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Volume 2: Hope for Changan Chapter 28: Battle of Ulan (Part 1)

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    Chapter 28

    The Battle of Ulan (Part 1)

    Shuofang Jiedu Zhongwei City, this small city can no longer accommodate the massive army. The army that has been gathering continuously has set up an endless series of tents outside the city. Groups of Tang Army soldiers come and go, because the troops they belong to  There were too many troops, so the entire Zhongwei city and outside the city were a bit chaotic. At this time, the city had become a huge storage place for baggage. The height of the temporary military food depots and military resource depots exceeded that of all the cities.  Buildings, there was an endless stream of teams coming to collect military supplies and supplies. Occasionally, some soldiers who did not receive enough supplies got angry and even started to conflict with the quartermaster.

    Once such a conflict occurs, the Tang army in the city rushes quickly and arrests all the generals who are causing trouble. Those who fight with the board are beaten. Some soldiers from the grassland tribe even kill the quartermaster, and the tribal soldiers who killed the people are killed.  The head is still hanging on the top of Zhongwei City, swaying in the cold wind.

    A veteran guarding the city wall turned around, resisted the cold wind blowing in his face with his back, held the spear in his arms, stamped his feet vigorously, and said, "This damn weather is already in the first month, and it's the first month."  It's no different in winter. Liu Er, go to the corps leader to get some food. Today's lunch should be delivered.  "

    A young soldier with thick eyebrows and big eyes standing next to the veteran responded, turned around and went down to get food. The veteran usually took care of the three recruits in this group, because his surname was Hao, so these recruits  They all call him Father Hao. The commander of this company of soldiers has two veterans. The 20,000 defenders of the entire central defense are basically configured like this. The 40% veteran configuration shows that this army is not bad.  The task of the 20,000 Tang troops was to guard Zhongwei City, and all the food and military supplies of the 150,000 troops were stored in Zhongwei City.

    The gap between the two men was not wide, and they devoured their lunch. Father Hao burped with satisfaction. The lunch was not complicated, with two pieces of pancakes for each person and a bowl of hot soup with a little salt, but it made the young man happy.  At one o'clock, Li Er almost licked the bottom of the bowl clean. Father Hao looked into the distance. The army's tents were spread all the way to the horizon. There were not many people walking around in the camp, and there was a lot of noise and neighing.

    Father Hao poked Li Er with his elbow and said that there was going to be a big battle. The army was about to set off. Not many thousands of people would go to the battlefield. They would die in mountains of blood.  "

    The fluffy beard on Li Er's lips has just appeared. He is obviously only sixteen or seventeen years old. However, the northerner is tall and looks like a majestic man. He is even taller than Hao Hao. He heard Hao Hao say this,  Li Er's eyes shone with desire and asked Dad, do you think we have a chance to go to the battlefield?  "

    Father Hao glanced at Li Er and wanted to go to the battlefield?  Want to make a contribution?  "Is it so easy for Father Hao to start scolding his parents for pulling you when he sees Li Er nodding? You are just a bastard. You want to go to the battlefield. You have almost no chance of survival. You don't even think about making meritorious service. You are guarding the central defender here.  It¡¯s a blessing.¡±

    Li Er was startled by the sudden scolding from Father Hao. He whispered in a low voice, "How can you get military merit on the battlefield?"  Dad, didn¡¯t you also take the silver reward and still talk about it in front of us?  "

    Although Li Er¡¯s voice was low, he was still heard by Father Hao. The father struck Li Er¡¯s helmet with a thunderous ¡°snap¡± and cursed: ¡°You get the silver reward?¡±  I got it when we were fighting against Shi Siming's cavalry. Only the captain and I were left in our team. There were only seven people left in our team of fifty. The others were all dead. Only five returned and two of them returned.  In front of the cavalry, the infantrymen are like cakes that have been soaked in soup. They will fall apart in a single blow, right?  There were almost no wounded, all dead.  "

    After speaking, Father Hao's voice lowered. Li Er had never heard Father Hao talk about the original incident. When he heard what Father Hao said so tragically, he couldn't help but feel a chill rising from his back. Father Hao continued:  You are still young and don't have to deal with the cruelty of the battlefield. You are lucky to be here. At that time, there were many people your age around me, and they were all dead.  "

    Dad Hao said that he suddenly saw it here. He stopped and looked up into the distance. A huge army slowly entered the barracks, like a black water pouring into the lake. He saw Dad Hao walking into the distance.  While waiting and watching, Li Er also put his hand on his forehead and started to look. Li Er looked for a long time and didn't see the reason, so he asked his father, is there another army to see?  Aren¡¯t the troops coming every day these days?  "

    Father Hao withdrew his gaze and curled his lips. This is not the army that came a few days ago. Didn't you see that there are at least tens of thousands of cavalry? This is the cavalry from Hedong. I think the battle is right in front of us.  "

    The army that arrived at Zhongwei was the Central Army of the Hedong Army led by Li Guangbi himself. Last year, Li Guangbi was recommended by Guo Ziyi as the deputy envoy of Hedong Jiedu because of his bravery and prudent use of troops. He integrated the troops and horses with An Lushan's number one general Shi Siming in Hebei.  A great battle began, and Shi Siming was defeated step by step. His 30,000 cavalrymen were also tempered, and by this time they were already a giant.Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi both saw that if Li Zuoguo could not solve the problem, then the Tang Dynasty would be really in danger.

