Chapter 45: The Great Chaos Will Be Set
Although Pei was dissatisfied with Li Guangbi's approach in Yingqiao, he had to admit that this famous general who was the best in Zhongxing in history did have an extraordinary military strategy.
This series of sieges were really beautiful.
Pei Yi's consideration of the use of strategies, the grasp of the fighter's opportunity, may not have done better if he had done so.
Shi Siming was trapped in Luoyang for Li Guangbi, and he couldn't fly.
However, Pei was not in a hurry to achieve success, and Li Guangbi obviously had the same view.
Li Guangbi was greedy for merit, but he was not aggressive.
Luoyang is the Eastern Capital, the second strong city in the world, and the second economic center of the Tang Dynasty. There are too many things involved.
A strong attack on Luoyang will only cause immeasurable losses.
You must not force the siege of the city unless it is absolutely necessary.
In case of precaution, Pei issued an order, asking Li Guangbi to attack his heart first.
He then asked about Geshuhan's situation.
Li Mi explained the news he received in detail.
"Geshu Jiedu attacked the food and grass that raided the rebels all the way, delaying the rebels' marching speed. In order not to allow the rebels to get food and grass support, he even set fire to a large area of immature rice in the eastern Henan plains to avoid collecting it for the rebels."
Pei couldn't help but say, "This is really big."
Li Mi smiled bitterly and said, "Geshu Jiedu signed a contract with the people. Every acre of burnt fields, each acre of land, is calculated based on the harvest of the year of the bumper harvest. He will bear all losses alone."
Pei had nothing to say. This money was just about doing whatever he wanted: Geshuhan's father was the richest man in the Western Regions and was not afraid of him betraying his debts.
"The rebels could not get food support. In order to solve the problem of shortage of food, they could only choose to cross Mangdang Mountain and march towards Xuzhou."
Hearing this, Pei also saw Geshuhan's intention.
Mangdang Mountain is the main battlefield chosen by Geshuhan.
Pei smiled and said, "I have had correspondence with Geshuhan, but I can't remember how long it took. I only remember that I asked him about the reorganization of the Jiannan Army in the letter. This guy spoke a lot and didn't dare to say anything else. In the battle of the mountains and forests, the Jiannan Army's ability would not be defeated by my Shence Army. Geshuhan dared to praise this Haikou, but I think he was confident."
Li Mi didn't know the details here, but the latest news came from six days ago. An Lushan turned around and marched towards Mangdang Mountain six days ago.
Before getting the news of the next step, Pei has already summoned him to Chang'an.
Li Mi said: "Calculate the time, the winner should be decided. Pei Shuai is waiting for the good news for Geshu Jiedu!"
Pei shook his head and smiled, "Changyuan said good things all the time, and the battlefield changes rapidly. Even if you are sure, it is impossible to avoid unestimated accidents. The conclusion of victory or defeat is difficult to determine."
He said this, but he believed that Ge Shuhan would not disappoint him.
The factual result shows that Geshuhan did not disappoint Pei.
Two days later, the good news will be conveyed to Chang'an.
Stimulated by Li Mi, Ge Shuhan also fought An Lushan with the determination to die.
Just like the martial arts novels where no moves are better than moves. The best strategy in this world is without strategies, and the best strategy is without tactics.
Strength determines everything!
The soldiers under Geshuhan were highly morale and were skilled in infantry battles.
The soldiers under An Lushan were restricted by terrain in the hilly basin and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.
Originally, they even lost consecutive battles and lacked food. Under their morale, they were in this special terrain. Even if they had the advantage of the number of people, they were unable to make up for the situation.
Geshuhan did not use unnecessary strategies and tactics in this battle, and directly defeated An Lushan's 50,000 troops from the front with 30,000 Jiannan Army.
An Lushan escaped from the battlefield under the protection of Yiluohe and entered Mangdang Mountain.
The terrain of Mangdang Mountain was complex. When Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, committed a crime, led his people to hide in Mangdang Mountain, and finally killed the white snake in the mountains and uprising to win the world.
It would be hard to find if ordinary people entered Mangdang Mountain, but An Lushan was a fat man with a big meat of more than 350 kilograms.
Mangdang Mountain has complex mountains and rivers, where can An Lushan eat away?
In just half a day, Ge Shuhan, who was chasing him relentlessly, captured the thief leader An Lushan, the emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom who was as tired as a dead pig.
The news spread to Chang'an and the whole country was thrilling.
An Lushan acted as a mighty man, occupying almost half of the Tang Dynasty. In the end, he even attacked Chang'an, forcing the Li Tang royal family to flee west, slapped the prosperous dynasty heavily in the face, and cleared away the uneasy dangers behind this prosperous era.
However, as Pei returned to Beijing, the situation in the east was settled and the news of good news was frequent. Only after three months did An Lushan, the culprit who caused chaos in the world, was captured alive.
Compared with the two, it is really unreasonable to plan.
Pei also applauded and immediately issued a new order: "Transfer my order, let Geshuhan go to Luoyang by himself, tie An Lushan under Luoyang City, and see the rebels in the city. Let Li Guangbi and Geshuhan work together to take Luoyang for me at the lowest cost. Finally, I brought them a sentence to let them be more peaceful, and at the Luoyang City, I immediately brought An Lushan and Shi Siming, the thieves, to Chang'an, and tell me the story of Yingqiao."
Thinking of the restless Li Guangbi, Geshuhan, and Pei couldn't help but think of Guo Ziyi who was working diligently in Huaizhou, and suddenly realized that Li Guangbi, Geshuhan, and Guo Ziyi were undoubtedly much cute than Li Guangbi, Geshuhan, and Guo Ziyi who were troublesome.
He did not forget his disgust towards Guo Ziyi.
Even now, Pei admires Li Guangbi and Geshuhan's straightforward military style even more
But if you really want to look at things from the perspective of a superior, Guo Ziyi, who is capable but obedient and politically conscious, is obviously more worry-free than Huan Li Guangbi and Geshuhan, who are capable, have personality but have flaws.
This time, the four generals surrounded An Lushan, and Zhang Xun could not talk about it, and he had no extra power in his hands.
If it were Li Guangbi, Ge Shuhan would replace Guo Ziyi, and they could sit still and watch the military achievements and let the other two "opponents" take away? If you don't find an excuse, you will have ghosts when you attack independently.
However, Guo Ziyi did it. He had many opportunities to move troops and many opportunities to win credit, but he remained silent from beginning to end, guarding the last Yellow River defense line to avoid accidents.
Guo Ziyi did the hardest, most tiring and most unpleasant job, and he had no complaints, so he had not achieved any achievements now.
Of course Pei did not intend to aggrieved Guo Ziyi. He left his final contribution to this outstanding and hardworking superstar.
Chapter completed!