After watching Li Zhuan and Helan Jinming being taken away, Zhao Ziliang said to the generals: "The first thing has been dealt with.
Now let's talk about the second thing.
Let's go north to capture Yecheng and destroy the An Qingxu rebels.
Today is three days."
On the third day of the third month, I will give you seven days to prepare.
On the tenth day of the third month, all units of the Northern Expeditionary Army will march towards Yecheng.
On the 12th, they will complete their assembly twenty miles south of Yecheng.
Where are Wang Nan and Wang Sili?"
Wang Nanran and Wang Sili stood up and clasped their fists and said, "The end will be here."
"You two will temporarily command the troops of King Wu Li Zhuan and Helan Jinming respectively.
With the Eastern Route Army Li Yi as the main general, you two will be the deputy to advance northward.
On the one hand, you will capture the surrounding cities occupied by the rebels.
On the other hand, you will Cooperate with the Central Route Army and the West Route Army to capture Yecheng.
This time, I hope that the three of you will be of one mind, join hands with each other, and cooperate with each other.
You should not let the rebels seize the loopholes due to mutual dissatisfaction."
The three people clasped their fists and said: "Don't worry, Commander, we will work together to cooperate with the Central and West Route Army to capture Yecheng and destroy the Anqingxu rebels."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and announced the adjournment of the meeting, leaving only a few key officials and staff behind.
"Gentlemen, how should we deal with the matter of Li Zhuan and He Lan Jinming?"
Zhao Ziliang asked.
Gao Shang cupped his hands and said: "Commander, I think we should be more cautious about this matter.
Helan Jinming is fine.
It is not an exaggeration to kill him for this kind of crime.
But after all, King Wu Li Zhuan is also a relative of the emperor, and both of them are Although the commander-in-chief has the nominal authority to command and control the officials of Yidanjiedu and Fengjiang, when it comes to this kind of thing, it is best for the commander-in-chief not to decide how to deal with them without authorization.
The lower official thinks that for the sake of caution, the commander-in-chief might as well put them in charge.
The ball goes to the court and the emperor.”
Other officials and staff also agreed that Helan Jinming had no backing in the court.
Even if he was killed, it would not be a big deal.
No one would come forward to cause trouble for him.
However, King Wu Li Zhuan was different.
As a relative of the emperor, although he was not a prince He is a prince of the same rank, but he is also a member of the Li clan.
The forces in the court and the royal family are intertwined.
Dealing with King Wu will bring a lot of trouble.
Of course, this kind of thing must be left to the emperor to worry about.
Zhao Ziliang listened to the opinions of all the staff officials, and quickly asked Du Fu to write a memorial in handwriting, and sent a fast horse to Chang'an.
On the tenth day of March, the two armies met twenty miles south of Yecheng, with a total strength of 350,000 troops.
However, after the army arrived and camped here, Zhao Ziliang did not order an attack on Yecheng for several days, but only sent troops to attack Yecheng separately.
The three gates in the southeast and west of the city were surrounded, leaving only the north gate unencircled.
The Tang army only besieged the city but did not attack it.
This made the An Qingxu rebels in the city panic.
The 200,000 rebels in the city consumed astronomical amounts of food and grass every day.
At this time, no food and grass entered Ye City, so the rebels hoarded it.
The food and grass were quickly depleted.
In order to compete for food and grass, the rebels began to fight among themselves as Zhao Ziliang expected.
On the night of March 22, a large-scale fighting broke out among the rebels in Yecheng.
An Qingxu led thousands of troops and fled out of the north gate to Handan in the north amid the chaos.
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Early the next morning, after receiving the news, Zhao Ziliang immediately ordered the army to attack the city.
At this time, the rebels in the city had no intention of fighting.
Although there were defenders at the city gates and walls, as soon as the Tang army began to attack the city, the rebels dispersed and started to disperse.
Fleeing into the city, the Tang army immediately climbed up the city wall and opened the city gate.
