Supervisor Gao Jien was lying in the tent to rest when he suddenly heard loud shouting outside. He quickly stood up and opened the curtain to look, only to see Yan Xiaosi wearing iron armor, followed by two people striding towards him carrying horizontal knives.
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He displayed his official authority as a lieutenant in the imperial court and rebuked: "Yan Xiaosi, what the hell did you do! It's such a mess that you can't even control a few people!"
Yan Xiaosi didn't bother him at all, walked up to him quickly, and shouted loudly: "The eunuchs made a rebellion, causing the brothers in the Hexi Army to mutiny! Let's punish them quickly!"
Li Zhongshi's expression suddenly changed, he took two steps back in fear, and said with a stiff smile: "Brother Yan, please don't make such a joke."
"Who the hell is your brother!" Yan Xiaosi drew out his sword, aimed it at his chest and stabbed it in.
At this time, all the generals were completely convinced that Deputy Envoy Yan was really going to lead them to mutiny. They each shouted loudly and ordered: "Quickly, kill the other eunuch envoy and go to Yu Chaoen's camp to capture him."
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Yu Chaoen was different from these supervisors. He had his own tooth troops under his command. When these soldiers guarding the tent saw the Hexi Army coming with the crowd, they immediately ran to wake Yu Chaoen from his sleep:
"Ambassador, run! The Hexi Army has mutinied!"
The eunuch hurriedly got up from the felt, without even wearing a coat, and fled outside the camp wearing only a white midriff.
The angry soldiers rushed into the camp and found that Yu Chaoen had run away. They were about to chase him and kill him, but Yan Xiaosi came and shouted: "Don't worry about Yu Chaoen anymore! The Lord is now in Xiangzhou and Weizhou.
At the border, we set up camp and went over to join him!"
"Brothers, start the stronghold! Go to Weizhou!"
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In the camp of Duan Xiushi, the Jiedushi envoy, who was traveling in Beiting, Dai Wang quickly walked through the bonfires in the camp, stood in front of the Chinese army tent and crossed his hands and said: "Zhongcheng, I humbly ask Dai Wang to see you."
Duan Xiushi had not yet fallen asleep. He was holding a book in his hand and wearing his outer robe and said: "Deputy Ambassador Dai, please come in quickly."
Dai Wang stood at the door of the tent and took off his mask, revealing a ferocious scarred face. Duan Xiushi was shocked when he saw his scarred face and didn't know how to speak.
"My real name is not Dai Wang, but Xu Bin. In the third year of Tianbao, I still remember clearly the fire at the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, the explosion of the Xuanyuan Lantern Tower, and the mysterious disappearance of the Emperor. Now, many years later, I still remember it clearly. I
I thought I could awaken the emperor, and I thought I could change the situation of the court. But the situation is not as I expected. The mediocre people are still in the government, and the ambitious tigers and wolves are entrenched in the wild. Now the country is in catastrophe, the people are displaced, and the people have high hopes for the court. What is the court doing? Internal struggle for power and profit.
, there was strife from top to bottom, the heroes who aspired to pacify the world were suspected, the Nine Jiedushi envoys besieged Xiangzhou, but they were suspicious of each other..."
"Wait a minute," Duan Xiushi interrupted him and asked, "What do you want to say?"
"The Hexi Army mutinied tonight and has already abandoned its camp and retreated to the border of Xiangzhou and Weizhou. My lord is waiting for us there. Duan Zhongcheng still remembers what he said before. Make your decision tonight. Evacuation from Ye City means drawing a clear line with the imperial court.
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Duan Xiushi stood dumbfounded for a moment, then took two quick steps forward to hold Xu Bin's hand and said, "My lord and Mr. Xu trust me so much, how can Duan Xiushi trust me? I will immediately send an order to the entire army to break camp and follow my lord."
"Send my military order and the three armies will withdraw from Yecheng and retreat towards Weizhou."
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Tian Zhen, Li Chongbao, and Zhao Chongxuan stood in the camp of the Anxi army commander, folded their arms and said to Feng Changqing, who was sitting in front of the table: "Feng Zhongcheng, please make a decision quickly. Now that the lord has returned, we
Brothers can get together again, why should they be subject to the eunuch's arrogance and the court's manipulation."
Feng Changqing tugged at his beard and sighed: "Why at this time? Yecheng is about to fall, and the traitor An Qingxu is about to be pacified. By then, Shi Siming will be left alone. If he suddenly withdraws from the battlefield at this time, it will cause the Nine Armies to be defeated.
, you and I will also be infamous for the rest of our lives."
Tian Zhen said eagerly: "Feng Zhongcheng, you know the dirty tricks of the imperial court. Zang Xiye made great achievements in the beginning, but because he was feared by the imperial court and was deprived of the position of Hexi Jiedushi, does Zhongcheng still have to be loyal?
A filial son?"
