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Volume 2: Looking to Chang'an Chapter 42: The famous general died in the battle of Lingzhou

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    Chapter 42: The famous general died in the battle of Lingzhou

    In June of the 15th year of Tianbao, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi led an army of 250,000 and 100,000 Uyghur cavalry to fight against Li Zuoguo's 220,000 Anxi army who rebelled against the Tang Dynasty to avenge his father's death at the foot of Wulan City of the New Right Army. It lasted for one month.  In the final decisive battle, they were defeated by the Anxi Army. Except for the 70,000 Uighur cavalry who first retreated from the battlefield, the remaining 350,000 soldiers who returned to Lingzhou City were only more than 40,000. Among them, only Li Guangbi's troops retreated from the desert to Lingzhou.  Nearly 20,000 cavalrymen still maintained a relatively intact structure. Sixty thousand Tang soldiers were killed on the spot. Many Tang soldiers were killed in organic form. For example, almost all of Guo Ziyi's 5,000 divine soldiers and 4,000 personal soldiers died in the battle.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    The Anxi Army captured a total of 180,000 Tang troops during the subsequent hundred-mile pursuit. Many Tang troops knelt down and surrendered directly due to hunger and fatigue. Even one hundred Anxi troops captured 2,000 Tang troops. Ten years after the war,  Within days, more than 10,000 Tang soldiers died due to heavy injuries, bringing the death toll to 80,000. 150,000 prisoners of war covered the entire battlefield more than ten miles in front of Ulan, and the bodies of dead soldiers from both sides piled up like mountains on the ground.  , some areas where the battle was fierce were even covered with five layers of corpses, and the real Asura slaughterhouse was nothing more than that.

    In this battle, the Anxi Army also suffered the largest casualties since Li Zuoguo led the battle. A total of 20,000 soldiers died in the battle, especially the Mo Dao soldiers. The 10,000 Mo Dao soldiers faced the impact of the Tang Army and Uighur cavalry that were more than ten times larger.  Strictly guarding the position, they dealt a heavy blow to the opponent's cavalry and firmly guarded the left flank of the Anxi Army. Only 2,000 of the 10,000 Mo Dao soldiers survived. The casualty rate was nearly 80%, and even the Mo Dao soldiers did not collapse. This shows how strong the Mo Dao soldiers are.  Because of his tenacity, the general Sanjani fell into coma immediately after the battle and only woke up three days later. He was completely killed until he lost all his strength.

    The Rangers entering the battlefield as a fresh force can be said to have given the Tang Army the final blow. The casualties were negligible, more than a hundred casualties, but the greatest results were achieved by the Rangers. 80% of the prisoners were captured by the Rangers. The Tang Army mainly  The generals were basically killed or captured by the rangers. Who calls the rangers cavalry? After the war, it was also done by the rangers to chase down the defeated Tang army. Therefore, the infantry general Guo Beiqi was greatly damaged after the war.  Those who rushed to call the Rangers a "credit-stealing unit."

    But another cavalry commander, Li Qi, was not so prosperous. He used superior cavalry against the less than 50,000 infantry of the Tang army. As a result, not only did his cavalry suffer heavy casualties, but even the heavy armored cavalry led by Li Zuoguo suffered more than 200 casualties. In the end, more than 200 people were killed and injured.  Although nearly half of the heavy armored cavalry who rushed into the battle fell off their horses, the excellent armor of the heavy armored cavalry meant that the casualties were not as heavy as they seemed. This was also the largest loss of the heavy armored cavalry in countless battles with Li Zuo since the formation of the army.  The 30,000 cavalry led by Qi actually killed 4,000 in the battle with the infantry. Although they defeated the Tang army in front of them and even killed 7,000 Tang troops, if this was cavalry versus infantry, they were still the most elite heavy armor.  The cavalry plus the Anxi light cavalry achieved this result, which was simply a failure. After the war, Li Zuoguo directly demoted Li Qi to Sanji and retained him.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    In Li Zuoguo's words: Even if the soldiers suffer heavy losses, as long as they complete the task of breaking through the Tang Army's right wing in the shortest time, then at least the Tang Army will be able to prevent the Tang Army from having a decisive battle with the Anxi Infantry on the front because of the right wing breakthrough before the Rangers appear.  How many casualties can be reduced by this?  After the first attack was frustrated, he immediately looked back and turned into a small team attack. This way the casualties were reduced, but it was also delayed. The result was that the entire Tang Army's central army collapsed before the right wing floated. Astronomy.com was the final solution to the Tang Army. Such a leader  The soldier's ability will really kill his subordinates.

