"Hahaha."

With a burst of laughter, An Lushan's fat figure appeared on the tower, giving Yang Qixuan the illusion that he was riding a calyx at Xianghui Tower in the Yuan Dynasty.

In fact, during this period of time, Yang Qixuan often felt that An Lushan had been imitating the saint in certain things.

"My sons, in the battle of Yanmen, we will defeat the intruders. We will help ourselves to the wine and meat tonight. You must have a great time...bring up all the coins!"

Following An Lushan's words, groups of soldiers brought out boxes of coins, gold and silver jewelry, colorful silks and furs, and began to award rewards.

Yang Qixuan also received a lot of rewards, with a smile on his face, but he was muttering in his heart that he clearly lost the battle at Shiguanling, so how could he still have so many rewards?

Before he could wonder for too long, An Shouzhong drunkenly patted his shoulder and said, "Do you know where these coins come from?"

"My son-in-law doesn't know."

"Hey, your enemy." An Shouzhong pointed at Yang Qixuan's nose and said with a smile: "Your enemy Xue Bai is so brave and dares to spy on the prince. The prince confiscated all the money... burp!

"

A wine burp hit Yang Qixuan hard on the face, and he couldn't help but tremble.

In fact, I was scared.

Fortunately, Yang Qixuan knew that the principal of Fenghui Bank in Fanyang was hiding in Anshou Zhongfu and had not heard of anything going on. Presumably, although An Lushan raided the bank in the territory and confiscated a lot of money, there was no very large number of personnel.

spread.

"By the way, you know Xianyu Zhongtong, right? The one hanging on the city gate." An Shouzhong added, "He used money exchange to convey news to Xue Bai. Tian Chengsi found out about this and reported back to Xue Bai

Got a letter.”

Yang Qixuan relaxed a little but his heart became tense again.

He felt that An Shouzhong was testing him, and he was afraid that if the other party shouted, the axe-hand would chop off his head.

"You are talking." An Shouzhong said, "Do you know why?"

Yang Qixuan's mind was in chaos, and he didn't know what to say. At this moment, the sound of opening the city gate came from behind. He turned around and saw a group of knights coming on horseback. The leader held a roll of imperial edict high in his hand.

"The imperial edict has arrived!"

All the generals stood up one after another and asked the angel to climb the tower to see An Lushan.

After all, Yang Qixuan came from Chang'an, and he could tell at a glance that this so-called edict was false. The messenger's brand-new official robe was stained with dust. It was neither changed after arriving, nor could it have been worn all the way from Chang'an.

Soon, An Lushan on the city tower received the order, faced the soldiers, and said loudly: "The sage has an order, calling me to lead troops to the capital immediately to attack the traitor Yang Guozhong!"

The generals immediately shouted, their blood boiling.

"I am willing to fight against thieves from the government! Qingjun side!"

"Hahaha." An Shouzhong was very happy, as if An Lushan had become the emperor. He continued the topic just now and preached to Yang Qi: "Understood? By the time Xue Bai received the letter, he had no time to prepare and was already dead.

Under the hooves of the army."

Only then did Yang Qixuan realize what he should say and said: "Thank you, father-in-law, for taking revenge on me!"

~~

Horse hooves rolled down, and half a month later, the vanguard troops arrived at Zhending City.

It was Tian Chengsi who served as the vanguard.

Since he received the military order, he made food at the third watch and set up camp at the fifth watch, covering more than sixty miles a day. His goal was Luoyang, hoping to seize the Mengjin Ferry and cross the Yellow River before the court could react.

Along the way, when they encountered the cities and towns of various prefectures and counties, they all opened their city gates when they saw that the king of Dongping County was entrusted with the imperial edict to punish thieves. The only exception was Zhending City in Changshan Prefecture.

Tian Chengsi knew that Xue Bai, the newly appointed governor of Changshan, was in the city, and expected that Xue Bai would not easily open the city and surrender, but he did not expect that Xue Bai would dare to shoot his messenger with his bow.

Faced with this provocation, several generals in Tian Chengsi's army were angered and immediately asked for a battle to lead troops to attack Zhending City.

Not to mention that An Lushan's army was at the rear, and their vanguard troops alone were enough to wipe out Zhending City. But what Tian Chengsi cared about was time, and he could not delay here for too long, lest the Yellow River crossing be prepared.

"Conquer the city within two days."

