"While Your Majesty sent me to come and work hard, I still asked me to ask Mr. Ye for advice."

Zhou Xiangren lowered his eyebrows and did not dare to show any arrogant look when he spoke. He knew his identity very well. When he came, Gao Lishi repeatedly told him not to show any arrogance in Ye Chang.

"You were not revealed when you were in the palace. Now you can stand out because the time is good and there are no other slaves around the saint, so you are interested in promoting you. You must consider it clearly. At this time, if you are arrogant and hate Mr. Ye, even if Mr. Ye is generous and does not want to make things difficult for you, the saint will not spare you."

Therefore, after saying this, he secretly looked at Ye Chang's face and wanted to peek into Ye Chang's emotions. Ye Chang still looked smiling, which made him secretly respect him: When he met Ye Gong a few years ago, Ye Gong was a little bit of a young man's escape, but now he is worthy of being an important official in the court and a pillar of the country. From the face alone, he can no longer see his actual happiness and anger.

"I have already expected what Your Majesty wants to ask about it." Ye Chang said: "I think the news of the great victory in Tongguan has reached Your Majesty's ears. Your Majesty wants to know when he can recover Chang'an?"

"Ye Gong is as good as a god, and it is for this. However, Your Majesty said that he only asked, and he would not be involved in military affairs. Ye Gong should not change his military strategy because of his inquiry."

Ye Chang smiled even stronger.

Li Longji learned some lessons from the successive blows 丨It is worthy of being a wise ruler in the early stage, and he has recovered some of the old political methods.

This time, Zhou Xiangren was sent, and he gave a batch of wine, meat and flying money as a reward under the guise of laboring the army. The million yuan of flying money presented by Dugu Ming and others is now very useful. Asking about the time to recover Chang'an seems to be just a consideration.

But in fact, Ye Chang understood that when Chang'an could be recovered was the real use of Li Longji's sending Zhou Xiangren to

Two months have passed since the first day of the first lunar month. Li Longji stayed in Yongxian and did not escape to Shu, but Yongxian was simple and could not be better than Chang'an.

Especially the fact that An Lushan forced Li Heng to abdicate, the reputation of the royal family in the Tang Dynasty fell to the lowest point. At this time, if Chang'an can be recovered, it can also be pacified. On the contrary, the later it will be to recover Chang'an, the more severe the hit the royal family's prestige will be.

"Please rest assured that it is not far away." Ye Chang said: "Now everything is ready, and I only need an opportunity. I have already arranged it. This opportunity will soon emerge. At ten days at a time, and at one month at a time, your Majesty can get back to Chang'an."

Zhou Xiangren was shocked. Even though Gao Lishi repeatedly explained, he himself warned himself repeatedly, and at this time he couldn't help but open his eyes: "Mr. Ye is so confident... Oh, I don't believe Mr. Ye's words. I really feel that Mr. Ye is indeed the first general in the world. An Lushan still has more than 100,000 elite border troops..."

Zhou Xiangren remembered that he had heard Li Longji and Gao Lishi and Chen Xuanli discuss military affairs in the palace. Li Longji and others agreed that although Ye Chang had won many times before, they were not a decisive victory, and did not cause any serious damage to An Lushan's real main force. Even if he captured Tongguan, he only put himself in an extremely favorable position in the overall strategic situation.

Until now, almost all the trump cards Ye Chang can use have been revealed. Although An Lushan is extremely unfavorable, it is the extreme unfavorable that makes An Lushan more vigilant. They will choose to stick to the city, and the next battle will become more and more difficult.

The so-called half of the trapped beast refers to this.

But Ye Chang's implication is that the next battle will not only be troublesome, but will even be easier. Could it be that he has hidden some secret means that he can completely defeat An Lushan in just ten days to one month?

"Mr. Ye, Mr. Ye, I beg you!" I felt itchy, so Zhou Xiangren stood up and bowed to Ye Chang: "I only said half of this. I heard it like a cloud of mist. I really don't understand what Mr. Ye will do next. As long as I will not disclose Mr. Ye's military secrets, please say a little more, just say a little more."

Speaking of this, he pointed at himself again and smiled flatteringly: "I also have some selfishness. If I were sent by the saint to Mr. Ye this time, if I could inquire about more information, I would definitely be more at ease. I could also leave a good impression in front of the saint. I knew that I was a filthy body and could not compare to others. What could it be for Mr. Ye? But what did Mr. Ye give me instructions? I would never say anything."

