Shi Siming was once the number one general under Anlu Mountain and was highly regarded by An Lushan.

The military talent of the first general is still very extraordinary. As early as after learning that the Anxi Army had withdrawn its camp and marched north, Shi Siming was sensitively aware that the Anxi Army might attack Tongguan, so before Luoyang City was defeated, Shi Siming sent two reinforcements from Chang'an.

Thousands of rebels, plus the original 10,000 rebels in Tongguan, a total of 30,000 soldiers and horses guarded Tongguan.

There was only thirty thousand, and he couldn't afford any more.

Gu Qing and Li Heng reached a strategic decision in the air, and the north-south pincer attack between Shuofang Army and Anxi Army was completed. Shuofang Army, under the command of Guo Ziyi, regained Yuanzhou and Qingzhou. Gu Qing's Anxi Army advanced north and regained Shangzhou.

When the troops arrived in Luoyang, they also slowly approached Tongguan.

Under attack from the north and south, Guanzhong occupied by the rebels was surrounded on all sides. One can imagine the pressure on Shi Siming.

An Lushan's rebellion was planned for a long time, but at the same time it could also be said that it was poorly prepared.

He had been planning for a long time because he had been making preparations long ago, hoarding food and grass, recruiting troops and horses, and relying on his favor by Li Longji to carefully defraud money and food from the court to enrich his strength.

The lack of preparation was because Gu Qing's secret instigation and Li Longji's suspicion disrupted his plan and forced him to raise troops in advance. Therefore, when Fan Yang started raising troops, An Lushan only had 150,000 troops.

In the era before the Tang Dynasty, all the 150,000 rebels could do was occupy a few cities and harm the people. Before they could continue to move south, the court had already responded and quickly sent troops to destroy them. Taizong Gaozong,

Even during the period of Empress Wu, the Tang army was invincible.

But Li Longji's era was different. The Tang army had been eating Taiping grain for nearly a hundred years. They had become accustomed to the glorious days when the Tang Dynasty dominated the world and barbarians from all directions worshiped them. Once a war came, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, especially the Tang army in Gyeonggi Province, was simply incredible.

Vulnerable.

This gave Anlushan's rebels an excellent opportunity. They swept across the north of the Yellow River in two months, then broke through Tongguan, occupied Chang'an, and the entire Guanzhong fell.

So, are the rebels really that powerful?

In fact, the rebel army was not as strong as imagined, it was just that the Tang army was weaker.

The only one in the world who can compete with the rebels is the Anxi Army. This is an army led by Gu Qing himself. The leader of this army has a strong will, a clear mind, a fair attitude, and absolute wisdom.

strategic and tactical decisions.

More importantly, he still has tens of thousands of soldiers who are willing to serve him.

You have to be good at acting, and Wang Gui is definitely an expert in acting.

The armor hung messily on his body, Wang Gui's face was stained with blood, and his expression showed the decadence and helplessness of a defeated general, as well as the fear of running for his life in a panic.

The more than two thousand soldiers and horses behind him were also fully prepared. They were wearing the leather armor of the rebels, their heads drooped listlessly, and they slumped on the ground as tiredly as if they had traveled thousands of mountains and rivers. Wang Gui was alone on his back.

Head towards the head of Tongguan City and shout.

A general's head quickly popped out from above Tongguan City. He looked down for a moment and asked warily: "Who are you?"

Wang Gui spit on the ground and said in a bad tone: "As I said just now, we are the generals under General Niu of Luoyang City. Three days ago, Luoyang City was captured by the Anxi Army. We were lucky enough to escape from Luoyang City.

come out."

The military commander on top of the city said coldly: "State your name, official position, and hand over your identity badge."

Wang Gui was much more prepared this time than when he was in Luoyang City. He said very cheerfully: "I am Deng Yi, the deputy general of the Yongzi Battalion under General Niu. Behind me are my brothers and the robes that were gathered when the city was broken."

A rope was put down at the top of the city, and a small basket was hung on the rope. Wang Gui took out a wooden waist badge and put it into the basket. The basket was quickly hoisted up. Then the city fell into silence. The generals above seemed to be sending their troops.

People checked Wang Gui's identity.

Wang Gui was not anxious at all in his heart. He was well prepared this time and was not worried about revealing his secret. But on the surface, he still pretended to be anxious. He looked behind him from time to time, as if he was afraid of the pursuers. When he looked at the head of Tongguan City, Wang Gui

He also showed an impatient look. He wanted to get angry but was worried that the other party would not open the city gate to avenge him. He looked impatient and aggrieved. His acting skills were extremely good.

After a long time, the general on the city finally poked his head out again and said suspiciously: "You guys fled back after Luoyang was broken? Where is General Niu?"

Wang Gui swallowed his anger and said: "After the city was broken, General Niu refused to rebel and surrender. He died of exhaustion in the battle. Most of Luoyang City's robes were surrendered. Only my brothers and I did not dare to take the risk of surrendering for fear of being settled by the Anxi Army, so we

They all fled to Tongguan."

The military commander on top of the city smiled and said, "You are quite honest."

Wang Gui seemed not to hear his sarcastic tone and held back his anger: "Have you verified my identity? Can you open the door and let us in? We took a long detour to get here, and the pursuers behind us are still there.

Looking for us..."

