Chapter 2832 Anshi''s ambition, Yingchuan Uprising
Chapter 2829: Anshi''s ambition, Yingchuan Uprising
In the battle of the Jade Emperor, nearly 9,500 people died in the Demon Sect, 70,800 of which were among them. In addition to those familiar strong people, there are naturally many important figures.
For example, An Lushan''s adoptive father An Yanyan, his uncle An Bozhu, his mother Ashide, and his adoptive father Zhang Shougui.
In the Battle of Jade Emperor''s Head, they were just inconspicuous soldiers, but they were also middle and high-level officials in the Demon Sect, and they were all crucial people to An Lushan.
In addition, a large number of talents, including Shi Chaoyi, Zhang Er''s son, Zhang Boliao, Tian Rong''s brother Tian Dan, Wei Ju''s brother Wei Jiao, and Han Wangxin''s grandfather Han Cang, all died in the Battle of Jade Emperor''s Head.
These people may not be very strong and have a high status in the Demon Sect, but they all have an irreplaceable and important position in the eyes of their relatives. Their tragic death will naturally make the living people hate Daqin to the core.
In addition, although most of the top leaders of the Demon Sect were destroyed at one time, the forces in the Central Plains still exist.
Therefore, the current Demon Sect is actually in a state of power vacuum and a group of dragons have no heads.
If you want the giant demon sect to continue to operate, you must select a new leadership team.
With the status of Brahma and Vishnu, they are naturally qualified to lead the Demon Sect, but they finally escaped the disaster and obviously did not dare to stand up and be the first to stand up again.
Therefore, the new leadership team of the Demon Sect will only be born among the most powerful people, and the strongest current power is undoubtedly the rebel commanders such as An Lushan and Shi Siming.
At the same time, among the new senior executives of the Demon Sect, basically all their relatives died at the Jade Emperor''s head, and thus they all formed blood feuds with the Qin Dynasty, so they must be staunch anti-Qin factions.
It is precisely because of this that the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming dynasties changed their strategies at the same time, from the original infiltration and erosion to the current win-win cooperation.
Although the infiltration and erosion of the Demon Sect can directly strengthen itself, its effectiveness is too slow and it is easy to leave hidden dangers and be subject to backlash.
On the other hand, the remnants of the Demon Sect voluntarily resisted Qin. Although they could not grow rapidly in the short term, they could gradually squeeze out the last drop of the Demon Sect''s blood in the process of cooperation.
As for the current situation of anti-Qin, it is obvious that the latter is stronger than the former. Not only does it achieve fast results, but it also has few hidden dangers, which is the only choice for the wise.
As a disciple of Zizai Tian and one of the chief generals of the Rebel Army with the strongest combat power of the Demon Sect, An Lushan will naturally receive the focus of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming dynasties.
But the first person to come to An Lushan was not Mu Ying who arrived first, but Xiahou Xuan who arrived later.
Xiahou Xuan was naturally not stupid. An Lushan had just died of his parents. It was heartbroken. It was obviously a bit inappropriate to mention job-changing at this time.
But if he didn''t mention it first, if Mu Ying took the lead, it would be unfavorable for Wei. After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ming was a thigh that was thicker than Wei.
Although Wei State urgently expanded its army with the support of the Demon Sect, it was still short of its time to form an army, and it was difficult to form combat power for the time being, and it would not help the Wei army on the Western Front in the short term.
But under the fierce attack of the Qin army, the direction of the East County of Wei was in a hurry and there was a shortage of reinforcements for support, so he was able to attack An Lushan''s rebel army.
Xiahou Xuan knew that An Lushan was not easy to fool, so he could only start from the overall situation of resisting Qin and tell the other party that if Wei could not hold on to the western front, the entire Central Plains occupation would be in a passive situation of being beaten. He hoped that An Lushan could be affected by this.
In response to this, An Lushan nodded in agreement on the surface, but he was already cursing in his heart.