A large number of Tang troops poured into the city.
The rebels fled in all directions, but were quickly overtaken.
After a period of fighting, the rebels began to surrender.
It took two days to collect the prisoners, clean the battlefield, and quell the chaos in Yecheng.
With the assistance of his staff and officials, Zhao Ziliang didn't have much to worry about.
He sent a troop of troops to chase him into Handan.
Except for An Qingxu and his Yan Zhuang's handful of confidants and thousands of cavalry escaped. , 70,000 to 80,000 rebels were killed, and the rest were captured.
An Qingxu and several thousand others fled into Shi Siming's sphere of influence and were immediately surrounded and disarmed by Shi Siming's troops.
An Qingxu and his confidants Yan Zhuang, Sun Xiaozhe, and Neng Yuan Hao and others were all captured, and the troops and horses were also annexed by Shi Siming.
Yecheng Imperial Palace.
The dragon chair had been carried away.
When the Tang army invaded, the palace had been plundered by the rebels, but most of the property was later recovered.
At this time, the palace had lost its former glory.
It could no longer be used as a palace, but It is more than enough to serve as a marshal's camp.
In the main hall, Zhao Ziliang sat on an ordinary chair under His Majesty Dan.
The officials and generals sat on both sides.
Everyone was in a high mood.
This was the biggest victory in countering the rebellion in several years.
There were basically no casualties, but Beheading 70,000 to 80,000 rebels and capturing more than 100,000 prisoners, An Qingxu's power was completely disintegrated.
Zhao Ziliang looked at the official letter just sent from Chang'an, then looked up at the general officials and said: "Everyone" Everyone stopped talking and laughing and looked at Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang said: "Chang'an sent someone to send an urgent official letter.
The court has already made a decision on Li Zhuan and Helan Jinming.
Li Zhuan has been dismissed from all official positions. , Helan Jinming will be escorted to Chang'an and handed over to the custody of Zongzheng Mansion on the same day.
He Lan Jinming did not obey the imperial decree and orders, privately raised troops and horses, and supported his own self-respect.
He will be dismissed from all official positions on this day, and will be escorted to Chang'an and handed over to the Ministry of Punishments to be detained and await the Holy Judgment."
"These two people should have been dealt with long ago."
The officials and generals began to discuss again.
Zhao Ziliang coughed and shouted: "Gong Ren, Director of the Military Law and Discipline Department, ordered you to send someone to send these two people to Chang'an tomorrow to be detained by Yousi."
Gong Ren stood up and clasped his fists and said: "I obey" Zhao Ziliang added: "Okay, let's talk about the arrangements for the next two or three months.
In this great victory, we wiped out the An Qingxu rebel forces, killed 70,000 to 80,000 people, and captured a total of more than 200,000 people.
I thought that we couldn't keep all the prisoners.
On the one hand, we couldn't afford the military expenses and food supply for such a large number of troops.
On the other hand, because of the wars in recent years, The young people among the people have suffered serious losses, production has been seriously hindered, and there is a lack of labor in various places.
Therefore, I have written to the court to select some strong and powerful men from the prisoners to stay, and then eliminate some old, weak, and strong men from the original army.
The wounded, send these people home to supplement the serious shortage of labor in various places, and allow various places to resume production as soon as possible.
This disarmament is large-scale. , my estimate is to retain the Beiting Army's 100,000 main force and 20,000 reserve force, and reorganize the disbanded Henan Army and some elite troops into the Central Plains Army, with a total of 200,000 troops, organized into fifteen armies, each of which The 12,000 troops will be reorganized on the basis of the original Henan Army.
Those eliminated or dismissed and other surrendered troops will be sent home.
The imperial court has agreed to my petition to the Central Plains.
The rainy season is about to begin in various places, and large-scale wars may not be carried out.
We will use this rainy season to complete this reorganization.
After the rainy season is over, we will gather with the Hedong Army, Shuofang Army, Mobei Army and other armies.
