Li Er of the Tang Dynasty: Ancestor Xie is here!

Chapter 122 Xiangji Temple?No!It’s the battle to regain Chang’an!
The next day, Li Yu went to see his sworn brother Ye Guji to talk about the past.

Ye Hu was not surprised by the renegade of the Li Tang royal family. After all, even he, a Uighur, thought it was outrageous.

Logically speaking, the Uighurs are not strictly a foreign ethnic group.Since the early years of Zhenguan, Uighur has established relatively close ties with the Tang Dynasty.In the 20th year of Zhenguan, Huihe went south to cooperate with the Tang army to annihilate Xue Yantuo and establish the Huihe Khanate.And sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty.

According to Ma Duanlin's "Tongkao of Documents·Volume 340·Siyi Kao 347", Uighur wrote during this mission: "(Xue) Yantuo does not contribute to the great country, but seeks its own destruction. The birds are scattered under it, and I don't know." So. Now each of us has his own land, and he is willing to return it to the emperor. Please appoint Tang officials."

The general meaning is that Xue Yantuo would be destroying himself if he did not mix with his elder brother, but I am different in Huihe. I want to mix with my elder brother.

When Li Shimin heard that his little brother was so enlightened, it was certainly good, so he went to Lingwu to meet the envoys in person, and formally set up state capitals in various Uighur ministries. Datang and Uighur began to gradually establish a friendly and mutually supportive relationship.During the Anshi Rebellion, Uighur also sent troops many times to help Tang Ting quell the rebellion, and even joined forces with the Anxi and Beiting Protectorate to resist Tibet's attacks on the Western Regions many times, and once reopened the Silk Road that had been cut off by Tibet.

The Uighurs have always considered themselves and the Tang Dynasty to be the country of uncles and nephews. The two countries married each other's daughters, and the Uighur Khan also called himself a son-in-law to the Tang Dynasty.When the Song Dynasty arrived, the Uighurs even called the Song Dynasty uncle and nephew because of this relationship. "History of the Song Dynasty: Biography of Khotan" also records that the Khan of the Karakhanid Dynasty called the emperor of the Song Dynasty "the uncle of the Han family and the official family".

Therefore, unlike ordinary foreigners, the Tang court allowed the Uighurs to plunder, which in the eyes of the Uighurs was just hunting rabbits.Now that Tang Ting expressed regret and did not force them to help, it was not unacceptable in itself.Besides, business cannot be done with righteousness, and there is no need for a rift in the relationship between the two countries just because of this trivial matter.

In Ye Hu's view, what his sworn brother Li Yu said was simply unbelievable.Your ancestor, Li Tang, said that when spirits appear, how come they are so magical?If you want to be able to manifest the spirit, what did you do during the Anshi Rebellion?What did Empress Wu do when she came to court and called her "Swallow Pecking the Emperor's Grandson"?
In line with the principle of seeing through but not telling off, Ye Hu said, "Yeah, right, right," and did not argue with Li Yu.

A few days later, Guo Ziyi and Li Siye also came to Fengxiang.Li Qing also paid attention to the legendary Anxi God of War who "the heirs were all destroyed". This general was even taller and stronger than Yu Chigong.Compared with Li Siye, Yuchi Gong became Zhagu.

When Guo Ziyi saw that the person sitting on the main seat was not Li Heng, but an unknown Li Shimin, she put one hand on the hilt of her sword.

Li Shimin couldn't help feeling a little sad. Li Heng had such a loyal and brave man but could not make good use of him. He even caused the defeat of Yecheng by being suspicious. He was really the most foolish king in the world.

King Li Yu of Guangping immediately went out to stop him and said: "General Guo, please don't be rude! This is my Majesty Taizong of the Tang Dynasty!"

Guo Ziyi's other hand was still stroking his beard, but after hearing this, he didn't use the right strength and pulled off several strands.

This made him feel bad. It took him a long time to grow this beard...

There was no extra time to feel sorry for Beard. After he thought about it, he frowned and said, "Your Highness, don't be joking. Where is Your Majesty now?"

"You mean Li Heng? Li Heng is in prison." Li Xiaosan, standing next to him, said casually.

Following the sound, Guo Ziyi was shocked when he saw Li Longji, and quickly raised his hands to say hello: "Your Majesty, Guo Ziyi, see the Supreme Emperor."

"Without etiquette, without etiquette... I am not the coward who took refuge in Shu." Li Xiaosan waved his hand: "What Li Yu said is true. The person sitting on the main seat is really my Majesty Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, beside him It’s His Majesty Gaozong.”

Li Siye, who was behind Guo Ziyi, immediately pulled him to salute. No matter what happened, even if Li Yu could lie to him, the Supreme Emperor wouldn't, right?

I just don’t know why this Supreme Emperor looks so young.

