Five hundred and ninetieth chapters fierce battle Heyang
The woman in the clouds is not a hero, riding the wind thousands of miles eastward alone.
The sail of poetry and thoughts is vast, and the three islands of dreams are full of moonlight.
The bronze camel looked back in sorrow, and the sweaty horse finally felt ashamed that he had not accomplished anything.
It's so heartbreaking and hateful to the family and the country, it's hard to spend the spring breeze in a guest house.
——"The original rhyme of the Japanese Ishii Junsuohe" Qiu Jin
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Since the confrontation in Heyang, Shi Siming suffered setbacks one after another, losing his wife and losing troops.
Shi Siming has been very angry recently, with veins popping up on his face and acne appearing suddenly.
The soldiers waiting on the side were cautious, fearing that they would offend Emperor Yan and beheaded if they were not careful.
Autumn is about to pass and winter is approaching. Any further delay in the war may be detrimental to the overall situation.
In mid-October, Shi Siming finally ordered a strong attack on Heyang. The first target of the attack was the south city of Heyang.
The Shuofang army stationed in Heyang was not strong enough, so Li Guangbi had to ask for help from Li Baoyu, the governor of the Zhengchen War Zone.
Li Guangbi said: "The thieves are powerful, general, can you defend Heyang Nancheng for me for two days?"
Li Baoyu did not agree immediately, but asked: "It is not difficult to defend the city for two days. But what will happen after two days?"
Li Guangbi said categorically: "After two days, if reinforcements do not arrive, it will be up to the general to decide whether to defend or withdraw.
The imperial court took the blame, and the responsibility for abandoning the city has nothing to do with the general. It rests with me, Li Guangbi."
Li Baoyu suddenly felt relieved and thought to himself: "I thought Li Guangbi would definitely let me defend Nancheng, but I didn't expect that he only asked me to defend Nancheng for two days.
Although the rebel cavalry are powerful, they are not good at attacking the city. With the combat power of our army, we can still hold it for two days."
Li Baoyu pondered for a moment, then stood up and saluted, saying: "Okay! Li Shuai is true to his word, I, Li Baoyu, dare not disobey!"
Li Baoyu immediately mobilized troops into Heyang Nancheng, strengthened the defenses, and reined in the troops to refuse to defend.
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Li Baoyu originally thought that with the combat power of his army, he could hold on to the city for two days no matter what.
It was not until he faced the fierce attack of the Yan army that Li Baoyu realized that the Yan army was menacing and should not be underestimated.
Shi Siming, who had been holding back his anger, completely vented his anger on Li Baoyu.
Shi Siming sent five hundred swordsmen and axemen to hold down the formation, and anyone who dared to retreat would be killed.
The Yan army pulled all the siege equipment such as trebuchets and crossbows captured from Bianzhou to the front of the formation.
Li Baoyu, who was fully armored, stood on the city tower and looked at the enemy formation. He saw the overwhelming Yan army forming three large formations on the left, center and right, slowly advancing towards the south city of Heyang.
Behind the formation are giant trebuchets that are as high as the city wall. The trebuchets are lined up like giant beasts and squat in the center of the formation.
"Woo..."
When the sun was shining directly on the Heyang Tower, Shi Siming gave an order, and hundreds of horns sounded at the same time.
The general attack begins!
The trebuchet uses a long throwing rod to throw huge stones out.
The boulder rolled in the air, and the arc thrown high made the boulder fall even faster and more violently, like thunder.
The scorching sun burned his eyes, and Li Baoyu felt the sun was dazzling, making him unable to open his eyes.
Li Baoyu set up a pavilion with his hands, and vaguely saw a stone the size of a date pit flying towards the tower in the distance. He didn't take it seriously at first, but when the stone flew in front of him, he realized that it was half the size of a wall.
Li Baoyu was shocked and quickly retreated to dodge.
The boulders came roaring and hit the battlements, smashing the walls into pieces.
The boulder continued to roll over without losing its momentum.
The situation was critical, and two soldiers pushed the coach away.
Li Baoyu fell to the ground and rolled twice to avoid a fatal blow. The two soldiers were not so lucky. They couldn't dodge and were smashed into pulp by huge rocks.
The boulder rolled down the corridor pillar and bounced back, stopping abruptly in front of Li Baoyu.
Li Baoyu looked at the boulder hanging with meat scraps, brains and blood. He felt his stomach churn and vomited out his breakfast with a "wow" sound.
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The next battle was a confrontation between the Tang and Yan armies with trebuchets, crossbows and other large ordnance.
Half an hour later, the Yan army's superiority in military strength was revealed.
The Yan army surrounded the south city of Heyang, and many flowers were blooming. The Tang defenders were overwhelmed and focused on one thing but not the other.
The Yan army's meteor shower of boulders not only destroyed most of the Tang army's trebuchets and crossbows, but also opened dozens of huge holes in the originally strong city wall.
Let the flag wave!
"Boom, boom, boom"
The Yan army's hundreds of drums played in unison, which was the prelude to an all-out infantry attack.
The Yan army's catapults and crossbows began to move towards the city tower, followed closely by large scale ladders and other siege equipment.
