Even though I knew I could not conquer Luoyang, the Anxi Army had to go.

Li Longji looked very embarrassed when he forced himself to win over the emperor, but his subtle and submissive look was very beautiful.

In his eyes, the imperial power was more important than suppressing rebellion at such a critical moment. His stubbornness and self-confidence added fuel to the already dangerous country of Tang Dynasty.

But for the Anxi Army, this imperial edict was undoubtedly good news, which pulled the Anxi Army back from the brink of death.

"Since the imperial edict said, we must abide by the order this time and we must not resist any more." Gu Qing smiled and said, "The matter of resisting the order cannot be repeated. Your Majesty said that if the matter cannot be done, the Anxi army can withdraw."

The generals laughed and their expressions became much more relaxed.

Gu Qing also smiled: "Since that's the case, you will immediately assemble the robes of the generals and prepare to set off Luoyang. Let's go and see first. If you have good luck, the rebel general is a fool..."

Chang Zhong smiled bitterly and said, "Marty, the rebel general who guarded Luoyang is named Gao Shang, and he is one of the two major strategists around An Lushan. Such a person is unlikely to be a fool. General Ge Shuhan, Changsheng, was beaten to pieces by him and was defeated in a hurry..."

"Things should be better, and be optimistic. Maybe when our Anxi army is at the city, Gao Shang will die suddenly."

The generals tactfully agreed, "That's right, maybe he stepped on the air while patrolling the city and became a fool. People will always have good fortune and good fortune."

Gu Qing said seriously: "Even if there is no accident, we can still create some accidents artificially, such as asking a Taoist priest with a profound Taoist method, drawing circles and cursing him for a walk..."

All the generals couldn't laugh.

Because Gu Qing's expression was too serious when he said this, he seemed to really plan to do this, which was a bit irritating. Wouldn't Anxi Army be laughed at to death when it was heard?

Seeing that everyone's reaction was not good, Gu Qing sighed and said, "I'm just kidding, you are so serious that I don't know if I should throw away the next joke... Forget it, they all return to the camp to rectify the troops. After an hour, the whole army set out and headed for Luoyang."

The generals were about to take the order to retreat, suddenly a personal guard rushed over and said, "Marty, the scout just heard from the news that An Lushan's 150,000 rebels drove eastward and headed straight to Tongguan. The emperor had already issued an imperial edict to allocate 50,000 Chang'an defenders to help Tongguan, and ordered Gao Xianzhi to grant Changqing the title of the general of Tongguan to resist the rebels with all their strength. Don't let Tongguan fall into the hands of the rebels."

Gu Qing and the generals were shocked, and Chang Zhong said anxiously: "Marty, if An Lushan conquers Tongguan, Chang'an City will be lost. Will we rescue Tongguan?"

Gu Qing had a complicated expression, pondered for a while, and said, "Since Your Majesty has made arrangements, we should go to Luoyang. We can't resist the order again this time, otherwise Your Majesty will be furious. Even if we help guard Tongguan, in His Majesty's eyes, it will be a heinous crime and it is difficult to forgive."

All the generals were silent. They knew that Gu Qing was talking about the facts and repeatedly resisted the order. It was a joke to their heads. The first time he resisted the order had already made the emperor very upset. If he resisted the order again this time, the Anxi army might be no different from the rebels in the eyes of the emperor.

"You go and prepare immediately, and set off in Luoyang in an hour." Gu Qing ordered.

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On the way to Luoyang by Gu Qing, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing also led 50,000 Chang'an defenders to Tongguan.

The journey was fast and the night was running. Gao Xianzhi was anxious. He was afraid that An Lushan had begun to attack Tongguan. If Tongguan was lost, Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, would be in danger.

"The general, the last general gathered some remaining soldiers who retreated from northern cities along the way, about 3,000, and they have been incorporated into the camp." Feng Changqing reported.

Gao Xianzhi nodded with great concern and said, "Please check these remnants, beware of rebel spies coming in."

"Yes, the last person has been arranged to identify it, and there will be results in three to five days."

Seeing Gao Xianzhi frowning, Feng Changqing couldn't help but ask, "General, can we... defend Tongguan this time?"

Gao Xianzhi sighed: "There are only 10,000 troops in Tongguan, and we brought 50,000, which is only 60,000 in total. An Lushan's rebels have 150,000. Although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the rebels under An Lushan are all border troops with hundreds of battles. The entire army is not afraid of death, and I cannot guarantee whether Tongguan can be defended."

