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Accompanied by Yang Guozhong, Yang Xi, who had already put on a light suit of armor, rode up to this group of people who, according to Yang Guozhong, were the most elite troops left in Chang'an City, and prepared to lead the army after giving instructions.

Three hundred generals from the mansion have also gathered nearby under Yang Guozhong's order, waiting for orders to escort Yang Xi and set off together.

These are the private soldiers of the house, belonging to Yang Guozhong personally. They are all loyal men and are led by Yang Dong, the leader of the nursing home.

These three hundred people are usually the minions of the house, looking after the house and the courtyard, and acting as thugs. It can be said that they are all extremely vicious people. They have fought, killed people, and done many shameful things. Their usual training and income

The treatment is better than that of ordinary sergeants.

There are more than 400 nursing homes in Yang Guozhong's mansion. Most of them were handed over to Yang Xi's leadership this time, which shows the love shown by Yang Guozhong and the importance he attaches to this operation. Everyone knows that at critical moments, he can

Most of the people who died were the private soldiers led by the Savior. It can be said that Yang Guozhong put Yang Xi's life in the hands of the private soldiers he supported, and repeatedly ordered that Yang Xi should not make any mistakes under any circumstances.

Yang Guozhong rode his horse to the neatly lined up 3,000 men and horses, gave a lecture, and told Generals Li Defu and Liu Guangting and their sergeants that this time his fourth son Yang Xi would lead the army to rush to Tongguan to rescue Tong in danger.

, the officers and soldiers were required to strictly abide by Yang Xi's orders without making any mistakes.

After Yang Guozhong finished a few words of admonishment, Yang Xi stepped forward. Standing proudly on his horse, he looked at the neatly lined up sergeants with a cold face, and shouted in a very majestic voice: "Brothers, Tongguan is in danger and we need to rescue immediately.

, I won’t say more if there is no need to say anything else. I only have one sentence, that is, strictly abide by my orders and kill the enemy with all my strength. Anyone who is timid and refuses to obey orders will be killed without mercy!"

With a "bang" sound, he pulled out the sword he had just worn for a while from his waist, cut off the flag in the hand of a small school principal next to him with extremely fast movements, swung the sword back to its sheath without any side glances, and roared again:

: "Send this order to the military commander, and the whole army will set off immediately!"

The murderous aura naturally revealed when Yang Xi spoke was felt by Li Fude and Liu Guangting, two of Yang Guozhong's cronies on the side, causing them to shiver involuntarily. Yang Guozhong, who was standing next to Yang Xi, also felt this way, which shocked him.

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When did his own son show such a momentum? But now is no longer the time to explore this. Yang Xi's display of momentum made Yang Guozhong feel relieved. With such a decisive performance, after going to Tongguan

, Yang Guozhong no longer worried about whether his youngest son could command the generals, as long as Yang Xi didn't pretend to be intentional.

As Yang Xi's order was issued, two generals, Li Defu and Liu Guangting, had already galloped over to order the sergeants to set off after accepting the promise, and took the lead in galloping away. For a moment, outside the palace, on the street in the direction of Tonghua Gate, the sound of horse hooves could be heard.

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Watching the sergeants set off one after another, Yang Xi turned his horse's head, saluted Yang Guozhong beside him and said: "Father, please come back. The child is about to set off. The child must live up to the holy hope and not embarrass his father.

Arrive at Tongguan as quickly as possible, block the rebels outside Tongguan City, save my father's face, eliminate the upcoming disaster for our Tang Dynasty, and eliminate the upcoming disaster for our Yang family!"

Yang Guozhong looked a little tearful. He looked at Yang Xi lovingly and choked with sobs: "Xi'er, be careful in everything! If the situation in Tongguan is urgent, you must ensure your own safety! Your mother doesn't know yet that you want to

Going to Tongguan, if she knew, I don’t know how worried she would be!"

"Father, please don't worry, just wait for the good news from the child!" Yang Xi made another salute, turned the horse's head, and with a sound of "drive", chased the sergeant who was already halfway away. Yang Dong led

The three hundred generals also quickly followed up!

The elite troops mentioned by Yang Guozhong really performed differently in all aspects.

It was a sweltering day in mid-summer. It was the hottest time in the afternoon when they set out. Under the scorching sun, the surface temperature was very high. However, under such devastating weather conditions, the three thousand sergeants still strictly obeyed the orders and rushed as quickly as possible.

