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Volume 2: Looking to Chang'an Chapter 47: Two armies confront each other and seek victory

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    Chapter 47 Two armies confront each other and seek victory

    An Lushan's soldiers retreated from the city wall like a tide with the sound of gold ringing, leaving corpses on the ground. Chang'an City still persisted. An Qingxu's attack on the city wall day and night for three consecutive days played a big role.  The Shence Army, the most powerful force in Chang'an City, had already gone to the city to defend the city on the first day and night of the battle.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    The tribal warriors wearing leather armor and hats did not follow any formation when they attacked. They all rushed forward in a swarm. When they reached the bottom of the city wall, they set up a ladder and then climbed up. This kind of attack was very easy to defend from the beginning.  The moat of Chang'an City is very wide. If these Hu soldiers want to attack the city wall, they can only approach the city wall from the three city gates. The three city gates of Chang'an all have stone bridges across the moat, although the city defense is weakened to a certain extent.  , but since it is built like this, there must be a way to defend it.

    Opposite the stone bridge at the city gate is a stone platform that protrudes a lot. There is more than enough space for a thousand crossbowmen to stand on it. If you cross the stone bridge, you will be hit by crossbow arrows. The end of the stone bridge near the city gate is just under the platform.  , the gold juice and rocks poured down by the Tang army caused great casualties to An Qingxu's soldiers who passed the stone bridge. Hundreds of kilograms of rocks falling from a height of about fifteen meters was not something that a shield could withstand.

    Now the stone bridge is covered with corpses, many corpses are floating in the moat, and the corpses at the top of the stone bridge are even more numerous. However, at the beginning, the Hu soldiers were so excited that they could burn, kill, and loot after conquering Chang'an that they desperately attacked the city.  , in the end, it was completely red-eyed. Many of the tribal soldiers were related to each other. After causing about 20,000 casualties to the Hu soldiers, An Qingxu now screamed and attacked the Chang'an city wall without urging the Hu soldiers.

    However, it was impossible for An Qingxu to just attack the city with the Hu soldiers. The next day, he sent the 80,000 troops assigned by An Lushan to An Qingxu to attack in turns. Most of these soldiers were the original soldiers of the Tang army. They had experienced hundreds of battles.  Not many cities had been conquered, and Cai Xide was also very experienced, so he prepared the siege equipment before attacking.

    All kinds of improvised cages, box cars and gate-crashing cars swarmed in. The cage cars and box cars were made of simple wood into a rectangle of about three meters, filled with gravel and soil, and pushed directly into the moat.  , cage cars and box trucks with a height of two meters can form a foothold in the moat as long as two Lei are together. At the same time, Cai Xide also used dead soldiers in the army to carry four-meter-long wooden piles and fight to the death in the moat.  Once the wooden piles are erected firmly, a wooden plank is laid on them to form a simple wooden bridge.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    In this way, more than 20 simple bridges appeared on the east gate moat of Chang'an City to pass through the moat. Now An Qingxu's army did not have to use the stone bridge at the city gate to attack the city. The defensive area of ??the Tang army on the city increased greatly, and the casualties also increased.  , and was attacked by Hu soldiers on the city wall several times. Although they were fought to the death by the Shence Army, the casualties of the Tang Army reached more than 10,000. If this continues, it will be a matter of time before no one with a clear eye can defend it.

    Because half of the casualties of the Tang army were the most elite soldiers of the Shence Army. Originally, the Shence Army only had 40,000 people. The casualties of An Qingxu's direct troops were indeed relatively small. Only about 2,000 people were killed or injured. The tribesmen who died were much more.  Soldiers, these soldiers were originally cannon fodder in An Qingxu's eyes.

    Looking at the exhausted Tang army, An Qingxu showed a happy expression on his face. This time the attacking Hu soldiers had already climbed up the city wall and had a firm grasp of a section of the wall. Finally, the chief general of the Shence Army, Wei Chichang Gong, led his own troops.  Only after retaking the occupied city wall, and An Qingxu was not happy that Hu Bing gained the reputation of destroying the city, was he able to cope with the attack.

    The fatigue of the Tang army inside the city wall was much worse than An Qingxu expected. This day and night attack was a complete torture for the recruits. Many recruits collapsed on the spot when they saw the broken corpses carried down from the city wall.  , there were hundreds of deserters on the first day. Although Yuchi Changgong killed dozens of deserters, it was still too difficult for these soldiers and civilians to adapt to the cruelty of the battlefield immediately under such circumstances.

    Chang'an has been at peace for a long time. When have the soldiers and people in the city experienced such a war? Their toughness is far worse than that of An Qingxu's troops. Not to mention these new soldiers, the same goes for the elite Shence Army. Although they are all well-equipped and tall,  Where in Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, could the Imperial Army find battles to hone their skills?