The eunuch had a little look and knew that he could see people talking, so he did not hide his little thoughts in front of Ye Chang. Ye Chang had a little affection for him and smiled and said, "It's not that Ye doesn't trust you. It's really a secret. If there is a slight rumor, the matter will not work..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a man entering the camp. He ignored him talking and came to his ear and muttered twice. Zhou Xiangren was surprised to see this scene. Ye Chang's military management has always been rigorous and disciplined, which is better than mountains. Such things are rare.

What surprised Zhou Xiangren even more immediately happened. After Ye Chang heard the man's words, his expression suddenly unfolded. From a faint smile that could not be seen in the beginning, it turned into a big laugh. If there is any word to describe it, it would be ecstatic!

"Things are done." Ye Chang stood up, laughed a few times before stopping, and looked at Zhou Xiangren: "You can report back to Your Majesty immediately and ask him to prepare. You can return to the capital within a few days."

"What, what?"

"I can tell you now that I have made a plan of discord. An Ni and his number one general Shi Siming have turned against each other. Last night, Chang'an City fought fiercely in the middle of the night, and now I want to come and fight hard." Ye Chang said: "No further ado, I will be in charge of the army to Chang'an. You can report to Your Majesty quickly."

"A plan of disagreement... An Lushan and Shi Siming fought against each other? How is this possible?"

Zhou Xiangren was stunned and could not come back to his senses for a long time. In his opinion, this was something that could not happen. You should know that there are more and more officials from all walks of life gathered in Yong County, and there are also many people who offer advice to Li Longji. Some of them have offered a plan to alienate An Lushan and his generals. And because Shi Siming can be said to be the number one general under An Lushan and the top five giants in the entire An Lushan force, he is also the object of alienation among these self-proclaimed wise planners.

However, when Li Longji discussed with all the important officials, he felt that this was a plan of war on paper. An Lushan and Shi Siming had a relationship of prosperity and loss. Even if they were not wearing pairs of pants, they were definitely not ordinary alienation plans that could turn the target. Even if they wanted to make a discord plan, it would not be effective in one or two days. As the saying goes, distant waters do not quench near thirst, and it has no effect on the court's major plans.

But Ye Chang used this paper-based divisive plan?

He was still waiting to ask carefully, but he found that Ye Chang could no longer be seen in the big tent. He hurriedly chased out of the tent, but found that outside the big tent, teams of soldiers came out of the military camp silently. As these sergeants arrived at the school ground, tens of thousands of soldiers gathered quickly, and so many people were moving in a group, but there was no messy sound.

A solemn aura came to his face, causing Zhou Xiangren to stop the idea of ​​continuing to look for Ye Chang to ask.

"Yan Gong's army is indeed not inferior to the famous generals of ancient times - no, it is even better than such a famous general. The ordinary plan of alienation can turn decay into magic in his hands, which is normal. I don't want to be a general. I have to know so much. As long as I report the good news from Mr. Ye as soon as possible, I have made great contributions."

Thinking of this, he returned to the camp of the Lord, found a minor official who greeted him, and asked him to say goodbye to Ye Chang on his behalf, and then he left the camp with his followers.

Ye Chang's words and deeds in front of him were not artificial, but real.

After the army was assembled, he did not make too long pre-war mobilization, but pointed to Chang'an: "Chang'an has been in the hands of the thieves for a long time, and millions of people have been looking forward to the king's army for a long time. Today, the thieves have fought internally and attacked each other. This is a good opportunity for us to recover Chang'an - Zhuo Shunfu and An Yuanguang. You two lead an army together to seize Xianyang first and stand for our army. Send a quick envoy and Xin Jinghao to march starry night, do not lose the opportunity to the army, and join our headquarters in Chang'an to form a force of attacking east and west."

These two generals took the order and left. Ye Chang's eyes turned and found that some of the generals had different expressions. The leader was Wang Sili.

The number of troops in his hands is now quite large, and the main force is naturally the road construction workers he recruited. But in addition, Geshuhan's subordinates were also incorporated into his army. In order to avoid suspicion, Geshuhan himself asked to confront Zhang Zhongzhi, but half of his troops were left for Ye Chang to drive.

The leader of the generals left behind was Wang Sili.

Ye Chang was somewhat concerned about these people. After all, these people came to his subordinates due to the situation, rather than being truly loyal to him.

"Mr. Ye, we have been in the office for a while. I only regret that we are not talented and have never been useful. Now that the decisive battle is about to be up to the point, I would like to ask Mr. Ye to give me instructions."

Seeing Ye Chang looking at him, Wang Sili said further.

