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It was a big event for An Lushan to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, which meant that the states and counties in Hebei he conquered had to change their flags and erect the Great Yan national flag.

This was a severe test for all states and counties. Yan Zhenqing, the governor of Dezhou, and Yan Gaoqing, the governor of Hengzhou, raised their troops at the same time. Yan Zhenqing killed Duan Ziguang, the special envoy of Dayan, while Yan Gaoqing used a trick to kill Jingxing guard Li Qincuo. Brothers The two of them raised banners to defend the Tang Dynasty, one in the south and the other in the north. Under the leadership of Eryan, the states and counties in Hebei responded one after another, opposing An Lushan's proclaimed emperor and returning to the Tang Dynasty.

When An Lushan received the news of the mutiny in Hebei, he was so shocked that he fell off his couch. He immediately ordered Shi Siming and Cai Xide to rush to Hebei with 50,000 troops each to suppress the rebellions in various places in Hebei.

The essence of this world is that it is composed of yin and yang. There must be positive and negative, there must be increase and decrease, there must be male and female, and similarly, there must be loyal ministers and traitors.

Five thousand Tang troops were stationed on the Hedong side to the west of Jingxing to strictly defend the Hebei Yan army from entering Hedong. At this time, Hedong Jiedushi Wang Chengye learned that Hengzhou Governor Yan Gaoqing had raised his troops and hurried from Taiyuan City to Jingxing. West exit.

As soon as Wang Chengye arrived at the tent and sat down, his men took a young man with him. This man was Yan Quanming, the son of Yan Gaoqing. He and several officials rushed to Chang'an to report the news.

Wang Chengye looked at the head of Jingxing guard Li Qincuo on the table, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he was silent in thought. Yan Quanming bowed and said: "Information to the Jiedu Envoy, I must rush to Chang'an immediately to report the news. An Lushan's army will attack immediately." , the court must make arrangements!"

Wang Chengye laughed and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yan, take a good rest for a few days! I will deliver the message for you."

Yan Quanming was shocked, "What does Jiedushi mean by this? Are you trying to take away my father's achievements?"

Wang Chengye's face sank, "I kindly helped you deliver the letter, but you still dare to frame me and drag him down and imprison him."

Several soldiers rushed over and dragged Yan Quanming away. Yan Quanming turned around and shouted: "Hebei will be destroyed in your hands!"

Wang Chengye ordered all his followers to be imprisoned, and all the rebel generals such as Gao Miao and He Qianqian were beheaded. They were sent to Chang'an together with Li Qincuo's head, pretending that he was responsible for guarding Jingxing.

An Lushan did not take the rebellion in Hebei too seriously. His top priority was to attack Tongguan and Wuguan and open the gate of Guanzhong. An Lushan ordered Cui Qianyu to lead an army of 50,000 to attack Tongguan, and at the same time ordered Prince An Qingxu to attack Tongguan. He led an army of 60,000 to attack Jingxiang and Wuguan.

Jingxiang and Wuguan are integrated, and they must control Dengzhou before they can attack Wuguan. They must even capture Xiangyang. Only then can the army attack Wuguan or Hanzhong without any worries.

Otherwise, once the Tang army cuts off its logistics, the Yan army attacking Wuguan will definitely be defeated, and even the entire army will be destroyed.

Both Tang Jun and Yan Jun knew this very well.

An Qingxu led the army southward from Luoyang and marched all the way to Dengzhou.

There is a Luji silk and satin shop in the east of Xiangyang City, which is also an old shop for decades. The owner's family lives in Luoyang all year round, and there are only the shopkeeper and a few clerks here.

But at some point, the neighbors discovered that the shopkeeper of the silk and satin shop had changed, and it seemed that the clerk had also changed.

The new shopkeeper said lightly, "The boss opened a new store, and the shopkeeper and the waiters all went there." ’ Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

Everyone gradually stopped taking this matter to heart.

