Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Just when An Lushan mobilized the army and prepared to annihilate the Tongguan defenders in one fell swoop, a group of uninvited guests were welcomed into the Tongguan camp.

Call!

The visitor reined in the horse, turned around twice, and said to the Tang army guarding the camp: "Where is your general?"

"Who are you?" The guard said with disdain as he looked at the few mounted guards in front of him. They were the local frontier troops, and the most despised ones were these trash who were hanging around in the capital and waiting to die.

Sensing the guard's disdain, the visitor raised his whip and struck the guard in the face, and said sternly: "I've blinded you, I am the guard delivering the order, why don't you pass it on quickly!"

Hearing that he was sent by the emperor to convey the order, the guard didn't dare to worry about it and hurriedly ran to the commander's tent with his face covered.

At this time, Ge Shuhan was sitting in the handsome chair in the handsome tent, listening to the reports of the generals.

"General, according to reports from the frontline defenders, the Anlushan rebels have lost nearly ten thousand people in recent days. With the rapid consumption of food and grass, the internal generals are becoming more and more dissatisfied. It will not take long for there to be internal strife."

"General Guo is right. The Anlushan rebels are composed of the New Army, the remnants of the Khitan, the Wei family, and the Xi tribe. Two hundred thousand soldiers and horses may seem like a lot, but in fact they consume a lot of food and grass every day."

"They have internal grievances about the unfair supply of food and grass. Coupled with the recent consecutive defeats, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for a few days before they take the initiative to withdraw their troops."

"This is a huge victory for us."

Seeing that the strategy of the past few days has paid off, Ge Shuhan, who was sitting in the handsome chair, finally showed a smile.

Most of the Tang army were new soldiers who had never been on the battlefield. If they wanted to defeat the battlefield-hardened rebels, they could only adapt to local conditions and rely on the terrain of Tongguan to defeat the rebels in Anlu Mountain.

He calculated that Anlushan's 200,000-strong army had to transport grain and grass once every five days, and the nearest grain and grass supply point was hundreds of miles away.

It would take at least six days to transport it to Tongguan, which meant that the rebels would have no food for the extra day.

It may not matter once or twice, but over time, it will definitely shake the morale of the army. At that time, if he sends troops again, he will be able to defeat An Lushan in one fell swoop.

Fortunately, God paid off and his delaying strategy worked. In another half month at most, the morale of An Lushan's army would plummet and they would voluntarily evacuate.

And that was the time for him to protect his family and country and eradicate the rebels!

Thinking of this, Ge Shuhan raised his head and said to everyone: "Everyone, the war situation is still serious now, and it's not time to relax yet."

"Wang Jun, you lead a light cavalry force of 5,000 people to take a detour from the north to cut off their food routes! You are not allowed to face the enemy head-on!"

"I will obey your orders!"

"Han Chang, there are a large number of Khitan, Xi and other people living in Chang'an City. You lead an army of three thousand and escort them to Tongguan immediately. I want to show them the consequences of going against the Tang Dynasty in front of the rebels. !”

"Yes!"

After the two generals exited the camp, Ge Shuhan stood up and looked at the generals: "Everyone, the general died in a hundred battles, and his body was returned wrapped in horse leather. For the honor of the Tang Dynasty, you must do your best to annihilate the rebels, do you understand?"

All the soldiers stood up and clasped their fists: "Understood!"

Looking at the officers and soldiers sharing the same hatred of the enemy, Xi Jianjun, who was sitting in the corner drinking tea, crossed his legs, blew the tea leaves, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

I secretly thought to myself that it was a good thing that I had told His Majesty, otherwise, seeing my brother Shu Han in this state, I'm afraid it would have been delayed for ten days and a half.

If that were the case, wouldn't he have to stay in Tongguan for half a month and suffer the consequences?

At this thought, he raised his head and glanced outside. Calculating the days, His Majesty's imperial edict should have arrived. Why hasn't it arrived yet?

Glancing at the generals, Ge Shuhan nodded, "Okay, everyone, please get down..."

"Report!" A hurried report cut through the sky and passed into the commander's tent, making everyone's hearts tighten.

Ge Shuhan forced himself to cheer up, looked at the guard who broke into the tent, and said in a deep voice: "What happened?"

"General, your Majesty's decree has arrived, right outside the gate of the camp!"

As soon as these words came out, Ge Shuhan's heart suddenly sank, his face suddenly turned pale, and the generals also started talking about it.

a long time.

Ge Shuhan took a deep breath, glanced at the Xi Supervisor Army, and said to the guards: "Open the camp gate and respectfully request His Majesty's orders."

While saying these words, he felt extremely sad in his heart. Seeing that the battle was about to be won, he never expected that the emperor would send an imperial edict at this time.

You don’t need to think about the content to know, it must be urging him to lead his army out of the border and fight against An Lushan’s main force!

"Is God going to destroy our Tang Dynasty?" Ge Shuhan looked at the gloomy sky and shouted with sadness and anger in his heart.

However, whether he wanted it or not, the guard who delivered the order finally came to the commander's tent, glanced at the generals, and finally landed on him.

"Your Majesty has decreed that the rebels in Anlushan burned, killed and looted wantonly, causing anger and resentment. I order you to go out immediately and pacify this Liao, otherwise we will be treated as treason!"

"General Geshu, will you accept the order?"

Looking at the gloomy smile of the edict guard, Ge Shuhan bowed his hand towards him for the first time: "Holy Envoy, the battle is about to turn to us. It will be delayed for half a month at most..."

Before he could finish speaking, the edict guard interrupted with a smile: "General Geshu, Your Majesty ordered you to lead the army out of Tongguan immediately. Do you dare to disobey the edict?"

"Besides, they are just 200,000 Anlushan rebels. They have been defeated four times in a row, and that's nothing more than that."

"With the bravery of our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, we can wipe them out in an instant after leaving Tongguan."

"But..." Ge Shuhan wanted to argue, but he didn't want the edict guard to lose his patience and said with a serious look on his face.

"Okay, General Ge Shuhan, even if you say Po Tian today, you still have to lead the army to go out, otherwise you will be disobeying the imperial edict!"

"Think about the old, weak, women and children you sent away. They are all sitting in the Ministry of Punishment now. If you dare not send troops, they will only survive until tomorrow at most!"

"you!"

Ge Shuhan's body was already old and contained old wounds. When he heard that the emperor wanted to force him to lead the army out of seclusion, he even arrested the old, weak, women and children at home. In grief and anger, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and fell down on his back.

"General!"

"General!"

"Call the military doctor quickly and help the general in!" The generals hurriedly carried Ge Shuhan to the bed and were about to order the military doctor to treat him.

The Xi Supervisor Army, who was watching coldly from the side, stood up. He came to the handsome case, raised the tiger talisman and said to the generals.

"Everyone, General Geshuhan vomited blood and fell into a coma. The Zajia family is temporarily in charge of the military affairs. Now, in the name of the military supervisor, I order you to immediately lead an army of 180,000 to go out of Tongguan and defeat the Anlu Mountain rebels!"

"Anyone who disobeys the imperial edict will be killed without mercy!"

"this….."

The generals looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Judging from the development of the war situation, the best strategy is to close the city gates tightly at this time, attack the Anlushan rebels' food routes, and wear them down.

General Ge Shuhan had already said this when he held a pre-military meeting.

If he leads his army to forcefully leave the city, not only will the previous efforts be in vain, but Tongguan may not be saved either.