"Kill" The escape of the rebels did not surprise Ye Chang. Having experienced the first battle at Ye Zhai, everyone knew how these people would react after encountering gunpowder weapons. So while An Lushan turned the horse's head, Ye Chang also issued an order. "Grenadiers, defend in place" Cai Chenguo ordered after Ye Chang. According to the "Grenadier Drill Code" written by Ye Chang, grenadiers are not allowed to participate in pursuits unless ordered by the commander - they are the "technical arms" of this era. Don't participate, lest you suffer losses when you win. Those who rushed up were Shanzhi and other melee infantry, but they didn't charge for long before they heard the sound of a trumpet behind them. This is the unified military call of Ye Chang's military system. Shanzhi and the others also understand the intention of withdrawing troops. An Lushan hugged the horse's neck, leaned on the horse, and let the horse gallop. His horse trampled several of his men without him noticing. The fear of unknown things made him fall into extreme confusion. There was only one question in his mind: what kind of magic method Ye Chang used. The war horse led him around without knowing the direction. After a while, he came back to his senses and looked at his position again, but he had fled back to his mansion. He was followed by dozens of cronies, all of whom were in despair and had no courage at all. "Doctor An, Dr. An, can this big thing be accomplished?" When he was at a loss, he heard someone shouting. Looking sideways, he looked solemn. Yan Zhuang returned to his mansion to make arrangements. This was their original arrangement. When he saw it, An Lushan couldn't help but get angry and wanted to beat him: "You are the one who instigated me to collude with the prince, and now you have eaten it." In such a defeat, his life will be at stake. What can he do? " Yan Zhuang was whipped. He even forgot to dodge and asked repeatedly: "How is this possible? We have deduced it countless times. It is impossible. "Question" "Ye Chang, Ye Chang, we still missed Ye Chang" "Where did we miss it? Even if Ye Chang has more than a thousand troops, he will definitely die. Could it be that he has used the ability of spreading beans to form an army?" ¡± Ye Chang¡¯s use of veterans and martial arts workers to defeat the rebels has always been said to be due to his ability to spread the beans into soldiers. Those who knew the inside story, such as Yan Zhuang, naturally knew that this was absolutely impossible, but at this time, in panic, they endured I couldn't help but come up with the version of this folk rumor. "It's more powerful than sowing beans into soldiers. He can summon thunder and thunder and fire." "No, no, if he can really summon thunder, Doctor An, how can you come back alive?" Yan Zhuang was stunned for a while, and then said: "He There must be some kind of deceit" "Thunder shook the sky, flames flew, dead and injured everywhere, under a thunder, it was destroyed for miles" An Lushan said angrily: "I saw it with my own eyes, can I be wrong? " "Doctor, don't be fooled, Ye Chang is used to tricks By the way, he is good at cunning, could it be some new weapon? " Yan Zhuang is quite resourceful and understands Ye Chang very well. That's what he said. Get in touch with the essence of things. When An Lushan heard this, he thought about it and couldn't help but doubt it: "Are you sure?" "Sure, it must be so" Yan Zhuang said firmly. He bet his future, wealth and life on An Lushan. Now that An Lushan has returned in despair, he has to encourage him even if he lies. "That's rightif he can really summon thunder, he should keep pursuing him instead of stopping halfway." An Lushan said. "Doctor, what is the situation now? Where is the emperor and where is the prince?" Seeing that he had regained his breath, Yan Zhuang asked again. "The emperor was rescued by Ye Chang. The prince is in Xingqing Palace." "What, the emperor escaped?" Yan Zhuang was shocked: "How is this possible?" "The prince acted too carelessly." An Lushan commented: " There are mistakes everywhere No wonder Yang Guozhong can suppress him. " "In this situation the matter is urgent. Dr. An should return to Xingqing Palace immediately, help the prince ascend the throne, summon all the officials to pay homage, and announce that Ye Chang has kidnapped the emperor. Trying to coerce the emperor to control the princes is a reckless act in this world," Yan Zhuang said. "It's true, it's true" An Lushan suddenly realized. This coup was not a complete success in allowing Li Longji to escape. No matter what the secret weapon used by Ye Chang is, the next thing will definitely be that the Tang Dynasty split into two parts. What they have to do now is to use their current advantages to win as many people as possible into their hands. "At the same time, we must mobilize the army to continue to pursue Ye Chang and not allow him to escape." Yan Zhuang said again. Chasing Ye Chang is false, chasing Li Longji is real. The reason why Ye Chang rescued Li Longji at all costs was to use Li Longji's banner to give orders to all parties. Maybe Ye Chang himself didn't care about this righteous status, but for the generals who held military power in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, this