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The rebellion in Liangzhou is mainly concentrated in the west, and the east is close to Chang'an. The army is concentrated here, and they dare not make a mess. However, Liangzhou's terrain is high in the west and low in the east. If the rebels want to attack, it will be easy.

And the reason why they haven't moved yet is that some troops left in the west are blocking them, but it won't be long before they are about to be defeated. At this time, the attack will be unstoppable.

The prince rushed to Liangzhou with [-] elite soldiers. Before leaving, Fuyi gave him a detailed topographic map of Liangzhou drawn by Tingbai, and told him a few words, which made him feel relieved to come.

Liangzhou's generals are all in the hands of the governor. When the prince came, he had transferred one-third of the soldiers to the west. When the prince arrived, he heard that those soldiers who had been transferred had been beaten to pieces. Sure enough, as he said.

The crown prince first looked at the military power in the hands of the governor of Liangzhou. The total strength was only [-] troops, plus the [-] elite soldiers he brought over, making a total of [-]. The rebels were mainly militiamen, who had not received systematic training, but The [-] soldiers who were sent to test their strength were wiped out just based on the advantage of the terrain. It can be seen that it is not so easy to suppress.

The prince looked carefully at the map and asked, "Is it true that the Huns are going to invade or is it a rumor?"

The military adviser laughed happily: "Of course it's a rumor. If we want to invade, we will have to endure the cold winter. Those people must not be able to survive."

The crown prince nodded. The Huns rarely invaded during the years of his father's reign. He thought that the Huns' invasion must be because they had accumulated enough strength to start the war.

"Not necessarily."

The governor over there said, "Not long ago, there were rumors that some woodcutters injured the Xiongnu. I don't know if it's true or not."

The crown prince raised his head and asked, "How did this story spread?"

The military division replied: "This is the beginning of the rumor, saying that the Huns are going to take revenge on us."

"Can you find out who passed it on?"

"I'm afraid it won't be found out, and it must have been passed down by those rebel leaders."

The crown prince frowned. If it was true, it would be more than just suppressing the rebellion.

The governor lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, when will you send troops?"

The prince suddenly laughed and said: "Those rebels are just fighting alone. They dragged some people who can't tell the difference, and presumably also dragged the local bandits. We are going to fight these people. The people are all innocent. of."

The military division nodded.He has already known his destiny, and it must have been his idea to send [-] troops there to find out the truth, but unfortunately, this is too reckless.

The prince pointed to the west side of the map of Liangzhou and said: "Since they are at a higher place, then we are at a higher place." He pointed at the junction of Liangzhou, Xingzhou, and Fengzhou with his finger, and said, "This side is more For the high places, I believe that if Liangzhou is gone, the little Xingzhou and Fengzhou won’t last long, so let’s kill from here.”

The military master wiped off his sweat and said weakly, "Your Highness, if our generals copy from the side, it may take several days, and we are not sure whether we will encounter rebels on the way."

The prince nodded and smiled: "So, let's go straight."

"straight line?!"

In the hall, the military advisers, several generals, and the governor all looked surprised, probably thinking that His Royal Highness the crown prince is crazy.

"If you walk in a straight line, they are all rebels!" The military adviser said anxiously, "by then, I don't know how many people will survive to the end!"

"Military commander, don't worry." The prince hurriedly reassured him, "I said walking in a straight line must be the solution. In addition, there is one more thing that needs to be done."

The next day, the letter from the governor of Liangzhou was sent to the governors of Xingzhou and Fengzhou, both of which had the same content——

Recently, the rebel army has become more and more rampant. His Royal Highness has tried to suppress it. I hope that you will send thousands of reinforcements to support it.

In addition, there is another map with detailed attack steps written on it, so everything is ready.

Two days later, [-] elite soldiers had arrived at the border between Liangzhou and Xingzhou, and all the soldiers sent from Xingzhou and Fengzhou were distributed on the border between the two states, and the rebel army became the softshell.

However, the rebels stationed in Liangcheng didn't know about it at all. When someone noticed it, they realized that they were surrounded.

"Bastard! When did the officers and soldiers go to the west?!"

Obviously the officers and soldiers in the west were almost beaten by them, and the small Xingzhou and Fengzhou didn't dare to make a sound, but they didn't expect that when there would be so many more troops? !

"Boss, I heard that Chang'an sent a prince to oversee the battle."

The boss gritted his teeth, thinking about countermeasures.

The rebels immediately dispatched troops. The original advantage of the terrain has now disappeared. Originally, they relied on the advantage of the terrain to monopolize one side. Now they have to break through. Going to the east is impossible, because the government is there, and I don’t know where there is No matter how many troops there were, in the past, they were sent to death. There are soldiers on the north and west, and the terrain is high, so it is difficult to attack. Now, only the south can break through.