The new shopkeeper of the silk and satin shop is surnamed Jin, Jin Nan, from Luoyang. His other identity is the leader of the spies stationed by the Yan army in Jingxiang. The owner of this silk shop has been controlled by the Yan army, and he has to obediently move the shop to hand it over,

Jin Nan had no interest in doing business. He would send his clerks to restaurants and teahouses every day to inquire about information. He did get a lot of important information. For example, he knew that Li Ye was now in Xiangyang, and he also knew that Li Ye had newly established the Jianghan Army. He also knew that Xiangyang The army numbered between thirty and forty thousand men.

At noon that day, the clerk Gu Sanlang hurried back from outside. When he entered the door, he said: "Shopkeeper, urgent information!"

Jin Nan glared at him fiercely, and Gu Sanlang quickly covered his mouth. This was not the place to talk.

The two of them walked into the inner room, and Gu Sanlang lowered his voice and said: "I got the news that Li Ye led an army of 20,000 people to the north."

"Is the news reliable?"

"Absolutely reliable. It was Master Chen who told me."

Chen Zai, the elder brother of Chen Zuo, the chief registrar of Xiangyang County, was Cao Cao who stayed in Luoyang and joined the military. After the fall of Luoyang, he surrendered to the Yan army and was named the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple. His elder brother surrendered and was granted the title of senior official. Naturally, Chen Zuo, the chief registrar, had ideas. He became the first Jingxiang official to be bribed by Yan Jun spies, and betrayed a lot of important information to Jin Nan.

When Jin Nan heard that it was Chen Zuo's information, he no longer doubted it. He quickly wrote a pigeon letter and sent it out of Xiangyang City using a carrier pigeon in the backyard.

After 60,000 Yan troops entered Ruzhou, in the evening, the army arrived in Liang County, Ruzhou. An Qingxu ordered them to camp and rest on the spot.

In the big tent, An Qingxuzheng was discussing countermeasures with several staff and generals.

Zhang Tongru, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, pointed to the map and said: "Duji Road and the western part of Henan Road are both under our control. The Yellow River water transportation from Guanzhong and Chang'an has been cut off. Chang'an can only transport food through Bashu and Jianghan. However, the road to Shu Road is difficult and dangerous, and it is not easy to transport grain. The key is Jianghan. The fleet passes through the Yangtze River and Hanshui River to Shangzhou, and then is transported by land from Shangzhou to Chang'an. Once we cut off the water transportation from Jianghan to Han, a food crisis will break out in Guanzhong. We all know this."

An Qingxu nodded and said: "What Zhang Shangshu said makes sense. Now Jingxiang's guard is actually Li Ye, which is really unexpected. Then his army is also the Hezhong Army or the Anxi Army. They are both hard-core. First of all, we cannot underestimate the enemy, but we must not underestimate the enemy." If you are afraid of the enemy, you need to fight steadily."

Another counselor, Niu Jieting, said: "Your Highness is right. You can't underestimate the enemy, nor be afraid of the enemy. While fighting steadily, I also suggested seizing the opportunity. We must seize Luyang Pass as soon as possible. As long as we seize Luyang Pass, we can march straight in." Attack Nanyang."

An Qingxu glanced at Zhang Tongru, who nodded and said: "I agree with Niu Shilang's suggestion. According to the latest information from Xiangyang, Li Ye led an army of 20,000 and 3,000 people out of Xiangyang. He has not yet reached Nanyang, so Luyang Pass should not have many troops. , we can send a light force to rush south to seize it."

General Tian Chengsi pointed to the sand table and said: "To the south is Funiu Mountain, with continuous mountains, high mountains and dense forests. To the east is Fangcheng Mountain with many canyons. Carrying luggage is extremely slow and takes time. If we don't get to Luyang Pass, It will be very difficult for us to attack the pass. I humbly recommend General Wu Lingnan to lead 6,000 light cavalry and carry dry food southward."

Everyone agreed that Luyang Pass should be captured, so An Qingxu agreed with everyone's opinions and immediately ordered General Wu Lingnan to lead 6,000 cavalry to rush to Luyang Pass.

In the night, six thousand cavalry, led by General Wu Lingnan, rushed out of the camp and rushed southward like a long dragon.