Gao Xiuyan said to Zhao Ziliang: "King, we don't have any requirements, everything obeys the edict of the imperial court, the old minister heard that the armies of the court and the central government are implementing reorganization and training, not only there has been a change in the establishment, but also the command power structure in the army has also changed, since the imperial court has begun to do so, the Yunzhong army can not be special, please send two deputy generals and a supervisor to the Yunzhong army!" ”

Zhang Shouyu was not to be left behind, and said: "The same is true of the Mobei Army!" ”

Zhao Ziliang thought about it for a while and then said to the two: "You can take the initiative to cooperate with the imperial court's reform of the military system, this king is very happy. www.biquge.info In fact, there is nothing wrong with the original military system of the imperial court, but now the people's hearts are not ancient, and the Tang Empire has no prestige in the past. This king thought about it, in view of the needs of the operation, the Mobei Army and the Yunzhong Army will not be reorganized for the time being, and the command rights will not be adjusted, and after the three towns of Heshuo are pacified, this matter will be put on the agenda! ”

Zhang Shouyu and Gao Xiuyan glanced at each other, and Zhang Shouyu asked: "King, the king of Mobei has already planned to use troops against the three towns next?" ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "These days, Tian Shenyu died of illness after the Biansong Dynasty, Du Yu waited for Li Lingyao to kill the soldiers and horses to make Meng Jianhou rebel, Wei Bo Jie Du made Tian Yue raise troops to attack Huazhou to support, this king has not moved them, they have to start first, this simply solves the three towns of Heshuo at one time, and never suffers!" ”

"This king knows that over the years, Mobei, Yunzhong and the Central Plains are isolated, not leading to come, the Mobei Army and the Yunzhong Army have not replenished their troops for many years, the army is mostly veterans, although the combat skills are exquisite, but after all, they are old, their strength is not as good as before, and the combat effectiveness naturally declines rapidly, and so on the three towns of Heshuo, the Mobei Army and the Yunzhong Army will be reorganized, and for those who still have relatives at home, they will be given retirement resettlement fees, so that they can retire and go home, and the military can recommend them to their hometown government, so that they can return to their hometown and serve as the village head, lieutenant chief, or serving as a servant in the county government, serving as a catcher and other positions. For veterans and officers who have no families, if they want, they can consider arranging to serve as officials, tax profits, and catchers in various states and counties, and if they don't want to, they can arrange for them to stay in Tuntian, and try to let them have a place to go! What do you guys think? ”

Zhang Shouyu and Gao Xiuyan stood up and hugged their fists and said: "The old ministers and others thank the king for their compassion for the soldiers!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said to the two again: "Some time ago, the relevant yamen of the imperial court has taken action to arrest the officials of the court and China who have colluded with the feudal towns, and cleaned them up as soon as possible, but it is difficult to ensure that there are still hidden fish that have slipped through the net, if you are allowed to appear in public, the news leaks out, and it is conveyed to the three towns of Heshuo, it will not have the effect of surprise, so you can't make a public appearance in Chang'an now, you will return to Yunzhong and Mobei in a few days, and the relevant matters of sending troops to attack the three towns of Heshuo will be discussed in detail with the two in the next few days!" ”

The two clasped their fists and said: "Lao Chen understands! ”

On March 22, Zhang Shouyu and Gao Xiuyan left Chang'an, returned to Mobei and Yunzhong respectively, and temporarily shelved the matter of sending government officials to Mobei and Yunzhong, and waited until the battle of pacifying the three towns of Heshuo to start before sending government officials over, and now it is still necessary to keep it secret, and Zhang Xiangong and Gao Ruyue stayed and temporarily stopped using the regent's palace, and the two of them also had to wait until the battle of the three towns of Heshuo to pacify the start of the battle before they could go to Youyulin and Xichuan Chengdu Mansion respectively to take office.

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However, it was said that the crown prince Li Shi set off from Chang'an all the way through Tongguan and Shaanzhou, arrived in Luoyang, and was preparing to go south to Caizhou the next day. ”

Li asked suspiciously, "What, what's wrong?" ”

Pei Mian said: "Your Highness, it is Zang Xiyan who is now presiding over Caizhou, he is an old friend of the regent, you may not be able to command him after you arrive in Caizhou, if he doesn't listen to you at that time, what can you do to him?" When the time comes, your prestige will be gone, and how will you lead the army in battle in the future? ”

Li Shi thought about it carefully and felt that Pei Mian's words were not unreasonable, so he called Yang Juan, Chang Gon and others over to discuss together.

Yang Juan said: "It would be nice if Guo Dashuai could lead troops to help!" ”

Chang Gon said: "Impossible, Guo Dashuai is now presiding over the training of the Dengzhou Army and the Huaixi Army, unless the regent orders Guo Dashuai to replace Zang Xiyan!" Pei Xiang's concerns are reasonable, Zang Xiyan is an old stubborn, it is said that when he was the general of Jin Wuwei, he didn't buy anyone's account, and he acted in the style of a regent! His Royal Highness is young after all, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to suppress Zang Xiyan, an old man! ”

Li Shi frowned and said, "Where should I go to this palace?" ”

Chang Gon said: "Mengzhou, Heyang Jiedu envoy Li Yuanchun is stationed in Mengzhou, he is a clan, His Royal Highness will inevitably be entertained and supported by him when he comes to Mengzhou!" Moreover, His Royal Highness can remotely control Zang Xiyan in Mengzhou, if he does not command and delays the fighter, he can directly report to the imperial court and let the imperial court deal with him, avoiding the embarrassing situation of His Royal Highness directly fighting him! As for Huazhou, where Yongping Jiedu made Zhang Yi station, has been captured by Tian Yue, Zhang Yi himself has led the army to withdraw to Weizhou, he has no time to take care of himself, and if His Royal Highness goes to Zhang Yi, he will still worry about his own safety. Ziqing Jiedu made Li Na a feudal town at all, how could he follow the orders of the imperial court to fight Li Lingyao and Tian Yue? So it's the most suitable thing to go to Mengzhou! ”