Feng Changqing said worriedly: "If Tongguan is lost, Your Majesty may blame you and me. General should be cautious."

Gao Xianzhi smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "When I was transferred from Anxi to Chang'an, I was ready to ask Your Majesty for the crime, but Your Majesty treated me as before and had no intention of asking for guilt. Your Majesty would be so kind to the emperor if he didn't ask for guilt. But if Tongguan was lost this time, Your Majesty would probably not be so polite to me..."

Feng Changqing said pessimisticly: "The rebels are powerful and the pass is difficult to defend. You and I can only repay the emperor's kindness with death..."

Gao Xianzhi suddenly said, "Which royal army in Guanzhong is fighting against the rebellion?"

Feng Changqing thought for a while and said, "Ge Shuhan's Hexi army was defeated in the attack on Luoyang and was withdrawing from Shangzhou. In order to resist the rebels, the prefectures and counties in various places spontaneously recruited many united soldiers to resist the rebels. However, the combat effectiveness of these united soldiers is worrying and unavailable. The remaining garrisons of the prefectures and counties have been summoned to Chang'an by His Majesty, and there are almost no other troops."

After a pause, Feng Changqing said again: "By the way, there is Gu Qing's Anxi Army. The Anxi Army has won two victories recently, and the reputation of Guanzhong is gradually increasing. Gu Qing has become a pillar of the subjects, and the subjects have high expectations for the Anxi Army."

Gao Xianzhi sighed and said, "The Anxi Army... was originally led by me, but it was a pity. But Gu Qing was good at governing the army. The Anxi Army was more powerful under his rule, and Gu Qing's prestige in the army was much higher than mine. To be honest, I am not as good as him."

Feng Changqing was silent for a long time. Obviously, he agreed with Gao Xianzhi's conclusion. The prestige was there. Once he was transferred, the soldiers roared in less than two months, forcing the emperor to transfer Gu Qing back to Anxi to lead the army. This is his ability, his real ability, and he was able to control the morale of the army.

"General, the Anxi Army is in full swing now. If the general is not sure about defending Tongguan, why not send a letter to Gu Qing and ask Gu Qing to lead the Anxi Army to help? When the general was in Anxi, his relationship with Gu Qing was quite harmonious. I believe Gu Qing would not refuse the general's request."

Gao Xianzhi showed an inspiration, was silent for a while, and said slowly: "It is certainly more certain to ask Gu Qing to help the battle. But everything should be done according to the rules. I heard that the emperor had an order to lead the army to recover Luoyang. If we want to ask Gu Qing to help guard Tongguan, we must first ask the emperor for the imperial edict and ask the emperor to order Gu Qing to return to Tongguan. In critical moments, we must not be confused, and military generals should not make friends and collude privately, otherwise there will be a big disaster."

Feng Changqing nodded and said, "The last general will ask the emperor for an order in the name of the general, please transfer the troops of Guiqing to return to Tongguan."

Gao Xianzhi nodded and said, "But, go."

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Chang'an City, Xingqing Palace.

Unlike the chaos in Guanzhong, there is still peace in Xingqing Palace.

The underage princes and princesses read and played every day, and they didn't care that the rebels were close to Chang'an. Even though this rebellion has developed to this point, half of the Tang Dynasty has been occupied by the rebels, the powerful and powerful still do not realize how critical the situation is. They still believe that the rebels are just a restless little wave jumping from the sea and will soon be extinguished by the big waves.

Unlike other princes and princesses, Princess Wanchun is very worried.

She has always been a clear stream among Li Longji's children. She has a rare kind nature. She has almost nothing wrong with her a bit arrogant princess disease.

After getting up early in the morning to wash up, Wanchun was busy in his bedroom.

She collected all her previous jewelry, including the pearls, gold and jade, jewelry that her father rewarded every now and then, as well as silver cakes, copper coins, etc. she had accumulated over the years, and filled them with various boxes and boxes.

The palace maids are no longer surprised by the occasional excitement of His Royal Highness of the Princess, but today this princess seems to be in a serious excitement.

A middle-aged palace maid stood aside and said carefully: "Why did Your Highness clean up these valuable things? Do you want to try it on?"

Wan Chun was busy without looking back: "I want to take it to give it to someone."

"Send... to someone? Your Highness, these things are quite precious and worth a lot of money. Your Highness thinks twice."