The military general looked at the soldiers behind Wang Gui suspiciously and said, "Are they really all your subordinates? Did they all escape from Luoyang City?"

Wang Gui's expression became more and more impatient, and his tone gradually became harsh: "Yes, I dare to guarantee it with my head. They are all generals under my command. If there is any lie, you will chop off my head."

The military general asked again: "The road between Luoyang and Tongguan is not close, and the Anxi army camped on the road to block it. How did you escape here?"

Wang Gui finally broke out and shouted angrily: "Are you deaf? As I said just now, we took a long detour to get here. Although we are deserters, we did not return to the Anxi Army when the city was broken. We still

He is loyal to Dayan. You are cross-examining me with one sentence and one sentence with the other, and you are endlessly verbose. Do you think that I am a spy of the Anxi Army? If you don't open the city gate, I will simply take my brothers and join the Anxi Army. How can you say it?

If you can have a few good meals and drinks, don't blame me for bringing Paoze to beat you later."

The general's face looked a little ugly, but his suspicion was inexplicably gone.

It's probably a common problem in human nature. As long as the other party is confident, he will appear guilty. Besides, I just checked Wang Gui's waist badge, and it is indeed genuine. I also checked the military register, and there is indeed a person named "Deng Yi" on it.

The deputy general was indeed Niu Tingjie's subordinate in Luoyang City.

Moreover, before Wang Gui arrived at Tongguan, they did receive the news that Luoyang had been conquered. The identity was correct, the events were correct, and everything was correct. The general on the city wall had actually given up any suspicion of Wang Gui.

Seeing Wang Gui's irritable temper and clamoring to surrender to the Tang army, the military general became anxious. The original strength of the rebel army was somewhat dwarfed by comparison. If Paoze was forced to surrender to the Tang army in full view of the public, the general would not be able to afford the punishment and might lose his head.

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After hesitating for a moment, the general said decisively: "Send the order to open the city gate and let the robes come in."

The heavy Tongguan gate was slowly opened. Wang Gui showed joy on his face, wiped his sweat and said loudly: "Brothers, we are finally home. Go in and have a good rest and have a warm meal."

The soldiers behind him also cheered up and gave weak cheers.

More than 2,000 people walked into the Tongguan City Gate. The rebels on the top of the city seemed to take care of the newly escaped soldiers and lit many torches to light the way for Wang Gui and others.

After more than half of the soldiers had entered the pass, the general on top of the city touched his chin, stared at the soldiers entering the pass below in confusion, and murmured: "This defeated army is a bit strange. What kind of weapons do they have in their hands? A head wide.

One end is narrow, not like a spear or a halberd. Besides... they obviously escaped from Luoyang. They all lost their helmets and armor, but why didn't they lose any of their weapons? And each of their weapons were exactly the same.

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It was midnight, and it was too dark when he was talking to Wang Gui just now. The general only focused on verifying Wang Gui's identity, but did not think of observing the weapons of the defeated army, until torches were lit up on top of the city, and his vision became bright and clear.

Finally, the general on top of the city realized something was wrong.

Everyone's weapons are exactly the same, which is undoubtedly a huge doubt. The general thought for a long time alone, and suddenly said in shock: "No! There is a fraud!"

Then the general turned his head and shouted: "The spies have entered. Close the city gate and ask the brothers below to surround the people who have entered the gate. Hurry!"

The soldiers beside him were stunned for a moment, then quickly ran towards the city gate.

The sound of chaotic footsteps floated in the silent midnight, the warning gong on the city tower rang rapidly, and the defenders from all directions in Tongguan rushed towards the city gate like a tide.

However, it was too late.

The city gate had no time to close, and the rebels who opened the city gate were killed by the soldiers of Modao Camp with a single blow at the sound of the gong.

The soldiers who had not entered the pass quickened their pace one after another, and the soldiers who had entered the pass immediately formed a formation in front of the corridor, the swords in their hands reflecting a frightening cold light under the firelight of the dark night.

Li Siye, who was disguised as a victor, struck down a rebel who rushed up with his backhand. He raised his head and shouted: "Mo Dao Camp, form your formation!"

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boom!

The first row of Modao Camp's formation slashed forward in a uniform movement, and with one thrust, blood burst out, and screams continued. The first batch of rebels who rushed up were chopped down like a cluster of leeks. At the same time, a

The huge Mo Dao phalanx took shape instantly.

Li Siye waved the specially made Da Mo Dao, which weighed more than 40 kilograms, in his hand and shouted: "Enter——!"

The sword was full of light, the wind was howling, and the Mo Dao began to dance slowly. Mixed with the scream of the blade splitting the air, the rhythm of the Mo Dao's dance became faster and faster.

Entering like a wall, both men and horses will be shattered.

Countless rebels who rushed forward were chopped into pieces by Mo Dao as soon as they approached the formation.

The rebels who rushed up like a vicious wave were like a tide that met a solid wall. Once they reached the wall, they could not go any further.

At this time, the city gate of Tongguan was still wide open, and the rebels had to pass through the Modao Formation if they wanted to close the city gate.

However, looking at the array of knives in front of them that shone coldly in the dark night, and the pieces of minced meat still squirming unwillingly under their feet, this bloody picture like purgatory completely shocked the rebels.
Chapter completed!