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In fact, the strategic significance of Zhang Xun's sticking to Yang is extremely great. If Yang hadn't held on for ten months like a nail and blocked the advance route of Anshi's rebels, An Lushan could have sent a partial division to go straight to the Jianghuai, cross the south and down, destroy the Lost Datang's wealth.

If it really develops to that stage, the Tang Dynasty will perish more than 100 years earlier, and Tang Xuanzong Li Longji will also become the last monarch of the Tang Dynasty.

It was Zhang Xun who delayed the Anshi rebels' southward footsteps, allowing Datang to stabilize his position and keep his wealth, thus continuing his life for more than 100 years.

Zhang Xun's contribution is so great, and he used a lot of clever tricks when defending the city. In the book "36 Strategies", Zhang Xun contributed five clever tricks alone, which can be said to be brilliant.

A military scientist once listed Zhang Xun as the three military geniuses in Chinese history who did not play cards according to the art of war.The first one is Huo Qubing.The second one is Zhang Xun.The third one is Yue Fei.

It is such a peerless famous general, but few people mention it in later generations, and there are no movies and TV dramas about him.

It's not that people ignore him on purpose, but they have to.

Because in the last few months of Zhang Xun's defense of the city, he first took the lead in killing his concubine as army rations because of running out of food and grass, and later killed thousands of people in Yangcheng for the soldiers to eat.

This behavior is indeed unacceptable to future generations, and it also changed the flavor of the epic Yang defense battle.

Li Hao felt sorry for Zhang Xun more than once.

Such a super famous general, as well as a peerless hero like Nanji Yunlei Wanchun, was firmly covered by the stain of cannibalism, and became an inconspicuous dust hidden in the corner of history.

Now the chance to save Zhang Xun finally came.

Walking out of the studio, Li Hao told Yang Yuhuan and Wang Cong'er about going to Datang to rescue Zhang Xun.Neither of them disagreed.

Wang Cong'er originally wanted to go with Li Hao.

Li Hao scratched her nose with his hands, and said with a smile,

"I went to Yang and came back in at most ten days. In reality, it was only an hour at most. Tonight, I will come back for dinner.

You just have to prepare my meal. "

Datang, Yangcheng!

The setting sun sprinkled light on the corners of the house and the streets, red like a bloodstain.

The defenders at the top of the city held their weapons, looking at the densely packed rebel camp outside the city, wishing they could go out of the city and wipe out the goddamned rebels.

There are at least 5 rebels outside the city, but less than 2000 defenders in the city.

Seven months ago, there were 7000 soldiers in Yangcheng.

Relying on these 7000 soldiers who were not considered elite, Zhang Xun turned Yangcheng into a nail in a daze, blocking Yin Ziqi's 13 army.

During the eight-month battle, Zhang Xun, Nan Jiyun, and Lei Wanchun led elite troops out of the city more than once to attack and kill the rebels.

Once Nan Jiyun even rushed to Yin Ziqi's central army and cut off his handsome flag.

Helplessly, Yin Ziqi, as a famous general of the rebel army, is also not mediocre.

This man was extremely tenacious in his military operations. Although he suffered repeated small defeats, he took advantage of his large number of troops and sufficient food and grass to attack Yangcheng regardless of sacrifice.

In the end, at the cost of sacrificing 2000 soldiers, he consumed only [-] soldiers in Yangcheng.More importantly, he ran out of food and grass in Yangcheng.

According to the tip report he got before, Yin Ziqi knew that Yangcheng was short of food.

Yin Ziqi stood at the bottom of the city, looking at the red face of Yangcheng at sunset, with a cruel smile on his lips.

Yin Ziqi believes that Yangcheng will be broken without attack in three days at most.At that time, he sent troops to climb over the city wall and beheaded one by one the Yang soldiers who were too hungry to move. As for Zhang Xun, Xu Yuan and others, they would be executed in a hurry.

Although it took too long to attack this Yangcheng, it was not meaningless.After breaking through Yangcheng, Yin Ziqi prepared to lead his army to take Xuzhou and Yangzhou directly, destroying the Jianghuai Water Transport, and turning the Tang Dynasty into a water without source and a tree without roots.

Nan Jiyun, who was wearing a helmet and covered in blood, walked into the prefect's mansion, walked up to Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan, and said in a sad and indignant tone,

"General Zhang, Master Xu, He Lan Jinming is unwilling to send a single soldier to support us."

Xu Yuan is the prefect of Yang, and Zhang Xun is just a county magistrate.However, Xu Yuan understood righteousness deeply and knew that his ability was not as good as Zhang Xun's, so he was willing to serve as Zhang Xun's deputy in the battle of Yang Shoucheng.

Ten days ago, Nan Jiyun rode alone out of the sun and went to Linhuai Jiedushi He Lanjinming to ask for help.

He Lan Jinming is a villain, unwilling to send a single soldier to rescue Yang.

Because he loves Nan Jiyun's peerless martial arts, He Lan Jinming hosted a banquet to try to attract him.

Amidst the graceful dancing and music of the kabukis, Nan Jiyun wept and said: "When I rushed out of Suiyang yesterday, the soldiers had no food for a whole month. Now you don't send troops, but hold banquets and music. Said that I couldn't bear to enjoy it alone, even though I ate it, I couldn't swallow it.

Now the task entrusted to me by the lord has not been completed, I ask to leave a finger to show my credit, go back and report to Zhongcheng. "

After finishing speaking, he drew his saber and cut off a finger.

Nan Jiyun's spirit of righteousness greatly shocked the staff of Linhuai Jiedushi.

He Lan Jinming became angry with embarrassment, and ordered his own soldiers to take down Nan Jiyun.

Nan Jiyun thought one was worth a thousand, and forced himself out of Linhuai City.After leaving the city, Nan Jiyun took out his iron tire bow and shot an arrow at the pagoda of the Buddhist Temple in Linhuai City.

The iron arrow penetrated several inches into the green brick.

Nan Jiyun pointed at the iron arrow and said,

"When I come back from destroying the traitors, I will definitely destroy Helan Jinming. This arrow represents my oath."

Seeing Nan Jiyun with an angry face, Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan both smiled wryly and looked at each other.

They have long known that He Lan Jinming, who is jealous of the virtuous and capable, will not send troops to rescue.

Seeing that Nan Jiyun's left hand was missing a little finger, Zhang Xun immediately asked sharply, "Nan Ba, does that dog thief He Lan Jinming still dare to torture you?"

Nan Jiyun laughed out loud.

"How can He Lan Jinming that trash hurt me? I cut it off myself."

Zhang Xun's heart was agitated. Although he didn't know why Nan Jiyun committed suicide, he could guess the general reason.

He stretched out his right hand, patted Nan Jiyun's shoulder heavily, and said with a smile, "Nanba don't need to be angry. Once the bandits are defeated, we will kill He Lan Jinming, who fears the enemy like a mouse, and avenge your finger .”

Prefect Xu Yuan looked haggardly at the setting sun that was about to set over the city, and suddenly heaved a long sigh.

"Our little Yangcheng held off the rebels for eight months, killed [-] to [-] enemies, and defeated Li Huaixian, Yang Chaozong, Linghu Chao, Tian Chengsi, Li Baochen, Yin Ziqi and others in a row, which is enough to leave a name in history up.

It's a pity that God doesn't bless me Datang!
If Yangcheng is captured by the rebels, Jianghuai will have no barriers. "