Damn Cao Wei, he wanted to help me become cannon fodder. It would be fine if he didn''t give him any official position in the territory, but he didn''t even mention money, grain and equipment. Do you really think that An Lushan would take into account the overall situation?
Xiahou Xuan was also ecstatic when he saw An Lushan knowing the general idea. But when he mentioned going to the front line to fight, An Lushan refused with various excuses and immediately had no choice but to return first to discuss countermeasures with his subordinates.
In fact, if Xiahou Xuan directly raised the benefits, An Lushan would talk to him, but he would use the overall situation to tie him up. It would be strange if An Lushan could take care of him.
An Lushan hated the Qin Dynasty, but he was not stupid enough to make selfless contributions. He was used by Cao Wei for vain. After all, Cao Wei was not the only choice to resist Qin. Zhu Ming and Zhao Song were obviously better choices.
Looking at Xiahou Xuan''s departure back, a cold light flashed in An Lushan''s eyes. He knew that the Demon Sect would be subject to the Three Kingdoms in the future, but Cao Wei was definitely not the first choice of the Demon Sect.
Therefore, he must think of a way. Since he integrates into the Three Kingdoms Alliance and also preserves a certain degree of autonomy, he can be free from being controlled by others and maybe he can get some benefits from it.
"The kings, princes, generals and ministers are Ning. Cao Cao is a descendant of the eunuch, Zhu Di is a rebel, and Zhao Kuangyin is even a slave of the master. If they can sit in this throne, why can''t I, An Lushan?"
An Lushan murmured to himself, his eyes ignited the flame of ambition, which even diluted the overwhelming hatred in his heart.
Obviously, although the deaths of a group of senior executives of the Demon Sect such as Zizaitian, as well as his father and his adopted father, made An Lushan hate Daqin to the core, it also ignited his ambitions.
The heart is like a running horse on the plain, easy to let go but hard to stop.
Previously, Zizaitian, Ye Dingzhi, Zhang Shougui and others were suppressed. Even if An Lushan had ambitions, he would not dare to show it. He could only be an ordinary disciple honestly.
But now it’s different. The top leaders of the Demon Sect were given a hand by hundreds of schools. Among the top leaders of the Demon Sect who escaped, An Lushan’s level is already the highest, not to mention that he still has the status of the disciple of Zizai Tian, ??which naturally provides great convenience for him to take power.
Of course, An Lushan also knew that it was impossible to completely take power like a master. Doing so would only accelerate the division of the Demon Sect, and all he could be the leader of everyone, trying to unite the Demon Sect without splitting directly.
The leader is just a voice cylinder and a product of compromise on interests, so naturally it cannot be compared with the ancestors of the Demonic Sect.
But even so, An Lushan still has a lot of competition. Although most of them do not pose a threat to him, Ye Dingzhi, Yuan Jiuling, Chongjiu, and Shi Siming can still threaten An Lushan.
Among these four people, it should be Ye Dingzhi and Yuan Jiuling, which pose the greatest threat to An Lushan.
Ye Dingzhi is the grandson of the Styx. He had been in power for longer than Zizai Tian, ??while Yuan Jiuling was the last great master of the Demon Sect, but in fact, these two people had the least threat to An Lushan.
Ye Dingzhi had always been a dove and had a weak attitude towards Qin. Now the hatred between the Demon Sect and the Great Qin side is as deep as the sea. This hatred will certainly not be resolved so quickly, and some of it will even be transferred and vented on Ye Ding.
For the current Demon Sect, anti-Qin is politically correct, so naturally it is impossible to let Ye Dingzhi, the dove leader, be the leader.
As for Yuan Jiuling, although he was the last master of the Demon Sect, he was a martial arts tycoon with a relatively simple mind. He was neither willing nor could he deal with such a complicated situation at all, and the people of the Demon Sect would not be at ease with Yuan Jiuling. Therefore, Chongjiu and Shi Siming pose a greater threat to An Lushan, and Chongjiu is even more powerful among these two people.
