The Tang Dynasty and Guo Ziyi were locked in a stalemate in Hanoi, with deep ditches and high fortresses, delaying the sun and the moon. The Tang Dynasty was not in a hurry at this time, but only repaired its defenses. A steady stream of reinforcements arrived, gradually matching Guo Ziyi's troops.

You should know that at this time, King Li Gesang of Nanzhao had already learned that the Tang Dynasty was about to capture Chang'an, and sent his general Lang Zhengxuan to lead an army of 80,000 to assist in the battle. He himself recruited brave soldiers to form a large army to conquer the country. Tang Dynasty.

In fact, Li Gesang was not unaware of the Tang Dynasty's intention to attack Chang'an alone, but considering the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law, he thought that the Tang Dynasty was familiar with the Tang Dynasty's defense and it would be best for him to attack. Therefore, It did not prevent him from marching into Chang'an alone.

But now that Chang'an has failed to be captured, An Lushan intervenes again, which makes the situation suddenly complicated. Li Gesang's choice to raise troops at such a time is also very meaningful. You must know that his target is still the Central Plains.

Lang Zhengxuan has always had great ambitions, and this time he came with the determination to change the dynasty. He planned to compete with the Tang Dynasty even after the Tang Dynasty was destroyed. He knew that his martial arts was not as good as the Tang Dynasty, but Fighting for the world relies more on strategy and strength, and martial arts is secondary. Therefore, the 80,000 troops he leads now are his capital for fighting for the world.

Since the Tang Dynasty used the strategy in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to win the battle in Nanzhao last time, Lang Zhengxuan is also old and eager to learn. He has learned many military strategies from the Central Plains. In addition, he himself has a high level of talent. With military literacy, now that he has resumed his position as generalissimo, and with an army in hand, he is even more confident.

In fact, this was also a risky move by Li Gesang to delegate power to others.

The rebellion of Lang Zhengxuan a few years ago was basically because the military power in the hands of the Taiwei was too heavy. Li Gesang should have learned a lesson, but now he handed over 80,000 troops to Lang Zhengxuan's control.

Obviously, Li Gesang had sensed the expansion of the Tang Dynasty's power and wanted to use Lang Zhengxuan to contain the Tang Dynasty. This is just like a few years ago, when Lang Zhengxuan was strong, he used the wisdom of the Tang Dynasty to contain the Lang Dynasty. Zhengxuan, the Tang Dynasty was granted the title of deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses.

When the Tang Dynasty received the news, it sent an envoy to order Yangping Pass guard Zhuan Xin and others. Lang Zhengxuan arrived and ordered him to camp outside Yangping Pass and respond to the troops in the city to form a horned force. Once settled, When Lushan attacked Yangping Pass, they attacked from both inside and outside and defeated it.

Not to mention the changes in the other armies, let's just talk about the military situation in Hanoi.

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Guo Ziyi and many Tang generals gathered in Dazhai with solemn expressions. They discussed for a long time but found no good strategy for dealing with the Tang Dynasty. Finally, they all looked at Guo Ziyi.

Guo Ziyi sighed in his heart, but his face showed abnormal disdain, and smiled: "Don't be nervous, everyone, what is the ability of a young boy in the Tang Dynasty? He was lucky enough to win a few battles against the weak and incompetent people. In fact, it is all in vain. I We must win,"

Sure enough, after saying this, all the generals looked happy.

After all, Guo Ziyi is a person who speaks carefully and has always been.

Originally, although there had been no major battles in the past few days, there were still small-scale confrontations. The elites of the Tang Dynasty's subordinates were obvious to all. In addition, the Tang Dynasty held a black iron heavy sword, which was invulnerable and almost invincible. The officers under Guo Ziyi who were charging into the battle were put under great psychological pressure.

In war, courage is also a matter of strength. It will be strong at one stroke, then it will weaken again, and it will be exhausted three times.

With a general like Tang Chao, I don't know how many opportunities he can take advantage of when charging into battle.

Guo Ziyi knew this deeply. This was why he did not dare to rashly withdraw his troops from Hanoi and rescue Chang'an from the West Yellow River when Chang'an was in danger. An old and cunning man like him naturally knew the consequences of doing so. That was to be pursued by the Tang Dynasty while taking advantage of the victory, and then attacked by Sheva's troops. In the end, Chang'an failed to save, and instead suffered another defeat.

Originally, the strategy formulated by the Tang Dynasty was to counter his eagerness to rescue Xijing, so as to slow down the enemy, seek opportunities, and then attack.

Since the Tang Dynasty almost fell into Guo Ziyi's ambush plan last time, the Tang Dynasty was deeply afraid of this old fox and had long been wary of it, so it did not immediately fight a decisive battle.

In fact, with the elite of the Tang Dynasty's army, even if there was an immediate decisive battle, Guo Ziyi would probably not be able to stop him. However, Guo Ziyi had already occupied the important road in Hanoi and even the dangerous area of ​​Qingshiyu. Once the geographical advantage was taken advantage of, the Tang Dynasty's lone army would be exhausted and unable to protect itself. Guo Ziyi's scheme failed.

