As soon as the Tang Dynasty received the letter of credence from Zhuan Xin, he sneered in his heart. The traitor An Feng Lushan obviously wanted to reap the benefits, but how could he get his wish? He immediately ordered Sheva to lead 20,000 troops and quickly go to Zhuan Xin. Meet up and guard Yangping Pass.

You must know that Yangping Pass is the barrier of Chang'an. Once it is lost, Chang'an will be surrounded by enemies from all sides and is about to fall. I have spent countless money on food, soldiers and horses to achieve today's situation. How can I let others go in vain?

After sending Sheva and others away, the Tang Dynasty felt a little more confident. They knew that with Yangpingguan, only 30,000 troops could be said to be as strong as copper and iron walls. An Lushan falsely claimed that 500,000 troops were actually only 200,000 troops. With ten thousand people, how could they capture Yangping in such a hurry?

Immediately, the Tang Dynasty asked the secretary to write a letter to reply to Anlu Mountain. The letter briefly stated: The Tang Dynasty appreciated the good intentions of Emperor Yan, but at this time of war and chaos, four crimes were committed by thieves and thieves. Once the dangerous place of Yangping Pass was released, it would be destroyed. If people take advantage of it, the consequences will be far-reaching, so I ask the Emperor of Yan to rest for a while until I take Chang'an and clear out the traitors.

Gao Yue received the letter and flew back to Anlushan Army to present his credentials.

An Lu was furious when he saw it and cursed: "You arrogant boy will surely die at the hands of this emperor."

Knowing that the Tang Dynasty was never willing to share Chang'an equally with him, he had no choice but to attack forcefully.

That night, An Lushan led five battalions of soldiers to the front and attacked Yangping himself.

With 200,000 troops to attack the isolated city, Zhuoxin was immediately in a desperate situation. Hua Mingqing and Tian Chengsi personally supervised the battle. Look at the extreme danger. Although Yangping Pass is difficult and dangerous, the defense force is too weak after all, and the city can only be defeated in a matter of seconds. between.

But at this moment, a large army came rolling in. The leading general, holding a thick-backed machete, was majestic. It was Sheva who led an army of 20,000 back to help.

When the messenger on the city saw it, he was overjoyed and lowered the drawbridge to lead him in.

An Lushan's general Hu Ban stopped Sheva and was hacked to death by him, which shocked the army's morale.

An Lushan also said that the Tang Dynasty would personally return reinforcements, so he hurriedly paid the money to withdraw his troops, and personally led the front troops to meet Shewa. However, when he arrived, Zhuxin had already escorted Shewa into the city.

When the detective heard that only 20,000 troops were sent back for reinforcements, An Lushan laughed loudly: "You arrogant son of the Tang Dynasty, you can't imagine that only such a small number of people will be sent back. I will break through Yangping Pass in a short time. Send my order and attack the city with all my strength." "

Originally, Yangping Pass was already in a very critical situation. After all, there was a huge difference in strength. However, with the addition of Sheva's army, which was capable of conducting military campaigns, it immediately stabilized the morale of the army, relied on danger to defend, and immediately withstood the An army's offensive.

After a fierce battle all night, when Sheva was patrolling with his special letter and other generals in the early morning of the next day, he saw countless enemy corpses scattered under the Yangping Pass under the rising sun. He couldn't help but sigh: "The Tang Dynasty said it well, the weather is right." Not as good as the favorable location, Anlushan attacked me with hundreds of thousands of troops. If I didn't have a strong city to defend myself, how could I be his opponent?"

Zhuoxin and others all agree.

But after the Tang Dynasty sent Sheva away, he discussed with Li Bai: "Brother, the situation is critical now. Our army only has more than 90,000 people, and it has been divided into two groups. Guo Ziyi is a good general of the Tang Dynasty, and now he is leading an army of 80,000 people back." He must not be allowed to stabilize the morale of the army, otherwise the instrument may be destroyed."

Li Bai was stunned, looking at the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and then said: "Brother, at this time, haven't you sent a letter asking Li Gesang to send troops to help?"

Indeed, Li Gesang is the king of Nanzhao. He has 100,000 strong troops at his disposal, and they are displayed on the border of Shaanxi. Once the letter is issued, it will take less than ten days to arrive. By then, the troops will have an overwhelming advantage, but why did they arrive? In such a situation of being surrounded by enemies on all sides, the Tang Dynasty actually did not issue any documents.

Tang Chao shook his head: "Brother, what you said is wrong. It's not about the number of soldiers, but the skill of using them. In the past, when I was in Anxi, I only had tens of thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers under my command. I was able to sweep the Anxi West. Today, I lead an army of nearly 100,000 to the east. How can we borrow troops before we encounter real resistance? There are three armies in Chang'an now. If we add one more, the situation will be even more difficult to control."

Li Bai's eyes shone with admiration: "Brother Xian, I understand. You don't want Li Gesang of Nanzhao to interfere in the affairs of Zhongyuan and cause disaster."

"Yes, although I am the heir apparent to Nanzhao, once the world is on the verge of death, with the abilities of Li Gesang and Lang Zhengxuan, they should be able to compete with me for the world, so why bother to cause trouble and harm yourself?"

"Then what do you want to do now?" Li Bai suddenly became nervous. He knew that Guo Ziyi was leading the forbidden army of the imperial court this time. It was the only army with combat effectiveness in the Tang Dynasty, and there were as many as 80,000, plus Chang'an City Among them, there were 30,000 to 40,000 troops, twice the strength of the Tang Dynasty's army, and they formed a force of attack from both inside and outside. The situation was not good, and I couldn't help but feel worried.

