Listening to the frightening sound of being slapped on the buttocks with a military stick from outside the house, and then Fan Zhicheng finally couldn't help but cry out in pain, Yang Xi said with a cold face and a calm voice: "Nowadays, the national crisis is looming, and the rebels are strong.

Tongguan and Chang'an are both in danger. If anyone dares to delay deliberately, show cowardice, or escape before the battle, he will be severely punished!"

Yang Xi's words shocked some generals. Wang Sili, Pang Zhong and other generals were also surprised. This young marshal has a very murderous intent!

No one regarded Yang Xi as a young man who was only seventeen or eighteen years old. The "vicissitudes" on Yang Xi's face and the calmness and horror made everyone ignore his age and his qualifications.

After Fan Zhicheng was beaten to the 30th Army couch, he was already furious. His buttocks were completely smashed. Even if he could save his life, he would have to rest for a long time before he could get up.

After Chen Xuanli left, Fan Zhicheng had the highest position among the 30,000 reinforcements that followed. When Yang Xi was discussing the military situation, he suddenly proposed that Fan Zhicheng beguile Chen Xuanli and deliberately delay the rescue. Everyone knew what Yang Xi's purpose was.

What was it for? He was showing off his power and gave a warning to the generals who arrived later. If anyone dares to do similar things in the future and challenge his authority, the punishment will be more severe.

Be obedient from now on. This must be Yang Xixia's intention to punish Fan Zhicheng so harshly.

Fan Zhicheng was blamed, and the other generals no longer dared to express any objections, so they all led the army away. In the end, only Ge Shuhan and Yang Xi were left in the room.

"Marshal Yang, I'm not worried at all that you can't control the situation in Tongguan!" Ge Shuhan said and laughed twice, and then said with emotion: "These generals under my command have already convinced you, you can command well

They are dead. These generals brought by Chen Xuanli don't dare to disobey you. There is no need for me, a loser, to stay in Tongguan and lose his face. Today I want to ask Marshal Yang to let me return to Chang'an! I know that the imperial court

It is impossible for me to completely absolve me of the crime of Lingbao's defeat. It's just that I was afraid that the Tongguan army's morale would change, so I didn't issue an edict to punish him! Since Tongguan is free from worries, I should go back to the court to plead guilty!"

After Ge Shuhan laughed twice at himself, before Yang Xi could answer, he deliberately made a joke, "I hope Marshal Yang will give me permission, and I also hope Marshal Yang will not accuse me of being timid in fighting, and will not go to the court to report it."

I just ran away from the battlefield!"

The words Yang Xi originally wanted to persuade him to stay were choked in his throat because of Ge Shuhan's last two words. After staring at the white-haired veteran in front of him for a while, he finally nodded, "Old General Ge Shu

That's what I said. You are injured and you should take a good rest. Take good care of your body first! Although Lingbao suffered a disastrous defeat, Tongguan still held on thanks to the efforts of old general Geshu. The final general has invited all the generals in Tongguan.

In the memorial written to the emperor, I also asked for forgiveness for the defeat of the generals, so that all the generals should take the blame and perform meritorious service. But I don’t know if His Majesty the Emperor will agree to the request of the last general!"

Yang Xi also changed his title to Ge Shuhan, calling him "Marshal" again, which was a bit inappropriate.

"So, Marshal Yang agreed to my request to return to Chang'an to plead guilty?" Ge Shuhan was a little surprised, but also a little disappointed.

"How could the general disagree with General Ge Shu's request?" Yang Xi said with a smile: "Old General, I have had a good two days' rest. Now that I feel refreshed, let's embark on the journey back to Chang'an! As long as the rebels are no longer here

Tongguan City is confronting us. The general will definitely return to Chang'an in the next few days to report to His Majesty the Emperor about the Battle of Tongguan in person, and explain the subsequent arrangements in detail to His Majesty and other courtiers, so that they can understand and support Tongguan Town.

The army only defends the strategy of not attacking! Not hiding it from the old general, the general wants to continue to lead the army to fight until the rebellion is completely suppressed. The general knows that the crisis in Tongguan has been resolved, and someone in the DPRK will definitely propose to appoint another general to guard Tongguan.

My father will also ask the emperor to summon the general back to the capital, and the general will ask your majesty and my father in person to continue leading the army until the rebellion subsides!"

"Of course, the last general will definitely go to the emperor in person to ask for credit for the generals and beg the emperor to forgive him!"