Heading east, no one dares to slack off.

It took about three hours from Chang'an to sunset, and the large group of men and horses had already arrived near Weinan. It was estimated that they had traveled nearly a hundred miles. In the hot summer weather, the men and horses were able to travel at this speed. Only a few sergeants collapsed during the march.

, the horses were not much damaged, so Yang Xi was given some snacks. Weinan is still about 160 miles away from Tongguan, and it is night time. Although the speed of travel at night is not as fast as during the day, the night is cool and the discomfort of the horses and people is not great.

It will be lowered a bit, and it shouldn't be a problem to travel 160 miles in one night.

Yang Xi ordered a temporary rest and replenished a group of war horses from Weinan to replace the exhausted horses. The sergeant did not stop and continued to set off. Food and drinking water were replenished on the horse. This made Li Defu and Liu Guangting puzzled and a little bit

complain.

However, despite Yang Xi's explanation and strict order, he did not dare to disobey the order and directed the sergeant to continue moving forward.

After nightfall, on the official road from Weinan to Tongguan, you can see a long dragon with torches moving fast.

During the journey, Yang Xi had already encountered several fast horses at the post station, all carrying emergency reports from Tongguan to Chang'an.

This made Yang Xi feel relieved. An emergency report for help was sent to Chang'an, but he did not encounter a defeat. This shows that Tongguan is still in the hands of Ge Shuhan and has not been captured by the rebels. This is a great blessing. If Tongguan falls into the hands of the rebels,

, it would be too difficult to recapture Tongguan with his three thousand soldiers and horses. Unless the rebels did not strengthen their defense in excitement after capturing Tongguan, giving him an opportunity to make a surprise attack!

"I hope God can help me get there before Tongguan falls!" This was Yang Xi's wish from time to time during his journey.

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It was almost early in the morning, and the lights on Tongguan City were still bright, and sergeants were patrolling back and forth constantly!

Ge Shuhan, who led the remnants of his troops to escape back to Guan, ordered the remnants of his troops to strengthen their guard and not slack off in order to prevent Anlushan's rebels from taking the opportunity to attack the city.

At the same time, he repeatedly sent envoys to request the imperial court to send a large army for rescue. He has sent six waves of troops in succession to request the imperial court to rescue him.

Ge Shuhan knew that if the imperial court did not send troops to rescue him immediately, it would be impossible to defend Tongguan with his defeated generals who were less than 10,000 men. However, Ge Shuhan was a battle-hardened general who was dedicated to fighting.

He knows that it is unrealistic to pin all his hopes on the court to rescue troops. Many times he has to rely on himself. Even if the court immediately sends generals to rescue after receiving his emergency report, it will not be possible until two days at the earliest.

Arrive at Tongguan. After the rebels have won a great victory, they will definitely take advantage of the situation to attack the city. How to hold the city before the imperial rescue troops arrive at Tongguan is a very challenging task, and he must arrange it properly, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

Ge Shuhan knew the importance of Tongguan to Chang'an, which was why he repeatedly insisted on the principle of only defending the pass and not fighting outside the city. He blocked the rebels outside Tongguan City, fought a war of attrition with the rebels, and waited for the arrival of King Qin's army.

, to prevent the rebels from advancing straight into Chang'an, this is the most important thing that can be done at present, and it is also the most correct behavior. However, the short-sighted people in the court who are eager for quick success, especially Prime Minister Yang Guozhong, repeatedly tempted the emperor and asked him to lead his troops out.

The lessons learned from Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi made him dare not disobey him. Finally, after three attempts to protest to no avail, when the imperial order for him to go out to fight came for the fourth time, he was forced to take the lead.

Most of the troops went out of the city to fight the main force of the rebels.

Although he was forced to fight, he was still cautious and divided his nearly 200,000 troops into several sections to prevent an ambush!

But God's calculations failed, and even though he was so cautious, he was still ambushed by the rebels in the pass.

Because he had expected it, Ge Shuhan also immediately took countermeasures, ordering the felt cart to clear the way, preparing to forcefully break through the pass, go around to the rear of the rebels, and defeat the rebels with superior force. However, the rebels used fire attacks, and the entire

The valley was sealed by fires ignited by fodder. The former army could no longer withstand the fire attack and the attacks of arrows, long logs, and stones above their heads. They were quickly defeated. There was only one way to retreat, and that was to escape the way they came.