The reason for this order was that the follow-up troops would arrive two days later. Even if Zhending City was not captured by then, it would be enough to completely surround it, and he would certainly be able to continue on his way.

After assigning generals to lead their own troops to attack the city, Tian Chengsi frowned and thought about a more troublesome matter.

Not only was he a pioneer, but it only took him half a month from the time he decided to go on an expedition to the time he rushed all the way to Zhending City. He didn't have time to carry much food and grass. He relied entirely on the supply of large and small cities along the way. Today Zhending City will not open its gates, but tomorrow

The army may run out of food.

In addition, the soldiers sent to shout at the city today were shot on the spot, which greatly affected the morale of the army. After all, this march south was a rebellion, and it was difficult to guarantee that all the soldiers would be willing to be loyal to An Lushan.

Due to these two considerations, Tian Chengsi recruited his brother Tian Tinglin.

"I have been marching for many days. I plan to take a rest here temporarily. You can take people to find some food and grass and come back."

Tian Tinglin wondered: "When you encounter such a Changshan prefect, the city gate is not open, let alone the warehouse door. Where can you find food and grass?"

"It's not like there are no people living outside the city."

"Robbing them of food? Isn't that the ruler of the government who governs the people?"

"If you don't have food, who will work for you?" Tian Chengsi said: "Not all soldiers may know that following us is rebellion, and they should be allowed to see blood."

Tian Tinglin was stunned for a while, feeling a little unbearable, but looking at Tian Chengsi's fierce eyes, he knew that what his brother said was right. Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters.

"Then I will send the soldiers to look for food and grass in batches."

"Go ahead."

~~

"They are going to attack the city."

On top of Zhending City, Yuan Luqian raised his hand and pointed into the distance, his voice trembling.

Needless to say, Xue Bai also knew that the situation was not good.

He had only been in office for a short time, and there were only a few left-behind soldiers in Zhending City who had not fought much, and his command was weak. It was simply impossible to defend the city by force when An Lushan's army attacked.

Even before the enemy began to attack the city, he could already feel the low morale.

After more than a hundred years of peace in the world, when suddenly faced with a rebellion, most people were panicked and at a loss.

Some residents in the city did not realize the seriousness of the situation at all, and were still struggling with the disruption of their inherent lives. For example, Xue Bai heard a child on the long street asking his grandfather, "Can I go to school again tomorrow?"

In short, the rebels arrived so quickly that it completely exceeded Xue Bai's expectations. He originally planned to make a difference in Changshan, but his plan to contain Anlushan failed before it even started. He has not yet figured out what to do next.

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In the sight of the telescope, the rebel soldiers cut down the trees and were building ladders at a very fast speed.

The outer city of Zhending City is made of earthen walls, which are not too high, making the ladders required to attack the city relatively simple.

In the distance, a wisp of dust and smoke rose, and a group of cavalry came running from the west. Xue Bai turned his telescope and saw that each of the cavalrymen had women tied to their horses, and there were also some tied hands and feet behind the horses.

The men were either running in embarrassment or being dragged on the ground.

This group of cavalry rushed back to the rebel position and quickly attracted onlookers. The atmosphere in the rebel formation became cheerful, and many people rushed out and pointed at Zhending City.

Xue Bai couldn't hear it, but he could probably guess what they were talking about. They were just waiting to capture Zhending City, and they would burn, kill, and loot.

Once the rebel generals let go of their previous restraints and allowed these soldiers to loot, plunder, and rob women for fun, within a short period of time, their morale would naturally be high and they would fight bravely.

It was at this moment that Xue Bai suddenly understood why it was the "Anshi Rebellion" and not the "Anshi Rebellion". Just from the word "rebellion", one can already see the kind of ethics of An Lushan and his interest groups.

Then he thought that because of his own existence, this chaos had befallen the world in advance, his heart became heavier and his face became gloomy.

The youthful energy he carried in the past has also dissipated a bit, and he has become more profound.

He thought, replacing Yan Gaoqing as the governor of Changshan, could he do better?

He had no idea about this. He knew that he cherished his life more than Yan Gaoqing. So in terms of courage, he might have lost a lot.

…

After thinking for a while, Xue Bai handed the telescope in his hand to Yuan Luqian and asked him to take a look at the scene among the rebels.

Yuan Luqian's face turned pale and he was heartbroken, and said, "What should we do? Fight with the rebels?"

"Open the city gate and surrender." Xue Bai said, "They won't believe me. You can only keep your official position and Zhending City."
Chapter completed!