"Your Majesty is captured..."

The Tang generals in Fenghuang Town learned that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was captured alive by the Xia army, and they were silent.

Chang'an Town fell, and these 60,000 of them became alone.

"For the sake of the present plan, there is another way to save Your Majesty."

The chief general of the Tang army, Li Daozong, glanced at the many Tang army generals, but they were still unwilling to accept it.

The main force of the Tang army was not destroyed and the emperor was kidnapped. How could he be willing to do so?

"What's the plan?"

"Attack the Xia army camp at night, capture Zhang Hua alive, and return His Majesty!"

"King Jiangxia, take us to fight to the death!"

Sixty thousand Tang troops, except for the injured Tang troops, the remaining 50,000 people left Fenghuang Town and attacked the Xia army camp at night under the leadership of Tang generals such as Li Daozong and Xue Rengui!

Xue Rengui wore a white cloak and took the lead and broke into the Xia army camp!

"We are not defeated, and there is still a chance to win!"

Xue Rengui waved the Fang Tian Painted Lithus and broke the antlers outside the Xia Army camp. The antlers shattered and turned into wood chips!

The Imperial Guard cavalry rushed around, targeting Zhang Hua, who was located in the main military tent.

As long as you capture Zhang Hua, you can get back to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang!

The generals of the Tang army were full of fighting spirit, like wolves and tigers. In such desperate situations, they still maintained a high degree of military discipline, which shows the elite of the Tang army.

Fifty thousand Tang troops drove out patrol patrolling outside and entered the Xia army camp, but found that there was no one inside.

"No, the other party has already calculated it!"

Li Daozong looked around and knew that the Tang army was trapped, so Zhang Hua had long been no longer in the camp.

Since Zhang Hua is not in the camp, how can he capture Zhang Hua alive and exchange it for Emperor Xuanzong of Tang?

"Surrender and not kill!"

"Surrender and not kill!"

In the dark night, tens of thousands of Xia soldiers appeared, shouting in unison, the mountains and roaring, as if they were surrounded by enemies!

Fifty thousand Tang troops looked around nervously.

Their last attempt ended in failure.

All the Tang army generals looked at Li Daozong.

Li Daozong was a royal family in the Tang Dynasty, and the generals of the Tang army followed Li Daozong's horse.

When Li Daozong saw that the Xia army was surrounded by people, fighting for life and death, at least most of the 50,000 Tang army would be killed or injured, and it was just a fight between trapped beasts.

Li Daozong sighed: "Forget it, this is God's will."

Zhang Hua, Chen Gong, Yan Xiang and others stood on the mound, looking down at the 50,000 Tang troops besieged in the wild below.

The generals of the Tang army would not have been trapped so easily, but they had no choice but to capture Chang'an, the important town behind them, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was captured alive, which led to the uneasyness of the Tang army generals and ventured out of the city to attack the camp, and then they fell into the trap.

"Public platform, as you expected, these Tang army generals are arrogant and will not be willing to fail, and will definitely let go."

"Congratulations to the lord, these 50,000 Tang troops are all elite. Capture Chang'an and the surrounding villages and towns, and control the families of these Tang troops, and do not worry that they will not surrender."

"The only tricky thing is how to recruit these Tang generals?"

It would be easier for Zhang Hua to take advantage of ordinary big-headed soldiers and make them work hard.

Without national hatred and family grudges, as long as they control their families and pay military salaries on time, these big-headed soldiers will serve.

The real trouble was the Tang Dynasty military generals Li Daozong, Xue Rengui, Qi Bi He Li and others.

These generals have a close relationship with the Tang Dynasty royal family.

In particular, Li Daozong is Li Shimin's cousin.

The other Tang generals were valued by Li Shimin, and they had feelings for Li Shimin and tended to serve the Tang royal family.

Therefore, how to recruit these Tang generals is a big problem.

A trace of cunning flashed in Chen Gong's eyes: "Why don't the lord marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty and recruit these Tang generals as the royal family of the Tang Dynasty? In this way, the Tang army generals have no moral burden and it is natural to serve the lord with peace of mind."

Zhang Hua glanced at Chen Gong.

Like Cao Cao, Chen Gong did not attach much importance to Confucian benevolence, righteousness and morality. After all, Chen Gong once encouraged Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, to abolish Emperor Ling of Han and betray Cao Cao, and to serve Lu Bu at that time.

In Chen Gong's view, as a prince, Zhang Hua had nothing to do with marrying a princess of the Tang Dynasty to achieve political goals.

Chen Gong also said: "As for Li Longji, the lord can put him under house arrest in Heluo, which is our territory. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang threatens these military generals for the lord to drive them."

Chen Gong proposed two methods: one is to put Li Longji under house arrest, and the other is to marry Li Longji's eldest daughter to achieve the purpose of recruiting military generals of the Tang Dynasty.

"The eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty..."

If you can recruit Xue Rengui, Qi Zhu He Li and others, Zhang Hua would not mind being the title of the Tang Dynasty prince consort.

Besides, Princess Yongmu is the eldest daughter of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and her appearance is not bad.

