Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, except for the five heroic officials including Zhang Jianzhi and Jinghui who had no relationship with the Tang Dynasty's royal family, there have been almost no examples of different surnames and princes being named as princes after Zhongzong ascended the throne, and the restraining of those foreign tribes. However, with the title of Xiping County Prince, Geshuhan did not feel proud, but felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. However, with the great military achievements he had made in the years of his military service, he was not completely unsure of this battle against An Lushan.

But soon he realized that he had underestimated the difficulties of this trip. Not to mention that An Lushan had been in Youyan for a long time and had many elite soldiers and generals under his command, it was really unfavorable to say that these soldiers and generals under his command were 80,000 warriors, but at least half were recruited from various prefectures and counties in Guanzhong in a hurry. Among the weapons distributed by opening the treasury, some of the gun heads were decayed, and some were rusty on their swords. Don't expect any military formation to advance or retreat. As for those decent troops, the generals led the troops had deep backgrounds and their eyes were on their heads. At this critical moment, they were still sarcastic and sarcastic, and there were mountains, which made him feel angry.

The only thing that is thankful is that he also had his confidant general Wang Sili when he was in Hexi during this trip, otherwise he would have lost his heart to die.

As soon as the army arrived at Tongguan, the rebels had captured Chenliu County, Bianzhou. Zhang Jieran was defeated again and again, and finally recruited troops to fight against the rebels at Neiwulao Pass in Xingyang County. Faced with such a situation, the originally heroic generals and schoolmen were immediately in a panic, and the mob recruited were even more unbearable. There was a commotion. If it weren't for Geshu Han, who would have expected that the troops brought this time would not be together, and instructed Wang Sili to be ready to suppress at any time, he was afraid that a mutiny would occur in a blink of an eye. However, after the suppression, Geshu Han was in trouble as to whether to rush to Luoyang to preside over the defense or to hold on to these two choices in Tongguan.

Just when he was in a dilemma, the messenger from Chang'an had arrived. As soon as Bian Lingcheng, the gatekeeper with the 500 Northern Gate Guards and 100 elite Mo Daozhes as escorts, immediately went to see Geshuhan, and directly told the news that An Sishun had dismissed his maids and burned himself at home. Then he said with a smile: "An Sishun still slandered Your Majesty before his death. Therefore, Your Majesty was furious and had deprived him of his title and official position, destroyed his house, and pursued his brother An Yuanzhen and his wife and children. Now the situation in Henan is tight, and Your Majesty is worried, so he sent me to supervise the battle. I hope the Deputy Marshal can succeed in one fell swoop and capture the traitor in the palace."

Geshuhan never expected that things would develop to this point. He and An Sishun were quite inconsistent when they were under Wang Zhongsi's command. They formed a grudge in the battle of Stone Castle City. After that, Geshuhan took advantage of Yang Guozhong's appreciation to squeeze An Sishun out of Helong. At the time of handover, An Sishun complained, and the two of them naturally turned their faces. So, since Geshuhan was ordered to go to war as the deputy marshal, he thought about Yu Qian's actions to eradicate his political enemies and fabricated a letter from An Lushan to An Sishun, which was an insider. However, such a tragic result, and now such a eunuch supervisor who was like a thorn on his back, he felt like he shot himself in the foot.

Why is it really hard

He felt bitter in his heart, and Ge Shuhan had to be polite to Bian Lingcheng in terms of face. As for his entanglement of advance and retreat, Bian Lingcheng spoke without hesitation: "I used to go to Xiaobolu with Gao Xianzhi, and I knew that it is best to fight quickly and decide quickly in wars. In order to win the battle, I crossed the snow-capped mountains and attacked thousands of miles. How important is the eastern capital Luoyang to our Tang Dynasty? The deputy marshal is carrying the holy grace. How can he sit and watch the traitors rampant in Henan? Of course, he should take the initiative to attack quickly and support the Henan Jiedushi Zhang Jieran."

Bian Lingcheng took out his victories and boasted with Gao Xianzhi's victory in the west, emphasizing that he also knew how to march and fight. Geshuhan was so angry that he felt so angry. The most important thing now is not An Lushan's nest, but Heluo and Guanzhong, when the troops of Shuofang were not allowed to go south, but to let him strictly guard Shuofang. Yang Guozhong was crazy. Did Li Longji follow him crazy? Compared with Luoyang, Chang'an has no waterway, so Li Longji was the emperor. In his early years, he often had to take officials to Luoyang to solve the problem of food supply. But why didn't he use Luoyang as the capital? There was only one reason. Luoyang was almost flat and there were no natural dangers. How could he resist the rebels?

At this time, I knew that Luoyang could not be abandoned, but when Luo Xibing was sent to Anbeiya tent, which caused chaos in the northern desert. When Du Shiyi tried his best to send blood letters to Beijing, why didn't he beware of An Lushan?

