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Volume 2: Looking to Chang'an Chapter 43: The Prince oversees the country in Lingzhou

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    Chapter 43: The Prince oversees the country in Lingzhou

    Almost at the same time, news of the defeat of the Tang army reached Chang'an. Just seven days ago, Geshuhan's army of 200,000 was trapped in Xigong Mountain, and Anlushan's 250,000 troops besieged Geshuhan's tribe who escaped lightly.  Three days later, Ge Shuhan's army collapsed, and Ge Shuhan was captured and surrendered. This bad news reached Chang'an. Tang Xuanzong Li Longji suddenly became weak and collapsed on the dragon bed. Then he issued an imperial edict to kill Ge Shuhan who was still in Chang'an City.  The whole family of Han was executed, and then they never went to court again. The courtiers were anxious. Li Longji could face the bad news and keep it closed, but the ministers were like ants on a hot pot.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    In desperation, a group of ministers led by the prince's minister Fang Guan came to invite the prince to the palace to see Li Longji and asked the emperor to come forward to discuss a countermeasure. At this time, the bad news came that Guo Ziyi's army was defeated and Shuofang's Tang army was almost wiped out.  , Li Heng didn't want to get into trouble at this time, but the situation was like this and Xuanzong ignored him, so Li Heng had no choice but to come to Anqing Palace to see Li Longji.

    The Jinwu Guards at the entrance of Anqing Palace stood upright, the blades of the weapons in their hands flashed with cold light, and the golden armor on their bodies was very majestic, showing the majesty of the imperial power in the center of the Tang Dynasty. However, the imperial flag fluttering feebly in the wind and the sparse pedestrians on the street,  All indicate that the Tang Dynasty is in decline.

    Li Heng was waiting in the side hall. At this time, his eunuch Li Fuguo walked quickly into the side hall. As soon as he entered the hall, he knelt down and knelt down to Li Heng. Li Heng said impatiently, what do you think?  Father, are you willing to see me?  "Don't skip words.

    Li Fuguo said that the saint was bathing and changing clothes at this time, preparing to go to court. He was in the Tianyuan Hall of Anqing Palace and asked the prince to go with him.  "

    Li Heng frowned and said, "Father, didn't you say you wanted to see me alone?"  "

    Li Fuguo answered no.  "

    The palace was quiet at this time. Li Heng's face was uncertain. Li Longji's behavior was abnormal. Logically speaking, the prince came to ask for an audience first to see the prince and the ministers, but now he arranged to go to court with the ministers. Li Heng took a whiff of it.  Feeling uneasy, Li Longji no longer returns to Daming Palace because of fear, and has been staying in Anqing Palace. Because Daming Palace was built outside Chang'an City, it seems unsafe compared with Anqing Palace in Chang'an City.

    Li Heng asked if you had seen your father?  "

    "I saw it. (To read text novels, go to 'Piaotian Literature Network')"

    "How does your father look? You also scooped up Guo Ziyi's battle report. Does your father have any comments?"

    "I didn't say anything. I just asked the slaves to come out and tell the prince to go to court, and then he made arrangements for bathing and changing clothes."

    Li Heng knew it was useless to think about it anymore, so he just looked up to his father and said it. Li Heng went straight out to Tianyuan Hall of Anqing Palace. Li Fuguo followed Li Heng closely, and there were two Huangmen servants following him.  Tianyuan Hall is not far from Fengyu Hall where Li Heng is, just a few steps away.

    As soon as Li Heng arrived at the gate of Tianyuan Hall, he saw many ministers already standing under the Jixia waiting to go to court. Li Heng did not talk to a few close ministers. The worried Li Heng nodded and stood in front of many courtiers to wait. Now  The situation in the Tang Dynasty collapsed, and bad news came from the armies on both sides. All the officials in Chang'an felt uneasy, so as soon as they got the news that Li Longji was going to court, they rushed there as fast as possible.

    After a while, all the ministers arrived one after another. After waiting for a while, a eunuch from the Tianyuan Palace came out, and a high-pitched voice came to the ministers entering the palace.  "

    Led by Li Heng, the ministers filed in. After lining up in the hall, a chime sound sounded. Li Longji came in from the back hall wearing a yellow robe, walked directly to the dragon bed in the middle and sat down. The ministers knelt down three times.  After the nine-kowtow ceremony and three long-lived shouts, Li Heng stood still. He had his own place, twenty steps below the dragon bed.

