The hot weather in Nanzhou is as drunk as wine, and I have been sleeping for a long time and opened the door to the north.
At noon, I slept alone without making any sound. The mountain boy knocked on the tea mortar across the bamboo.
——"Xia Zongyuan" Liu Zongyuan
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The next day, Li E, the second master of Husi Village in Qinghe, came to report that the Hebei rebels in the four prefectures of Hengzhou, Dingzhou, Mozhou, and Cangzhou in the south of Youzhou have secretly ambushed in the valleys in this area and are on standby at any time.
Lone Wolf also sent news that he had persuaded the Khitan and Xi tribes to join forces to put down the rebellion. The main force of these grassland tribes was gathered in Guizhou and Tanzhou in the north of Youzhou.
Everything is ready, just waiting to launch the general attack.
Bai Fu mobilized his generals to encircle Fan Yang with all his strength.
At the critical moment, Bai Fu suddenly received a transfer order from the Ministry of War, requiring Bai Fu to lead 500 Anxi cavalry and return to Beijing quickly. The battle to encircle Fan Yang was fully commanded by Hu Yan Tieyi.
How could you mobilize the general at such a critical moment?
Shan Yunheng, the leader of the Hebei Province rebels and the head of Husi Village, made it clear that if Bai Fu was transferred, the Hebei rebels might not be willing to listen to the Tang army.
Bai Fu and other generals hurriedly reported to the court, begging the court to consider the great cause of suppressing the rebellion and grant time grace.
Li Guangbi, deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, even secretly reported to Suzong, begging his majesty to withdraw his order.
Unexpectedly, Suzong ignored him and issued twelve gold medals for troop deployment, asking Bai Fu to return to Beijing immediately.
It is difficult to disobey the sacred command, and if you disobey it again, you risk being beheaded.
Seeing the twelve gold medals for troop deployment, even Li Guangbi had to urge Bai Fu to leave as soon as possible and return to Beijing according to the order.
Li Guangbi sent a secret letter to Bai Fu, saying: "The siege of Fan Yang is imminent. It is really taboo to change generals before a battle. The Holy One naturally knows all this. However, His Majesty insists on going his own way and is determined to transfer you back to Chang'an.
From my inference, something big happened in Chang'an, which forced His Majesty to take extraordinary measures.
Your Majesty is wise, this move must have profound meaning."
In desperation, Bai Fu could only hand over the job as soon as possible and try to get back to Chang'an as soon as possible.
Before leaving, Bai Fu looked at the imperial territory map in the tent and stayed up all night.
He stayed up all night and secretly reported to Su Zong: "Your Majesty clearly understands that the world is uncertain and war is everywhere, so General Guo Ziyi should not be placed in an idle position.
The general who commanded the Battle of Fan Yang must not only be proficient in the art of war, but also be able to command all forces and form an encirclement force.
The last general suggested that Guo Shuai recruit mixed Hu-Han regiments from Shuofang War Area, Fufang War Area (headquartered in Yanzhou, today's Fuxian County, Shaanxi Province), Ningjingyuan War Area (headquarters in Pizhou) and other theaters, and set off from Shuofang.
Detour outside the fortress and attack Fan Yang directly.
Once Fan Yang is captured, the puppet Yan separatist regime is eliminated, and on the way to quell the rebellion, the army can be sent south to wipe out the remaining puppet Yan remnants in Hebei (north of the Yellow River).
The army moves south along the Yongji Canal and Jishui River. After entering Henan Road, it can join forces with General Guangbi to attack from the east and west sides to form a pincer offensive, which can wipe out Shi Siming's main army on Duji Road.
At this point, Shi Siming's chaos was over! The imperial court no longer had any hidden troubles.
Once Shi Siming's rebellion is put down, several armies can be deployed to defeat the rebellions of Qiang, Hun and other tribes in Jingzhou and Longzhou.
After wiping out the Qiang and the Hun rebellion, the army can take advantage of the situation to march westward, defeat the Tibetan troops, recapture the territory in the Western Regions occupied by the Tibetans, and restore the heyday of the Tang Dynasty!"
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Bai Fu and his party traveled day and night to Chang'an.
When arriving at Yanmen Pass, Yanmen Pass flags were fluttering and drum music was loud. Thousands of defenders with bright armor and solemn military appearance lined up on the city wall to greet him. They paid tribute to this legendary general with reverential eyes and solemn military salutes.