Li Yi immediately said: "Okay, let's go to Mengzhou!" ”

Mengzhou is not far from Luoyang, Li Shi and others only took one day to rush to Mengzhou, Heyang Jiedu made Li Yuanchun know that Li Shi arrived in Mengzhou, and immediately took his generals and officials out of the city to greet him, and he was extremely respectful to Li Shi. Seeing this, Li Shi sighed and said: "At the critical moment, my brother is still reliable!" ”

Li Yuanchun, like Guo Ziyi and others, was also a senior general who was promoted and promoted in the Anshi Rebellion, and he was a clan, initially he served in the Hexi Army, and when the Hexi Army was transferred to the Central Plains to quell the rebellion, he was in the army, but at the beginning he was different from Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi and others, and he was not qualified to stand alone. During Zhao Ziliang's Eastern Crusade to quell the rebellion, his men and horses were under Zhao Ziliang's command.

After Li Shi and others settled in Mengzhou, they began to discuss with Li Yuanchun about sending troops to attack Li Lingyao, and Li Lingyao expressed his obedience to the imperial court and Li Shi's dispatch. Subsequently, Li Shi set up the marshal camp in Luoyang, and Li Yuanchun led the troops to accompany him.

After the marshal's camp was set up, Li Shi immediately sent someone to order Yongping Jiedu to make Zhang Yi's garrison stick to Weizhou, prevent Tian Yue from leading his army south, and sent someone to give Li Na, the envoy of Ziqing Jiedu, an order to lead his army to attack Yuncheng and attack Li Lingyao's back. At the same time, they sent people to Huainan and Caizhou respectively, and gave orders to Wei Yuanfu, the envoy of Huainan Jiedu, and Zang Xiyan of Caizhou, and asked them to lead their troops to the north respectively, and stationed troops in Haozhou and Chenzhou respectively, waiting for orders to be ready to attack Li Lingyao at any time.

Li Shi originally did not have any hope for Li Na, who had long been dissatisfied with the control and dispatch of the imperial court, and had been acting on his own in Qingzhou and Pinglu, and Li Na was among the feudal towns that claimed to be kings a few years ago. But what Li Shi didn't expect was that Li Na really sent troops, and he was the first to send troops, he captured Yuncheng in a very short time, and directly threatened Li Lingyao's back Caozhou, Li Lingyao was greatly frightened, and immediately dispatched heavy troops to Caozhou to defend and resist Li Na's attack.

Li Lingyao, who was attacked by Li Na, was greatly restrained in terms of troops, and Li Shi was overjoyed when he learned the news, and immediately ordered and personally led the Heyang army to the east to attack Bianzhou. At the same time, he also gave orders to Wei Yuanfu, the envoy of Huainan Jiedu in Haozhou, and Zang Xiyan of Chenzhou, and asked them to attack in the direction of Suiyang.

Li Lingyao's forces were contained, and faced with the unfavorable situation of attacking from three sides, seeing that he was about to be encircled and destroyed, he immediately sent someone to Wei Bojiedu to make Tian Yue for help, although Tian Yue was young, but this person was quite politically wise, he knew that once Li Lingyao was exterminated, the soldiers of the imperial army were very likely to be aimed at him, so he immediately personally led his troops south to attack Weizhou, trying to attract part of the imperial army to Weizhou by encircling Wei and saving Zhao, and relieve Li Lingyao's pressure.

Yongping Jiedu made Zhang Yi lead the army to defend the state, resisting Tian Yue's attacks again and again, and there was a general named Liu Qia under his command, who was originally born in the market, Kuangcheng, and was a thief catcher in his early years. With a fierce courage, he became the general of the Yongping army, this person has rich combat experience, has a lot of brains in marching and fighting, commands on the city wall, and has the style of a general. Tian Yue attacked fiercely for more than half a month and was still unable to break through Weizhou, and the soldiers suffered heavy losses and were exhausted, so they had to withdraw their troops.

After the news that the Yongping army blocked Tian Yue's soldiers reached Li Shi's ears, Li Shi breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and began to cheer up, he was eager to make meritorious contributions, regardless of the persuasion of Pei Mian, Yang Juan and others, insisted on leading the army to attack in the direction of Bianzhou, but he committed the taboo of lightly advancing the enemy and going deep into the enemy's territory.

On March 25, 18,000 people of the Heyang army set out from Xingyang under the leadership of Li Shi and Li Yuanchun, and it did not take long to be ambushed by Li Lingyao in the northwest direction of Zhongmu, the Heyang army was in chaos on the spot, the soldiers threw away their armor and fled to the rear, Li Shi was greatly frightened, left the soldiers to fight and turned around and ran, although Li Yuanchun tried his best to control and command the army, but the soldiers had no heart to fight, the general trend had gone, he fled to Xingyang under the coercion of his own soldiers.

Li Lingyao led the army to chase and kill all the way, the Heyang army suffered heavy casualties, countless prisoners, the crown prince Li Shi was shot in the back shoulder blade in the process of escaping, he was seriously injured, and he was ill after escaping back to Xingyang, Pei Mian, Yang Juan and Chang Gon and others were anxious, and had to quickly report to the imperial court, and asked Li Yuanchun to collect the rout, block Xingyang, and the marshal quickly retreated to Luoyang.