Chapter 695: Lushan's Death

Yingzhou, Hebei Road, just in November, the Bohai Kingdom and its nearby prefectures and counties were hit by a blizzard again. This is the fourth blizzard since winter began early today. It also snowed heavily in Yingzhou. Both cities and villages are covered with thick snow, and the world has turned into a snowy world.

There are few pedestrians on the streets of Liucheng County. The cold weather makes most people reluctant to go out, but hide at home and lie on the kang. Only some people who make a living are forced to go out to find a job.

There are also some job opportunities that occur because of snow, such as shoveling snow and selling charcoal. After a little more than a month, four heavy snowfalls fell in a row. This was very rare in previous years. The snow was too thick and many old houses collapsed. However, the thick snow on the roof was difficult to remove by just one person. If there are children and nephews, you can ask your family for help. If it is a family with a small population, you can only pay to ask someone to shovel the snow.

After the beginning of winter, a group of snow shovelers were active in Liucheng County. They were all young men in good health, and the fees were fair. They also volunteered to do something for their boss, which was very popular among the people of Liucheng.

Needless to say, this snow shoveling worker is the scout team led by Ji Sheng. They have been in Hepingzhou, Yingzhou for nearly a month. Their base is located in a manor on the border of Hepingzhou, Yingzhou, and is the ancestral home of Jin Zhu, the official of the Ministry of War, where all the horses are stored.

Ji Sheng brought a total of 60 scouts this time, of which he led 30 people to engage in Hepingzhou, Yingzhou, while Deputy Wei Qi Yan led another 30 people to Youzhou to monitor Shi Siming.

If it were in the past, Ji Sheng would never let his brothers move collectively in An Lushan's core city, but he has now discovered that An Lushan's intelligence network has disappeared and has not evacuated Youzhou in time. As a result, he was caught by Shi Siming. The intelligence manager Gao Shang was also removed from office. After Zhang Tongru took over, the new intelligence network has not been established yet.

In addition, An Lushan seemed to be no longer interested in Li Qing'an. He was only wary of Shi Siming. The patrol soldiers in the city only investigated the Turks, and basically ignored the Han people. This was an obvious sign of An Lushan's decline. He was no longer able to confront Li Qing'an.

It is precisely because of this that Ji Sheng brought his brothers to appear in the city publicly. In fact, Ji Sheng himself was not very interested in An Lushan. He came to Yingzhou to set up an intelligence transfer station. Li Baozhen would transfer the battle situation of the Bohai Kingdom to him, and he would forward it to Xiangzhou and finally to Chang'an.

At this time, a small black dot hovered over Liucheng County. This was a falcon, coming from the north of the snowy sky and snow, braved the cold to find its target. It was a messenger, and only after completing the work can he get the reward of a full meal.

After hovering in the air for a few times, the falcon gradually landed in a house near the south gate. This was Ji Sheng and his team's temporary place in the city. The falcon landed on a wooden stand and looked around with sharp eyes. Its owner had been waiting here, stroking its neck hair lovingly, taking the mailbox from its legs, and then taking it into the house, taking a few large pieces of fresh meat and put it next to it. It could not eat outside, otherwise the meat would soon freeze into ice.

After receiving the letter, the scout hurriedly walked into the house. The main room was steaming hot. More than a dozen scouts were sitting next to two charcoal braziers, chatting in a low voice. Ji Sheng sat cross-legged on the kang, and putting a wooden board on his legs. He was using the Turkic code to write a letter to Li Qing'an to report An Lushan's recent situation.

The entire army in Yingzhou was less than 6,000, and the newly recruited 30,000 people were taken to Pingzhou by An Qingxu, and they were basically out of control by An Lushan. In fact, the father and son had already separated. Most of An Lushan's money and food were in Pingzhou and were obtained by An Qingxu. Another son, An Qinghe, took 70,000 troops north and joined forces to attack the Bohai Kingdom. The army was trapped in Hukhan Sea. An Lushan, who once had an army of 500,000, became a poor and destitute settlement.

The door opened, and a gust of cold wind rushed into the house. The scouts laughed and scolded: "Lu Laoqi, can't you enter the door faster? You let the heat that accumulates very easily."

"I'm sending a letter to the boss! But the matter is serious, you guys, just enjoy it and don't go to work?"

The scout smiled and went up to him and handed the letter to Ji Sheng, "Head, the latest information sent by Bohai!"

Ji Sheng took the letter, opened it and looked at it. He suddenly laughed and said, "I guessed it. An Lushan's son was killed and the Yan army was annexed by the Khitans."

"Then An Lushan has really become a poor man!"

The scouts all laughed, and there were only more than 5,000 troops left. What kind of climate could he have?

