An Qingxu said: "Fan Yang is the foundation. If we do not regain Hebei and open up the channel to Fan Yang, the morale of the army will be unstable. All the ministers in the court agree with this matter, so I have not asked Cui Qing."

"Then the saint can't wait to transport his children of gold and silk to Fan Yang?"

"Have I ever made such a decree?" An Qingxu said angrily: "Think about how many Hu generals there are in our army and where are their homes? As soon as I heard that Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi had withdrawn their troops, they clamored to go to Fan Yang. I Can you stop it?!"

Cui Qianyou frowned, raised his voice, and shouted: "What do you think, Your Majesty? Is it enough to found a country and become the emperor of Qin and Han, or is it enough to break the earth and proclaim yourself a small king? Why don't you give me a sure answer!"

An Qingxu was taken aback and was reluctant to answer such a question because he had never thought about it.

Since he came to the throne, he has only cared about enjoying himself. At this time, he had to think about what his ambition was. After a while, he wanted to say that he wanted to become a Modun Shanyu, but he hesitated but did not speak.

What if? Li Longji has already escaped once. What if these arrogant soldiers really create a foundation for him? Just like Li Yuan founded the country, it may not necessarily be because of the talents of his people.

"I want to capture Chang'an and dominate the world!"

"In that case, your Majesty, please make a desperate move and attack Chang'an with all your strength."

An Qingxu was a little embarrassed and said: "In addition to regaining Hebei and connecting Fan Yang's troops, what about Cui Qing's control of the rest of the troops, horses, money and food? I will appoint you as the military envoy of the world and take over the military power."

Cui Qianyou did not accept the order immediately and asked again: "Your Majesty must be rich all over the world, why are you still attached to Fan Yang?"

"My uncle An Taiqing used to be very poor. Later, he robbed Henan and gained a lot of property. He transported these property back to his ancestral home to protect his children and grandchildren, and then continued to rob." An Qingxu explained earnestly, saying : "Let them have no worries so that they can fight with all their strength."

Cui Qianyou didn't agree with An Qingxu's idea of ​​pursuing big things at the expense of his own life, but he not only got his promise to support his attack on Chang'an, but also achieved the purpose of his return.

~~

A few days later, a large flag with the words "The Great Yan's Military Envoy" was erected at the top of Tongguan City.

Cui Qianyou got An Qingxu's promise and led 70,000 elite troops to attack Chang'an City as he wished. This was regarded as his emphasis on Li Longji's return to Chang'an.

During this trip to Luoyang, he could feel the smoky atmosphere in the Yan Dynasty Hall, and deeply felt that An Qingxu was insufficient and resourceful.

However, he still had confidence in this battle, especially when he returned to Tongguan and saw the soldiers under his command.

In today's world, the emperor may not be very good, nor the prime ministers. The lazy emperor and the jealous prime minister have promoted mediocre people to high positions, but those soldiers in the border army who can't find a way out are All of them have real abilities and all of them are good men who have been on the battlefield for a long time!

The jealousy of talents in the imperial court happened to be within this period of more than ten years, and the tradition of "establishing military merits and seeking titles" in the Tang Dynasty was still maintained. Therefore, although the emperors of the Tang and Yan Dynasties were dim-witted, they all had the most powerful people under their command. Elite soldiers and horses.

"There is new news!" Tian Chengsi said as soon as he saw Cui Qianyou: "Shuofang troops from the Tang Army are coming."

With that said, a strategic plan was handed to Cui Qianyou.

When he saw it, he was surprised and asked: "Where did you get it? Is the information reliable?"

"Reliable." Tian Chengsi said, "A eunuch named Bian Lingcheng is a sworn enemy of Xue Bai. If he doesn't surrender to us, he will die in Xue Bai's hands. This is his letter."

Cui Qianyou did not read Bian Lingcheng's letter first, but stared at the strategic map, his eyes became solemn again, and murmured: "It came so fast? If he had such skill, why did he run away in the first place?"

"The city of Chang'an is strong and Shuofang's army is also elite. This is a tough battle."

"If the saint finds out, I'm afraid he will be shaken again."

It is conceivable that once they found out that Chang'an was such a hard nut to crack, those Hu generals in the Yan Kingdom who were accustomed to the frontier life would go back again clamoring for looting.

"It can be captured." Cui Qianyou thought for a long time and said slowly: "The biggest weakness of Chang'an is not the lack of troops, but..."

"No food!"

The two pointed this out in unison.

"That's right." Cui Qianyou pointed at the map and said: "Xue Bai also took this into consideration, so he asked people to transport grain from Ziwu Road to Chang'an, and asked Shuofang's army to rush to Ziwu Road to receive the grain and grass first."

"Once the Tang army opens up the food route, it will be impossible to conquer Chang'an."

"Shall we block Meridian Road first?"

"No." Cui Qianyou shook his head, "If Shuofang's elite troops are available to support them, they can find other food transportation routes without taking Ziwu Road. Sending troops and horses to block it will only expose Bian Lingcheng."

Tian Chengsi understood immediately and muttered: "I don't know the Tang army's plan for the time being. I will send an ambush force. When Shuofang's army has not gained a stable foothold, I will attack and annihilate them and seize the Tang army's food and grass."

"In this case, Chang'an has no help. It won't be long before we run out of food and collapse without attack. Then you and I can capture that faint king."