Seeing the heroic young marshal, cheers like a roaring tsunami erupted on the Great Wall.
"Young Marshal...Young Marshal!"
The youngest general in the empire rose like a comet, leading the Tang army to defeat countless incredibly powerful enemies and win incredible victories one after another!
The soldiers stood tall and straight like javelins, with tears of pride in their eyes. It is the supreme honor of being a soldier to be able to fight side by side with such a general in this life.
"This is what a man should do!"
This sentence lingers in the hearts of every Tang Army soldier.
In the welcoming queue, there was a graceful, elegant and noble woman, standing among the soldiers of the three armies, particularly conspicuous.
She is Princess Ning who married back to Huihe.
On July 17, the first year of Qianyuan (AD 758), Emperor Suzong granted the title of Yaoluo Ge Moyan to the Gelu Khan (second term) of the Huihe Khanate as the Yingwuweiyuan Jiaque Khan, and gave his youngest daughter to
Princess Ningguo married him.
The Tang Dynasty sent the central eunuch of the palace, Li Yu, the king of Hanzhong, as the envoy of ceremony, Li Xun, the right minister, and Xianyu Shuming, the outer minister of the right minister, as the deputy envoys to escort the princess of Ningguo to marry back to Hehe.
On July 24, Suzong personally sent Princess Ningguo to Xianyang. When they were leaving, Princess Ningguo said goodbye to Suzong: "The country is important, and I will die without regret."
Suzong shed tears and returned with sadness.
After Princess Ningguo and her entourage arrived at the royal court of Uighur (now Haraholin City, Mongolia), Yaoluo Gemoyan named Princess Ningguo as Uighur Ketun (Queen), and the whole Uighur country was filled with joy.
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In April of the third year of Qianyuan (AD 759), Yaoluo Gemoyan, the second Khan of Huihe Bijiaque, passed away. His eldest son, Prince Geluozhi, led an army to help, recaptured the two capitals, and Li Chu, the king of Guangping
The prince who became his brother) was killed for some reason earlier. The Uighur nobles supported his younger brother Yao Luoge to succeed him to the throne as Dengli Khan (third term).
It had been less than ten months since Princess Ningguo was married to Uighur, but the royal family of Uighur ordered Princess Ningguo to be buried as a sacrifice.
Princess Ningguo was neither humble nor arrogant, and said with great justice: "The Uighurs admired the culture of the Tang Dynasty, so they married the women of the Tang Dynasty. If everything was in accordance with the customs of the Uighurs, why bother to propose marriage thousands of miles away!"
The two sides argued fiercely, and finally each gave in. Princess Ningguo did not have to be buried, but she still followed the Huihe custom of "cutting her face" and cut her face with a knife and cried before giving up.
(The Uighur funeral custom is that the body is placed in the tent, the descendants and relatives slaughter cattle and horses, and offer sacrifices in front of the tent. Then they ride horses and walk around the tent seven times, stop in front of the tent door, and cut their own faces with a knife while crying. Bloody tears
After communicating like this seven times, the ceremony ends).
After the funeral of Pigaque Khan of Uighur, because Princess Ningguo had no heirs, in accordance with her wishes, the royal family of Uighur sent someone to send her back to the country.
After months of trekking, Princess Ningguo finally arrived at Yanmen Pass.
The Great Wall is majestic and majestic, winding in the mountains. The moment she saw the beacon, Princess Ningguo's heart surged and tears filled her eyes.
This is the hometown that the soul dreams of, and this is the Tang Dynasty that sacrificed its life for it without any regrets!
However, after arriving at Yanmen Pass, Princess Ningguo did not return to Chang'an immediately, but waited for someone at Yanmen Pass.
Today she finally waited for this person!
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She looked at Bai Fu, who was surrounded by generals and stars holding the moon, and Princess Ningguo was so anxious that she could not wait to end the welcome ceremony quickly and tell all the important things.
Half an hour later, the welcome ceremony finally ended. Bai Fu returned to the barracks. He had just taken off his armor, and before he had time to wash up, Princess Ning Guo broke into the tent with her people despite the obstruction of her soldiers.
Bai Fu was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly saluted and asked: "Your Highness, you are here in such a hurry. You must have something important to do. Please speak frankly."
Princess Ningguo was not polite and went straight to the point, saying: "General Bai, something happened to Qingluan! Now in the entire Tang Dynasty, you are the only one who can save her. General, please take action!"