The Tang Dynasty said: "Soldiers use deceit. If Guo Ziyi calmly reorganizes the 80,000 troops and cooperates with Li Longji internally and externally, we will be defeated. Therefore, our top priority now is "We must defeat Guo Ziyi's army along the way before it arrives. Otherwise, we will be trapped."

Li Bai nodded: "My dear brother Gao Ming, this is indeed the best strategy. Why don't I cross the Yellow River myself and defeat Guo Ziyi?"

At that time, Guo Ziyi's army was rushing from Tongguan to Chang'an to rescue them. However, because Guo Ziyi was suspicious by nature and feared being ambushed by Shi Siming, he did not dare to cross the Yellow River from Zhengzhou. Instead, he took a circuitous route and crossed the Yellow River westward from Luoshui.

This is of course safer, but it will greatly delay the trip.

This is why An Lushan's vanguard has arrived at Yangping Pass, but Guo Ziyi's reinforcements have not yet reached Yangping.

Guo Ziyi was actually a very smart man. Thinking of the reputation of the Tang Dynasty and knowing that his soldiers were all elite men, he organized the army on the road, cleaned up military discipline, and killed several undisciplined soldiers. Gradually, Train into a fighting force.

In fact, the 80,000 men he led, known as the Forbidden Army, were the elite of the Imperial Army, but their actual combat effectiveness was not strong. Although the number of troops was slightly larger than that of the Tang Dynasty's army, it could not guarantee combat effectiveness.

He walked slowly all the way, doing these tasks.

At this time, in the Tang Dynasty's Chinese army tent, Li Bai asked the Tang Dynasty for a battle to defeat Guo Ziyi on the bank of the Yellow River.

Tang Chao shook his head: "Brother, this battle is very important. The success of the world is almost under control, but once defeated, it will be besieged on all sides. I will go there in person. In my opinion, I will leave 30,000 infantry for your command. , surround Chang'an, strengthen the stronghold, and not attack the city for the time being. I will lead an army of 30,000 people and light cavalry to attack Guo Ziyi."

Li Bai's face turned a little pale: "Brother Xian, I'm not telling you, can these 30,000 cavalry really defeat Guo Ziyi?"

Tang Chao nodded solemnly: "Yes, military strategists have said since ancient times: Soldiers are more elite than more numerous. Although my military strength is only half of Guo Ziyi's, most of the forbidden troops are soldiers who have not been in battle, and Guo Ziyi has a new army, so there must be some problems in integration. Moreover, Shi Siming is behind him and I am in front of him. Even though he has crossed the Yellow River, he is still in a situation of being attacked from both sides. Moreover, our army has experienced many battles and is extremely brave. Although Guo Ziyi has a large number of troops, he may still be unavoidable. After defeating Guo Jun, I will quickly return to Chang'an. By then, Chang'an will definitely have no fighting spirit. By that time, Chang'an will be under control whether it is through trickery or force."

Tang Chao said these words with full confidence, highlighting his strong self-confidence. In this critical situation on all sides, he actually dared to divide his troops and attack Guo Ziyi with light cavalry.

One of the biggest taboos of military strategists is that when one's strength is divided, one is weak and easily defeated by the enemy one by one.

"Okay, dear brother, you were able to shake up Lingnan and conquer the Western Regions back then, and you were even more able to control Jiannan. You will definitely be able to defeat Guo Ziyi and capture Chang'an. I will live up to my trust and hold on for dear life. I will only wait for you, brother." Good news,”

Li Bai knew that Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi were both good generals in the Tang Dynasty and had already gained fame. However, they were later excluded by the treacherous prime minister Li Linfu and were not used by the court. But now, at this critical moment, Li Longji is considered to be knowledgeable. Guo Ziyi must not be underestimated because he has activated all these capable people and dared to entrust them with important tasks. However, the Tang Dynasty attacked with only half of the opponent's strength. The number of victory or defeat is hard to say.

Tang Chao nodded and drank with Li Bai in the army, eating two rhinos and three hundred kilograms of wine. Then, Tang Chao and Li Bai hugged each other and said goodbye.

Li Bai went to strengthen the defense of the stronghold, but here the Tang Dynasty mobilized 30,000 cavalry, packed food, grass and baggage, and rushed to Hebei overnight.

At this time, Guo Ziyi's army had reached the north of the Yellow River. Because he heard that Yangping Pass had been occupied by the Tang Dynasty, he took a detour to Chang'an in order to meet up with Li Longji and stabilize the people of the capital.

Guo Ziyi knew in his heart that even if he could defeat the Tang Dynasty, he would have to pay a heavy price. Moreover, his troops were not experienced in fighting. It was better to rendezvous before the various Qinwang armies arrived, and not to fight head-on with the Tang Dynasty. .

At this time, the areas along the Yellow River were already under the control of An Lushan's army. There were several battles along the way, but they were all small-scale battles. It can be said that there was no resistance along the way.

Of course he could not have imagined that the Tang Dynasty was not eager to capture Chang'an and seek shelter, but instead came from afar to attack him.

However, after all, he is also a battle-hardened man. When he thinks of the Tang Dynasty's reputation, he knows that he cannot be negligent in dealing with such an enemy. Therefore, even though he thinks that the Tang Dynasty cannot come thousands of miles to attack him. , but he still prepared for the worst, which was to form a long snake formation with his troops, one team of 10,000 people and one team of 10,000 people following each other, and send his son Guo Ai as the vanguard.

He himself is extremely powerful in martial arts and has reached the realm of enlightenment, and Guo Ai is also a master of deep secret power. Even if he loses, it will not affect the entire army. Moreover, with his military talents, he can change the formation and resist when the time comes. Live raids in the Tang Dynasty.
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