Soldiers on both sides knew that Changsheng had died in the battle with Silla. Seeing him suddenly appear this time, they did not distinguish between true and false. Now that they saw him performing the Fire Volley, everyone on their own side knew that he was really not dead, and they cheered in unison. , shouting yes.
In the silence of the early morning, Chang Sheng's cheering shouts spread throughout the countryside. In fact, except for the rebels outside the south gate, the rebels in the other three locations did not actually see the body of the coach. However, they heard Chang Sheng shouting that the coach is dead, goodbye to the four gates of Chang'an. Open, the defenders in the city shouted to fight out, and the rebels immediately fell into chaos.
Before this, neither the enemy nor us thought that Chang Sheng was still alive. They did not expect that he would suddenly appear, so naturally no corresponding plan was made for him. As a result, Chang Sheng's sudden appearance directly killed the rebels by surprise, and without the coach's Orders were given, and the generals in charge didn't know what to do next.
Li Maozhen himself was probably in the army at this time. The reason why he sent a substitute into the city was undoubtedly for his own safety. He was worried that if he entered the palace rashly, he would be arrested by the Yulin Army. However, Li Maozhen's dispatch of a substitute should be extremely secretive, along with the march. Li Bao and a group of purple energy masters in the city didn't know about it, otherwise they wouldn't have tried their best to bring out the headless corpse. It was precisely because Li Maozhen sent a substitute that no one knew about it, so even if Li Maozhen wanted to come out to stabilize the situation, it would be too late. .
The most fearful thing about doing things is insufficient preparation, unclear goals, and unresolute attitude. At this time, the rebels have taken over all three of these shortcomings. The order they had received before was that if the coach was detained by the court, they would immediately attack and conquer the city. But now the coach was detained. Killing, they had no plan before how to deal with this situation.
The garrison only had more than 10,000 people, and they attacked on four sides. There were even fewer people, but they received clear orders and knew what to do next. On the other hand, the rebels were confused and had no idea what to do next. .
Changsheng was not in a hurry to join the battle, but kept hovering in the fire, frequently speaking out, commanding and dispatching. He wanted both the enemy and ourselves to see him clearly. As the saying goes, a person's name is like the shadow of a tree. Since his debut, he has been fighting repeatedly. Victory, always victorious and undefeated, has long been famous all over the world. His existence can cause great psychological pressure on the rebels and can also greatly boost the morale of our own soldiers.
Because of his great reputation, the rebels would not avoid talking about him after the news of his death came out. They knew that he was dead before sending troops, but now he appeared alive in front of everyone. Although he had just recovered from serious injuries, his strength was not as good as In the past, even if they personally participated in the war, they could not make up for the lack of one's own troops, but the rebels did not know this. They only knew that the news was wrong, and that their side had a chance of victory, but at this time something changed.
After the garrison broke out, the rebels immediately defeated and retreated. The garrison was ordered to wipe out the remnants of the rebels. Seeing the rebels retreating, they immediately pursued the victory.
It didn't take long for Ming Jin's voice to be heard from the south of the city where the commander's camp was located. Whether it was doing things or fighting, the biggest fear was not knowing what to do next. Although Ming Jin had lost face and lost his troops, it was a clear order after all. After the retreat order, the originally scattered rebels stabilized their position, detached some soldiers to fight the garrison, and the remaining soldiers reorganized and retreated in an orderly manner.
There are many masters of purple energy among the rebels, including Taixuan masters of deep purple aura. However, no one came to attack Changsheng Yuying in the fire. The reason is also very simple. Li Maozhen does not have the courage to usurp the throne by himself, and only wants to support Li Bao. Li Bao came to power, but now Li Bao has been captured by the court. If the rebels attack Chang'an, they will be conspiring to usurp the throne. Li Maozhen cannot afford this crime.
At sunrise, all the rebels besieging the city had withdrawn to the west of the city and retreated rapidly from the official road. The garrison also joined forces and followed in pursuit.
Worried that the rebels would counterattack after they stabilized their position, Changsheng personally went into battle and led the troops. The generals of the garrison all recognized him. When they saw him returning safely, they all came forward to greet him.
After a brief greeting with everyone, Changsheng returned to Chang'an. First, he mobilized all the Yulin Army and Shence Army to chase the rebels together. Second, Fei Ge sent a letter to inform Qingyang Jiedushi Fan Jingming to lead his troops eastward. Attack from both sides.
Unexpectedly, he gave the order, but several generals on the side looked at each other and hesitated to speak.
"Huh?" Changsheng frowned unhappy.
Seeing Chang Sheng frowning, all the generals were panicking. One of them said urgently, "My lord, please don't misunderstand me. You are a thousand years old and a loyal minister. We should obey your orders. However, Qingyang was lost half a month ago. Fifty thousand All the troops and horses were also lost."
