"I can imagine how sad Ge Shuhan cried before leading his troops to attack, and how unwilling he was in his heart!" This is the first sentence Li 9zhou said to Guo Ziyi beside him after he woke up.

It’s not that Ge Shuhan doesn’t do his best, nor that he is unfaithful, it’s just that the emperor’s will, no one can refute it, even if the will is wrong.

Obviously, the emperor's wrong decree made him lose a veteran who was loyal to serving the country, and also made him lose Tongguan where the capital relied on.

Li 9zhou knew deeply what made Ge Shuhan, a veteran, cry like a woman in front of hundreds of thousands of subordinates, and deeply knew his mood at that time, so he felt more and more moved in his heart: "It's really the king who wants his minister to die, but he has to die."

"It's so sad." Guo Ziyi sighed and said, "I just didn't expect that Ge Shuhan would surrender."

Li 9zhou's eyes drooped slightly: "I guess he probably wanted to keep a useful body and do more things for the Tang Dynasty in the future."

"I hope this is the case." Guo Ziyi said softly.

Li 9zhou sat up on the edge of the bed. Guo Ziyi hurriedly stepped forward to support him and asked, "Is the coach in good health?"

"Nothing." Li 9zhou said lightly: "Maybe it was because he was anxious or maybe he couldn't accept this fact. It's much better now."

Guo Ziyi looked at him worriedly and said, "You are our backbone, so you must not fall."

"I won't fall down so easily." Li 9zhou looked at Guo Ziyi with an anxious face, "Even if I fall, aren't you and Li Guangbi still there? You two are the real backbone of the Tang Dynasty, and you are indispensable in the world."

Although I don’t know why Li 9zhou said this, and repeatedly mentioned that he and Li Guangbi were the mainstays of the Tang Dynasty, every time I heard that Guo Ziyi was always ambitious and full of energy. It seemed that three people would soon quell the Anshi Rebellion.

Li 9zhou asked again: "Is there any news in the capital?"

"I was about to tell you." Guo Ziyi said slowly: "Because the rebels have few people, they have been resting in Tongguan for the time being. I think they will attack Chang'an for a few days."

Li 9zhou nodded: "Where is the court?"

Guo Ziyi replied: "I heard that the capital is preparing all the forces that can resist, and the saint is preparing to lead the imperial army in person."

"Imperial commander in person?" Li 9zhou was shocked and asked, "How long have I been dizzy?"

Guo Ziyi whispered: "I've been dizzy for a whole day, but these news has just arrived not long ago."

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The entire Chang'an City is shrouded in huge haze.

The news that Geshuhan was defeated and Tongguan was broken has spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.

As long as the world is chaotic, there will be war. If there is war, you can only win. If you lose, it will only be even more chaotic.

Needless to say, everyone knows that from ancient times to the present, I don’t know how many beautiful women have been destroyed every time there are wars, and how many happy families have been broken up.

The people cannot live a stable life due to war, let alone happiness. They only hope that the country can win the battle and allow them to live a stable life. They also hope that their children, brothers and sisters can return home safely.

But now these have become extravagant demands. In the entire Chang'an City, whether it is a noble or a commoner, they have begun to arrange the matter of running away.

The rebels were cruel, and everyone was afraid that they would run slow. When Chang'an fell and fell into the hands of the rebels, I don't know how much suffering they would suffer.

Most people know that Chang'an cannot be defended, and only a few people still firmly believe that the emperor will organize all the forces that can be organized and lead everyone to resist the rebels.

In fact, many people have fled Chang'an. The once bustling and bustling streets and alleys in the city have become sparsely populated at this time.

Some wealthy families in the city moved out with their families, and more people took their families to flee to places that were not affected by the war.

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A large number of residents joined the refugee escape team, and Chang'an was about to become an empty city.

Not to mention the lives of the people. Since the war, the lives of the people have been hard. Along the way, people can see people peel off the bark of elm and crush it as food. Some people pull out the new wheat by the roots. In other villages, people crush the peanut shells to eat.

On the way, you can see refugees stuffing Guanyin soil into their mouths to fill their stomachs. Many people who are at home on the sun are now forced to move on the road.

There is no way to talk about transportation. Even if there are, there are only a few unicycles that can hold some luggage on it. There is no way to do it for you. All the heavy luggage will be carried by yourself.

Old women with small feet and yellow-haired children also have to hike on the ground, while young girls often hold ropes and pull carts.

It is precisely because of this that the emperor made a great decision.

He decided to stop all the forces in the capital and lead the army to fight in person.

This is also to make up for previous mistakes.

When the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Feng Changqing came to Beijing to pay his respects, and the emperor discussed with him the strategy of fighting against the thieves.

Feng Changqing, who once swept across the Western Regions, actually did not really understand An Lushan's strength at that time, so he boasted about Haikou and said, "It is only because the world has been peaceful for a long time that the people are frightened when they hear the tide. However, things are reversed and smooth, and the situation is changing and normal. Please open the treasury, recruit warriors, jump to horses and cross the Yellow River north, and plan to take the head of the rebel Hu to present them under the palace."

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The emperor was very pleased when he heard this, and then set up three lines of defense within half a month.

