June 10, 15th year of Tianbao, Chang'an.

Early in the morning, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji promulgated the last holy decree of the emperor, to the following effect:

"Today, there are traitors An Lushan and Shi Siming who have failed the emperor's grace, and they have committed the following crimes, so that the world is in chaos, and the lives are ruined, and the heavens are intolerable. I am dying of old age, and I have the intention to kill thieves, but I am unable to unite the people of the world. ”

"For the sake of the continuation of the society and the well-being of the world, the empire needs a firmer and more powerful emperor. The crown prince Li is in the prime of life, has both ability and political integrity, and can succeed the unification. Just today, I voluntarily let the emperor be located in the crown prince Li Xiang, Qin this! ”

Along with the decree was issued, and there was also a letter against the rebels. From now on, the holy decree of the Zen throne will be transmitted to Tianxia Prefecture and County together with the text of the suppression, and the whole army will be ordered to gather in Chang'an to jointly fight against the king.

In this way, public opinion in the world has changed.

Not only the people of Chang'an, but also hundreds of millions of people all over the world have seen the determination of the imperial court to conquer the traitors.

On the same day, with the support of hundreds of civil and military officials, Li Xiang officially ascended the throne and became the emperor, changed the name of the year to Zhide, respected Tang Xuanzong as the emperor, and lived in Xingqing Palace, which was equivalent to being imprisoned.

After ascending the throne, Li Xiang immediately issued an edict to crown Ouyang Shuo as the king of Xia, and serve as the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, governing the soldiers and horses of the whole country, and conquering rebellion. Feng Guo Ziyi was appointed as the deputy marshal, and was appointed as the secretary of the military department and the secretary of the Tongzhong book, and concurrently served as the envoy of the Shuofang Festival.

In order to sort out the relationship between the upper and lower levels, so as not to let the Jiedu envoys hinder each other, the will also clearly stipulates that the soldiers and horses in the north, including the Anxi Jiedu envoys, the Beiting Jiedu envoys, the Hexi Jiedu envoys and the Longyou Jiedu envoys, and then counting the Shuofang Jiedu envoys and horses, all those who can be transferred, a total of 150,000 troops, are all under the temporary jurisdiction of Guo Ziyi.

This alone makes the world excited.

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Luoyang.

As soon as Emperor Chen and the others were about to lead their troops to Tongguan, they received an urgent report that there had been a change in Chang'an and a change in the emperor's throne.

"It's worthy of an old fox who actually thought of such a trick." Dichen was not without emotion.

Xiong said domineeringly: "Looking at it this way, the old fox is really determined to fight us to the death in Chang'an." In this way, the victory or defeat will be determined in one battle, and it will save a lot of trouble. ”

"That being said, we can't just rush to send troops right now. Chang'an is a majestic city, and there are 150,000 troops guarding it, so it is really not so easy to take, at the very least, the siege equipment has to be well prepared. ”

"Then wait a few more days!" The hero is helpless.

Chun Shenjun interjected and said: "Since the situation has changed, let's not be stupid to fight alone, we have to pull all An Lushan's troops up and attack Chang'an together." ”

"That's a good point."

"For Chang'an, our eyes are black, and we have to have someone like An Lushan as a guide. I heard that An Lushan has planted a lot of eyeliner in Chang'an City, and it can't be wasted. ”

Everyone discussed and discussed, and found that An Lushan's camp still had the upper hand, and they suddenly had a bottom in their hearts.

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Di Chen and the others were busy preparing for the war, and Ouyang Shuo was naturally not idle.

Yang Guozhong's death seemed to be silent, but in fact, it had already set off a storm in the Chang'an official and noble class, and the ministers who were close to Yang Guozhong felt cold in their necks.

Naturally, everyone thinks that although Yang Guozhong was killed by the Inhuman Army, the person behind the scenes must be His Majesty the Emperor, who has just ascended the throne.

The feud between the two has long been an open secret.

