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"You're late." The shouts of the soldiers under the city came: "Before I shout one, you will surrender." Unfortunately, it was only after I shouted out that you agreed to surrender. But the time of twenty breaths has passed. You have lost the opportunity to surrender. ”

"What?" The city was in shock.

Qin Sanshan shouted loudly: "It's just a breath of time, can you do this?" ”

"A breath of time is nothing to you. But as far as our divine army is concerned, before and after a breath, it is a major matter related to military orders. I have already conveyed the order of General Liu of my family very clearly, and I will consider you twenty breaths, and you have passed twenty breaths, so I can't help it. The soldier cried out and turned his horse back.

There was a dead silence at the head of the city, and everyone was dumbfounded, how did things become like this, and the Shence Army was too old-fashioned. But soon, they targeted Qin Sanshan.

"If it weren't for your nonsense, pretending to be a grandson and pretending to be a hero, how could it be like this?"

"Grass your mother, forcibly pretending to be a grandson, the old men who are harmed are going to die. You are a coward, you don't dare to fight at all, pretending to be your mother's force. ”

"Dog, you are the first to kill the enemy, and live and die with the city."

There was a lot of scolding, and some people were eager to slaughter Qin Sanshan.

Qin Sanshan cried out with a sad face: "What's the use of complaining about me now? Let's hurry up and prepare to defend the city, my God, what kind of sin has I created. ”

"Guard your mother, you can guard it yourself." The soldiers yelled.

The offensive of the cavalry of the Shence Army came in an instant, and Fangzhou did not survive a meal before it fell. Who would be stupid enough to defend the city in such a situation? As soon as the siege of the Shence cavalry began, the soldiers at the head of the city fled in large numbers, leaving only a small number of soldiers and horses to resist. How can you resist the attack of the sea?

The cavalry of the Shence Army only paid the price of eight minor injuries before attacking Fangzhou City. The defenders in the city scattered and fled, the defenders Qin Sanshan and Taishou Zhang Yuan were both killed, and hundreds of soldiers were stunned in a vain attempt to resist, and naturally they were ruthlessly cut down. In a short time, Fangzhou fell.

These 30,000 cavalry were the cavalry of the Shence Army led by Liu Jun, who went straight to Chang'an from the east road. In order to shorten the journey and reach Chang'an one day earlier, Liu Jun chose an extremely risky route. After sending troops from Toyosu, he did not choose the safe route from Seongju to Eunju on the eastern road. This route is along the official road of the desert and the edge of the Gobi, which is safe and reliable. But that route would have been delayed for at least a day and a half. Liu Jun chose to go south directly from Fengzhou, crossing the Kubuqi Desert with a radius of nearly 100 miles, then crossing the Great Gobi Desert for more than 70 miles, and then crossing the hinterland of the Mu Us Desert for more than 200 miles, and directly killing under the city of Xiazhou at the Guannei Road crossing.

Although the straight-line distance from Fengzhou to Xiazhou is only more than 400 miles, if the cavalry marches normally, it will only be a two-day journey. However, the yellow sand and gravel are everywhere you go, and such a road can be completed in two days, and the degree of difficulty can be imagined. But Liu Jun's soldiers and horses did just that.

When 30,000 cavalry appeared under the city of Xiazhou with gravel, the 2,000 defenders of Xiazhou were not even aware of it. was swept by Liu Jun at night and occupied Xiazhou City in an instant. After that, in one day and one night, the cavalry of the Shence Army swept through seven or eight cities south of Xiazhou, including Yunzhong, Ningshuo, Dingxiang, Hunzhou, and Yanzhou, and arrived at Fangzhou, more than 300 miles north of Chang'an, with lightning speed. Because of the urgency of time, Liu Jun didn't even have time to let the opponents in these cities think about it more, so he set a limit of 20 breaths to surrender time, and if he did not surrender after 20 breaths, he would storm the city without mercy. Qin Sanshan, the defender of Fangzhou, did not surrender after a breath, and regretted paying the price of his life.

