Global Warring States: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning

Chapter 322: A brave general of the Anshi Rebellion!

Prince Yehu had deep eyes and a high nose, and the style of his armor was also significantly different from that of the Tang army generals.

In the first year of Zhide, that is, in 756 AD, Tang Suzong ascended the throne. In order to recover Chang'an as soon as possible, he sent the son of Yong Wang Li Shouli, Dunhuang Wang Li Chengcai, the famous general Pu Gu Huai En, and the general Shi Ding Fan to the Uighurs to borrow troops. The second Khan of the Uighurs, Yingwu Khan Mo Yanchuo, wanted to make friends with the Tang Dynasty, and married his daughter to Li Chengcai as a princess. He also sent his eldest son, the crown prince Yehu, to lead cavalrymen to obey Guo Ziyi.

The Uighur cavalry of Prince Yehu cooperated with the Tang army and made great military achievements, helping the Tang Dynasty to recover Chang'an and other places. After returning, Tang Suzong named him "Loyalty King" and became sworn brothers with the future Tang Daizong Li Yu.

But Crown Prince Yehu returned to Huihe soon after and was killed for his crimes. His younger brother Yidijian was made crown prince by Yingwu Khan.

Although Prince Yehu was a Uighur general, he was friendly with the Tang army and was never ambiguous in battle. In fact, the 4,000 Uighur cavalry were the elite troops of the Uighurs and could play a decisive role at the critical moment.

There were many famous generals in the Tang army camp, including Guo Ziyi, Wang Sili, Pugu Huai'en, Prince Yehu, and a group of other Tang army generals.

The most powerful general among the 150,000 Tang troops was a general that Li Qian was very familiar with - Li Siye.

Li Siye in the Battle of Xiangji Temple was strong and muscular, three times more powerful than the fierce general Li Siye recruited by Li Qian. He looked like a giant bear and was extremely brave.

This is Li Siye at his peak. His military strength exceeds 100, and he is also the soul of the Tang army in the Battle of Xiangji Temple.

Li Qian had the opportunity to witness Li Siye's bravery at his peak in advance.

Li Qian was getting to know the various Tang army generals when suddenly, a Tang army lieutenant came in with a slightly anxious look on his face: "Report! Rebels appeared in the north and are suspected to be attacking!"

"The enemy troops have arrived just in time. If we can defeat them here, we can recapture Kyoto in one fell swoop!"

When Prince Guangping Li Chu heard that the enemy troops were approaching, he was not afraid but happy.

As long as the rebels are severely damaged in the battle, they will not have enough troops to guard Chang'an.

Otherwise, if the rebels insisted on defending Chang'an, the Tang army would have to wage a protracted siege.

"Is it finally here?"

Generals commanding the cavalry, such as Pugu Huai'en and Crown Prince Yehu, were eager to start a decisive battle with the rebels immediately.

"Defend in formation."

When Guo Ziyi faced the aggressive rebels, the first thing he had to consider was defense.

The rebel soldiers are more brave and good at fighting. They will take the initiative to attack and should not be underestimated.

"We are ready to fight, too."

Li Qian took a deep breath. He didn't expect the rebels to attack so soon.

However, the battle of Xiangji Temple only lasts for six hours. If we don't make a quick decision and delay it for more than six hours, then the battle will be considered a failure.

The 150,000 Tang troops and Li Qian's 10,000 elite soldiers and horses hurriedly formed their battle array.

Li Siye led the Tang Dynasty's Modao Team, Anxi Army, and Beiting Army as the first formation, Guo Ziyi's Shuofang Army with the largest number of troops was the second formation, and Wang Sili's Guannei Camp, which had the lowest combat power, was in the third formation.

The 4,000 Uighur cavalry led by Pugu Huai'en and Crown Prince Yehu were on the left wing, and Li Qian's 10,000 elite troops were on the right wing.

The north wind was howling, and 160,000 soldiers were standing by in battle formation to the north of Xiangji Temple, with a murderous atmosphere.

Li Qian held the Fire Dragon Spear in his hand, rode on the White-hoofed Crow, and stared at the northern horizon.