    Once Chang'an is lost, the entire north will fall into the hands of Anlu Mountain and Li Zuoguo. Then the Tang Dynasty will only survive south of the Yellow River. Therefore, Li Zuoguo must be defeated this time. The strategic purpose is to recapture Liangzhou. At the same time,  Wipe out a large number of the effective forces of Li Zuoguo's Anxi army, and then go straight to the hinterland of Anxi to completely pacify Li Zuoguo's Anxi rebels. If there is no chance, they will take the defensive in Liangzhou and return to the army to destroy Anlu Mountain first.

    As a general from the Khitan tribe, Li Guangbi could not even imagine that he could be the deputy envoy of Jiedu. In addition, Anlushan rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. Anlushan himself was not a Han Chinese. Many officials in the Tang Dynasty were of foreign origin.  There was distrust among the generals. In Chang'an, some officials impeached Li Guangbi, believing that An Lushan had learned from the past and that Li Guangbi was not suitable to lead troops. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji, wrote to Guo Ziyi and asked if Li Guangbi could be trusted.  Guo Ziyi wrote back and said that there are scum in the same race, and there are no loyal ministers in foreign races?  Li Guangbi is a loyal minister." So Tang Xuanzong was relieved.

    Li Guangbi was riding on a horse at this time and entered the barracks surrounded by his own soldiers. Officers under Guo Ziyi had already left the camp before. Li Guangbi's army had already arranged the place for camping, so there was no need to detail it. Li Guangbi rode his horse for a while.  , the officer leading the way stopped his horse, dismounted and bowed and said: Envoy Guo Jiedu is waiting for you in the camp, please ask Envoy Li Jiedu to come in.  "

    Li Guangbi nodded, turned over and dismounted, and asked his bodyguard to follow the officer down to rest. Without waiting for the announcement, he directly raised the tent and went in. Guo Ziyi was sitting on a small pony, holding a battle report in his hand and watching it, stroking his chin with his right hand.  Mustache, looking elegant and calm.

    The sound of Li Guangbi entering the tent alarmed Guo Ziyi. The Shuofang Jiedushi and the Lingwu County Governor stood up and laughed and said, "Li Jiedu has worked hard. I can also hear the news of your frontline victory in Lingwu.  This really boosts our morale. This time we will work together to fight the Anxi rebels.  "

    Li Guangbi hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said that he did not dare bother the prefect to greet him. What is the situation now?  "

    Guo Ziyi was extremely tall, more than 1.8 meters tall, half a head taller than Li Guangbi. Li Guangbi took off the sword from his waist, took off his helmet, and sat under Guo Ziyi with the sound of armor. Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi had never been on good terms, so  Not too polite, just asked about the war.

    Guo Ziyi also sat down with a heavy face, and told Li Guangbi that Li Zuoguo's army was now concentrated in Liangzhou and had completed preparations for the march. The forward scouts had already picked up Li Zuoguo's reconnaissance cavalry in the Ulan area.  "

    Li Guangbi placed the horizontal sword in his hand on the ground and asked, "What is the military strength of Li Zuoguo?"  Now that our army has gathered 150,000, the prefect decides to fight with it locally, or directly attack Liangzhou?  "

    Guo Ziyi said that Li Zuoguo suddenly appeared in the past few years. He has always dared to fight in the field. Although we have many soldiers, I guess Li Zuoguo will not avoid it. He must go out of the city to fight with our army in the field. The Anxi army has always been strong. In the past five years, the generals of the Western Regions have  We have fought almost all over the country without any defeat. We were originally one of the few elite troops in the Tang Dynasty. However, Li Siye was forced to kill and turned back this powerful force" Guo Ziyi stopped talking at this point, and continued to speak.  It was said that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was involved. This was not what a minister should say, and the room fell silent.

