Dahang City, in later generations this city had a resounding name - Dandong.
This city was built by the Goguryeo people. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, they fought fiercely against Goguryeo in Dahang City. The Goguryeo defenders relied on Dahang City to drag out the troops from the Central Plains. Even the Sui and Tang Dynasties were unable to defeat it.
However, when the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, Dahang City was bypassed. Later, when Goguryeo was destroyed, the Andong Protectorate was established in the Tang Dynasty, and Dahang City became part of the Tang Dynasty.
Since the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, the Silla Kingdom gradually extended its tentacles to Liaodong. At this time, the city built by the Silla people was not far from Dahang City.
The Anton Protectorate is under the jurisdiction of the Pinglu Army, but at this time Wang Xuanzhi no longer has enough soldiers to supply the Anton Protectorate, so the current policy of the Anton Protectorate is to shrink to the defense of Liaocheng.
However, the Silla Kingdom did not dare to easily start a war against the Tang Dynasty, so it only built cities on the border in an attempt to encroach on the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
An Lushan's previous invasion of the Central Plains also took away most of the elite of the Anton Protectorate. Now there are only thirty old soldiers left in Dahang City who are unwilling to abandon the defense of Dahang City.
Duan Chong is an old soldier. In terms of bloodline, Duan Chong can be regarded as a Goguryeo.
But at this time, he only recognized himself as a Tang Dynasty person!
For the Silla people building forts on the border, Duan Chong would wear the military uniform of the Tang brigade commander, hold the military flag of the Andong Protectorate, and ride around the border on horseback every day.
His companions all persuaded Duan Chong that it was too dangerous to do this. If the Silla people made a cold arrow, Duan Chong might die on the border.
However, Duan Chong didn't care about life or death. When the captain left, he entrusted Dahang City to him, so he had to defend Dahang City.
Duan Chong just thought that if he walked around the border with the military flag every day, the Silla people would not dare to move. That would be regarded as holding Dahang City for one day.
The New Year has passed, but this year's winter is very cold, and the Yalu River still shows no sign of melting.
Today was another cloudy day. Duan Chong carried the floating snowflakes to the stable and pulled out the only war horse in Dahang City.
He touched the mane of the war horse with his hand and murmured to himself: "Old man, can you still hold on?"
The horse rubbed his head against Duan Chong's face, and Duan Chong let out a gentle laugh.
Duan Chong is already fifty years old. If he had not come to Daxing City to join the army, he would be hugging his grandson in a warm room right now.
After serving in the army for thirty years, Duan Chong was away on guard duty when his first wife died of miscarriage and was unable to rush back to attend his wife's funeral.
After that, Duan Chong handed over the land to his nephew, and then came to Dahang City alone.
Duan Chong guarded Dahang City for twenty years, and eventually became a brigade commander from a low-level garrison soldier.
When An Lushan mobilized the troops of the Anton Protectorate, Duan Chong's old superiors solemnly entrusted Dahang City to him, telling him to defend this border fortress to the death.
The superiors and colleagues who followed An Lushan into the customs did not know where the bones were buried, and Duan Chong did not want to think about whether Marshal An was a traitor of the Tang Dynasty or a hero of Hedong.
The Jiedushi of Pinglu Town changed three times a year, but no one paid much attention to the border fortress of Dahang City.
No one still remembers that there are still thirty garrison guards in Dahang City.
Duan Chong squirmed, trying to warm his frozen legs and feet. Since the last time he fell off his horse, Duan Chong's legs and feet were no longer so agile.
He got on the horse unsteadily, and a middle-aged garrison with a beard handed him a military flag. Duan Chong nodded slightly in greeting, and then rode towards the Yalu River.
Ahn Soo-gyu, who built a city on the banks of the Yalu River, was the legitimate son of the An family of Silla. The An family was the regent family of Silla and controlled the state affairs of North Silla.
When An Shougui was young, he studied in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty and spent his youth in the prosperous city of Chang'an.
Later, he returned to Silla at the call of his ruling father, and now serves as the defense envoy of the North Province, working hard to accumulate merit in order to take over the power of the family.
Across the Yalu River, An Shougui waited for the figure of the Tang guard general.
An Shougui certainly knows that there are only thirty defenders in Dahang City now, and they are all old, weak, sick and disabled.
There was only one horse under Duan Chong's crotch, and most of the weapons were rusty.
An Shougui once studied in Chang'an, and he was deeply afraid of the national power of the Tang Dynasty.
Before the Anlusan Rebellion broke out, the defenders of the Andong Protectorate alone were enough to conquer the entire North Silla Province.
Although the Tang Dynasty transferred elites from northern Xinjiang to the pass because of An Lushan's rebellion, An Shougui still did not want to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty.
Even if Dahang City is captured at this time, Silla will definitely lose more when the Tang Dynasty quells the civil strife and raises troops to investigate the crimes.
However, An Shougui could only feel a deep sense of powerlessness. The leader of the Silla Kingdom was young, and several ruling families in the royal court were fighting endlessly.
In order to cater to the increasingly strong political trend of "rebuilding Goguryeo" in Silla, Anjia also had to take the lead in launching this city-building movement.
At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo dominated the peninsula, and Silla was once married to Goguryeo. Today, the Silla royal family does have Goguryeo ancestry.
