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Volume 2: Looking to Chang'an Chapter 22: Leaving Tongguan and Returning to Anxi (Part 2)

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    Even if the Mo Dao soldiers faced the cavalry charging horses, they could stand like a rock, but now they were tired. Sanjani's Mo Dao soldiers kept falling down, and Sanjani was also retreating. Suddenly, Sanjani stepped on his feet.  There was a protrusion, and Sanjani swept it across with his sword. The two Tang Jun soldiers in front of him who were rushing a little faster were immediately cut in half. They both screamed and fell to the ground. The Tang Jun soldiers behind him showed fear on their faces. They took a few steps back and did not dare to go any further.  Rushed.

    Sanjani was very surprised. If this situation had happened just now, the Tang army would have retreated and would reorganize their troops before attacking again. Why haven't they retreated yet? When Sanjani lowered his head, he stepped on a stone staircase. He turned around and saw  , Sanjani realized through the gap in his mask that he had retreated to the gate. There were only a dozen Mo Dao soldiers left around him. No wonder the Tang army in front of him refused to retreat.

    Duan Heng commanded the Anxi infantry to advance layer by layer. The infantrymen holding long spears moved forward row by row and stabbed the Tang army on the opposite side. Then they fell down in a row with blood spattering. The spearmen behind them moved forward expressionlessly, and again  The gun was drawn out and the process was repeated mechanically. The Anxi army did not shout and attacked silently. Occasionally, a soldier who was stabbed in the vital point screamed and fell to the ground. However, the comrades around him continued to move forward. There were crossbowmen on the houses on both sides.  The Anxi crossbowmen had the upper hand. Geshuhan's crossbowmen no longer dared to go up the wall. Almost all the crossbowmen who went up were shot down. Now the Anxi crossbowmen were condescending and shot each powerful crossbow into Geshuhan.  Tang Jun's body tore open small gaps in the spear array one by one.  []

    The strength of the Anxi Army is not accidental. Although the colors of the armor worn by the two armies are the same, the quality is different. The armors of the Anxi Army's spearmen are all molded breastplates. The smooth arc breastplates can effectively resist the assassination of spears.  The main target of the spearman's attack is the enemy's chest, which is the most vulnerable area and has the largest area. However, Anxi Tang Jun's spear can often break through his own armor and cause damage to his eyes. However, when he stabs with his own spear, the tip of the spear slips and does not hurt the opponent at all.  , this kind of helpless torture will destroy the morale of any army, but the Anxi Army is rolling forward.

    If it weren't for the narrow streets in Tongguan, which was also designed for street fighting in response to the enemy's invasion of the pass, the Anxi army would have been able to reach the gate of the general's mansion long ago. Duan Heng was also flustered at this time. Although he was full of hatred, Duan Heng now  He is the commander-in-chief of this army, and he is responsible for these hundreds of thousands of brothers. When Ali shot out, no one happened to stop him. As a result, he came directly in front of Duan Heng. Ali shot: "Sanjani's one hundred dollars are inside."  I'm afraid Mo Daobing won't be able to withstand it for long. If you want to fight, you have to be quick. Otherwise, if the gate of Tongguan is closed, even if you win, the losses will be considerable. At that time, the one who gets the advantage is probably An Lushan, the most hated person of the Imperial Guard.  "

    What Duan Heng thought of at this time was what Alishe said. Looking at the Tang army who was still resisting desperately, Duan Heng gritted his teeth and let go of the handle of the knife in his hand, and ordered: "Reform the team immediately, break away from contact, and set off fireworks to give way."  Sanjani withdrew and sent three thousand people to guard the door. After receiving Sanjani, he slowly exited the west gate."

    The Tang army, which was unable to resist, suddenly found that the Anxi army on the opposite side no longer attacked, but retreated for a while. The Tang army, which had been killed and was trembling with liver and gallbladder, did not dare to challenge, so the two sides started to confront each other, and a fierce spirit rose among the Anxi army.  The yellow fireworks flew very high before exploding. This was a signal to Sanjani.