"...The basic situation is like this." Li Yu spent a long time talking, and finally made the dubious Guo Ziyi understand the ins and outs of the matter.There was no reason why he didn't believe it. Divine soldiers descended from the sky, and suddenly a truckload of breadmen appeared and controlled Li Heng, beating him half to death. Except for the late emperors of the Li Tang royal family, I'm afraid no one could be so merciful.

It was just before the war, and there were not so many false etiquette and politeness. After simply and perfunctorily stating that Taizong's emergence as a saint was a blessing for the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi quickly got into the mood and began to discuss and discuss issues related to the battle.

Guo Ziyi expressed great concern that there was no Uighur cavalry to assist him.At present, it seems that the enemy and we are evenly matched, and the elite Uighur cavalry is urgently needed to play a decisive role at the critical moment.But when Li Yu said that Taizong would send troops to help, Guo Ziyi had no doubts and immediately said there was no problem.

So, on September 15, Marshal Li Yu and Deputy Marshal Guo Ziyi led 20 soldiers, claiming to be [-], and marched towards Chang'an.

The Tang army learned from the failure of being attacked by rebel infantry and cavalry in Qingqu, increased depth deployment, and strengthened flank cover. The troops were led by Li Siye as the front army, Guo Ziyi led the middle army, and Wang Sili led the rear army.On September 24, the Tang army arrived in the west of Chang'an City.In the north of Xiangji Temple, a military formation was formed on the east bank of Feng River to prepare for the attack.

Perhaps the rebel commander An Shouzhong felt that he had easily defeated the Tang army several times, and he began to be proud and underestimate the enemy. Instead of holding on to the city, he chose to form a formation north of Xiangji Temple and engage in a field battle with the Tang army.

Li Shimin also decided to use this battle to test the training results of the new army, and selected a brigade of 5000 line infantry to participate in the battle in the second year of Zhide.

The two armies faced off until noon, when a group of elite cavalry rushed out from the rebels, led by the rebel general Li Guiren.

"What kind of medicine are the rebels selling in the gourd? Is it possible that they are going to use cavalry to attack our army?" Seeing the rebel cavalry slowly approaching, Li Siye put up a pergola with his hands and issued an order: "Archers, prepare to release Arrows! Shoot them back!"

It's no wonder that Li Siye didn't panic. In a normal battle between the two armies, the cavalry went directly towards the opposite infantry position A without first blocking the cavalry - such a wasteful tactic would not be used unless it was absolutely necessary.

Li Guiren led the cavalry roaring in. When they arrived at the formation, they did not rush directly as expected. Instead, they chose to provocate in front of the military formation and kept shooting with arrows.Although the arrow did not cause any damage to the armored Tang army, the insult was indeed quite severe.

Not to be outdone, the Tang army fought back with bows and arrows. After several waves of arrows, Li Guiren left a dozen corpses and left in a hurry.

"General, I think they are just here to make fun of you." The soldiers around Li Siye looked at Li Guiren who was fleeing and couldn't help laughing.

Li Siye frowned. He had no idea what kind of medicine was sold in the rebels' gourds.

Li Siye knew the generals of the rebels very well. They all came from the same system, and there was no reason for anyone to suddenly suffer from a serious illness, unless the top commander was crazy.But now it is obvious that An Lushan is dead and An Qingxu has escaped, so it is impossible to micromanage here, so this situation is elusive.

After a while, Li Guiren returned with his cavalry, still provoking in front of the formation, and fled in panic after being shot into a hedgehog.

After going back and forth like this several times, Li Siye's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.Although he has been in battle for a long time, he has never seen such an abstract style of play.Soon, Li Guiren and his men reappeared in front of the Tang army.But this time Li Guiren obviously did not continue his previous abstract style of fighting, but instead led his elite cavalry to rush into the Tang army's formation.The Tang army may have been a little lax, and in an instant they were almost torn apart by Li Guiren's general formation.

But the cavalry was obviously no match for the infantry who had already formed their formation. Seeing that nearly half of his men were dead or wounded, Li Guiren shouted loudly and led his troops back.

"General, are you pursuing us?" the person next to Li Siye asked.

Li Siye held Mo Dao tightly in his big hands, and he was weighing whether he should catch up and expand the victory.

It stands to reason that the return of the defeated cavalry to the main formation will cause some disturbance. If you seize this opportunity to press forward, the results of the battle will probably be expanded.

While he was thinking about it, the cavalry on the flank suddenly moved.

"Damn it, who the hell asked them to do it?" Li Siye's eyes were splitting, "Do they also want to imitate the rebels and send them off with cavalry?"

Despite the scolding, Li Siye didn't want to let the cavalry go deep into the enemy's trap. In desperation, he could only order the front army to follow up and launch an attack on the enemy's position.

