The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 280: Lonely City October: Hell on Earth
On the canopy.

The not-so-tall city wall is missing bricks in the east and tiles in the west, and seems to be crumbling but it still stands.

Prefect's Mansion.

A scholar with a dusty face, pale complexion and thin body stood in front of the hall.

Behind him were a group of civil officials and military generals.

In front of him, the portrait of Emperor Li Longji was hung high in the hall.

The scholar said nothing, but bowed and paid homage to the emperor's portrait.

"Your Highness, I am Zhang Xun! I pay my respects to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

The people behind him bowed and paid homage together.

The scholar looked up, tears welling in his eyes and choking with sobs:

"Although Chang'an has been destroyed, this city will not be destroyed!"

"We swear to defend this city to the death!"

"We will protect the three thousand miles of mountains and rivers behind us until we die!"

"Long live the Tang Dynasty! Long live it! Long, long live it!"

The cheers of the crowd echoed in the hall, spreading farther and farther.

Passing the prefect's mansion, passing the people's homes, and passing the city wall.

Outside the city walls,

The endless number of Hu soldiers and generals were preparing their troops and were eyeing the city covetously.

……

[In the first month of 757 AD, after the Yan army captured Hebei, General Yin Ziqi led an army of and quickly prepared to march south to occupy the Huaihe River and Yangtze River basins.]

[The first to bear the brunt is Suiyang, the gateway to the Yangtze River and Huai River. ]

【Xu Yuan, the governor of Suiyang, sought help from Zhang Xun, the defense historian of Yongqiu. 】

【Zhang Xun led 3,000 soldiers into Suiyang, with a total of 6,800 soldiers. 】

……

Big man.

I knew it was impossible, but the sky clearly said it was a lonely city in October.

Liu Bang rubbed his fingers, confused.

"Six thousand soldiers against an army of 130,000."

"If Xiang Yu were alive, he could only charge forward but could not defend himself."

"Even if it's Han Xin..."

Liu Bang was confident that Han Xin could hold on.

But an isolated city that has been defended for ten months...an isolated city means there is no reinforcement and no food.

Unless there is a granary nearby, it must be a large national granary.

But six thousand people...

"How did he do it?"

……

On the canopy.

The 130,000 Yan troops flooded Suiyang City like a flood.

The 6,800 soldiers on the city wall were like a solid wall of steel, repelling every invading rebel force.

The sun sets and the moon rises.

The Yan army surged towards the city like a tide, but was blocked every time.

Wait until the twentieth "tide" recedes.

The Yan army sounded the retreat.

……

[On the 757th day of the first lunar month in AD, the Tang army fought with the Yan army for days, capturing more than generals and killing more than enemy soldiers.]

【Yin Ziqi retreats.】

……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
Liu Qi looked at the sky and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he knew that the city had been defended, the extremely fierce siege still made his heart rise to his throat.

He turned around and was about to say something, but saw tears in Liu Heng's eyes.

"Father..."

Liu Heng just shed tears secretly.

He didn't believe that there was no Tang Dynasty garrison commander around to support each other.

Otherwise, the rebels could still take Nanyang and other routes instead of Suiyang.

But the fact that a city was defended for ten months only meant that the surrounding generals were "watching and watching".

The enemy surrounded us and our friendly forces were helpless.

How long can the food and grass in Suiyang hold out?
"The Chu people surrounded Song..."

These four words made Liu Qi's hair stand on end instantly!

"Zuo Zhuan" was not copied for nothing.

The next sentence popped directly into my mind.

They exchanged their children for food and cooked with bones, but still refused to make an alliance under the city.

Liu Qi looked at the sky in fear.

……

[In March, Yin Ziqi attacked Suiyang again. Zhang Xun asked Li Ju, the King of Guo, who was stationed in Pengcheng behind Suiyang, for food, fodder, and soldiers, but Li Ju only gave him some empty titles and no other rewards.]

[At this time, the least valuable thing in the Tang Dynasty was the certificate of official position, because Emperor Suzong of Tang, Li Heng, had already issued certificates indiscriminately in order to encourage his soldiers.]

[Helpless, Zhang Xun immediately killed cattle to reward the soldiers and boost their morale. After the cattle were full, he led a thousand soldiers to fight.]

[The Yan army laughed at them when they saw that not many soldiers came out after they opened the city gates.]

[Zhang Xun personally took the banner, led the army, charged at the enemy camp and defeated them.]

[In this battle, the Tang army killed more than 3,000 people and drove the rebels away for dozens of miles.]

……

Late Han Dynasty.

There was a flash of surprise in Cao Cao's eyes.

Is it true that there are heroes everywhere in the Tang Dynasty?
"Great! This plan is really great!"

"First show the enemy your weakness, so that he will become arrogant."

"Then we attacked the enemy camp with lightning speed and defeated them in one fell swoop, destroying their morale!"

"If I can use this person..."

……

Ji Han.

"What a hero! I toast to him!"

