In the Battle of Tongguan, the Anxi Army won a great victory.

This is a war about the destiny of the Tang Dynasty and the country. To be more precise, it is a war about whether Gu Qing can take power and govern the world in the future.

After the Battle of Tongguan, the Anxi army occupied the east gate of the pass and looked down at Chang'an City.

The rebel commander An Shouzhong was beheaded in front of the formation. The morale of the rebel army collapsed instantly, and they fled. The morale of the Anxi army reached its peak. The soldiers were exhausted to the extreme, but their spirits were extremely high, waving their swords and halberds.

, stepping on the corpses, weapons and flags thrown by the rebels, like a tiger out of the cage, viciously chasing and biting the rebels.

Once an army collapses and flees, it has almost no ability to resist. They only care about escaping for their lives and have no fighting spirit to fight back. Therefore, there have been many battles in history, where dozens of people chased and killed thousands of people across the mountains and plains.

The defeated army was clearly outnumbered, but no one dared to stop and fight against these dozens of enemies.

Without fighting spirit and morale, they are just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Ma Sui and Sun Jiushi were ordered to lead their troops in pursuit. They killed countless rebels on the way. It was impossible to count among the rebels. It was not until the pursuit was twenty miles away that Ma Sui and Sun Jiushi were ordered to withdraw their troops and lead their soldiers to turn around.

Clean the battlefield.

Gu Qing and his guards returned to Tongguan, sitting in the handsome tent and looking at the sand table intently.

After the great victory in the Battle of Tongguan, when all the soldiers in the army were excited and joyful, Gu Qing could not get carried away.

The road ahead is long, the stars and the sea are still far away. Before you are happy, if you get carried away, disaster will often follow.

The sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the handsome tent. Han Jie entered the tent and said excitedly: "Master, I'm so happy!"

Gu Qing said without looking back: "Say."

"An hour ago, Chang Zhong was ordered to lure the enemies of Chang'an thirty miles southeast of Tongguan. He cooperated with the ambush set up by Shen Tian and annihilated the rebels under the rebel general Ashina Chengqing. The two armies fought fiercely on the mountain road.

Chang Zhong and Shen Tian attacked from both front and rear. Of the 40,000 rebels, more than 10,000 were killed and more than 8,000 were captured. Ashina Chengqing led the remnants of more than 10,000 and fled back to Chang'an."

Gu Qing stood up and looked at the position on the sand table.

On the sand table, thirty miles southeast of Tongguan is just a narrow mountain road. You can imagine how fierce the battle on this mountain road was.

"What are the casualties of our army?" Gu Qing asked.

Han Jie lowered his head and said: "Our army has 40,000 soldiers, and there are more than 6,000 casualties. Fortunately, it was an ambush battle, and we calculated it carefully and unintentionally. Compared with the casualties of the rebels, we took a big advantage."

Gu Qing sighed and said sadly: "After all, there are more than 6,000 lives..."

"Send an order to give generous support to the soldiers who died in the battle. After the soldiers from all walks of life return to the camp, summon all the generals to the commander's camp for review."

After saying that, Gu Qing still stared at the city, mountains, rivers and plains on the sand table. This small area may be the ambition that many people cannot realize in their lifetime. Now, Gu Qing is only one step away from it.

Han Jie was still standing in the commander's tent. He murmured a few times and said: "My lord, Ah Wu killed the enemy general An Shouzhong and died in the rebel army..."

Gu Qing sighed: "I know..."

His mood was very complicated and he didn’t know how to sort it out. Zhang Huaiyu tried his best to train more than a hundred dead soldiers for himself. Gu Qing never paid attention to it at first. In his eyes, the dead soldiers were actually personal bodyguards. With his current military power,

, there is basically nothing that requires the use of dead soldiers.

But Ah Wu immediately taught him a lesson, telling him at the cost of his life what was the difference between a dead soldier and a bodyguard.

A dead soldier goes into battle with no hope of survival.

Zhang Huaiyu is indeed the person who understands Gu Qing best. She even has a better view of the overall situation than Gu Qing and knows what she needs better than him.