Chongjiu is strong and has a strong force under his command. He is also close to the Song State and the outer sect of Shangqing, so in the hearts of the Demon Sect, his priority is still above An Lushan.
An Lushan naturally knew this, and it would be difficult for him to fight for Chongjiu alone, so he was ready to give up some of the interests and gain the support of some allies. The first thing he had to fight for was his junior brother, Shi Siming.
As one of the protagonists who started the Anshi Rebellion, Li Guangbi''s lifelong enemy, Shi Si is obviously not that simple.
During the Anshi Rebellion, Shi Siming was originally an A Lushan general. Later, An Lushan''s son An Qingxu killed his father and proclaimed himself emperor. Shi Siming only began to rise after An Lushan died.
In the Battle of Yecheng, Shi Siming joined forces with An Qingxu and defeated the Jiuzhen Jiedushi hundreds of thousands of Tang troops. Later, he launched a coup to kill An Qingxu, and became emperor after the acquisition of his troops.
In the end, Shi Siming ended up like An Lushan and was killed by his son Shi Chaoyi in a rebellion.
With the death of An Lushan and Shi Siming, the Anshi Rebellion began to end, but the Tang Dynasty also entered the era of separatist rule by the feudal states because of this catastrophe.
In addition, a large number of battles broke out during the Anshi Rebellion, such as: the Battle of Suiyang, the Battle of Lingbao, the Battle of Tongguan, the Battle of Hedong, the Battle of Yecheng, etc. Naturally, a large number of generals and talents emerged, such as: Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Zhang Xun, Cui Qianyou, Pugu Huaien, etc.
An Lushan and Shi Siming were both killed by their own sons. An Qingxu is still alive, but Shi Chaoyi has died in the Battle of Jade Emperor.
Shi Siming naturally didn''t know that on a certain timeline, his beloved son Shi Chaoyi would do such a ruthless thing as killing his father. In a sense, Daqin and Baijiajia were considered to avenge him, but he hated Daqin to the core because of Shi Chaoyi''s death.
Although Shi Siming''s strength is not as strong as An Lushan, it is much larger than other rebels. Not only does it have nearly 9,000 troops, but many generals such as Cui Qianyou, Tian Chengsi, Sun Xiaozhe, Linghu Chao, Yin Ziqi, Li Tingwang are under his command.
A person like Shi Siming who is independent, naturally has a great ambition, but he knew that he was not as good as An Lushan and Chongjiu in all aspects, so he rationally suppressed his competing spirit.
Faced with the win over by his senior brother An Lushan, Shi Siming decisively chose to join forces with him, because only by suppressing Chongjiu first can they ensure that the two families get the greatest fruit. An Lushan ate the most, and he would definitely not be hungry even if he followed behind.
Shi Siming''s intelligence and knowledge of the current affairs naturally made An Lushan overjoyed. After the two companies joined forces, they also opened up a gap with Chongjiu, and a large number of rebel commanders also took the initiative to get closer.
Two days later, An Lushan Shi Siming issued a joint statement, inviting the leaders of the sixteen rebel army including Zhang Er, Yuan Jiuling, Chongjiu, Han Shantong to send envoys to Taishan to discuss major events.
In this way, the Demon Sect showed that the previous faction was harmonious, but due to power issues, the secret game was extremely fierce.
At the same time, Ying Hao, under the protection of the guards, has successfully returned to Yingchuan.
As a result, as soon as he returned to Yingchuan, Yinghao received the occupied areas such as Yingchuan and Dongjun, and a large number of news about the rebels appeared.
Guo Jia had reported to Ying Hao before that there were thirteen powerful families and three major sects in Yingchuan alone, and they had close relationships with the Demon Sect.
At that time, Ying Hao wanted to solve the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains first and then attack the Demon Sect, so he let go of the Demon Sect forces in the occupied area to avoid alarming the enemy.
