Chapter 257 An Lushan
"Godfather, please don't blame me! Without you, none of us can survive!"
Luo Shan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Li Zicheng, who died with his eyes open on the ground, feeling a little melancholy. Li Zicheng was a good person and was very good to him. It could be said that they got along like a loving father and a filial son. This was also the reason why he had worked so hard to help Li Zicheng conquer territory before.
But times have changed. Who knows what the court is thinking? It is simply unbelievable that the general personally leads the army to fight against bandits who appear to pose no threat at all.
Now that the situation is hopeless, Luo Shan has to consider his future.
Looking at the black light emanating from his hands, Luo Shan couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If only he could be given more time, it would be great. Such a good monarch talent became a defective product in his hands. How could he be satisfied with this?
He paid so much for this monarchical talent, but unfortunately he failed in the end. If he had more than a year, he would probably have been able to fully inherit Li Zicheng's monarchical talent.
"From today on, I will be called An Lushan, and Luoshan and the like will go with you!"
Luoshan, no, An Lushan threw the torch on the ground, trying to create a scene of self-immolation.
"Over here!" Hearing the chaotic footsteps in the distance, An Lushan quickly left the scene, leaving only a pile of dead bodies.
Although it was a pity that he had killed his loyal subordinates beside Li Zicheng, he still killed them all. Anyone left alive could lead to his misfortune. An Lushan had experienced this a long time ago.
It was precisely because he was soft-hearted and let the people in the border villages go that he was arrested and found by Captain Hu, and then sold to Yanzhou as a slave.
When Guo Hao arrived with the Sun Cavalry, he only saw a raging fire.
"Dead? It seems that commanding this large army is still a problem."
After verifying Li Zicheng's true identity, the veteran soldiers of the Sun Riders discovered that he was really dead, and the cause of death was not self-immolation, but more because someone hit Li Zicheng from behind and destroyed his internal organs.
Guo Hao nodded. Since Li Zicheng was really dead, the affairs of Dashun were over.
If only one person wants to escape, it is really unlikely for them to catch him. This is why it is so difficult to kill a person with internal Qi leaving the body. As long as they run out of the cloud range and find a place to hide, without any reconnaissance and positioning means like immortals, it is really unlikely to catch a person with internal Qi leaving the body who is determined to escape.
However, Guo Hao did not intend to give up. He called Dian Wei over and conducted a carpet search, but still could not find any trace of An Lushan.
"Well, it's fate. Issue a wanted order to all regions across the country and ask them to keep an eye out for this man." Seeing that Dian Wei returned empty-handed, Guo Hao could only give up. From the surrendered officers of Dashun, Guo Hao also learned that Luo Shan should be An Lushan who instigated the Anshi Rebellion.
Although he was a difficult figure, the overall environment of the country was peaceful and the people were safe, so even An Lushan could not cause any big waves.
There are different levels of difficulty. Compared with the seven difficult bandits at this stage, An Lushan's escape is just a small trouble.
As long as the remaining seven bandits are wiped out, An Lushan will be dreaming of turning the world upside down.
The command of a large army without the support of the empire is really too weak. It is simply a dream to just gather hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers to confront the imperial court.
Of course, if you insist that someone like Han Xin could lead hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers to attack the empire, that would be meaningless. Han Xin is a military god, so common sense cannot be used to speculate.
An Lushan was just a small threat. There were still the father and son of the Li family in Luoyang. Guo Hao was not afraid of him. Guo Hao really didn't take An Lushan seriously.
However, the incident with Dashun also made Guo Hao alert . If Dashun, the weakest group on the surface, was strengthened to this extent by the unscrupulous system, then what would become of the other seven bandits?
Thinking of this, Guo Hao sent Zhu Jun with the trained new soldiers to help Lu Zhi deal with Huang Chao. Huang Chao's army was the third from the bottom in strength among the seven major bandits, but judging from the performance of Dashun, Lu Zhi's army might not be able to defeat it easily, and might even fail.
After all, the men under Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun were not very strong, and they were not even capable of leaving their internal energy. So they were each given some imperial guards, which was enough according to the intelligence on the surface.
Moreover, even according to the strength that Dashun later demonstrated, Zhu Jun's troops could have fought on equal terms. However, Zhu Jun's defeat was too quick, which led to a somewhat deteriorating situation in Yanzhou. After receiving the news of Zhu Jun's defeat, other armies became more cautious, and Guo Hao has not received a second report of a defeat so far.
After combining the strength of Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi's two armies, the Huang Chao army could be destroyed in an instant. If they could even lose this, then Guo Hao would have nothing to say.
Judging from the information he has currently, Heishan and Dashun have basically been dealt with. It won't be long before Qu Yi can pacify the Heishan bandits and then provide support in the direction of Qingzhou. This is good news.
The other requests were all filled with difficulty, but the situation was favorable and it was just hard to tell who would win for the time being.
The army under Yang Lin's command was unable to capture Wagang. Luo Cheng, Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, Shan Xiongxin... a large group of generals from the Sui and Tang dynasties emerged in large numbers. Relying on the terrain and other reasons, they forcibly delayed Yang Lin's army from advancing, and could only maintain a stalemate.
The most outrageous one among them should be Cheng Yaojin, who actually possessed some kind of ability to seek fortune and avoid disaster, and cooperated with Xu Maogong, the expected commander of the large army, to perfectly avoid all the traps set by Yang Lin, forcing Yang Lin to rely on his hard power to overcome them bit by bit.
The name Xu Maogong may be unfamiliar to some people, but he would be very famous if he changed his name to Li Ji, one of the Ten Sages of the Temple of War. Although there is a certain amount of merit bonus in the evaluation of the Ten Sages of the Temple of War in the Tang Dynasty, he is also a real commander of a large army.
If it weren't for the fact that the generals and legions under Yang Lin were so powerful, the Wagang side would have no way of fighting head-on, and it would be hard to say who would win or lose.
Even though the situation is very good now, according to Yang Lin's estimation, it will take them at least a year to lay the foundation for victory.
According to Xu Rong, the process has entered the stage of clearing out the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, but the top leaders of the White Lotus Sect have not been found yet. It is clear that it has not been truly concluded yet, so Xu Rong's situation is the worst.
As for Liangshan, Guo Hao only knew that there were wars every day. Basically all the players had died. Qingzhou was a complete mess. He estimated that things would be better after Huangfu Song went there.
The remaining Fang La and Huang Chao are similar to Wadang. They are in a slightly advantageous position on the battlefield and it will take some time before they can achieve a real victory.
