On June 13, the fifteenth year of Tianbao, Yang Guozhong, Wei Jiansu, Gao Lishi and the crown prince and other kings protected the emperor went on a hunt to the west. When they arrived at Mawei, the soldiers were hungry, tired and angry. Prince Li Heng and Longwu General Chen Xuanli took the opportunity to summon them
Yang Guozhong will be attacked and killed! Cheng Yuanzhen and Li Jingzhong are sent back to the palace, and Concubine Yang is hanged in the Buddhist hall. The emperor is afraid and wants to secede to the crown prince. The crown prince refuses to accept, and all the officials also implore the emperor not to abandon the people of the world.
Separating the paths, the emperor went to Shu on his own, leaving Prince Heng as the marshal of the world's troops, summoning elite troops from Hexi, Hedong, Shannan and other places to fight against the thieves.
No matter how contemporaries used it, it was a fact that Li Longji and his son had internal strife during their escape. This was nothing short of adding insult to injury to the already precarious Tang Empire. However, the rebels were overjoyed. An Lu
After Shan Wen heard this, he immediately sent his fierce general Sun Xiaozhe and his troops to Chang'an to take over the affairs from the hands of the left-behind eunuchs Bian Lingcheng and Jingzhao Yin Cui Guangyuan.
Sun Xiaozhe was good at figuring out An Lushan's thoughts. After leading his troops into the city, he immediately overturned his previous promise not to kill innocent people indiscriminately. In the name of avenging An Lushan's son, An Qingzong, he would not be able to escape the Princess Huo, the princess, the consort and other royal family members in the future.
More than 20 families were all executed, and their property was confiscated as military supplies. More than 100 officials, big and small, and their families who had always been friends with Yang Guozhong or Gao Lishi were all arrested and imprisoned, and they were tortured and forced to surrender.
Hidden property. Within three days, thousands of innocent people were killed, and more ordinary people were robbed and bullied by the rebel soldiers, and their families were destroyed.
After he had vented the hatred in his heart, Sun Xiaozhe, under the reminder of Jing Zhaoyin and Zhang Tongru, gathered his subordinates and prepared to continue marching westward to completely eradicate the remnants of the Tang Dynasty. Unexpectedly, after the troops and horses under his command were counted, he was immediately frightened by the result.
Covered in cold sweat. There were more than 25,000 people when they arrived. Without any fighting, the number dropped sharply to 20,000. Nearly 4,000 soldiers disappeared without a trace, including a whole group of generals from the "Great Yan Kingdom".
The Yiluo River is regarded as a treasure!
"Look for it, let me find it. They have to dig three feet in the ground to find it for me. If you are alive, you want to see the person, if you are dead, you want to see the body!" After the fear, there was uncontrollable anger. Sun Xiaozhe patted the table.
, roared fiercely. In the bloody battle at Tongguan, Ge Shuhan's 200,000 troops were wiped out, and the Yan Kingdom only lost more than 10,000 brothers. Now that there is no battle, the number of troops has been reduced by more than 4,000. If this continues,
After catching up with Li Longji and his son, how many remaining soldiers will he have left in his hands? What else can he use to achieve unparalleled achievements?!
The generals knew that he was in trouble and did not dare to dissuade him. They sent their direct descendants to search the counties near Chang'an. After searching for three or four days like looking for a needle in a haystack, they finally came to a very embarrassing conclusion. More than four thousand people were missing.
Among the brothers, most of them had robbed enough capital, so they decided to "wash their hands in a golden basin" and find a place to become rich themselves. The remaining small number, including the nearly 100 Yiluohe, were probably
Encountered a strange force and was completely wiped out by the opponent.
"An entire team of Yiluohe were wiped out, not even a single bone or scrap was left. Who could raise a servant with such skills?" Sun Xiaozhe shook his head, his face full of disbelief.
If a hundred ordinary soldiers were wiped out silently, he could barely accept it. After all, there are many farms in the counties of Gyeonggi Province that belong to Guan Longxungui, who joined the army with Taizu Li Tang. The whole family tree has deep roots. He is raised in the farmyard.