At this time, Chang'an must be rescued, but this was Guo Ziyi's fatal weakness, otherwise he would be charged with deceiving the emperor. Moreover, although Guo Ziyi was well-known in the court, he also made many enemies. When he was setting up camp, the Tang Dynasty The messenger has already set off for Chang'an. The letter is written to Li Yu, asking him to use the power of Princess Yuzhen to spread rumors that Guo Ziyi is plotting a rebellion. When the time comes, Li Longji is asked to urge Guo Ziyi to come to Chang'an to rescue her and not to stalemate with him. .

Tang Chao knew that when the time came, his chance would come, and his chance to defeat this legendary general would come.

After several days of stalemate, the Tang Dynasty finally figured out how powerful Guo Ziyi was. He had rules for advancing troops, strict military discipline, and he was not provoked by himself.

The Tang Dynasty once held a black iron heavy sword and openly challenged Guo Ziyi outside the camp gate. However, this old treacherous man refused to excuse himself and allowed the Tang Dynasty to insult him in every possible way. He failed every time, but he took the opportunity to repair his camp and strengthen his defense. It looked like I was not afraid of wasting time and wanted to spend time with you.

Now is the time when autumn is crisp, and soldiers from both sides are eager to try. However, the Tang Dynasty knows that if it pays a huge price for a strong attack, even if it defeats Guo Ziyi, it will definitely be severely damaged. When the time comes, it will encounter An Lushan's army again. Sit back and wait for death.

Therefore, Tang Chao knew clearly in his heart that these tens of thousands of troops were the source of his life essence and blood and could not be easily damaged. Moreover, he had just received news that Li Gesang had made Lang Zhengxuan the Grand Marshal, and he was the only one. Generalissimo, led 80,000 troops to attack Chang'an.

The situation in Chang'an is now even more severe. Even if Shewa does not attack, many people in the city will leave the city and surrender.

He paced back and forth in the tent: "I don't believe it, Guo Ziyi, you are really not in a hurry at this time, I will never believe it,"

He has made all preparations to pursue Guo Ziyi, including land and water.

But this guy still won’t leave. Why on earth is that?

Look at how long the stalemate has lasted for seven days.

"Father, you already have a plan to defeat the Tang Dynasty," Guo Ai said with a smile on her face.

"That's right, so you don't have to worry, just do what I tell you,"

"Yes," all the generals responded neatly, obviously having absolute confidence in the coach.

Tang Chao was thinking about countermeasures in the tent, when suddenly a bone-chilling chill hit him.

Why.

Why is this? For a person with martial arts of his level, unless he is a ten thousand-year-old Xuan Bing, even walking naked in a snowstorm would be considered as nothing. But at this moment, he felt a deep pain in his bones. chill.

Strange, why is this?

When he asked himself this question again, Blue Whale came in and reported: "Tang Marshal, Guo Ziyi led his army to secretly arrange ships outside the Xihe River, and seems to want to cross the Yellow River westward."

Tang Chao immediately said: "Prepare your horses and pass the order. Three hundred soldiers from the forward battalion will follow me to take a look. The rest will stay where they are and make sure there is no mistake."

In a moment, the fire and electric horses arrived, and Tang Chao jumped up, followed by Xin Baijiang and three hundred generals.

The Tang Dynasty immediately climbed up to a nearby earthen hill, with a temporary marching observation tower on it.

As soon as they boarded the ship, the Tang Dynasty saw that countless soldiers were carrying grain and fodder ships, obviously preparing to retreat.

If anyone looked at this situation, they would think that Guo Ziyi couldn't stand it any longer and wanted to leave the place and quickly rescue the capital.

Indeed, the envoys who Li Longji urged Guo Ziyi to take a detour to rescue Chang'an had already arrived in the Hanoi army.

But for some reason, the Tang Dynasty was not as happy as expected when they saw Guo Ziyi withdrawing his troops.

On the contrary, the bone-chilling chill in his body enveloped his heart deeply.

Guo Ziyi has a reputation of being able to use troops. If he wanted to leave, why would he bother to stay in a stalemate with me until now? Moreover, withdrawing troops is a big secret in the army. Why did he let me see it with confidence?

If you prepare your warship in the bright light of day like this, you will definitely find it.

This means that maybe the withdrawal of troops caused by Guo Ziyi was an illusion. Then, what did he want to do?

Maybe he really couldn't help it anymore.

Tang Chao instantly made a judgment in his mind. He knew the pressure Guo Ziyi was facing now.

At midnight, Guo Ziyi personally led an army of more than 80,000 people to attack the Tang Dynasty, and he actually robbed the stronghold.

The stockade of the Tang Dynasty was located close to the mountains and rivers, and the left, right, and front sides were all legal, yet he actually took the risk to rob the stockade.

But at this point today, Guo Ziyi had no choice but to take risks in order to get lucky. He knew that if he didn't go to Chang'an, Li Longji might already regard himself as a traitor.

Li Longji was very kind to him and he could not betray him no matter what.

Guo Ziyi took the lead, carrying the gun like a god, leading the generals into the camp like a leap in the air, and stabbed the Tang Dynasty in the camp with one shot, but suddenly he screamed badly, because the man who looked like the general fell down in response to the gunshot. It turned out to be a scarecrow.

"The Tang Dynasty is too cunning. Let's retreat quickly. After rushing out, don't worry about anything else. Just cross the Yellow River and meet at the foot of Chang'an City."
Chapter completed!