~~

Chang'an.

Xue Bai, Yan Zhenqing and others were waiting for news on the tower.

When the sentry horse returned, he reported: "The rebels have reinforced their presence."

"The number of elite soldiers has reached 70,000." Yan Zhenqing looked worried, and placed a few more war chess pieces on the map, and said slowly: "Remembering a story, there was a boy in Chang'an who was fishing by the Wei River, using thick mud earthworms as bait. , I wanted to catch a big fish, but when the fish bit the hook, it dragged the boy into the water."

"Why?"

"The fish is too big for the boy to pull."

Xue Bai smiled bitterly and said, "My father-in-law, are you kidding me?"

Yan Zhenqing pointed at Xue Bai, pointed at himself, and then pointed at the city of Chang'an, saying: "The troops in Chang'an are very few, like a child."

"No matter how big the fish is, as long as the fish basket is covered, it can't fall out."

Xue Bai said, and started drawing on the map.

"Our plan is to set up an ambush on Ziwu Road, use kerosene and explosives to pretend to be a grain truck, and lure the rebels into robbery. At the same time, we will use a bluff of troops and horses to make the rebels think that Shuofang's army has arrived."

Yan Zhenqing tapped the back of his hand with the penholder and thought his handwriting was ugly. Then he drew a stroke on the picture and said: "At that time, the main force of the rebel army must be besieging Chang'an. After learning that the main force of Shuofang has arrived, it is necessary to send Troops and horses support Ziwu Road."

"As a result, Tongguan is empty." Xue Bai said: "We only need to use a surprise force to lie down in Gaofu, north of the Yellow River, and take advantage of the chaos to occupy Tongguan. Then the rebels will be cut off from front to back, and they will be short of food and grass, and they will become a turtle in a urn."

"Although it is a beautiful thought," Yan Zhenqing said, "but these are 70,000 fine cavalry, coming and going like the wind, from Chang'an to Ziwu Road, it only takes an hour. How many troops do we have to fight with them in the field and make them mistakenly think Shuofang's troops have arrived? The bandit cavalry can reach Tongguan from Chang'an in half a day. Who can capture Tongguan so quickly? Furthermore, with only this small force, how can we force the bandit general to dispatch Tongguan troops and horses?"

This is always the case when making plans. At the beginning, there is only a general framework, but later on, you will inevitably encounter various practical problems.

Xue Bai originally thought that An Qingxu was not brave enough. Seeing that Li Longji returned to Chang'an, he would definitely decide to retreat to Fan Yang. Then, there would not be many troops to attack Chang'an, so he could try to intercept them.

But the situation did not develop according to this best situation, so naturally it was time to prepare more backup plans.

"The rebels are increasing their troops, and we are also increasing our troops." Xue Bai pointed at the map and said: "It's time for Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi to come to serve the king, but there may be some changes. They are afraid that the rebels will intercept them at the Yellow River and force them to detour to Shuofang.

, The second reason is that they are afraid that they will take a detour to Shuofang and be intercepted by Li Heng, so they need to send someone to contact them again."

Yan Zhenqing nodded, called Yan Jiming, and said, "Are you willing to go to Taiyuan again?"

"I'm willing to go." Yan Jiming agreed without hesitation.

Xue Bai looked at Yan Jiming, but thought of Yan Gaoqing and Zhang Xun in Yongqiu.

Then he thought of Yin Liang and Yan Zhuang who were staying in Luoyang to deal with the aftermath. After the Battle of Tongguan, they voluntarily abandoned Luoyang and retreated to Yongqiu to join Yan Gaoqing and Zhang Xun.

Also, after Lao Liang sent Yan Yan to Yangzhou, he should have gathered people to collect food and grass and transport it to Yanshi. If it was blocked by the war, he probably also arrived at Yongqiu.

If Yongqiu was not surrounded and was willing to contact him, a letter should have arrived in the next few days.

In addition, it might be time for Li Sheng, Dugu Wensu, Li Shiyu and others who are at Tumen Pass to send people over.

At this moment, Xue Bai needed reinforcements the most, but the expected news had not yet arrived.

"The war rages for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold."

He murmured this poem, knowing that several places were not surrounded. The main reason why the news did not reach Guanzhong was that the passage in Guanzhong was not smooth, so he looked at the map and thought about where to find an opportunity to break the situation.

~~

Lantian County, Wangchuan.

Wangchuan is located more than ten miles south of Lantian County, with winding green mountains. It is also on the road to Wuguandao, which is an important road connecting Chang'an and Nanyang. It is known as "the hub of Qin and Chu, and the barrier of Sanfu".

Now that the rebels are attacking Chang'an, this place has naturally become the main route for King Nanyang's army.

That day, when Xue Bai was thinking hard about how to contact his old department, someone on the mountain near Wangchuan was looking at the beautiful scenery of Wangchuan with a telescope.

"Eating dog intestines, Gaoguan is occupied by rebels."

"Want to take a detour?"

"There's no way around it."

Lao Liang shook his head, looked at it for a while, and suddenly said: "They are all Wang Mojie's subsidiaries over there. Maybe we can contact him and try to help us get there?"

"But I heard that Wang Mojie has surrendered to the rebels."

"Really?" Lao Liang thought for a while and suddenly said: "This is a good thing. If others surrender, their hearts may not be depressed..."
Chapter completed!