To the west of Tongguan, the camp of the Tang Army.
"The Emperor's decree: Zhao Ziliang, Minister of the Ministry of War, Deputy Marshal of the Army and Horses, Protector of Beiting, and Envoy of Xingying Jiedu, who have made great contributions in defeating the enemy and fully displaying the power of the Tang Dynasty, are specially granted the title of Tong Zhongshu Menxia Ping Zhangshi, Kaifu Yi Tong, and other meritorious officials.
All officers and soldiers are rewarded."
"I thank you, Lord, for your kindness!"
Zhao Ziliang and the generals shouted to receive the imperial edict.
The envoy eunuch Luo Fengxian smiled and handed the imperial edict to Zhao Ziliang and said: "Marshal Zhao, your majesty also asked our family to tell the marshal that after receiving the edict, we should immediately arrange military affairs, and then return to Chang'an to report to your majesty the details of the battle.
In addition, Hexi and Longyou have once again mobilized 10,000 troops each to arrive in Chang'an.
The troops are led by General Ma Lin and General Wang Nannan respectively.
Your Majesty still has matters related to counter-rebellion that need to be discussed with the commander-in-chief and the generals."
Zhao Ziliang handed the imperial decree to his son Zhao Ting beside him, clasped his fists to Luo Fengxian and said: "Excuse me, please go ahead.
I will arrange the military affairs and then return to Chang'an to meet the Holy Master."
"Okay, let's go ahead and say goodbye."
After sending away the eunuch Luo Fengxian and his party, Zhao Ziliang led the generals back to the commander's tent.
As soon as he sat down, Li Siye said: "Commander, the last general was ordered to reorganize and train the 80,000 people.
These 80,000 people will take one or two months."
I'm afraid they won't be of use within the next few days, but now Hexi and Longyou have dispatched 10,000 more elite troops each, and together with Duan Xiushi's troops from the Anxi Army, we can use the infantry from Anxi, Hexi and Longyou to attack the city."
Zhao Ziliang walked to the map and studied it for a while, then turned around and said: "If we attack Tongguan earlier or later, it will not have much impact on our army's overall strategy.
Now Lu Jiong is stationed in Nanyang, Zhang Xun is stationed in Yongqiu, and Li Guangbi is stationed in Taiyuan. , with Guo Ziyi garrisoned in Dongshoujiang City, it will not be easy for the rebels to capture these fortified cities.
It doesn’t matter if we wait another two or three months to attack Tongguan. , what I am worried about now is that too many garrisons are deployed in Longyou and Hexi, which will lead to a lack of troops in the border towns of these two places.
In addition, the Nanzhao Kingdom in the southwest is also extremely restless.
In the past few years, Xianyu Zhongtong was The incompetent people lost 70,000 to 80,000 horses in the battle with Nanzhao, and there are not many troops available in the entire Jiannan Road.
If Tubo and Nanzhao launch a large-scale attack at this time, our Tang Dynasty will be attacked on three sides."
Li Sheng heard this and said angrily: "It is unreasonable for a small Nanzhao to be so presumptuous.
Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, these traitorous ministers, ruined the state affairs and allowed Tubo to regain its strength, and allowed the Nanzhao tribes to successfully establish the country.
Now they have They came to threaten my southwest territory of the Tang Dynasty.
Their bones should be dug out and whipped to relieve the hatred in our hearts."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hands and said: "The matter is over.
It is useless to mention these things again for the current situation.
I will return to Chang'an tomorrow to thank you.
The generals will stay and lead the troops to keep an eye on the Tongguan rebels.
They will send people to provoke them every day.
The rebels in Tongguan cannot be allowed to be safe and comfortable , if our army calms down, the rebels may take action.
Only if we keep putting pressure on the rebels, will the rebels become panicked.
After my commander left, General Sima Laiyi was temporarily in charge of military affairs.
You must obey orders without making mistakes.”
All the generals clasped their fists and agreed in unison: "General, I will wait and obey the order."
At this time, a soldier came in and handed a small note to Wang Can.
After reading it, Wang Can immediately said to Zhao Ziliang: "Commander, after Sun Xiaozhe and Yin Ziqi were defeated and fled back to Luoyang, An Lushan reprimanded them. but did not punish them.
Now Sun Xiao Zheliu stayed in Luoyang, while Yin Ziqi was transferred to take charge of the attack on Yongqiu.
According to reliable information, Anlushan added 10,000 troops to the Tongguan rebels.
Now Tongguan has 15,000 defenders, and there are also 15,000 troops in Shaanxi.
The county has 10,000 troops, led by General Neng Yuanhao."
"Oh."
Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but look at the map after hearing this, and quickly said with a smile: "It seems that An Lushan is worried about us attacking Tongguan on the one hand, and worried about our army sending troops from Pujin Pass to the east by boat along the Yellow River.
Attack Shaanzhou, Shaanzhou Once it is captured by our army, the connection between Tongguan and Luoyang will be cut off by us, and our army can directly threaten Luoyang.
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It seems that An Lushan still has the ability to pay close attention to the movements of the rebels and report to me at any time."
"Follow orders" On August 12, Zhao Ziliang rode back to Chang'an with hundreds of soldiers and retinues, and rested at the Baqiao military camp that night.
At this time, the Ma Lin Department of the Hexi Army, the Wang Nannan Department of the Longyou Army, and the Duan Xiushi Department of the Anxi Army were all stationed in the Baqiao Military Camp.
Before Zhao Ziliang's Beiting Army left, there were still 3,000 troops left here, led by Zheng Santong, who was responsible for raising grain, grass, military supplies, etc.
Baggage, and Cen Shen also stayed here to be responsible for forewarning new recruits, gathering previously defeated troops, and reorganizing and training some surrendered troops.