    Sanjani was in trouble, but Ge Shuhan's soldiers led by Zuo Che were strong. Although they suffered heavy casualties, they still attacked desperately. He only had a dozen men left. He didn't know the situation outside the door, but Sanjani knew he had to hold on.  The gate might be difficult, but he didn't have any fear in his heart. Mo Dao waved and was about to continue fighting. At this time, a Mo Dao soldier behind him shouted: "Colonel, look, yellow signal."

    When Sanjani saw it, yellow fireworks exploded in the sky. Sanjani was a pure soldier. When he saw the signal, he turned around and withdrew from the gate without saying a word. There were forty Mo Dao soldiers left outside the gate. Han Chengkui  The soldiers did not dare to charge forward no matter what. As a result, the Mo Dao soldiers here suffered very little losses. When they saw Sanjani coming out, the Mo Dao soldiers quickly formed a battle formation and used Sanjani as an arrow to break out.

    Han Chengkui's troops moved out of the way. They did not have the courage to come up and fight these terrifying warriors covered with minced meat. The sound of heavy iron boots hitting the ground turned the corner, and the last Mo Dao soldier disappeared. The brother in front  When Shu Han arrived to deliver the message, he did not block Sanjani and his party.

    This is a strange phenomenon. In the streets filled with tens of thousands of Tang troops, a group of Mo Dao soldiers wearing heavy armor were walking. They marched in neat steps, while the hostile Tang troops on the side made way for these soldiers.  The Mo Dao soldiers left. When Sanjani led the remaining Mo Dao soldiers and Duan Heng's brigade to join together, the Anxi army occupied the west gate and began to slowly withdraw from Tongguan. All the baggage and food were packed and loaded onto the car in an orderly manner. The soldiers  Holding back his anger and marching in formation behind officers at all levels, Ge Shuhan gathered the defenders at Tongguan to guard the general's palace and allowed the Anxi army to retreat.

    RetreatThe process lasted for two full days. On the third day, when the last Anxi army withdrew from Tongguan and disappeared at the foot of the mountain in the distance, Ximen returned to the hands of Ge Shuhan. Ge Shuhan had not rested well these two days and was now standing at the city gate.  Above, Ge Shuhan's eyes were blurred. He had just recovered from a serious illness, but now the left side of his body was still not in control. He relied on the support of several strong cavalry to move around normally. At this time, he saw that the Anxi Army finally  After withdrawing, Ge Shuhan felt that his vision went dark and he almost fainted.

    The sound of armor and the sound of iron boots hitting the ground was heard. Zuo Cha walked up to the top of the city fully clothed, followed by more than a dozen soldiers. Zuo Cha walked to Ge Shuhan and knelt down on one knee and said: "General, Anxi's army  They have all withdrawn from Tongguan, and now only 5,000 Yin Hu General's men are left in the Anxi military camp. General Chen asked me to ask the general, the Anxi rebels are retreating in the direction of Chang'an, can they send out the Tongguan army to pursue them?  The rebels attacked Chang'an to vent their anger."

    Ge Shuhan had already sat on a chair brought by a soldier. At this time, he closed his eyes and rested for a while, and said: "You can tell General Chen later that there is no need to be nervous. Although the Anxi Army is angry now,  They don't have a backbone who can make decisions, so their purpose can only be to return to Anxi, not to attack Chang'an to vent their anger, so there is no need to be nervous, not to mention that the King Qin's army from several places will soon arrive in Chang'an, and the Anxi army will not  If I leave right away, I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t be able to leave.¡±

    After speaking, Ge Shuhan showed a deep tired look, sighed and shook his head. Zuo Che hesitated and asked: "Why did the general sigh? It's not that Tongguan is under control, and the Anxi Army did not cause much damage here."  loss."

    Ge Shuhan didn't care about the left and right and still occupied some people, because these people were his cronies. Ge Shuhan said with a little anger: "It is very ill-considered to do this today, and actually gave Li Siye and Feng Changqing to death. This  What would the generals and military envoys from various places who came to Qin Wang think? As you know in the past few years, the central government of the imperial court has suffered such heavy losses in fighting a small Nanzhao. It is already a situation where the branches are strong and the trunk is weak. The emperor wants to kill An Lu.  Mountain, Anlu Mountain has rebelled, now Li Siye has committed suicide, and the Anxi Army has rebelled, the country of the Tang Dynasty is in danger."

