In the residence of Fan Yang Jiedushi, the newspaper sent by Liu Luogu of Jinzou Courtyard was placed on An Lushan's desk. The fat Doctor An put on his boots under the service of the eunuch Li Zhu'er, wearing only a medium-sized coat.
Shan, bypassing the screen and coming to the case, held the Di newspaper in his hands and asked Yan Zhuang, Gao Shang and An Qingxu below: "Have you read the contents of the Di newspaper? Are there any extraordinary things that actually disturbed them?"
I can't take a nap."
"My lord, the eldest son came to Beijing for an audience, and was forced to stay by Yang Guozhong in the name of a betrothal. He was named the official inspector and Taipuqing, and married the clan daughter Princess Rongyi. In fact, he was a hostage. In addition, Liu Luogu was worried that Yang Guozhong would be
I'm committing harm, and I'm asking my lord for instructions to evacuate the memorial hall and return to Fanyang."
Fatty An angrily scolded: "I'm so scared of his mother. My son is still in Chang'an. What is he afraid of? Write a letter telling him that he is not allowed to come back!"
"Here."
Gao Shang reported carefully: "In addition, Li Siye's eldest son was also forced to stay in Chang'an in the name of a betrothal."
An Lushan twirled his beard and pondered: "So, those people who work hard on the streets now feel the same pain as me?"
Noble and joyful, he crossed his hands and praised: "Since this is the case, I am here to congratulate my lord."
"Hey, my lord, I didn't notice. Yang Guozhong offended you in the northeast, and Li Siye in the northwest. Now the Jiannan soldiers have attacked Nanzhao several times and been defeated. Their strength has long been gone. The only one who obeys his orders is Longyou's brother.
Shu Han and An Sishun of Shuofang. In this way, the situation becomes more favorable to the lord."
An Lushan raised his head and sighed melancholy: "An's biggest hope is to be able to hold on to the three-thirds of an acre of land in Yanyun and Liaodong, so that his descendants can have continuous blessings, and it is best to be able to inherit the throne. Now he is fifty.
There are three, how many more years can this old bone survive?"
Yan Zhuang stepped forward to persuade and said: "My lord wants to feel comfortable, but I am afraid that some people in the court do not want to make you feel comfortable. Yang Guozhong is aggressive, and the emperor is old and dim, and he only listens to and believes in others. If my lord cannot always be on guard, he will surely suffer disaster."
, if you wait until the situation is in danger? You must counterattack in advance."
"Hahaha?" An Lushan laughed three times, waved to the two of them and said, "You guys should step back first."
After the two of them folded their hands and left, An Qingxu was the only one left standing in the hall. He looked back at the two military advisers leaving, stepped forward, crossed their hands and said to his father: "Master, these two people are always there.
What do they have in mind by staying by your side to encourage rebellion?"
Li Zhuer calmly put the fur on An Lushan and glanced at An Qingxu with a low eyebrow.
An Lushan rubbed the eye mucus in the corner of his eyes and flicked it out with his little fingernail. He laughed and said: "What else can I do to reassure myself? Of course it is to go further and get promoted to a higher position. Since Li Linfu came to power? How many talented people have stopped?"
Yu Zhaoye? They are also one of the tens of thousands of people. If they only follow Jiedushi An Lushan, then they can only be a secretary of the army and a judge of Jiedu in their whole life. But if you and I become
As for emperors, they are the founding heroes of the country, so naturally they can hold the position of supreme minister, be granted the title of prime minister and worship the general."
"So? You and I, father and son, can't be confused. Raising an army to rebel is a major crime to destroy the nine tribes? Who dares to do it if you are not completely sure? Don't look at these military advisers, the generals are trying their best to encourage you around every day? But wait until you really take that step
Once you take one step, there is no turning back.”
He pointed out the window and said with a smile: "We have no way to turn back? But these people do. If they lose the battle, can they surrender to the court? They can demote generals and become officials. But we, father and son, cannot surrender? So we have to be very careful. I am very careful now."
I envy Li Siye, he is younger than me and can have more time to plan an escape. I am afraid that my time is running out, and my court will definitely liquidate you in a hundred years, what should you do then?"
An Qingxu lowered his head and thought for a while, but couldn't think of any good way out, so he could only rub his hands together.
