(Third update. There is another official chapter at around 11pm.)

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Yang Xi made it clear in his report to the court that he was not suitable for continuous operations in the future.

The soldiers needed to rest, gunpowder needed to be replenished, and other supplies also needed to be replenished. Another very important point is that after Yang Xi achieved success in several battles, he became afraid of failure. His personal prestige has risen to Very high. After many successes, he began to worry about gains and losses, fearing that he would accidentally lose the battle and lose all his previous efforts. Not only would he lose his reputation, but he would also lose the advantage he gained against the enemy, so he wanted to be more stable.

Yang Xi admitted that compared with the rebels, except for the advantage of firearms, the overall combat strength of the 100,000 men belonging to the Tongguan Town Army was still inferior to the rebels. After all, most of his troops were newly recruited sergeants. Systematic training has only taken a few months, and most of the rebels are frontier troops who are good at fighting. Moreover, the victory between the two armies does not depend on the superiority of weapons. He, the coach, is far from being able to compete with Cui Qianyou, An Qingxu, and An Lu in terms of strategy. Compared with those who spend their whole lives galloping on horseback, Shan waits for those who fight, he must fight steadily.

The Anshi Rebellion recorded in history lasted for more than ten years. It has not been a year since the rebellion started. Yang Xi is not in a hurry. He feels that quelling the rebellion in the next year or the next year will be very remarkable and completely changed. History. Because of this mentality, he was not eager to attack and regain more cities, but wanted to do it step by step, seeking stability rather than speed.

In the edict from the court, Yang Xi read that the emperor wanted him to take advantage of the victory to attack, regain more losses, and even recover Luoyang before the year. He was worried that the emperor would force him to do this. Therefore, he wanted to go to Beijing to explain the situation in person. Also, the secret message from his father Yang Guozhong asked him to return to Beijing once and find a way to let him, the military marshal, win more benefits for the Yang family in front of the emperor.

Moreover, Li Longji also wanted to commend him in person.

Now Guo Ziyi's son Guo Xi came all the way to Shaanxi County to find him, asking him to persuade Yang Guozhong and Li Longji to agree to Guo Ziyi's suggestion of leading an army to attack Fan Yang. Considering many factors, Yang Xi decided to arrange the military affairs properly. Later, he and Guo Xi went to Chang'an to meet the emperor and made their intentions clear to Emperor Li Longji and his father Yang Guozhong.

Yang Xi knew that he could not compare with Cui Qianyou in terms of command ability. Cui Qianyou was far more important to the army than him. After he left Shaanxi County, even if the rebels came to attack, he would definitely not be able to do so with so many generals who are good at fighting. If something happens, as long as he arranges the responsibilities of each general well, has a clear division of labor, and won't fight with each other, that'll be fine.

What's more, the current rebels have no ability to counterattack. Even Cui Qianyou was frightened. After hearing that Shaanxi County was raided by our army and his troops were quickly defeated, he did not dare to lead his troops to return reinforcements and continued to flee towards Luoyang.

The special operations team led by Li Han was ordered to hunt down Cui Qianyou, but they did not succeed. After attacking Cui Qianyou's men several times, they finally returned without success and failed to assassinate him. However, they still achieved results. In the first During the second raid, Cui Ganyou was shot and wounded.

Cui Qianyou took 5,000 men and horses, and the special operations team led by Li Han only had more than 100 people. It was already remarkable that Cui Qianyou could be shot and wounded. After Cui Qianyou was attacked twice, he became more cautious, especially The war team also terminated its mission.

The injured Cui Ganyou didn't know who attacked him, and he was already convinced that the 100,000 troops in Shaanxi County had been almost wiped out. He stayed on the way for a few days, and after reuniting with the thousands of troops who fled from Shaanxi County, he fled quickly. Went towards Luoyang.

Even the rebel companies in some small counties bordering Shaanxi County gave up and retreated nearly a hundred miles, fearing a sneak attack by our army and shrinking their defense lines.

Under such circumstances, Yang Xi was not worried that Shaanxi County would be attacked by the rebels, and he once again sent all members of the special training team out to perform tasks in the east of Shaanxi County.