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Tens of thousands of defeated troops fled back, and the 100,000 troops behind them were also rushed into chaos. Each rebel army took turns to attack the defeated officers and soldiers. Ge Shuhan was unable to control the situation at all. Finally, under the protection of hundreds of horsemen and trusted men,

Cross the Yellow River from Shouyangshan to the west and then circle back to Tongguan.

Fortunately, he left three thousand soldiers and horses in Tongguan. With the support of these three thousand soldiers and horses, Tongguan would not abandon its defense.

A preliminary inventory showed that of the 200,000 troops who left the customs, less than 8,000 fled back to Tongguan.

Outside Tongguan City, the forbidden ditch, which was several feet deep and was originally used to resist the enemy, was filled up by the soldiers of the Tang army. Many of the soldiers who were lucky enough to escape back to Tongguan only returned to the city after stepping on the corpses of their companions in the ditch.

Two hundred thousand men were defeated in one day, leaving Ge Shuhan almost in despair.

But he still did not give up. He wanted to rely on more than 10,000 defeated troops to defend against the natural dangers of Tongguan, and at the same time sent people around to collect the lost defeated troops.

Ge Shuhan believed that as long as the imperial rescue troops and horses arrived in time, Tongguan could still be defended.

But now the forbidden ditch is filled with the corpses of our own soldiers who escaped and returned, which gives Ge Shuhan a headache.

Originally, they could rely on the natural terrain of Forbidden Valley to resist the enemy and prevent them from approaching Tongguan City, but now it has been filled with corpses. The rebels can march on the corpses to attack Tongguan City and launch an siege. Only with the defeat of more than 10,000 people in the city

How can soldiers defend Tongguan?

Ge Shuhan had already ordered a group of sergeants to clean up the corpses in the forbidden ditch overnight, and sent people to collect nearby broken troops in preparation for the rebel siege after dawn. The task had been arranged, and Ge Shuhan was very tired and sleepy.

But he didn't feel sleepy at all, and was still thinking hard about strategies to defend himself against the enemy.

Originally, he returned to Beijing to recuperate. The injuries he suffered from many years of fighting made him miserable. Now that it was hot and he escaped from the chaos, he was injured again. In order to maintain his strength, he also lay down on the couch with his eyes closed.

Think about the problem.

At this moment, there was movement and loud words outside the door. It seemed that a group of people were coming this way, and there seemed to be a sergeant shouting in fear. Ge Shuhan frowned in displeasure and was about to reprimand the people standing outside loudly.

The sergeant, the enemy has not yet arrived, how can he be so panicked!

"Marshal, he is the last general!"

Following a replying voice, a burly general wearing armor flashed into the room, followed by several military generals and sergeants. This was one of the ten generals of Longyou promoted by Ge Shuhan.

, the governor of Huoba Prefecture and the king of Yanshan County Huoba Guiren. Huoba Guiren was one of the generals who escaped an hour before Ge Shuhan returned to Tongguan. A few hours ago, Ge Shuhan assigned him a task and asked him to

Defend Nancheng.

"Prince Yanshan, what do you want to report to me?" At this time, Huoba Guiren left his post without authorization and did not lead the defense at his position, which made Ge Shuhan very unhappy. He immediately sat up and said fiercely

Stare at the fire and pull out Quy Nhon.

Huo Ba Quy Nhon stepped forward and made a salute and said: "Marshal, because of the incompetent people in the court, our army suffered a huge defeat. Two hundred thousand soldiers and horses were wiped out, and we no longer have the ability to fight against the rebels. Today

At the end of the day, I have something to ask the Marshal!"

"What's the matter?" Ge Shuhan's brows furrowed even more tightly!

"Marshal, we are no longer able to fight against the rebels. Tongguan will definitely not be protected. If Tongguan is not protected, Chang'an will be lost. An Lushan's victory in the world is inevitable. Even if the current court can no longer resist the rebels, why don't we surrender to the light and surrender?

Yu Dayan, please surrender to the Emperor of Dayan, so that you can continue to be prosperous and precious!" Huo Ba Quiren respectfully requested Ge Shuhan.
Chapter completed!