    Of course, after the war, Li Zuoguo called Li Qi to the big tent and scolded him alone. Otherwise, Li Qi would not have to lead troops in the future. As a general, Li Qi was always by Li Zuoguo's side.  This time, just leading the army alone under Li Zuoguo's nose caused such a big problem. Li Zuoguo felt that the generals who grew up together in his hands still lacked training, but after all, it was a great victory. Looking at Li Qi who was kneeling on the ground, his face was full of shame.  Li Zuoguo, who originally wanted to arrange for Li Qi to return to Qiuci as a guard under Li Yi, relented and let Li Qi be demoted and retained, and he would be punished for his crime.

    Shuofang's military commander Guo Ziyi committed suicide at the last moment of the Tang army's rout. Shuofang's deputy military commander Dong Fang died in battle. Shuofang's defense commander Liu Mo was captured. Shuofang's military inspector Dai Zizhen died in battle. More than 30 generals below the rank of Tang Army died in the battle.  More than 20 people were captured, including more than 200 at the rank of captain. Countless military flags at all levels were seized. Weapons and armor were piled up in mountains. All the Tang army's baggage in Ulan City also fell into the hands of Li Zuoguo. Food was seized.  Eight hundred thousand stones, nearly 100,000 war horses, pack horses and oxen, and countless various ordnance supplies.

    The death of Guo Ziyi made Li Zuoguo regretful. The famous general who played a brilliant role in pacifying the Anshi Rebellion died because of Li Zuoguo's unexpected appearance. Li Zuoguo wanted to see with his own eyes this famous official of the Tang Dynasty who left his name in history. Unfortunately, he was defeated in the end.  Shi GuoZiyi drew his sword and committed suicide. Li Zuoguo sighed and ordered Guo Ziyi to be buried grandly and a monument to be erected to show respect.

    After this battle, it can be said that the Tang army in the north completely lost most of its strength after this battle. The entire northern Tang Dynasty no longer faced Li Zuoguo and Shi Siming's army, and the west of Chang'an was also open to Li Zuoguo. As for Li Hu  In fact, the Tang army did not have many troops on the front line of Anrong Pass in Qinzhou. After losing Guo Ziyi's Shuofang army, what Li Hu had to do was to easily scoop up Anrong Pass. This could not only threaten Chang'an, but also directly send troops to attack Hanzhong and intercept it.  Chang'an has contacted Bashu, and Li Zuoguo has now firmly grasped the initiative.

    After Li Zuoguo won this battle, he repaired in Wulan for two days and immediately led an army of 100,000 to attack Lingzhou. The remaining wounded soldiers were left to recuperate. Auxiliary soldiers and civilians were left to guard the prisoners of war. Li Zuoguo only left 10,000 Guo Bei's men.  The infantry must supervise the Tang army prisoners of war to leave the camp in batches and clean up the corpses on the huge battlefield. Otherwise, the heat of June and July combined with the rotting corpses will cause a plague. Wulan built more than a thousand stoves and kept them running all night  The corpses were burned, and the black smoke from the burning corpses covered the sky. Almost all the trees in the mountains near Ulan were cut down for fuel. Even so, it took 20 days to dispose of the corpses of more than 100,000 horses and horses. The remaining 10,000 were left behind.  After a year, the infantrymen all said they smelled like corpses.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    Li Zuoguo's army was not marching very fast. It took Li Zuoguo five full days to reach a distance of more than 300 miles. Every day, he only marched 60 miles before setting up camp. Some generals came to ask questions in confusion. Li Zuoguo laughed and said that now is not the time to chase and fight.  Yes, someone will be here soon.  "

    Sure enough, on the third day on the road, a group of people greeted them at the roadside. More than a hundred people drove a thousand sheep, and the carts were also loaded with wine and vegetables. After seeing the army, they knelt down to greet them and called them laborers.

    The Anxi cavalry scouts brought the four leaders of these people to Li Zuoguo. As soon as they saw Li Zuoguo, they knelt down and saluted. Although they knelt down, they secretly observed Li Zuoguo's every move. Li Zuoguo seemed to have expected it, and said:  How many of you can get up and tell me what you want to say?  "

    The four of them stood up. Although one of them was wearing the clothes of a merchant, his look and demeanor did not look like a merchant at all. He had three long beards hanging down his chest and looked very elegant. It did not match the clothes on his body at all, which made people feel very  Awkward, the man took two steps forward and said respectfully: "I am Wang Zeduan of the Wang family in Lingzhou. I heard that General Li defeated the Tang army and came to work on behalf of the Wang family."  "

    The three people behind Wang Zeduan also clasped their fists and saluted Li Zuoguo, and then said something similar to Wang Zeduan. They were just saying that General Li's army came from afar to work hard, and he came here to work for the army, etc. The introductions were all about a certain family in Lingzhou, and Li Zuoguo accepted with a smile.  A few people had good intentions, but it was actually the same thing on both sides, but Li Zuoguo didn't tell the truth and just fought with the four of them.