    Li Longji¡¯s face looked very ugly. His face had wrinkles and showed his age, and the black spots around his eyes showed that Li Longji hadn¡¯t slept well during this period.

    Li Longji said, "I have already defeated Li Zuoguo's rebels. Guo Ziyi has been defeated. The traitor Ge Shuhan surrendered to Anlu Mountain seven days ago. Now Chang'an can be said to be surrounded by enemies on both sides. Is there any good strategy for defeating the enemy as a minister?"  To protect Chang'an?  "

    As soon as Li Longji finished speaking, the hall was surprisingly quiet. The Tang Dynasty had been at peace for a long time, and martial arts gradually overshadowed martial arts. Most of the ministers in the hall were civil servants, and the military generals who were able to fight would have returned long ago if they were not veterans.  The family is supporting the elderly, or it is a rebellion that was forced to death by Li Longji's series of methods. The only Shuofang army that could fight was wiped out in the hands of the Anxi army. What is the answer of the ministers in the palace?

    There were originally 200,000 troops guarding Chang'an near Chang'an, plus the 80,000 Jinwu Guards of the Shence Army, which was enough for defense. However, because Li Longji connived at Yang Guozhong's two expeditions to Nanzhao, the 200,000 troops only had 5,000 troops in Nanzhao.  , Chang'an's troops are now less than 100,000. Ge Shuhan guarded Tongguan and mobilized 60,000 elite troops from Chang'an. Now they are gone. Chang'anOf the 100,000 defenders, 60,000 to 70,000 are new recruits who have just entered the camp. They can show off, but they are still far from going to the battlefield.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    Seeing that none of the ministers were there, Li Longji's expression turned gloomy, and his angry expression was like a dark cloud pressing down on the ministers. After all, he had been the emperor for decades and was still in power at the age of seventy. He had the majesty of an emperor.  The ministers felt breathless.

    Just when Li Longji lost patience and wanted to get angry, one of the ministers came out. When everyone saw it, it was Ding Zhengchen, a member of the Ministry of Works. Ding Zhengchen was a close associate of Yang Guozhong. It must have been Yang Guozhong's order to come out at this time. Everyone in the palace was shocked.  Looking at Yang Guozhong standing on the left in the front row, Yang Guozhong had no expression on his face.

    Ding Zhengchen said back to the sage that he believed that Chang'an could no longer be defended. The sage was related to the spirit of the Tang Dynasty. The sage should retreat to Bashu and rely on the natural dangers to defend the country. After uniting the troops from all over the south of the Yangtze River, he would send his troops north to defeat the two bandits Li Zuoguo and An Lushan.  "

    As soon as Ding Zhengchen said these words, there was an uproar in the main hall. The Tang Dynasty had been established for more than a hundred years and was extremely powerful. It had never been heard of the emperor abandoning the country and running away. Although Ding Zhengchen's words were beautiful, the essence was that Tang Xuanzong had to first  If the emperor escapes from Chang'an, the morale of the army and the people will be in chaos, and it will be difficult to defend it.

    Immediately, a minister stood up, pointed at Ding Zhengchen and said, "Ding Zhengchen, you are a treacherous sycophant. You persuaded the Holy One to flee without a fight. This will leave you with eternal infamy. Is this how you conspired for the Holy One?"  "

    This person was Li Heng's confidant, Fang Guan, the Minister of Household Affairs. Fang Guan turned to Li Longji and bowed and said that the Holy Emperor must not leave at this time. He would organize the Chang'an Forbidden Army to defend Chang'an. At the same time, the imperial edict was announced to various places, ordering the military governors from various places to send troops.  King Qin, a decisive battle with the traitor Chang'an is the only way to go.  "

    Ding Zhengchen sneered and said, Changan came to guard?  Only the two forbidden troops of the Shence Army and the Jinwu Guards are still there. Their number is only 80,000. They can't even occupy the city wall of Chang'an. The newly recruited soldiers are simply useless. If you ask the Holy Lord not to leave, then fine, just wait for Li Zuoguo or  Let An Lushan come and capture Chang'an.  "