Three to five hundred servants, the government would only turn a blind eye. But the whole group was wiped out in the Yiluo River. The charge in formation could smash thousands of Central Plains soldiers and horses into pieces.
He! If we want to annihilate them all without even letting go of the informant, how many troops must be sent? If not more than 3,000, this is impossible!
All the civil and military officials also felt that this speculation was a bit unreliable, but they couldn't think of any other reason. The families of Yiluohe all lived on the prairie north of Yingzhou. If they were like other Hebei soldiers, they would
How far would they have to go to escape with the plundered money? Moreover, since those guys started following the Yan Emperor An Lushan to raise troops, they have been crossing the border like locusts. How could they suddenly think of going home when they were enjoying the robbery?
"Did you go too far and accidentally encounter the remnants of Li Heng's men?!" Someone had a sudden idea and regarded Prince Li Heng as the culprit.
"That guy?!" Sun Xiaozhe curled his lips and sneered, "If that guy had the courage to face my Yiluohe, he would have stayed to guard Chang'an!"
"Yes!" The generals smiled and nodded. According to what everyone later learned, before Li Longji and his son escaped, they each had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in their hands. And the food and baggage in Chang'an City was enough to consume three or four of the fifty thousand troops.
Year. If either father and son of the Li family had the courage to lead their troops to defend the city, with the complete defense facilities of Chang'an City, there would be no problem in sustaining the last year and a half. And once everyone attacks Chang'an for a long time,
If you fail to do so, your morale and supplies will be greatly affected. You may even fall into the siege of the Tang army coming from all over the country, losing all your capital.
However, no one expected that Li Longji, who had single-handedly created the prosperous Kaiyuan era, would become so cowardly in his old age. What was even more unexpected was that when the country faced a crisis, Prince Li Heng first dealt with political enemies Yang Guozhong and his own father, instead of
The Yan army came all the way.,
The entire Tang Dynasty court, from top to bottom, was a bunch of cowardly people, and it’s no wonder they lost half of their empire so quickly. But the guy who had wiped out nearly Bai Yiluohe had some skills and some skills.
Meaning! But who is this person? How many soldiers and horses does he have in his hands? If it is really more than 3,000 soldiers, the Great Yan Kingdom has already sent detailed operations to various places near Gyeonggi, but no news has been sent back!
Among the civil and military officials present, only Bian Lingcheng and Cui Guangyuan vaguely guessed the truth. They looked at each other, but no one took the initiative to speak. Sun Xiaozhe was a proud man, and he always looked down on demoted officials and generals. He always treated them with contempt.
They use it when they can use it and throw it away when they don't need it. Therefore, Bian Lingcheng and others also learned a lesson and did not dare to sell all their property so quickly.
"Send scouts to look for them again, at least to find out which direction they disappeared from." After thinking for a long time and unable to come up with a reason, Sun Xiaozhe waved his hands angrily, frowned and made a decision, "From now on,
Take all the soldiers and horses outside, except for the scouts, back to the White Horse Castle camp. No one is allowed to go out without permission from the guard. Otherwise, military law will be enforced!"
"No!" All the generals were reluctant, but they didn't have the guts to challenge his might, so they all bowed down to accept the order.
"Everyone, go down! Remember to train your soldiers seriously. It's still early before the swords and guns are put into storage!" Sun Xiaozhe rubbed his sore temples and announced the end of the military meeting angrily.
The civil and military officials agreed again, stood up and left dejectedly. However, Sun Xiaozhe quickly glanced at everyone and added loudly: "Bian Lingcheng, you stay. I have something to ask you!"
"Ah, General, I obey your order!" Bian Lingcheng was so frightened that his legs became weak and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Cui Guangyuan reacted in time and reached out to help him, and he could barely stand still.
"What are you afraid of? I didn't say I wanted to kill you!" Sun Xiaozhe shrugged and comforted with a sneer.
