The surrender of the rebels was already expected.

Gu Qing had received the information from Feng Yu, and he knew very well what Shi Siming's intention was when he surrendered.

To put it simply, this was a conspiracy between Li Heng and Shi Siming. The surrender was fake, but the attack on the Anxi Army was real.

It is said that there is no eternal friendship, only eternal interests. In the face of the threat of the Anxi Army, sworn enemies can be put aside. Li Heng and Shi Siming were originally incompatible enemies, but they put aside their grudges in order to deal with the Anxi Army.

Seeking the skin of a tiger is a fool's errand.

"Where did the rebels choose to cross the Yellow River south?" Gu Qing asked in a deep voice.

The general said: "The rebel vanguard has already set off. General Shen has judged that they will cross the Yellow River from Luoyang."

Gu Qing rubbed his forehead and sighed: "They are surrendered troops. In theory, they are already the army of the imperial court. It is reasonable and legal to march southward from any ferry in such a big way."

Looking at the general, Gu Qing said: "You have worked hard all the way, rest in my house for one night, and then go north to return to Jian tomorrow. Tell Shen Tian that the soldiers and horses will reduce their movement range. After the rebels have all moved out, your troops will follow the rebels. Closely monitor every move of the rebels. There is no need to attack the rebels during this period, just surveillance."

Pian Jiang cupped his fists and said, "Yes."

After General Pian entered the house, Gu Qing still stood in front of the door for a long time, his expression slightly worried.

The surrender of the rebels is of course a happy event for the people of the world, but the happy event is only temporary. From Feng Yu's information, Gu Qing knew Shi Siming's plan. He was an ambitious man. He would not be willing to be a surrendered general for the rest of his life. He would rather It was clear that after Li Heng got rid of the Anxi Army, the next step would be to deal with him, so Shi Siming's surrender was only a temporary measure, and he would rebel sooner or later.

Li Heng's wishful thinking didn't have his father's ability, but he had his father's confidence. He thought that all the subjects in the world were in his hands. He could drive tigers and devour wolves, kill people with borrowed swords, and he was very good at the art of war theory, ha, Do you think others are fools?

"Han Jie, order the generals to gather at the camp outside the city." Gu Qing shouted, turned and left from the front door of his house.

In the commander's tent of the Anxi Army camp outside the city, Gu Qing stared intently at the mountains, rivers and cities on the sand table with his hands clasped behind his hands, without speaking for a long time.

After the three drums were completed, all the generals of the Anxi Army gathered and stood in the commander's tent without saying a word. When everyone saw Gu Qing's solemn expression, they knew that something big had happened. In the commander's tent where the generals had been chatting and laughing before, today there was silence and everyone was grand. They didn't dare to breathe, for fear of getting into trouble.

I don't know how long the silence lasted, but Gu Qing finally moved his eyes away from the sand table, slowly looked around the generals, and said in a low voice: "Everyone, I just received the news that Shi Siming has submitted a surrender form to the court, and the rebel headquarters has been in Jinyang. Assemble and cross south soon."

The generals in the commander's tent did not cheer as expected, but instead everyone looked solemn.

Chang Zhong said coldly: "Your Majesty, Shi Siming is not trustworthy. His surrender is false. He is probably coming for our Anxi Army."

Ma Lin also said worriedly: "Your Majesty, Shi Siming surrendered so happily, he must have reached some kind of ulterior deal with the Emperor. Both the Emperor and Shi Siming want to get rid of our Anxi Army, Your Majesty must be on guard."

Seeing that everyone was looking at the situation so clearly, Gu Qing couldn't help but smile with relief.

"It's over now. You can all go out and lead the army on your own."

All the generals shook their heads together, and Chang Zhong said: "Your Majesty, I just want to stay in the Anxi Army. No matter how high-ranking the officer is, I don't want to leave."

Li Siye also nodded: "That's right, Your Majesty, in the whole world, only the Anxi Army has some sense of humanity. No matter how high-ranking an official is, you won't be happy elsewhere, and even the junior generals won't want to go out."

Gu Qing smiled and said: "We will talk about this later. Let's talk about Shi Siming first. You are right. Shi Siming did have other purposes for surrendering."

"The surrender is false, but the attack on our Anxi army is true. There must have been a private deal between the emperor and Shi Siming. The rebels will not hand over their weapons when they surrender, but will allow them to garrison troops in the Guanzhong city. The intention is naturally to lead the troops forward.

Referring to our Anxi Army, once the emperor decides to take action against the Anxi Army, Shi Siming's rebels will be the first to rush into Chang'an City..."

