It was a matter of friendship to send people to meet the defeated Geshuhan and the Hexi army.

There are many grudges between Gu Qing and Ge Shu Han, most of which are not very good memories. When it was peaceful, the two of them had done business transactions in private, and they colluded with uncommon interests.

Of course, in these transactions, Gu Qing trapped Ge Shuhan, so that Ge Shuhan had a bad impression of Gu Qing. At that time, he was just impulsive and intercepted 5,000 war horses from the Anxi Army. Gu Qing was at the city and cheated again and again, and dug up the corners again and again.

If this was revenge, Gu Qing would have been able to collect enough capital and profit. Ge Shuhan tried to kill Gu Qing on the horse several times, but Gu Qing was slick and ran too fast, but Ge Shuye had a knife but couldn't catch up.

After more than two years of knowing each other, the two of them have been entangled in grudges, and who is right and who is wrong has become a confusing account that cannot be calculated clearly.

However, Geshuhan did not expect that today when the Hexi army was defeated, Gu Qing had such a rude attitude and sent someone to pick him up to the Anxi army camp.

Geshuhan and the Hexi Army soldiers agreed immediately.

When he was poor, he was in a panic and did not know where to go. The hand that Gu Qing stretched out was a great kindness.

The Anxi Army Captain led Geshuhan and Hexi Army to divert the route south. Geshuhan woke up from time to time, and was confused and had climbed over many hills and rivers and plains. Three days later, he finally saw a layer of white camp tents stacked and continuous on an unknown riverside plain.

As soon as he approached the camp, Geshuhan saw Gu Qing standing outside the gate in a long gown and greeting him with a smile.

Geshuhan also tried hard to squeeze out a smile on his stiff face. He had been traveling through mountains and rivers these days, but Geshuhan could not stop the medicine. Although his whole body was still paralyzed, his facial muscles finally had some sense and could say one or two words intermittently.

The group stood in front of the gate. Gu Qing stepped forward and personally carried Geshu Han off his horse with his personal guards, and carried him into the soft pocket stretcher that had been prepared. Then Gu Qing held Geshu Han's hand and sighed: "Thank you for your hard work in the Jieshou, but unfortunately I led my army to Tongguan, and I was one step late..."

Geshuhan shook his head and said with difficulty: "No...I don't blame you."

Gu Qing whispered: "Fortunately, Jieshuai still exists. God has mercy on this. Jieshuai is at ease to recuperate and stay for a useful body. Let's go to the future."

Just as he was about to instruct his personal guard to carry Geshuhan into the camp, Geshuhan kept shaking his head, and his old eyes were filled with turbid tears, and he asked intermittently: "How about Tongguan, Chang'an...?"

Gu Qing sighed: "Tongguan has been broken. After the rebels occupied Tongguan, they continued to drive towards Chang'an City. His Majesty had left Chang'an as early as when Tongguan was broken. He visited the southwest. Most of the subjects and merchants in Chang'an City also left the capital with the sage."

Ge Shuhan's tears kept flowing, his tone was rapid, and his words became more and more vague: "I am a sinner, I'm sorry... Your Majesty."

"Jie Zheng must not blame yourself. You can still lead your army to stay in Tongguan for nearly a month. It is already amazing. No general can be replaced by a Tang Dynasty general. You are not guilty of Jie Zheng. The court is wrong. They shouldn't replace Gao Xianzhi."

Gu Qing bowed to look at Geshuhan on the stretcher, with a gentle tone but firm tone: "First recuperate, and after recuperate, Geshuhan is still the ever-winning general of the Tang Dynasty. I also want to see you leading your army to conquer cities and plunder lands in an invincible way. Such Geshuhan is the hero I admire."

Ge Shuhan's lips twitched a few times, but he couldn't speak in the end. His eyes were carried into the gate by his personal guards.

Gu Qing was still standing outside the gate, looking around at the 10,000 Hexi troops following Geshuhan.

It is undeniable that this is a defeated army with ten thousand physical strength and spirit exhausted. They are haggard, and most of the armor on their bodies are out of place. Many people even throw away weapons. Everyone's expression is numb and spiritless, like a walking corpse with soullessness.

Gu Qing sighed and ordered the generals to properly arrange food and accommodation for the 10,000 people, summoned the military doctor to treat their injuries, and asked the military weapon supervisor to replenish their weapons and armor.

On the way back to the coach's tent, Chang Zhong whispered from the side: "Mr. Master, I'm afraid that this brother Shu Jieshuai's condition will be very serious. His whole body is paralyzed, and it will be difficult to get on the horse to fight in the future."

Gu Qing nodded and said, "Ge Shuhan is fifty years old this year. The veteran has been fighting on the battlefield all his life. Now the wind is severe and I am afraid I can't stand up in this life..."

Then Gu Qing said again: "But we still have to treat his illness well. Now on the way to the marching, our military doctors can only treat their injuries. When passing by the city in the future, you might as well send someone to find famous folk doctors and ask them to go to the camp to see him."

Chang Zhong clasped his fists and should be.

Gu Qing took a few steps and suddenly said, "If Ge Shuhan cannot lead the army, these ten thousand Hexi troops will be under our Anxi army from then on. Although they are defeated, after boosting morale, they will still be a tiger and wolf army. The defeat in Tongguan is not the soldiers."

Chang Zhong nodded excitedly. Although the atmosphere should not be happy at the moment, Chang Zhong couldn't help but feel happy when he thought of the Anxi Army growing again.

