Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3110 Bloody Battlefield

People who have faith can live without fear of death.

For Fang Jun, who has traveled backwards for thousands of years and experienced the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Tang Dynasty is his belief. He is willing to sacrifice everything for this empire, even if it is blood on the battlefield and shroud in horse leather.

Who has never died since ancient times? Keep your loyalty and history.

In the dark, maybe he was able to come to this luxuriant 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 Kaiyuan Gate in the west of the city, and joined the guards in the right village.

Before they met, they saw people coming to see them off densely packed on three floors outside the city gate.The guards in Youtun are all descendants of Guanzhong, and now they have left their hometowns and left the town of Hexi, and their future is uncertain in the face of a powerful enemy, so their parents, wives, children, relatives and friends all come to see them off.

So at this moment, there were cries outside the Kaiyuan door, and there was a gloomy cloud.

Everyone knew that when Youtunwei went to guard Hexi, he would face the attack of tens of thousands of cavalry from Tuyuhun.Even if the enemy can be defeated in the end, how many soldiers can return home safely?

Several 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.However, the crisis of the family and the country requires the strong and vigorous Erlang to guard and sacrifice. It is the Erlang who are blood-stained on the battlefield and lay dead outside the field, in exchange for the peace of the family and the country, to live and work in peace and contentment, and to support parents, wives and children. , old age has something to depend on...

Farewell today, or a farewell forever.

The men in Guanzhong have never been timid in the face of war, and it is easy to bleed to death in battle. However, every time they go to war, they will break a willow, hold a handful of tears, and wish They were able to come back alive.

Even if the body is shrouded in horse leather, the soul can return to the hometown...

Fang Jun was in a heavy mood, he rode forward to join the soldiers, facing the dense crowd of people around him, he didn't speak comforting words, nor did he say any strong words, he just rode his horse forward silently, and the officers at all levels under his command restrained the soldiers Arise, the army sets out, and marches westward.

The common people reluctantly followed behind the army, and many old women wept sadly, and the sound spread all over the country.

You Tunwei had [-] soldiers, but they didn't turn their heads. They walked silently and moved quickly along the official road towards the Western Dasan Pass.

Dark clouds cover the top, banners roll, and the sound of horseshoes is dull and majestic, rolling like thunder.

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Liaodong, Anshi City.

Breeze ups and downs, drizzle.

His Majesty Li Er put his hand behind his back on the mound, and the umbrella above his head shielded him from the rain, but the rain that fell on the ground wet the skirt of his robe, and his shoes were covered with yellow mud.

In front of him, countless soldiers of the Tang army were fighting loudly, stepping on the muddy ground in the rain, crossing the filled moat, and launching a mad attack on Anshi City, which was halfway up the mountain.Dense soldiers filled the ground under the city wall. Countless ladders were erected at the top of the city. The soldiers climbed up, but when they approached the top of the city, they were shot down by the rolling logs and stones dropped from the city. The rain of arrows was denser than the rain. It poured down and shot Tang Jun one by one.

"boom!"

The sound of gunpowder explosion was a little dull, a puff of black smoke rose, and a part of the city wall of Anshi City collapsed, blowing up the Goguryeo soldiers above the city, and buried the Tang soldiers below the city in the rubble.

Countless Tang troops rushed towards the gap in the bombed city wall, but were blocked by the fearless Goguryeo army. The two sides fought repeatedly around the collapsed gap. Killed into the city.

Not long after, behind the desperately fighting Goguryeo army, countless stones, bricks, and wood were quickly piled up by the army in the city to fill up the gaps destroyed by the gunpowder. Outside the city, they were gradually beheaded to death.

On the battlefield, flesh and blood flew everywhere, a scene of hell on earth.

His Majesty Li Er's eyes were red and bloodshot, looking at the progress of the battle, his heart was burning with anxiety.

Who would have imagined that hundreds of thousands of tigers from the Tang Dynasty would attack Anshi City without any progress for more than a month?Tens of thousands of soldiers were lost, the morale of the army was low, and the city wall was blown up in several places, but Anshi City still stood tall and stood in front of the army!
It was already August, Liaodong was extremely cold, and autumn and winter came very early. If Pingrang City could not be captured before winter, the Eastern Expedition would be as anticlimactic as the previous Sui Dynasty, and a complete failure.

How can a mere Goguryeo make the emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties smash their halberds into the sand and return home without feathers?

