty guards with me and walked to Shule, but there were twenty-four left. But after we passed Congling, there were only a few left outside the door!"
Pointing at the guards who were drinking and drinking at the door, he continued to add, "The guide was an old scout under General Zhou, and they all died on the way. Fortunately, the last section of the road was downhill, so we held each other with our belts.
Step by step towards the outside of the mountain..."
"I know!" Wang Xun interrupted in a deep voice. He had walked the road in the Congling area back then, and he still remembered the dangers along the way. It was late autumn, and the road had not yet frozen. Now in the Western Region, it can only be considered the beginning of spring.
Even traders who valued money more than their lives did not dare to go on the road. If they rashly led the army back to the division, I am afraid that nearly half of the troops and horses would be lost before Shule!
"We don't need to obey such arbitrary orders. It's such a long way, even if we rush back, it will be autumn. The battle that should be fought is probably over long ago!" As long as Feng Changqing himself is fine, Yu Wenzhi doesn't bother to pay attention to Chang'an.
The city did not fall into the hands of the rebels! Although An Lushan had a bad reputation and became emperor, he was not necessarily more stupid than the current emperor. At least he was younger and more enterprising than the latter.
"It is true that we are far away and can't quench our thirst. Besides, everyone has worked hard to open up the current good situation. Once we withdraw, I'm afraid we will never be able to come back!" Seeing that Wang Xun had the intention to return to the army, Sha Qianli was also humbled.
Voice advice.
"Yes, we only have a few thousand soldiers and horses. If we rush back, what effect can we have?!" Fang Ziling also held the same attitude, and he did not agree to give up the great mountains and rivers at his feet. "Didn't the Imperial Envoy say,
There are more than 200,000 rebels, and the number of soldiers and horses from the imperial court together is more than 300,000. There are also a large number of elite troops in Anxi and Hexi rushing to Chang'an at night!"
"But if something goes wrong in Chang'an, how can you and I stand alone?!" Song Wu stamped his feet anxiously and loudly refuted the opinions of Yu Wenzhi and others.
"After all, you and I are from the Central Plains, and that is our home over there! Here, we are just a group of guests!" Zhu Wuyi's opinion was in favor of Song Wu, and he considered the problem from a more practical perspective.
"How can we be considered passers-by? How many brothers have settled their homes here!" Sha Qianli turned his head and retorted loudly. "Including you, Lao Zhu, didn't you also marry a wife and buy land here?"
His words are also very reasonable. In the past year or so, as the Dawan Dudufu has won consecutive battles, the status of the soldiers in the hearts of the local people has also been at its peak. For the sake of their future, local famous families are rushing to hire matchmakers.
Marrying with the mid-level and senior generals of the Dawan Dudu Mansion. The ordinary businessmen and ranchers looked eagerly at the Anxi Army's brigade rate and team status, hoping that their daughters would win the favor of the other party.
Many veterans who had been sold as slaves had lost their homes in the Central Plains. After picking themselves up, they also married local women and prepared to start a new life. It can be said that the current Dawan Governor's officers and men have already established their roots.
If Wang Xun insists on evacuating, I don’t know how many people will be forced into the tragic situation of separated wives and children.
Dilemma. Wang Xun, who has been high-spirited in the past two years, has once again become a trapped beast in a cage, looking at the fence of fate, unwilling to circle back and forth.
The people's arguments became louder and louder, the sound was like a knife, cutting his heart and bleeding.
"My home is also in Chang'an. Can you please be quiet for a while?!" Finally, his endurance reached the limit, and he prayed in a hoarse voice. His voice sounded like a plea, but it made everyone who heard it feel solemn.
Everyone was too eager to make a choice. No one thought how heavy the pressure was on the Governor's shoulders right now. After all, he was only in his early twenties and was still immature at heart. He was allowed to make a decision in such a short period of time.
Isn't it too much and too difficult to make a decision that satisfies all parties?
