You are not fighting for the whole family, you are protecting our own home!
Zhou Wuzui's answer was loud and Li Kuo couldn't help but be excited.
Yes, when I heard that An Lushan rebelled and led the people to the north resolutely, wasn’t what I was trying to protect the Tang Dynasty and protect the homes of each of them? This Tang Dynasty did not belong to Li Heng and his son, nor to the Li Tang court.
, but it belongs to each of them!
Whether it is the princes and nobles or the streets that are selling their strength, they all have the same blue sky on their heads and the same earth on their feet. The reason why the Tang Dynasty is the Tang Dynasty is not because of the prominent family tree of emperors and generals, but because
The efforts of every Tang people and the persistence of every Tang people have created their own Tang Dynasty!
Now the rebels are going to destroy the Tang Dynasty, which was exchanged for countless Tang people with their lives and blood. As a Tang man, he will really ignore the heavy responsibility on his shoulders because of his personal grudges?
I will never do this myself!
Since I put on this military uniform, I have been destined to be unable to give up the heavy responsibility of my shoulders in this life.
"Not guilty, you are right. The Tang Dynasty we guarded is not the Tang Dynasty of Li Heng and his son!" Li Kuo smiled: "However, now the army is besieging Chang'an City, and breaking the city is just around the corner, even if I lead my army to attack Tongguan
, it is just a icing on the cake, and you can’t be busy with anything. Instead of doing this, it’s better to do something that is more beneficial to the Tang Dynasty and homeland!”
Zhou Wujue frowned and murmured: "It is more beneficial to the Tang Dynasty and homeland?"
"Not bad!" Li Kuo nodded and said, "The current situation of war between Chang'an and Suiyang is exactly the opposite. Instead of going to Chang'an to add icing on the cake, it is better to go to Suiyang to provide charcoal in the snow. The people in Chang'an City are the people, aren't the people in Suiyang City not the people in Suiyang City
Are the people? What we guard is not a family of one family, nor is we guard the homes of emperors and generals only!”
Why is Li Heng so anxious to recover Chang'an City? Because Chang'an symbolizes the country's destiny and the hope of the Tang Dynasty. Although Sui Yang's geographical location is very important, it does not have certain symbolic significance after all. If Li Heng is asked to choose, of course he
They will choose to regain Chang'an first and give the rebels a heavy psychological blow.
So he did not hesitate to send all his troops to Chang'an, so he did not hesitate to borrow troops from the Uighurs to attack the city. All this was not because he was worried about the safety of the people in Chang'an City, but because he cared about his throne.
Therefore, he would rather sacrifice hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Suiyang City to satisfy his selfish desires.
But Li Kuo would not do this. In his eyes, the lives of the people of Chang'an City and the people of Suiyang are equally noble, and the status of Chang'an City and Suiyang are equally important.
What they protect is not a family of one family, but a home that belongs to every Tang people!
There is no matter how high and low, this is the Tang Dynasty that belongs to everyone, and this is the Tang Dynasty that belongs to Chinese culture!
The rising sun rises and becomes the Tang Dynasty!
As soon as Li Kuo's decision to march into Suiyang was proposed, he received response and support from many soldiers of the Jianghuai Army.
This is not difficult to understand. Except for the few soldiers in Tongwu Camp, most of the people are native to Jiangdu people. Now Suiyang is surrounded by rebels, and if there is no reinforcements, the city will be destroyed sooner or later.
By then, the JAC portal will be opened, and the people who will suffer will be the people of JAC Road.
Compared with Chang'an City, the people of Jiangdu City are the relatives of these Jianghuai soldiers!
Everyone in the world has selfish intentions. If they are asked to choose, they will of course choose to protect their relatives who are closer to their bloodlines!
With the strong support of the soldiers, Li Kuo became even more determined. He personally wrote a letter to Guo Ziyi, politely rejected Guo Linggong's kindness, and said that he would advance to Suiyang to break the siege of Suiyang.
Not long after, Guo Ziyi wrote back to Li Kuo. He highly praised Li Kuo's righteous actions and said that he would do his best to make suggestions for Li Kuo in front of His Emperor to eliminate the gap between the two of them.
Li Kuofu Zhixiao didn't take Guo Ziyi's actions seriously.
Eliminate barriers? It’s not a day when the freezing is freezing. How can the barriers be so easy to eliminate? Now he just hopes to quell the rebellion as soon as possible and take his relatives to live a peaceful life!
As for the so-called favor and favor, he does not pray or care!
After the plan was decided, Li Kuo sent someone to inform Gao Shi and Uncle Gao, saying that he would go to Jianghuai to pick up his relatives after the Suiyang rescued the siege, so that he would not have to worry too much about him.
After everything was settled, Li Kuo felt relieved.
Suiyang, I'm here!
It was almost July and the weather was very hot.
