"My lord, once the emperor is captured, the Tang Dynasty will probably fall apart!"
In the lobby, everyone's expressions changed again.
Just before, Ruyang had received the news that Yang Guozhong had quietly left Chang'an. It was expected that he would be the first to proclaim himself king.
In terms of ambition, Yang Guozhong's was no less ambitious than An Lushan's.
As for rescue?
Although my lord can be considered a member of the Li clan, he has been expelled from the Li clan long ago, and Yi Bolou would not take action against the Tubo incident.
"Yes! As expected, after An Lushan takes over Chang'an, he will definitely wipe out the Li family and even attack Ruyang."
Nodding slightly, Li Mo said again.
It is said that the reason why he acted in secrecy after coming to Tang Dynasty was because he was afraid that An Lushan and Shi Siming would target Li disciples.
Especially now that I have completely broken my skin,
As the Li family is a royal family, many veterans will definitely support the Li family's children again. For this reason, Lu'an Lushan will not let the Li family go easily.
"My lord is right. Fortunately, Ruyang Pass was built before, a lot of food was stored, and there are 36,000 cavalry. Ruyang should not have any problems for the time being, otherwise..."
While nodding, Master Zeng couldn't help but sigh.
Facts have proved how wise the decision made by my lord was. If there is no food... it is really hard to say whether Ruyang can last for several months.
"Even so, Ruyang cannot be careless! An additional 10,000 cavalry need to be sent to Ruyang Pass. In addition, merchants and foreigners entering and leaving Ruyang must be strictly inspected to avoid An Lushan and Shi Siming.
People blend in."
While talking, Li Mo came to the desk.
Recently, the construction of Ruyang's outer city is coming to an end. As long as the outer city is completed, Ruyang will have more security.
"Yes, my lord!"
Hearing this, Xue Song and others all took orders.
........
As night falls, the Tang Dynasty is destined not to be peaceful tonight.
In Longxi County, at the foot of a mountain, there are many tents.
This is where Shuofang's army is stationed. Commander Li Guangbi stood in the military tent and looked at the secret message in his hand, his expression getting worse and worse.
"An Lushan! You traitor!"
In the end, he threw the secret letter directly on the ground.
This caused many generals in the military tent to look puzzled, saying that they had been waiting for reinforcements from An Lushan ever since the confrontation with Tibet's 200,000-strong army.
Without the reinforcements from An Lushan, Shuofang's army would not be a match for the Tibetan army.
"General, is An Lushan deliberately delaying sending troops?"
After coming back to his senses, a deputy general couldn't help but speak.
For his commander to be so angry and say such words, it is very likely that An Lushan was deliberately delaying the opportunity.
"This guy actually secretly set up Chen Cang and led an army of 300,000 people from Heshuo into Tongguan. He killed the general guarding Tongguan and not only sent an urgent message to your majesty to clear the emperor's side. Now An Lushan has brought hundreds of thousands of people with him.
The army surrounded Chang'an City! And the left prime minister Yang Guozhong actually took the whole family to leave Chang'an for Jiannan County first!"
Li Guangbi clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
He really didn't expect that An Lushan would stage a rebellion at such a critical moment.
"Ah? This..."
The big tent fell silent for an instant, and all the generals were stunned.
They still underestimated An Lushan's courage before.
"Send the order and immediately inform all vanguards to raise their camps and mobilize troops to aid Chang'an!"
Bang!
Li Guangbi punched the table hard and started to give orders.
As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, how could he just watch the rebel ministers commit rebellion?
"yes....."
After coming back to his senses, just when the lieutenants were about to bow down and take orders and turn around to leave the tent, the counselor next to Li Guangbi suddenly changed his expression.
"Commander, wait a minute! I have something you don't know whether to say or not?"
"Um?"
Li Guangbi turned to look at the counselor.
"Commander, I'm afraid it's too late for us to rush to Chang'an now. Moreover, once our Shuofang army breaks camp, Tubo's 200,000 cavalry will definitely attack from behind. By then... our Heshuo army may be in crisis before we reach Chang'an.
.”
After hesitating for a moment, the counselor said.
He could understand the mood of his commander at the moment, but the current situation made it difficult for Shuofang's army to protect themselves, let alone go to Chang'an to rescue them.
As soon as these words came out, there was another silence in the military tent.
The counselor said that it was true, Chang'an was hundreds of miles away from Longxi County, and even if we rushed there, the dust would have settled long ago.
"Then just watch helplessly as thieves like An Lushan usurp the country and seek chaos?"
Li Guangbi raised his eyebrows.
He didn't know that what the counselor said was reasonable, but he couldn't just watch it.
Compared with Tubo, he wanted to fight An Lushan more at this moment.
"Commander, the matter has come to this... Our Shuofang army should find a way to secretly preserve the royal bloodline, and then wait for an opportunity to take action to seize Chang'an again!"
Again, counselor.
It is true to be loyal to the emperor, but it cannot be done stupidly. It is really stupid to continue to fight even though you know it is a dead end.
"What do you think?"
Li Guangbi gradually calmed down.
"Commander, why don't we march westward and join up with the Anxi army of General Gao Xian Zhigao? By then our two groups will have an army of 300,000 people. By then, we will no longer be afraid of the 300,000 troops of Tubo and Anlushan!
In addition, once we evacuate, Tibet might attack An Lushan’s army directly from the rear..."
The counselor pointed to the cowhide map on the military tent and said again.
"Then how to preserve the royal bloodline?"
After a long silence, Li Guangbi asked.
"Commander, not all of the royal family's bloodline is in Chang'an, but can be found in various places... Wuwei County has His Majesty's thirteenth son Li Xuan, King of Liang. The Anxi army of Commander-in-Chief and General Gao can keep King Liang safe."
I have to say that Li Guangbi's advisers were quite capable.
In a short period of time, everything was planned.
"The Thirteenth Prince Li Xuan?"
Li Guangbi glanced at the map, thought about it for about two sticks of incense, and finally made a decision.
"Okay! Then break up camp and head to Liangzhou!"
"yes!"
.........
The night is getting darker, Jiannan County,
In the lobby of the Princess's Mansion, Yang Guozhong read the letter in his hand and breathed a long sigh of relief while his face was full of joy.
"Fortunately, we left Chang'an first, otherwise we would have fallen into the hands of An Lushan."
"Brother, what should we do now?"
On the side, Yang Guoxiao asked hurriedly.
Ever since the news about An Lushan leading troops to besiege Chang'an spread, county guards from all over the Tang Dynasty reacted greatly. They all insulted An Lushan and Shi Siming for their disobedient actions, and many even planned to lead troops to attack An Lushan.
"What should we do? Keep waiting. As expected, An Lushan will definitely establish his own country after taking Chang'an. At that time, it will be our time to raise the banner in Jiannan."
After coming back to his senses, Yang Guozhong raised the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, whoever leads troops to Chang'an to attack An Lushan is a fool.
Not to mention An Lushan has already controlled Tongguan, can he defeat it? Even if he can defeat it, so what?
It’s better to find an opportunity to become a Jiannan King yourself!
Jiannan's army numbered 250,000, and An Lushan could not mobilize an equivalent force to attack Jiannan when he occupied Chang'an.