The generals were stunned, but Chang Zhong couldn't help but said: "Isn't the emperor's move to reject the tiger at the front door and welcome the wolf at the back door? Even if the Anxi army is eliminated, who knows that Shi Siming will not suddenly turn his gun and attack the palace? The emperor will take the risk

Is this a big risk?"

Gu Qing smiled and said: "This is the second point I want to say next. If nothing unexpected happens, the emperor has secretly mobilized the military governors of various vassal towns to come to Beijing to serve the king. There are ten vassal towns in the world, and Shi Siming accounts for three of them.

The Anxi Army accounted for one of them, and the rest

Such as Shuofang, Hexi, Jiannan Road, Longyou and other vassal towns. After we regained Guanzhong, the vassal towns in various places have begun to recruit soldiers and train troops again. If soldiers and horses from various vassal towns are secretly mobilized to Beijing, it will be very difficult for our Anxi Army.

It was a bloody battle."

"The soldiers and horses of the vassal town gathered in Chang'an, and there was a check and balance on Shi Siming. The emperor believed that he would not dare to take action against the royal family."

There was a depressing silence in the handsome tent.

If the emperor secretly mobilized the soldiers and horses of the vassal towns in the world, the number of soldiers and horses must be several times that of the Anxi army. It would indeed be a bloody battle for the Anxi army.

Gu Qing sighed: "The emperor was probably forced by our Anxi Army. I have to say that this strategy is still a bit risky for him. Once the war starts, any accident may happen, and any accident may cause the Tian family to be destroyed.

But he decided to do this. It can be seen that the Anxi Army has made it difficult for him to sleep and eat well, and he must get rid of it quickly."

Chang Zhong sneered and said: "The Anlushan rebellion almost destroyed most of the troops and horses in the vassal towns in the world. What is the use of the newly recruited troops and horses? They are just a mob that can be defeated in one blow. Without three to five years of rest and training,

It’s so difficult to train a fighting force. I’m afraid the emperor will be disappointed with this move.”

Gu Qing said calmly: "No matter how powerful the soldiers and horses of the vassal town are, we must not underestimate the enemy. We must treat them as a powerful division with the same combat power as the Anxi Army, and we must use our best in every battle."

The generals should be in awe.

Gu Qing pondered for a moment and then said: "The Anxi Army seems to be besieged on all sides, but in fact, our real enemy is Shi Siming. As long as the rebels under Shi Siming's command are eliminated, even if the troops from other vassal towns come to Chang'an Qinwang, we will also

We can deal with the enemy calmly, but in comparison, Shi Siming's rebels are the biggest threat."

Chang Zhong said: "My lord, please give me an order. Before Shi Siming has crossed the Yellow River, we can take a preemptive strike and catch him in one piece."

Gu Qing smiled and said: "The words 'preemptive strike' are very important. Yes, I plan to get rid of Shi Siming's rebels first. After the rebels are completely eliminated, all the land and cities in the north will be recovered. Let's look back later

Those soldiers and horses in the vassal town will not have to be too difficult to deal with them."

Pointing to the sand table and gesturing for the generals to gather around, Gu Qing said slowly: "First of all, I propose a general strategy. This strategy is mainly to kill Shi Siming's rebels. It doesn't matter whether he surrenders to the court or not. Anyone who threatens the Anxi Army will , kill him first and then discuss the truth."

All the generals were excited, and Gu Qing's words ignited their fighting spirit.

"Chang Zhong."

"The end will be here."

"Tomorrow you will lead 20,000 soldiers out of the city to the west, and declare to the outside world that we will eliminate the remnants of the rebels and bandits from the central and western parts of Guanzhong to the east of the Qinling Mountains, and restore the administration of officials and people's livelihood in the cities and towns..."

Chang Zhong was stunned: "To the west? Your Majesty, the direction Shi Siming is heading south is Luoyang, which is east of Chang'an. What are you going to do in the west?"

"It is a tactic to paralyze the emperor and ministers at court. After leaving the city, when you reach Qizhou, you quickly turn south, passing through Liangzhou, Jinzhou, and Dengzhou, and rush to Luoyang City. We have to make a time lag, and the emperor and ministers at court will not be there yet. Before our army’s true intentions are known, Shi Siming’s troops will be annihilated so that the emperor will not have time to report to Shi Siming.”

Chang Zhong suddenly said: "Yes, I finally understand."

"Where is Ma Lin?"

"The end will be here."

"You lead 10,000 cavalry directly to the south, claiming that you have been ordered to escort grain and grass from the south, and then..."

Ma Lin smiled and said: "The general will understand, and then he will also transfer to Luoyang to meet up with General Chang's troops and wait for orders."

Gu Qing nodded and said: "Sun Jiushi."

