The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 580 Fighting Heyang
Women in the clouds are not heroes, they ride the wind for thousands of miles and head east alone.

Poetry thinks with a sail, the sea and the sky are wide, and the dreams of the three islands and the moon are exquisite.

The bronze camel has fallen into sorrow and looked back, and the sweaty horse has failed in the end.

So sad, home and country hate, that can be the spring breeze in the guest.

——Excerpt from "The Japanese Ishii Jun Suo He Instantly Uses the Original Rhyme" Qiu Jin

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Since the confrontation in Heyang, Shi Siming suffered setbacks one after another, losing his wife and losing his army.

Shi Siming has been very angry recently, with bruises on his face and acne.

The guards who waited on the side were cautious, for fear of inadvertently offending Emperor Yan and being beheaded.

Seeing that autumn is about to pass, and winter is approaching.Any further delay in the war period may be detrimental to the overall situation.

In mid-October, Shi Siming finally ordered a strong attack on Heyang.The first attack target is Heyang South City.

The Shuofang army stationed in Heyang was not strong enough, so Li Guangbi had to ask for help from Li Baoyu, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhengchen war zone.

Li Guangbi said: "The thieves are powerful, can the general hold on to Heyang South City for two days?"

Li Baoyu didn't agree immediately, but asked instead: "It's not difficult to defend the city for two days. But after two days, what should we do?"

Li Guangbi resolutely said: "After two days, if reinforcements are not available, it is up to the general to decide whether to defend or retreat.

The imperial court blames it, and the responsibility for abandoning the city has nothing to do with the general, and I, Li Guangbi, will bear it alone. "

Li Baoyu immediately felt relieved, and thought: "I thought Li Guangbi would definitely let me guard the southern city, but I didn't expect that he only asked to guard for two days.

Although the rebel cavalry are powerful, they are not good at attacking cities.With the combat power of our army, we can still defend it for two days. "

Li Baoyu pondered for a moment, got up and saluted, and said: "Okay! Li Shuai promises everything, I, Li Baoyu, dare not obey!"

Li Baoyu immediately dispatched troops into the south city of Heyang to strengthen the fortifications and refrained from defending.

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Li Baoyu originally thought that with the strength of his own army, he could hold on to the city for two days no matter what.

It was not until facing the onslaught of the Yan army that Li Baoyu realized that the Yan army was menacing and should not be underestimated.

Shi Siming, who was holding back his anger, completely vented his anger on Li Baoyu.

Shi Siming sent [-] men with swords and axes to suppress the formation, and all those who dared to retreat would be killed.

The Yan army pulled all the siege equipment such as trebuchets and bed crossbows seized from Bianzhou to the front of the formation.

Li Baoyu, who was all in armor, stood on the tower and looked at the enemy's formation. He saw the overwhelming Yan army forming three large formations on the left, middle and right, slowly advancing towards the southern city of Heyang.

Behind the formation is a giant trebuchet as high as the city wall.Catapults are like huge beasts, lined up, squatting in the center of the position.

"Ugh..."

When the sun was shining directly on the Heyang City Tower, Shi Siming gave an order, and hundreds of horns sounded at the same time.

The attack begins!
The trebuchet throws huge stones out with the help of a long throwing pole.

The huge boulder rolled in the air, and the arc thrown high made the boulder fall more swiftly and violently, thunderous.

The scorching sun was scorching, Li Baoyu felt the sun was dazzling, and he couldn't keep his eyes open.

Li Baoyu built the gazebo with his hands indistinct, and saw a stone the size of a date pit flying towards the tower in the distance.I didn't think so at first, but when the stone flew to my eyes, I realized that it was half the size of a wall.

Li Baoyu was shocked, and quickly retreated to dodge.

Huge boulders whizzed towards the battlements, smashing the walls into pieces.

The huge boulder continued unabated and rolled towards it.

The situation was critical, and the two soldiers pushed the coach away.

Li Baoyu fell to the ground and rolled over two times, avoiding the fatal blow.The two personal soldiers were not so lucky, they couldn't dodge in time, and were smashed into a pulp by the boulder.

The boulder rolled down on the corridor pillar and bounced back, and stopped abruptly in front of Li Baoyu.

Li Baoyu looked at the boulder covered with meat scraps, brains and blood, and felt his stomach churn, and vomited out his breakfast with a "wow".

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The next battle was a confrontation between the Tang and Yan armies with large ordnance such as catapults and bed crossbows.

Half an hour later, Yan Jun's superiority in military strength was manifested.

The Yan army surrounded the south city of Heyang and blossomed more.The defenders of the Tang Dynasty were overwhelmed and lost sight of the other.

The meteor shower of huge rocks from the Yan army not only destroyed most of the Tang army's trebuchets and bed crossbows, but also broke through dozens of huge breaches in the originally solid city wall.

Raise the flag!

"Boom, boom, boom"

Hundreds of drums from the Yan army played in unison, which was the prelude to a full-scale attack by the infantry.

The Yan army's catapults and bed ballistas began to move towards the tower, followed by large ladders and other siege equipment.

Yan Junshan came with a tsunami.