"My home is in Chang'an City. Do you know? Do you know?" Wang Xun walked vigorously, came to the imperial envoy, grabbed the wine cup, and drank it all. "Three years, almost three years."
.I have never been back. I promised them before I left that I would protect them in this life, but now, I don’t even have any news from them..."
The imperial envoy stood up in embarrassment, wondering whether he should avoid it. In his mind, the princes who could control one side were all masters who would not change their color even if the mountains collapsed in front of them. Who would have thought that the young governor of Dawan would actually lose his composure in public?
!You actually don’t even have the ability to pretend to be calm?!
The wailing voice made the generals feel even more guilty. Sha Qianli was the first to step forward and gently took Wang Xun's arm, "Captain, don't be anxious yet. Sha just wanted to give the Commander a suggestion.
.In fact, no matter what the governor decides, Sha will always follow the governor’s lead!”
"Yes. You led the people to conquer this city. If you say you give up, no one will really object! No matter what, we will conquer it again in the future!" Yu Wenzhi also stepped forward and grabbed Wang.
Xun's other arm.
The physical strength of the two of them was far inferior to Wang Xun. With a slight tug, the latter staggered. After stumbling for several steps, he managed to stabilize his body and mind. He waved his hand and Wang Xun was tired.
He ordered, "Everyone, please retreat first. General Huang, lead your people to block the news and don't let more people know about the Central Plains warning!"
"No!" Huang Wanshan immediately accepted the order. Before he could turn around, Wang Xun called him back, "Wait! Don't make it too difficult for everyone. The city gates don't need to be sealed. People should go in and out as usual.
Come out. Anyway, we can’t block it for too long. Once the trade route is opened, the news will have legs of its own!"
"Promise, Governor, don't worry, my subordinates know how to do it!" Huang Wanshan cupped his hands again, turned and left. Wang Xun held on to the pillar with one hand, and there was no trace of blood in the knuckles of his five fingers, "General Sha, you are responsible for stabilizing the morale of the army.
.Tell the brothers, don’t worry. This governor will come up with a proper solution as soon as possible!”
"No!" Sha Qianli gently cupped his hands, "I'll go right away. Lord Governor, there's no need to be too anxious. The roads are all made by people!
"Well!" Wang Xun gently waved his hand to signal the other party to leave. Then he turned his attention to Song Wu and Yu Wenzhi, "You two, arrange for the imperial envoy to go down to rest. It's a good treat. We seized a lot last year. We went to the warehouse to get some.
Shock the imperial envoy!"
Yu Wenzhi and Song Wu nodded, left and right, holding the imperial envoy hostage and leaving. Looking around at the remaining generals, Wang Xun smiled awkwardly and whispered: "Wang lost his composure just now. Don't blame me.
Everyone, go down and have a rest. Come here tomorrow morning to answer questions, and Wang will naturally give everyone a final answer!"
"No!" All the generals responded in unison, clasping their fists and turning around. Only Melzud, Ma Baoyu, and Aliyi, because of their awkward status, could neither leave nor stay, so they were dragged at the end of the team.
Wang Xun was just stunned for a moment before realizing the problem. He shook his head to drive away the annoyance in his heart, and added with a smile, "Lao Mai, General Ma, Mr. Ah, you three, don't leave in a hurry. A few words, Wang
I want to tell you three!"
"Yes, Governor!" The three people whose names were called quickly stopped and turned around anxiously, waiting for Wang Xun's announcement.
"We have a five-year agreement!" Wang Xun smiled again, and his tired face regained some of the brilliance unique to young people, "Ma Baoyu, Aliyi, don't worry, you two. Whether you go or stay,
Wang will always remember the five-year agreement. Before that, you were Wang’s guests. As long as Wang is here, he will not let anyone hurt you!"
"As for you, Lao Mai. Your future depends on you. You don't have to put it in the hands of anyone, including Wang!" He quickly turned his face to Melzoud and added with a smile. His eyes were as clear as the clear sky after a heavy rain.