In the south, as long as you follow the Jialing River, you can go to Lizhou. Lizhou has not many troops, so it is a good place to station.

"Boss! The officers and soldiers from the west have been here for half a day, and there is still no movement. I don't know what to do!"

The leader patted the table and said: "I'm afraid the officers and soldiers are resting, so let's go from the south!"

The second child was not convinced, and said: "It's just more than 1 officers and soldiers. We have [-] bandits alone. I'm afraid he will do something!"

The third child was even more excited, and said, "That's right, brother! Why don't we just call like this!"

"Idiots! Those bandits are just playing by ear and taking advantage of us, otherwise why do you think the government and army haven't come to suppress them!"

The leader counted, and said, "We won because the common people believed in us, but we are already surrounded. When they make a move, our side will be finished!"

Although the few people were not happy, they still moved south with the leader.When the bandits in the mountain saw these people leaving, they thought it was because they were surrounded by the officers and soldiers.

"Sir, what shall we do?"

The bandit leader thought for a while and said: "Let's not join in the fun. If we follow them, we may not be wiped out. When the general army comes, we can send someone to admit our mistakes, so we can rest assured."

"Yes!"

When the rebel army marched to the south, the lower reaches of the Jialing River had dried up to the point where only the riverbed remained. It was because of the drought that they had the opportunity to stir up the masses, but now, they were annoyed.

"There is no water in this river, how do we go? Could it be possible to walk along the river bank to Lizhou?"

Then it is estimated that before they arrived, all the officers and soldiers came after them.

"Idiot!" The boss said angrily, "Of course I thought of it, otherwise what would I bring you here for!"

"Then you want to..."

The leader glared at the speaker and called the military division over.

"Report-"

The crown prince followed the governor to this place, and he was discussing countermeasures with the military adviser at this moment. When he saw the person who reported the letter, the military adviser hurriedly said, "What's the matter?"

"Your Highness, there are a lot of weapons piled up on the river bed over there, and some people are waiting on the bank to say they want to surrender."

The reason why they haven't moved in the past few days is that they don't know the terrain occupied by the rebels, so they dare not act rashly. They need to force them to come out before they can act. Second, they are trying to appease the people in the city, but it is obvious that the effect is minimal. , Those ordinary people seem to have been brainwashed by the rebels.

The military division laughed: "It seems that he really escaped!"

"Send a few people over there to have a look, and let's hold back for now."

The military master was anxious, and said: "Your Highness, at this time, it's time to send troops?"

"Didn't they say to surrender?" the prince asked back.

Soon, someone came to report.

"This is a surrender letter written by their leader."

Forced by Your Highness's wit, we surrendered and asked the general to come out and accept the surrender. Our large forces are all hidden on Fushan Mountain to the east.

The prince frowned after reading the surrender letter.

The general stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, it seems that you surrendered?"

The prince's eyes froze, and he said: "You, immediately take five thousand elite soldiers and chase them along the river bank. If you see the rebels, just catch the leader."

"Yes!" The general over there took the order and immediately left the camp.

The military division was startled and said, "Do they still dare to escape?"

"Hmph," the prince snorted coldly, with a jealous expression on his face, and said, "At this time, these ignorant people are sacrificed. This is where their evil lies."

"Your Highness means—"

"Naturally, some people were left behind, and the large army fled. It's just a blindfold."

The military adviser wiped off his sweat, the prince was a master of planning, if he was in charge, he would probably have let these people run away.

"Military division, come with me."

The prince got up and pulled the military division.

At the foot of the Fu Mountain, there were indeed some people who had thrown away their weapons. The crown prince stood in front of him, and suddenly he was dignified and solemn, and said loudly, "Where is the boss?"

A person came out, smiled, met the prince, and said: "Your Highness, everyone is on the mountain."

"How many people are there on the mountain?"

"Return to Your Highness, there are 520 people in total."

"Oh? So little?"

The man smiled awkwardly: "Some of them stayed where they were, and didn't follow."

The prince smiled strangely: "Well, since you have surrendered, let's go back."

The man was obviously stunned and just said nothing.

"They are all farmers and military advisers, how do you deal with them?"

The prince threw this question to the military division.

"Naturally send them back to farm."

As soon as the military division said this, hundreds of people below immediately protested.

"What are you talking about farming, even if there is no water, how can you grow it!"

"That's right! I can't even pay the taxes, and I can't live on!"

"Just enjoy yourself! Who will think about us people!"

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