The rebels were really taught a lesson by the Anxi Army.

The 100,000 rebels who had finally assembled were pinned to the ground and slapped hard by the Anxi Army on the night before they arrived in Tongguan.

The rebel general who led the troops was An Shouzhong, the former guard of Tongguan. After An Qingxu ascended the throne and became emperor, there were already many factions within the rebels. Because An Qingxu de was not worthy of his position and had no prestige in the army, many rebel generals were not convinced by An Qingxu. It was entirely up to Shi Siming to appease the rebel generals' contempt for the An family's imperial power.

An Shouzhong is undoubtedly an alien among the rebels with many factions. An Shouzhong was originally named Wang. Later, his military was valued by An Lushan and then he accepted him as his adopted son. An Shouzhong has since been loyal to the An family. Among the rebel generals in Chang'an City, An Shouzhong is a typical royalist faction.

An Shouzhong was loyal to the An family, but he was also very good at being a human being. The relationship between the rebels and An Shouzhong was very harmonious. Even Shi Siming was brothers and brothers to him. In addition, his military talents were outstanding, An Shouzhong was already the first person under Shi Siming.

Last time Tongguan was lost, An Shouzhong fled back to Chang'an under the cover of his generals. Not only did he receive any punishment, An Qingxu and Shi Siming comforted him gently, which made An Shouzhong feel even more ashamed.

This time, Shi Siming gathered 100,000 troops to try to retake Tongguan. An Shouzhong urgently asked for the battle and asked to lead the troops as the commander. Yixue was humiliated by the Anxi army to break through Tongguan.

Shi Siming was actually not very relieved of An Shouzhong. After the battle at Hangu Pass, Shi Siming witnessed the terror of Anxi Army with his own eyes. He originally planned to lead troops to recover Tongguan himself, but An Shouzhong frequently asked for battle and even knelt down for him. However, Shi Siming was really worried about going down to Chang'an City.

Now Shi Siming is a powerful minister who is a real powerful minister. An Qingxu, the emperor, only knows how to play women in the harem and make money, and is completely undermined by him. However, the city of Chang'an is still undercurrents, and rebel generals with many factions gather in Chang'an. Shi Siming really cannot leave Chang'an, otherwise the backyard would catch fire. So Shi Siming had to agree to An Shouzhong and lead his troops to recover Tongguan.

An Shouzhong set out proudly, but he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived at the gate of Tongguan, he was hit hard by An Xijun.

The rebels retreated ten miles away, and An Shouzhong became anxious and jumped into the commander's tent to scold his subordinates for being incompetent and cowardly.

However, the strange weapons of the Anxi Army's sharpshooting camp still deeply shocked the rebels. The distance to retreat was only ten miles, but the distance to the rebels' morale fell was far more than ten miles. After retreating and setting up camp, the rebel soldiers were still in shock. Legends about the mysterious army of the Anxi Army were quietly circulating in all camps. The wider the rumors, the more dissipated the morale of the army.

Gu Qing stopped when he saw that he was ready. After showing off his might in front of the rebel camp, he immediately ordered the withdrawal.

The Sharp Shooting Camp is indeed an invincible army, but because it is difficult to build a flintlock rifle, and the third-stage shooting of the Sharp Shooting Camp itself also has weaknesses. If someone breaks through the flank, the array will be destroyed by the enemy, causing huge casualties. The reason why the Sharp Shooting Camp achieved great results that night was because of sneak attacks at night, and the enemy did not know enough about the Sharp Shooting Camp.

After the sharpshooter camp won and returned to the camp, Tongguan was closed again. The rebels were stationed ten miles away, neither retreating nor daring to attack. This shows how conflicted the commander An Shouzhong was in the mood for the Anxi army.

In Tongguan, Gu Qing summoned all the generals to discuss the war.

The Sci-Shooting Camp took a big advantage in the rebels. Sun Jiushi looked proud in the commander's tent. He was stared at by the generals. Only then did Sun Jiushi restrain himself a little.

