Throughout the fourteenth year of Tianbao's reign, the Tang Dynasty court was busy with land reform and military reform, and basically ignored Shi Siming, who was huddled in Hebei Province.
Although Shi Siming had the support of the remaining families such as the Fan Yang Lu family, the Qinghe Cui family, and the Boling Cui family, and his manpower, material resources, and military strength had been greatly strengthened, it was still not enough compared to the Tang Dynasty. After all, the main force of the rebels had already Following An Lushan to Chang'an and the entire army was wiped out in Huayin County, Shi Siming only had more than 20,000 border troops in Lulong Town. Even with the support of the Lu family, Cui family and other high-ranking families, the military strength was only Less than fifty thousand.
Therefore, Shi Siming did not attack rashly, but has been running Hebei.
In particular, Ji County, the home base of the rebels, was built into a fortified city by Shi Siming.
Shi Siming's mind was still very clear. He knew that with the strength of the rebels, taking the initiative to attack the Tang Dynasty was like hitting an egg against a stone. Only by sticking to Youzhou and waiting for work could it be possible to defeat the Tang army with the weak.
However, all this was of no use, and Shi Siming soon discovered that all his efforts were in vain.
In the first month of the fifteenth year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, after nearly a year of rectification, order was finally restored to ten of the eleven roads in the Tang Dynasty. The reform of the Xinfu military system had been completed, and the land reform was basically completed. Finally, it was possible to He was free to take care of Shi Siming, who was huddled in Hebei Road.
In February of the fifteenth year of Tianbao, General Li Siye led the Sixteenth Guards Xinfu troops out of Tongguan to attack Shi Siming.
After hearing the news, Shi Siming quickly ordered the entire Hebei Province army to be assembled to prepare for a decisive battle with Li Siye's army.
However, after the news spread, all the military prefectures and counties in Hebei Province turned their backs and returned to the embrace of the Tang Dynasty.
In less than half a month, all the states south of Youzhou had retreated, and Li Siye's army did not encounter any decent resistance and marched all the way to Youzhou.
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Shi Siming almost went crazy after receiving the news.
"Why? Why? Why is this happening?"
Facing the heads of noble families such as the Lu family and the Cui family, Shi Siming asked three reasons in a row. He couldn't figure it out. The various prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province clearly had the full support of the noble families, and the rule of the Yan army was impregnable.
Shi Siming even imagined that after the Tang army entered Hebei Road, it would be difficult or even difficult to move.
In this way, Li Siye's army will be exhausted after advancing to Jixian. Then he, Shi Siming, will lead the elite Yan army to launch a counterattack, and there will be a great chance to defeat the Tang army.
However, the reality is cruel. The Tang army did not encounter any resistance after entering Hebei. They rode horses and danced the Huxuan dance all the way to Jixian. How could they fight the next battle?
"It's all the fault of the sage and the unruly people." Cui Taigong of the Cui family in Qinghe said.
"Yes, yes, it's all the fault of those unruly people." Lu Taigong of the Fanyang Lu family also said, "I don't know where these unruly people got the news. I know that the unruly people in Henan Road, Hedong Road and even Duji Road all After the land was divided, everyone went crazy, and before Li Siye's army arrived, these unscrupulous people had already rebelled."
Cui Taigong of the Boling Cui family also said: "After discovering that the unruly people were causing trouble, each of our families gathered all the disciples and servants in the shortest possible time to suppress them with all their strength. However, there were too many unruly people, and they were cut like wild weeds. After one crop, another one immediately grew, and it was really unstoppable, so..."
"So we're going to throw away all the dozen or so states south of Youzhou?" Shi Siming was already furious and said eloquently, "Why don't you fight to the end with those unruly people? That's your ancestral property, and each of your families You actually gave up when you said you gave up? You actually have the nerve to come to Youzhou, why don’t you die? Just die!"
The heads of the Lu family, Cui family and other high-ranking families as well as their retainers looked at each other.
Finally, Shi Chaoyi reminded: "Sage, this is not the time for this. The top priority is to think of a countermeasure as soon as possible. If you are determined to defend, you need to clean up the villages and towns outside the city as soon as possible. If you retreat to Pingzhou or Yingzhou, then The supplies stored in Fanyang City need to be transported to Pingzhou or Yingzhou as soon as possible. After all, the Tang army has entered Youzhou, and there is not much time left for us in the Great Yan Kingdom."
"Retreat?" Shi Siming looked at Shi Chaoyi with a faint look, "Do you think our Great Yan Army can still have a way out?"
Shi Chaoyi remained silent, and the other generals and heads of aristocratic families such as Lu Taigong and Cui Taigong also looked sad.
The richest and most densely populated areas in Hebei Province are the dozen states south of Youzhou. The states from Youzhou to the north, such as Pingzhou, Jizhou, Tanzhou and Yingzhou, have poor land and sparse population. The key is that it borders the territories of the Xi, Khitan and other Hu tribes, and may be attacked by the Hu tribes at any time.
If the Hu people have milk, they are mothers, and Datang can instigate them to rebel by giving them some benefits.
Therefore, if the Yan army really retreats to Pingzhou or Yingzhou, it will be a dead end.
At that moment, Shi Siming shouted with a dark face: "Pass the decree to drive all the people outside the city into the city, and all the garrison troops from Yongnu and Changping counties will also retreat to Fanyang City!"
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At the end of March in the fifteenth year of Tianbao's reign in the Tang Dynasty, Li Siye's army marched outside Fanyang City.
Immediately, the Tang army camped outside Fan Yang City. Li Siye stationed more than 300,000 Tang troops around Fan Yang, not intending to leave a way for the rebels to escape.