"The imperial court has not failed me. How can Feng Changqing bear the name of being disloyal and unjust?"
"General Feng, the doctor treated you well in the past. Why do you abandon the doctor now and follow the so-called imperial court?"
Tian Zhen's face turned red, and he was about to glare and get angry, but Li Chongbao reached out to stop him. Chongbao took half a step forward, bowed to Feng Changqing, crossed his hands and said: "Master, I have come to thank you for your guidance and guidance these days. It's just me doing this."
A son must follow in the footsteps of his father. The current situation is like this, and we all have our own ambitions. Remembering the past friendship between us and our brothers in the army, can we get together or part ways?"
Feng Changqing rubbed his brows and nodded: "In that case, this is the most harmonious way. You can take away the soldiers who are willing to go with you, and those who are willing to stay can also stay. Remember the past feelings
Above all, I will stand still tonight. When the sun rises tomorrow, we will be able to distinguish ourselves. If we meet on the battlefield in the future, you don’t have to show mercy."
Feng Changqing has already spoken for this reason, what else do they have to say.
"Thank you, Zhongcheng." Li Chongbao and the others solemnly crossed their hands towards Feng Changqing, turned around and walked out of the tent.
Tian Zhen shouted angrily: "What did my lord say when he went to the field? Now he suddenly regrets it. I really want to kill this guy with a knife."
Li Chongbao said with a relaxed expression: "Everyone has his own ambitions. General, don't worry too much about those who are unwilling to follow his father sincerely. Even if they are forced to submit tonight, there will be a lot of trouble in the future. Now is the time to ensure that the loyalty of the team is not diluted."
The three of them each returned to their own camps, summoned their men and announced: "We will go to the border of Weizhou to follow the Taiwei. Those who are willing to go with us, follow me and abandon the camp!"
So the soldiers of the three battalions led their horses out of the camp, holding torches in their hands, and galloped towards the east in the dark night.
Li Chongbao, Tian Zhen, and Zhao Chongxun took with them the most elite cavalry troops in the Anxi army, as well as more than 10,000 people from the Mo Dao team and the Shule army. Seeing this, the marching commander Ma Fu quickly ran to Feng Changqing's camp and asked:
"Zhongcheng, why do you let them lead the troops to leave? Can the Anxi Army still be called the Anxi Army after it is separated?"
"Everyone has his own ambitions." Feng Changqing shook his head and sighed: "I didn't expect that Lieutenant Li would leave Chang'an and come to Xiangzhou to raise a banner of rebellion when he was dormant after becoming famous all his life. He was originally in charge of the three towns of Longyou, and he was
The deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, who has an army of 200,000 under his command, has never thought about it like this, it is really incredible."
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Li Siye led more than 200 riders north from Huaizhou and crossed the Yellow River at Heyang Bridge. After crossing the bridge, he set fire to the Heyang Bridge, alarming the local county soldiers. After a brief fierce battle, he headed for Weizhou. After more than ten days
After trekking, we finally reached the border between Weizhou and Xiangzhou.
This was the most dangerous moment in his military career. Shi Siming's rebel forward was less than thirty miles away from him, and the enemy camp was directly stationed in Weizhou. He had to lie down day and night to avoid the front.
In the early morning of September 30th, the Hexi Army took the lead in reaching the border between Xiangzhou and Weizhou. The rebel forward thought that the Tang Army was going to free up their hands to deal with them, so they quickly withdrew the forward troops.
Li Siye found traces of the Hexi Army through the movements of the rebels, and immediately led more than 200 people to rush towards the Hexi Army's formation fluttering in the wind. The Feihu Cavalry led by Bai Xiaode saw a small team approaching on the left wing, and immediately ordered all the troops
He mounted his horse on alert, held his horned bow in his hands and shouted loudly, "Whose part are you from?"
Li Siye rode forward on a black horse and shouted joyfully: "Bai Xiaode!"
"Master? Master!"
Bai Xiaode was overjoyed and galloped to Li Siye. He dismounted, knelt down and crossed his hands. Li Siye quickly dismounted and helped him up. He said with a smile: "It's not in vain that I have been waiting for you and me to reunite."
He entered the Hexi army formation with a whip in hand, and all his generals came forward to pay homage. The soldiers raised their spears and cheered.
"My lord, I heard that Hexi will not be able to hold out for long under the attack of the Tubo people. The soldiers are very worried. We are very happy that your lord is back. We only hope that your lord will take us back to our hometown in Hexi."
Li Siye stood on a high place and promised the generals: "Brothers, Anxi, Beiting, Hebei Province is your hometown and our foundation. One day, the world will be pacified, and I will lead everyone back to Hexi!"
In the morning, the Anxi and Beiting armies also arrived at the border between Weizhou and Xiangzhou. The three armies totaled more than 70,000 people, which was almost half of the Tang army under Xiangzhou City.