Gao Xianzhi immediately ordered the city gate to be opened to welcome the army into the city. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 At the gate of the city, Gao Xianzhi was still wearing the black and old armor, although his face was haggard and his face was dark and thin, he was full of energy and smiled.

Wang Yuan stepped forward to hug him, Gao Xianzhi was almost used to Wang Yuan's unique way of greeting him, stretched out his arms and hugged Wang Yuan tightly, the two patted each other's backs, and laughed.

After entering the city, they came to the simple military tent of Gao Xianzhi in the city and sat down, and the two talked about the aftermath, and they both had a stomach to ask each other.

"My brother is going to die in a hurry, I haven't heard from my brother for a few days, and I'm still worried about whether my brother will be trapped near Chang'an by the rebels." Wang Yuan said with a smile.

"They thought, but how could I give them a chance. After receiving the news of the victory in Tongzhou, I had already confronted the enemy under the city of Chang'an, and immediately retreated to Pizhou after receiving the report. But the news was delayed for a long time, and the rebels moved quickly, so they actually encountered Shi Siming's retreating army in Shanbei, and they were almost glued by him. Gao Xianzhi smiled.

Wang Yuan was taken aback, this is not a joke, if it is glued by Shi Siming, it will be a big trouble.

"How did the brother get rid of them?"

Gao Xianzhi said: "Shi Siming's cavalry chased my army, so I simply didn't do anything, set up an ambush in Hululing, north of the mountain, and ordered soldiers and horses to lure their forward cavalry into the urn. As a result, they chased after me eagerly, and tens of thousands of people in the vanguard army broke into my ambush circle, and were killed by our army, and more than 4,000 people retreated in a hurry. Shi Siming suffered a loss on you, and you want to take advantage of me, where is it so easy? ”

Wang Yuan raised his tall fingers and praised: "My brother is not chaotic in the face of danger, and he also punched Shi Siming heavily, Shi Siming is afraid that he will die of anger." I want to take advantage of my brother, but I don't know that my brother is harder than me, they are asking for their own hardships. Brother is so powerful. ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled and said: "Don't praise me, if you want to say that you are powerful, then you are still powerful." The 180,000 rebels were destroyed under the city of Tongzhou and they were driven out. Admire, admire. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "If there is no brother to restrain you, how can you win this battle?" The credit for Tongzhou's victory is at least half of that of his brother. ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled and said: "Our brothers don't praise each other, leave the words of praise to the people of the world." You must think that I am still in Chang'an, north of the Qinling Mountains. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "Isn't it? No news either. My brother is out of nowhere, and they have all arrived in Golden State. If I hadn't thought of it, I wouldn't have made a fuss just now. ”

Gao Xianzhi hurriedly asked what it was, Wang Yuan told him what had just happened, Gao Xianzhi laughed loudly, looked back at the squirming Liu Jun and smiled: "The harmful General Liu was punished by your father-in-law, and this is my fault." Actually, I don't blame you, I really didn't play the flag. It's not that I don't want to fight, but in the ambush battle in Shanbei, in order to fake the momentum of defeat and escape, and lead the rebels into an ambush, I ordered someone to discard the banner armor and blades along the way, creating the appearance of defeat and retreat. Therefore, I threw all the flags in our army. ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "I see. ”

Everyone laughed, and Liu Jun himself laughed.

Wang Yuan asked, "How did my brother come to Jinzhou?" Why don't you go to Pizhou to garrison? Coming to the Golden State can be even more dangerous. ”

Gao Xianzhi said: "Don't you want to go to Pizhou?" After the first battle of Hululing, the rebel army did not dare to advance, but they divided their forces to intercept my road to Pizhou, and I was forced to lead my troops over the Qinling valley to Shannan. Because if I don't come to Shannan, I will be trapped and die in Shanbei by them. Besides, my supply of food and grass is insufficient, and I can't hold out until you arrive, so I can only take the risk. Fortunately, I knew that in addition to the official road to the north, there was another path through the Qinling Mountains, but my baggage and supplies had to be discarded in the valley. I also smashed and discarded the fifty Shenwei cannons you gave me, brother, this is the second time I have abandoned your Shenwei cannons, you won't blame me. ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "Brother is safe and sound is more important than anything else, what is the Shenwei cannon?" Just don't leave the ammunition to them. ”

"Don't worry, I ordered all the three thousand thunder bullets to be hidden in the mountains and forests, and they will never find them."

Wang Yuan smiled: "Then what else is there to worry about." You were the ones who attacked the city last night, and it was still quiet when my scouts came here last night. ”

"Yes, we arrived in Golden State in the middle of the night yesterday and immediately began the siege. There were only a few thousand rebels in the city, and they all fled without much effort. It's just that these guys are very cunning, they destroy the walls and towers, and set fire to the houses in the city. There was nothing left behind. ”

Wang Yuan was stunned and said: "It turned out that it was not caused by the siege of the city, but by the rebels themselves. ”

Gao Xianzhi smiled: "Aren't they the same? Every city I have taken now will be the city recovered by my Tang Dynasty, how can I set fire to the city and destroy the city? I don't know when your soldiers and horses will arrive, so I order the soldiers to rest quickly, for I am afraid that the rebels will come and attack. Now that you're here, you don't have to worry about it. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Brother has worked hard, and your soldiers and horses must also be very hard." In Jinzhou, we need to rest for a few days, and then we will leave for Chang'an. What does my brother think? ”

Gao Xianzhi nodded and said, "Of course, it has to be trimmed." My soldiers and horses have only eaten one meal for three days in a row, and their food and grass are about to run out. Each person can only eat one meal a day. ”

This is the second time that Gao Xianzhi has said that there is not enough grain and grass, the first time Wang Yuan has not paid attention to it, and the second time Wang Yuan has taken it to heart.