"Head! How is the situation in Bohai?" asked a scout.

"Well! Then I'll tell you about it!"

Ji Sheng put down his pen and smiled at everyone, "The letter said that the Khitans broke through dozens of times in a row, and the Tang army's strong bow and crossbow shot back were shot back, with heavy casualties. Now there are less than 40,000 people left, and they are besieged by the Tang army in Huzhou City...."

Before Ji Sheng finished speaking, the scouts exclaimed, "What are they anxious about after dozens of breakthroughs?"

"They have to be in a hurry!" Ji Sheng smiled and said, "Their food is cut off, and they have to survive by killing horses. But after the horses are killed, how can they get out of the Bohai Kingdom? The Khitans have become infantrymen. What will they use to fight against the Tang army after the beginning of spring!"

"Head, the food is cut off, and the horse material should be gone! Can their war horses stand it?"

"It's probably very miserable now. This Khitan army is over. If they are annihilated, the Khitan will be over."

Ji Sheng's tone showed a hint of regret. He was unable to catch up with the feast. At this time, he also finished writing the letter, stacked the letter carefully, put it together with Bohai's information, and handed it to the sender, and told him: "Send the letter to Xiangzhou immediately!"

The sender took the letter and went out. Ji Sheng jumped off the kang and smiled at everyone, "Let's go! Go out and ask for news."

The scouts stood up one after another and went out with shovels.

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An Lushan's Yan Prince's Mansion was also covered by heavy snow. Hundreds of soldiers were busy sweeping the snow and clearing the roads under the command of the Third Tai Security Guard. There are only three of An Lushan's twelve Grandmasters left, namely the Third Tai Security Guard, the Fifth Tai Security Guard and the Eighth Tai Security Guard. The other nine Tai Security Guards were killed one after another. The remaining three Tai Security Guards were in charge of An Lushan's last 5,600 guards, among which the Third Tai Security Guards were the most important. He was in charge of the Three Thousand Imperial Guards who protected An Lushan.

"Three Generals, the general let you in!" A soldier ran to the door and shouted to An Yongzhen.

An Yongzhen turned around and entered the mansion. He quickly walked to the yard of An Lushan's living, and heard An Lushan's curse, "Get out! Tell that beast, I'm not dead yet, I'll give everyone, but it's not his turn, let him die of that heart!"

Gao Shang ran out of the house with his head in his arms, and almost collided with An Yongzhen. An Yongzhen hurriedly supported him, "Sir, it doesn't matter!"

Gao Shang sighed in a low voice, "How can the treacherous and slandered in power, be invincible?"

He shook his head and left quickly. An Yong really didn't understand Gao Shang's meaning. At this time, he only heard Zhang Tongru persuade in the room: "Prince, you should kill him. Without him, An Qingxu would not be able to jump up. Everything was encouraged by him from behind."

An Lushan didn't say anything, and Zhang Tongru said again: "Father and son are by nature. I believe that the little prince would not have any inappropriate thoughts. It was because of this person's instigation that the prince's father-son relationship was destroyed. If such a person is not killed, there will be future troubles. Prince, make up your mind!"

An Yong was shocked when he heard this. A soldier happened to come over. He quickly grabbed him and whispered: "Go and tell Mr. Gao to escape quickly, otherwise you will have the worries of life!"

The soldiers turned around and ran away. An Yongzhen, like all the soldiers of An Lushan, hated Zhang Tongru deeply, but An Lushan obeyed his words. Everyone around An Lushan opposed sending troops north, but An Lushan was instigated by Zhang Tongru, and many people heard that the Yan army had been wiped out. However, Zhang Tongru told An Lushan that the Yan army had entered Silla, which made the soldiers angry and helpless, and no one dared to tell An Lushan the truth. Once they told them, they would inevitably be killed by Zhang Tongru.

Many people now have a feeling that An Lushan is not only blind but also confused, and basically becomes Zhang Tongru's puppet.

Sure enough, An Lushan shouted in the house: "Tell me my order, order An Yongzhen to catch up with Gao Shang immediately and kill him. If Gao Shang is let go, let him come to see me."

The personal soldiers ran out of the house and happened to meet An Yongzhen, "Three Generals, the Grandmaster, please immediately catch up with Gao Shang and behead him. The third general should have heard the words behind!"

An Yong smiled bitterly, shook his head helplessly, and had to turn around and run away.

After a moment, three hundred iron cavalry chased towards the south city like lightning. Gao Shang wanted to escape, but he could only go out of the south gate.

A narrow road had been shoveled out on the street at the city gate, but outside the city was ice and snow, and there was no way out. He could only walk carefully on the ice and snow. An Yongzhen saw the noble carriage at a glance, and the carriage was parked there. Several followers were supporting Gao Shang standing beside the carriage, looking at him as if he was waiting for An Yongzhen to come.

