Tiantang

Chapter 375 Zhang Xuan's Prophecy
Chapter 383 Zhang Xuan's Prophecy
Lingzhou.

Li Heng gathered all the officials in Zhang Xuan's Yongning Palace, his face was extremely gloomy.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, the Tubo people turned their backs on their promises and once again led troops to invade our border. The defenders of Liangning Prefecture were defeated at the foot of Jishi Mountain and suffered heavy casualties. Now half of them have retreated to Shaliu River and half of them have fled back to Hezhou!"

Gong Sunliang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, reported the situation of the battle with some fear, not daring to meet Li Heng's angry eyes.

Li Guangbi suddenly slapped the table and said angrily, "How could this happen? Li Guangbi!"

"The minister is here!" Li Guangbi's face was very ugly, and he knelt down on the ground after leaving the shift.

"You tell me, don't you claim that the tens of thousands of troops under your command are invincible in fighting against Tubo? How could they not be able to withstand the attack of Tubo's remnant soldiers, and they will be defeated in one battle! Do you have something to say? I say!" Li Heng glared at Li Guangbi.

There is no need to mention the aggrieved and depressed Li Guangbi felt.

He never thought that the Tubo people would suddenly attack Tuyuhun's hometown under such circumstances, and his deputy general Ling Lan couldn't stop the Tubo army. Not only was he defeated, but he also fled back to Hezhou, surrendering the entire Tuyuhun hometown to the Tibetans.

"Your Majesty, I'm not in Liangning Prefecture, so I don't know the details of the battle... Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will rush to Hezhou and fight the Tubo people again. If I can't regain the lost ground, I will die in battle to repay Your Majesty's Emperor." En mighty!"

Li Guangbi gritted his teeth and said with emotion.

Li Heng's expression eased, and just as he was about to say something, Yang Guozhong suddenly sneered and said, "Your Majesty, the [-] soldiers and horses of Pingfan County King suffered heavy losses, and the entire army will counterattack Tubo again. From my point of view, the possibility of victory is extremely high." Low."

"The most urgent thing is to ask your majesty to order Yang Lian to lead the army to guard the line between Shaliu River and Qinghai, so as to keep Qinghai intact. As for the remaining troops, just guard Hezhou to prevent the Tibetans from advancing eastward."

Li Guangbi was very dissatisfied with Yang Guozhong's words, and suddenly raised his head and said, "Guangbi doesn't agree with Yang Xiangzhi's words. Could it be that Tuyuhun's hometown just gave up?"

"I've already lost all the money, so what's the fuss about? Could it be that the two Ning states were lost?" Yang Guozhong cast a disdainful glance at Li Guangbi, and mocked.

Li Guangbi was furious, but he couldn't say a word.

He blushed and turned to look at the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I think Prime Minister Yang's words are justified. The most urgent thing at the moment is to keep the frontier defense as the top priority. As for the old place of Tuyuhun, we can gradually map it out." Gongsun Liang said in a low voice, considering his words.

"Your Majesty, An Lushan's general, Shi Siming, has led an army of [-] to attack Lingzhou by bypassing Hedong. At this moment, the imperial court cannot face the enemy, and the matter of Tubo can only be focused on defense for the time being." Yang Guozhong clasped his fists and said loudly.

Li Heng's face became even uglier.

He originally thought that Lingzhou was the safest rear area, but unexpectedly, the situation turned around overnight.The Tubo people rebelled, but the rebels went around the east of the river and attacked Lingzhou. It was clear that they wanted to capture him, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, alive!
"Where are the defenders in the east of the river? I'm going to shoot them all with a cane, all of which are free from the court's salary!" Li Heng stood up angrily, waving his arms.

"Where is Shi Siming's rebel army now?" Li Heng roared for a long time, and gradually calmed down.

"Your Majesty, it's more than a hundred miles away from Shuofang. It seems that the rebels are going to take Xiazhou first, and then invade Lingzhou!" Gongsun Liang, as the chief military officer of the court, had to tell the truth.

Li Heng's face suddenly turned pale.

It's almost to Shuofang. In other words, if the rebels take Xiazhou and then attack Lingzhou with the whole army, they should arrive within half a month!

Lingzhou is in danger.

Li Heng wanted to escape again.

He sat on the dragon chair with a thud, and said in a weak trembling voice, "Hurry up and order Zhang Xuan's army to return to King Qin, to stop the rebels!"

Yang Guozhong sneered in his heart, but said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, Zhang Xuan's army is guarding Tongguan to resist the main force of the Anlushan rebel army. I'm afraid it will be beyond our reach at this moment."

Yang Guozhong was not ashamed to say something, "Let's continue to escape. It seems that it is safer to escape back to Chang'an."

Li Heng was speechless.

Gongsun Liang hesitated for a moment at this time, then bowed and saluted softly, "Your Majesty, I recently heard that Zhang Xuan was seriously ill and took the initiative to ask His Majesty to retire. I don't know if it is true or not..."

As soon as Gongsunliang said this, Yang Guozhong's face became very exciting.

The news that Zhang Xuan was forced by the emperor to resign and retire has already spread widely, but the emperor is still inexplicable.

Li Heng waved his hands angrily, "Nonsense! Nonsense! Quickly send an order to Zhang Xuan, no matter whether he is really sick or fake, he is not allowed to leave his post without authorization. If he loses Tongguan, I want his head!"

Li Heng was a little unscrupulous, even swearing, which greatly discredited the emperor.

Li Heng got up abruptly, and said loudly, "I have ordered Yang Lian to lead the army to defend Longshuo's frontier and defend against Tubo. At the same time, he ordered the troops of all states in Longshuo to lead the army to resist Shi Siming." The rebels are invading!"