    When Li Zuoguo saw that the four of them had not revealed their true intention, he made a gesture with his eyes. The two soldiers standing at the door came forward and said that General Li was going to rest. Please go out.  "

    The four of them glanced at each other, and Wang Zeduan said that in fact, Wang and these guys were from big families in Lingzhou City. Wang was originally a subordinate of the Lingzhou governor, and General Li's Anxi army was invincible. However, Li Guangbi was originally from Hedong.  The deputy envoy led tens of thousands of remnant soldiers into Lingzhou City, but he still wanted to fight against General Li Huwei. He organized the defeated troops to hold Lingzhou, ordered all the big families in Lingzhou to hand over money and food for military use, and also requisitioned all the adult men from the big families to form a group.  The troops want to go to the city to defend, saying that they will live and die with the city, it is really perverse. The people of Lingzhou all hope that General Li will rescue the people from the water and fire"

    Li Zuoguo interrupted Wang Zeduan's tirade with a wave of his hand, and asked Wang Zeduan with a smile on his face. How many families are here this time?  If so, how many people should be able to use it?  Lord Sihu.  (If you want to read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)¡±

    These people were nothing more than local officials from large households. Seeing that the Tang army was unstoppable, Li Guangbi organized the young men of these people to defend the city. It was enough to defend the city. If they could not defend it, it would be a huge disaster. Although Li Zuoguo  There is no name for cruelty, but who will be liquidated after breaking the city?  As for whether the city can be breached, is there any need to ask?  The 350,000-strong army was almost wiped out. In addition, there were no more than 100,000 strong men in the city who could possibly defend Lingzhou. So the big families in the city came to Li Zuoguo's camp, calling themselves Laojun, in order to surrender.  As an internal response, he thought he could protect himself by doing meritorious service on Li Zuoguo's side.

    These officials who came from wealthy families only cared about their families and their country. When the Tang Dynasty was strong, they would provide talents for the Tang Dynasty and fight bloody battles for the Tang Dynasty. However, when the irresistible force defeated the Tang Dynasty, their behavior became  It¡¯s time to protect the family. Protect the family and the country. Protect the family and protect the country. Baojia is in the front. These aristocratic families did the same when Li Tang swept the world. Otherwise, how could there be such aristocratic families that have experienced several dynasties?

    Wang Zeduan came from such a family. Although he had already reached Lingzhou Sihu and was a fourth-grade civil servant, as soon as Li Zuoguo's army arrived, he immediatelyHe quietly brought people out of the city to join him. About half of the more than 100 people who came with him were wealthy or aristocratic families in Lingzhou. The survival philosophy of aristocratic families is to always rely on the strong, so as to ensure the continuation of the family.

    Li Guangbi wanted to defend Lingzhou, but the entire Lingzhou City had almost depleted all its soldiers because of this battle, and almost all of them were wiped out by Li Zuoguo in one battle. In addition, the surrounding people who were afraid of the war and hid in Lingzhou City, now Lingzhou City  The population of the state exceeded 600,000, and the length of the city wall of Lingzhou was only ten miles. Li Guangbi had only more than 40,000 remaining soldiers, and all the troops in the city could only defend one wall, so he had to recruit people inside the city to defend the city.

    Li Guangbi was the deputy envoy of Hedong Jiedu. He was not in charge of Lingzhou in the first place and had no foundation in the local area. The more than 10,000 cavalry under him were Shuofang cavalry mobilized by Guo Ziyi. If Guo Ziyi was still able to suppress the big families in Lingzhou,  But now that there is only Li Guangbi who is not familiar with Lingzhou at all, there are many problems. Even Li Guangbi's cavalry officers who were frightened by Li Zuoguo's battle have no idea of ??resistance in their hearts. It is conceivable that this  It was an inevitable result that the Lingzhou family came to serve.

