Chapter 750: Fang Guan recommended himself to restore Chang'an
An Lushan gritted his teeth and smiled and said: "You are such a sharp-tongued person! I didn't want to embarrass you, surnamed Yan, but you actually killed my adopted son Li Qincuo and my confidant and beloved general Gao Miao! What a thousand years!"
Today I will cut off your flesh and boil it in a pot to avenge them!"
Yan Gaoqing laughed and said: "You are just a sheep thief, but you dare to call yourself a loner. You will die without a burial place!"
"Tie him to the bridge pillar!"
Several executioners dragged Yan Gaoqing and tied him to the bridge. An Lushan turned to the general beside him and said: "He Qianli, your brother was killed by this man. He cut off his flesh and threw it into a hot pot to cook.
I will eat with you!"
He Qianli knelt down and took the golden knife given by An Lushan. He walked towards Yan Gaoqing and cut his flesh with the knife. Every time Yan Gaoqing let out a pitiful scream, he cursed loudly, and the executioner simply used his hook.
The knife hooked out his tongue and dismembered all his hands, feet and limbs.
Yuan Luqian and Yan Gaoqing's youngest son and nephew were escorted out of the car, and the executioners chopped off their hands and feet. Yuan Luqian also kept yelling, and He Qianli rushed forward and cut off his tongue with a knife, and his mouth was full of blood again.
He sprayed the opponent in the face. He Qianli angrily directed the executioner to chop, and chopped Yuan Luqian into several sections.
An Lushan watched this cruel atrocity while lying on the bed with a smile, which made Li Zhuer standing behind him tremble while holding the canopy pole.
"Carry them all to the mass grave and bury them! Remember to bury them in several sections and make sure their families don't find them!"
The ground on the Tianjin Bridge was stained with blood, which was shocking. The blood flowed along the embankment and into the Luo River, making the rippling water surface dyed red. The red gradually spread outwards and occupied the entire field of vision. Li Heng screamed and sat up from the bed.
He raised his sleeves to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and reached out to block the oil lamp in front of him. When his eyes were closed tightly in front of the lamp, wasn't the surrounding area red?
Empress Zhang walked to him, holding a bowl of medicinal soup and asked softly: "Did your Majesty have a nightmare?"
Li Heng nodded: "I don't know what the sign is when I dream about blood torture."
"The right prime minister, Guan Guan, is outside. Why don't we call him in and ask him."
"Okay, call me Fang Guan."
Li Fuguo stood aside and nodded, turned around and walked out of the palace. A moment later, Fang Guan walked in wearing a purple robe, bowed at 90 degrees and bowed to the ground: "My lord, Fang Guan, pays homage to your majesty, and pays homage to the empress."
Li Heng raised his hand towards him: "Mr. Fang, please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Fang Guan knelt down on the futon in the palace room. Li Heng asked him: "I just dreamed of blood torture. I wonder what the sign is?"
Fang Guan pretended to calculate for a while, then raised his head and said: "Your Majesty? Blood is the heir, which indicates that there will be successors to Your Majesty's foundation. Blood is vermilion? It also indicates that the recent war will improve."
Li Heng was not interested in the first half of the sentence, but was intrigued by the second half. What he hoped most was to regain Chang'an as soon as possible? But the situation was stronger than the others, and the waiting time was really unbearable.
"Then let me borrow auspicious words from your right prime minister? I hope we can regain Chang'an as soon as possible."
Fang Guan's eyes moved slightly. He knelt down and crossed his hands and said: "In the past six months, your Majesty has been recruiting brave soldiers in Longyou, Shuofang and Hedong. There are also generals such as Li Siye, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi waiting around. It is the right time to regain Chang'an? "
I have been familiar with the art of war since I was a child. I have also studied the battle books of the past dynasties. I am willing to lead the troops in a decisive battle with the bandits in the west of Chang'an and regain the capital in one fell swoop."
Li Heng naturally shook his head and said: "I have never heard that you have ever led an army in battle. Besides, Li Siye has already explained to me that most of the elite troops of the rebels remain in Chang'an? As many as one hundred thousand. If we are not sure that they will be
Before total annihilation? It’s better not to act rashly. Guo Ziyi also said that the enemy’s force is still strong, but they still need to accumulate strength in order to inflict heavy damage in one fell swoop.”
Fang Guan was full of confidence, raised his hands and said with great magnanimity: "Although Li Siye once led an expedition with 30,000 troops to win consecutive victories? Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and others also defeated An Lushan generals in Hedong? But they are all generals? And they are not.
A talented general can only rely on the strength of his troops to fight against the wind. If he encounters a strong enemy, he will be helpless. A talented general should be like Lu Gongwang of the Zhou Dynasty, Zhang Liang of the Han Dynasty, and Zhuge Liang of the Shu Han Dynasty.
The weak can defeat the strong, and the few can defeat the many. Now in the crisis of the country, there should be an unparalleled leader who can defeat the powerful enemy in one fell swoop and restore the Tang Dynasty."
