If people have faith, they will not be afraid of life and death.
For Fang Jun, who traveled back thousands of years and experienced the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Tang Dynasty was his belief, and he was willing to dedicate everything to this empire, even if it meant spilling blood on the battlefield and shrouding corpses in horse leather.
Since ancient times, who has never died? Leave a loyal heart to illuminate history.
Somehow, maybe he came to the prosperous Tang Dynasty just to do something and change something.
Who can tell...
After bidding farewell to Li Chengqian, Fang Jun led his troops directly to the west of the city to open the far gate and join the guards at Youtun.
Before they could meet up, they saw that the three floors outside and outside the city gate were densely packed with people who came to see them off. The soldiers of Youtun Guards were all sons of Guanzhong. Now they had left their hometowns and moved to Hexi, and their future in the face of powerful enemies was uncertain, so
My parents, wife, children, relatives and friends all came to see me off.
So at this moment, there were cries outside the far gate, and there was a mist and misery.
Everyone knows that when Youtun Guards go to Hexi to guard, they will face the impact of tens of thousands of Tuyuhun cavalry. Whether they can win is unknown. Even if the enemy can be defeated in the end, how many of the soldiers who went on the expedition can return home safely?
How many people have fought in ancient times?
Victory or failure will consume the lives of countless sons and daughters. Their parents, wives and children will have to face the grief of losing their loved ones. Their parents will have no one to take care of them until they die, and their wives and children will have no one to support and protect them. However, the crisis of the family and the country has
It requires strong and passionate Erlangs to protect and sacrifice. It is the Erlangs who are stained with blood on the battlefield and left dead outside the territory, so that they can gain peace for the family and the country, live and work in peace and contentment, and enable parents, wives, children, and children to take care of themselves and support their old age...
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A farewell today may be an eternal farewell.
The men in Guanzhong have never been timid in the face of war, and it is easy to bleed to death. However, every time they go to war, they will break a willow branch, shed a handful of tears, and wish for those men who are about to embark on the battlefield and fight to the death.
They can come back alive.
Even if the body is wrapped in horse leather, the soul can still return to the hometown...
Fang Jun felt a little heavy. He rode forward to join the soldiers. Facing the dense crowd of people around him, he did not offer comfort or any strong words. He just rode forward silently while officers at all levels under his command restrained the soldiers.
Get up and march the army to the west.
The common people followed the army reluctantly, and many old women cried in sorrow, and the sound spread everywhere.
However, the 20,000 soldiers of Youtun Guard did not look back. They walked silently and quickly moved forward along the official road towards Dasanguan in the west.
Dark clouds cover the sky, flags are flying, and the sound of horse hooves is dull and majestic, rolling like thunder.
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Liaodong, Anshi City.
There was a gentle breeze and a drizzle of rain.
His Majesty Li Er put his hands behind his hands on the mound, and the umbrella above his head protected him from the rain. However, the rainwater dripping on the ground wetted the skirt of his robe, and his shoes were also stained with yellow mud.
In front of him, countless soldiers of the Tang Army were fighting with loud noises. They stepped on the muddy ground in the rain, crossed the filled-in moat, and launched a mad attack on Anshi City halfway up the mountain. Densely packed soldiers filled the ground under the city wall.
Numerous ladders were set up at the top of the city, and the soldiers climbed up. However, as they approached the top of the city, they were knocked down by rolling logs and stones dropped from the city. A rain of arrows, denser than raindrops, poured down, killing the Tang troops one by one.
"boom!"
The sound of gunpowder exploding was dull, and a puff of black smoke rose up. A piece of the wall of Anshi City collapsed, blowing away the Goguryeo soldiers on the city and burying the Tang soldiers below the city in rubble.
Countless Tang troops charged towards the gap in the blown-up city wall, but were blocked by the fearless Goguryeo army. The two sides fought repeatedly around the collapsed gap. Even though the Tang army had the advantage in numbers, it was difficult to break through the enemy's desperate resistance. Enter the city.
Soon, behind the desperate fighting Goguryeo army, countless stones, bricks, and wood were quickly piled up by the army in the city, filling the gap blown up by gunpowder. Paoze, who was still strangled with the Tang army, was finally isolated in the city. Outside the city, they were gradually beheaded to death.
On the battlefield, blood and flesh were flying everywhere, and it was a tragic scene like hell on earth.
His Majesty Li Er's eyes were red and bloodshot, looking at the battle situation with no progress and feeling anxious.
Who would have thought that hundreds of thousands of tigers from the Tang Dynasty attacked Anshi City without making any progress for more than a month? Tens of thousands of soldiers were lost, the morale of the army was low, and several city walls were blown up, but Anshi City still stood tall. , blocking in front of the army!
