Not only Wang Xun was disappointed with the court's decision, but several other former veterans of the Anxi Army who had fought under Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing were also filled with indignation. On the second day after hearing that the court was preparing to let the rebels evacuate Chang'an safely, the current president
Li Siye, the military governor of Beiting, led his troops out without authorization and launched a strong attack on Chang'an City.
In the past few days, the rebel generals were painstakingly thinking about how to bite Wang Xun back before evacuating Chang'an, so their attention was naturally focused on the west of the city. Unexpectedly, a warning signal suddenly sounded in the north of the city, and Li Siye was caught off guard. In the blink of an eye, Li Siye was caught off guard.
, the city defense was breached in more than ten places, and more Beiting elites quickly climbed up the ladder.
The rebel coach Li Rengui was so distraught that he rushed all the reserve troops to the north wall in a panic. He also issued orders to the generals and continuously mobilized troops and horses from other walls. After a very busy day, he was able to barely move the north wall.
They were taken back from the Tang army. After the war, the number of soldiers was counted, and more than 3,000 people were lost, including more than 4,000 newly injured soldiers.
As the attacker, Li Siye's men also suffered heavy losses. But most of the bad breath in his heart was finally dissipated. Seeing that there was no hope of defeating the city, Li Siye ordered his deputy general Li Fei Yuanli to collect the troops on his behalf. He rode an old horse and went straight to
Ask for forgiveness.
As a veteran who has served in the army for nearly 40 years, Guo Ziyi certainly understood the reasons why Li Siye did such a drastic thing. Hearing that the other party came alone, he quickly stood up and came out of the commander's tent, and was the first to pull the flag.
Li Siye, who was trying to kneel down to him, laughed and said: "Guo was thinking of sending someone to kill the rebels first, so as not to let them know what is good or bad. Unexpectedly, General Li and Guo were in the same place.
.This battle was fought well and in time, and it showed the majesty of our Tang Dynasty. If Li Guiren is still stubborn, we will take turns to go up, and we can kill him alive just by consuming him!"
"The last general ignored military orders and went to war without authorization. Please punish Marshal Guo according to the law and set an example to others!" Guo Ziyi finished speaking, and Li Siye had time to ask for punishment himself. Of course, his voice could not be very high. In the ears of other generals, it was just as a warning.
It was just a joke, no one wanted to take it seriously.
"Hey!" Guo Ziyi shook his head repeatedly, his gray beard flying up and down, "The two armies are fighting, and the chance of victory is fleeting. If you take the initiative to go out to the camp to find fighters and kill the enemy's troops, what's the crime? Besides, you are not
Didn't you send someone to notify me? Didn't you just discover the loopholes in the enemy's city defense and have already sent someone to deliver a message to me? It's just that I have to consider the overall situation and have not been able to provide you with effective support in time."
"This..." Li Siye had tears in his eyes and could not say any more unnecessary words. Before going to the battle, he had already made up his mind. He would rather risk his life and be punished by military law than thank Gao Xianzhi for his kindness. Unexpectedly, Guo Ziyi
He actually took the risk of being impeached by the supervisors and shouldered all responsibilities alone.
Bai Xiaode, Pugu Huaien, Wang Sili and other Hu and Han generals saw Guo Ziyi protecting his subordinates in this way, and were impressed by the latter's magnanimity. They all opened their mouths to cover up for Li Siye. Cheng Yuanzhen, the eunuch sent by the Lingwu court to supervise the army, saw the generals.
They were united and knew that even if they made trouble at this moment, they would not be able to do anything to Li Siye. They had no choice but to follow the current, took half a step forward, and said with a smile: "Earlier, our family was so anxious when we heard the war drums outside in the camp that we almost thought that Li Jiedu was about to do something big.
Here is the first king with a different surname in the Tang Dynasty in nearly thirty years. He was about to congratulate Li Jiedu, but he didn't expect that Li Jiedu fell short in the end. But it's good, at least the rebels in the city know about it, and we don't have to force them to
They cannot evacuate voluntarily. It was for the sake of God's good intentions that His Majesty agreed to let them live! Qin Zhuangyuan, do you think this is true?!"
"Your Majesty has far-sightedness, which is beyond the comprehension of a small minister!" Qin Guozhen was suddenly ordered, and he quickly smiled and handed over his hand.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" All the generals bowed their hands to the north.
Cheng Yuanzhen sold a favor and wanted to recover the cost immediately, "But we have to be more careful about sending people into the city to discuss with the rebels. His Majesty ascended the throne in Lingwu on July 12 last year. After taking office, the situation in the world has changed
Turn the crisis around immediately. Now that the Holy Spirit has been in charge for a whole year, we can’t spend the next Hungry Ghost Festival in that poor place where a bird can’t even shit!”
Everyone had secretly guessed before that the imperial court was eager to let the rebels live in order to move back to Chang'an as soon as possible. Now that His Majesty's confidant eunuch Cheng Yuanzhen said it himself, not only did he have mixed feelings in his heart. Seeing the changes in the faces of the generals, Cheng Yuanzhen laughed.
Laughing, he continued to add, "Don't think that our family is straightforward. We have little education and don't understand so many twists and turns. I just remember a common saying, 'It's hard to work hard, and it's useless to work hard.' This world, this Chang'an
, aren’t they all your Majesty’s? Your Majesty is our employer. Of course we have to obey whatever the employer asks us to do and how we do it. Otherwise, no matter how well we do it, it will be in vain. At least we will be charged with contempt for the Holy One.
Can’t run away!”
His words sounded like an exhortation and a threat, leaving the generals speechless. Qin Guozhen was afraid that Cheng Yuanzhen would push everyone too hard and it would be counterproductive, so he quickly smiled and said to the side: "Shuai Guo has always been mature and prudent in his work. I must accept it."