Because of Pei Mian's affairs, the situation of Geshuhan's troops was very embarrassing. They were obviously loyal to Li Longji's troops, but there was a rebellion loyal to Li Heng's killing of Yong, which caused their entire army to be suspected of being loyal to them. If they could not wash away this doubt with blood on the battlefield, there was no doubt that after the war was over, their fate would never be good.

Ye Chang heard him ask for a fight and raised his eyebrows: "There is indeed something that will bother General Wang. If our army sieges east and west, the bandits will be defeated. The only thing to worry about is that they will escape in all directions and cause trouble to the chaos of the place. Therefore, I want to lead a general Wang to lead an army to Ziwu Valley Road and cut off the road to escape south."

"This... how can this be achieved?" Wang Sili said anxiously after hearing Ye Chang's arrangement.

"General Wang, why don't you go to capture Xianyang, I will send Zhuo Shunfu and others to the south?" Ye Chang's face darkened: "If you can issue a military order, you can capture Xianyang within half a day, I will change the order."

Wang Sili's expression suddenly froze.

In his opinion, it was impossible to capture Xianyang in half a day, and it was clearly a difficult situation for them.

"Mr. Ye, can they win Xianyang in half a day?"

"Why would they also issue military orders for you to see?" Ye Chang said with a smile.

"This... I dare not." Wang Sili looked at him, and couldn't help but feel cold in his heart. He could only lower his head and said,

"Since this is the case, act according to the orders. Don't worry, it is a great achievement to prevent the Anthony army from moving south. I will not hesitate to ask the court for rewards. If you do things in a bad way and order the Anthony army to escape to the south, I will also report to the Emperor Ming and ask for a heavy punishment."

"Yes." Wang Sili responded.

After the generals took the order and left, Ye Chang said, "Why don't you be kind to me?"

"I now have nearly most of the soldiers in the world. If I bring Geshuhan's troops into the tent, let alone the emperor, I will not be at ease even when I sleep at night. Besides, although Geshuhan and his troops are famous, they are actually not good generals. They do not care about the soldiers and ignore the overall situation and only seek personal merits and rewards. I really look down on them." Ye Chang sighed: "This old army will be eliminated sooner or later, so why should we pay too much attention to them?"

It’s not that Ye Chang was too arrogant, this is his real idea. The musket has been developed, and the next step is to improve and practical equipment. The old army in the era of cold weapons will be eliminated. The new musketeers can only exert greater combat effectiveness if they are stricter in discipline. As for personal courage, it has become a non-decisive factor on the battlefield.

Ye Chang never thought that firearms would not be circulated. He paid attention to confidentiality and could only ensure that his gunpowder formula and firearms were ahead of other countries. Ten or twenty years later, firearms would definitely appear in neighboring countries. Great empires like Dashi can concentrate craftsmen to develop their own muskets. Therefore, Ye Chang felt that the most important thing was to use more advanced military systems and technology to enhance his own advantages, rather than simply keeping them confidential.

"So that's it." Although Chunming didn't understand how far Ye Chang was thinking, since Ye Chang was not negligent, but intentionally, it must make sense.

"Chunming, what do you want to do after peace in the world?" Ye Chang looked at the little servant he bought at the beginning and asked with a smile.

"I am stupid and have no knowledge than my junior brothers. But I see that they have a strong sense of accomplishment and are determined in all directions, and are willing to guard Lushun Academy for their husbands."

Chunming is the truth. While the young people trained by Ye Chang are energetic, they also have a strong sense of enterprising spirit. It really makes them feel embarrassed to be a dean of Lushun Academy. As Ye Chang's affairs become more and more busy, the work of the dean of Lushun Academy in recent years has actually been carried out by older graduates such as Chunming, but there will definitely be a dedicated person to do this in the future.

"This is very suitable for you, and in the future, there will be more than one Lushun Academy. Chang'an Luoyang Anneng will not have a college?" Ye Chang laughed and said, "We will make up for this matter. I feel very at ease with you in Lushun Academy."

Lushun Academy will continuously cultivate talents for Ye Chang. Don’t be a dean of reputation or achievements, but it is a position that is very important to Ye Chang. Chunming’s ability to calm down and do this has indeed helped Ye Chang a lot.

"Let's recover Chang'an first. After regaining Chang'an, the husband can get married. If you have a young husband earlier, you will not have to worry about someone continuing this big family business." Chunming seized the opportunity and spoke to Ye Chang.

Hearing this, Ye Chang smiled slightly and walked: "Okay, let us recover Chang'an as soon as possible for the sake of your husband."
Chapter completed!