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Episode 6: Mending the Sky, Chapter 6: The Tang Dynasty (Part 2)

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    Chapter 6 The Tang Dynasty (Part 2)

    "Haha" Lei Wanchun smiled and shook his head.  (Please remember the free novel) Among the Chang'an teenagers he knew, the Qin brothers were undoubtedly the most promising couple.  Family background, self-cultivation and the way he behaves are all a few steps ahead of Wang Xun, Ma Fang and others.

    Under the teaching of Lady Qin, the brothers of the Qin family are young and are ease of the officialdom.  A scholar with the qualifications of a literary scholar served as an admonishment official and was highly regarded by His Majesty the Emperor.  One entered the East Palace as the seventh Jinshi and became the right-hand man of Li Heng, the crown prince.  After the Maweipo mutiny, Li Heng and Li Longji and his son parted ways.  The Qin brothers also followed their father's orders. One followed Li Longji to Shuzhong, and the other followed Li Heng to Lingwu.  Due to their steady work and honest people, the two brothers became the pillars of the two imperial courts almost at the same time, and played a go-between role in the two centers of Shuzhong and Lingwu.  Test text watermark 9.

    As Li Heng's power gradually became more stable, Li Longji became disheartened and stopped interfering in his son's political affairs.  The Qin brothers were each promoted two levels due to their merit, and took on the important task of liaising with various princes for the court.  In the past two years, soldiers and horses from all walks of life have been able to coordinate with each other and gradually reverse the unfavorable situation of the war, in which the Qin brothers played the most important role.  Especially for the Anxi Army, other envoys basically had no chance to read out the imperial edict. Only the Qin brothers could barely allow Wang Xun to save some face for the court.

    Now that the imperial court has gradually shifted from defense to counterattack, the Qin brothers have played a greater role.  Almost all the princes who rushed to the vicinity of Chang'an would say hello to the Qin brothers.  Even Guo Ziyi, the general of the world's soldiers and horses, frankly admitted that if he did not have the help of the Qin brothers, he, the general, would be in a terrible state, and at least half of his orders would not be conveyed smoothly.  Test text watermark 6.

    "Their brothers heard that we are fighting hard here, and they have made suggestions to the court many times, requesting Your Majesty to immediately dispatch troops southward after regaining Chang'an to relieve the siege of Suiyang, and at the same time completely block the hope of the rebels going south." Seeing Lei Wan  Chun smiled a little reluctantly, and Zhang Xun added in a low voice.

    "Haha, it's rare for these two boys to have such thoughts." Lei Wanchun shrugged again and didn't have much hope that reinforcements would arrive in time.  Although the Qin brothers were extremely talented and distinguished, in his mind, they were far less affectionate than Wang Xun and Ma Fang, and even slightly inferior to Yu Wenzhi, who had defected to the rebels.  Watermark Test 1.

    "Once Chang'an City is recaptured by the imperial court, Suiyang's strategic significance will no longer be as great as it is now. By then, the pressure you and I will face will also be drastically reduced." Taking advantage of Lei Wanchun's good mood at this moment, Zhang Xun slowly  The conversation leads to the topic.  "It's over here. I hope you can go live with Mingyun for a while. He suddenly took charge of the Anxi Army and needs help!"

    This is his true intention. Everything he did before was just a roundabout way of setting the stage.  Lei Wanchun heard it in his ears. There was no response for a long time, but his brows gradually wrinkled again.

    Seeing his good friend like this, Zhang Xun hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and added: "We have known each other for so many years. I can guess many things even if you don't say them. I can't tell you the big things you have in mind."  Even if there is no reason to stop, I will not stop it. Test text watermark 1. But I hope you can escape unscathed after fulfilling your wish. Looking at the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers in Mingyun's hands are the best among the best. Except for the achievements made by the generals,  Apart from Guo Ziyi, who put out the fire, there is probably no other person who can do it. If you hide in the Anxi Army, even if you have penetrated the sky, no one will dare to ask Mingyun for help. And with his temperament, he will definitely  Desperate to stay with you"

    ¡°I won¡¯t cause trouble to anyone!¡± Lei Wanchun interrupted with a smile before Zhang Xun could finish his words.  Between the beards on his face, besides bitterness, there is more warmth.  "If I want to do that thing, I will do it cleanly. No one will be involved. As for the grandsons of the imperial court, hum"

    "It's better to be careful. Test text watermark 2. I know what you are capable of, but he is Datang after all"

    "The Tang Dynasty is not anyone's Tang Dynasty." Lei Wanchun shrugged and stood up.  "The world is not anyone's world. If you are hungry, let's go and eat some porridge together. We will continue patrolling at night."

    Zhang Xun smiled and stopped talking.  He went out side by side with Lei Wanchun and went to share rice porridge with his brothers.  It was a rare meal that everyone had enough to eat, and at night, they had more strength to kill the enemy.  Soon, two attacks by the rebels were repelled, leaving Linghu Chao no longer brave enough to organize a third night battle.

    Several rebel generals noticed that the city was behaving differently, and after retreating, they immediately began to search for the reasons for the changes.  Within a few days, it was discovered that the situation had reached a life-or-death moment.  In order to ensure that they would not sink together with the broken ship of Dayan Kingdom, they no longer dared to retain their strength, and each rushed to the front line with their direct descendants.  Test text watermark 7.  More than 200,000 people surrounded Suiyang City and attacked day and night.The attack lasted until the end of summer, and the moats were leveled with the corpses of men and horses, but they still could not do anything to Suiyang.

    "If this continues, I'm afraid that even if we break through this city, we won't have the strength to continue southward!" Yang Chaozong, one of the rebel leaders, became more and more frustrated as he fought. He couldn't help but mutter to his colleagues in a low voice.

    "Isn't it? That Zhang Xun is simply made of iron. Not only is he invulnerable, he doesn't even need to eat food or water!" As an important general among the rebels, Zhao Dezhong was also exhausted.  I wish I could immediately evacuate my troops from Suiyang City and never have anything to do with the defenders in the city again.

    "Alas! We are not fighting here, we are clearly trying to make a name for Zhang Xun!"

    "Yes, yes! Just bypass Suiyang and go straight to Pengcheng. Test text watermark 9. Zhang Xun doesn't have many people left anyway, so he may not dare to go out of the city to catch up!"

    Several other generals agreed.  After several months of fierce fighting, all kinds of military supplies were greatly consumed, and all the people outside the city were at a point where it was unsustainable.  But the defenders, who had not received any supplies since March, were still standing at the top of the city alive and well.  Yang Chaozong once sent people to investigate privately. It is said that the city has been without food for many days, and cattle, sheep, and horses have been used to satisfy hunger.  Even the birds under the eaves and the mice in the burrows were dug out to make soup to satisfy their hunger.  But even in such a difficult situation, the defenders had no intention of leaving.  Test text watermark 7.  Even if several roads were deliberately opened outside the city several times, it could not shake the determination of the defenders.

    If Suiyang cannot be conquered, everyone will not be able to continue southward.  The situation in Chang'an is becoming more and more urgent day by day.  At first, only the Anxi Army and his family were blocked outside the city, but now there are nearly 200,000 troops commanded by Xue Jingxian, Li Guangbi, Guo Ziyi, Uighur Prince Ye Hu and others.  Although Dayan State also dispatched Cui Cui Qianyou, Li Guiren and other veteran generals to lead their troops to fight, they were unable to reverse the situation.

    "If we can't take Suiyang, do you think we have any other way to go?" Yin Ziqi arrived on the battlefield a little later than Yang Chaozong and others, and was a little more energetic than several other generals. Hearing what Yang Chaozong and others said was frustrating  , couldn't help but frown and retort.

    The generals sighed and lowered their heads in embarrassment.  Test text watermark 2.  Compared with Zhang Xun and others in the besieged city, everyone's situation is actually not much better.  Especially after Guo Ziyi and Wang Xun, the old and the young, joined forces, the Tang army was completely transformed.  Not only was Sun Xiaozhe beaten to death, but even veterans such as Cui Qianyou and Ah Shina Chengqing, who were known for their poise, turned away time and time again.

    "The Luoyang court, on the other hand, has never been able to come up with a definite strategy to deal with the current crisis.  Not only was he reluctant to abandon Chang'an, but he also fantasized about using Jianghuai's wealth to make up for the shortfall.  As a result, neither end can be let go, and neither end can be landed.  As a result, the generals who were away at war watched the situation become more and more dangerous and difficult, but they were unable to turn the tide.

    "How about we think of other ideas? Just continuing to fight head-on is not an option!" Seeing everyone's demoralization getting lower and lower, Linghu Chao, who was the first to fight Zhang Xun, suggested in a low voice.  Test text watermark 7.

    Compared to others, he really has no way out.  Other generals really have no choice but to consider surrendering to Datang.  In order to set an example for those who come after him, the Lingwu court will not immediately turn its back on others in a short period of time.  Linghu Chao was originally an official of the Tang Dynasty. In order to gain An Lushan's trust, he personally killed his colleagues who refused to surrender one by one.  If he shamelessly surrenders again, even if the court is willing to let him go temporarily, the family members of his former colleagues will cut him into pieces.

    "What else can we come up with? Since last winter, what strange tricks and crooked tricks have we not used in this world?!" Yang Chaozong still couldn't cheer up and shook his head with a sad face.

    "Alas!" The generals sighed in unison again, taking Yang Chaozong's words seriously.  In the past few months, everyone has used all kinds of extraordinary means to the extreme in order to undermine the morale of the defenders.  Someone captured the surrounding people who had no time to escape and took them to the city to behead them.  Some people pretended to be reinforcements and deceived people at night.  What's more, they simply fabricated the rumor that Lei Wanchun was the reincarnation of the Demon King, who specialized in eating dead bodies, and that the food in the city was exhausted, so the broth the soldiers ate was boiled from the corpses of the wives and concubines of Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan.  The readers themselves were filled with indignation.  However, all methods have little effect. On the contrary, the attacker himself feels more and more boring.

    "Everyone, think about it again. With so many of us thinking together, we can always find a shortcut to destroy the city!" Linghu Chao was unwilling to give up. He danced with his hands and feet and encouraged him with all his strength.

    The generals looked at him with pity, like looking at a dwarf performing on the street.  In the blink of an eye, his face turned red and sweat rolled down his forehead.  "I, I also think about it, for the sake of all of us. No, not just for myself. Think about it carefully, everyone, since the day Li Tang founded the country, has there been any precedent of treating a surrendered person kindly?!" He wiped a few handfuls on his forehead with force.  , Linghu Chao brought someDespair said.

    This sentence struck a chord with everyone.  Recalling the precedent of Dou Jiande who was defeated and surrendered more than a hundred years ago, but was taken to Chang'an and beheaded, the faces of the generals changed color in awe.  After gritting his teeth for a long time, he finally murmured to the conclusion, "You are right, we really have no way out. Let's fight. Even if we cannot escape and go to hell in the end, we have to drag Zhang Xun along with us!"

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