Hearing this, Bian Lingcheng felt even more uneasy. He turned around with a smile, walked slowly to the other party, clasped his fists and saluted: "If you have anything to say, sir, just give me your instructions. Bian, please do your best!"
"Then I don't dare to take it!" Sun Xiaozhe glanced at him and continued to sneer, "You are a popular person next to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and you are also the deputy envoy of Chang'an who was personally appointed by His Majesty the Emperor of the Yan Kingdom. How can Sun use you?
?Maybe one day he encounters some trouble, and Sun will have to ask Mr. Bian to show his favor!"
Bian Lingcheng's face turned black from being squeezed, and he felt regretful and afraid in his heart. What he regretted was that he shouldn't have handed over Chang'an City so quickly without leaving any backup plan. What he was afraid of was that Sun Xiaozhe was deliberately causing trouble for him.
The ax and the ax add up. If this person finds an excuse to be executed, I'm afraid I won't even be able to find a place to complain. As far away as Luoyang, Emperor An Lushan of the Yan Kingdom will definitely not let an eunuch from the previous dynasty lose his use value.
, punish the famous leading general.
"What's the matter? Sun is so hated by people that Mr. Bian doesn't even bother to say a serious word to Sun?" Sun Xiaozhe didn't care how uncomfortable Bian Lingcheng was, while looking this person up and down with his eyes.
Continue to use words to coerce.
Bian Lingcheng broke into a cold sweat when he saw it. He immediately stood up straight and responded loudly: "I don't dare, I don't dare. Your Majesty, the Guardian, is serious, really serious. You are just borrowing a hundred courage from me, little man."
I don’t dare to be disrespectful to you. Just tell me what you want Bian to do. As long as Bian can do it, even if it’s a mountain of swords or a sea of fire, I’ll do it for you!”
"That's not necessary." Sun Xiaozhe knew that the other party had completely surrendered. He nodded, and the smile on his face slowly warmed up. "Sun just wanted to ask, in whose hands will the missing Yiluohe die? Don't
Tell Sun that you don’t know, since the previous emperor can appoint you to guard Chang’an, it is impossible to hide the troubles near Gyeonggi Road from your eyes!”
"Bian, Bian is really..." Bian Lingcheng was ready to continue lying out of habit, but suddenly saw the murderous look in Sun Xiaozhe's eyes, and immediately stopped, "Sir, it's clear to me, this villain really has no idea.
Be sure to confirm who committed the murder. The villain is just guessing, guessing..."
"Tell me everything you know!" Sun Xiaozhe glared at him fiercely and ordered in a low voice, "No hiding, no rambling. Come here, get a pen and paper, and write down what Mr. Bian said today.
Don't miss a single word of everything you say. If in the future I find out that there is something going on in Gyeonggi Province that Mr. Byeon missed, or that it is inconsistent with what Mr. Byeon said, it will prove that he is still grateful for the treatment of the previous emperor.
His kindness. I am willing to fulfill his name of loyalty!"
"Sir, have mercy on me, have mercy on me, I really don't dare to say anything because I'm not sure!" Even when facing Emperor Longji of the Tang Dynasty, Bian Lingcheng had never been so embarrassed. He knelt down with a "plop".
Stretching out his arms to hug Sun Xiaozhe's boots.
"Say!" Sun Xiaozhe took a few steps to the side in disgust, avoiding Bian Lingcheng's pull.
"Obey, obey!" At this moment, Bian Lingcheng realized how lucky he was back then. While wiping away his tears, he said sadly: "Little man, I just remember that before the general arrived in Chang'an with his troops,
, two groups of people once sneaked in and took away many female relatives. Later, the villain verified that one of the groups was the bodyguard of His Royal Highness, commanded by a general surnamed Ma. The other group came from the Anxi Army, led by General
The surname is Wang. The two groups together are about two hundred or so. If they set up an ambush halfway, it is indeed possible to wipe out the entire team of Yiluohe! Wuwu, Wuwu..."