"Mr. Master, it is not a solution to keep confronting each other like this. Our next step is to regain Chang'an. If the rebels outside Tongguan cannot repel, it will be nowhere to be regained." Chen Tian said impatiently.

Chang Zhong stared at the sand table in front of him and touched his chin and said, "The general thinks that as long as you guard Tongguan and recover Chang'an, there is no rush. We rely on the terrain of Tongguan to kill more rebels. When the number of rebels decreases, they will abandon Chang'an and still hold on even though they know that they can't defend. Even if the rebel soldiers are willing, An Qingxu, who is sitting in Chang'an City, will not be willing."

Xian Yu Zhongtong stroked his beard and smiled and said, "General Chang can see far. I think the same as the general. Now my plan is to kill more rebels. If the 100,000 soldiers and horses outside Tongguan are completely wiped out by us, the rebels in Chang'an will naturally retreat without fighting. An Qingxu cherishes his life and cannot afford this risk."

Duan Wuji hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Master, all generals, since the rebels occupied Guanzhong, they have recruited soldiers and forced countless young and powerful Guanzhong to exile. Now the rebels have a force of 200,000. Even if we have completely wiped out the 100,000 rebels outside Tongguan, there are still 100,000 rebels in Guanzhong, of which about 80,000 Chang'an. If you only stick to Tongguan, it may not be of much significance."

Ma Sui, the new commander, shook his head and said, "Mr. Duan, although the rebels have 200,000, their combat power is no longer comparable to Fan Yang's army when Fan Yang raised his troops. When An Lushan raised his troops, there were 150,000 rebels. These 150,000 were all border troops that had been on the battlefield for a long time, including a large number of brave and combat-friendly foreign tribe elite soldiers. However, in the past two years of An Lushan's army, the rebels have been consumed less and less by our Anxi Army and other royal troops. Now the combat power of the rebels is probably less than 50% of the original ones."

Ma Sui looked at Gu Qing who was silent and said, "So the last general thought that the Anxi army had no need to worry about it, and could go out to Tongguan to fight the 100,000 rebels. Although there were 100,000 rebels, most of them were young and strong who forced them to be exiled. They were disgusted with the rebels. Exiting troops was just to survive. No one really worked for the rebels. As long as the Anxi army launched a head-on decisive battle, the rebels would inevitably be defeated with one blow, and this battle was 80% sure to win a complete victory."

Seeing that most of the generals in the commander's tent agreed to the decisive battle with the rebels at this time, Gu Qing, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly laughed: "You guys, you only stare at Tongguan and Chang'an. Can't you look longer?"

All the generals were stunned and looked at him in confusion.

Gu Qing pointed to the sand table and said slowly: "If the Anxi Army leaves the pass and fights head-on with the rebels, it will naturally win. I have confidence in the soldiers in this regard, but the Anxi Army will inevitably suffer a lot. After all, there are 100,000 rebels on the other side. Haven't you ever thought about what will happen after the Anxi Army is damaged?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the generals in the commander's tent were silent, and then everyone showed a sudden look.

Only Xian Yu Zhongtong stroked his beard and closed his eyes, pretending to be asleep and didn't hear anything.

Gu Qingruo glanced at Xian Yu Zhongtong with a deep impression, and said again as if he was deliberately tempted: "Any man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure. The general in the tent is full of generals holding military power. The military power is the crime of possessing a treasure. If we lose too much, not only you and me, but also what the soldiers below will end up. Seeing that the offense and defense of this rebellion have been changed, you must not be impulsive at this time. If you are not careful, you will teach the fisherman to benefit."

Xian Yu Zhongtong still closed his eyes and said nothing, and his eyelids could be twitched.

Li Siye scratched his head and said, "Can we and the rebels just waste their time like this? It's too boring to fight and retreat!"

Gu Qing smiled mysteriously and said, "No hurry, there will be a turnaround soon, I promise."

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Gu Qing's guarantee was quickly verified.

Inside and outside Tongguan, the enemy and us confront each other for three days. During these three days, the two armies were separated by ten miles but the waves were calm. There was no smell of gunpowder in the air. The wells on both sides did not interfere with the river.