    Fang Guan was furious. Guanzhong was the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Once the foundation of the Tang Dynasty was not protected, it would be lost. Although Bashu was in danger and could be defended, it was a trapped dragon situation. It would be difficult to contact all parts of the south of the Yangtze River immediately except by water. By then, whether it was Anlu or Anlu,  Who between Shan and Li Zuoguo occupied Chang'an and collected all the land and population in Guanzhong? Is there any way for Tang Dynasty to retreat?  This step cannot be taken at all. Your idea is to destroy the country of the Tang Dynasty.  (If you want to read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)¡±

    Li Heng didn't pay attention to the two people who were arguing. He was observing Li Longji. Li Longji's face relaxed obviously after hearing Ding Zhengchen's words. Li Heng trembled all over and his heart sank to the bottom. Father  The emperor wanted to run away. This knowledge made Li Heng terrified. Li Heng did not listen to the subsequent debate between Fang Guan and Ding Zhengchen.

    By this time, the courtiers had been divided into two camps. One side advocated Li Longji leaving Bashu, and the other side advocated sticking to Chang'an. Some ministers looked on with cold eyes. The usually sanctimonious ministers in the main hall were so noisy.

    "Okay," Yang Guozhong, who had been silent until now, shouted loudly, "As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, it is so disrespectful in front of a saint."

    At this time, Yang Guozhong was already the left prime minister with less than one person and more than ten thousand people in the court. There were forty or fifty people among his close relatives in the hall. It can be said that he was already a huge force, no longer as powerful as Li Linfu back then.  It was almost time to cover the sky with one hand. When Yang Guozhong said this, the hall became quiet.

    Yang Guozhong took two steps forward to face Li Longji and said, Your Majesty, since the minister of Fang Guanfang advocated holding on to Chang'an, the saint can appoint the prince as the supervisor of the country and lead the soldiers and civilians of Chang'an to defend Chang'an. The saint retreated to Bashu and recruited generals for support. Li Zuoguo and An  If the two Lushan thieves came to the city of Chang'an at the same time, the two thieves would definitely fight to the death for the ownership of Chang'an. No matter which side wins, the other side will definitely be seriously injured. When the time comes to cooperate with the Chang'an defenders, and the saint sends troops from Bashu to attack, then  The world can be settled, it can be said that we can advance, attack, retreat and defend.  "

    Yang Guozhong¡¯s idea is extremely sinister. As a close confidant of the prince, doesn¡¯t your Fang Guan strongly advocate the defense of Chang¡¯an?  Then let Prince Li Heng stay in Chang'an, and Li Longji go to Bashu. If Chang'an is defended, then Li Longji will continue to be emperor. If not, then Bashu will also have natural dangers to defend.

    Li Heng yelled in his heart that it was not good. As a man who was cautiously serving as the prince until he was in his forties, Li Heng actually had a soft character. He was asked to guard Chang'an and Li Zuoguo, who had wiped out nearly 400,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty from east to west.  An Lushan didn't dare to say anything against Li Heng. Li Heng was about to stand up and say something, when Li Longji said a word and fell silent.

    "What Yang Xiang said was very much in line with my wishes, so I made the following arrangements: Prince Li Heng will supervise the country and command the army and people of Chang'an to guard Chang'an. I will go to Bashu to recruit troops and raise food for the prince. Yang Guozhong, the left prime minister, will accompany him, and the Jin Wu guards will accompany him to protect him. Shence Army  He was handed over to the command of Prince Li Heng to issue the decree and withdraw from the court. (For written novels, go to 'Piaotian Literature Network')"

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???Longji stood up and returned to the back of the palace. He walked straight away, followed by all the eunuchs behind him. The entire Tianyuan Palace was quiet, and many ministers looked pale, especially Zhao Kaijie, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Deng Yang, the Minister of the Ministry of War.  As the heads of the Ministry of War, the two of them who are holding on to Chang'an must not leave. However, it is extremely dangerous to stay and defend the city. Who can guarantee that Li Zuoguo and An Lushan will not capture Chang'an first and then merge with each other?

