In the middle of the night, the stars were completely covered by dark clouds. Yu Chaoen ran on the field one foot at a time. The autumn wind made him shiver while holding his middle sheet, so he had to tear off a flag and wrap it around his body. Hundreds of people escorted him.
The tooth soldier quickly brought the horse over and helped him mount it.
It was pitch dark all around and he couldn't tell the north, south, east or west. He was afraid that if he ran to the wrong place and went deep into the Anxi or Beiting army camps, he was afraid that he would fall into a trap.
It was not until dawn that he trembled on his horse and saw Li Guangbi's six-sided banner in the Hedong Army camp not far away, and immediately ordered everyone to speed up and rush over.
Li Guangbi welcomed him into his tent and asked quickly: "Last night I saw the torches in the camps of Hexi and Anxi and other armies in the distance, day and night. I dare to ask the ambassador what happened!"
Yu Chaoen rubbed his brows and said with a grimace: "The Hexi Army mutinied, and that fellow Yan Xiaosi was so arrogant that he actually led his troops to kill me. If we hadn't been alert by nature and ran fast, I would have turned into a ghost by the sword right now.
"After saying these words, he suddenly woke up and shouted loudly: "This mutiny must be premeditated! Quick, quick! Send troops out of camp to attack the Hexi Army, and the first culprit must be killed."
Li Guangbi comforted him and said: "Ambassador, don't be anxious. I will send troops to find out the enemy's situation first, and then make a decision after getting accurate information."
He immediately sent out eight scout teams to check the camps of the other eight armies surrounding Yecheng to verify what happened and which army was affected by the mutiny. At this juncture of the Yecheng battle,
Any accident may have catastrophic consequences.
Half an hour later, the scouts from each team came back to report. The Hexi Army camp was empty, leaving only bonfires and wooden shelves on the ground. The Beiting Army had all withdrawn, and the Anxi Army had split up and withdrew half of it, as if
It's been discussed.
Yu Chaoen was extremely frightened. He had always led the Hexi Army personally. Although Li Kui was the governor, even the emperor knew that Li Kui was just an empty-headed general. If the saint blamed him for this, his eunuch career would be ruined.
I'm afraid it's coming to an end.
Li Guangbi advised him: "Ambassador, why don't you call the other military governors over and discuss what to do?"
He nodded with a grimace: "Okay, it's up to you."
Soon Guo Ziyi, Feng Changqing, Wang Sili, Lu Jiong and others came to Guo Ziyi's tent of the Hedong Army. Yu Chaoen sat in the middle with a frown on his face, and everyone sat below and whispered.
Guo Ziyi coughed and added: "If it is as Feng Zhongcheng said, Li Siye must have gone north from Luoyang and secretly contacted his subordinates in the army to plan this mutiny. But we don't know what his real purpose was."
"This is rebellion! What else is there to worry about!" Yu Chaoen patted the case and pointed at Feng Changqing and asked: "You are such a good military governor that you can let Tian Zhen and Li Siye's son take you away.
Half of the troops in the army, could it be that you are colluding with Li Siye?"
Feng Changqing's face turned red and white, and Ma Li, who was standing behind him, retorted coldly: The entire Hexi Army under the ambassador's control mutinied. According to what you just said, you not only colluded with Li Siye, but also brought down the entire Hexi Army.
The Hexi army gave it to him."
"Bold! When discussing matters in the army, you, a small lieutenant, dare to contradict your superiors. Come on, pull him out and chop him!"
Feng Changqing quickly stood up and crossed his hands to plead: "Ambassador, calm down, our army has suffered countless losses in vain, and we must not kill any more generals. More than 10,000 brothers abandoned the army. This is my fault. After the battle, I will report to your majesty
Shangshu apologizes."
Li Guangbi took the lead and said: "Now that the backbone of the army has left, let's discuss what should be done?"
Guo Ziyi said to Yu Chaoen: "According to the report from the scouts I sent, the direction in which the three armies of Longyou are retreating is Weizhou."
Yu Chaoen's expression changed: "Is he going to switch to Shi Siming?"
Guo Ziyi stroked his beard and spoke eloquently: "According to my understanding of Li Siye, this person has always been arrogant and arrogant, and he would not go to Shi Siming for refuge. Therefore, I boldly asked the ambassador for orders and was willing to lead more than a hundred riders to Weizhou to meet Li Siye.
, chatting with him about righteousness is also a good time to find out his true purpose."
