In the battle to annihilate the rebels, the generals of the Anxi Army were all eager to fight.

Several major wars with the rebels consumed a lot of rebels. The rebels are now of different quality. Many young and strong men who were temporarily forced to be exiled are actually just children of farmers who picked up weapons. How can they compare with the Anxi Army, which has been through the battlefield for a long time?

After An Lushan's death, the balance of victory was actually gradually tilting towards the Anxi Army. Even when fighting head-on, the Anxi Army was sure to fight one against two and annihilate 200,000 rebels in Guanzhong.

What Gu Qing has to consider is not the winner, but the political game behind the winner.

The enemy of the Anxi Army was not only the rebels, but also the covetous Li Heng. It was not difficult to annihilate the rebels. What was difficult was how to deal with the relationship between the monarch and the ministers after quelling the rebellion, and how to protect yourself in the treacherous court, while also being able to control the world.

"Where is Chang Zhong?"

Chang Zhong flashed out of the line: "The last one will be there."

Gu Qing pointed to the city on the sand table and said, "I ordered you to lead 20,000 cavalry to lead the direction of Shangzhou, and then detour south after a hundred miles. Finally, the troops pointed to Chang'an and launched an attack on the rebel camp outside Chang'an City. They tried their best to give full play to the strengths of the cavalry. They immediately left the battlefield after interspersing the rebel camps once. If the rebels go out to pursue the camp, they can lead them east and lure them into the ambush circle of Shentian's troops towards Tongguan."

Chang Zhong asked again: "What if the rebels don't pursue them?"

"If the rebels do not pursue, you will lead the troops north and launch a raid on the south side of the rebel camp outside Tongguan, and cooperate with our main force to complete the annihilation of the 100,000 rebels outside Tongguan."

"yes!"

Li Siye couldn't help but say, "Master, where is my Modao Camp?"

Gu Qing looked at him deeply, pointed to a path about thirty miles from Tongguan on the sand table, and said, "Li Siye, Modao Camp has an important mission, that is, here."

Everyone focused on the path.

Gu Qing said: "This road is called 'Jingoukou', which is a natural danger, similar to the road outside Hangu Pass. This is the original site of Tongguan in the previous dynasty. During the Daye period of the Sui Dynasty, the pass was built at Jingoukou. It was not until the Tianshu year of the Tang Dynasty that Tongguan was relocated to this place. It can be seen how dangerous the geographical location of Jingoukou is. Li Siye, all you have to do is lead the soldiers of the Modao Camp to guard Jingoukou. If the rebels are defeated, they will escape from Jingoukou. The task of Modao Camp is to block Jingoukou and not allow the rebels to flee. The main force of the Anxi Army will wipe out the rebels from the rear."

Li Siye grinned and clasped his fists and said, "You are so happy, I will use the head on my neck to guarantee it. Even a bird at the mouth of the ban ditch will not fly over."

Gu Qing said again: "Where is Quhuan?"

Quhuan is out of the line: "The last one will be there."

"Ten thousand Hexi troops are the Right Army, and they will be ordered to support Modao Camp at any time."

"yes!"

"Youjun" is the configuration of the Tang army during combat. The Tang army was divided into two armies when fighting. In layman's terms, the Right Army was called "reserve team" by later generations.

After the combat mission was arranged, Gu Qing looked around the generals and said slowly: "Everyone, this battle is related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty. If this 100,000 rebels outside Tongguan are annihilated, they will be able to recover Chang'an. Therefore, this battle is very important. You should work together and cooperate with each other to annihilate the rebels outside Tongguan into Guanzhong and welcome the emperor to return to the capital."

The generals raised their arms excitedly and shouted: "Kill--!"

In the crowd, Du Hongjian and Li Fuguo looked at each other, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

What they fear most was that Gu Qing was self-respecting and did not listen to the emperor's orders. Seeing that Gu Qing had issued military orders and Anxi Army had been mobilized. This battle must be the largest fierce battle since An Lushan started a rebellion. Gu Qing was well deployed and the morale in the army was boosted. The two of them became more and more happy.

After Guanzhong was pacified, the emperor returned to Chang'an. They made contributions to supervising the battle in the Anxi army and were inevitably rewarded by the emperor. Great glory and wealth were in front of this battle.

The generals dispersed and dispatched their troops. Du Hongjian and Li Fuguo came to Gu Qing.

"Thank you, Mr. Gu, for being very wise and sent troops to quell the rebellion." Du Hongjian bowed and said.

Gu Qing said seriously: "It is the duty of his ministers to quell the rebellion for the Emperor and to storm the bandits for the Tang Dynasty. How can Mr. Du thank him?"