Ma Lin, Wang Nan, Duan Xiushi and others used to be Zhao Ziliang's old subordinates.
Among them, Ma Lin and Wang Nan had not seen Zhao Ziliang for almost ten years.
When they met, they were all very excited and cordial, especially Ma Lin. , if it were not for Zhao Ziliang's promotion, it would not be possible for him to be the deputy envoy of Hexi Jiedushi before he was thirty years old.
Zhao Ziliang chatted with a few people for a while, and then asked people to prepare wine and food.
They hadn't seen each other for so many years, and now they should have a good drink when they met.
After the food and drinks were served, Zhao Ziliang called to Ma Lin, Wang Nannan, Duan Xiushi and others: "Come, let's talk while eating and have a drink together."
Drinking depends on your mood.
At this moment, everyone was drinking happily and everyone talked about their own situation.
After drinking for three rounds, Zhao Ziliang asked: "How many troops are still stationed in Hexi and Longyou now?"
Ma Lin said: "Commander, after our troops were transferred out, there are only 10,000 people in Hexi at most.
The specific number is not clear, but it will definitely not exceed 10,000."
Wang Nan also said: "Longyou is about the same.
Although there are more people than Hexi, it will not exceed 15,000 people."
Zhao Ziliang frowned and said: "The troops are too few.
If Tubo suddenly launches an attack, I am afraid that the cities and military towns in Hexi and Longyou will not be able to resist it.
In the southwest, there is Nanzhao to contain Jiannan Road, and Tubo can hold most of its troops."
We have mobilized our forces to the Longyou and Hexi areas.
I am worried that the Tibetans will take advantage of our civil strife to send troops to attack Hexi and Longyou.
Why did you rashly send troops to Chang'an without submitting a letter to the court stating the truth?"
Ma Lin and Wang Rao glanced at each other, and Ma Lin said: "We have actually submitted several memorials, but they all failed.
The imperial court also issued decrees three or five times in succession urging us to deploy troops and horses to quell the rebellion.
Gao Xianzhi was in front of us.
With the example of Feng Changqing being beheaded, who dares to delay?
We are helpless."
Zhao Ziliang took a sip of wine, waved his hands and sighed: "Forget it, it's over now, it's useless to talk more.
In two days, there will be a great court meeting.
I'll go to see the Holy Spirit to discuss the overall strategic issues in detail."
On the morning of August 13th, Zhao Ziliang inspected the collection of grain, grass and military pay at Baqiao Camp.
Zheng San took him to the material storage area and introduced: "Commander, these are the grain, grass and military pay collected over the past month. , we have also raised some ordnance supplies.
Now that the autumn harvest has just begun, we should be able to collect some of them.
This batch of supplies, plus the ones we seized from the rebels, can support our army until next summer's harvest."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Okay, the progress is good.
Our army defeated the rebels on the front line this time and also seized a batch of food and property, which can be used for three months.
With these, the food and grass supplies are enough for the time being.
Now it is mainly ordnance."
There is still a shortage of resources.
You must urge the imperial weapons supervisor to resume production as soon as possible and increase output."
Zheng San agreed: "I understand."
Next, Zhao Ziliang inspected the retraining of the first batch of rebels captured from various places in Guanzhong.
These soldiers were undergoing intense training on the school grounds.
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Cen Shen accompanied Zhao Ziliang and his party on an inspection tour.
Cen Shen introduced: "Commander, General Li Sheng captured more than 11,000 people in various places in Guanzhong.
More than 1,000 people were sent home.
Now there are exactly 10,000 people left, all of whom are training here.
This group of soldiers learned their shame and became brave.
The results of the training are not bad.
We have disrupted the original organization and reorganized it.
These military leaders and captains have also been re-appointed.
The military leaders were all selected through selection.
The lower-level soldiers control it better.”
Zhao Ziliang watched the training of this group of soldiers for a while, and agreed with Cen Shen's work during this period: "Yes, both the new soldiers and this group of surrendered soldiers have done a good job in training, but they need to strengthen their ideological education."
Cen Shen said: "Don't worry, Commander, we have been spending a lot of energy in this area."
“That’s good” After returning from the inspection, the captain of the camp came with a man who looked like a housekeeper and reported: "Commander Qi, this housekeeper Peng said he has something to see you."
Butler Peng saluted Zhao Ziliang and said, "Meet the commander-in-chief."
Zhao Ziliang frowned and said, "Who are you?"
"The villain was sent by Mrs.
Meng to see the commander-in-chief."
Zhao Ziliang waved the others away and asked, "What does Mrs.
Meng want from me?"
"My wife heard that the commander-in-chief has returned to Beijing, so she specially ordered the servants to prepare a little wine and wanted to treat the commander-in-chief to a banquet tonight."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, you can reply to your wife for me and say you will come over later."
"Yes, I will resign, villain."
In the afternoon, Zhao Ziliang led his soldiers into the city and settled in his home in the city.
This house was awarded to him by Emperor Xuanzong.
It has been guarded and cleaned daily by several slaves for so many years.
Zhao Ziliang looked at the courtyard and said, "Nothing has changed here, it's very good."
The servant in charge replied: "In recent years, the little people have been cleaning and tidying up every day, so it is still the same as before.
A few days ago, the rebels came into the city and robbed everywhere.
The houses in front and behind were all robbed, except for No one dares to touch our house, it’s only the commander’s reputation that keeps those traitors in check.”
Zhao Ziliang smiled, walked into the main house and sat down.
A servant brought tea.
Zhao Ziliang rested here until evening and then led his soldiers to Mrs.
Meng's mansion.
He met more than one patrol team on the street along the way and learned that It was his driver and personal retinue.
Not only did no one dare to check, the soldiers and horses patrolling the streets stood aside and saluted to let him pass first
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