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Let’s besiege Shi Siming’s troops together and let him roam free for two more months.
After two months, we will launch a full-scale offensive to complete the final counter-insurgency and completely eliminate Shi Siming’s rebels.”
After this meeting, the Tang army actually stopped attacking and began to disarmament and release prisoners back home.
Chang'an, Daming Palace.
After entering spring, Xuanzong's condition improved somewhat, but after all, he was old and all aspects of his body's functions were aging.
Although his condition improved, he was still unable to govern normally.
Most state affairs were still handed over to the prime ministers, supervised by Prince Li Heng. country.
After Li Heng resumed his status as the crown prince, he had been cautious and did not dare to make extraordinary moves.
Every time he presided over the court meeting, he talked less and watched more.
"Your Highness, there are a total of thirty-two memorials today.
The first thirty-one have been discussed just now, leaving only the last one, which is also the most important one.
These are the eight memorials sent by Marshal Zhao Ziliang.
Good news for Bailijia” Li Heng stood under His Majesty Dan, lowered his hands and asked: "What is the content of the victory report?"
Zhang Hao said: "Marshal Zhao said in the victory report that he had conquered Yecheng, beheaded 80,000 people, captured 110,000 people, captured countless people, and captured dozens of rebel generals and officials.
Only a few rebels such as An Qingxu, Yan Zhuang, and Sun Xiaozhe were captured.
The thief brought thousands of soldiers and horses Fleeing to Handan, according to reliable information, An Qingxu and others were immediately disarmed and captured by Shi Siming's troops after entering Shi Siming's sphere of influence.
They also devoured his remaining thousands of troops.
Now An Qingxu and others have been killed by Shi Siming. kill" All the courtiers showed smiles on their faces and began to discuss one after another.
Some people said that it was better now.
Once An Qingxu died, how could Shi Siming support him?
I was afraid that he would be wiped out soon.
Li Heng also showed a smile on his face and said: "This is really great news.
I will report this good news to my father immediately, so that he will be happy too."
Li Heng was about to tell the ministers to disperse and do their jobs, when a long voice came from outside the hall: "Report!"
"Report emergency military information" "Report urgent military situation in Longyou" When Li Heng and the prime ministers heard this voice and saw the urgent Hong Ling courier from 800 miles running in from outside the palace, their expressions changed.
After entering the main hall, the Hongling messenger immediately took out a long package from behind, raised it and bowed down, saying: "Emergency military information on Longyou Road" "Quick, bring it up," Li Heng ordered eagerly.
Eunuch Li Fuguo immediately stepped forward and took away the long bundle.
After opening it, he took out a memorial and handed it to Li Heng with both hands.
Li Heng took it and read it quickly.
The more he read, the paler his face became.
When Wei Jiansu and others saw this, they all asked: "Your Highness, what happened?"
Li Heng raised his head, looked at the prime ministers and said with difficulty: "The Tubo people discovered the emptiness of our border.
Taking advantage of the harvest of wheat and other grains in Longyou, they raised 200,000 troops to attack Shibao City again. , defeated the Wanxiu and Shence armies, and advanced eastward and northward with overwhelming force.
They have already captured Shanzhou, the administrative center of Longyou Dao, and the situation is extremely critical."
"Ah" all the prime ministers were shocked, and the court was shocked.
Wei Jiansu reacted and said: "Longyou and Hexi have always been empty and have not recovered in the past few years.
The top priority is to quickly mobilize troops to Longyou to resist the Tibetan army.
Otherwise, once Longyou falls, Guanzhong will be in danger, and Chang'an will be in danger."
They will also be directly threatened by the Tibetan army."
Zhang Hao immediately said: "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the destiny of our country.
It is a serious matter and must be decided by His Majesty."
"I'm going to meet my father immediately.
Everyone is waiting for news about me."
Li Heng picked up the two memorials and immediately turned around and headed towards the emperor's palace, with Li Fuguo following closely behind
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