    Therefore, most of the soldiers of the Shence Army have never been on the battlefield. Although Yuchi Changgong is not well trained in peacetime, his 100% training level can actually exert 20% on the battlefield. What's more, many soldiers and officers in the Forbidden Army are from  The general family or the distinguished family may look very powerful, but their actual one-on-one combat effectiveness may not be as good as that of Hu Bing, who is not well equipped with weapons.

    Both An Qingxu and Cai Xide could see the weakness of the Tang army, and Cai Xide did not fiercely oppose such a costly siege. An Qingxu showed a ferocious smile on his lips and said, "General Zhengnan, I think it's almost done,"Let's invest in the most elite Yan Shen army and scoop up Chang'an in one go.  (If you want to read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)¡±

    The Yan Shen Army is the 30,000 most elite soldiers under Cai Xide's control. These soldiers are all elite soldiers selected from An Lushan's 200,000 troops. They must be elite soldiers who have beheaded ten people on the battlefield. They are all good at horse fighting.  , and they are also powerful in infantry combat. They all wear fish scale armor and have extremely strong combat effectiveness. An Lushan only has 40,000 such soldiers in his hands. However, for such a major event as the attack on Chang'an, An Lushan lost more than half of the Yan Shen Army to  An Qingxu.

    Cai Xide nodded. He felt that the time was right. The Tang army on the city wall could not stop the Hu soldiers' attack, so he would not be able to stop the Yan Shen army's attack.  Yan Shen's army attacks the city and will capture Chang'an before nightfall today.  "

    An Qingxu said happily: Have the other four sects prepared their troops?  Don't let the wealthy people in Chang'an City escape. I will stay in Anqing Palace tonight.  "

    Cai Xide clasped his fists and said that there are two thousand cavalry guarding each city gate. People in the city cannot escape. Even if Li Heng wants to break out, I have 20,000 cavalry waiting here. If there is a signal, they can rush there in half an hour.  arrive.  "

    An Qingxu likes it very much. Then go and make meritorious service, General Cai. I will personally hold the battle for you.  "

    Cai Xide turned the horse's head and was about to leave. Suddenly, a horse came around in the distance and rode hard towards the flag of King An Qingxu. Cai Xide pulled the horse and looked at it with An Qingxu. Both of them felt uneasy.  Good hunch.

    The cavalryman was stopped by An Qingxu's guards in the distance. After a short conversation, the two guards led the cavalryman to An Qingxu's side. When they arrived in front of Anqingxu's horse, the cavalryman dismounted and knelt down in front of Anqingxu's horse.  Anqingxu said to the King of Jin in front of his horse that the sentinel to the west sent back a warning that Li Zuoguo's Anxi Army had moved, with the cavalry as the forerunner. The army set out this morning and moved very quickly. The cavalry had traveled more than a hundred miles and had already  Approaching Chang'an.  "

    An Qingxu's face changed drastically. The Anxi Army was stationed in Wugong, but there had been no movement. An Qingxu felt that as long as Chang'an City was captured, the hundreds of thousands of troops defending the city would be able to defeat the Anxi Army. The soldiers were expensive.  Quickly, An Qingxu decided to attack Chang'an.  (To read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)

    I didn't expect that the Tang army in Chang'an would resist so desperately, and none of the internal forces had any plans to take action. Now that Li Zuoguo makes a move, it is absolutely impossible for him to attack Chang'an in half a day. After all, the population of Chang'an is now more than 60.  Thousands of people, the city is also very huge, and if everything goes smoothly, it will take two days a day to be able to control it all, at least to be able to go up to the city and defend it.

    If we continue to attack now, it is very possible to capture the city wall and enter Chang'an. But once Li Zuoguo's army arrives, won't they help Li Zuoguo capture Chang'an?  An Qingxu's training suddenly became livid, and he scolded Li Zuoguo for sending troops at this time. If he had been hiding in martial arts and I conquered Chang'an, I might have recruited An and him. Now I have to chop off his limbs to relieve my heart.  hate.  "

    An Qingxu looked at General Cai Xide. The Anxi Army was coming. What good advice could he have?  "

    Cai Xide touched the beard on his chin with his hand, and pondered for a moment and said that the Anxi Army's performance during this period was impressive. In my opinion, we should retreat immediately. It is best to retreat to Tongguan, take over Xiongguan and defend the city, and wait for the Anxi Army to attack Chang'an.  At that time, our army also followed their example and attacked from behind, preventing Li Zuoguo from attacking the city in peace.  "

