Tiantang

Chapter 392 Moved
Chapter 400

"Li Guangbi, are you convicted?!" The anger in Li Heng's heart gushed out, and he could no longer control his anger, fear and flustered emotions.

The An Lushan rebellion brought him panic, and Zhang Xuan's rebellion against the Tang Dynasty made him extremely fearful.

Li Heng yelled violently, and Li Guangbi, who was kneeling on the ground, said in a very depressed and sad voice, "I am incompetent, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"I asked you to lead the army to Luoyang, restrain Zhang Xuan, and recover Henan and Tongguan for the court. In the end, instead of fulfilling my great entrustment, you lost my [-] troops in Luoyang. Why did you flee back to Chang'an alone? What face do you have to come back to see me?"

Li Heng roared like thunder.

Li Guangbi's shoulders trembled slightly, and he fell down on the ground.

He gritted his teeth bitterly in his heart and said, it is obvious that you, the emperor, are fatuous and incompetent, who forced Zhang Xuan to turn against him, and in turn complained about Lao Tzu... Zhang Xuan has more than [-] troops by his side.
"Li Guangbi, you deserve death! Someone, push Li Guangbi out of the Meridian Gate and behead him!"

As soon as Li Heng said this, all the officials were surprised.

Li Yu kowtowed again and again, "Father, please don't do it. It is not Li Guangbi's fault that Zhang Xuan rebelled. My son and Li Guangbi are in Luoyang, and they have done their best. If Father kills Li Guangbi, he will fall into Zhang Xuan's trap. Zhang Xuan If you let me go back to Chang'an, you just want to borrow a knife to kill someone..."

"Your Majesty, Zhang Xuan's rebellion, the court is currently employing people. If Li Guangbi is killed, who will lead the army to counter the rebellion for His Majesty? Please think twice, Your Majesty!" Gongsun Haohao, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Pei Mian, Minister of Rites, went out to play together.

Gongsun Liang and Pei Mian spoke the truth.At this moment, Li Guangbi is the only general Li Heng can use.If Li Guangbi was killed again, there would really be no one to lead the army to contend with Zhang Xuan.

The corner of Li Heng's mouth twitched, and he slowly suppressed the anger in his belly.He sat down slowly, and said coldly, "Li Guangbi, for the sake of the ministers' pleading, I will give you another chance. I have ordered the soldiers and horses in all towns to work hard for the king, and all the troops are rushing to help Chang'an. I canonize you as The commander of the army and horses of the world, immediately recruit troops in Guanzhong, ready to fight Zhang Xuan's rebels at any time!"

Li Guangbi narrowly escaped death, kowtowed to thank him, and left with the order.

After Li Guangbi left, Li Heng stared at the ministers, but a thought of fleeing Chang'an again floated in his mind.

Lingzhou can't go, and Zhang Xuan's army occupies Tongguan and Henan, so he can't go south to Lianghuai and Jiangnan.Now, there is only one way to retreat to Jiannan Shuzhong.

But Li Heng opened his mouth, but he never said this out of his mouth.

As the emperor, he abandoned the capital several times in one year, and the prestige of the emperor and the authority of the court have long since disappeared.

After the dynasty was over, Li Heng returned to the imperial study, and the eight hundred li urgent military report from the Ministry of War arrived.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Xuan sent troops out of Hulao Pass to attack Fan Yang. But news came from Fan Yang that Shi Siming, in response to King Qin, also led an army of [-] troops to the south, preparing to fight Zhang Xuan to the death at Changshan!" Gongsun Liang said excitedly.

"Good! Good!" Li Heng received this news, like a long drought met with rain, needless to mention the comfort in his heart.

At present, there are not many soldiers that he, the emperor, can mobilize. Shi Siming is willing to send troops to contend with Zhang Xuan, which is undoubtedly great news.And in this world, only Shi Siming's Fan Yang soldiers and horses can fight Zhang Xuan at present.