The guard walked in from outside the lobby door, knelt on one knee and crossed his hands and said: "To inform the prince, General An Shouzhong has returned from Hexi."
An Lushan's eyes widened, he became energetic and said, "Let him come in quickly."
I saw a man wearing a Sogdian cross-collar robe stepping across the threshold. On his head was a pointed felt hat often worn by traders. He stepped forward and crossed his hands to report: "Father, since last autumn and winter, I have ordered all the people around me to
Xizuo pretended to be several caravans and went to various military towns in Hexi, Beiting, and Anxi to investigate secretly. But it turned out that he didn't know it until he did the investigation. He was shocked when he did it. Guess what?"
An Lushan fluffed up his fur and returned to the desk. He patted the desk hard and said, "Don't show off to me. Come here quickly."
"Well, from last year to now, the Eighth Army of Hexi, the Three Armies of Beiting and the Four Towns of Anxi have all recruited and expanded. Hexi's command is estimated to have reached 80,000 people. Since the Beiting Army gathered the remnants of Abus, its strength has also expanded to two
Seventeen thousand people. After the four towns of Anxi obtained a large number of Dashi war horses, they also recruited a large number of cavalry from the Tuqishi and Geluolu tribesmen. The total force is probably close to 30,000 people. This does not include Hezhong
With the Yonghui and Longshuo armies in the Tochar territory, the Quiren army of Big and Little Bolu, and the garrison led by Zhao Congfang of North India."
An Lushan felt his scalp numb when he heard so many troops. He waved his hand and said, "Just tell me how many people and horses he has! Why make so much noise."
"Well, I estimate, roughly, that the total force under Li Siye's command should exceed 180,000, with 60,000, 70,000 or more war horses?"
"What are you talking about?" An Lushan slapped the case hard and said angrily: "I sent you so many scouts to do detailed work, but in the end you just gave me a rough estimate? Are you so confused?"
An Shouzhong knelt down on the ground in fear, and argued with a mournful face: "Shou Zhong deserves to die, for not being able to take into account what his adoptive father told him. But the land in the Western Region of Longyou occupied by Li Siye is vast and sparsely populated, and spans thousands of miles from east to west.
It is really hard for the craftsmen to travel back and forth. In addition, the Longyou soldiers are strictly guarded, and they can only inquire from outside, but are not allowed to peep close. The above reports only refer to the strength of each city and military town, such as the guards and beacon forts in various places in Longyou.
There are so many stars everywhere, I’m afraid I won’t be able to find out clearly even if it takes another year.”
An Lushan's anger gradually weakened, and he held his throat and asked An Shouzhong in a low voice: "In your opinion, the military strength of my father's three towns in Hebei and his three towns in Longyou, Li Siye's, is more, less, stronger and weaker.
Ah? You tell the truth and don’t mean to flatter me!"
"Well," An Shouzhong looked up at An Qingxu next to him, then carefully looked up at An Lushan, and said hesitantly: "If we look at military strength alone, it is natural that the three towns in Hebei Province are better.
But in terms of cavalry, the Chishui army in Liangzhou has 60% cavalry, the Han army in Tingzhou has all cavalry, and the four towns in Anxi have 50% cavalry. Li Siye has been operating in Beiting, Anxi for a long time, and every unit in the army has camels.
With a large number of troops, the logistics and transportation capabilities of the horse are extremely strong. They can travel hundreds of miles long distances and then fight. Our army is incomparable."
Seeing An Lushan's face getting darker and darker, An Shouzhong hurriedly changed his topic: "However, Li Siye occupies a vast area and controls thousands of miles. Even if all the Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty combined, the area under his control is not more than half of his.
.If there is a change in the Central Plains in the future, and he needs to send troops to stay behind, the Indian, Big and Small Bolu, Hezhong, and Tocharian troops cannot be mobilized. In the end, he can lead an army into the Central Plains of at most 80,000 or 90,000 people, and his father can mobilize
There are 150,000 soldiers and horses. Which one is stronger and which one is weaker, my father will know at a glance."
An Lushan supported his chin with his elbows, raised his head and said with wandering thoughts: "But his ability to command battles is far better than mine. If he recruits soldiers on such a large scale, does he have different intentions like me? What if he can raise troops to rebel?
, then am I just a mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind, sitting back and enjoying the harvest?"