    Cai Xide looked at An Qingxu's face that was so angry that he was about to smoke. An Qingxu disagreed, but as a leading general, he still had to say his opinion. According to the report from the detective horse, Li Zuoguo's military strength was not inferior to ours. We attacked Chang'an for three consecutive days.  We have lost 20,000 soldiers, so we can't match Li Zuoguo's military strength. Although retreating to Tongguan is ugly, it is the best way now.  "

    An Qingxu said he had drunk enough, but when Li Zuoguo came, we had to turn around and run away. How could this be true?  What's more, Li Zuoguo ate Guo Ziyi's army, it's impossible that he wasn't injured, right?  Maybe there are more new recruits than there are in Chang'an City. There is absolutely no sense in escaping without fighting. Are the hundreds of thousands of elites we have in hand afraid of the Anxi Army?  "

    An Qingxu looked to the west with a gloomy face. Attacking the city may not have used our advantage, but in the field battle, who do we, the Yan Kingdom's army, fear?  Ge Shuhan's 200,000 Tang troops were defeated in one fell swoop, but what about Li Zuoguo?  "

    An Qingxu's face became firm. General Cai immediately organized his army to prepare for war. The soldiers outside the camp immediately returned to the camp to rest without removing their armor or putting away their weapons. Although Li Zuoguo's cavalry is fast and can reach Chang'an tonight, the infantry will definitely not be able to reach it.  By then, we have traveled nearly 150 miles and all of our troops are exhausted. Our army will recharge its batteries tonight. Tomorrow, Li Zuoguo¡¯s army will go out to fight as soon as it arrives. Let¡¯s see if Li Zuoguo¡¯s exhausted troops can stop our elite troops from the Yan Kingdom.  .  (If you want to read text novels, go to ¡®Piaotian Literature Network¡¯)¡±

    Cai Xide nodded. After all, An Qingxu is not just a fool.Bao, such an arrangement is indeed not possible. Wu Gong is farther from Chang'an than Weinan, more than 150 miles away. Not to mention the cavalry, the infantry is considered very strong if it can arrive in one day and one night. At that time, the infantry could march eighty miles a day.  It can be said that they are a first-class elite unit. Army marching is no joke. In addition, the road was not easy to walk in the Tang Dynasty, although the official road near Chang'an was the best-maintained road.

    "But Li Zuoguo's infantry must be very tired after marching continuously for more than 150 miles, so the chance of victory is really 80% if they are attacked. Cai Xide will probably arrange it this way if he leads the decisive battle.

    Cai Xide said that the King of Jin knew the art of war well and the general admired it. This way, we have a good chance of winning. We should ask the King of Jin to consider the arrangement of returning to Tongguan for defense. After all, we still have a large army in Luoyang, and we can assemble far more troops than Li Zuo** by then.  soldiers, wouldn't it be more confident to scoop up the Anxi Army?  "

    An Qingxu waved his hand and said that General Cai was too cautious. We have at least 80,000 cavalry, and our army is strong in field battles. I have made up my mind and prepare to attack Li Zuoguo. I will hang Li Zuoguo's head under Chang'an City.  Let Li Heng in Chang'an City see the consequences of resisting the Yan Kingdom.  "

    Seeing that An Qingxu was full of fighting spirit, Cai Xide thought carefully that his side still had an advantage, so he stopped trying to persuade him and left with fists clasped in his arms.

    Soon, all An Qingxu's troops outside the east gate of Chang'an City shrank and lined up back to the camp. Even the siege equipment that had been made and placed in the open space was left in a mess without being guarded.

    Yuchi Changgong in the city went to the city to watch after receiving the report from his soldiers. He couldn't help but couldn't figure out An Qingxu's idea. But Yuchi Changgong, Li Zuoguo had already taken action. He had been attacking Yuchi Changgong day and night for three days.  There was no rest. He was a general who had paid attention to appearance early on, but now his face was covered with stubble. However, as long as An Qingxu's army returned to camp and did not attack the city wall, Yuchi Changgong would be relieved.

    After all, the Tang army in the city needed a rest so much that they could have a chance to breathe. As long as An Qingxu didn't attack the city, Yuchi Changgong didn't care what happened to him.

    An Qingxu stood in the innermost part of the big tent. This big tent maintained the grassland style of the Hu people. It was originally An Lushan's tent. Now An Qingxu's leader has given it to An Qingxu for use. The sixteen skylights on the top of the tent are  The curtains were all drawn up, and the tent was bright. All the more than a hundred generals under An Qingxu were in the tent, and it didn't seem crowded, which showed that the tent in Anlu Mountain was huge.