Hearing this man's words, Changsheng's heart suddenly sank. Qingyang Jiedushi turned out to be Yang Shouxin. This man was Yang Fugong's adopted son. Back then, he and Datou and others killed Yang Fugong from Qingyang and recruited Yang Shouxin at the same time. The emperor then sent his confidant Fan Jingming to receive the 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command. Qingyang was the throat of the eastward advance. If Li Maozhen wanted to send his troops eastward, he would naturally have to pass there. No wonder Li Maozhen's substitute had previously pushed out the reason for raising troops to force the palace. When they came to Fan Jingming, they accused him of confusing right and wrong and secretly instigating him. It turned out that Li Maozhen had already captured Qingyang.
Seeing Chang Sheng was silent for a long time, the general on the side asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, can you still mobilize the imperial army?"
"Stop it." Changsheng sighed and shook his head. He originally wanted to attack from both sides and completely capture Li Maozhen's eastward march. But now it seems there is no hope. He is only chasing from behind. No one is blocking from the front. It is impossible to capture so many. people.
When they arrived at the narrow part of the official road, the rebels left five thousand soldiers and horses to guard the main road, blocking their pursuers and buying time for the army to retreat.
During the fierce battle between our own soldiers and the rebels, Changsheng did not participate in the battle. Instead, he watched the battle from the rear with several generals of the garrison. These generals were all fourth-grade or above and qualified to go to the court. What happened in the court during this period? Most know.
Knowing that Changsheng didn't know what happened in the past three months, several people talked to him about it. According to the order of events, the first thing that happened was the Xichuan War. Long Haotian took the court to tell him The army of 100,000 people walked and stopped all the way, waiting for the false emperor to issue an order. As long as Long Haotian captured Xichuan, he would break the earth and make him king. After hearing the news, Long Haotian was so happy. In addition, the court was unable to provide military pay. Haotian led an army of 100,000 to attack Xichuan. Long Haotian's army of 100,000 were members of the Beggar Clan. Beggar Clan disciples were not good people to begin with, and they used all kinds of despicable tricks. How could Wang Jian, the governor of Xichuan, be among them? His opponent was beaten away by Long Haotian in less than a month, and Long Haotian then wrote to the court, asking the court to fulfill its promise and assign the seven prefectures and eighteen counties of Xichuan to his jurisdiction.
As the saying goes, everything in the world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. The emperor was already troubled by the separatist rule of the vassal towns. It was too late to cut down the vassal, so where could more ones be added? However, the emperor did not know how to explain to Long Haotian. In desperation, he could only drag, dragging and dragging Long Hao Tianhuo one after another. He immediately cut off all contact with the court, went into seclusion and blocked the road, and proclaimed himself king. I don’t know whether he was deliberately angry with the emperor or because this person was arrogant and arrogant. Proclaimed himself king.
What happened next was that Li Maozhen and Li Baokang colluded and led their troops to force the palace. The reason why Li Maozhen had not rebelled before was because he was afraid of his next-door neighbor Yang Shouliang. After Hanzhong was recaptured by Zhang Shan, Li Maozhen had no worries and coveted Qingyang, who guarded the traffic chokepoint. When Zhang Shan After leaving with his army, he and Li Bao attacked Qingyang secretly, and then marched eastward to attack the palace.
The most tragic battle was near Luoyang. Zhang Shan collected Yang Shouliang's surrendered soldiers, and then sent his troops eastward, joining forces with Tongchen, who had been tortured by Sun Ru. The army under his command reached 300,000, and he was annoyed that Zhu Quanzhong had stolen it. With the imperial treasury and the lack of military supplies, Zhang Shan did not delay at all and immediately attacked Luoyang after joining forces.
Luoyang is not an ordinary city. Since ancient times, many dynasties have established their capitals in Luoyang. It is the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties. The city is high, the food is abundant, the generals are numerous, and there are many soldiers. In addition, Zhu Quanzhong received a large amount of silver from the court. Zhu Quanzhong was confident and did not fight Zhang Shan. , relying on the advantage of the city to delay it as much as possible.
Zhu Quanzhong had money and food to afford it, but Zhang Shan couldn't afford it without the supply of food. He had no choice but to attack continuously, resulting in heavy casualties. Sun Ru of Jianghuai also cooperated with Zhu Quanzhong and took the opportunity to make a sneak attack. In one month, 300,000 yuan was lost. The new army fought less than 200,000 people, and Luoyang still failed to capture it.
After listening to several people talking, Changsheng could only smile bitterly. This series of changes was nothing more than adding fuel to the fire and making matters worse for the already precarious Tang Dynasty...