Fangzhou is conquered, and the next target is Puzhou. Puzhou is the last gateway to the north of Chang'an, and it is also a stronger and more huge city than all the previous cities. At the beginning, the army of the Shence Army was dispatched to quell the rebellion, adopting the strategy of cleaning up the cities around Chang'an, and finally conquered Puzhou City, and the army was still stationed in Puzhou for several months. Therefore, Liu Jun knew the city defense and scale of Puzhou City, and he also knew that there must be a lot of defenders in Puzhou City.

In view of this, even if time is precious, Liu Jun is eager to rush to Chang'an City as soon as possible to deter Chang'an City and cut off the two lines of Li Guangbi's army to relieve the pressure on Shu. But he also had to give the tired soldiers a good rest day. Because if you want to take Puzhou City, you don't need these cities on the road, you can easily conquer them. People and horses must recover their physical strength to replenish their physical strength, otherwise they are likely to be dragged in Puzhou.

The army rested in Fangzhou for a full day. The soldiers and horses were full of food and drink, and then began to fall asleep. It wasn't until the sun went down that the reckless trumpets sounded, and the soldiers got up, knowing that the time to set off had come again. After eating dry food, the soldiers and horses were reorganized. After forty miles, it was dark. But two hours later, the last quarter moon rose into the sky. Although it is already late, it is actually only July 18, and the moon is not weak, so the soldiers and horses can move forward smoothly. At dawn, in the wilderness fifty miles away from Puzhou City, the soldiers and horses made one last rest. When the bellies were filled, the water was sufficient, and the horses were fed, the army quickened its pace. When the morning sun was rising, 30,000 cavalry had arrived at the city of Puzhou in good spirits.

There are indeed a lot of soldiers and horses in Puzhou City. The imperial court soldiers and horses transferred eastward from Luoyang, Taiyuan and other places had arrived in Chang'an a few days ago. There are already nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses guarding Chang'an City. And some cities around Chang'an also sent additional troops. There was a 7,000-strong soldier in the city of Puzhou. The defender who led the army was none other than Tian Chenghei, who led the army to surrender after Shi Siming's death when Li Mao led ** and the Hui coalition army in Chang'an to attack Chang'an.

At the beginning, after Shi Chaoyi and Tian Chenghei offered Chang'an to surrender, the imperial court fulfilled its promise, added a prince to Shi Chaoyi, and asked him to return to Youzhou City. But Shi Chaoyi actually just got an empty prince, and it is impossible for the imperial court of soldiers and horses in Youzhou and other places to be handed over to him to be in charge anymore. So although he has the name of Fan Yang and Pinglu, Shi Chaoyi is just an idler. The financial power of the soldiers and horses was all held by a special person sent by Li Mao. Although Shi Chaoyi was annoyed in his heart, he didn't dare to say much.

As for the situation of intersecting Shi Chaoyi, Tian Chenghei's situation is much better.

After surrendering, Shi Chaoyi was angry about Tian Chenghei's behavior of pushing his father Shi Siming off the city wall with his own hands. Therefore, there was no intersection between Tian Chengsi and Shi Chaoyi after Toucheng. Shi Chaoyi went back to Fanyang, but Tian Chengsi did not follow. Instead, he stayed in Chang'an.

Because Tian Chengsi was indeed the leader of Chang'an's surrender of Xiancheng, and he was also a famous general, Li Mao and Li Guangbi still valued him. But after all, he is a general, and he is a major general who once participated in the An Lushan rebellion, so Li Mao and Li Guangbi are also guarding against him. He didn't think about the position of the general of the forbidden army in the main force of the capital, and he was not very relieved to put such a person by his side. But he can't be allowed to go somewhere alone to lead the army, maybe this guy will do something again.

So, under the psychology of both defense and use, Li Guangbi set Tian Chengsi a position as the Taishou of Puzhou, gave him 4,000 old and weak soldiers and horses, and asked him to go to Puzhou to garrison. This Puzhou is in the north of Chang'an, and the location is actually not important. And it's not far from Chang'an, and any feng shui grass movement can be detected at any time, so in fact, letting Tian Chengsi stay in Puzhou is the embodiment of the ambivalence of the imperial court that both guards and wants to use.