Gu Qing thoughtfully said, "This statement reminds me that now Tongguan is newly defeated, and there must be many defeated soldiers in the court to the east. You send out several cavalry teams to search in all directions. If you encounter rebels, you will decisively avoid them and do not fight with them. If you encounter defeated soldiers in the court, you can accept them and lead them to our Anxi Army camp. It is better to collect ready-made defeated soldiers than to temporarily recruit new soldiers. For the Anxi Army, defeated soldiers is also a wealth to strengthen their own wealth."

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Back at the coach's tent, Gu Qing beat the drums and gathered the generals.

After Tongguan was broken, the vanguard Shen Tian was ordered to return to the Anxi Army camp on the same route. In the commander's tent, all the generals arrived and gathered together.

Gu Qing was heavy in his heart and couldn't help but laugh. After letting the generals sit down, he ordered his guards to unfold the map and stare at Chang'an on the map. After a long time of speech, he finally sighed sadly and said, "I believe everyone knows that Tongguan has been broken, the emperor left the capital to travel southwest, and many Chang'an subjects followed him out of the capital. Chang'an... It's almost an empty city, and the rebels took Chang'an without any effort."

The generals remained silent.

Seeing the atmosphere solemn, Gu Qing couldn't help but raise his voice and said, "However, our Anxi Army is still the mainstay of the fight against the rebels. Since we entered the pass, we have had three major wars with the rebels, and three times won. An Lushan's 200,000 troops were the most damaged in the hands of the Anxi Army. The entire Guanzhong was dejected, but our Anxi Army should hold our heads up and stand up. We should be ashamed of the sky and look down on the earth. The emperors and subjects of the Tang Dynasty were all looking forward to us to quell the rebellion. How could our Anxi Army complain about ourselves?"

"Although the battle is not good, if you believe me, I can lead you to turn the tables against the wind. Even if An Thief occupied the capital of the Tang Dynasty, I will still say the same thing, he will not be proud for long!"

After all the words finally aroused the heavy mentality of the generals. Everyone stood up and said, "I hope to be ordered by the Lord!"

Gu Qing nodded and said, "There are several urgent things. We will do the work while marching south."

"First, we have just acquired 10,000 Hexi Army. If nothing unexpected happens, they will belong to one of our Anxi Army. You must regard them as your brothers who fought side by side. Conflict, insults and fights are prohibited in the camp, and those who violate the enemy will be punished severely."

"Second, Chang Zhong immediately sent a scout alone to set out in all directions, including outside Chang'an City, looking for the remaining imperial army, including the army led by His Highness the Crown Prince, Guo Ziyi, Gao Xianzhi, Li Guangbi, An Chongzhang and other generals, contact them, inform us of the Anxi Army's actions, and be ready to watch over each other and support each other at any time. If you encounter a war, you can join forces to attack the rebels."

"Third, the newly recruited 4,000 new recruits, Liu Hongbo and Duan Wuji are responsible for the training. After marching and camping every day, they must be trained. They must be able to adapt to the military and the battlefield as soon as possible. They cannot be pretentious in the troubled times. Two months later, I will see their quality."

Liu Hongbo held his fists and responded to his order.

"Fourth, send a quick horse to the emperor on his way to ask for an order, allowing the Anxi Army to recruit united troops on the spot, with no limit on the number of troops, and ask the emperor for the right to make decisions on the spot. The grain and weapons of the officials of the states and counties in the southern Tang Dynasty. If the Anxi Army needs it, it can be withdrawn anywhere. No local officials of the prefectures and counties shall be blocked."

The generals in the tent were stunned, and Shen Tian hesitated and said: "Mr., it seems that opening the official warehouse...what if the emperor doesn't agree?"

Gu Qing's tone gradually became sharp: "Putting rebellion is the most important thing. If you want peace in the world, you must first feed our soldiers. Even if the emperor does not allow me, I will open an official warehouse. If you are outside, you will not accept the orders of the king!"

Seeing that Gu Qing was determined, the generals were actually secretly raising their anger, so they shut up.

Gu Qing said again: "Where is Li Siye?"

With a sound of armor leaves colliding, the tall and burly Li Siye stood up, almost touching the handsome tent above his head.

"The last one will be there."

"Your task is to find suitable people to add Modao Camp during the march. Whether the soldiers in the camp or the people who flee on the road, those who meet the standards of Modao Camp can be selected. This time the goal is to expand to 5,000 people. You don't have to worry about money and food, I will solve it."

Li Siye excitedly clasped his fists to take the order.

Gu Qing looked around the generals and said slowly: "The army will rest for a day, and the camp will be launched to Dengzhou the day after tomorrow. You have a difficult future and a difficult life and death, but it is also a great opportunity for us. If we can make contributions, after the rebellion is quelled, you can all be promoted to Duke and Marquis today. From then on, you will be grateful to generations of descendants. Whether the future descendants are born to enjoy happiness or to work hard and useless depends on your performance in this battle to combat the rebellion."

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On the wide road, the imperial chariot was rushing in front of him, followed by the vast army, eunuchs and ceremonies, and the carriages of countless princes, princesses and powerful court officials. The one who landed at the end was ordinary people with family members.

The team walked silently on the avenue, and everyone knew that this was an escape journey, including the emperor, and everyone was a member of the escape.

In addition to the princes' carriage, there are also princess carriages.

Wan Chun was sitting in the car, feeling sad and complicated.

She didn't want to leave Chang'an, she wanted to wait for Gu Qing to return in Chang'an City to triumphantly.
Chapter completed!