The dignitaries and nobles who were close to Yang Guozhong were naturally worried about being liquidated, and how did they know that the real master of Chang'an at the moment was not the one sitting on the dragon chair, but Ouyang Shuo.

Ouyang Shuo is not a murderous maniac, killing people is only a means, not an end. After killing Yang Guozhong, Ouyang Shuo launched a conscription in Chang'an in the name of the generalissimo of soldiers and horses.

At the beginning of the Anshi Rebellion, Feng Changqing had already recruited soldiers in Chang'an and Luoyang once, and most of the recruited children were buried in the battle of Tongguan, so the second recruitment was even more difficult.

Ouyang Shuo targeted the conscription at the guards of high-ranking officials and nobles and the private soldiers raised by the generals, and the combat effectiveness of these people was more than a step stronger than that of the children of the market.

At the beginning, Feng Changqing didn't dare to touch these people, because he didn't dare to offend these dignitaries.

Ouyang Shuo has no worries, even if he pokes Chang'an out of a big hole now, it will not affect the main plane at all, and when the battle is over, he will pat his ass and leave.

This time, Chang'an immediately jumped with chickens and dogs.

Ouyang Shuo is not a rude person, he naturally understands the principle of salute first and then soldier, he first issued an official letter to all families in the name of the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, asking them to voluntarily sacrifice their guards and private soldiers to fight against strong enemies.

The time is limited to one day.

After a day, the mountain barbarian warriors will go door-to-door to investigate, but if they find anyone hiding private goods, sorry, the light one will be levied a "war tax", and the heavy one will be exterminated.

When he should be ruthless, Ouyang Shuo will not be merciful at all.

Chang'an City, Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger, if you really want to gather these guards and private soldiers together, I am afraid that there will be no less than 50,000 or 60,000 people, with complete equipment and a little training, it will be a qualified army.

Chang'an City lacked everything, that is, there was no shortage of weapons and armor, and among the major arsenals, the mountains of longbows, Tang knives, spears, spears and all kinds of armor once blinded Ouyang Shuo's eyes.

It is worthy of the prosperous era of Kaiyuan, and it is really rich and flowing.

How can such resources be wasted?

Ouyang Shuo made another plan and announced that the young and middle-aged people in the city would immediately be rewarded with five yuan as long as they joined the army, which was equivalent to fifty stone of rice, which was equivalent to the monthly salary of a fourth-grade master.

Those who kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions will also be rewarded.

Anyway, it was the money from the Datang treasury that was spent, and Ouyang Shuo was not distressed at all.

As the saying goes: there must be brave men under heavy rewards.

Such a rich reward, and in this troubled era, 20,000 young and middle-aged people signed up in just one day.

Ouyang Shuo naturally didn't expect these recruits to go into battle to kill the enemy, gather them, and with a little training, they could still be used to carry the materials for defending the city, treat the wounded, clean up the battlefield and other miscellaneous things.

In addition to conscription, there is another thing that Ouyang Shuo is quite concerned about, that is, to strengthen the city defense.

The Tang Dynasty has been peaceful for too long, and although the city wall is mostly intact, the stored materials for defending the city are much less than expected, and they must be replenished in a short time.

Even according to Ouyang Shuo's plan, there will be a fierce battle on the city wall at that time.

To do this work, it is natural to mobilize the people in the city, regardless of men, women, old and young, but all those who exert their strength must serve to assist the army in consolidating the city's defenses.

In order not to arouse public resentment, Ouyang Shuo waved his pen, and the court took care of the meal, and there was meat for a meal.

Not only is it to add materials to defend the city, Ouyang Shuo is also preparing to dig a trench outside the city, which is the biggest project. Time is tight, the task is heavy, Ouyang Shuo has no choice but to use a sea of people.

In addition to recruiting the people of Chang'an, Ouyang Shuo also sent cavalry to the surrounding villages to recruit labor.

It can be said that Ouyang Shuo has basically mobilized all the resources that can be mobilized, and on the surface, he is really preparing to fight the rebels to the death in Chang'an City.

In the busyness, some strange things are also happening in Chang'an City.