Tian Chengsi himself actually knows the embarrassment of his situation. Although Li Mao and Li Guangbi were amiable to him, Tian Chengsi knew that it was a façade. In fact, their distrust of themselves does not need to be said at all, they can feel it from their aura. But Tian Chengsi has never been a person who gives up on himself, just like when he resolutely betrayed Shi Siming, when he knew that the situation was not in his favor, he was always a positive changer. In this matter, Tian Chengsi knew that he had to have an opportunity to prove his loyalty and his ability to the imperial court. It is the right way to take active action to dispel the concerns of the imperial court, rather than giving up on oneself and complaining for days.

Therefore, after arriving in Puzhou, Tian Chenghe, who took the 4,000 old and weak soldiers, honestly began his duty as the Taishou of Puzhou. He changed his previous greedy, irritable and lustful habits, and got up every morning when he smelled the chicken and came to the yamen to handle official business. Then he actively trained the soldiers and horses, settled the people, and repaired the city. He even took the lead in dredging several rivers in Puzhou, leading the people to replant grain, reclaim fields, and so on. In short, he behaved like a good official who worked wholeheartedly for the court and the people.

Of course, Tian Chengsi knows that his every move in Puzhou is in the eyes of Li Mao and Li Guangbi, and everything he does will also enter Li Mao and Li Guangbi's ears in every detail, so he must use this to complete the breakthrough of the situation. Sure enough, Tian Chengsi's actions all fell into the eyes of the imperial court, and Li Mao and Li Guangbi were still quite satisfied with Tian Chengsi's performance. Therefore, intentionally or unintentionally, Li Mao and Li Guangbi both expressed their satisfaction with Tian Chengsi's actions in Puzhou.

But Tian Chengsi understands that this can only slowly change his image in the eyes of Li Mao's ministers, and he needs to do more to reverse the marginalization. Therefore, in the past few months, the situation in the imperial court has changed dramatically. When Wang Yuan raised troops to attack the Hui people, and Feng Wangyi and others raised troops to attack Chang'an, Tian Chengsi thought that this was his best opportunity. If he can make military achievements at this time, it will completely change the impression of the imperial court on himself.

Therefore, in the course of a month, Tian Chengsi went to the recital three times, asking to lead the army to fight against the rebellious and grandma. But Li Mao and Li Guangbi apparently did not agree to his plan. Soldiers and horses recruited from the south were briefly stationed in Puzhou under the leadership of the Cui brothers. But when the Cui brothers were attacked in Chang'an, they quickly took tens of thousands of troops away for reinforcements. Even two businessmen can lead the army, but one of his generals who specializes in leading the army to fight does not have this opportunity, which somewhat makes Tian Chengsi suffer.

Tian Chengsi was very hurt, he didn't know if he still had the possibility of gaining the trust of the imperial court, and he was a little unhappy. Maybe I don't think about the future anymore, just live a peaceful and stable life. What power and what future prospects, perhaps from the moment he rebelled with An Lushan, it has nothing to do with him.

Of course, after the Cui brothers' soldiers and horses passed through here, they left behind more than 3,000 recruits who were too weak to move because they came from afar. The imperial court allowed itself to accept these 3,000 recruits and integrate them into the Puzhou garrison, which increased the number of Puzhou defenders to 7,000. This gave Tian Chengsi a little comfort. The imperial court can increase its own troops, so that this general has more than 7,000 troops, it should be said that it is not completely distrustful of itself. Maybe you have to wait for the right time.

In the morning, Tian Chengsi left the state hall and was about to get on the horse and lead his entourage to inspect the Xicheng city defense construction site. Several walls that had been destroyed by the previous war were being repaired there, and Tian Chengji had to go around every day these days to take a look.

Just as he walked down the stone steps in front of the yamen, Ma Yong, who had followed his deputy for many years, galloped along the street on the right. Ma Yong is a down-to-earth person, he was a member of Tian Chengsi's pro-army team, and later followed Tian Chengsi all the way through many ups and downs, and was Tian Chengsi's most trusted person. So after Tian Chengsi came to Puzhou, Ma Yong was promoted to Puzhou and still served as his partner. Tian Chengsi was also relieved to hand over the military affairs in the city to him as the commander-in-chief.

"What's wrong? Brothers? What happened? Look at your panicked and sweaty face. Tian Chengsi stood at the foot of the steps and smiled at the horse who came galloping from the horse.