Ordinarily, a city siege should be surrounded by three towers and one tower.
But this time the Tang army was surrounded on all sides.
Li Siye was also puzzled by this and asked: "May I ask the Heavenly Master, why do you want to surround Fan Yang on all sides? Don't you know that after the city is surrounded on all sides, the thieves will resist stubbornly if there is no hope of escape, which will greatly increase the difficulty of attacking the city."
"Siege the city?" Lu Tianshi's shadow appeared in Li Siye's tent, "There is no need to attack the city."
"Ah this?" Li Siye and his generals looked at each other, "Does the Heavenly Master have a plan to break the city?"
Master Lu Tianshi didn't hide anything, and told the truth: "I have instigated the rebellion of two of Shi Siming's powerful generals."
"That's it." Li Siye and all his generals were overjoyed, saying that it would be easy to fight with the Celestial Master.
Lu Tianshi added: "Tonight it is the turn of one of the brave generals to guard the south gate, and the other one is responsible for guarding the rebel general Shi Siming. At the beginning of the night, one of them will open the south gate of Fan Yang, and the other will lead the army. Attack and kill Shi Siming, so you only need to enter the city to receive the city and rebel prisoners."
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At the beginning of Yuezi, Shi Siming was awakened from his sleep by the sound of being killed.
He quickly put on his clothes and stood up, only to see his eldest son Shi Chaoyi walking in.
When Shi Siming saw this, he was shocked and shouted: "What does Shuzi want?"
Shi Chaoyi said: "Master, it's urgent. Please go quickly, go quickly, go quickly!"
Shi Chaoyi roared three times and walked away quickly. While Shi Siming was still in shock and doubt, another strong Yan army general walked straight in with a rifle in his hand. When he saw Shi Chaoyi, he stabbed him with a spear without saying a word.
Shi Chaoyi hurriedly waved his hand to block, but failed to block it.
There was a pop, and Shi Chaoyi was stabbed across the body.
At this time, Shi Siming also saw the general's face clearly.
"Gao Tinghui?!" Shi Siming said angrily, "It turns out it's you, the traitor!"
The coming general is none other than Gao Tinghui, Shi Siming's most powerful general and a famous general in the Yan army.
Gao Tinghui sneered and shouted: "Shi Siming, you are the real traitor, take your life!"
Having said that, Gao Tinghui swung his sword straight towards Shi Siming. Shi Siming was originally a talented general in the Yan Army, but in recent years he had been drained by drinking and sex. How could he be Gao Tinghui's opponent?
However, in Sanhe, Shi Siming was stabbed to death by Gao Tinghui.
Gao Tinghui pulled out a knife from his waist and cut off Shi Siming's head.
Then he picked up Shi Siming's head and shouted: "The leader of the thieves, Shi Siming, has been beheaded. If you are willing to surrender early, the Tang Dynasty can still forget the blame. If you dare to resist, you will be killed without mercy!"
The rebels who arrived after hearing the news laid down their weapons one by one.
In March of the fifteenth year of Tianbao's reign in the Tang Dynasty, Shi Siming, the rebel general of the Yan army, was crowned, and the Anshi Rebellion came to an end.
The Anshi Rebellion in history caused serious trauma to the Tang Dynasty, turning the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline and starting the history of feudal rule. However, this time, the Tang Dynasty only scratched the surface. Lu Tianshi even took the opportunity of pacifying the Anshi Rebellion to solve the problem. The two huge problems of land annexation and class consolidation made the Tang Dynasty regain its vitality.
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Final words:
The main story of this book has been told, so it’s time to finish it.
To be honest, with such a disappointing result, I really feel ashamed to write a final reflection on this book, but I still can’t help but want to say a few words from my heart to the old readers who have always supported Swordsman.
The previous book "Han Taizu Asked Me to Help the Han Dynasty" and this book "Monitoring the Tang Dynasty" are two attempts by the swordsman.
Because the traffic of traditional historical articles is too low. No matter how good your story is and how high the subscription ratio is, you can't attract new readers to click in and read. The results are only like that. High-quality products are basically the upper limit, so the swordsman wants to try to add gimmicks. , hoping to attract new readers, but everyone has seen the results, which are terrible.
Facts have proved that gimmick articles or imaginary articles are not so easy to write.
If there is no plot structure ability that matches the gimmick or imagination, it will not be written well.
It took the swordsman half a year to read two books before he finally understood this. What a painful realization it was?
I remember a reader laughed at me. After writing novels for more than 20 years, I still didn’t understand how to write them. This sounded really harsh, but it was also true. I really didn’t understand the logic of writing a book. , I think most authors probably don’t understand the logic, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many blockbuster works.
However, it cannot be said that there is no gain at all, there is still some gain.
The first point is to let the swordsman know clearly that he cannot control the gimmicks.
The second point is an unexpected surprise, allowing the swordsman to regain his former fast pace.
I wrote a lot of wireless articles in Chuangshi, which made the swordsman accustomed to a slow pace. In the past few years, I have been unable to get out of the slow pace comfort zone, but this book "Monitoring the Tang Dynasty" unexpectedly made me regain a fast pace.
Finally, let’s talk about the next book. If I continue to write history, I will most likely write about the late Song Dynasty, starting from the Battle of Yashan. The protagonist is a clan. The Southern Song Dynasty after Yashan can no longer be considered an adversity, it is completely a desperate situation, but from the desperate situation Making a comeback is the swordsman's best way to open the game, isn't it?
It may also return to the anti-Japanese theme, but it has not been decided yet.
It has not yet been determined when the new book will be uploaded.
Because I have been busy with renovations during this period.
Hey guys, see you when I open a new book!