After all the military affairs were properly arranged, Gao Shi and Pang Zhong were ordered to take charge of the military affairs of Shaanxi County, and Wang Sili, Tian Liangqiu, and Lu Chongben were assisted, and after realizing that nothing would happen, Yang Xi and the anxious Guo Xi set off on their journey. Chang'an itinerary.

They traveled quickly through the post station, and it only took two days to arrive from Shaanxi County to Chang'an. However, when they were about to arrive in Chang'an, Yang Xi received news that the emperor and his concubine Yang Yuhuan had gone to Huaqing Palace for a date. Warm the soup and ask Yang Xi to go to Huaqing Palace to meet the saint.

Of course Yang Xi obeyed the holy order and went to Huaqing Palace with Guo Xi.

But what surprised him was that his father Yang Guozhong did not come to Huaqing Palace with the emperor, but was left in Chang'an to handle court affairs on behalf of the emperor.

After Yang Xi arrived at Huaqing Palace, he was not in a hurry to see the emperor. Instead, he wrote a letter and ordered his guards to send it to Chang'an quickly and hand it over to Yang Guozhong in person, asking Yang Guozhong to come to Huaqing Palace no matter what. Report important matters to the emperor. Before reporting the matter to the emperor, he wanted to talk to his father first. It would be better after a long discussion.

Yang Xi believed that Yang Guozhong would definitely rush to Huaqing Palace after receiving his letter.

Huaqing Palace is actually not that far away from Chang'an. It took more than half a day by car in later generations, but now it doesn't even take half a day by horse. It's quite convenient to go back and forth.

Yang Guozhong hadn't arrived yet, so he couldn't tell Li Longji what he wanted to say for the time being. Yang Xi also took a while on the road and arrived at Huaqing Palace just before dusk.

After arriving at Huaqing Palace, Yang Xi was told that the emperor was tired from the journey and had to rest early. If anything happened, he would report it tomorrow.

Li Longji was getting older. He was exhausted after traveling all the way. He was very sleepy after taking a bath and wanted to go to bed early. With Yang Guozhong handling court affairs on his behalf, he was not worried about any accidents, not to mention that Shaanxi County has already After being recaptured, Yang Xi wouldn't have anything very urgent to ask him for when he came back, so it wouldn't hurt to meet him again tomorrow morning.

This was exactly what Yang Xi wanted, and he immediately told Guo Xi to go to bed early today, recuperate, and meet with him early tomorrow morning to explain the situation. Guo Xi came to Yang Xi on Guo Ziyi's order, but he ran away for nearly two days. After a long journey of thousands of miles, he and Yang Xi rode into Beijing quickly. They barely stopped on the way and were already exhausted. After hearing Yang Xi's arrangement, they immediately accepted it. After bathing and changing clothes at the inn, they immediately went to rest.

Yang Xi also politely said goodbye to Guo Xi, asking Guo Xi not to worry, to have a good rest, and to think carefully about what to ask for when he meets the saint tomorrow.

The two of them set off from Shaanxi County together and passed through Tongguan. They traveled quickly. They didn't communicate much while on the way, but they still talked a lot during the break and they felt good about each other.

Yang Xi is quite easy-going, but Guo Xi is more reserved. After all, Yang Xi has a special status. His official rank can be said to be higher than that of his father. He is the deputy marshal of the army. If his father's troops arrive near Shaanxi County, they must obey him. Directed by Yang Xi.

After the two got along for a few days, they found that the other person's temperament was similar to his own. Unfortunately, there were too many influencing factors in reality, otherwise they might have become closer friends. Yang Xi felt that Guo Xi was a person worth getting to know, and he expected

The two can have a personal relationship.

After saying good night to Guo Xi, Yang Xi did not rest. He still had something to do and asked to see someone.

It was none other than Yang Yuhuan who came to Huaqing Palace with Li Longji!

This woman's influence on Li Longji is extraordinary. Yang Xi very much agrees with his father Yang Guozhong's strategy. If he wants to accomplish something, he should first ask Yang Yuhuan to persuade her to help. If Yang Yuhuan is willing to help, it will get twice the result with half the effort.
Chapter completed!