Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 386
Such an absolute advantage, but still a miserable defeat. The 60 army lost more than half, but the rebels regained their momentum, as if they had returned to the terror of the Anlu Mountain period.

As the envoy of the Ninth Festival and the supervisor of the army, responsible for contacting and mobilizing 60 troops, equivalent to the coach, Yu Chaoen should come out to bear the blame.

But taking responsibility for the crime is tantamount to death, Yu Chaoen doesn't want to die, so the person who bears the responsibility can only be someone else!

Therefore, Yu Chaoen put all the responsibility for the defeat of Xiangzhou on Guo Ziyi in front of Suzong Li Heng, saying that Guo Ziyi caused the defeat of Xiangzhou. Therefore, without any investigation, he was convinced of Yu Chaoen's frame and prepared to question Guo Ziyi.

Suzong Li Heng recalled Guo Ziyi from Weizhou to Chang'an City with an imperial decree.

When Emperor Suzong Li Heng announced Guo Ziyi's 'crime', Guo Ziyi was stunned, full of grievances. During the battle of Xiangzhou, he proposed many times to persuade Yu Chaoen's wrong decision, but Yu Chaoen almost never adopted it. However, Yu Chaoen's desperate and hasty decisive battle resulted in a disastrous defeat, what has he to do with it!

Even though Guo Ziyi yelled that he was wronged, Suzong Li Heng still decreed that Guo Ziyi should be dismissed from office, put in prison, and asked to be executed after autumn.

When the news spread, Tang troops from all walks of life were in an uproar. The soldiers' hearts were already cold, and the reaction became more intense.

Numerous generals wrote to the imperial court to intercede for Guo Ziyi, except for Li Guangbi, Wang Sili, Lu Jiong and other Xiangzhou's defeats, the Jiedushi who had a relatively complete force in their hands, and a large number of other generals at the grassroots level.

It is almost equivalent to killing Guo Ziyi if you insist on going your own way, and the Tang army will completely lose its morale.

"Guo Ziyi has such prestige!" Under the pressure of many leading generals, Suzong Li Heng not only did not feel that Guo Ziyi had been wronged, but instead gritted his teeth, feeling even more afraid of Guo Ziyi in his heart.

Although Suzong Li Heng was angry and fearful, after Shi Siming proclaimed himself emperor, the anti-army regained momentum, and the terror of the Anlu Mountain period was greatly restored. He still had to rely on many leading generals to encircle and suppress Shi Siming, so he dared not kill him. Guo Ziyi.

In the end, Suzong Li Heng released Guo Ziyi under pressure, but he still removed Guo Ziyi's power and demoted Guo Ziyi to the end, thinking that Guo Ziyi was responsible for the defeat of Xiangzhou.

This is a big stinking move. He only listened to the words of the eunuch Yu Chaoen, and directly blamed Guo Ziyi for the defeat. Originally, the defeat of Xiangzhou had chilled the morale of the Tang troops from all walks of life. Now it is even more so. Chilling, almost no motivation to desperately help the court resist the rebels.

Under the attack of Shi Siming's anti-army, the Tang army retreated steadily, and soon captured Weizhou, which was originally guarded by Guo Ziyi.

After the fall of Weizhou, Li Guangbi and Wang Sili of Weizhou became a lone army north of the Yellow River, unable to stop the vigorous counter-army attack. Soon Li Guangbi, Wang Sili and others had to abandon Weizhou and retreat to Luoyang south of the Yellow River.

Shi Siming's anti-army captured the entire north of the Yellow River, and the momentum further increased, and the number of soldiers grew to more than [-], which greatly restored the glory of the Anlu Mountain period.

On the other hand, in the Tang Dynasty, after a long period of military use, and the defeat of Xiangzhou, the elite lost almost all resources, and the treasury could not allocate a penny. Even if more new troops were recruited, there would not be enough money. Armored.

The Tang court was almost helpless against the Shi Siming rebels in Hebei, and did not know how to wipe out Shi Siming's rebels.

After all, 60 troops crossed the Yellow River mightily, but failed to wipe out the declining An Qingxu rebels at that time, but suffered a disastrous defeat.

Now that Shi Siming has grown bigger, the anti-army momentum has revived, and with the victory in the Xiangzhou battle, the soldiers are at their peak.Not to mention that the imperial court once again gathers troops to cross the Yellow River to clear the rebels, it would be nice if the rebels don't cross the Yellow River and occupy Luoyang again.

Under various factors, Datang completely became on the defensive against the rebels, watching helplessly as the rebels became more and more powerful in Hebei.

Chang'an City.

Although he suffered a frame-up and lost his military power and title, he was idle at home, but since the defeat of Xiangzhou, the court's offensive against the rebels has turned from offensive to declining. The north of the Yellow River was once again captured by the rebels. Guo Ziyi was worried about crossing the Yellow River and reoccupying Luoyang. However, Guo Ziyi was no longer the leader of the army. He was also suspected and guarded against by Emperor Suzong Li Heng.
Anton, Liaoyang City.

Li Fei has been paying attention to the war in Hebei through intelligence.

The 60 troops of the Tang Dynasty were defeated in Xiangzhou, and Shi Siming proclaimed himself emperor and rose, which was already expected by Li Fei.

Shi Siming's anti-army seems to be getting stronger and stronger, and it is possible to restore the "brilliance" of capturing the two capitals of the Tang Dynasty during the Anlu Mountain period, but Li Fei knows that Shi Siming's anti-army front is only temporary.

Perhaps the common people and all the generals of the Tang army were very disappointed with the repeated failures of the Tang court, but Shi Siming was far more brutal than An Lushan.Shi Siming directly killed An Qingxu and became the leader of the anti-army and proclaimed himself emperor. The anti-army is not as 'unified' as it seems.

In order to appease the generals of the rebels, Shi Siming ordered that all rebels be allowed to plunder as much as they want after they break through the city.

Therefore, since then, Shi Siming's rebels have looted every time they break through a city, killing the old and the weak, forcing all the strong men to be porters, and raped all the women.

After crossing the Yellow River and capturing Luoyang, Shi Siming's rebellious army reverted to decline because they committed too many crimes, and all the people under their rule resisted.

Of course, that was nearly a year later.

Li Fei is aiming to replace Datang and rebuild the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. The anti-military riots are getting more and more joyous. While the anti-military is unpopular, the people will become more and more disappointed with the court. Under certain operations, Li Fei is confident that he can replace Datang peacefully. Li Fei already had a specific plan.

Taking advantage of Guo Ziyi's responsibility for Xiangzhou's defeat, being deprived of military power and title at home, depressed, and at the lowest point of his life, Li Fei planned to let Jin Yiwei secretly 'invite' Guo Ziyi's family to Andong.

Without Guo Ziyi, in the future, even if the rebels are no longer popular among the people, it will be difficult for the Tang court to counterattack the rebels. In the end, they have nowhere to go, and they have to come to him to beg Li Fei for help. At that time, the people will support him as much as they are disappointed with the Tang court. Li Fei, that was the moment when Li Fei won the hearts of the people.

Li Fei made a plan very early on. Jin Yiwei placed a large number of spies in Guo Ziyi's mansion early on. Even two of Guo Ziyi's eight sons were almost killed by Guo Ziyi's responsibility for Xiangzhou's defeat, and were bought by Jin Yiwei. No matter how smart Guo Ziyi is, he would never think that his son has been bought by Jin Yiwei.

One night, Guo Ziyi was stunned, and the whole family was quietly taken out of Chang'an City. After more than half a month, they were brought to Liaoyang City in Andong.
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