Three days later, Du Hongjian and Li Fuguo, who looked helpless, took the initiative to find him.

Du Hongjian sighed when he saw Gu Qing and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Gu, the Anxi army has occupied Tongguan, and the rebels counterattack have defeated them. Why don't you order to pursue the victory and defeat the 100,000 rebels in one fell swoop?"

Gu Qing was busy dealing with a beggar chicken. Beggar chicken was his new creation. The lotus leaves wrapped around the enchanting hens of adults. The hen’s belly was stuffed with mushrooms, pepper, ginger and garlic, and other seasonings. Then wrapped in wet mud and put them in the fire for an hour. After peeling off the soil, the fragrance was so refreshing that it was unexciting.

After eating half of the beggar chicken, Gu Qing said without raising his head: "Have you received the emperor's edict?"

Du Hongjian nodded: "Yes, last night, a secret envoy bypassed the rebel camp and handed the emperor's secret decree to the lower officials."

Gu Qing still buried his head in eating chicken and said, "Why didn't the emperor give me the imperial edict directly, but instead asked you to pass on the message in the middle?"

The two of them were stuck, and this topic was a bit sensitive. In fact, it was only one layer of window paper, and no one wanted to break it.

——Why didn’t the emperor issue an edict to you directly? Don’t you know what’s wrong?

Du Hongjian decisively skipped this topic and said, "Mr. Gu, the emperor has an order. Please ask Mr. Gu to lead the Anxi army out of the pass to attack the enemy. The rebels are at the end of the strong crossbow. The Anxi army should quickly recover Chang'an and welcome the emperor to return to power in Yudu."

Gu Qing nodded, looked up at the two of them with unsatisfactory intentions, and said, "The Anxi Army cannot leave the customs for the time being."

Du Hongjian was stunned and said, "Why?"

"The frequency of war is too dense, and the Anxi Army has suffered a lot of casualties. We need to rest on the spot. Besides, the money and food in the rear army are not in place, so the army cannot pay the rewards, and I am afraid that the soldiers will be disappointed after the war."

Du Hongjian suddenly felt a reversal qi rushing in his chest.

The frequency of wars is too dense? How thick can one say this without changing one's face.

Since the Anxi Army advanced northward, it has only experienced three battles in total. One is to recover Shangzhou, the second is to recover Luoyang, and the third is to recover Tongguan. Most of the battle in Tongguan was the move by the Shu army. In terms of casualties, the Anxi Army could almost ignore it, so we have to rest? Have the soldiers of the Anxi Army all become spoiled young men?

Li Fuguo, who was beside him, suddenly laughed, and his seemingly kind smile gave people an indescribable gloomy feeling.

"Mr. Gu, these reasons cannot be put on the table. Let's not take them out and shirk them. Let's just say, what are the concerns about the emperor? Or do you need the emperor to agree to you?"

Gu Qing looked at him with appreciation. This guy is really a delicate and can see people's hearts at first sight. He is worthy of being a traitor who has left a thousand years of infamous in history books.

Gu Qing wiped his mouth, wiped the oil from his hands, and said, "The Shuofang Army stationed in Qingzhou, only a few hundred miles away from Tongguan. The Anxi Army is working hard for the emperor to recover Guanzhong. The emperor can't stand by and watch, right?"

Du Hongjian said angrily: "Mr. Gu, please be careful. The emperor is the emperor. How can you criticize the emperor behind your back!"

Gu Qing suddenly sneered: "I agreed with the emperor to attack the north and the south. Now our Anxi army has recovered Luoyang and Tongguan, but the Shuofang army stopped moving after recovering Qingzhou. Could it be that the emperor is willing to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight? Whose country is this? Why do you two teach me?"

After saying that, Gu Qing suddenly stood up, his eyes flashed, and a fierce aura filled his handsome tent. The two of them were so scared that they took a few steps and looked at him with panic.

The dragon is raining, and thunder comes to the world. The tiger roars in the mountains and forests, and the beasts are shocked.
Chapter completed!