Wan Chun frowned and said, "These things cannot be eaten or drunk. Keeping them is nothing more than a bit of hypocritical appearance. It is quite boring, so I will give them away. Humph, how can I set off the stunning posture of my palace?

The middle-aged palace maid smiled and said, "Yes, Your Highness is so charming that you certainly don't need external objects to accompany you, but... Who do you want to give these valuable things to?"

Wan Chun turned his head and glanced at her and said, "Of course it was for Gu Qing, otherwise who else could there be?"

The palace maid was stunned: "Your Highness, Mr. Gu is leading the army outside to quell the rebellion. What does he want these women's family to do?"

"Of course, let him sell it for money. It takes a lot of money to get a soldier. Although I have never led the army, the generals of the Jinwu Guard in the palace are very familiar with me. I heard from them that when the army starts, they spend money and eat food every day. I guess that Gu Qing should also be short of money. Since I can't help him elsewhere, it will still not be difficult for me."

The palace maid looked embarrassed and said softly: "It is natural that your Highness wants to help Mr. Gu, but your Highness has sent out all your valuable things. If there is a banquet for the powerful in the future, your Highness doesn't even have a decent piece of jewelry, and you may be ridiculed..."

Wan Chun's pretty face turned cold and said, "Who dares to make fun of me, I snatch all the jewelry she wore and give it to Gu Qing as silver salary. In the face of the country, who is still in the mood to have fun with a banquet? Don't you know how to write the word "death"?"

As he spoke, Wan Chun had packed all the valuable things. Looking at the boxes and boxes piled up in front of him, Wan Chun clapped his hands and nodded with satisfaction.

Seeing that the princess could not stop her enthusiasm for raising a young man, the palace maid had to say helplessly: "Your Highness, Mr. Gu is leading the army outside. Although these things are valuable, they are not money after all, and they cannot be used directly. Mr. Gu also has to send someone to exchange for money, which is a bit troublesome..."

Wan Chun was shocked and suddenly said, "That's right, this good guy in this palace will do it to the end, exchange them for money and send them directly."

As he said that, Wan Chun thought of something, suddenly laughed and said proudly: "How grateful would you be to me if Gu Qing knew that I would give him such a large sum of money? He would definitely kneel down in the direction of Chang'an City and worship my generous kindness from afar. Maybe he would kowtow to me a few convincingly, hahaha, it would be fun to think about it."

The palace maid smiled bitterly and said, "I have seen Mr. Gu. With Mr. Gu's temperament, I am afraid that I will not kneel down to thank me. Your Highness, you should understand if you think about it carefully."

Wan Chun's proud little look suddenly changed, then she collapsed down her shoulders in disgust and sighed: "That's right, not only does that wood not be grateful, he also doesn't understand the charm. I treat him, to him...hum!"

After saying that, Wanchun remembered something, but suddenly searched wildly in a box filled with pearls and jade. Finally, he found an exquisite golden hairpin covered with gems. The golden hairpin was complicated in workmanship and was obviously carefully made by a master craftsman.

Wan Chun found the golden hairpin alone, and then said to the palace maid: "Immediately, someone will sell all these things and exchange them for silver cakes to Anxi Army. By the way, this hairpin is also given to Gu Qing, telling him that the hairpin cannot be sold. This was rewarded by my father when I was fifteen years old. I love it very much and really love it, so this hairpin cannot be sold. Let him keep it for me and must not be lost, otherwise I will be very angry, very angry and angry."

Seeing Wan Chun's serious and solemn look, the palace maid took the hairpin with both hands and sighed secretly.

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Even the blind man could see the deep affection of His Highness towards Gu Qing clearly, but why did Mr. Gu never understand?

I hope that your highness will not be let down by Mr. Gu. A kind-hearted woman should be worthy of all the affection in the world and should respond to every effort.

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Ten days later, Gu Qing led the Anxi Army to the two sides of the Yellow River and came fifty miles outside Luoyang City.

Gu Qing ordered troops to set up camp and released the scouts to guard thirty miles away, and invited local landlords and farmers to come to the army to describe in detail the reality of Luoyang City.

Gu Qing never acts impulsively in his military service, especially in front of powerful enemies, he is cautious and very careful. Tens of thousands of people follow him, and the commander's slight negligence sent tens of thousands of people into the gates of hell. Gu Qing's responsibility was too heavy, and every step was like walking on thin ice.