    The reason why An Lushan's uprising was so overwhelming that it quickly swept through almost half of the Tang Dynasty was due to the fact that the aristocratic families surrendered to the enemy. An Lushan's army was so strong that wherever it went, there must be a family that thought it was an internal conspiracy, so the strength of the army was not compromised.  Or they can capture cities and territories with minimal losses. Even the fall of Luoyang, the eastern capital, was inseparable from the help of aristocratic families. This is similar to the leading party that led the way for Nurhaci in the late Ming Dynasty. It is just that one side is called a slave, which seems to be  It's just more shameless.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    Li Zuoguo had already anticipated this matter, so he ordered a slow march to allow the people on the surrender side in Lingzhou City to ferment. As expected, Wang Zeduan and his party arrived. Due to Li Guangbi's lack of troops, the young men of the family were responsible for more of the city wall.  It was a defensive task, so it was smooth sailing for Wang Zeduan and his team to leave the city.

    Wang Zeduan and Li Zuoguo had already understood their purpose, so they stopped beating around the bush and said that the main defense force in Nancheng was led by Li Guangbi himself, so the defense was the strongest. Li Guangbi was the key defense force in Nancheng. In the west and north of the city, Li Guangbi had insufficient troops, so they were mainly recruited from within the city.  Qingzhuang defends. Although Li Guangbi's troops are present, they are not large in number. After General Li approaches Lingzhou, he can pretend to attack the south city, and then attack the west gate with the main force. Our forty-three families will open the city gate to welcome General Li's army into the city. I don't know what General Li thinks.  Is it possible?  "

    Li Zuoguo laughed loudly and said to Wang Sihu, who knows the current affairs, God is really helping me. Lingzhou can defeat Wang Sihu in one battle. It is the first achievement. By then, Wang Sihu may not be Sihu.  "

    Wang Zeduan couldn't hear the hint in Li Zuoguo's words. Li Zuoguo was conferring an official title and making a wish. He hurriedly paid homage to him and said that in troubled times, he only wanted to protect his family from being ruined. People who betray the country would not dare to praise General Li. However, General Li has something to say.  If necessary, Wang should do his best for General Li.  "

    The three people behind him also followed Wang Zeduan and knelt down. The four families in the tent were the four most powerful in Lingzhou City, so they were able to enter the tent to see Li Zuoguo. The four families were deeply entrenched in Lingzhou, and the famous general Li Guangbi was still attracted by them.  They sold it secretly, and the four of them looked happy when Li Zuoguo accepted it.

    Li Zuoguo tried to comfort him again, and agreed on details such as the reception. The four of them said goodbye to Li Zuoguo. As soon as the four of them left, Li Zuoguo's friendly smile turned dark. To be honest, Li Zuoguo had absolutely no regard for these aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty.  Although they wanted to hand over Lingzhou to Li Zuoguo and helped Li Zuoguo a lot, this method of immediately finding another backer once the situation was not good was really uncomfortable.

    If one day Li Zuoguo is in the same situation, these wealthy families will be the first to sell Li Zuoguo cleanly. Li Zuoguo thought for a while, with a smile on his face. This kind of wealthy family wants to be beaten, but like the eldest grandson  Like Chenghua, it is impossible for Li Zuoguo to turn his back and disown the people after taking Lingzhou. After all, the main battlefield in the future will be in the Tang Dynasty. If the hearts of these people who have pledged their support to the family are lost, the resistance to the Tang Dynasty will be greatly increased.

    After Wang Zeduan and his party left, Li Zuoguo ordered to speed up the advance, and arrived at the foot of Lingzhou City the next day. Looking at the city from the bottom, there were still flags fluttering and soldiers like a forest. The city gate where Li Zuoguo camped was the south gate, which was defended by Li Guangbi himself.  side, so it still looks like that, but it¡¯s questionable how much combat power the defeated soldiers still have.

    The Anxi Army was not in a hurry to attack. After arriving in Lingzhou, they left the city and set up camp with force. They soon began to bury pots for cooking. The cavalry team left the camp and circled the city to observe the Lingzhou city defense. Li Zuoguo would not surrender just because these wealthy families came to surrender.  Ignoring the real preparations for siege and placing all hope on one road is a recipe for death. Li Zuoguo will never make such a mistake when he reaches this point.

    Li Zuoguo was alone in front of the big tent, looking at Lingzhou City from a distance, but he was thinking about Anxi.My child, Li Zuoguo, as a modern soul, actually yearns for a stable life in his heart, but God brought him here. After Li Siye died, the burden of millions of soldiers and civilians in Anxi fell on Li Zuoguo's shoulders.  Yes, this can be regarded as a kind of helplessness. Fortunately, Li Zuoguo was well prepared when he came to Datang. However, he did not expect that his father Li Siye would choose such an ending. Li Zuoguo shook his head and remembered that when he left Anxi, he was more than one year old.  Just as he was about to learn, Li Zuoguo couldn't get enough of hearing that milky voice.

