After having a rough banquet set up by Qian Yuanke, Li Kuo resigned to the governor of Yingzhou and Eunuch Zhu, and returned to the room alone.
In theory, since the beginning of Yangzhou, Jianghuai, the army has only been marching forty or fifty miles a day, which is not too far, but Li Kuo always feels a sense of unreasonable fatigue. He placed his sword on the desk, Li Kuo long
Take a breath. This may be the so-called inner demon at work!
In the past, the Tang army was ordered to return to Beijing and won a great victory. On the way back to Chang'an, they were welcomed by the sidelines, and the triumphant resounded. It felt like the pride. But now I was ordered to serve the king in the face of danger!
An Lushan's rebellion has touched many people's nerves. Many generals who are "loyal" to the court and His Majesty have taken the opportunity to put on airs, in order to seize the greatest benefit for themselves. This is human nature
, it was understandable. But when all the dark backs were exposed in front of Li Kuo without any obstruction, he still couldn't help but feel angry.
If the country does not exist, General Mao will be attached to it? These generals can't even understand the most basic thing. They are still the general who guards the emperor's side!
Or, or did they never regard the Tang Dynasty as their mother country, and in their eyes, the Tang Dynasty was just a preparatory body for them to seize profits?
Hebei falls, Hedong is in a hurry, and Dongdu falls
If everyone has such thoughts, it would be no wonder that the Tang Dynasty was in turmoil.
"Yanji, Yanji!" Li Kuo would drink a pot of tea to moisten his lungs every night before falling asleep. This work was done by his close friend Zhang Yanji. This time, he naturally thought of Zhang Yanji.
But after he called twice, Zhang Yanji did not step in, which surprised Li Kuo.
Just as he wanted to get up and go out of the house to find out the truth, the wooden door suddenly creaked and was pushed open.
"Governor, I haven't slept yet."
Dou Qing was holding a tray in his hand, and there was a purple sand mud pot with light smoke standing on it.
"Oh, Brother Dou, how are you here?" Li Kuo smiled slightly and pointed at the wooden table opposite him with one arm.
Dou Qing put down the teapot, sat down and said, "Didn't the governor call me? I'll send you tea now."
Li Kuo smiled and said, "Brother Dou really loves me, but Yan Ji, he has always done this."
Dou Qing choked slightly when he heard this, Cancan said, "Did the Governor forget that General Zhang had already received an order to garrison Anxi half a month ago."
"Yeah." Li Kuo responded as if he was bluntly attacked and stopped talking. Yes, why did he forget that Yan Ji had already received the imperial edict and went to Anxi to garrison? Even though Yan Ji was dissatisfied and reluctant, he was also unwilling.
What can it be? That's the imperial edict. Can he resist disrespect?
Li Kuo still vaguely remembers the scene when he bid farewell to Zhang Yanji on a snowy night. The boy was so loyal that he couldn't control his tears and even flowed down his face, just like a little lady - a water man!
He advised him that Anxi was crucial to the Tang Dynasty. Now that the Anthony rebelled, the court should concentrate on suppressing the rebellion and the attention of the four towns naturally decreased. But this does not mean that the Tang Dynasty would give up the four towns, after all, this is guardian.
The Silk Road is the gateway to the Longyou Road of the Tang Dynasty. The existence of the four towns of Anxi can well resist the great cannibals in the west, the Tubo people in the south, and even the Uighurs in the north.
There are no eternal allies in the world, who can guarantee that after the civil strife of the Tang Dynasty, the Uighur Khan, who was once obedient to the Khan of the Khan of Heaven, would not fight back? After all, Hu Er only had interests in his eyes, and the flag of the Battle of Talas in the Gloru people
Isn’t the rebellion with An Lushan the best proof?
Yan Ji was childish and said that the capital of the Tang Dynasty could not be kept, and he still had to do whatever he wanted to do in the four Anxi towns!
He scolded him hard before he stopped complaining.
The snow is flying, and you can cook wine to practice it.
Even if you are nine points of heroism and drunk, the feeling of separation is not good, let alone the person who is separated from me is his childhood friend, and he is a close friend who has been with me day and night for more than ten years without a year of separation!
"Dou Qing, how long does it take for the imperial court to quell the rebellion of Anzi?"
Li Kuo poured a cup of tea into his mouth, his expression full of loneliness.
"This is hard to say, but according to the subordinates, the court can defeat the confidence of the rebels in one year or at least half a year. After all, our Tang Dynasty court is just a mere man, so what capital does An Lushan have? Compete with His Majesty and his old man?”
Dou Qing thought for a moment and gave such a gentle answer. After all, the war really started to fight before the last moment, no one could say when it would be fought. However, An Thief was obviously a rebellion and could not win the hearts of the people. Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world. From this point of view, the Tang Dynasty completely had an advantage.
His Majesty, he really won the hearts of the people?
Li Kuo smiled bitterly in his heart and refused to comment. If His Majesty, who was so heroic decades ago, created the Kaiyuan prosperous era through drastic reforms, is worthy of the love and admiration of all the people. Compared with His Majesty now, let me say that If you are disrespectful, you will be indulging in the mood and will completely lose the self-discipline and demeanor that an emperor should have.
Is such a king worthy of the admiration of all people?
Li Kuo didn't know, nor did he want to know, some things can only be tested in time.
"No matter how much you have, you can rest well, we will set off tomorrow." Li Kuoqiang squeezed out a smile and patted Dou Qing on the shoulder.
He is already very tired, but he can't stop and has to keep walking. It's not easy to fall in the land and the country, so one or two people always need to stand up, right?
Li Kuo asked himself that he was not a hero, but he was a Tang Dynasty man, a Tang Dynasty man who dared to use a sword to kill Hu Chief, defend his country.
That night, there was nothing to say.
When he woke up early in the morning, Li Kuo took out the picture he carried with him and opened it on the table, thinking carefully about his plans for the next step.
Since ancient times, Tongguan has been a natural danger. I believe that as long as it is properly deployed, An Lushan will not blindly advance westward in a short period of time. In other words, he has enough time to bring this army, mostly composed of the children of Jianghuai, to Guanzhong.
Therefore, what he urgently needs to solve at the moment is not the time issue, but how to avoid An Lushan's main force.
The world is a chess board, and Luoyang lives in the plate.
Those who have played chess, regardless of whether they are masters with superb chess skills, can only see the stinky chess basket in front of them clearly, generally know that the most important thing in playing chess is to build a pattern.
If the structure is well constructed, you can be familiar with it, take the weight easily, and attack the city and capture the village with a smile.
ps: An Lushan’s time to raise an army is very good, so he will conquer several cities in a short period of time. I wonder what good way Qilang has to prevent An Lushan from such a strong offensive?