Whether it is a real or a fake attack on Luoyang City, Gu Qing habitually opens up the information channels first. Only after collecting all the information about Luoyang can he make the most reasonable and correct judgment on the current situation.

The day after camping, the scouts of the Anxi Army encountered the scouts sent by Luoyang City thirty miles away. The two sides fought sporadically, and the result of the battle was that the scouts of the Anxi Army won the great victory.

The orders Gu Qing asked the soldiers of the Anxi Army to practice every day were still valid. The soldiers of the Anxi Army could be regarded as the first in the Tang Dynasty in terms of physical strength, endurance or personal fighting skills. In terms of individual soldiers, they were stronger than the rebels who guarded the border for hundreds of battles.

The scouts fought with the rebel scouts several times, killed more than ten enemy scouts, captured three people alive, and the three rebel scouts were taken into the camp and tortured. Of course, these three were not heroes who would rather die than surrender. As soon as the torture instruments heated up on them, the three of them couldn't wait to explain.

There was not much valuable information, but Gu Qing still figured out the specific situation of the Luoyang City defenders, including military strength, morale, food storage, and the noble general character of the main general.

After ordering people to take the scout down, Gu Qing sat in the tent and fell into deep thought.

Several generals next to them showed a look of wanting to speak but stopping.

Gu Qing came back to his senses and smiled and said, "If you have something to say, I won't blame you if you say it wrong. Am I such an unreasonable person?"

Li Siye grinned with a reckless look and said, "The Marquis only reasoned occasionally, but most of the time, we will be punished to run around the circle whenever we disagree. Once we run, we will lose half of our life."

The generals laughed, but Gu Qing said angrily: "Is it a disaster for you to punish you for running around the circle? If you didn't die in battle and cause trouble, based on your current physique, you can live to at least 100 years old. When you are 99 years old, you must come and kowtow to me. Thank you for often punishing you for running around the circle back then, and all my love for you is in the circle."

Pointing to Li Siye, Gu Qing said, "You dare to contradict me just now. Go down and run by yourself later, until half of your life is left."

The generals were stunned, Li Siye was stunned, and then looked sad and angry.

But Gu Qing smiled and said, "If you have anything to say, just repeat it again. I am a reasoned person and never sinned because of words. Let's say it, everyone will speak freely."

The generals shook their heads in unison, very tacit understanding.

Seeing that everyone didn't dare to say anything, Li Siye showed a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water.

"Anyway, I'm going to run around the lap, so what's wrong with saying a few more words. Marquis, are we still fighting in Luoyang City? If you don't fight, why not camp here for three or five days, then set up camp to Tongguan and handed a memorial to the emperor, saying that Luoyang City has enough soldiers and food, and it's difficult to overcome them, so we retreated."

The generals also nodded in agreement, and Chang Zhong said: "It is too difficult to attack Luoyang City. Even if we try to attack the city, we will suffer a lot of casualties. There is no need to fill our lives in vain. It is better to go outside the city and go back to help General Gao defend Tongguan. In comparison, Tongguan is more important."

Gu Qing sighed and said, "I don't want to fight Luoyang either, but don't forget that there is another border supervisor in our army. Do you think he is blind? Have we attacked the city and tried our best, and he won't see it? He impeached us for fraud and avoiding war and fearing war. Your Majesty will be furious, and we must not think of it."

When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but feel resentful. The voices of cursing Bian Lingcheng in the tent came one after another.

Gu Qing waited for them to scold him and then said, "Since you have arrived at the city of Luoyang, you will naturally have to attack the city. You have to go back and forth for hundreds of miles, but you don't even have the courage to fight. The Anxi army cannot fight such a cowardly battle, and I can't afford to lose anyone."

Chang Zhong said in embarrassment: "Marty, the city walls of Luoyang are high and strong, and they are as solid as a god. How can we attack the city?"

Gu Qing said lightly: "The whole army will rest for one day tomorrow, and the camp will be launched early the morning after tomorrow, and the troops will come to Luoyang. First, use siege weapons and bows and arrows to test the virtuality and reality of Luoyang City."

"Also, I heard that last time Geshuhan fell into a fierce fall in Luoyang City, it was because the guard Gao Shang ambushed a soldier outside the city in advance to attack the central army of Hexi, which caused the Hexi army to be in chaos and was defeated. We cannot fall in the same pit, otherwise Geshuhan would be laughed to death."
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