In fact, Goguryeo and Silla are not entirely of the same origin, and their culture is also very different. However, after the fall of Goguryeo and Baekje, the Silla people who occupied the entire peninsula gradually regarded themselves as the successors of Goguryeo.
In its most powerful period, Goguryeo was a powerful regime that occupied the entire Liaodong and even threatened Youzhou.
After the revival of Goguryeoism in the Silla royal court, An Shougui could only follow the orders of his family and build a city on the edge of the Yalu River, hoping to seize the opportunity to seize Dahang City.
An Shougui also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the lonely Tang Army brigade commander wearing a red cloak appearing on the white snow.
As long as these soldiers are still in Dahang City, An Shougui can report to his ruling father that there are still Tang troops in Dahang City.
He could continue to "confront" the Tang army in Dahang City on the banks of the Yalu River, and would not invade the land of the Tang Dynasty.
An Shougui was also full of admiration for this veteran of the Tang Dynasty. After changing places, An Shougui would never stick to Dahang City, let alone patrol the border in the wind and snow every day, just to frighten the enemy on the opposite side.
Duan Chong's legs were numb from the cold, and the speed of the old horse was getting slower and slower. Last year, it only took two hours to complete the inspection, but now it takes three hours to complete.
Riding on horseback, Duan Chong looked at the newly built city opposite the Silla people.
These peninsula people are really the sticks in the wild mountains. The Tang Dynasty just had a little trouble, but they dared to build a city on the edge of the Yalu River.
If it were a few years ago, I am afraid that the Tang army would have invaded the capital of Silla and escorted the king of Silla to the president An for questioning!
Duan Chong felt a sense of sadness. The Silla people, who were like clowns, dared to build a city on the edge of the Yalu River. Is the Tang Dynasty really going to abandon Dahang City?
Duan Chong patrolled alone in the snow. Every day when he patrolled, the Silla people in the camp opposite would come out of the military camp and look at Duan Chong across the Yalu River.
Duan Chong also enjoyed this feeling, as if he was not patrolling in front of the enemy, but reviewing his own troops.
Finally finishing the journey, Duan Chong rode his old horse towards Dahang City, finally holding on for another day.
Suddenly, Duan Chong heard the neighing of a horse.
He immediately got off the old horse and put his ear to the ground. Sure enough, it was the sound of a war horse!
Duan Chong looked back at the Yalu River. There was no movement from the Silla people.
Oops, could it be that the Silla people took a detour to the rear and attacked Dahang Fortress?
Duan Chong became nervous, and he quickly rode towards Daxing City on horseback. At this time, Duan Chong had only one idea, and that was to coexist with Daxing City!
When Duan Chong ran to the foot of Dahang City, he saw a mighty army already at the foot of the city.
Duan Chong's eyes darkened. Sure enough, he had reached his limit and could no longer hold on?
Wait, why are all these troops wearing red cloaks? Isn’t this the style of the Tang Dynasty Army?
Duan Chong continued to mount his horse, and finally rushed outside Dahang City. He saw the style of the armor on the opposite side at close range, and saw the weapons and military flags on the opposite side. It was indeed the Tang Dynasty army!
Duan Chong burst into tears as he finally received reinforcements!
Duan Chong rode his horse and rushed to the front of the Tang army. He only heard a young general at the head shouting to Dahang City:
"Shi Pangju, the commander of the Pinglu Army Jiedu Palace, was ordered by King Jiedu Commander to take over Dahang City! Why don't you open the door quickly!"
The defenders in the city shouted: "My brigade commander is out patrolling the border. Please wait for the brigade commander to come back before opening the city gate!"
Just when Pang Ju's patience had reached its limit, Duan Chong rushed over on his old horse, fell to his knees on the ground, and said with tears:
"Datang! Jiedushi has not forgotten Dahang City!"
After saying this, Duan Chong cried so hard that he almost fainted. Pang Ju quickly asked someone to comfort Duan Chong.
Duan Chong then said: "Pang Changshi, your official has lost your composure. Can you show me the command order from the Jiedushi Palace?"
Pang Ju took out the command order he had obtained from Wang Xuanzhi before setting off for the expedition. After checking it, Duan Chong immediately shouted to the city: "Open the city gate, hurry up!"
Pang Ju followed Duan Chong and led his men into Dahang City.
Although the city is dilapidated, Duan Chong and his men have maintained it well, and it does not look like an abandoned city.
Pang Ju came to Dahangcheng this time to build a shipyard on the seashore, provide supplies for the Bohai State transport ships sailing around the peninsula, and install artillery on the ships.
So Pang Ju used his connections to ask Wang Xuanzhi for a border patrol job and came to Dahang City.
Dandong was also a famous seaport in later generations. It was a natural harbor with deep water and few reefs.
Pang Ju led 300 player soldiers who sneaked into Pinglu Town and took over the Anton Protectorate in the name of Wang Xunzhi.
But Pang Ju didn't expect that there would be thirty veterans guarding the Tang Dynasty in Daxing City.
After listening to Duan Chong's words and learning that Silla actually built a city on the edge of the Yalu River, Pang Ju stood up and said:
"That's unreasonable! You must teach Bangzi a lesson!"