"Is my brother not enough food and grass in the army? How can there be no food and grass? ”

Gao Xianzhi frowned and said, "Could it be that I am not well prepared, it is just that there is no food and grass to bring in the army." I was about to ask you, what is the matter with the escort of grain and grass? said that a wave of grain and grass was replenished on the tenth day, and the last time the grain truck arrived was after the Battle of Pizhou. It stands to reason that grain and grass arrived six days ago, but when I was stationed under Chang'an City, the grain and grass did not arrive at all. What the hell is going on? ”

Wang Yuan was stunned and said, "What? Didn't get the food? Was it robbed halfway? ”

Gao Xiuyan shook his head and said, "It's impossible." Pizhou has been captured by me, and the road from Pizhou to Chang'an is unimpeded. When Shi Siming did not return to the army, all the Gyeonggi rebels were compressed by me in the capital, how did they cut off my grain route? I sent someone to Pizhou to ask, and the general said that there was no grain truck arriving at all, and there was no grain from Chengdu at all. ”

Wang Yuan frowned, and he didn't know what the reason was for a while, but at this time, he didn't have to worry about this matter, so he smiled and said: "Brother, I will figure out this matter, fortunately, I brought a lot of grain and grass, which is enough for my 130,000 army for more than ten days." In a few days, the food and grass may arrive. Tonight, slaughter pigs and sheep and cook more food, so that the brothers can have a good meal and a good rest. When the next batch of grain, grass and supplies arrives, we can set out our camp and go to the city of Chang'an to fight the rebels to the death. ”

Gao Xianzhi nodded and smiled: "Yes, I finally waited for this day, I have long wanted to recapture Chang'an." An Lushan's good days are not long. This guy is still dreaming of his emperor, and he will dream for a few days, and when everything is ready, we will march to Chang'an. ”

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A few days ago, the news of Shi Siming's defeat arrived in Luoyang. When the news arrived, An Lushan, who was drinking and having fun in the Luoyang Palace, was furious in shock, overturned the table full of wine and meat in front of him, pushed a palace maid who was waiting next to him to the ground, drew a knife and stabbed indiscriminately, and chopped into meat puree.

"Stupid stupid, waste, it's all a bunch of wine bags and rice bags." An Lushan scolded angrily.

The palace maids were so frightened that their faces trembled, no one dared to make a sound, and many of them peed their pants. An Lushan's personal attendant Li Zhu'er thought that he had a special identity, and wanted to step forward to persuade him, but he was kicked to the ground by An Lushan, and he almost raised his knife and cut him.

Of course, An Lushan was very angry, and all the 180,000 elite soldiers and horses were handed over to Shi Siming to attack Shu, what a trust. And there were only more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the imperial court, and Shi Siming was actually defeated, and he was defeated very badly. And this Shi Siming actually put all the responsibility on Gao Xiuyan. said that Gao Xiuyan's command mistakes buried a good situation, and finally committed suicide in fear of guilt to thank him. An Lushan scolded angrily, did Shi Siming think that he was a fool, was he so easy to deceive? As the head coach, he doesn't take responsibility, but blames Gao Xiuyan for being a striker? Shi Siming let himself down too much.

After roaring, An Lushan calmed down. This defeat made An Lushan understand the fact that the Tang Dynasty was not as weak as he imagined, especially with that Wang Yuan and Gao Xianzhi there, the soldiers and horses of the court still had strong combat effectiveness. It seems that I need to be prepared for the long term, and all the ideas of quick success and quick success will not work.

And it is not appropriate to punish Shi Siming now, because he needs his fifty or sixty thousand soldiers and horses to help, and at this time he fell out with Shi Siming, and this old thing is likely to pick and choose. This is absolutely not possible.

What we have to do now is to gather troops and horses to guard Chang'an, as long as Chang'an is not lost, Luoyang will be safe. Xuanzong can only stay in the mountains of Shu forever, and the situation is still his own advantage. There is another thing that I have to do immediately, and that is the enthronement that has been put on hold. Although it is a bit inappropriate to ascend the throne at this time, it is difficult for the imperial court soldiers and horses to be exterminated for a while, so can't he wait indefinitely? It's not going to work. Moreover, ascending to the throne can boost morale and popular morale, and may bring good luck to oneself in the event of a major defeat. After becoming the Son of Heaven, his luck is very different from that before he became emperor, and now he needs a little heavenly blessing and a little good luck.

"The order is passed, and the generals of all armies will immediately return to Luoyang to discuss matters. You must rush back within three days, and there must be no mistakes! An Lushan gave an unquestionable order.