status still had great influence. If nothing else, Ye Chang himself ordered that Jiannan¡¯sWhen Li Shi and Nan Jiyun from Beiting returned to the army, they would hesitate to some extent, but if the order was given in the name of Li Longji, they would not hesitate. Others like Li Guangbi, Ge Shuhan, etc. are even more unlikely to obey Ye Chang, but they will obey Li Longji. "It's easy to kidnap hundreds of officials, but the pursuit of Ye Chang made An Lushan hesitate. Yan Zhuang urged: "Ye Chang doesn't have enough troops. Even if he has magic weapons, he still has to rely on people to use them. If we don't take advantage of the fact that he has no troops to eliminate him, we will be in danger when he comes back. Now that the doctor has taken action, there is no way out. Your life cannot be left in the hands of others. You should forge ahead with determination. Don't you shrink back due to small setbacks." An Lushan was horrified and moved: "That's it. I'll go now." He returned to his own life. Regardless of the Qing Palace mobilizing more troops, Li Longji waited under the escort of dozens of imperial guards and finally arrived at the Golden Light Gate. Looking back to the east, he saw that the entire Chang'an City was already in commotion, and the original peaceful New Year atmosphere was gone. . "I wonder if Ye Chang can stop An Thief." Li Longji murmured to himself. "It will definitely be stopped, it will definitely be stopped," Shou'an said next to him. "But, but" Wei Jiansu looked worried and couldn't make up his mind. "Say." Li Longji rolled his eyes and stared at him. "In the city, An Lushan there are nearly ten thousand An Lu people, and Ye Gong only has a few hundred people. How can we stop them? Just stop them. Outside the city, there are one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, all They are Hu soldiers who are loyal to An's thieves." Wei Jiansu was a little desperate: "An's thieves have too much military power. The soldiers and horses given by the court plus his own private soldiers are two hundred thousand" Li Longji felt that his eyes were darkening, and his body was After shaking him, Shou An hurriedly supported him. Why was Li Longji not clear about what Wei Jiansu said? It was precisely because he was clear that he placed his hope on Ye Chang, hoping that Ye Chang could quickly defeat Anlu Mountain and then take over the defense of Chang'an City. With the help of the strong city, Block An Lushan's army. Reason told him that this was an impossible task, but his emotions forced him to think about the good side. Wei Jiansu exposed the illusion and forced him to face the problem: What would happen if Ye Chang failed? Yang Guozhong was there, his eyes kept rolling. The situation changed very quickly tonight, and to this point, he found that he had become the most dangerous person. Whether Li Heng gains power or Ye Chang succeeds, his end will be difficult. We must adapt, we must think of a way. "General Chen is back, General Chen is back." While Yang Guozhong was thinking, he heard someone shouting from the front. "On their way to escape, Chen Xuanli asked for a tassel to go to Jinchengfang and other places to recruit the Imperial Army." There were originally several thousand forbidden troops in Chang'an City. Due to the New Year's Eve, most of them went home to reunite with their families. There were not many people in the Xingqing Palace. He estimated that he could recruit one or two thousand people here. Li Longji was certainly right. Now that he heard that he was coming back, he couldn't help but take a few steps forward to greet him personally. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty" Chen Xuanli came with nearly two thousand people. Not all of these people were the Forbidden Army. Some of them were the fathers, brothers, sons and nephews of the Forbidden Army officers. When they heard that the Holy Emperor was in trouble, they found weapons and came to protect him. Seeing Li Longji coming to greet him in person, Chen Xuanli was both moved and ashamed: "The incompetence of my ministers has led to this disaster for Your Majesty. How dare you personally greet Your Majesty?" , Fortunately, there are loyal guards such as Chen Qing and An Qing" Li Longji felt reassured when he saw that there were many people, but when he said this, his words suddenly stopped. "Yang Guozhong is used to guessing, and his thoughts are fleeting. , I guessed why Li Longji got stuck. The person who made the greatest contribution tonight is undoubtedly Ye Chang, but Li Longji has not mentioned a word to Ye Chang. An Lushan has not chased him so far, which proves that Ye Chang has repelled him, but Li Longji is still uneasy and worried. Uneasy and uneasy, he was worried about Ye Chang. Even though he had to rely on Ye Chang's ability now, Li Longji still wanted to have some power to make him safer. An Lushan can rebel, why can¡¯t Ye Chang rebel? Yang Guozhong wanted to understand this, and immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, you can't stay here for a long time." Li Longji turned his face and squinted at him, half-smiling: "Oh?" "Although Ye Chang is brave, his troops are small, An Lushan There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses outside the city. Since he committed such a treasonous act, how could he not be prepared in advance? We don't know where the rebel army came from to attack the city at this time. If you don't retreat you are attacked from both sides, and Ye Chang has the courage to be unstoppable, so how can he deal with it? " Yang Guozhong did not attack Ye Chang, but followed Wei Jiansu's words, but Li Longji heard it. He asked what he meant: "In your opinion, what should we do?" "Chang'an is not far from Longyou and Hexi. Now the Jiedushi of these two towns, Ge Shuhan, has enough troops and is loyal to your Majesty. Your Majesty can temporarily patrol the west. , summoned Ge Shuhan to come and protect him. Half of Anlu Mountain's troops were still in Fanyang and Hedong., you can serve as Shuofang¡¯s deputy envoy and lead Shuofang¡¯s troops to capture Fanyang and Hedong. When An Ni¡¯s soldiers learn about this, they will collapse without fighting.¡± Yang Guozhong understood that this advice was related to his own destiny, and he talked so eloquently that it exceeded He showed his ability several times better than usual. Li Longji's expression was still noncommittal at first, but after hearing this, he nodded slightly. Yang Guozhong was sweating, and he didn't realize it yet. Nodding, he struck while the iron was hot: "Now General Chen has led two thousand loyal men to protect him. His Majesty is patrolling the west. At the right time, with the help of track trains, he will be able to meet up with Ge Shuhan soon. If this can be done, then Your Majesty is at peace, and the Tang Dynasty is at peace." "In that case, I will follow your words." Li Longji thought for a while and said. Shouan was anxious when he listened, and stepped forward and said: "Father, you must not do it. Now Ye Changshang In killing the enemy, things may be possible. If the father retreats, the morale will be depressed. Moreover, the prince is connected with Anlu Mountain and the father leaves the capital. Will all the towns in the world be deceived by the prince? "Ge Shuhan has always been loyal to the saint. As long as the saint sends a personal envoy and calls him to lead his troops to protect him, he will definitely come on a starry night." Yang Guozhong said solemnly: "I am willing to bear the burden with my life and property." He also risked his life at this time. Even his wealth and life were on the line. In fact, Ge Shuhan had a bad relationship with him, but he had a good relationship with Gao Lishi. However, the person with the best relationship with Yang Guozhong was An Sishun, who was An Lushan's brother. Living in Chang'an, it is obvious that he cannot be a general. The only plan now is for Brother Shuhan. "I heard that Brother Shuhan was in poor health and was still recovering in Chang'an for the first half of the year." Shouan was anxious and said: "The country has important responsibilities." , should be given to a strong and healthy person, how can it be entrusted to a sick man? " "Although Ge Shuhan has been old and sick recently, he recovered in the first half of the year and was able to return to Jiedu. However, Ye Chang heard that he was suffering from wind and cold not long ago. When Yang Guozhong said this, he said to Gao Lishi: "General Gao, you have always known military affairs. What do you think?" " Yang Guozhong had his own reasons for telling Gao Lishi. Li Longji did not allow courtiers to form alliances with generals, but Gao Lishi was an exception. At first, An Lushan and Ge Shuhan were at odds with each other and quarreled frequently. Li Longji once sent Gao Lishi Lishi mediates between the two. Ge Shuhan's biggest reliance in the court is Gao Lishi. Before, Yang Guozhong would have been worried about Ge Shuhan, but now, just like he once used An Lushan to deal with Ye. Like Chang, he is thinking about using Ge Shuhan to maintain his position. As for whether he can control Ge Shuhan and what Ge Shuhan's attitude is towards him, it is not something he can consider now. " The servants thought that Ge Shuhan had a grudge against An Lushan, so when he heard that His Majesty had summoned him, he would definitely send troops to help the king. Gao Lishi pondered for a moment and did not answer directly. Li Longji must hate Li Heng and An Lushan the most now. As for Ye Chang, he is a little worried at most. Therefore, Gao Lishi is still the same as before, not choosing a side. But he This sentence reminded Li Longji: Ge Shuhan and An Lushan have a personal feud. Although they are not as incompatible as Ye Chang and An Lushan, it also means that it is impossible for Ge Shuhan to join forces with An Lushan. The first half of Ge Shuhan He was still recuperating in Chang'an. Later, after the civil unrest broke out, Li Longji summoned An Lushan and appointed Ge Shuhan as the governor of the two towns and asked him to return to his base. The original purpose was also to prepare for the unexpected situation. I can contain An Lushan. Thinking of this, Li Longji made up his mind: "Send someone to deliver a message to Ye Qing. I will withdraw from Chang'an first and ask him to be the Minister of Military Affairs, Xijing Remainer, and Jing Zhaoyin. If there is any discord, come quickly." My bodyguard"