This feeling will only subside when the night covers the stars.
Li Kuo led his army to leave Tangzhou for two days, and now he has arrived outside Nandun City. Since the rebels near Chang'an in Xijing were defeated and retreated continuously under the siege of the imperial army, they have only shrunk and entrenched in the Chang'an City area, which has completely no effect on Tangzhou.
threaten.
Without any worries, Li Kuo simply transferred out all 10,000 elite soldiers in the city, leaving only 5,000 rural brave men to defend the city. In addition, more than 1,000 horse thieves gathered in Shangcai. Now Li Kuo also has a total of 10,000 in his hands.
One thousand cavalrymen.
Although these cavalry are not as arrogant and powerful as Yi Luohe, they are all elites carefully cultivated by Li Kuo. When encountering ordinary rebel cavalry, they may not be at a disadvantage.
He was walking along the way with such a light cavalry. When the small rebels along the way saw it, they took the initiative to avoid it and did not dare to turn it straight away.
The purpose of Li Kuo's trip was very clear, that is, to lift the siege of Suiyang. Now Suiyang City has been surrounded for a long time, and every day is delayed, there is a risk. Therefore, Li Kuo ordered the entire army to carry only half a month of food rations and travel a hundred miles a day.
Only take three hours at night.
Such a marching is extremely rare among the elite rebels.
"Qilang, if you walk forward, you will be Luyi!" Zhou Wujue pointed to a small town on the map and tapped lightly.
Li Kuo frowned in the faint fire, saying, "I heard that Tian Chengsi had heavy troops in this generation? I want to go to Suiyang, but Is there any other way?"
Zhou Wuzui helplessly spread his hands and said, "If there is, there is no need to go around the distance. Now we have brought half a month of food. If we go around, the food will be even more tense."
Li Kuo nodded and said, "Then let's go from Luyi Road. I have heard that Tian Chengsi is famous for a long time, so I happened to take this opportunity to have a good meeting!"
No words all night.
The next morning, the morning light was dim, and the soldiers got up and buried the pot to cook. After only half an hour, the soldiers who had breakfast set off and headed for Luyi.
Luyi is located next to the Xifei River, only more than 200 miles from Suiyang.
The rebel general Tian Chengsi was responsible for stationing the periphery of Suiyang to prevent the Tang army from rushing for assistance. However, the scope of the periphery of Suiyang City was too large, and Tian Chengsi could not control even if he had three heads and six arms. So he sent several confidants to take charge of several.
It is located in a fortress, and this Luyi City is a city that focuses on defense.
In fact, you don’t need to pass through the city to get to Luyi, as it is more convenient to wade through the shallows downstream.
After sending a scout to survey the surrounding terrain, Li Kuo decided to cross the river from Xifeishui.
What surprised Li Kuo was that they were not intercepted by the rebels when crossing the river. Even the entire army had read Xifei River, they did not even see the shadow of the rebels. This result surprised Li Kuo very much, after all, Lu
The city is an important city, and the rebels will not have too few troops to deploy. Even if they face it head-on, they will never compete with themselves. Indirect restraint can still be achieved.
The more than 10,000 cavalry galloped past the city, how could the defending general not notice it?
With the competitive and strong-willed nature of the rebels, how could he hide in the city and watch himself cross the water?
There will be a demon when things happen, so Li Kuo secretly became vigilant and ordered the entire army to strengthen his vigilance.
"Qilang, I think the rebels' move is not very strange." Zhou Wujue held the reins with one hand, and used a scabbard to open the branches of the shrubs above his head, explaining: "Think about it, the main forces of the rebels are now all
Within ten miles outside Suiyang City, in the eyes of the rebels, if we go to rescue Suiyang, we can be let go. After all, there are more than 100,000 troops stationed outside Suiyang City, waiting to siege the city to fight aid.
And if we were not to rescue Suiyang, there was no need for them to attack. After all, it was not their responsibility. If they attacked rashly, they would be suspected of overstepping their power. It would be okay if they won, but if they lost, they would probably be taken away by us.
Luyi, by then they will be unable to express their hardships.”
Li Kuo nodded. Zhou Wuzui's analysis made sense. After all, his army and horses are coming in full force, and it is not too bad to stick to the city without determining his true purpose.
At present, there is no need to worry about these things anymore, and I need to care more about how to go next.
"But the remaining road is not easy to walk. If you want to go to Suiyang, you must pass the Bianhuan River. This big river is extremely fast and cannot be passed by."
Zhou Wujue analyzed in a deep voice: "Either ferry or cross the bridge. The former is feasible, but we are too many people and can't find enough ferries. If there is any mistake on the way, it is difficult to line up to meet them.
enemy."
"So I can only step over the bridge?" Li Kuo frowned and asked in a deep voice.
ps: Suiyang City, I wonder if Qilang can arrive in time?