A tsunami came from Yanjun Mountain.
The Yan soldiers all over the mountains and plains were like bloodthirsty beasts, attacking crazily, with wave after wave of attacks, never giving the Tang army a chance to breathe. They fought from early morning to noon, and from noon to dusk, without stopping for a moment.
The corpses of Yan soldiers piled up like mountains below the city, their limbs were broken and their blood flowed into rivers on the city.
Li Baoyu's eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes, and it was unclear whether the dark spots on his face were smoke or solidified black blood.
Although Li Baoyu led his troops to fight to the death, the enemy army was powerful and outnumbered.
By the time the moon rose, several huge gaps were torn open in the Heyang city wall, and the Yan army poured in from the gaps. If it weren't for the Wengcheng blocking the way, Heyang South City would have been lost...
Li Baoyu looked at the rolled-up blade and realized that holding on to Nancheng for two days would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Seeing that the city was about to be destroyed, the captain of the personal army cautiously said 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 became furious and said: "If I surrender, will I be able to hold my head high in front of Li Guangbi in the future?"
In desperation, Li Baoyu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and secretly cursed: "Grandma, who said I will either surrender or die?
He, Li Guangbi, prides himself on being a strategist, and I am also brave and resourceful!"
Li Baoyu patted the captain on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Damn it, that's a good reminder. You should go to the Yan army's position now to shout and pass on my order. Our army has run out of food and grass and is willing to surrender."
However, there are still many generals in the army who want to fight, and I need some time to convince them to allow us to surrender tomorrow morning."
When the news reached the Yan Army camp, Shi Siming was overjoyed and immediately ordered a halt to the attack.
That night, Shi Siming had a good sleep and dreamed of Li Guangbi and other fierce soldiers carrying their bodies on thorns and leading their troops to pray for surrender.
Early the next morning, the scouts came to report that the Tang military flags were displayed high at the top of Heyang City, but neither the lowered flags were raised nor the city gates were opened. The dozens of huge holes in the city wall that were hit by trebuchets yesterday had been repaired.
new.
Shi Siming secretly said something bad. Could it be that the Tang army faked a surrender and he was tricked by Li Baoyu?
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Not bad! It’s just a false surrender!
"Isn't it just a two-day defense? As long as the city wall can be repaired, I can defend it for another day!"
This is Li Baoyu's strategy to deal with the enemy.
Li Baoyu led the civilians in the south city to work overnight and repair the gaps in the city wall. At the same time, based on the characteristics of the Yan army's trebuchets, the defenses were re-strengthened.
The one-night ceasefire allowed the soldiers of the Tang Army to have a good sleep and relax completely. There were loud sounds in the military camp, one after another.
A good night's sleep restored the physical strength of the Tang army's soldiers and made them energetic.
As the sun rose, Li Baoyu faced the rising sun, stood under the commander's flag, and looked down at the generals.
He drew out his horizontal sword, pointed at the sky, and roared: "Brothers, in yesterday's battle, we blocked ten times the enemy with our flesh and blood.
War history has once again proven that we are the most elite force in Datang!
The rebels failed to capture us in one fell swoop, and their morale will surely be depleted today.
As long as we hold on for one more day, reinforcements will arrive!
Yesterday, the rebels failed to defeat us, and today, they can't even think of it!
All the generals obey the order and follow me to the city, killing them all without leaving a single piece of armor behind!"
"The Tang army will win! The Tang Dynasty will win!"
"The Tang army will win! The Tang Dynasty will win!"
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The soldiers of the three armies rushed to the position, facing tens of thousands of Yan troops, raising their weapons high and roaring in unison. Everyone was high-spirited and full of belief in victory!
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Shi Siming gritted his teeth in anger as he listened to the roars coming from the tower.
He chopped off the head of the sacrificial sheep with one knife and cursed at the city tower: "How dare you deceive me, my dear boy! I will take your life today and drink your heart and liver!"
The three armies obeyed the order, and the first soldier to attack the tower was rewarded with a thousand taels of reward! The one who cut off Li Baoyu's head would be made the governor of Heyang!
Kill me!"
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1. Li Baoyu (703-777):
His first name was Chongzhang, a native of Hexi. He was the great-great-grandson of An Xinggui, a wealthy family in Hexi. Later, he had the same surname as An Lushan, the leader of the rebel army. He requested to be promoted to the clan and given a national surname, so he took Li as his surname. He was good at riding and shooting, and had a serious and thoughtful character.
, Be careful and loyal. Li Baoyu made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty throughout his life as a soldier. After his death, Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty dismissed him from the court for three days and gave him a posthumous title of Taibao. His posthumous title was Zhaowu.
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The woman in the clouds is not a hero, riding the wind thousands of miles eastward alone.
The sail of poetry and thoughts is vast, and the three islands of dreams are full of moonlight.
The bronze camel looked back in sorrow, and the sweaty horse finally felt ashamed that he had not accomplished anything.
It's so heartbreaking and hateful to the family and the country, it's hard to spend the spring breeze in a guest house.
——"The original rhyme of the Japanese Ishii Junsuohe" Qiu Jin