Li Heng jumped up with excitement.

Gongsun Liang smiled, hesitated for a while and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Shi Siming is a capricious person, and His Majesty can't trust him completely."

"Hahaha! Gongsun Liang, I ordered Cheng Yuanzhen to take my secret edict to Fanyang in advance, and canonized Shi Siming as the king of Fanyang County, the general manager of Fanyang's march, and the appeasement envoy of Fanyang's three towns—whether Shi Siming really submits to the court or not, as long as He is willing to lead the army to fight Zhang Xuan, which is a great thing for the court."

"Let them bite the dog, and when both of them are hurt, the imperial court will raise troops to go north again, and Zhang Xuan will be destroyed outside Tongguan!"

Li Heng swept away the panic and fear just now, his face was full of vigor and his voice was loud.

Gongsun Liang smiled, but he didn't hold much hope in his heart.

Shi Siming is also ambitious, and counting on Shi Siming to be loyal to the court is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger.

"Your Majesty, Ge Shuhan in Hexi has also raised his troops. Half a month ago, Ge Shuhan led an army of [-] people. He went south via Longshuo and will arrive in Chang'an within ten days. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

"Okay, very good. Zhao Ming Ge Shuhan, speed up the march, and at the same time summon the two towns of Anxi and Beiting again, and send troops to King Qin!"

"In addition, be fully prepared. If Shi Siming is destroyed by Zhang Xuan, the court will leave Chang'an and go to Shuzhong immediately." Li Heng said in a low voice.

Although Li Heng's confidence has increased, he still lacks confidence.He would feel uneasy if he didn't arrange the way out.

Li Heng wanted to escape again, which was already expected by Gongsun Liang.Gongsun Liang sighed inwardly, nodded and accepted the order, and went out of the palace to secretly do various behind-the-scenes preparations for the imperial court's relocation.

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Shi Chaoyi led Fan Yang's army of 8 to leave Fan Yang and went south for two days. Then he got the news that Hulaoguan had fallen into the hands of Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan led an army of 12 to go north to attack Fan Yang.

Shi Chaoyi was shocked, shouted "no", and immediately ordered the army to speed up the march, trying to reach Changshan County in the shortest time.

If Zhang Xuan's army is allowed to go all the way north to take Changshan County, Fan Yang will be in danger.

Zhang Xuan's army went all the way to the north, and the momentum was like a broken bamboo. It even conquered more than ten counties, and Fan Yang's defenders surrendered in hopelessness.

The actions of the 12 army were overwhelming, the momentum was overwhelming, the smoke and dust were billowing, the drums were like thunder, and the swords and guns were like rain. This in itself was an invisible deterrent.

Dusk sunset.

Zhang Xuan's army set up camp outside Xinle County, and the encampment with rolling banners stretched for more than ten miles. Looking from a distance, the waves are magnificent and magnificent.

Zhang Xuan rode his horse up a high slope, staring at Changshan County to the southwest, and remained silent.

Guo Ziyi also rode over, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, I will finally get the news that Shi Siming was conferred the title of King of Fanyang County by the Tang Emperor and chief commander of Fanyang's march. At present, Shi Siming's eldest son, Shi Chaoyi, led an army of 8 to Changshan County. Army decisive battle!"

"Prince Fanyang County? Let Shi Siming take Anlu Mountain and replace it?" Zhang Xuan suddenly turned his head to look at Guo Ziyi, and suddenly smiled, "The emperor finally got the hang of it and knew how to play tricks. He wanted to use Shi Siming, but didn't he know that Shi Siming had Why aren't you using him?"

"My lord's words are very true. Shi Siming is a capricious villain, and he will not be loyal to the Emperor Tang. As long as our army takes Fan Yang, Chang'an will be destroyed by itself!"

Guo Ziyi said loudly.