The severity of the Anshi Rebellion and the Yellow Turban Rebellion was very different.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion was initiated by the Yellow Turban Army led by Zhang Jue, which was a peasant uprising. The combat effectiveness of the Yellow Turban Army could not be compared with that of the Han Army. However, the army of An Lushan and Shi Siming, the initiators of the An-Shi Rebellion, was the elite frontier army of the Tang Dynasty, and there were also elite infantry and cavalry from the Luo, Xi, Khitan, and Shiwei tribes. Their combat effectiveness was far beyond that of the Yellow Turban Army.

The Anshi Rebellion lasted for eight years, and the Anshi rebels experienced many internal conflicts. The Tang army was unable to completely eliminate the Anshi rebels, and could only recruit rebel generals, forming a pattern of separatist rule by local warlords.

The fighting power of the An Lushan rebels can be seen from this.

Before entering the Battle of Xiangji Temple, Li Qian checked the information of the rebel generals who participated in the Battle of Xiangji Temple, who were their opponents this time.

They were all fierce generals under An Lushan.

An Shouzhong, the adopted son of An Lushan, was brave and good at fighting, insidious and cunning, and good at sneak attacks. He once ambushed Yan Zhenqing and defeated Wang Sili. A few months before the Battle of Xiangji Temple, An Shouzhong used 9,000 cavalry to form a long snake formation, attacking from both ends, defeating Guo Ziyi, and capturing the judge Han Ye and the military supervisor Sun Zhigu.

An Shouzhong was able to defeat a famous general like Guo Ziyi, so one can imagine how brave An Shouzhong was.

Another rebel general was Li Guiren, who led the elite rebels "Yeluohe" and made many military achievements, and was named King of Beiping by An Lushan.

The Old Book of Tang even called Li Guiren and An Shouzhong the most ruthless villains in the world.

These two were the two main generals of the rebel camp in the Battle of Xiangji Temple. In addition, the Anshi rebels also had a group of generals with outstanding martial arts skills.

In the difficult difficulty level, the level of the rebel generals is increased from level 100 to level 105, and their military strength is higher. Li Guiren and An Shouzhong both have the military strength of first-class generals.

In addition to these two people, there was also a group of second- and third-rate Anshi rebel generals.

Don't underestimate the enemy.

Li Qian was not sure that he could defeat the An Lushan rebels, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

It's already hard to make it through the difficult level epic campaign dungeons, and the pressure of the epic and purgatory level campaign dungeons is unimaginable.

On the horizon, dust was flying, the "Swallow" flag raised by the rebels was fluttering, and the murderous aura spread across a hundred miles.

"What an elite army."

Li Qian is a veteran of many battles. He knows whether an army is elite just by looking at its momentum.

A powerful army, as fierce as a tiger.

The rebel forces of An Shouzhong and Li Guiren meet the requirements of elite troops.

In particular, in the difficult difficulty mode, the combat effectiveness of Li Guiren and An Shouzhong's rebels is increased by a quarter, making them more aggressive and fierce.

Fortunately, the soldiers who died in the epic battle copy can be resurrected, otherwise the number of casualties in a fight to the death with such an elite army would be too much for Li Qian to bear.

"The rebels are so fierce, I'm afraid this battle will be a bloodbath."

Guo Ziyi, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Tang army, also sensed the murderous aura of the rebels and realized that it would be difficult to win this battle.

But at this time the Tang army had no choice. They could no longer retreat and could only bite the bullet and fight, otherwise it would result in a one-sided massacre.

"Dayan General Li Guiren is here! Charge them!"

The rebel general, holding a seven-foot broadsword and wearing heavy armor, actually led the cavalry to attack the first formation of the Tang army!
The spearmen and sword and shield soldiers of the Anxi Army and the Beiting Army stood in front, with spears like a forest and iron shields like a wall.

Li Guiren's Youzhou Tuqi, Luo, Xi, Khitan and other tribal cavalry accelerated their charge, raising rolling dust, as if they were going to rely on cavalry to forcibly break through the Tang army's vanguard!

(End of this chapter)