This woman, who came from a prime minister's family, was able to use very calm and even cruel thinking to distinguish the relationship between politics and military affairs and the morality of human life.

Fighting for the world does not require morality, let alone being soft-hearted. Everything is an ant and can be sacrificed for the fight for the world, including herself. If one day, the world and her can only choose one, Gu Qing believes that she can do it without any hesitation.

Wipe your neck without hesitation to fulfill his world.

Ah Wu is dead, a man with no name or surname. I never know his origins or what kind of experiences he has had to become someone else's savior.

A nameless person with only a number died.

The only shining moment in his life was when he stabbed to death a commander with an army of 100,000 men.

"Has Ah Wu's body been brought back?" Gu Qing asked sadly.

Han Jie whispered: "I brought it back and it's in the camp."

"Find a place with beautiful scenery, bury him properly, and set up a monument for him. The inscription clearly states what he has done. Although he has no name and origin, he cannot be forgotten by future generations." Gu Qing sighed.

Han Jie asked again: "The name on the inscription..."

"His name is 'Gu Wu', and he is my younger brother, Gu Qing. I was the one who erected the monument, and I am his elder brother." Gu Qing said in a deep voice.

Han Jie quietly retreated.

Sitting alone in the handsome tent, Gu Qing suddenly felt bored.

After walking out of the commander's tent, there were more than a hundred dead soldiers standing quietly outside. Each of their faces was still expressionless. To them, Ah Wu's death seemed to have nothing to do with them at all.

Gu Qing walked up to a dead soldier, stared into his eyes and said, "Ah Wu is dead, do you know?"

The dead man nodded: "I heard about it just now."

"He is your leader. Are you not sad if he dies?"

"There are more than a hundred of us, and each of us will have such a day, sooner or later." The dead man's tone was like a dead lake without any ripples.

"He died for me." Gu Qing's tone suddenly became serious.

"Our mission is to die for the father-in-law."

Gu Qing said helplessly: "We are all human beings, why do you have to die for me?"

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"There is no reason, anyway, we must die for the father-in-law."

Gu Qing shook his head. He could no longer communicate with them. Asking this question with a modern person's thinking, no one would give him a satisfactory answer.

At night, the soldiers who cleaned up the battlefield gradually returned to camp. The harvest from this battle was not small. The number of rebel horses, weapons and armor captured could equip an army of tens of thousands.

The soldiers returned to camp after a great victory. They counted with their fingers how many heads they had beheaded and how much bounty they could get. If they were lucky, they might be promoted to a higher rank and become a minor commander, which would be regarded as honoring their ancestors.

Already.

Occasionally, heart-wrenching wails could be heard from the camp, which were the living soldiers mourning the dead soldiers. The atmosphere in the camp was a bit complicated, with joy mixed with sadness.

Gu Qing heard this, and he was already very familiar with this atmosphere. Every time he returned after a victory, the atmosphere in the camp was like this.

All the generals had gathered in the commander's tent, sitting in two rows on the left and right, watching Gu Qing quietly.

Gu Qing stood inside the curtain of the commander's tent. After listening for a long time, he slowly turned around, pointed to the cries and laughter outside the commander's tent, and said in a deep voice: "Have you heard it? These are the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of the soldiers. For the general, We must know the soldiers, their sorrows and joys, their joys and evils. Every decision we make on the battlefield will affect their life, death, happiness and anger, so we must think carefully and act carefully, and try to make every decision right."

All the generals stood up, saluted solemnly, and said in unison: "The last general will be taught."

Gu Qing sighed. He didn't feel very happy after every battle. All he could think about was the soldiers who died in battle.

If there is peace in the world, there is no need for soldiers to die for their country.

There was an uncomfortable silence in the commander's tent, as if he was mourning for the soldiers who died in the battle.

After a long time, Gu Qing said in a deep voice: "Ma Sui, Chang Zhong, tell me the number of casualties."

Ma Sui stood up and said sadly: "My lord, in the battle outside Tongguan, more than 8,000 soldiers of our Anxi army died in the battle, and more than 10,000 soldiers of the Shu army died in the battle. The wounded totaled more than 20,000, of which more than 4,000 were seriously injured."