Ge Shuhan looked at Yang Xi with a complicated expression, and finally nodded, "Marshal Yang is right. Some things need to be submitted in person. I also believe that you have the ability to train soldiers well and lead them well. In pacification

He achieved great success in the battle with the rebels! Alas, I hope that the Tang Dynasty will be worry-free!"

Of course, Ge Shuhan hoped that the rebellion would be put down soon and peace would be restored to the Tang Dynasty. He also believed that Yang Xi could play a major role in quelling the rebellion. This young man had extraordinary abilities. But he was also worried about this.

Yang Guozhong's power will expand as Yang Xi's increasingly outstanding performance will eventually create hidden dangers for Datang, but he is worried that he cannot express it.

Yang Xi noticed Ge Shuhan's worries, but just smiled and said nothing more.

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Ge Shuhan left for Chang'an on the third day after he and Yang Xitu went back to Chang'an to plead guilty.

Yang Xi sent a team of 500 sergeants to escort him on the road.

Ge Shuhan was ill, and the weather was still very hot, so he could not ride fast horses through the post station. Even the horses could not ride for a long time, so they often had to ride in carriages.

Starting from Tongguan and traveling in this way, it is estimated that it will take at least six or seven days to reach Chang'an.

The day before Ge Shuhan's departure, the following 10,000 infantry troops also arrived at Tongguan.

These 10,000 people, without the help of horses, basically traveled on foot. When they arrived at Tongguan, they were all exhausted. Fortunately, there was no war in Tongguan now, so they could rest peacefully.

Near Tongguan, where An Qingxu and Cui Qianyou led all their troops to withdraw, Yang Xi did not lead his troops in pursuit, and the ambush laid by An Qingxu along the way was of little use. The only effect was to bring back most of the fleeing troops. After retreating to Shaanxi

After the county, An Qingxu counted his troops and found that he had less than 120,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and nearly 40,000 soldiers were killed at the foot of Tongguan City. They were destroyed, captured, or surrendered by the Tang army.

Among the less than 120,000 people, there are still tens of thousands with injuries!

After receiving the report from An Qingxu that the Battle of Tongguan was unfavorable, An Lushan had stopped advancing and was preparing to return to Luoyang.

The Tongguan garrison lost about 3,000 men and horses, which basically confirmed Ge Shuhan's estimate before the war that the loss ratio was ten to one.

After finding out that An Qingxu had really retreated to Shaanxi Province and An Lushan's 180,000 troops had returned to Luoyang, Yang Xi was relieved. While he sent scouts around to find out the enemy's situation, he also started a large-scale military training. He must train

Send out an elite army.

He was in charge of overall military training, with Wang Sili, Pang Zhong, Lu Chongben, Tian Liangqiu, Li Fude, Liu Guangting and others responsible for specific military training. Marching Sima Gao Shi took charge of the details of the training on his behalf.

Yang Xi is also carefully observing the loyalty of these generals under his command.

However, Yang Xi also believes that at least the situation in Tongguan will not be chaotic now. No one has the ability or the courage. When arranging affairs, he lets the generals restrain each other and prevents any one person from getting too powerful. Tongguan

Among the generals, some have conflicts with each other, and the conflicts are not small, such as between Li Chengguang and Wang Sili, Pang Zhong and Lu Chongben. Yang Xi can make good use of the conflicts between these generals to make them

Supervise each other and check each other.

He also gave special trust and importance to Gao Shi. He believed that this historical figure would reciprocate the favor!

He also knew that it was very urgent for him to return to Chang'an. He must go back as soon as possible to report the affairs of Tongguan and request Li Longji and his father Yang Guozhong to let him continue to lead the army in Tongguan.

If it was too late and Li Longji and Yang Guozhong made other decisions, it would be difficult to change them! Also, his promise to intercede with the emperor on behalf of his brothers Shu Han, Wang Sili, Pang Zhong, Li Chengguang and other generals must be done as soon as possible

, this is a good opportunity to win people’s hearts!

Another 30,000 temporarily recruited troops arrived at Tongguan a few days later. Yang Xi personally arranged for them to be assigned to the generals to participate in military training.

After getting the Tongguan affairs in order, and further finding out that the rebels only defended but did not attack, and were stationed in Shaanxi County, Yang Xi decided to rush back to Chang'an with his guards and generals to report the matter to the emperor and submit a request.

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