Zhang Xuan nodded, but then said with a sneer, "Are you going to fight our army in Changshan County? Pass down the order and order the army to strictly guard the barracks and rest in peace. Order Nanba, Lei Wanchun and Li Siye to lead 1 troops and horses in the headquarters respectively. Three ways to harass Bingzhou, Xingzhou, and Weizhou, let’s first level the land of Fanyang.”

Guo Ziyi was taken aback. In his opinion, the army should take advantage of Shi Chaoyi's unstable foothold and rush to Changshan County. As long as Shi Chaoyi's 8 people were wiped out, Fan Yang's Shi Siming would be at the end of his road, and the remaining remnants would be nothing to worry about.Wherever the army came, it was not defeated like a mountain.

Looking at Guo Ziyi's hesitant look, Zhang Xuan couldn't help laughing, "Ziyi, do you think that I don't distinguish between priorities and that I should destroy Shi Siming's main force first, and then sweep other counties?"

Guo Ziyi smiled awkwardly and cupped his fists, "My lord, please forgive me for being bold. I think that as long as Shi Chaoyi's 8 people can be eaten, Shi Siming will be over..."

"What you said is not impossible. Generally speaking, this is the best policy. But in my opinion, this is the worst policy. Why? Because if our army has a decisive battle with Shi Siming's main force, although our army has the upper hand After all, it will lead to heavy casualties.”

"These more than ten thousand sons, follow me and wait for the army, each one is precious and worthy of our cherishing and cherishing. Therefore, I would rather wait here for the news of Zhang Xun's army - Zhang Xun has led an army of [-] out of the cloud, Attack Fanyang. As long as Zhang Xunbing comes to Fanyang and steals Shi Siming's back route, Shi Siming's army will be in chaos."

"At this time, our army will attack back and forth again, trying to annihilate Shi Siming's army and horses in Changshan."

Zhang Xuan cherished the lives of soldiers so much, Guo Ziyi was greatly admired and moved. He got off his horse, knelt down on the ground and said with emotion, "The lord is kind and generous, and he is sympathetic to the soldiers. The general is so grateful!"

The more than a hundred guards around Zhang Xuan were also moved and got off their horses and knelt down.

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Shi Chaoyi's 8 troops entered Changshan, posing for a decisive battle with Zhang Xuan's army.

However, after waiting for a few days, there was no trace of Zhang Xuan's army, and the report came to report that Zhang Xuan's main force had set up camp in Xinle'an and rested on the spot. State and Weizhou, the defenders of each state and county could not resist at all.

Shi Chaoyi's face changed, and he sat in the handsome tent and meditated alone.

He wanted to take the initiative to attack Zhang Xuan's army, but he was afraid of being ambushed by Zhang Xuan. The firearms in Zhang Xuan's army were famous all over the world, which brought great psychological pressure to Fan Yang's soldiers.

And if you don't take the initiative to attack and stay in Changshan, you can only watch Zhang Xuan divide his troops and take back most of Fan Yang's territory little by little, and then concentrate on attacking Fan Yang.

Shi Chaoyi was in a dilemma and became more and more irritable.

At this time, the Longshuo coalition army led by Zhang Xun finally came out of the clouds and invaded Fanyang after a long journey of more than a month.The reason why it is called the "United Army" is because the army led by Zhang Xun was reorganized from local motley troops in various prefectures and counties in Longshuo, including some Huihe cavalry.

Most of Longshuo's main force was taken away by Zhang Xuan, and some of them fought against Tubo under Yang Lian's command. Zhang Xun could only gather some miscellaneous troops for reorganization.Fortunately, for Zhang Xuan, the role of Zhang Xun's army is not to fight frontally, but to deter.

In fact, Zhang Xun's soldiers and horses entered Fanyang's territory, and the news spread to Fanyang, the whole city of Fanyang was shaken, and Shi Siming was even more surprised.Shi Siming did not expect that Long Shuo would still have the strength to attack Fan Yang.

(End of this chapter)