On the second day of July, at night, Li Sheng led five thousand fine cavalry and quietly marched towards Weinan.
At dawn on the third day of the Lunar New Year, the army arrived at the gates of Weinan City and surrounded the four gates of Weinan City, east, west, north and south.
At this time, there were only 3,000 rebels in Weinan City, and most of them were former Tang troops who had surrendered to the rebels.
Their morale was low.
Only a small number were from the rebels' headquarters sent by An Lushan to monitor officials and surrendered troops.
The soldiers who were on duty on the city wall in the morning had just woken up and found flags waving and war horses neighing outside the city.
Many people came to the wall to take a look and asked, "Hey, why did such soldiers and horses suddenly appear outside the city overnight?"
The surrendered soldiers screamed in alarm, and then a sharp arrow shot from under the city and nailed it to the gatepost of the city tower.
The soldiers screamed and hid aside.
When they turned around, they found a letter staring at the arrow.
Lieutenant Yang Ping, a retired military colonel, walked over and pulled out the arrow and took out the letter.
The envelope read: The city gate guard personally opened it, Yang Ping.
Ping was the gatekeeper of the West City Gate.
He sent someone to find an old scholar who could read and read letters.
After reading the letter, the old scholar said to Yang Ping: "Master Xiaowei, the letter says that they are the Beiting Army, and the leading general is Li Sheng, the general under the command of Deputy Marshal Zhao Ziliang.
General Li said that he knew that we were forced to If the captain surrendered to the rebels as a last resort, if the captain could change his ways and open the city gate to accept the surrender, he would report it to the marshal.
Not only would he not be held accountable for leading the army to surrender to the rebels, but he would also report to the marshal that the captain had surrendered to the rebels.
Your Excellency, please take credit” Yang Ping was stunned when he heard this.
Many soldiers next to him looked at him with eagerness.
One of the military leaders bravely said to Yang Ping: "Master Colonel, we have long suffered the infamy of surrendering to the army."
That's enough.
Now the imperial army has arrived.
This is the time for Sir Colonel to take us back anyway.
This opportunity must not be missed and don't come back.
Sir Colonel, let's do it.
It's just dawn, and the rebels are sending us.
The officer who came here is probably still sleeping with the beauty in his arms.
Let's open the city gate now, but we can lead the imperial army directly to the government office and capture the rebel officer alive.
Not only did the captain take the initiative to open the city gate.
The merit of accepting the surrender is also the merit of capturing the rebel officers alive.
When the time comes, the court will reward you based on your merits, and the captain will be prosperous, and we brothers will also be able to follow you and enjoy the hot food."
When the military leader said this, the other military leaders nearby were also moved, and all of them immediately agreed: "Yes, Mr.
Xiaowei, what Chief Liu said makes sense.
No matter what, we are still the people of the Tang Dynasty, right?"
Is it true that I will follow the rebels all my life and be reviled by future generations?"
Yang Ping was also moved.
He looked at the military leaders and asked, "You all think so."
"Yes, Mr.
Colonel, let's do it.
We have had enough of the bird officers and soldiers sent by An Lushan.
They have never regarded us as human beings.
Fortunately, the imperial army has counterattacked.
As long as we open this city If we let the imperial army enter the city, we no longer have to be afraid of the rebels."
Yang Ping held the hilt of the sword and walked back and forth on the same spot for a few times.
He suddenly stopped and said sharply: "Okay, I'll just block it.
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Let's open the city gate and let the imperial army enter the city.
I don't expect the imperial court to reward me.
As long as the imperial court doesn't hold anyone accountable."
I'll just wait for my previous mistakes.
Brothers, follow me down and open the city gate to welcome the imperial army."
"Follow your orders" Under the leadership of Yang Ping, all the army leaders and many soldiers walked to the gate of the city gate, lowered the drawbridge, opened the city gate, and called all the soldiers to line up inside the barbican to welcome Li Sheng's army.
When Li Sheng saw the city gate wide open, he didn't expect this move to be so effective.
He also thought that if he failed to persuade him to surrender, he would wait until night to send the Huya Army to sneak attack the city gate.
Now that he succeeded in persuading him to surrender, he was immediately overjoyed and held up his horse.
Drink: "Come here, send a hundred riders to check out the situation."
Ma Sheng is not a reckless person.
He has followed Zhao Ziliang for so many years and has rich combat experience.
Even if the city gate is wide open, there is no guarantee that there will not be any traps inside.
Besides, he and Yang Ping do not know each other.
It is impossible to completely believe that the other party will not meet him before they meet.
Surrender unconditionally, and first send one person in to explore the situation.
If there is no ambush inside, he will lead the army into the city.
A brigade commander quickly entered the city with a hundred cavalry, rushed into the urn city, and saw that there were surrendered soldiers standing on both sides of the urn city, all the weapons were placed on the ground, and there was no one on the surrounding walls.
The brigade commander immediately ordered fifty people to control the city gate, and then sent people up to the city wall to check if there were any archers ambushed on the wall of Wengcheng.
Then he rode his horse up to Yang Ping and asked, "Are you the guard of the west city gate?
What is your name?"
who" Yang Ping hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "Young man Yang Ping, the rebels were strong before, and the prefect Liu ordered us to surrender together.
I can't disobey the order, so I can only lead my brothers to surrender to the rebels.
I'm really helpless.
I'll wait."
I have long been looking forward to Master Wang’s arrival.”
The soldiers who went up to the city wall to check the situation ran back and reported to the brigade commander: "There is no one on the city wall and there is no ambush."
The brigade commander immediately sent someone to report to Li Sheng outside the city.