Ge Shuhan almost cursed. At this moment, he was about to argue, but he saw Bian Lingcheng looking at him meaningfully. He realized that among his soldiers, only Wang Sili, who had followed him to the capital to pay homage, was his confidant, but he was only thousands of troops. The remaining ones were either imperial guards or urgently drawn from the capital, and those mobs were among the mobs. If he had a falling out with Bian Lingcheng, even if his brother Shuhan was famous all over the world, Bian Lingcheng held Tianxian and shouted, what was the difference between his fate and An Sishun?

"Deputy Marshal, I wonder if you have considered it clearly? One day later, Luoyang will be in danger."

Faced with Bian Lingcheng's pressing again, Ge Shuhan sighed and said in an extremely bitter way: "Okay, I will order the entire army to quickly rush to Luoyang."

Although Ge Shuhan had no choice but to make such an extremely risky strategy, in Bian Lingcheng's view, An Lushan's troops were said to be 200,000, but they had to make rapid progress and had to leave their generals to defend. Now it would be great to have 100,000. With Ge Shuhan's current soldiers, it would be absolutely no problem to defend Luoyang, not to mention the steady battle and steady battle, it would be no problem to defeat the main force of the rebels head-on. He still remembers the time when he followed Gao Xianzhi to expedition to Xiao Bolu. How many soldiers and horses were Gao Xianzhi in total? And how many soldiers and horses were Xiao Bolu and Tubo, the result was not a big victory.

In contrast, his most important task was to keep a close eye on Geshuhan. An Lushan had already turned against him. If Geshuhan, who had brought such an army, had any abnormal movements, it would be an unexpected disaster.

Sure enough, facing the rebels' sharp soldiers, when they heard that they were going to cross Tongguan to defend Dongdu, the generals and schoolmen above might be just a little afraid, thinking of making achievements and winning their wives and children, but those young and strong people in Guanzhong who were recruited rather than being recruited were completely reluctant. So when they left Tongguan, they saw that the army had been wandering for several miles and had no military discipline. In desperation, Geshuhan could only use the means of strictly governing the army, and killed dozens of deserters and more than a dozen arrogant soldiers who did not obey military orders, which stopped the momentum of mutiny.

However, he finally barely maintained the military discipline, but the dispersed military morale is no longer able to save it.

Wei Weiqing Zhang Jieran was not a famous general. This time, the short man was appointed as the governor of Henan. He was reluctant to take office by biting the bullet and he rushed to the office. Within ten days after he arrived, he tried his best to recruit 60,000 troops. He himself knew what kind of virtue these 60,000 people were. Therefore, after Chen Liu was about to collapse, he did not bother to deploy Xingyang defense again, and only focused on defending Wulao Pass. Therefore, when he learned that Geshuhan's army had passed Tongguan and was heading towards Luoyang for assistance, he felt that he was full of hope, but what followed was the worst news.

The rebels have broken Xingyang

Xingyang County, Zhengzhou is the east gate of Luoyang. Once Xingyang County is broken, the eastern capital Luoyang will be like a weak woman torn off her clothes, leaving only Wulao Pass, the last line of defense. Realizing that even if Geshuhan has wings, he will not be able to catch up with such a battle, Zhang Jieran could only throw away all his luck and repeatedly promised rewards to the recruited soldiers. But even so, he faced a lifeless person, even with trembling and shivering faces.

Over the years, all the truly elite soldiers and generals of the Tang Dynasty were in border towns. Heluo, Guanzhong, had not seen such a war in many years. No matter how many farmers or citizens, they would not fight at all.

In the city of Luoyang, Li Cheng, the left-behind Dongdu, was busy. He was Zhang Shuo's niece, and had been with Yuwen Rong, and was transferred from the center because of Yuwen Rong's fall. Over the years, the young heroes who were once young and had already reached the age of fifty to know the destiny. Seeing that Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong were in power one after another, he no longer had the passion to persuade the emperor, but just silently worked hard to do his own duties. But now An Lushan's rebels are as powerful as rainbows to conquer the city and land, and are about to attack Luoyang. In addition to bitterness, he felt a little bit of heroic and heroic.

At worst, it's just a death

Because of his determination to die, Li Cheng has been busy with the recruitment of military supplies and various matters for several days. In the evening, when he finally had time to take a break, someone outside reported that Henan Yin Da Xike came to see him. Li Cheng reluctantly cheered up, but he saw that Da Xike was actually doing things that were contrary to his last demeanor. He ran in quickly with his robe in one hand and said breathlessly: "Mr. Li, the news that had just been heard from Hulao Pass, Hulao Pass was captured by the rebels."

For Li Cheng, the news was undoubtedly a heart-wrenching knife. He took a deep breath and pressed the case with one hand and asked sternly: "Where is Zhang Jieran?"

"I'm retreating and fighting, but I'm not pouring cold water. If a man like Hulao Pass is a place where thousands of men can't open, he can't stop the rebels' troops. I'm afraid he will be unable to win even if he barely organizes a counterattack." Da Xike didn't notice at all. He forgot that since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he changed Hulao Pass to Wulao Pass because of taboos. Seeing Li Cheng's face pale, he swallowed hard and couldn't help but whisper, "At this moment, if Ge Shuhan can't arrive again, Luoyang may not be able to hold on for a few days, so it's better..."
Chapter completed!