    He is already a Tang Dynasty man. Li Zuoguo smiled. The majestic demeanor that Li Siye had maintained after his death was blown away like a strong wind blowing away dark clouds. His handsome and resolute face became even more lively, which made Li Zuoguo  The soldiers around him, who had not seen their coach so happy for a long time, felt happy in their hearts. One of the soldiers came up and asked the envoy Li Zuoguo, dinner has been served, please go back to the tent to eat.  "

    Li Zuoguo nodded and walked towards the tent easily. He could take a breath now. The northern army of the Tang Dynasty was no longer in danger. The next step was to deal with that hateful fat man. Didn't Li Siye end up like this?  Just let An Lushan learn how powerful the Anxi cavalry is. Chang'an Li Zuoguo will never let An Lushan cause harm.

    In the distant Qiuci of Anxi, Li Zuoguo's missed wife Ariel is sitting upright. This is the largest side hall in the Duhu Mansion. Rows of stewards and accountants at all levels of the Li family are paying their respects to Ariel, the member of the Li family.  The mistress reported on the situation of the Li family's property in the past six months. From business to farmland, the fifty accounting offices of the Li family were nervously calculating the account books. After Ariel looked through the account books, if there was anything she wanted to ask in person, the two people around her  A maid will go out and call the relevant steward who is standing in the courtyard outside into the side hall, where Ariel will ask.

    Xiaohuan sits next to Ariel and advises Ariel. After all, the people who have followed Li Zuoguo for the longest time are Xiaohuan and Xiaoyun, so Xiaohuan can basically recognize these managers under him. After all, the great development of the Li family is from  It started when Li Zuoguo was fourteen years old, but both girls are now a little uneasy, and they are not paying attention to things, and there is no smile on their faces. Although the managers at all levels report good news such as how much they have earned, and so on.  The atmosphere in the entire side hall was depressing. Even a farm steward who was promoted after coming to see Ariel for the first time was stuttered and speechless by the atmosphere.

    The reason why Ariel and Xiaohuan are in a bad mood is because of the relationship between Li Zuoguo and Guo Ziyi.

    In such a crucial battle, the Tang army had strong troops and elite soldiers, and the troops were in danger and the battle was fierce. Although Li Zuoguo had always been victorious in battle, and with his martial arts skills, there were few enemies, but who could say it on the battlefield?  Do you know the outcome?  The two girls were lying when they said they were not worried. However, the two girls and Xiaoyun pretended to be happy in front of Mr. Wen, but they were worried day and night. Ariel was now five months pregnant, and her belly was full.  It has been revealed. Although Xiaohuan tried his best to persuade Ariel not to worry and to take good care of her mood, for fear of affecting the child in her belly, Ariel was still worried.

    Just when Ariel felt a little tired and was about to leave the side hall to rest and leave the rest to Xiaohuan, there was suddenly the sound of running footsteps outside, and both Ariel and Xiaohuan turned their attention to the side hall.  At the door, the two women were filled with anticipation and anxiety. The news about the battle with Tang Jun was about to come. Although there were constant news before, they were all news about the stalemate between the two sides. Now the person reporting the news is different from usual.  , obviously much more anxious, Ariel and Xiaohuan both clutched the handkerchiefs in their hands. As for a steward who was stammering to report the output of the field, both Ariel and Xiaohuan were completely ignored.

    "A great victory, a great victory. The garrison envoy Wulan defeated the Tang army. He defeated 350,000 enemies and killed 80,000 enemies. The leader of the Tang army, Guo Ziyi, died. The garrison envoy was leading his army to attack Lingzhou where the remnants of the army had retreated. It was a great victory." No one has entered the door yet.  The voice came in, and by the time the sweating messenger rushed into the side hall with the order flag on his back, the news of the victory had already made the stewards in the courtyard outside excited.

    Ariel and Xiaohuan looked at each other, and both saw joy in each other's eyes, and the rocks in their hearts were completely relieved. At this time, cheers rang out outside the Protector's Mansion, and there was a huge crowd, but they got the news of the great victory.  The people of Kucha spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate the great victory. At this moment, Kucha was like a festival. As the news of the great victory spread to Anxi, the scope of this victory celebration would expand.

    Chapter 42: A famous general died fighting in Lingzhou

    Chapter 42: A famous general died fighting in Lingzhou

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