The first road was led by Henan Jiedushi Zhang Jieran, led an army of 10,000 troops to guard Chenliu, the second road was Feng Changqing recruited 60,000 troops on the spot, and the third road was led by Gao Xianzhi to guard Shaanxi County.

With these three lines of defense and two close comrades fighting together, An Lushan should be less arrogant.

Gao Xianzhi had just left Chang'an and Chen Liu fell five days later. Just a few days after Henan Jieran took office, the rebels had already crossed the river.

The Central Plains region has been peaceful for a long time, and no war has been experienced by generations. When the counties opened the armory, they found that the arms were decayed. Soldiers without weapons could only hold wooden sticks to fight. In this combat state, Chen Liu was not surprised to lose. In this way, the first line of defense was broken.

After taking down Chenliu, An Lushan led his troops westward and pointed directly at Xingyang County. Although the prefect of Xingyang Cui Wu'ai resisted the city, he could not resist the fierce force of the rebels. Xingyang County was lost and the rebels arrived in the eastern capital Luoyang.

After Xingyang fell, An Lushan launched an attack on Luoyang with the iron cavalry as the front peak and quickly captured Luoyang.

In this way, the second line of defense was broken.

After the fall of the eastern capital Luoyang, the Tang army abandoned Shaanxi County and occupied Tongguan to ensure the safety of Chang'an. This was the last line of defense.

But at that time the emperor believed Bian Lingcheng's slander and killed Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing.

If Li 9zhou hadn't driven An Lushan back to Luoyang, the third line of defense would have been broken long ago.

But now, with Geshuhan's defeat, Tongguan's last line of defense has also been broken.

All of these are actually caused by the emperor's own destruction of the Great Wall.

There is not much time left for Chang'an. At the critical moment of the empire, the political struggle within the Tang Empire is still in full swing.

After the three lines of defense were broken, Linru, Hongnong, Jiyin, Puyang and other counties surrendered to the rebels, and the government and the country were shocked.

In order to inspire momentum, the emperor decided to command the army in person and issued an edict to be supervised by Crown Prince Li Heng.

This shocked Yang Guozhong because he had a bad relationship with Li Heng, and he even worked with Li Linfu to murder Li Heng in one case.

If Li Heng was in power, he would definitely not let Yang Guozhong go, so Yang Guozhong mobilized his sister support team to lobby against the emperor.

Danfeng Gate is the south gate of the main gate of the Daming Palace. In front of the gate is Danfeng Gate Street, which is two meters wide. To the north of Danfeng Gate are Hanyuan Hall, Xuanzheng Hall, Zichen Hall, Penglai Hall, Hanliang Hall, Xuanwu Hall, etc. The north of Danfeng Gate are Hannan Hall, Xuanzheng Hall, etc. The north of the palace is also distributed along this axis.

From Danfeng Gate to the Daming Palace, there is Hanyuan Hall, and from the north to Zichen Hall, which is intertwined north and south. The three buildings are all built on the hills. The Qian Dynasty area occupies the highest end of Longshou Mountain. After passing the Qian Dynasty area, the terrain on the northern foot of Longshou Mountain quickly decreased, with a height difference of several meters.

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The north side of Longshou Mountain is the back courtyard, with a low-lying terrain, which leads the water from Longshou Canal into the city to form a lake, namely Taiye Pond.

The emperor's sleeping halls and out-of-houses are mostly concentrated on the Longshou Mountain Highlands southeast of Taiye Lake and on the Longshou Mountain Highlands southwest of Taiye Lake. They are also a place for the emperor to manage his government and invite his ministers in the back court.

On the north of Taiye Pond, the terrain is vast and low, and thousands of soldiers have gathered, waiting for the emperor's order.

Most of these soldiers were the Imperial Guards, the Yulin Army, and the Jinwu Guards.

These people who are usually responsible for guarding the imperial palace and protecting the safety of the royal family are about to go to the battlefield.

There are also some bad people and the people who voluntarily requested the battle.

Standing on Longshou Mountain and looking down, the entire team 5 looks very majestic.

At this time, after the rebels broke through Tongguan, Cui Qianyou's troops were less than 10,000. Although he also took over some surrendered troops from the Tang Dynasty, these surrendered troops were not determined and would rebel at any time. Therefore, their main combat power was still the rebels who were less than 10,000.

If the organization of forces in Chang'an City breaks the boat and fights to the death, it is not certain who wins and who loses on both sides.

Even if he wins, he may be a big rebel. This is also one of the reasons why Cui Qianyou has not taken the initiative to attack Chang'an.

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He sent people to spread rumors everywhere, intending to make people in Chang'an City feel confused first, and then attack and can be easily removed.

But the emperor didn't know Cui Qianyou's thoughts, nor did he know the concerns that the rebels had not yet attacked Chang'an. What he saw was that his general was incompetent and threw away Tongguan, exposing Chang'an to the rebels' eyes, and his throne began to shake.

Based on the most basic self-esteem as an emperor, Li Longji still has to react.

At least, you have to give the rebels a heavy blow.

Not to mention the emperor at this time, he was still thinking that he could easily defeat the rebels as long as he was in charge of the army.
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