There was no such precedent during the Tang Dynasty.

After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang declined, and Prince Li Heng proclaimed himself emperor in advance and put him under house arrest. Most Tang generals did not say anything, but assisted Li Heng to quell the Anshi Rebellion.

As long as the royal family ruled and could protect the interests of their respective groups, these civil and military ministers would not resist.

However, Zhang Hua didn't know how to explain to Sun Ce, and Princess Yongmu's status could not be determined.

The Tang Dynasty and Jiangdong forces are not low in Zhang Hua, while Princess Yongmu and Sun Shangxiang are the key figures who win over the two forces.

After confirming that Chang'an was lost and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang had been captured, the chief general of the Tang army, Li Daozong, attacked Zhang Hua's main business in failure. In order to save the lives of these Tang soldiers, he finally led 50,000 Tang troops to surrender to Zhang Hua.

Li Daozong, Xue Rengui, Zhang Shigui, Cheng Mingzhen, Qi Bi Heli and other Tang army generals were depressed and came to Zhang Hua's camp.

These generals were not defeated, but were stolen by Zhang Hua and were very dissatisfied with the loss.

Moreover, Zhang Hua was not a royal family in the Tang Dynasty and had nothing to do with Li Shimin. These generals who followed Li Shimin's war were actually not willing to surrender.

"I didn't want to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, but this is a chaotic world, and the success of the king and the defeat of the enemy. Since you have failed, then serve me in the future."

"In the future, I will marry Princess Yongmu, which is considered half a member of the royal family. You are no different from serving me and serving Emperor Tang. I wonder what you think?"

As soon as Zhang Hua finished speaking, all the generals of the Tang Dynasty showed a look of surprise.

After Zhang Hua rejected Emperor Xuanzong of Tang's marriage request last time, he did not expect that Zhang Hua planned to marry Princess Yongmu again.

Li Daozong quickly realized that Zhang Hua was unwilling to be the son-in-law last time because he could attack Emperor Xuanzong of Tang without scrupulously without having to make a fuss.

This time, Zhang Hua had defeated Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and put Emperor Xuanzong of Tang under house arrest. At this time, he married Princess Yongmu. Not only was Zhang Hua not bound, he could also attract people's hearts with his identity as a son-in-law.

Li Daozong saw through Zhang Hua's intention, but Li Daozong didn't say much.

The military generals of the Tang army are also human beings. After a force fails to compete, they always have to find another force to become an official, and it is impossible to live in seclusion here.

A truly talented person will definitely not be willing to live in seclusion. If he is unwilling to become an official, then the time is not yet here.

Li Daozong said on behalf of a group of Tang army generals: "If I meet His Majesty Taizong in the future, I will not be willing to be an enemy of him. Maybe you may not dare to let me lead my troops to the expedition at that time."

What Li Daozong said was the truth. With his relationship with Li Shimin, even if he met Li Shimin in the future, Zhang Hua would not dare to let Li Daozong lead his troops to attack Li Shimin.

Other Tang army generals also held similar attitudes, indicating that they would not be enemies with Li Shimin in the future.

Zhang Hua didn't think there was any problem. Let these Tang army generals serve first. It's hard to say whether they can meet Li Shimin in the future. There is no need to worry about it.

If these Tang army generals got married, they could move their families to Xia Town, which was nominally closer to the center of power, and in fact they also had the consideration of being hostages. This has been the case in all dynasties.

Li Longji was placed under house arrest, at least these Tang army generals dared not do anything randomly.

The 50,000 Tang troops include high-level troops such as imperial guards, leopard cavalry, and shooting sound. These are real elites in a hundred battles, and even Zhang Hua tries to avoid head-on battles.

In two years, the Tang army also fought south and north, and the surviving soldiers were all elite.

Zhang Hua's strength has increased greatly by incorporating this Tang army.

Zhang Hua's troops who were recruiting An Lushan were not as good as the 50,000 elite Tang army soldiers.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang did not surrender, but was captured. Zhang Hua asked Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to escort Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to Xiazhen in Heluo to settle down. In fact, he sent Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to his own territory and was under house arrest and monitored by the Jinyiwei.

When Emperor Xuanzong of Tang learned about this news, he was unable to help himself. As the defeated party, he could only be at the mercy of others.

This is also the reason why most princes will not surrender easily unless they have no choice.

The more influential the emperor is, the more likely he is to be killed after surrender.

On the contrary, emperors like Liu Chan have a higher probability of survival after surrender because their threat is close to zero.

If it were not for the purpose of enhancing his reputation among the Tang generals, Zhang Hua might not have been willing to leave Tang Xuanzong's life.

When Emperor Xuanzong of Tang surrendered, Zhang Hua divided his troops to pacify various towns and completely annexed Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

Zhang Hua led his troops to Chang'an Town and officially took over this third-level town.

Zhang Hua never had a main city in Guanzhong, and the Chang'an Town, which Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, had worked hard to build, became Zhang Hua's main city in Guanzhong, and was just a wedding dress for others.

Originally, Chang'an Town had long been upgraded to a city, but was later plundered by An Lushan's army, and then he was brought back to the town.
To be continued...