    Guo Ziyi sighed and then said that Li Zuoguo's military strength, according to some officials from Tanma and Longyou who fled, would not exceed one hundred thousand. The main reason is that Li Zuoguo's Anxi army's detective sentry is much more elite than mine. Plus Anxi's sentry  The cavalry of the army is also extremely large in number, so it is impossible to detect the strength and movements of the Anxi army in a timely and accurate manner. We can only make a rough judgment. Now that your cavalry has arrived, it can solve the problem of our lack of cavalry. It is no longer a problem for us.  Nothing is known about the movements of Li Zuoguo's army. After two days of repairs, half of your cavalry will be sent out, and you will do your best to detect the movements of Li Zuoguo's Anxi army.  "

    Li Guangbi nodded and said, this is right. My cavalry was actually developed from the 10,000 cavalry you lent me, the prefect. It had already completely suppressed Shi Siming in Hebei. As long as the retreat of An Lushan's army was cut off, An Lushan would be able to  Luoyang's army became a rootless tree, alone. I didn't expect such a big change in the west. It's really "

    Guo Ziyi said that if we have a decisive battle, the most likely location is Ulan, which is slightly closer to Zhongwei and Li Zuoguo. Whether he attacks Chang'an or goes north to attack Lingzhou, he must pass through here. I have sent Zhao Chen to lead an army of 10,000 people and 30,000 men.  One month ago, we went to Ulan to set up camp and repair the city wall of Ulan. Our army will advance to Ulan and defend Ulan. If Li Zuoguo comes to attack, we will hold it and consume his troops and morale. If Li Zuoguo can't attack for a long time, he wants to retreat.  If we take advantage of the situation and counterattack, we will definitely win. If Li Zuoguo does not come to attack, then we will send a partial force southward from Huizhou to attack Weizhou, and we will move forward to attack Qinzhou's general Li Hu's partial force.  The road is cut off, a"Eat this Anxi Army, so that Li Zuoguo will be led by our nose whether to save him or not, so he can only come out to fight us in Ulan, so Ulan is the place I chose for the decisive battle in this battle,"

    Li Guangbi admired Guo Ziyi very much. He handed over his hand and said that the plan of the prefect was like a mountain. It was a conspiracy. He couldn't help but Li Zuoguo did not follow the idea of ??the prefect. After all, Li Zuoguo was young and dared to divide his troops when his troops were insufficient. This was obviously a plan to kill him.  way.  "

    Guo Ziyi looked outside the tent, lost in thought and said, "Let me see the power of the world-famous Anxi cavalry. Li Zuoguo, how can you deal with it?"  "

    "Response? I just want Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi to gather together and defeat the Tang Dynasty's last combat-effective army at once. Then is there anyone in the world who can stand in front of me? Is An Lushan's army beaten by Li Guangbi so big that it runs away with its head covered?"  Don¡¯t skip words.  Li Zuoguo said to his generals with disdain.

    Li Zuoguo was presiding over the military meeting before dispatching troops. Li Qi, the forward forward, sent back the news that Guo Ziyi's army forward had occupied Ulan and was repairing the city wall. They also dug trenches in front of Ulan to start building the camp. Li Qi asked Li Zuoguo to dispatch the army quickly.  Occupying Ulan to force Guo Ziyi's army to rush south for a decisive battle, Li Zuoguo was not in a hurry at all. He ordered a message to be sent to Li Qi to increase the battlefield cover. After Guo Ziyi's army was dispatched, the Anxi army set off from Liangzhou, and the two sides were in Wulan.  Lan fights.

    Li Lin was confused and asked Li Zuoguo. Guo Ziyi had gathered a large army from two towns in his hands, with a military strength of 150,000, and countless civilian auxiliaries. Its war power was already very powerful. If it could stand firm in Ulan  Heel, then the Anxi Army, which is at a disadvantage in terms of strength, will inevitably lose troops when attacking Ulan, which is strong in defense. Why not attack Ulan immediately?  "

    Li Zuoguo said the above words. Seeing that the generals were still a little puzzled, Li Zuoguo explained that in fact, Guo Ziyi's decisive battle location was Ulan. At this time, I deliberately designed it to attack Chang'an with two armies, causing Guo Ziyi to feel sleepy.  , As long as he holds a foothold in Wulan, he can retreat to defend, or advance south to cut off Li Hu's retreat, so I have no choice but to go out to Liangzhou to fight him decisively. What I want is this effect. In the end, all issues depend on strength, Guo Ziyi  If we don't leave Lingzhou, we can rely on Lingzhou city defense and the army in hand to defend it. With his army here, I will not dare to attack Chang'an with all my strength. This is a thorn in my back, so I have to give him a break. He is the one who forced me to come out.  For a decisive battle, let Guo Ziyi see the strength of our Anxi Army in a frontal decisive battle. I have never thought that there is a force in this world that can stop the Anxi Army's progress. Do you have this confidence?  "Don't skip words.

    The faces of the generals below were flushed, and they shouted loudly at the same time: "Yes."