Ma Yong's face was dripping with hot sweat, his face was a little pale, he came to Tian Chenghe's side and arched his hand, and said in a low voice: "General, go to Beicheng and take a look, something is wrong." ”

Although Tian Chengsi is no longer a general, Ma Yong still retains his previous title for Tian Chengsi.

"What's the situation?"

"A large group of cavalry came from outside the north city, and they are coming down to Puzhou City. Identification is currently unknown. But it doesn't feel like a good thing. Ma Yong said.

"Brigade cavalry?" Tian Chengsi was surprised. Without saying a word, he turned over his horse and galloped towards the north city wall with his horse.

By the time the two of them had climbed the northern city wall, surrounded by their own guards, the defenders at the head of the city had all stood beside the battlements and pointed at the northern land. Tian Chengsi squinted his eyes and looked to the north, but saw that a few miles away, a black cavalry and horse were rapidly approaching the city of Puzhou, with swords, guns and armor reflecting the halo, and his piercing eyes could not be opened.

"They were discovered by us more than ten miles away, and the terrain of Beicheng is flat, so they were discovered early. That's why I hurried to invite the general to take a look. Ma Yong said on the side.

Tian Chengsi frowned and thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Immediately pass the order, and the four cities will be closed." All the soldiers and horses are ready to defend the city. Organize the people to carry wood, stones, and arrows to the city. ”

Ma Yong said in a deep voice: "General, who do you estimate to be?" ”

Tian Chengsi said: "Who else can there be?" This must be Wang Yuan's Shence Army cavalry. With such a large number of cavalry and horses, it is either the Hui people or the Shence army. And the soldiers and horses of the Hui people are not like this, these cavalry armor is neat, and most of them have long blades, they must be the Shence army. It seems that they came from the north, so the Hui people should have been defeated in Fengzhou. ”

In just a few moments, Tian Chengsi analyzed the opponent and the situation, which made Ma Yong extremely admired. is worthy of being a general who has followed him for many years, and his insight and analytical ability in case of trouble are much higher than his own.

Ma Yong immediately conveyed the order, and suddenly the city was busy. The warning gong sounded, and the soldiers and horses in the city quickly got the news, and immediately the soldiers and horses ran in all directions, and the people covered their heads and walked in chaos. Ma Yong assigned his men to perform their duties, and the chaos was quickly brought under control. Only then did Ma Yong return to Tian Chenghe's side. And when he looked down the city, the dense cavalry was already spread under the city, and stopped advancing outside the Lich.

"Oh my God, so many cavalry. That's probably more than 30,000 people. Ma Yong smacked his tongue.

"At least 30,000 people, Wang Yuan's capital is really a lot. These 30,000 cavalry are probably all the main force he has left. Tian Chengsi nodded.

"We're annoyed, General." Ma Yong said in a low voice.

"Are you scared?" Tian Chengsi turned his head and smiled.

"General, it's not that you're afraid of death, 30,000 soldiers and horses are attacking the city, we can't hold here. General, you don't want to stay here, do you? ”

"Hahaha." Tian Chengsi laughed loudly: "Brother, do you know that this is the great opportunity I am waiting for." I was struggling with not having a chance to prove myself, but the opportunity came to my door. Brother, you also understand that the court does not trust us, we must come up with means to make the court trust and reuse us, and this is our opportunity. ”

"This ......" Ma Yong looked at Tian Chengsi with the eyes of a madman.

"I'm afraid you don't know how important Puzhou's location is in the current situation. If Wang Yuan defeated the Hui people, he should immediately return to Shu, because he could not have known that Li Guangbi was leading his troops and horses to attack Shu. But under such circumstances, what was his purpose in bringing his main cavalry here? ”

"Are you saying that he wants to take advantage of Chang'an's emptiness to attack Chang'an? Coming to the bottom of the kettle? ”

"Intelligent, worthy of being a brother who has been with me for many years. I bet that's exactly what he thinks. ”

"But there are nearly 40,000 defenders in Chang'an City, can they succeed?"

"Hehe, that's not for sure. His Majesty is in Chang'an today, and the troops have not been seen