But now the Great Qin has completely broken up with the Demon Sect. Although the Demon Sect forces in the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains have been frightened, they have not had direct contact with the Qin army after all. Instead, they are the Demon Sect forces in the occupied area of ??the Qin army. Hundreds of thousands of Qin troops are just under their noses, and they are trembling almost every day, fearing that the Qin army will come to the door.
The Qin army naturally chose to urge the demon sect forces behind him, and as long as they put down their weapons and surrendered, they would not blame each other, which also made many people choose to surrender.
But some people are worried that even if they surrender, they will not be able to end well. Instead, they will be liquidated soon, so they are reluctant to surrender.
At this moment, the Demon Sect and Cao Wei sent envoys. Under the deception of these envoys, these people not only believed them, but also chose to rise up and rebel under the eyes of the Qin army, and also raised the banner of "striking the injustice and killing the tyrannical Qin".
There are many believers of the White Lotus Sect in Yingchuan County, and the lower-level people do not have much judgment ability at all. Under the deception of the White Lotus Sect disciples, many people have joined in. In addition, they forcefully urged ordinary news, which has caused the number of rebel soldiers to soar in the short term.
The forces of the Yingchuan Demon Sect were divided, and nearly half of them chose to revolt, which scared most of the surrendered people, worried that the Qin Dynasty would suspect them because of this, so they wished that the rebel army would be wiped out by the Qin army as soon as possible. Many people even offered to suppress the rebel army to prove their innocence.
Guo Jia naturally had no reason to refuse such a request, so he ordered Huang Xu and Ma Dai to lead two thousand troops, as well as the surrendered demon sect forces, to suppress the rebel army.
But what Guo Jia did not expect was that there were also capable people in the Yingchuan Rebel Army. Before Huang Xu and Ma Dai arrived at the battlefield, the surrendered Demon Sect forces were defeated by the Rebel Army, and the strength of the Rebel Army was further enhanced.
Subsequently, Huang Xu and Ma Dai led their troops to fight with him. Although they won consecutive battles and killed and captured nearly 10,000 rebels, they only had two thousand troops in their hands, and it was difficult to wipe out 30,000 to 40,000 rebels in a short period of time. Finally, they chose to withdraw their troops before they were about to run out of food.
In this way, the Qin army''s first suppression of the uprising army not only failed, but also encouraged the power of the rebel army.
When the surrendered Demon Sect forces were defeated, the rebel army felt that the Qin army was just like this and even wanted to attack the county town.
However, under the attack of Huang Xu and Ma Dai''s two thousand troops, the power of the Yingchuan rebel army was also severely damaged, and they all retreated one after another, and they never dared to dream again.
After all, Ma Dai and Huang Xu only had two thousand people, and they had already fought 30,000 to 40,000 people and could not find the north, while Yingchuan had more than 100,000 Qin troops.
At this time, the leaders of the Yingchuan rebel army felt regretful and realized that they had been fooled by Cao Wei, but it was obviously too late.
Not only did they openly rebel against Qin uprising, but they also used the sensitive banner of "striking the injustice and killing the violent Qin". Their men may survive surrender, but as the leader, the mother must be dead at all times.
Now these rebels in Yingchuan have lost the scenery of the uprising. Instead, they are all determined to escape from Yingchuan. However, there are Qin troops stationed in all directions. No matter which direction they run, they will run head-on with the Qin army.
There is definitely no way to defeat, and it cannot be escaped even if it runs away. Therefore, the Yingchuan rebel army can only act in a low-key manner and try to make the Qin army not pay attention to it, so that the Qin army will turn around in the battle of Qin and Wei, and there will be a gap in the arrangement of the Qin army in Yingchuan, and then they will be able to escape from the Yingchuan cage.
These people don’t have to think about it. Even the banner of “striking the injustice and killing the tyrannical Qin” was launched, and it was impossible for the Qin army to not pay attention to them?
No matter how low-key they are, even if there is no threat, the Qin army cannot let it go.
The second encirclement and suppression of Yingchuan rebel army was also launched after Ying Hao returned.
(This chapter ends)