    Li Zuoguo said, "Just give Guo Ziyi and the others a little more. We will set off in five days to defend the city?"  Humph, there is no longer a city that can be defended. Let's disperse and mobilize the soldiers. All soldiers are not allowed to leave the camp. If something like the day before yesterday happens again, the chief officer will bring his head directly to me.  "

    Li Zuoguo glanced around with angry eyes, and all the generals couldn't help but lower their heads. Something happened the day before yesterday. Three soldiers from the Shule Army's Wuwei Camp went out to rest. As a result, they broke into a house and killed the house.  The whole family also raped the two daughters of that family. When they were about to leave, they were blocked by the neighbors. When they were blocked, three more people were killed and five others were killed. It was not until the troops patrolling the city came that these three were killed.  Soldiers caught.

    Li Zuoguo's subordinates are accustomed to showing off their power in other countries. Saving the lives of the people is nothing in the eyes of these soldiers. The soldiers in Anxi would never do such a thing, but in Dashi, Tocharo, and the various tribes around Anxi  Soldiers from small countries like Anxi are very skilled in doing such things. Although this time they marched into Chang'an, they were fighting against the Tang Dynasty, as Li Zuoguo also stated repeatedly.  Strict military discipline was enforced repeatedly, but due to habit, these armies of various ethnic groups still thought they were attacking another country, so there were incidents of harassing the people along the way. From the dispatch of troops to the capture of Liangzhou, Li Zuoguo's Anxi Army for the sake of military discipline  In fact, more than two hundred people were beheaded.

    In the end, what happened before happened. The Wuwei Battalion was a newly recruited unit, and its commander was Mo Yikong, Li Zuoguo¡¯s original bodyguard. For this matter, Li Zuoguo had a special attack on him and beat Mo Yikong with forty military sticks.  Li Zuoguo was also dumbfounded that his soldiers did not regard the people of the Tang Dynasty as human beings. The soldiers recognized their identity as Anxi and did not identify as people of the Tang Dynasty. This was a good thing. The Anxi army was monolithic, but it would use the Tang Dynasty to conquer other countries.  For the common people, this is extremely unfavorable to governance.

    Li Zuoguo was cruel this time and directly ordered that if something like this happened again that harmed the local people, all his superiors, Shang Shuo Sanji, would be beheaded. As expected, the whole army was awe-inspiring when this order came out. He said it at this time to warn him, so as not to  Occupying territory and losing the support of the people.

    Seeing that all the generals were bowing their heads and saying nothing, Li Zuoguo waved his hand and saidGo down, don't look pitiful. I still don't have your character?  Prepare your troops for battle and vent your excess energy on the battlefield.  "

    With the sound of clanging armor, all the generals got down. Li Zuoguo stretched his body in an indistinct manner, and a voice behind him said, "General, please pay attention to your manners."  "

    Li Zuoguo turned around in astonishment, Zheng Chunyun bowed seriously, Li Zuoguo laughed, you are only a teenager, are you the same as someone who is dozens of years old?  Isn't it rude to stretch out?  "

    Zheng Chunyun still maintained his bowing posture and said that now you are the head of the Li family and the commander-in-chief of Anxi. Now you have conquered a quarter of the Tang Dynasty, so you must maintain dignity in front of your subordinates.  "

    Li Zuoguo couldn't help but feel depressed when he saw Zheng Chunyun's serious look. Zheng Chunyun, who was freed from his heartbroken look, immediately transformed Li Zuoguo into a stern mentor who represented Wei Guangzheng. He reminded Li Zuoguo from time to time how his appearance and appearance should be in line with his current identity. Li Zuoguo protested.  He used this attitude to fight coldly.

    Li Zuoguo sighed and said, okay, I'm afraid of you, so I can't stretch myself in the presence of outsiders in the future, right?  "

    Zheng Chunyun didn't, and straightened up. Li Zuoguo said that it was acceptable, and couldn't help but laugh and cry. He turned to look to the east, and saw a group of cavalry soldiers in front of the tent in a neat queue. The horses trotted past Li Zuoguo, who was standing in front of the tent.  When the team saw Li Zuoguo standing outside the tent, he gave an order and all the cavalrymen raised their cavalry guns to salute Li Zuoguo. Li Zuoguo returned the salute absentmindedly. Zheng Chunyun's eyes were accusing. Li Zuoguo didn't see it at all. He was thinking about Li Zuoguo.  Longji's pig-like teammates should have made the decision at this time to send out the Tongguan army for a decisive battle with An Lushan, right?  Even if such a decision had not been made, Li Longji might have mobilized the Tongguan garrison into Chang'an if Li Hu's army pressed forward. If that were the case, I would still have done An Lushan a big favor.  "

    Looking at the sky with a little sunlight coming out, Li Zuoguo completely forgot about Zheng Chunyun's words and stretched out his body in an imageless way, like a tiger that had just woken up and stretched out its majestic body.

    Chapter 28

    The Battle of Ulan (Part 1)

    Chapter 28

    The Battle of Ulan (Part 1)

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