After receiving the imperial edict, arrangements have been made quietly. Cheng Jianjun only needs to rest in the camp for a few days, and he will surely hear a reply from the rebels soon."
"That's good, that's good. His Majesty sent the supervisory troops to Guo Shuai that day, and our family spent a lot of effort to accept the assignment. It's because we believe that with Guo Shuai's ability, no matter what your majesty asks,
Everything can be done smoothly!”
Guo Ziyi's ability is not only in marching and fighting, but also has her own way of dealing with an eunuch like Cheng Yuanzhen who has no balls. He smiled and cupped his hands, and loudly expressed his attitude: "Thank you Master Cheng for your trust. Guo will definitely live up to your expectations! Come on,
Bring the letter of persuasion to surrender written by Guo in the morning to Supervisor Cheng for review. After General Cheng examines it, he will immediately send dead soldiers to Li Guiren!"
There were thousands of guards running at a trot, handing Cheng Yuanzhen the autographed letter written by Guo Ziyi to the rebel general. Although Cheng Yuanzhen did not read many books, he had basic reading skills. He held Guo Ziyi's letter and read it carefully for two or three times.
I couldn't find anything that made me dissatisfied, so I smiled and expressed my agreement.
Guo Ziyi simply acted as a good person and asked Cheng Yuanzhen to provide guarantee to the rebels with him in the name of supervising the army. As long as they were willing to evacuate Chang'an and did not destroy the palaces and houses in the city, the Tang army would not pursue them. Let them go south or north,
Take a detour back to Luoyang.
Cheng Yuanzhen received the unexpected courtesy and was elated. After signing the letter crookedly, he put down his pen and asked with some hesitation: "This, this, this is the first time our family has done this kind of thing. Is it really true?"
I don’t have any experience. Marshal Guo, if the rebels are willing to evacuate, can we really guarantee that they will not follow and kill them? I mean, I mean, of course Cheng can trust the character of you and the generals here. But to the west
, the one in the west, didn’t he just say harsh words yesterday?!”
For someone in the city, we must go to heaven and earth and hunt him to the end. This is what the Qin brothers said the day before yesterday when the Qin brothers tested Wang Xun's attitude. Don't think Cheng Yuanzhen dared to show off his power in front of Guo Ziyi and Li Siye. He really didn't have the courage.
Go to the Anxi Army and chirp. Everyone knows that Feng Bin, the adopted son of Gao Lishi, was torn in half because he offended Wang Xun. After that, whether it was His Majesty the Emperor at that time or Prince Jianguo,
They all pretended that nothing happened. They didn't even bother to mention Feng Bin's name.
Supervisory troops can only be sent to those who are absolutely loyal to the Tang Dynasty. The less sure they are of their loyalty, the less likely the imperial court will send their close confidants to supervise them. Even if His Majesty the Emperor has the courage to appoint one, no eunuch dares to use his own
Bet your head. This is the current situation of the Lingwu court, not a joke. Cheng Yuanzhen knows how big his safety range is, so he will never take the initiative to touch Wang Xun's evil side. He only knows how to fan the flames in Guo Ziyi's ears and let the latter do it for him.
What kind of person is Guo Ziyi? How could he be willing to be used as a gunman by a eunuch? Besides, he has other plans in mind, and he will not ruin his own arrangements just to please Cheng Yuanzhen.
At that moment, the old general waved his hands and said with a smile: "That's just an angry word, it can't be true. Besides, the total number of soldiers and horses in the city is no less than 60,000, which is twice as many as the Anxi Army. As long as the people inside don't take the initiative to tease the king,
Xun, how could he sacrifice the lives of his brothers for nothing because of personal grudges? Don't worry, Guo has always been very accurate in judging people. Although Wang Jiedu is young and vigorous, he is by no means the kind of person who ignores the overall situation.
!”
"Our family hopes so!" Cheng Yuanzhen shrugged, not quite trusting Guo Ziyi's judgment.
In order to allow him to rest at ease, Guo Ziyi thought for a while and handed down a series of orders. Let his direct troops be Shuofang Army, Li Siye's Beiting Army, Bai Xiaode's Qiuci Army, Li Guangbi's Hedong Army, and
The 100,000 soldiers and horses borrowed by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty from the Uighurs all moved closer to the main camp and were given two directions to the south and east of the city to allow the rebels to leave safely.
At the same time, he took on the airs of a coach and made a stern statement. From now on, no one is allowed to take the initiative to attack the rebels in the city without his own orders. This will happen until the two sides reach a final agreement, or until the negotiation completely fails.
Seeing that Guo Ziyi had done so simply and thoroughly, Cheng Yuanzhen finally put his heart back in his stomach. He took Qin Guozhen's hand and asked him to go to the back tent with him and help him write a letter to report the details of the battlefield to the court. Qin Guozhen couldn't shirk it, so he had to accept it.
He bowed his hands and said goodbye to the generals. Guo Ziyi led Li Guangbi and other generals to send the supervisor and the imperial envoy out of the commander's tent. When the two of them were far away, he called a confidant and handed over the letter Cheng Yuanzhen had just signed.
He gave it to him and ordered in a low voice: "You should set off now and go into the city to write a letter to Li Guiren and Zhang Tongru on my behalf, telling them that as long as they evacuate Chang'an voluntarily, I will never send troops to pursue them within ten days."
Kill. In addition, Wang Mingyun has said before that anyone who has a personal enmity with him will not be let go. Although I am the commander of the first army, I cannot interfere in Wang Mingyun's personal affairs. Whether to leave or not, let Li Guiren and Zhang Tongru
You must give me a clear answer within three days!"