    Zuo Che said: "My lord, don't worry too much. An Lushan didn't kill him in Chang'an. Otherwise, how could he counterattack? Li Siye is dead, and there will be no chaos in Anxi without a leader. What's there to worry about?"

    Ge Shuhan opened his eyes at this time, his energy was shining, and he said in a deep voice: "This is what I am worried about. Anxi is not leaderless. Li Siye has been in Anxi for more than ten years and has a deep foundation. If he is like Feng Changqing, he will not  After all, Anxi is also the boundary of the Tang Dynasty. The main reason is that Anxi is a military town in the westernmost part of the Tang Dynasty. The folk customs there are fierce and there are many ethnic groups. However, Li Siye has already established his authority in the local area, not only suppressing all the countries in the Western Region,  Including the powerful Dashi was defeated by the Anxi Army, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of Tubo troops. This can only show that the combat effectiveness of the Anxi Army is far beyond what you and I have seen. Because the general died and the soldiers were panicked, the Anxi Army's  It¡¯s good to think that half of our combat power can be used. How much did we lose in the short one-hour battle with the Anxi Army a few days ago? We lost three thousand people, dead, and more than four thousand were injured.  In total, the Anxi Army probably lost less than a thousand people and injured less than two thousand people. What does this mean?"

    Zuo Che nodded and said: "Indeed, An Lushan's army is very powerful and numerically superior. They repeatedly attacked Tongguan but failed. If Li Siye hadn't died, our tens of thousands of people would indeed be no match for the Anxi army. And  The Mo Dao soldiers, one hundred Mo Dao soldiers withstood our attack of 2,000 people. Four hundred of us died directly, while the Mo Dao soldiers only killed more than 30 people. This is simply a difference of one to ten. I heard that  There are five thousand Mo Dao soldiers like this in the Anxi army" Zuo Che felt a chill rising from his back as he said this. If all the Mo Dao soldiers were dispatched that day, Tongguan would probably be killed and bleeding like a river.

    Brother Shuhan raised his head to the sky and said slowly: "The worry I didn't mention just now is that Li Siye still has a good son. Do you still remember the young man who competed in front of the prince outside Liangzhou City?"

    Zuo Che said in surprise: "That young man named Li Zuoguo? His martial arts is very good. The prince's warriors are no match for him. I admire him very much. He has such good skills at a young age." Zuo Che turned around.  He opened his mouth as he thought, "Is this Li Zuoguo Li Siye's?"

    Ge Shuhan nodded and said: "Li Siye was not the governor of Anxi at that time. You have always been rough-tempered and did not care much about things that were not in the military. Li Zuoguo is Li Siye's son and is now the governor of Shule. Anxi is already a member of the Li family  Now that the emperor is forcing Li Siye to death, if Li Zuoguo just raises his arms, Anxi will rebel. This is what I am most worried about. For the Tang Dynasty, an east-west attack is fatal. The military strength of Longyou Road and Hexi Road  We were miserably deployed during the two southern expeditions, and suffered heavy losses during the Tibetan invasion. I wonder if I can sustain it for a month when facing the tiger and wolf troops in Anxi.? is a problem, not to mention that the current envoys of the two provinces are Changsun Chenghua, a man with great ambition and talent. It can be said that as long as Li Zuoguo raises troops, the four western provinces will be within easy reach and Chang'an will no longer be defended. At that time, the only option is to retreat to the land of Bashu.  The problem is that once this is done, the connection with Hebei will be cut off, Guo Ziyi and the others will be fighting alone, and the land south of the Yangtze River can only be connected through the water entering the Shu River, and the situation in the Tang Dynasty will be completely ruined.  "