Standing next to His Majesty Li Er, Li Ji was a step behind, wearing a coir raincoat, staring at the battlefield solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "This battle is delayed for too long. If the stalemate continues, it will definitely affect the progress of the war. I'm afraid it will be difficult." Goguryeo will be destroyed before winter. Your Majesty, be ruthless, and attack the whole army!"

When Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji and others heard the words, the corners of their mouths twitched fiercely, and they were speechless.

Anshi City is so big, no matter how many troops there are, it is difficult to spread out the battlefield. The number of casualties is already unbearable for everyone.If the whole army attacked wildly, it would inevitably cause a sharp increase in casualties in a crowded situation. Even if Anshi City was finally captured, would the losses be within an acceptable range?
This is the most elite army in the entire empire. Is it true that more than [-] people are going to be lost in this mere city of Anshi?

That is simply the pain of the entire empire.

Yu Chigong was also standing aside, with a black face that had long been haggard after several days of hard work. Now he knelt down on one knee and said in a sad voice: "Your Majesty! Erlang's expedition has reached this point, and his morale has been low due to setbacks. If he can't attack for a long time, it is inevitable Feeling war-weary, the morale of the army will be unstable at that time, and the future troubles will be serious! Order the whole army to attack, and I am willing to lead the death squad to the top of the city. If you die in it, you will make atonement with your life!"

He invited Ying to attack the city, took over and lost more than half of the soldiers under his command, but still failed to enter the city, causing the morale of the army to be frustrated, which is a serious crime.

At this moment, he also became ruthless. Before the Eastern Expedition, everyone regarded this battle as a good opportunity to win meritorious deeds, but in the end, he was hit by the city of Anshi and his head was broken.If he still can't capture Anshi City, then he, Yu Chigong, will become the chief culprit for the failure of various forces to obtain meritorious service as they wish, and then he will become the target of public criticism. What good is there?

It's better to fight with your life, put it to death and survive.

His Majesty Li Er didn't even look at him, but still stared at the situation on the battlefield.

The whole army attacked the city... In fact, regardless of casualties, they used orders to fill in the ravines and walls in front of them until the city of Anshi was filled.

What price does that have to pay?
The violent attack for more than a month has already caused tens of thousands of casualties. If the whole army attacked the city, just thinking about the losses would make His Majesty Li Er bleed.

These are all his people, the sons who followed him to Liaodong to create immortal achievements!
How could he be at ease if he didn't get his merits, but instead lay his corpse on the battlefield and buried his bones in a foreign land?When I return to Chang'an in the future, how will I face those Guanzhong elders who sent Erlang into the army and followed him wholeheartedly?
Such a decision, even if it is as decisive as His Majesty Li Er's, it is difficult to be ruthless.

Li Ji looked around, waved the nearby guards back a few steps, and stood guard on the outside. Then he stepped up to His Majesty Li Er and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the current battle situation has become one of riding a tiger, and there is no retreat. The situation in Guanzhong It is dangerous, the Tuyuhun rebellion is imminent, Tubo has ulterior motives, and the remnants of the Turks are staring at it. If the Eastern Expedition cannot be quickly ended and returned to aid Chang'an, I am afraid that His Royal Highness will not be able to catch Guanzhong. After all, the court is not just a springboard. I don’t know how much People are jealous, waiting to move..."

His Majesty Li Er's eyes were solemn, with no expression on his face.

The current situation is exactly like this. Hundreds of thousands of troops are blocked under the city of Anshi, which makes the Tang army in a dilemma... Of course, it is impossible to retreat.After many years of preparation, they were able to brandish the whip and march eastward, which consumed the power of the entire empire. How could they be afraid of the enemy without fighting and retreat in spite of difficulties?

In that way, not only will His Majesty Li Er become the laughing stock of the world, but his name will go down in the annals of history as the most stupid and mediocre emperor ever.

That is something His Majesty Li Er, who has a great reputation, absolutely cannot tolerate.

As for Chang'an, countless letterheads arrived for several days in a row, and its precarious situation, His Majesty Li Er could feel the danger even though he was in Liaodong.The prince is in a vortex, about to set off a violent storm, and there is a danger of overturning at every turn, how can he not be anxious?

It's just that the violent attack on Anshicheng regardless of the cost still made it difficult for him to decide.

The loss is too great...

(End of this chapter)