When Li Sheng received the news that there was no ambush in the city, he immediately waved his horse forward and shouted: "All soldiers, follow me into the city!"
After rushing into the Wengcheng, the brigade commander who was exploring the way immediately went forward and reported: "General, the guard of this city gate is called Yang Ping.
It was he who led the crowd to open the city gate and welcome the king's troops into the city."
Li Sheng looked at Yang Ping and said, "You are Yang Ping."
Yang Ping immediately said: "Yes, it is the villain, General.
The Weinan Prefect sent by the rebels is in the Prefect's Mansion at this time.
The villain is willing to lead the way with his brothers to capture the Prefect's Mansion and capture the rebel Prefect alive and present it to the General." " Li Sheng immediately said: "Okay, if you succeed, I will recommend you to the marshal and promote you to general."
Yang Ping was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, General" Under the leadership of Yang Ping, Li Sheng's army marched directly along the street towards the prefect's mansion.
Several waves of rebel patrols that had just come out to patrol the city were encountered by Li Sheng's army and were all chopped into pieces.
After arriving at the prefect's mansion unimpeded, Li Sheng immediately sent a group of troops to attack the rebel camp in the city after surrounding the prefect's mansion, and sent people to take over the other three city gates.
In the early morning, there were a lot of shouts of killing in Weinan City.
The fighting did not sweep across the city.
It only happened in two places, one at the prefect's mansion and the other at the military camp in the city.
The prefect's mansion and the rebel barracks in the city They were all surrounded.
The rebels did not expect that the Tang army would attack at dawn, nor did they expect that they would suddenly enter the city.
Therefore, they were all surrounded and found themselves surrounded.
In less than an hour, the prefect's mansion and the rebel barracks in the city were captured successively.
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The rebel prefect was captured.
Most of the rebels in the rebel camp were killed, and a small number surrendered.
The rebel prefect was also chopped down by Li Sheng.
Head, Weinan City was easily taken by Li Sheng.
Late that night, Li Sheng left a small number of soldiers and surrendered soldiers and horses to guard Weinan City, and he set out with the army overnight to Huayin.
The Beiting Army, which had rested for most of the day, was full of energy again, and after a night of galloping, it was no longer Feel tired.
It was already the morning of the fourth day of July when they arrived outside Huayin County.
The rebel soldiers guarding the city gate saw a large group of cavalry rushing towards them.
They were so frightened that they immediately shouted and hurriedly closed the city.
The people who blocked the city gate could not enter the city.
When they saw another army rushing towards them from behind, they dropped their belongings and dispersed.
Soon, all four gates of Huayin City were closed, and the rebel generals appeared on the gate tower.
Outside the west city gate, the cavalry of the Tang army lined up in a neat square formation, densely packed, with swords and guns like a forest, cold light shining, waves of murderous intent swept towards the city tower, the rebel soldiers were trembling with fear, this Tang army was incomparable with each other at first sight.
The other Tang armies were different.
Not only were their armor, weapons, and clothing quite different, but their energy and energy were not comparable to other Tang armies.
Even the elite rebel cavalry was inferior to this army.
Li Sheng rode his horse under the west city gate and shouted: "Rebels on the city tower, listen, I am Li Sheng, the vanguard general of the counter-rebellion.
Please open the city gate quickly and accept the surrender.
General, I can forget about the past.
Otherwise, I will definitely break the city."
If you kill a chicken or a dog and leave no one who is willing to surrender, you can kill the stubborn guard and open the city gate to welcome the king.
I will be the marshal to ask for merit for you."
Li Sheng's troops were all cavalry, so of course it was impossible to attack the city.
After he spoke, there was no reaction from the tower.
Instead, they fired a wave of arrows.
Li Sheng waved his horse to deflect the arrows and hit his horse back, leading his army to retreat two miles.
After setting up camp, he also ordered the soldiers not to remove their armor or saddles, but to be prepared for a sneak attack by the rebels in the city, and to be ready for battle at any time.
On the west gate of Huayin City, the rebel general An Shouzhong watched the Tang army camp two miles outside the city and said angrily: "This Li Sheng is so bold that he dares to camp two miles outside the city.
He doesn't care about it at all."
This general takes it seriously.
He thinks that he will just hide in the city because he is afraid.
Isn't he afraid that he will suddenly lead his troops out of the city to attack his camp?"
A scribe next to him asked doubtfully: "General An, could this be a trick of the enemy general?"
An Shouzhong laughed: "You think too highly of him.
We watched them set up camp.
He has no infantry, only cavalry.
For two or three miles, our cavalry can charge in an instant.
What can he do even if he has a trick?"
The scribe thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's true."
An Shouzhong waved his hand and said: "Ignore him for the time being, let my two thousand cavalry be ready.
The men will eat and drink enough, and the horses will be fed.
After noon, when the sun is in the sky and the weather is the hottest, we will Open the city gate and rush out, killing them all without leaving a trace."
"The general is wise" After noon, there were only a few sporadic soldiers walking around in the Tang Army camp outside the city, as well as some sentries and patrol soldiers.
The other soldiers seemed to have gone into tents to rest after eating and drinking.
An Shouzhong who was on the city gate saw that there was almost no movement in the Tang army's camp, so he thought that the Tang army had already gone into their tents to escape the summer heat.
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He immediately asked: "Are you all ready?"
"General, everything is ready."
"Okay, come with me."
An Shouzhong swung his cloak, pressed his sword and walked down the city tower.
Two thousand elite Huqi in the urn city were ready.
An Shouzhong raised his sword and shouted: "Open the city gate, sons and daughters follow me."
Fight out, destroy the Tang army’s camp, kill them all and leave no one behind”: