During the day, you can climb mountains to watch the beacon fire, and at dusk, you can drink horses and walk by the river.
Pedestrians are fighting against the wind and sand, and the princess is playing the pipa with much resentment.
There are no city walls in the wild clouds, and rain and snow cover the desert one after another.
Hu Yan flew away every night with a cry of mourning, and Hu Er shed tears.
When you hear that the jade gate is still covered, you should throw your life away.
The bones of the battles are buried in the wilderness every year, and it is rare to see Pu Tao entering the Han family.
——"Ancient Military Journey" by Li Qi (Tang Dynasty)
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The two sides fought hard until noon, and the Tang army repelled the Yan army's attacks again and again.
The Yan army suffered heavy casualties and had to pay gold to retreat.
Li Guangbi recalled the generals and said: "Just like the Battle of Nancheng, if we blindly defend, we will certainly not lose, but it will be quite difficult to break through the rebel siege of Heyang.
I watched the battle on the tower for a long time. The rebels were unable to attack for a long time and their morale was low.
Although the rebels are numerous in number, they are not in good shape and are noisy, so there is nothing to fear! I assure you that as long as we dare to charge into the formation, we will definitely defeat them."
Li Guangbi did not dare to tell the generals that there was insufficient food and grass in Heyang City. If it was surrounded by the Yan army for a long time, Heyang would be destroyed if there was no food supply.
If you want to break out of the encirclement, it is better to take advantage of the fact that the Yan army is tired today and decide in a battle!
The generals were also experienced in the battlefield. They knew that the opportunity to defeat the enemy had appeared, and they all agreed.
Li Guangbi then asked: "If we want to defeat the rebel encirclement, we must break through from its strongest point. Where do you think the rebel position is the strongest?"
General Hao Tingyu's voice was loud, and he clasped his fists and said: "The northwest corner! If the commander gives me five hundred elite cavalry, I am willing to attack the northwest!"
Li Guangbi shouted: "Okay! I will give you three hundred rhinoceros troops to attack the northwest!"
The Nether Rhinoceros Army is a heavy armored cavalry, the elite among the elite of Shuofang Army.
This heavy armored cavalry, both men and horses, are fully armored. The entire set of armor is made of fine steel. It is thick and hard and is not afraid of arrow stones. It is an invincible weapon for charging into battle.
Building the Nether Rhinoceros Armored Army cost a lot of money and took a long time. With the financial resources of the Tang Dynasty, it could only equip three thousand armored cavalry.
Leading the Rhinoceros Army is the supreme honor of every Shuofang general.
Hao Tingyu was overjoyed and took the order and left.
Li Guangbi continued to ask: "What is the second most important location for the rebels?"
The general Lu Weizhen got ahead of the other generals, stepped forward and replied: "The southeast corner!"
Li Guangbi shouted: "Okay! I will give you two hundred rhinoceros troops to attack the southeast!"
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Li Guangbi mobilized his troops and generals, and after they were properly deployed, he said: "You all expect me to make the flag move. If the flag wavers slowly, you can decide the direction of attack by yourself;
If the flag is waved rapidly and pointed down to the ground three times, the entire army will charge, and everyone will march forward to attack the enemy at all costs.
General Bai Fu, you lead fifty Mo Swordsmen to hold down the formation. If anyone retreats from the fight, you can directly kill him!
I stress again, if anyone dares to escape from the battlefield, military law will be dealt with and he will not be spared!"
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After issuing the combat order, Li Guangbi took a sharp dagger and inserted it into his boot.
Li Guangbi looked at the generals one by one with his eyes like a torch, and said in a powerful voice: "This decisive battle to break out of the encirclement is extremely dangerous. As the third prince of the country, I cannot die at the hands of the traitors.
If the war goes unfavorably and you all die on the battlefield, I, Li Guangbi, will kill me here, so that you will not die alone, but I will live alone!"
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The drums and cannons of the north city tower were fired, the three city gates were opened wide, and the generals of the Tang army each led their troops to fight. Tens of thousands of Tang troops roared out, swarming towards the Yan army's formation like a tide.
The Yan army did not expect that the Tang army dared to give up the defensive advantage of the city wall. It was unprepared for a while and was killed by surprise.
The two armies of Tang and Yan collided and strangled each other, just like the impact of the Qiantang tide on the river embankment, causing huge waves.
The two sides exchanged less than a stick of incense when Hao Tingyu suddenly left the battlefield one by one and galloped towards the city gate.
Li Guangbi was angry and angry, and said to the soldiers on his left and right: "As soon as Tingyu retreats, the situation will become dangerous. Come on, pass my order to General Bai Fu to take Hao Tingyu's head!"
Bai Fu drew his sword and stood up, with a solemn expression on his face, and said: "General Hao, escaping before the battle is a capital offense!"
Hao Tingyu was so anxious that he hurriedly waved and shouted: "General Bai, my horse was hit by a stray arrow at the ankle. I'm here to change the horse, not retreat!"
Bai Fu's face softened, and he personally led the heavily armored tiger leopard to Hao Tingyu, saying: "General Hao, please return to the battlefield quickly. The war is in a stalemate, and there is no room for mistakes!"
Hao Tingyu knew that the tiger leopard was one of Bai Fu's two favorite mounts, so he quickly clasped his fists in thanks. He pulled the reins, turned back to fight again, and rushed back to the front line at lightning speed.
After the messenger reported back, Li Guangbi breathed a sigh of relief.
Half an hour later, another group of Tang troops had to retreat after the Yan army's crazy counterattack.
The Tang army on this road was led by the father and son Pugu Huai'en and Pugu Jian.
Li Guangbi was shocked and ordered Bai Fu to go to enforce the law.
Pugu Huai'en and his son fought and retreated at the same time. When they saw that there were still a thousand steps left, they could retreat into the city.
Pugu Huaien only heard the neighing of war horses and the ringing of bells in the distance. He looked up and saw a horse galloping out of the city, wearing a lion helmet and silver armor, and heading straight for them with a sword in hand.
It is Bai Fu, the God of Killing!
Pugu Huai'en was trembling with fear and thought to himself: "Bai Fu is a rebellious, ruthless and ruthless person who has no connection with me. It will be difficult for him to be accommodating at this moment!
Li Guangbi had always been at odds with him, so asking Bai Fu to come to enforce the law was just killing someone with a borrowed knife!
It is better to die on the battlefield than to die in Bai Fu's hands!"
Pugu Huaien gritted his teeth, shouted loudly, tightened the reins, turned the horse's head, led his soldiers, and charged into the enemy's position again.
After an hour, the Tang army suffered more than half of its casualties, but the Yan army still failed to capture it.
During the stalemate, Li Guangbi summoned Bai Fu and said to Bai Fu: "General Bai, the remaining five hundred rhinoceros troops are the elite of Li Guangbi.
A few days ago, I have passed on to you all the essentials of commanding the rhinoceros army, and now it is finally put to use.
Today, I will hand them all over to you, and you will complete the final blow to break the formation!
Success or failure depends on this! Don't let me down!"
Bai Fu deeply felt the great responsibility.
This charge was not only related to the lives of these five hundred brothers, but also related to the fate of the entire Tang army in Heyang City.
Fighting alone, Bai Fu is not afraid of any Yan generals, but when he is controlling the fate of others, pressure suddenly arises.
Li Guangbi seemed to see Bai Fu's concerns, he laughed loudly and said: "Bai Fu, General Zhongsi never misses anyone, and I, Li Guangbi, do the same!
You can bear this burden! I, Li Guangbi, believe in you!"
A warm current arose spontaneously, and Bai Fu stared at Li Guangbi. Li Guangbi's gaze was no longer sharp, as vast and far-reaching as the stars and the sea.
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Bai Fu was wearing a soldier's armor and was not afraid of arrows and stones, and his horse Gale also wore the heavy armor of a rhinoceros-armored war horse.
Except for their eyes, the five hundred rhinoceros-armored warriors were protected by hard black armor all over their bodies. The black armor, contrasted with the black black armor horse at the crotch, looked like a cavalry from the netherworld.
The tall and powerful black-armored horse scratched the ground restlessly with its front hooves, snoring and panting heavily. The hot air from the black-armored horse's mouth and nose mixed with the cold wind, emitting clouds of water mist.
Bai Fu rode his horse to the front of the Rhinoceros Army formation, raised his spear, and shouted:
"The Rhinoceros Army is the supreme glory of the Tang Dynasty. Bai is deeply honored to live and die with all of you brothers today.
The enemy in front of us was once the powerful cavalry of Fan Yang in the Northern Territory of the Tang Dynasty, but now they are the wolves who are killing our elders and trampling on our homeland!
Their names have been engraved on the shame stone of the Tang Dynasty, and our names will eventually be a monument of glory for generations to come!
Their numbers are dozens of times greater than ours, and their ferocity and ferocity are a hundred times greater than ours.
I ask you, are you afraid?"
Five hundred rhinoceros-armored cavalry raised their spears high and thrust them diagonally into the sky, shouting in unison: "Don't be afraid!"
Bai Fu shouted passionately:
"Okay! If we are not afraid, let them be afraid!
Hell is the destination of jackals, and our mission is to send them down to earth!
Charge and kill, brothers, let the Tang Dynasty cavalry become Shi Siming’s lingering nightmare!"
The rhinoceros-armored soldiers were full of passion, and everyone was willing to die for the Tang Dynasty.
"The Tang army will win, the Tang Dynasty will win!"
"The Tang army will win, the Tang Dynasty will win!"
Bai Fu, one man and one horse, galloped past the ranks of the Rhinoceros Army, and the spears in his hands collided with the spears of the Rhinoceros soldiers one by one!
The morale of the Rhinoceros Army is like a rainbow! The whole army is full of desire for honor!
Bai Fuyi reined in the war horse, and the man in the wind stood up, his front hooves flying in the air, roaring and roaring.
"The yellow sand wears golden armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will never be returned until it is broken!"
Bai Fuhu roared: "Brothers, the time has come to glorify the Tang Dynasty, the rhinoceros army is rushing to attack!"