Du Hongjian's eyes twitched. If it weren't for the fear that Gu Qing would chop him up, he would have shown a sarcastic sneer at this moment.

What is your duty? Do you have this thing? I forgot that yesterday you were still holding troops and respecting yourself. I also said that the emperor was sitting in the mountains and watching the tiger fight, and he had no respect for the emperor at all. At this moment, you suddenly became loyal, haha...

Thinking of the fact that after the rebellion was put down, the emperor and Gu Qing would not know what kind of battle there would be between the emperor and Gu Qing, Du Hongjian couldn't help but feel that the Tang Dynasty was already in turmoil and that after the rebellion was put down, it would continue to fall.

A minister is so insignificant in this upcoming battle between the monarch and his subjects in the court.

After watching Du Hongjian and Li Fuguo leave, Gu Qing turned around and saw Li Guangbi looking at him quietly behind him.

"Uncle Li." Gu Qing saluted.

Li Guangbi's eyes were very deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and his expression was complicated and he wanted to speak but stopped.

Since Li Guangbi led 8,000 troops from the Qinling Mountains to join the Anxi Army, Gu Qing felt sorry for Li Guangbi who had lived too many hard life in the mountains, so he asked him and Liu Hongbo to train the 8,000 troops and more than 10,000 recruits in the rear army.

The uncle and nephew were in the camp together, but they hadn't seen each other for some days.

Li Guangbi looked at him and sighed, "Gu Qing, you have grown up and have a bright future... You are much more prosperous than your parents. Your parents have a lifetime of heroism and martial arts, but you have learned the art of slaying dragons. Although you are invincible with one person's strength, you have the learning of slaying ten thousand people."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "My nephew is just following the trend. Whether it is war or strength, he is in line with the times. When he should have some things, he will naturally have them."

Li Guangbi said in a deep voice: "You once said that I will pave a new road to the world. I always remember this sentence."

Gu Qing also said seriously: "My nephew has never forgotten this sentence. Everything I do today is paving the way."

Li Guangbi nodded: "Don't forget this sentence, otherwise you will be the kind of stolen minister in history books who have been cursed by future generations for thousands of years."

Gu Qing smiled: "Uncle Li, don't you believe me?"

Li Guangbi also smiled: "No matter what you did, no matter whether I believe it or not, you just know that my eyes are always staring at you, and I will wait for you to do something. In the next year, I will bring a few jars of wine to your parents' grave to have a good time. If you still have a clear conscience to drink at your parents' grave at that time, I, Li Guangbi, will work hard for you in this life."

Gu Qing said heavily: "Is it decided?"

"I'm sure."

"Uncle Li, I may have regrets about my life in this life, but I will never do anything that I have a conscience. You will be determined to sell it for me."

Li Guangbi laughed: "If it is for the welfare of the people of the world, what's wrong if I work hard for ten lifetimes!"

The conversation between the uncle and nephew today is a bit obscure and difficult to understand, just because Li Guangbi is also very conflicted at this time.

On the one hand, he is the son of an old friend, a junior who he admires very much, and on the other hand, he is also a minister of the Tang Dynasty and must be loyal to the emperor.

Now Gu Qing has shown signs of rebellion, and he has also heard the rumors of the soldiers in the Anxi Army camp clearly. Whether to be loyal to the emperor or stand silently behind Gu Qing, Li Guangbi was struggling.

Finally, Li Guangbi chose to believe in Gu Qing. He was still waiting, waiting for Gu Qing to pave a road to the world.

Adults are calm and rational, but in some dusty corner deep inside they still believe in fairy tales.

I hope that Gu Qing’s dream is not a fairy tale. It should have warmth and light. You don’t have to care about the future of the Tang Dynasty, but the people of the world can enjoy happiness within reach, which is enough.

Gu Qing suddenly smiled and said in a deep voice: "Li Guangbi obeys the order!"

Li Guangbi was stunned and then remembered that this was in the Anxi Army camp, and Gu Qing was the commander of the Anxi Army. At this time, the two were no longer uncle and nephew, but subordinate.

"The last one will be here!"

"You and Liu Hongbo drove the 18,000 troops trained to Luoyang to station. If the rebels were driven out of Guanzhong by the Anxi Army, they would cross the Yellow River from Luoyang to Hebei. You and Liu Hongbo can lead troops to attack."

"The last one will obey the order!"

"Uncle Li, let's end this troubled times as soon as possible. Peace in the world is what people want."

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In Tongguan, the Anxi Army camp was mobilized, the war horses were neighing, and their steps were in a hurry and messy manner. The generals waved their horse whips and spitted and cursed and urged them loudly.