Chang Zhong said: "My lord, in the ambush on the mountain road outside Tongguan, our army lost more than 6,000 people, 8,000 were injured, and 2,000 were seriously injured."

Gu Qing closed his eyes and silently calculated the damage, sighed for a long time, and said: "In the two battles, our Anxi army died in total 14,000 people, and those who were seriously injured may be..., the Shu army died in the battle more than 10,000 people, and nearly half of them were damaged."

Xianyu Zhongtong lowered his eyebrows and shed tears silently.

The Anxi Army is Gu Qing's capital, and the Shu Army is also Xian Yu Zhongtong's capital. Today's battle saw nearly half of the Shu Army lose, which is indeed a huge blow to Xian Yu Zhongtong.

After spending a long time with the Anxi Army, Xianyu Zhongtong gradually understood a truth. In these troubled times, military power is the right to speak. Even if he has no disobedience, holding military power can eventually bring him fame and fortune, as well as his future in the court. The weight of speech.

Gu Qing sighed and said: "The army rested in Tongguan for three days to allow the soldiers to live and recuperate. They organized the soldiers to collect the remains of Paoze who died in the battle and chose a place with green mountains and green waters for a rich burial. They also ordered the officials to write down the biography and engrave it on the stone tablet. I thought that future generations would pay homage and worship him forever."

There was a sad atmosphere in the commander's tent. No one made a sound for a long time. Everyone looked sad and their eyes were red. They were all generals who had personally experienced this war. They knew better than anyone else how brave and how powerful the soldiers were. They work hard without caring about their own safety, and they fight for every victory with their lives.

After a long time, Gu Qing finally put away his grief and said in a deep voice: "The deceased is gone, and the living should uphold his will and guard the hard-won victory."

"After the army rested for three days, the whole army marched towards Chang'an City and laid siege to Chang'an City. They surrounded the three towers and let go of the Yanxing Gate in the east..."

Chang Zhong couldn't help but said: "My lord, do you mean to let the rebels escape Chang'an?"

Gu Qing nodded: "Our army has experienced a great battle, and the soldiers are exhausted and can no longer fight. There are less than 100,000 rebels in Chang'an City, but the walls of Chang'an City are thick and easy to defend but difficult to attack. With our current morale and strength, we are not sure. Conquering Chang'an will only allow the rebels to flee back to the north, leaving them to slowly recover later."

Chang Zhong hesitated and said: "What if the rebels stand firm and refuse to escape?"

Gu Qing sneered: "Who are An Qingxu and Shi Siming? If they really wanted to die with the city, this battle would not be so embarrassing. Don't worry, as long as our army attempts to besiege the city, An Qingxu and Shi Siming will definitely Escape, the news of Tongguan's defeat today should have reached Chang'an, maybe they are packing up their belongings and preparing to escape at this moment."

Sun Jiushi said angrily: "My lord, our army did not have to lose so many soldiers in today's battle. It was precisely because Shuofang's army escaped before the battle, leaving our Anxi army to face hundreds of thousands of enemies alone. Shuofang's army betrayed their trust and we must not spare them lightly."

!”

There was an explosion in the commander's tent. The generals were filled with indignation and cursed loudly. Even Xianyu Zhongtong, who had always been mild-tempered, showed anger. Nearly half of the Shu army was lost today. Shuofang's army could not escape the blame. Xianyu Zhongtong's feelings were touched.

Interests mean that good people will inevitably get angry.

Gu Qing said coldly: "What kind of hero is he who just shouts in the commander's tent? After taking Chang'an, our Anxi Army took the lead in marching into the city and took over the defense of Chang'an City. Anyone who wants to take credit for fame will be killed by me. That's it.

That’s what I said!”

The indignation of the generals suddenly turned into excitement, and then everyone showed a murderous look on their faces, gearing up and eager to try. Xianyu Zhongtong next to him saw his heart beat faster. Although he was angry that Shuofang's army fled before the battle, he was not convinced by such words and deeds that openly antagonized the imperial court.
To be continued...