[In fact, it's just that the marshal changed his name. It's just self-deception. 】

[Although Guo Ziyi was not made the commander-in-chief this time, he did not get upset at all. He led his troops to cross the Yellow River first, attacked Huojia, and won a great victory, killing 4000 enemies.]

[Then he attacked Weizhou. An Qingxu sent 70,000 rebels to support him. Guo Ziyi won another great victory and killed An Qingxu's brother An Qinghe.]

[An Qingxu was driven to Yecheng. With nowhere to go, he had no choice but to write a letter for help to his uncle Shi, who was herding sheep far away. He was also his good friend Shi Siming who had started the rebellion with his father An Lushan.]

[Has everyone almost forgotten Shi Siming? What was Shi Siming doing when the Tang army and the rebels fought a decisive battle? 】

[At that time, Guo Ziyi withdrew from Hebei to Lingwu, the King of Qin, and left the famous general Li Guangbi in Taiyuan to deal with Shi Siming. ]

[During the time when Guo Ziyi was attacking the two capitals, Li Guangbi and Shi Siming were also busy, and the battle between the two sides was in full swing. ]

[After Guo Ziyi conquered the two capitals, Shi Siming felt that the rebels were doomed, so he decisively abandoned An Qingxu and took the rebels in Fanyang and Hebei to join the Tang Dynasty.]

[But just one year later, Shi Siming rebelled again. This time, he was not prepared to side with An Qingxu or the Tang Dynasty. He declared himself king and was called the Holy King of Great Yan.]

[When Great Yan Saint King Shi Siming received a letter for help from his former buddy's child, his great nephew An Qingxu, he immediately sent troops to Yecheng.]

[He didn't come to rescue An Qingxu. He just wanted to watch the battle from a close distance, and wait until both the Tang army and An Qingxu were defeated, so that he could be the closest fisherman who benefited.]

[As an old enemy who had fought against Shi Siming for many years, Li Guangbi knew Shi Siming too well, so he applied to Yu Chaoen, the military commander, to send him to intercept Shi Siming's army heading south, so as to buy some time for the Tang army to attack Yecheng.]

[As the old saying goes, brothels have always pretended to be elegant, and eunuchs have always loved reputation, and so did eunuch Yu Chaoen.]

[Faced with Li Guangbi's request, Yu Chaoen said that it was not necessary. It would be easy for my army of 200,000 to capture a small city like Ye.]

[This is the inevitable result of an amateur leading an expert.]

[Ye City was attacked for a long time but could not be conquered. The battle lasted for half a year. Ye City ran out of food, and the people on the city walls also suffered. They even ate the dirt on the walls and the fiber in the horse manure. Rats became a precious commodity.]

[A mouse is sold for 4000 coins. ]

……

"A sin..."

"An incompetent general killed the entire army, and an incompetent traitor killed the people. Damn Yu Chaoen!"

"Yes, we are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty. If we take Yecheng as soon as possible, the people will suffer less."

"In my opinion, the dog emperor Li Heng is also involved in this matter!"

The people of all dynasties were talking about this, saying that these officials only cared about their own power and when did they ever think about the plight of the people?

The end of Qin.

Han Xin looked at this scene with disdain. It was so sad that generals in later generations were restrained by a eunuch!
Rather than pretending to be submissive and trying to save himself, Han Xin would rather act on his own and let the soldiers and the people shed less blood!

……

[Just when the rebels in Yecheng were about to collapse, Shi Siming attacked the Tang army.]

[Shi Siming ordered his Yan army to change into Tang army uniforms. The Tang army was a coalition of nine towns, so the troops were numerous and diverse, and there was a lack of unified coordination. Shi Siming's Yan army marched to the rear of the Tang army and cut off the Tang army's food supply route.]

[The Tang army soon ran out of food and their morale collapsed.]

[Shi Siming felt that the time had come and launched a decisive battle with the Tang army in Yecheng.]

[At this time, another black swan event occurred. A strong wind suddenly blew on the battlefield. The Tang and Yan armies were frightened and fled without any baggage or armor. ] [Among the nine military governors, only Guo Ziyi remained calm. He was afraid that the rebels would take the opportunity to capture the eastern capital Luoyang, so he led his troops to retreat to Heyang. ]

[The military governors of other towns also returned to their homes.]

[When the people of Dongdu heard that the imperial army had fled, they panicked and thought that the rebels would come again, so they fled Dongdu one after another. ]

[It must be said that during the An-Shi Rebellion, the people of Dongdu were really miserable. They were probably the ones who suffered the most. ]

[The great battle that the Tang Dynasty had accumulated over a year and mobilized the entire country to fight ended in such a bizarre way.]

[Emperor Li Heng was very disappointed. Who should be held responsible? Didn't Guo Ziyi make the greatest contribution? You should take the blame. So Guo Ziyi was relieved of all his duties.]

[This old general who was appointed in times of crisis, performed great merit, and fought hard on the front lines at the age of over 60 was kicked out of the barracks inexplicably.]

[This departure, if nothing unexpected happens, will be our final farewell. ]

[Guo Ziyi is already this old, how can he have a chance to return to the army? ]

[The Shuofang soldiers who had followed him through thick and thin stopped him, unwilling to let him go. Guo Ziyi had no choice but to lie to them and say, "I'm not leaving. I'm just going to meet a friend and will be back soon." Then he hurriedly ran back home.]

[Is the defeat of the Tang army this time due to that evil wind? Of course not. ]

[In fact, since the An-Shi Rebellion, the trust between the emperor and generals, the Han and the Hu people, and the civil officials and military generals of the Tang Dynasty has completely collapsed. ]

[Unlimited suspicion is the biggest evil in the Tang Dynasty.]

……

"From this perspective, it is not difficult to understand why Zhao Kuangyin gave up his military power after the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, and why the Song Dynasty valued civil officials over military officials."

Zhuge Liang shook his head regretfully.

Sima Yi broke his oath and plotted to usurp the throne, which led to mutual suspicion between monarchs and ministers in later generations.

The Xuanwu Gate Incident made Li Tang and his son suspicious of each other.

The Anshi Rebellion caused the collapse of trust among the upper class, and this evil wind even continued into the Song Dynasty. The kings and generals were wary of each other, and the Song Dynasty was defeated repeatedly in foreign wars and eventually perished.

Along the way, it seems that each dynasty has learned from the lessons of the previous dynasty and tried to avoid some of the factors that led to the demise of the previous dynasty.

However, trying to avoid these factors will create new problems.

However, many kings simply maintained the status quo, which in the long run would only lead to a situation where the political situation became increasingly dire.

If we don't wait for a genius to bring about iron-blooded reforms, the end of the dynasty will be imminent.

……

[Let's take a look at the rebels. After the battle of Yecheng, Shi Siming directly chopped off the head of his good friend's son An Qingxu, saying that you killed your father, my good friend An Lushan, and you are worse than pigs and dogs, so I can't let you go.]

【After An Qingxu's death, Shi Siming naturally became the sole leader of the rebels. 】

[Six months later, Shi Siming, like An Lushan when the An-Shi Rebellion first broke out, personally led an army of 100,000 out of Fanyang and marched south, aiming at Luoyang.]

[Li Heng was so angry that he almost died. Was this the An-Shi Rebellion all over again? Why is this rebellion never going to end?] (End of this chapter)