    The tiredness on Ge Shuhan's face was not concealed. Ge Shuhan originally had the expression of a fierce warrior in front of everyone, but Zuo Che now felt that Ge Shuhan only had a strong sense of tiredness. Ge Shuhan said  : "The emperor trusts Yang Guozhong. Yang Guozhong has an old grudge against Li Siye. Now Yang Guozhong must be very proud. A Jiedushi can easily force him to death. If Li Siye does not die, Anxi will never rebel according to his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty.  Li Zuoguo's feelings and loyalty to the Tang Dynasty are definitely not as strong as Li Siye's, so after learning the news of Li Siye's death, Li Zuoguo will definitely turn against him. It depends on when he knows the news. Now another tiger has been released. Anxi's  The military strength will definitely not be worse than that of Anlu Mountain. The emperor is confused and is attacked from both sides. My health is not as good as before. I can only do my best to guard Tongguan and protect the Tang Dynasty."

    When Ge Shuhan said this, someone suddenly interrupted and asked: "Is there nothing you can do about it, Master Ge Shu? Can Anxi find a way to control it now?"

    Zuo Che turned around and saw that it was Chen Xuanli who was waiting at the foot of the city and was impatient. After hearing what his brother Shuhan said, he couldn't help but asked in a hurry. Chen Xuanli was loyal to the Tang Dynasty and really didn't want to rebel against the Tang Dynasty after Anlu Mountain.  Another anti-Tang vassal town appeared. Ge Shuhan can be said to be the most prestigious general in the Tang Dynasty. Although he resigned from the post of Jiedushi of the two towns due to physical reasons, this time Tang Xuanzong ignored Ge Shuhan's health.  The more he was granted the title of General of the Zhu Kingdom and the title of Shangshu, it can be seen that Ge Shuhan was still a Dinghai Shenzhen in Tang Xuanzong's heart, and Chen Xuanli was also an admirer of Ge Shuhan.

    After listening to Chen Xuanli's question, Ge Shuhan closed his eyes and meditated, and then said: "There are two ways to resolve Anxi's threat to me. The first method is suspected of being dangerous, which is to rush in before the news reaches Anxi.  Expediting the eight-hundred-mile express to convey the imperial edict to Longyou, and asking the eldest son Chenghua to immediately take people to Anxi to convey the edict and take over the post of Jiedushi of Anxi. The bet is that Li Zuoguo is too young to control the entire Anxi military force. This is the least expensive way.  , but if it fails, not only will Changsun Chenghua¡¯s life be in danger, but there will also be no room for maneuver with Anxi.¡±

    Chen Xuanli bowed to Ge Shuhan and said, "Then please tell me the second way, General Ge Shu."

    Ge Shuhan said: "The second method is very simple. Immediately find the Anxi rebels who have withdrawn this time, ask them to temporarily retreat, and ask the saint to issue an order to appease the Li family, posthumously confer Li Siye, and at the same time, restore Li Zuoguo to the Anxi Jiedu  Envoy, this is a method mainly based on appeasement, and then the eunuch who informed Li Siye will be beheaded in public to eliminate Li Zuoguo's resentment. In this way, even if Li Zuoguo wants to raise an army, he will have to consider whether it is logically untenable, and it will only require the saint to be injured.  I don¡¯t know if the saint can accept it because of face.¡±

    Chen Xuanli bowed again and said to Ge Shuhan: "General Ge Shu is really a good idea. I will go back to Chang'an right away. I must let the saint handle this matter properly. Otherwise, if I rebel against a vassal town, I will be the real emperor of the Tang Dynasty."  It¡¯s a big deal, I¡¯ll leave right now.¡±

    Ge Shuhan waved his hand and said: "Wait a minute, General Chen should wait until tomorrow. If you lead the army out now, it will only misunderstand the Anxi Army as a pursuit force, which is not good. If you go tomorrow and believe that the Anxi Army has left Chang'an, then Chen  The general will not miss anything."

    While Ge Shuhan was teaching Chen Xuanli what to do on the city wall, Li Siye's body had been installed in the manor arranged by Li Hu. Li Hu was doing the final inspection of sealing the coffin. Li Siye was wearing full body armor, and his face had been processed to appear  As if asleep, Li Jianqin stood aside gloomily. After Li Hu checked, he waved his hand and said, "Nail it in."