The soldiers were busy but excited. The war was about to begin, which meant that the soldiers of the Anxi Army had a chance to make meritorious contributions and reward them again. As the situation of victory and defeat slowly changed, the visionary soldiers realized that there were fewer and fewer opportunities to gain military merit for their descendants for generations. If the rebellion was pacified, the lives of the soldiers would be calm.

An opportunity like this to fight for life on the battlefield may almost never exist in a few years. Everyone has a utilitarian mind to cross the class. The only thing ordinary soldiers can count on is these few wars now.

Half an hour later, Chang Zhong and Shen Tian each led 20,000 troops out of the camp.

There were still 30,000 Shu troops from Xianyu Zhongtong, 20,000 Anxi troops from An, and 5,000 soldiers from the Shenshe camp.

Gu Qing Lishi's entire family background came out this time.

The flags with gold characters on the black background fluttered high, and the words "Gu, the prince of the Xijiedu, the governor of the Shu Kingdom of Shu, the Great Tang Dynasty, were embroidered with the words "Guanglu, the governor of the Western Jiedu of the Shu Kingdom". This was a handsome flag, held high by the personal guards beside Gu Qing. Gu Qing rode a horse under his handsome flag, watching the mighty soldiers coming out of the gate, feeling calm and calm.

When the soldiers are excited, the coach must be calm in order to be invincible.

The rebel camp was only ten miles away from Tongguan. After being taught a lesson by Sun Jiushi's sharpshooter camp, the rebels were also scared. An Shouzhong was ambitious to plan to get rid of the loss of Tongguan. However, after being hit by the sharpshooter camp, An Shouzhong was embarrassed to get into the sheath, and he could not advance or retreat. At this time, he was trapped in endless conflicts.

When the Anxi Army left Tongguan, An Shouzhong, ten miles away, learned the news immediately and hurriedly ordered the entire army to meet the enemy and set up a formation outside the camp.

The central army of Anxi Army, scouts, came to report that the rebels had already set up formations outside the camp, and Xian Yu Zhongtong and the generals of Anxi Army were all staring at Gu Qing, waiting for his orders.

Gu Qing pondered for a while and said, "Send a scout to go west around the rebel camp, find out where the Shuofang army has been, and find out how to get it back quickly."

Then Gu Qing said again: "Let the Sci-Shi Camp be on guard, and do not fire the gun if you have not obtained the military order."

The scouts galloped out at the horse, and Xian Yu Zhongtong said hesitantly: "Does Gu Xianni wait until the Shuofang army launches an offensive against the rebels first before we attack?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Uncle Xianyu, snipe, clam, and fisherman, what would you choose to do for three?"

Xian Yu Zhongtong was stunned, and he already understood what Gu Qing meant.

"Grandpa, on the battlefield today, if the gents are too aggressive to the emperor, after quelling the rebellion in the future, the emperor may be unfavorable to the nephew." Xian Yu Zhongtong said worriedly.

Gu Qing sighed: "Uncle Xianyu, even if I am not aggressive, will the emperor let me go in the future? It is a sin for a man to bear a treasure. Since this is the case, it is better for me to take the initiative."

Half an hour later, the Anxi army's troops remained motionless.

Du Hongjian and Li Fuguo hurriedly rode out from Tongguan and rushed to Gu Qing's central army commander. Looking at Gu Qing, who was riding on the horse without expression, Du Hongjian said with a look of ugly expression: "Mr. Gu, since the army has left the pass, why don't they order an attack? The rebels are only ten miles away, and the army can reach them in a moment..."

Gu Qing glanced at him coldly and said, "Shilarious Minister Du, pay attention to his tone. When the army goes to fight, I am the commander of the first army. No one can interfere in my decision-making, otherwise they will be punished according to military law."

Du Hongjian stopped, hurriedly put his tone gently, and smiled bitterly: "Xiaoguan was in a hurry just now, and his words were out of control. Xiaguan just wanted to ask the grandfather for advice. The Anxi army has left the customs. When will it launch an attack on the rebels?"

Gu Qing smiled and said, "I am waiting for the Shuofang Army. The emperor's imperial edict has agreed that the Shuofang Army and the Anxi Army are attacking each other from the east and west. If I take the lead in launching an attack, it will disrupt the emperor and me."

Du Hongjian wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It is inevitable that Shuofang Army will set off from Qingzhou, and it is inevitable..."

Li Fuguo hurriedly continued: "It is inevitable that the journey will be delayed, but the fighter planes are fleeting. Why don't the Duke take the lead in ordering the attack? It won't be long before the Shuofang Army will arrive."

Gu Qing shook his head: "No, Shuofang Army must initiate it first, otherwise, I will order a retreat."
To be continued...