Li Siye led his army into the frontline of the rebels, carrying dozens of kilograms of Mo Dao in his hand. He was like a god descending into the world, and no one could resist him for a single round.Less than half a quarter of an hour after the two armies came into contact, the rebels began to collapse and retreat.

The red-eyed Tang army was so eager to win the victory that it was completely unable to stop them, and they completely failed to notice the rebel formation waiting for work in front of them.

When the Tang army reached the front of the formation, suddenly thousands of horses began to gallop in the rebel formation, and the uniform shouts of killing shook the earth and the earth.The Tang army had never seen such a scene before. Panic spread among the army like a plague, and they couldn't help but start to retreat. The formation gradually became chaotic due to fear.The rebels took advantage of the situation and moved forward to cover up the enemy, and the Tang army gradually lost its advantage on the battlefield.

However, when the Tang army could no longer hold on and began to show signs of retreat, the rebels began to loot the military supplies left by the Tang army. No matter how loud Li Guiren shouted, they could not stop them.Taking advantage of this stall, Li Siye shouted loudly: "Fuck stop it!"

After all, Li Siye was a veteran on the battlefield and still had great power. After hearing his words, Tang Jun stopped escaping as if he had found a backbone.

"If we don't fight to the death today, we will all be killed by the rebels one by one! Brothers! Come with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Siye pulled off his armor, exposing his upper body muscles.He held the Mo Dao and led the way, shouting loudly. Every time he roared, an enemy soldier would be killed by him.Wherever Mo Dao's blade touches, people will fall over on their backs.

"General! Be careful!" Li Siye's soldiers warned loudly. He saw a heavily armored rebel cavalry rushing towards his general.The mace in the cavalry's hand was already raised high, and his eyes were filled with the determination to win.

When Li Siye heard this reminder, he roared like a tiger. He took the Mo Dao and aimed at the armored cavalry who was charging towards him, and beheaded him with all his strength.

In the sight of the surrounding Tang troops, the cavalryman and his horse were cut into two pieces by Li Siye!Even the man and the horse didn't even utter a scream!
"The general is mighty!!!"

Seeing how brave their general was, the Tang soldiers shouted, broke free from panic, and began to turn around to fight with the rebels.Li Siye clashed from left to right, and after killing dozens of people in a row, the Tang army's ranks gradually returned to order.

"Brothers! Form up!" Li Siye ordered loudly, and then the front troops immediately formed a formation, lined up in a row with long-handled weapons, and pushed forward like a wall.

"The Tang Dynasty is mighty!" Li Siye roared. Every time Mo Dao slashed down, a rebel's life was given to him.

"The Might of the Tang Dynasty!" Tang Jun also shouted after Li Siye. This sound of the Might of the Tang Dynasty injected infinite power into them.

Upon seeing this, Guo Ziyi immediately ordered the first unit of the Chinese Army to go into battle to prevent Li Siye from running out of manpower.

Li Siye's subordinates were all his old brothers who came from the Anxi Protectorate and the Beiting Protectorate. They had gradually grown into elites in battles with Dashi and Tubo for many years.The military formation formed by these people was like a meat grinder, charging and advancing steadily and efficiently towards the rebel army.

The rebel commander An Shouzhong stood in the middle of the army, looking at the advancing Tang army. He did not panic, but calmly said to the messenger beside him: "Give the order, let Li Guiren lead his troops to attack!"

On the back of the mountain to the east of the position, Li Guiren, who had just lured the enemy deep into the battlefield to fake defeat, was ambushing his elite troops here, waiting for the commander's order to make a final decision on the battlefield.

After receiving An Shouzhong's order, Li Guiren immediately led his troops to dispatch.However, their actions had long been noticed by the scouts sent out by the Tang Army general Pu Gu Huaien. When they rushed out, they were caught and killed by the Tang Army's rear troops.

The fight continued until the end, and the two sides were still inseparable, with no winner or loser at all.

"Where is Taizong? Where is His Majesty Taizong?" Guo Ziyi asked Li Yu beside him.

Li Yu opened his mouth: "I don't know!"

Guo Ziyi took a deep breath. He was starting to regret it a little now. If he had not listened to Li Yu and went to Huihe to borrow the four thousand cavalry, perhaps the current stalemate situation would not have happened.

"Your Majesty, General!" The messenger next to him suddenly pointed at the smoke in the distance: "Look, what is that?"

Not only them, the rebel An Qingxu also saw the thick smoke and dust in the distance.

Soon, even though the shouts were loud in the battlefield, strange music and dense drum beats could be heard coming from the direction of the smoke.After a while, whether it was Guo Ziyi or An Qingxu, they finally saw, out of the smoke, groups of soldiers lined up neatly and dressed in colorful clothes.

(Updated tomorrow morning. I need to have a meal. I’m so hungry... please vote for me)

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