    The Ministry of Revenue manages grain and money. This situation cannot be solved. Pang Juzhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has an ugly face. Even the faces of military officers look ugly. Is An Lushan a human being?  Sweeping across the northeast, generals like Ge Shuhan were defeated by him, and Li Zuoguo was no less impressive. Famous generals like Guo Ziyi were defeated in his hands. It was a complete joke to defend such a huge city of Chang'an with such a small force.  Moreover, the Jinwu Guards, a very important part of the Chang'an garrison, had to follow Li Longji to retreat to Bashu. This would take away half of the troops capable of fighting. Can this be defended?

    When Li Heng heard Li Longji's decree, he was stunned. It was like countless thunders ringing in his ears. His father had escaped, but he had to guard Chang'an. This was to hell. Until Li Longji walked out of the hall, Li Heng  Before Heng came back to his senses, Fang Guan stepped forward and gently pulled Li Heng's sleeves, and Li Heng woke up as if from a dream.

    Li Heng laughed miserably. Chang'an was riddled with holes, and half of the wealthy people had fled. Now

    The Jinwu guards have also left, why don't you come and guard them?  The situation has reached this point, and Yang Guozhong is still playing tricks. It is really God's damnation for the Tang Dynasty.  "

    Fang Guan did not expect that he wanted Li Longji to stick to Chang'an but got such a result, so he couldn't help but be silent.

    Li Zuoguo, like An Lushan, was entering the city at this time. An Lushan destroyed Ge Shuhan's 200,000 troops and led his army to approach Tongguan. Ge Shuhan intervened and surrendered, but Tongguan's 10,000 defenders could not hold on.  The switch surrendered, and An Lushan entered Tongguan without any blood.

    But Li Zuoguo was not so relaxed. Although the wealthy officials in Lingzhou opened the gates to the west and east, and the Anxi army invaded Lingzhou at night, Li Guangbi was a famous general after all and had rich experience, so he immediately gave up the fight with Li Zuoguo.  The army entangled at the city gates on both sides, concentrated all the troops at the south gate, and started a city street battle with Li Zuoguo.

    There were about 10,000 soldiers loyal to Li Guangbi. In addition to the nearly 3,000 personal soldiers left by Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi directly captured the leading generals of the 15,000 defenders in Lingzhou, South Gate, and controlled the 15,000 soldiers.  Thousands of soldiers and horses, with nearly 30,000 troops in hand, used the terrain of Lingzhou to fight fiercely with the Anxi Army.

    After the Anxi Army took control of most of Lingzhou, they fought with Li Guangbi's troops. The two sides fought until dawn and Li Guangbi was still holding on. At this time, Li Guangbi's army had no way to go. The city was blocked by the Anxi Army on three sides.  Li Qi led 30,000 cavalry to guard the outside of the south gate. It was impossible to open the south gate to leave the city. Li Guangbi and his soldiers, who were determined to die, broke out with astonishing combat power and actually blocked the elite Anxi army.  footsteps.

    Many Tang troops were so furious that they even exchanged blows with the soldiers of the Anxi Army. Since it was impossible to form a formation in the streets of the city, many Tang troops sneaked up on the Anxi Army soldiers on rooftops and street entrances, causing a lot of damage to Li Zuoguo's Anxi Army.  Later, the crossbow soldiers went to the roof, the Mo Dao soldiers cooperated with the sword and shield soldiers to clear the streets, and the Anxi Army soldiers cleaned room by room. Only then did the Tang Army gradually take the initiative and suppress Li Guangbi's troops in the South Gate area.

    After Li Zuoguo entered the city, the battle situation was unfavorable. The darkness was really not conducive to fighting, so he ordered all the troops to stop advancing where they were. A few troops close to the south gate controlled by Li Guangbi monitored Li Guangbi's troops on the spot. The remaining troops first stabilized the area in Lingzhou City.  This steady and steady approach paid off. Li Guangbi organized several attacks but were repelled. The Anxi Army began to demolish the walls of the houses around the south gate and cleared a large circular open space. Li Guangbi's army had lost its chaos.  The possibility of battle and breakout was increased.

    When it was almost dawn, Li Guangbi had not sent any more troops to attack. The south gate where the Tang Army was located was dark, but the area occupied by the Anxi Army was bright. The Anxi Army threw firewood into the open space, and as soon as the Tang Army appeared, it would  Will be hit by crossbows. The rest of Lingzhou quickly stabilized with the help of Wang Zeduan and other local bigwigs. Li Guangbi has been unable to fly.