    Four strong men went up and lifted the heavy coffin lid, closed it, and then began to nail it. Li Jianqin lowered his head and wiped his tears. Li Hu's eyes were swollen into peaches. He was definitely the most sad in the past few days, but  He also did the most things. Li Hu seemed to want to use this method to make himself feel better. Zheng Chunyun was also there, but his handsome face had a dull expression. He had been immersed in self-blame. Zheng Chunyun was about to  Suicide, Li Hu stopped Zheng Chunyun's movements with a loud shout.

    No matter what Li Hu did at that time, he might not be able to stop Zheng Chunyun from committing suicide, but what Li Hu shouted at that time was: "Are you worthy of Taibaigong's cultivation?"

    Zheng Chunyun stopped, and Li Hu continued: "The master of the family committed suicide, and you also informed the news. As for whether you are responsible? Wait until you meet the young master. I have no power to decide your life or death, and you, Zheng Chunyun, don't have the power to decide your life or death."  I have no right to decide my life or death, and I will wait until I return to Anxi to make a final decision."

    Then Li Hu reallyHe became a mainstay, and he arranged all the things for the Li family's withdrawal in an orderly manner. As expected, Yang Guozhong's men led the army to seize the Li family and the related industries of the Li family. Due to the timely transfer, the Li family's losses could be described as  Very young, when Yang Guozhong was unwilling to let the Li family safely withdraw from Chang'an and wanted to send pursuers, the news came that the Anxi Army in Tongguan had retreated from Tongguan. With an army of 100,000, Chang'an's current garrison was less than 20,000, which can be said to be extremely empty.  At this time, Yang Guozhong still dared to go out of the city to pursue the Li family's convoy. In the mansion, he only hoped that the Anxi Army would not attack Chang'an.

    Duan Heng had already contacted Li Hu. From Alishe's words, everyone in the Anxi Army knew that Li Siye was dead. Everyone in the army cried bitterly. They were all fighting together, and they didn't even frown when they killed people.  The tough men in the army who could frown all cried like children. After the whole army finished crying, Sanjani proposed to attack Chang'an and kill all the Emperor Bird and the ministers who framed the general to pay homage to the general. Duan Heng, however,  We are very cautious, not to mention that we don¡¯t know the real situation in Chang¡¯an. If we are delayed in Chang¡¯an for too long, the Anxi Army will be in danger as soon as King Qin¡¯s army from various places arrives. Moreover, when we withdraw from Tongguan, there is not enough food and grass, and a hundred thousand soldiers will eat horses.  Chewy doesn't last long.

    In fact, another reason is that there is no one in the Anxi Army who can really give orders. The most qualified Alishe is now like a mute, his eyes are dull at all times, so Duan Heng, a young man, should  Fortunately, he got in touch with Li Hu, the general of the 100,000-strong army. Li Zuoguo consciously ordered Li Hu to prepare food in several villages outside Chang'an City. Now the Anxi army's food supplies were secured.  Moreover, Li Siye's coffin can also be escorted back to Anxi. Today is the day to rendezvous with the Anxi army. Winter is coming soon, and Li Siye's body is easier to preserve.

    Li Hu took out the best spices and antiseptic herbs and put them into Li Siye's coffin. After the coffin was nailed, twenty-four men used wooden poles to lift the huge coffin. An eight-headed ox puller was parked at the entrance of Zhuangzi.  Li Siye's coffin was placed on the cart, and the cart began to move forward slowly with a sound of whips. The entrance to the village was already filled with Anxi troops.

    Whether it was cavalry or infantry, the darkness covered all the mountains and rivers in front of this small village. When the ox cart pulling Li Siye's coffin appeared, all the soldiers and generals of the Anxi Army bowed to Li Siye, and the winter wind  It came, with a hint of chill, rolled up the last dead leaves remaining on the tree and flew up to the sky. The sky was covered with thick clouds, reflecting the figures of countless men kneeling on the ground.

    Duan Heng, who was at the front, stood up after praying, turned to face the Anxi athlete behind him and shouted loudly: "Let's go back to Anxi!"
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