It was almost August, and it was extremely cold in Liaodong. Autumn and winter came very early. If Pingrang City could not be captured before winter, this Eastern Expedition would probably end like the previous Sui Dynasty, ending in a complete failure.
How could a mere Goguryeo allow the emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties to sink into the sand and return home in vain?
Li Ji stood beside His Majesty Li Er, a little behind, wearing a raincoat, staring at the battlefield solemnly, and said solemnly: "This battle has been delayed for too long. If the stalemate continues, it will inevitably affect the progress of the war, and it may be difficult to Overthrow Goguryeo before winter comes. Your Majesty, be ruthless and attack with all your troops!"
Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji and others on the side twitched the corners of their mouths fiercely when they heard this and were speechless.
Anshi City is so big, no matter how many troops there are, it will be difficult to spread out the battlefield. The current number of casualties has made it unbearable for everyone. If the whole army attacks wildly, the casualties will inevitably rise sharply in the crowded situation, even if in the end After Anshi City was captured, were the losses within the acceptable range?
These are the most elite troops in the entire empire. Do they really want to lose more than 100,000 people in this mere Anshi city?
That was simply a pain for the entire empire.
Yuchi Gong also stood aside, with a dark face that had been haggard after several days of hard fighting. He knelt down on one knee and said sadly: "Your Majesty! Erlang's expedition has been here, and he has suffered setbacks and his morale is low. If we can't attack for a long time, it will be inevitable. If you feel war-weary, the morale of the army will be unstable and the consequences will be serious! Order the whole army to attack by force. I am willing to personally lead the death squad to the top of the city. If I die in it, I will atone for my sin with my life!"
He asked Ying to attack the city, and he took over and killed more than half of his soldiers, but still failed to enter the city, which caused the morale of the army to be frustrated, which was a serious crime.
At this moment, he also became ruthless. Before the Eastern Expedition, everyone regarded this battle as a good opportunity to gain merit. However, when they arrived at Anshi City, they were hit with a bloody head. If he still failed to capture Anshi City, then he, Yu Chigong, It will become the main culprit for the failure of all parties to seize the merits as expected, and then become the target of public criticism. Where can there be any good?
It's better to fight with your life and risk your life to survive.
His Majesty Li Er didn't even look at him, he was still watching the situation on the battlefield.
The whole army attacked the city... In fact, regardless of casualties, the city wall in front of Anshi was filled up with orders, until Anshi City was filled up.
So what price has to be paid?
At present, the violent attack for more than a month has caused tens of thousands of casualties. If the entire army attacked the city, just thinking about the losses would make His Majesty Li Er's heart bleed.
These are all his people, the sons who followed him to Liaodong to create immortal achievements!
If he didn't get his merits and was instead left dead on the battlefield and buried in a foreign land, how could he feel at ease? When he returned to Chang'an in the future, how would he face the elders from Guanzhong who had sent his son-in-law into the army and followed him wholeheartedly?
Such a decision, even if His Majesty Li Er is as decisive as His Majesty Li Er, is hard to make such a decision.
Li Ji looked around, waved his hand to repel the nearby guards a few steps, and stood guard on the outside. Then he walked up to His Majesty Li Er and whispered: "Your Majesty, the current situation of the battle has become a tiger riding a tiger. There is no way to retreat. The situation in Guanzhong
The situation is dangerous, the Tuyuhun rebellion is imminent, the Tubo has ulterior motives, and the remnants of the Turks are watching eagerly. If the Eastern Expedition cannot be quickly ended and returned to aid Chang'an, the ministers are afraid that His Royal Highness will not be able to catch up and it will be difficult to defend Guanzhong. After all, North Korea and China are not the same springboard.
People are anxious and ready to act..."
His Majesty Li Er's eyes were solemn and his face was expressionless.
The current situation is exactly like this. Hundreds of thousands of troops are blocked at the foot of Anshi City, leaving the Tang army in a dilemma... Of course, retreat is definitely not possible. It took many years of preparation to launch the Eastern Expedition, which cost the entire empire. How could it be possible?
Afraid of the enemy and do not fight, but retreat when faced with difficulties?
In this way, not only will His Majesty Li Er become the laughing stock of the world, but he will also go down in history as the most stupid and mediocre emperor in history.
That is something that His Majesty Li Er, who has an excellent reputation, will never tolerate.
Countless letters arrived in Chang'an for several days in a row. The situation was so dangerous that even though His Majesty Li Er was in Liaodong, he could still feel the danger. The prince was in the whirlpool, and there was about to be a violent wind and rain, and there was a danger of capsizing at every turn.
How can you not be anxious?
But it was still difficult for him to decide whether to attack Anshi City regardless of the cost.