    An Qingxu¡¯s face was serious, and the riding crop inlaid with gems in his hand kept flapping in his palm, right?  Now Li Zuoguo's Anxi Army of about 150,000 has left the martial arts and rushed towards Chang'an. The leading cavalry of about 30,000 will be able to reach Chang'an tonight. Li Zuoguo is completely speeding up the march. According to the speed of the Anxi Army infantry, our scouts will be able to reach Chang'an around noon.  nearby.  "

    An Qingxu glanced at the generals and saw shock on the faces of many generals. Li Zuoguo's achievements made these generals fearful, so he raised his voice and said that now is the best time. The Anxi army that defeated Li Zuoguo is right in front of him. We will update tomorrow  After cooking, the army marched towards the west gate of Chang'an to meet Li Zuoguo's infantry, taking advantage of their fatigue to defeat them in one fell swoop. Without the Anxi army threatening us from the side, Chang'an was at our fingertips.  "

    The following general will come out and clasp his fists to be crowned king. The general will have something to say at the end.  "

    An Qingxu took a look and saw that he was one of the three captains of the Yan Shen Army, General Shenwu Yang Shihui. This Yang Shihui's family was from the Fan Yang family. It had been a family of generals since the time of Taizong, and they had been frontier generals for generations. Because An Lushan rebelled against the Tang Dynasty.  , Yang Shihui was forced by the situation to rebel against the Tang Dynasty. Although An Lushan had always disliked Yang Shihui, he was really a rare general, so An Lushan deprived Yang Shihui of the command of the 20,000 troops he originally led.  He was appointed as the captain of the Yan Shen Army and promoted to the third rank of Shenwu General. Although he was also the commander of the first army after his promotion, the Yan Shen Army was An Lushan's personal soldier. Yang Shihui only had the right to command. Apart from this, he had no way to command.  Yan Shenjun is a high-ranking and empty position.

    An Qingxu nodded and said, General Shenwu, please tell me.  "

    Yang Shihui said that he will advance to fight the Anxi Army tomorrow. If the Anxi Army does not fight and directly sets up camp, how will it deal with our army?  What's more, the Anxi cavalry will arrive today. The strength of the 30,000 cavalry is not small. They will definitely not sit back and watch us attack Li Zuoguo's infantry.  "

    An Qingxu smiled and said, I have thought of these two points a long time ago. Deputy Commander Cai, please tell General Yang.  "

    Cai Xide said to Yang Shihui, most of our army plus the troops of our allies are cavalry, reaching 80,000. If we hadn't lost about 20,000 soldiers in the siege, our cavalry would have exceeded 100,000," said the man standing in the tent here.  The tribal generals all had expressions of pain on their faces. The losses were basically their soldiers. Cai Xide's voice then sounded. The Anxi Army only has these 30,000 cavalry. The number of our cavalry is more than double that of the Anxi Army. Tomorrow we will  First dispatch the cavalry and annihilate the 30,000 cavalry of the Anxi Army in one fell swoop. Even if they cannot be eaten in one goThe cavalry can be defeated, and then our cavalry brigade will attack the Anxi infantry that has just arrived behind. This will be a landslide, and the Anxi army will definitely be defeated.  "

    After listening to Cai Xide's words, the generals in the tent each thought about it and felt that An Qingxu and Cai Xide's plan was not right. Originally, the cavalry comrades here had a clear advantage, but Li Zuoguo's cavalry and infantry were out of touch again. If the opponent's cavalry did not dare  When fighting with the cavalry, the cavalry troops directly attacked the Anxi Army's infantry formation with a thunderous blow.

    The generals all had their original thoughts in mind. As long as the cavalry attacks the infantry, 10,000 cavalry can defeat 20,000 infantry. This kind of impact is no joke. Most of An Qingxu's generals have thought of this section, so in the tent  He became more relaxed, and some generals shouted to the King of Jin. Tomorrow, the general will be the vanguard, and the first victory in defeating the Anxi Army will be given to the general.  "

    Seeing the generals getting excited, An Qingxu smiled. The cavalry will be divided into two groups tomorrow. Thirty thousand allied cavalry will entangle the Anxi cavalry. Yan Shenjun and the 20,000 cavalry under General Cai will serve as fists, waiting for the Anxi cavalry to be captured.  When we were entangled, we attacked and defeated the Anxi cavalry. I personally led the infantry to follow up. The whole army attacked the Anxi army infantry head-on and wiped out Li Zuoguo in one battle. Then I returned to Chang'an and took advantage of the remaining power of the victory to capture Chang'an. The Yan Kingdom was thus stabilized.  "

    An Qingxu looked like he was scolding Fang Qiu, but he was somewhat imposing. All the generals bowed together and were willing to die for the King of Jin.  "

    Chapter 47 Two armies confront each other and seek victory

    Chapter 47 Two armies confront each other and seek victory

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