"Tomorrow, I will go south with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and return to Teacher Chang'an... that's it, there is no need to discuss any more!"

Li Heng left in a huff.

The eunuch in charge beside him hastily shouted—"Your Majesty retreat!"

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Tongguan.

Zhang Xuan, who had been recuperating quietly in the mansion, was finally promoted to discuss matters at the begging of the generals.

Hearing that Tubo had captured the hometown of Tuyuhun, and that the Tang army's disastrous defeat in the past had come to naught, Zhang Xuan couldn't help complaining, and cursed in public.

At this time, it was already the end of the first year of Zhide, and the howling northwest wind blew across the wall of Tongguan, making a loud noise.The temperature is extremely low and extremely cold, and even though there are two braziers in the hall, it still makes people feel unstoppable and cold.

Feng Changqing, Guo Ziyi and other generals all looked ugly.

Occupying the hometown of Tuyuhun used to be the greatest glory of the Longshuo army, but now this glory has disappeared in a strange way, isn't it a pity!
Li Guangbi couldn't hold Liangningzhou?Feng Changqing felt unable to understand.

You know, there are [-] troops of Li Guangbi and Yang Lian on the front line of Ningzhou and Qinghai, and they actually...

Feng Changqing and the others didn't know that Li Guangbi was summoned to Lingzhou by the emperor to accept the canonization before the Tubo people invaded the border, and stayed away from the defense station. Ling Lan, his deputy, was arrogant and underestimated the enemy, and made a huge mistake in tactics; On the one hand, Li Guangbi's troops, who had just defeated Tubo and captured the Tubo royal court, were very angry. It is probably not surprising that the so-called arrogant soldiers must be defeated.

"Commander, Tubo invaded the frontier, and most of Tuyuhun's old land fell, which is deplorable. Now the imperial court ordered Yang Lian to defend the front line of Qinghai, and the Anlushan rebel general Shi Siming led the army to attack Lingzhou - the last general received the military report, His Majesty has already Depart from Lingzhou and return to Master Chang'an."

Guo Ziyi said loudly when she came out of class.

"Your Majesty has returned to Chang'an?" Zhang Xuan couldn't help but a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, the sarcasm in his voice made Li Yu and Li Tan extremely embarrassed.

"Your Majesty may as well return to Chang'an." Zhang Xuan smiled softly, "Don't worry about the Tubo people's invasion. Stanley has no spare power to invade our territory. At most, it's just to take back the old place of Tuyuhun. As for Shi Siming, he may be able to take Xia State and Shuofang, but it is almost impossible to win Lingzhou!"

"This commander has long been on guard against Shi Siming's invasion of Lingzhou by bypassing Hedong." Zhang Xuan waved his hand. The rebels are rushing to Lingzhou, and the Huihe army will send troops to help."

"There is Zhang Xun in Lingzhou, so I can rest assured."

As soon as Zhang Xuan said this, Guo Ziyi and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Lingzhou is not only the central city of Longshuo, the seat of the feudal town, but also the gathering place for the family members of their generals.If Lingzhou fell, their families and property would be in danger.

"The commander-in-chief is wise, and the last general will admire him!" Guo Ziyi clasped his fists and shouted loudly.

"Shi Siming is nothing to be afraid of." Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "The enemy of our army is still An Lushan. There is no doubt that he must die!"

The generals were taken aback, and they all found it incredible what Zhang Xuan said.

An Lushan is only in his 40s, and he is in his prime. He is the emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom in Luoyang, far away from the battlefield, how could he die suddenly?

All the generals cast doubtful eyes on Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan smiled and said nothing.

An Lushan's fate is doomed.Historically, he died in Luoyang at the hands of his son An Qingxu, military adviser Yan Zhuang, and eunuch Li Zhuer.

Although due to the existence of Zhang Xuan, a traveler, the trajectory of history has undergone slight changes and adjustments. For example, the time of An Lushan's rebellion was brought forward, and the fate of some historical figures changed.

But the general direction of history has not changed, and the Anlushan Rebellion still emerged as the times require.Based on this, Zhang Xuan believes that the ending of An Lushan will not change much.An Lushan must die, and An Qingxu must kill his father and usurp the throne.

In fact, Zhang Xuan has been paying attention to the situation in Luoyang.According to the analysis of the news from the spy newspaper, the internal strife in the Anlushan rebel camp has already begun.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan led the army to guard Tongguan, and did not take the initiative to fight in the name of resting the army.He was actually waiting for An Lushan's death.As long as An Lushan died and the internal strife among the rebels reached a climax, Zhang Xuan decided to lead his army to attack quickly and regain the land of Henan and the eastern capital Luoyang in one fell swoop.

"An Lushan will definitely die. He died at the hands of his son An Qingxu." Zhang Xuan slowly got up, "The order will be passed on, the whole army will prepare for war. When An Lushan returns to heaven, our army will immediately leave Tongguan and fight the rebels in a decisive battle in Henan. !"

After Zhang Xuan finished speaking, he strode away.

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Shaliu River.

Yang Lian wanted to fight several times, to attack the Stanley soldiers in Liangning Prefecture, but after hesitation, he still insisted on defending the Shaliu River, guarding against the Tubo army's defeat in Longwangshu, crossing Qinghai and entering Longshuo.

As for Li Guangbi, he was not sent to Hezhou by the emperor, but led the remnants of less than [-] soldiers who retreated to Hezhou to guard the emperor and the court to return to Chang'an.

However, for Li Guangbi, the supreme halo that wrapped around his head had already dissipated.

(End of this chapter)