Li Guangbi immediately objected: "Guo Sikongqie cannot put himself in danger. Li Siye can lead the army to withdraw eastward. This is obviously a rebellion. Now that the Seventh Army is exhausted and Yecheng cannot be conquered for a long time, it is better to retreat to Weizhou.
Let’s see how he behaves.”
"How can we retreat?" Yu Chaoen said, snapping the case and saying: "The army has besieged Yecheng for more than three months. Now the canal has been connected and Yecheng has been flooded. The city's destruction is just around the corner. How can it be in vain? At present, the only option is to conquer Yecheng.
Only in this way can we give an explanation to Your Majesty. As for Li Siye, our family thinks that Guo Sikong can go there. As long as we can stabilize him and prevent us from causing trouble, we may be able to have a battle with Shi Siming. We can put in a good word for him in front of Your Majesty.
Forgive him for inciting soldiers to mutiny and seize power in the army, and even go to Shu to allow him to command the Hexi Army Beiting 2nd Army with full authority."
Li Guangbi couldn't help but want to laugh. The idea of eunuch Yu Chaoen was a bit too naive. Li Siye could risk his life all the way from Luoyang to Xiangzhou to regain military power, just to be the governor of the three towns?
Guo Ziyi sincerely replied with folded hands: "I will lead the troops and set off later."
…
Li Siye took back the army from the imperial court, but his current situation is not optimistic at all. More than 70,000 people have no base of their own, and the food and grass they carry are only enough for one month. The imperial court's military strength in Xiangzhou is still nearly ten
Wan Wan and Shi Siming have more than 90,000 troops in Weizhou and Luozhou ready to go. Although their eyes are now all set on Yecheng, with his appearance, other unpredictable decisions will happen.
If he goes south to seize Weizhou, Huaizhou, or even Luoyang, Yu Chaoen will definitely lead the seven military envoys to withdraw from Xiangzhou and follow him to fight a decisive battle in Henan, which will benefit Shi Siming instead.
Although it is dangerous to be entrenched between Xiangzhou and Weizhou, if the Tang army and the rebels can be killed here, wouldn't Hebei and Henan be within easy reach?
It's just that after this melee, the people of the Central Plains were still the ones who were wasted.
The generals under his command have no idea what to do next, and now it depends on the decision of his backbone.
He called Cen Shen to him in the camp and said solemnly: "Master Cen, I would like to ask you to be my envoy and take my letter to Shi Siming's camp to conclude an alliance."
Cen Shen asked in astonishment: "Does the doctor want to surrender to the rebels?"
He laughed dumbly and said: "Of course not. Even if I wanted to vote, Shi Siming wouldn't believe it or accept it. On the contrary, if I said I wanted to start a new business, he would believe it. I just wanted to stabilize Shi Siming and let him continue to focus on
With An Qingxu of the Tang Army in Yecheng, only in this way can I maximize my benefits in the Battle of Xiangzhou."
Cen Shen crossed his arms and said, "Since my lord can trust me, Cen Shen is willing to go."
Li Siye warned him: "Shi Siming is cruel, cunning, and particularly suspicious. You must be careful when dealing with him."
"Here."
Cen Shen came out of the camp with his entourage and letters. Li Siye personally led his horse and repeatedly told him to be careful.
…
Shi Siming's army was stationed in Shen County, Weizhou, which was only more than fifty miles away from Li Siye's camp.
He was also in a state of anxiety at this moment. An Qingxu of Yecheng once again sent a letter asking for help, telling him that he could no longer hold on and would leave the city and surrender to the Tang army if he did not come to save him.
Now there are 70,000 Tang troops blocking him between him and Yecheng. They are the strongest soldiers and horses of Longyou Sanzhen among the Tang troops. Even if he can defeat the opponent, he will not be able to fight again after reaching Yecheng.
Many staff and counselors in the big tent were at a loss. Some people suggested that it would be better to evacuate Weizhou and go straight to Yecheng from Luozhou, but Shi Siming refused. Wouldn't this mean running back and forth and missing the great opportunity in front of us?
A guard came in from outside the tent and reported: "Your Majesty, the Hexi Army has sent an envoy, saying that he is here on the orders of Taiwei Li Siye."
"Li Siye? Hasn't he been deprived of military power by Emperor Li Heng and placed under house arrest in Chang'an? How could he come to Weizhou, which is thousands of miles away? Please hurry!"