    Early in the morning, the sky was already bright. The Huotou Army delivered buckets and baskets of food to the soldiers of the Anxi Army. The Anxi soldiers who had fought all night were quite excited. After all, they had just defeated the Tang Army's hundreds of thousands of troops.  Lingzhou, the capital of Shuofang, was captured again. At a time when morale was high, Li Guangbi's small force was still struggling. After dinner, the Anxi Army began to move out. Rows of soldiers began to form formations in the open space, preparing to  Launched the final attack on Li Guangbi.

    At this time, Li Guangbi was sitting in the command tent of the South Gate Military Camp, with a haggard look on his face. He only had less than 10,000 troops left in his hands. Street fighting with the Anxi Army was not that easy. The only way was to fight hard.The Tang army was newly defeated and their morale was low. They surrendered in large numbers as soon as the battle went badly. The Anxi army, which had strong armor and weapons, was very lethal. Li Guangbi's men were able to gather nearly 30,000 people.

    Li Guangbi said to his two generals Li Jian and Zong Hong, the Tang army will attack at dawn, and I will go to the front to fight with the Anxi army. If I die in the battle, you can lead the army to surrender and don't waste any more.  Soldiers' lives were on the line, and I did my last bit for the Tang Dynasty.  "

    Li Jian and Zong Hong were shocked. Li Jian said to Jiedushi, why don't we open the south gate and rush out. We may still be able to escape. We still have more than 10,000 horses. The general is willing to lead 5,000 people to guard the south gate. Jiedushi  Du Shi led five thousand men and two horses to break through. Anxi's army was strong and Lingzhou had been captured. Ji Du Shi must not fight to the death.  "

    Zong Hong also nodded repeatedly. Li Guangbi smiled bitterly and said, "What if we break out?"  Does the Tang Dynasty still have territory in the north?  It would be impossible for Shi Siming not to take the opportunity to occupy the east of Hedong. Li Zuoguo occupied Lingzhou and the entire western Tang Dynasty fell into the hands of Li Zuoguo. The Anxi army is extremely powerful. The fall of Chang'an is only a problem. I really don't want to escape once.  Escape again.  "

    Speaking of this, Li Guangbi's face showed shame as Guo Jiedushi, Li Guangbi was incompetent and could not defend Lingzhou. Shuofang is over, Chang'an is over, the country of Tang Dynasty" The despair on Li Guangbi's face at this time made Li Jian and Zong Hong speechless.  It can be said.

    It was daybreak, the war drums were beating, and the Anxi Army began to attack. Rows of high-spirited Anxi infantrymen advanced toward the south gate. Li Guangbi appeared at the forefront, leading nearly a thousand soldiers under his command to launch a desperate attack on the Anxi Army's formation.  Li Guangbi was the first to charge. He was not afraid of the Anxi Army and the Thousand Tang Army, which were ten times his own. Li Guangbi died in this battle. None of the Thousand Tang Army surrendered and all died in the battle. Li Guangbi's body lay quietly on the ground.  , looked like he was asleep. The fatal injury was a bullet stabbed in the chest, which penetrated through the gap under the ribs. It didn¡¯t look like there was much blood. All around him were Tang Army soldiers who fell to the ground and died.  , these corpses formed a faint circle, with Li Guangbi in the middle.

    When the soldiers of the Anxi Army entered the South Gate Camp, rows of kneeling Tang soldiers stopped the soldiers of the Anxi Army. The ones kneeling at the front were Li Jian and Zong Hong. The remaining eight thousand or so Tang soldiers surrendered.  Lingzhou completely fell into the hands of the Anxi Army, Shuofang also lost all resistance, the entire Tang Army in the north was destroyed, and Chang'an opened its arms to Li Zuoguo.

    When Li Zuoguo learned of Li Guangbi's death, he sighed and said that when a dynasty falls, someone will always be buried with him. Let Li Guangbi be buried with dignity. The army will be reorganized for seven days. After seven days, the army will gather and march to Chang'an.  "

    Chapter 43: The Prince oversees the country in Lingzhou

    Chapter 43: The Prince oversees the country in Lingzhou

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