"The end will be here."

"The Marksman Battalion will leave the city tomorrow and head north. It will announce to the outside world that it is training troops. After arriving at Yanzhou, it will turn east and strive to reach the rear of the rebel army within five days and meet up with Shen Tian's headquarters. Once the war starts at the Yellow River crossing, you and Shen Tian will Launch an attack from the rear to achieve the purpose of attacking from both front and rear."

"The last general takes orders."

"Liu Hongbo."

"The end will be here."

Gu Qing looked at him and smiled: "How many new soldiers did you recruit after retaking Guanzhong?"

Liu Hongbo said without hesitation: "After the Battle of Tongguan, the late general selected 20,000 prisoners from the rebel prisoners. Most of these people were children of farmers in Guanzhong. They were forced into the army by the rebels. Most of them were willing to eat after being captured. The soldiers and rations have joined our Anxi Army, and the general has been training them for nearly half a year."

Gu Qing murmured: "There are another 20,000 new recruits... Hehe, today's Anxi Army can be regarded as a veritable 100,000 string-controllers."

"After Chang Zhong, Ma Lin and others led their troops out of the city, there are still 30,000 veterans in the city, as well as your 20,000 new soldiers. It is not a big problem to defend Chang'an City. If there is any abnormal movement of Shuofang's army in the palace, you will attack them decisively. It is better to make mistakes. Kill, don’t waste the opportunity.”

Liu Hongbo solemnly said: "Yes."

Li Siye on the side couldn't help it anymore, jumped up and said in a rough voice: "Your Majesty, they have all led their troops to send out troops. Where is the Modao camp of the general?"

Gu Qing frowned and said: "After the Shenshe Battalion left the city, the Modao Camp took over the defense and was stationed outside the Taiji Palace. If there is any change in the Shuofang Army in the palace, the Modao Camp will be the first line of defense for our Anxi Army. Do you understand? "

Li Siye accepted the order reluctantly.

Gu Qing looked around at the crowd and said slowly: "This battle is a battle to determine the fate of the world. If Shi Siming's rebels are completely wiped out, the Tang Dynasty will have a hundred years of peace. You are responsible for the life and death of the people in the world and the survival of the country. I would like to thank you." Please do your best to bring peace and prosperity to the people of the world, please!"

All the generals stood up and clasped their fists solemnly: "The final general will definitely live up to his trust!"

Gu Qing suddenly laughed and said: "Actually... my wedding day will be in half a month. If nothing else happens, you should be out fighting the enemy at that time. Liu Hongbo and Li Siye happened to be there. They should be able to drink while staying in Chang'an City. A glass of wedding wine."

The generals were stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, and stood up to congratulate her. When asked who the princess was, Duan Wuji smiled and said Zhang Huaiyu's name, and the generals suddenly understood.

Although Zhang Huaiyu rarely appeared in the Anxi Army camp and had little contact with the generals, and many people did not even know her, her name had long been spread among the Anxi Army.

Gu Qing, who was still unmarried in his twenties, inevitably had many speculations among his generals.

Everyone's fate has long been deeply tied together. For the generals, Gu Qing's wedding is not just a matter of gossip, but a matter of heir to the huge power and army.

In this day and age, the issue of heirs is very important and very sensitive. As the commander-in-chief of the Anxi Army, what daughter Gu Qing marries, what her background is, what her conduct is, what the character, knowledge and ability of the legitimate son he will give birth to are all.

The generals are very concerned about this matter, which can be said to be closely related to their destiny in the next few decades.

The generals had long ago speculated on what kind of woman Gu Qing would marry as his official wife in the future.

First of all, Gu Qing's wife cannot be from the royal family, and secondly, the woman's family cannot be loyal to the royal family. As for the reason, the generals know it in their hearts, but they can't say it out loud.

The generals had already heard about Zhang Huaiyu's name. Huangfu Sisi served Gu Qing in the army for many days and had contacts with the generals. Under the insinuations of the generals, Huangfu Sisi revealed Zhang Huaiyu's name and origin, and everyone knew it.

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He came from a prime minister's family and was a descendant of Zhang Jiuling, a generation of virtuous prime ministers. In terms of family background, Zhang Jiuling was ignored and demoted by Li Longji in the later period of his tenure as prime minister. His younger brother Zhang Jiuzhang was appointed minister of Honglu Temple. He was already in his official years. His third brother Zhang Jiugao was appointed as the minister at that time.

The governor of Guangzhou, a family full of officials, but since Zhang Jiuling, the loyalty of the Zhang family to the royal family should not be too high. The grievances in the past are complicated, and you will know after a little sorting.
To be continued...