Three hundred cavalrymen urged the horses to chase after him, and after a moment they surrounded Gao Shang. Gao Shang smiled slightly and said to An Yongzhen: "If I guess correctly, Zhang Tongru will instigate the prince to ask you to kill me!"

"Sir, I guessed it well, it was indeed Zhang Ning's instigation."

An Yongzhen sighed and said, "The person I actually want to kill is Zhang Tongru, not Mr. But the prince issued a death order. If I don't kill Mr., I will ask me to come forward to see him. Mr., I'm sorry, I really have no way out!"

"Where is the little prince? Isn't the little prince's road?"

Gao Shang was actually waiting for him. He knew that Zhang Tongru would not let him go, so An Lushan would definitely order An Yongzhen to kill him. He pointed ahead, "The little prince is stationed in a large army ten miles away now. Why don't the third general surrender to the little prince?"

"Is the little prince here?" An Yong was really surprised. The little prince's army had arrived ten miles away. Why did he have no news? There were nearly two thousand garrisons from the old Ba Anyuan Kingdom in front of him!

Gao Shang smiled, "General Anyuan Kingdom has surrendered to the little prince, and General Anqi. He also expressed his willingness to serve the little prince. Now there is only the army of the three generals. The three generals, you and I know that the Yan army that marched into the Bohai Kingdom has been wiped out, and the danger of the Yan army is right in front of you. Why do you still have to be obsessed and kill the prince in the end?"

"Sir, you're serious! Why do you mean to kill the prince?"

"The prince has been swayed by Zhang Tongru. Now the army is in the hands of the little prince. He still wants to fight against the little prince. The third general think about it, would he be like this if it were the past?"

An Yongzhen thought for a moment, and it was true. If it were in the past, the prince would definitely follow the flow and hand over the power of the young prince, he would not be embarrassed by the fait accompli. But now he is unable to hand over power. Then the result must be that father and son are tragic. There must be Zhang Tongru's influence. It is obvious that the prince is not only blind in his eyes, but also blind in his heart.

In fact, An Lushan was not so seriously bewitched by Zhang Tongru. Many times he still made his own decisions. For example, sending troops north to join the Khitan, which had nothing to do with Zhang Tongru. It was An Lushan who made the decision by himself.

However, the personal soldiers were unwilling to admit that An Lushan was confused by these mistakes, but instead pushed the blame to Zhang Tongru, believing that An Lushan was bewitched by Zhang Tongru. An Yongzhen also had such prejudice, so Gao Shang used An Yongzhen's mentality to hate Zhang Tongru and wanted to save An Lushan and convince him.

This persuasion was very effective, and EY was really moved.

Seeing that he was moved, Gao Shang advised him again: "If the general can surrender to the little prince, then the prince will have no support to fight against the little prince. In that case, he will soften, give up mundane affairs, and calm down to recuperate. More importantly, the father and son will not be tragic to each other. The third general, the prince cannot see the situation in front of him. Isn't that great?"

"this....."

An Yong was really moved. Gao Shang made a lot of sense, just like a man going crazy, slashing and killing with a knife. At this time, if he took his knife off and locked him up, the crazy person would gradually calm down without weapons and freedom.

Now An Lushan is the problem. He was bewitched by Zhang Tongru and has lost his mind. If he has no army in his hands, all the crises in front of him will be eliminated. Transferring the military power to the little prince is actually helping the general.

Thinking of this, he nodded, "This matter makes me think about it again, and I will reply to Mr. As soon as possible."

"Okay! I look forward to the general's good news."

An Yongzhen turned his horse's head and headed towards the city. One of his subordinates asked in a low voice: "How can the general explain to the prince?"

"Just say I didn't catch up, the prince won't really kill me."

The cavalry team gradually faded away. Gao Shang looked at their backs and couldn't help but smiled proudly. Even if An Lushan refused, he could still eat the last five thousand elite soldiers. He had already made a decision, just tonight.

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Although it was snowy and difficult to walk on the road, an army of more than 10,000 people drove by the Bailang River about ten miles south of Liucheng County. They stationed and led the army was An Qingxu. He also received news from a subordinate from the Bohai Sea that An Qinghe was killed and the last 20,000 Yan troops were annexed by the Khitan.

This news means that there were only 36,000 soldiers left in the Yan army, of which more than 5,600 were stationed in Liucheng County. This is An Lushan's direct guard and the most elite cavalry in the Yan army. An Qingxu only had 30,000 new soldiers, so he of course had to take the last five,000 elite soldiers into his hands.
To be continued...