The Yan soldiers all over the mountains and plains were like bloodthirsty beasts, attacking frantically, and the offensive wave after wave was higher than the wave, not giving Tang Jun a chance to breathe.Killing from early morning to noon, from noon to dusk, did not stop for a moment.

The corpses of Yan soldiers under the city were piled up like a mountain, and the limbs and arms of the city were broken, and the blood flowed like a river.

Li Baoyu's eyes were bloodshot, and the black spots on his face couldn't tell whether they were smoked or coagulated black blood.

Although Li Baoyu led the crowd to fight to the death, the enemy army was too powerful and outnumbered.

At the time of the rise of the Ming Dynasty, several huge gaps were torn open in the city wall of Heyang, and the Yan army poured in from the gaps.Had it not been for the Wengcheng blocking the way, Heyang Nancheng would have missed it...

Li Baoyu looked at the rolled blade, and realized that it would be as difficult as climbing the sky if he wanted to hold on to the southern city for two days.

Seeing that the city was about to fall, the captain of the personal army said cautiously to Li Baoyu: "General, why don't you surrender? If you don't surrender, you will have to die for your country?"

Li Baoyu's eyes turned red, and he was furious, "If I surrender, will I still be able to hold my head up in front of Li Guangbi?"

In desperation, Li Baoyu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and cursed secretly: "Grandma, who said that I will either surrender or die?
He, Li Guangbi, prides himself on his strategy, and this commander is also brave and strategic! "

Li Baoyu patted the captain's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Damn it, good reminder. You go to the Yan army's position to shout and send my orders. Our army has run out of food and grass, and we are willing to surrender.

However, there are still many generals in the army asking for battle. I need a little time to persuade the generals to allow us to surrender tomorrow morning. "

When the news reached the Yan Army camp, Shi Siming was overjoyed and immediately ordered to stop the attack.

That night, Shi Siming had a good night's sleep. He dreamed that Li Guangbi and others were slamming their flesh on the ground and leading their troops to pray for surrender.

Early the next morning, the scouts came to report that the Tang military flag was displayed at the head of Heyang City, and the flag was neither raised nor lowered, nor was the city gate opened.The dozens of huge breaches that were smashed by the trebuchet yesterday on the city wall have been repaired.

Shi Siming secretly thought it was not good, could it be that Tang Jun feigned surrender and he was tricked by Li Baoyu?

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good!It's a surrender!
"Isn't it just two days of guarding? As long as the city wall can be repaired, I can guard it for another day!"

This is Li Baoyu's strategy against the enemy.

Li Baoyu led the peasants in the southern city to work overnight to repair the gap in the city wall.At the same time, according to the characteristics of Yan Jun's catapults, the fortifications were re-strengthened.

The overnight ceasefire and truce also allowed Tang Jun soldiers to sleep well and relax completely.There were loud sounds in the barracks, one after another.

Sufficient sleep for one night allowed the soldiers of the Tang Army to recover their physical strength and refresh their spirits.

As the sun rises, Li Baoyu faces the rising sun, stands under the commander-in-chief's banner, and looks down at the generals.

He drew out the horizontal knife, pointed at the sky, and roared: "Brothers, in the battle yesterday, we blocked ten times the enemy with our flesh and blood.

War history once again proves that we are the most elite troops in Datang!
The rebels failed to take us in one go, and their morale must be exhausted today.

We only need to guard for one more day, and reinforcements will arrive!

Yesterday, the rebels failed to defeat us, and today, they will never even think about it!
All the generals obey the order, follow me to the city, and kill them all without leaving behind! "

"The Tang Army must win! The Tang Dynasty must win!"

"The Tang Army must win! The Tang Dynasty must win!"

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The soldiers of the three armies rushed to the battlefield, facing the tens of thousands of Yan troops, raised their weapons high, and roared in unison. Everyone was full of fighting spirit and full of belief in victory!

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Shi Siming gritted his teeth angrily when he heard the roar from the tower.

He cut off the sacrificial goat's head with a single knife, and cursed at the tower: "Little Baoyu, how dare you lie to me! Today I will take your dog's life and drink your heart and liver!"

The three armies listened to the order, and the first soldier to attack the tower was rewarded with a thousand taels!Whoever cut off Li Baoyu's head will be named the prefect of Heyang!
kill me! "

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　注释

　　1. Li Baoyu (703-777):

　　His first name was Chongzhang, a native of Hexi.He is the great-great-great-grandson of An Xinggui, a big family in Hexi, who was ashamed to have the same surname as An Lushan, the leader of the rebel army. He asked for the family name and the surname of the country, so he took Li as the surname.Good at riding and good at shooting, his character is serious and resourceful, cautious and loyal.Li Baoyu served as a soldier all his life and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. After his death, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty dismissed him for three days and gave him a posthumous posthumous title of Zhaowu.

　　2,

　　Women in the clouds are not heroes, they ride the wind for thousands of miles and head east alone.

　　Poetry thinks with a sail, the sea and the sky are wide, and the dreams of the three islands and the moon are exquisite.

　　The bronze camel has fallen into sorrow and looked back, and the sweaty horse has failed in the end.

　　So sad, home and country hate, that can be the spring breeze in the guest.

　　——"Japanese Ishii-kun Suohe Instantly Uses Original Rhyme" Qiu Jin

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