Li Heng was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that you want to say that you are that handsome guy?"
"Your Majesty," Fang Guan said with excitement and solemnity: "How can I dare to recommend myself in front of Your Majesty if I don't have real talent and knowledge? Although the rebels have elite soldiers such as Yiluohe and Youyan cavalry, they are far away from Hebei and miss you.
In their homeland, their generals fled one after another. Moreover, after they entered Chang'an, they often looted and were unpopular with the people. The powerful men in Guanzhong also made sneak attacks in secret. The vigor of the rebels had long been lost. I have just mastered a lost ancient battle formation, which can defeat the enemy's edge.
By annihilating them in numerous battles, we can finally pacify Guanzhong."
Li Heng was unsure, and asked Fang Guan: "Since I arrived in Lingwu, the army has just recovered its strength, and the court has suffered several disastrous defeats. It really cannot afford any losses. Are you completely sure?"
"If I fail to succeed, Your Majesty will take my head from my neck!"
Li Heng sighed: "You only need to know that you are responsible for the safety of the world. If we are defeated by then, what is the use of taking your head? Fang Guan listens!"
Fang Xianggong knelt in front of Li Heng, put his hands on the ground and said, "Your Majesty Fang Guan receives the order."
"I order you to be loyal, recruit Xijing and defend the Pu-Tong Pass and other military envoys, lead an army of 50,000 to conquer the rebels, and recover Chang'an. I allow you to choose your own generals and staff, but you must also follow Li Siye.
Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi should communicate more and listen to their opinions."
"I obey the decree."
After Fang Guan left, Li Fuguo walked up behind Li Heng and said in a low voice: "Everyone, I think Prime Minister Fang Guan seems to be boasting. His Majesty has entrusted the military and political affairs to this person. I am afraid that he cannot afford this."
A heavy burden."
Li Heng sighed and said: "I also know that there are some risks, but at the moment all the generals are firm and conservative, and they are unwilling to move lightly. Now he has recommended himself as a good person. If he can really regain Chang'an. Fang Guan has achieved such feats with a weak scholar.
How embarrassing it is for those who are proud of their military power. From now on, they will be ashamed to show their qualifications as the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty in front of me. It will be much more convenient for me to control them. Moreover, even if Fang Guan cannot win by then, he is a person sent by the Supreme Emperor.
I can’t bear this responsibility.”
Li Fuguo praised sincerely: "Your Majesty is so considerate that my servants can't keep up with your thinking recently."
Li Heng smiled and shook his head: "I can't do it anymore. I'm old. I dedicated my best years to the East Palace and the Sixteenth Prince's House."
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Fang Guan accepted the emperor's decree and edicts. After going down, he did not discuss with any generals at all, and chose a group of literati to serve as his staff, such as Deng Jingshan, Li Yi, Song Ruosi, Jia Zhi, Wei Shaoyou, Liu Zhi and others.
, none of these people had served in the army, and the emperor later appointed Wang Sili, the Minister of War, as his deputy. However, Fang Guan believed that his combat ideas were different from those of these warriors, so he did not communicate with Wang Sili and only discussed combat with these scholars every day.
, began to prepare for the plan to regain Chang'an.
If we say that these people don’t understand military affairs at all, it’s not true. They have read many military books, and some have even personally visited ancient battlefields. They can also make a lot of noise when talking about wars. The breadth of their knowledge is comparable to the guidance on Zhihu.
The keyboard warriors in the country are almost the same. If they really find a general who has experienced hundreds of battles to debate with them, I am afraid he will not be their opponent.
Therefore, these staff officers formulated a thick battle plan, and finally decided to dig out the abandoned ancient chariots from the pile of old papers, and use them with the powerful bows and crossbows of the Tang Dynasty to create a new method of warfare.
The emperor also ordered Li Siye, Guo Ziyi, and Li Guangbi to obey Fang Guan's orders and be ready to respond at any time. Fang Guan naturally could not let these veteran generals interrupt in front of him, so he sent a messenger to Fengxiang to convey the order to Li Siye and his army.
He built and modified chariots.
At this time, Li Siye was training the fish scale formation of the Flying Tiger Cavalry, matching it with the hollow formation and Xuanwu artillery of the Chinese infantry. He stood on the height of the Monk Plains in Chencang, personally waving the command flag in his hand to direct the advance of the military formation below.
Back.
One of the guards came forward, knelt on one knee and crossed his hands and said: "Sir, the Right Prime Minister Fang Guan's military order ordered our army to make a hundred taels of chariots according to the ancient drawings and deliver them in ten days. Your Majesty has given the Right Prime Minister the power to command the army.
, Chang'an will be recovered soon."
"Recapture Chang'an with chariots? I heard you right. Is the emperor crazy or is his Fang Guan crazy?"
"It's absolutely true, His Majesty has appointed him as the envoy to Xijing to mobilize soldiers and horses from all over the world."
He put down the flag and sighed: "Li Heng has recently accumulated all the wealth he recruited in Shuofang, and he wants Fang Guan to lose it all again."