Zhang Fei raised his head! A large bowl of wine disappeared in an instant.

Guan Yu on the side was looking straight at the literary general on the sky curtain.

"To the loyal and brave man, I offer a toast."

He clasped the wine cup with both hands and drank it all in one gulp.

Liu Bei, who was sitting at the top, did not dwell on the trivial matter of Zhang Fei drinking.

He just raised the wine cup with both hands and toasted from a distance.

The rest of the people remained silent, just showing their respect.

……

Tang Xuanzong Period
Li Longji covered one eye and stared at the sky fiercely.

"What does Li Ju want to do? What does he want to do?!"

"Is he trying to rebel?"

"Why don't you save Sui Yang!"

"As long as Suiyang is still here, Pengcheng will not be threatened!"

"As long as Pengcheng is here, the Henan flag will never fall!"

"When the lips and teeth are gone, they are interdependent! Doesn't he understand?!"

The stinging pain in his eyes made him even more furious!
"Call him here! I want to ask him!"

A hint of coldness flashed in Li Longji's eyes.

"Is he dissatisfied with the loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty, or is he dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty itself?"

……

[Although they temporarily withdrew, the enemy was too numerous and returned that night to continue the siege.] [The two sides fought back and forth, with dozens of battles a day.]

[At that time, there was a sharpshooter named Nan Jiyun in the camp. Zhang Xun and he planned how to shoot Yin Ziqi to death. But they did not know Yin Ziqi, and Yin Ziqi also disguised himself in front of the battle.]

[Zhang Xun devised a plan and shot a reed as an arrow, hitting an enemy soldier.]

[Because the straw arrows were too light and had no lethality, the soldier excitedly picked up the arrows and ran to Yin Ziqi to report, telling him that there were no more arrows in the city.]

[The soldier talked to Yin Ziqi, exposing his position, and then an arrow flew over and hit Yin Ziqi's left eye.]

[Although Yin Ziqi did not die, he lost his left eye and had to retreat.]

……

On the canopy.

The soldiers mixed paper, tea leaves, tree bark, etc. into the rice and boiled it over fire.

Zhang Xun sat on the top of the city wall and looked into the distance.

……

[In June, Li Ju ordered Suiyang to distribute grain to Jiyin, and Jiyin rebelled.]

[In July, Yin Ziqi attacked again and laid siege to the city. Only 1,600 soldiers were left in Suiyang, eating grass to fill their stomachs.]

[In August, there were only 600 soldiers left defending the city.]

[Zhang Xun sent General Nan Jiyun with thirty cavalrymen to break out of the siege and go to Linhuai to ask Helan Jinming for help.]

[At that time, many cities around Suiyang were still in the hands of the Tang army.]

【Such as Gaomi, Langya, Qiaojun, Pengcheng, and Linhuai. 】

[These places are behind Suiyang and are protected by Suiyang. ]

[Especially Helan Jinming, who was in Linhuai, was originally the governor of Henan, and although the emperor had sent another official, Zhang Hao, to replace him, Zhang Hao had not yet arrived, and no news from the emperor had come, so Helan Jinming was still exercising his powers.]

[As a commander, Helan Jinming should have deployed resources to support Suiyang. Only when Suiyang is safe can the cities behind be safe.]

[But these people did not provide assistance to Suiyang, nor did they send any supplies]

[After Nan Jiyun forcibly opened a passage through tens of thousands of enemies and broke through, he arrived at Linhuai. However, Helan Jinming believed that Suiyang was already a dead city and that it was meaningless to send troops, so he refused to send troops and provide food and fodder.]

[And Helan Jinming not only did not want to divide his troops, he also wanted to keep Nan Jiyun. ]

[Nan Jiyun had no appetite to eat the delicious food. He told the tragic situation of Suiyang in a generous and sad manner, bit off a finger and gave it to Helan Jinming, then left Linhuai and returned to Suiyang.]

……

Ji Han.

A group of people toasted silently again.

Zhuge Liang put down the feather fan in his hand and sighed deeply.

He already knew what was going to happen next.

……

Great Sui.

Yang Jian understood that these people did not care about serving the country and the people.

They only think about fighting for power!

They don’t care whether Suiyang is the road to Huaijiang River!
They didn't care that once the rebels broke through here, it would mean that they could march straight into the Huaihe River area, and then use the canal channel from the Huaihe River area to go straight down to Yangzhou and complete the conquest of the Jiangnan region.

They don’t care at all that if the rebels take over Jiangnan, it means that the richest Jiangnan and millions of Jianghuai people will be trampled under the iron hooves of the rebels!
"A bunch of... bastards!"

……

On the canopy.

The bright moon hangs in the sky.

In the city,
White bones, some long, some short, some thick, some thin, were scattered around.

Scattered soldiers sat on the ground, hugging their knees with dull eyes.

In the cauldron in front of you.

An arm rose and fell with the boiling hot soup.

Suddenly a voice sounded.

"It's ready."

Then silence fell again.

The crackling bonfires cast the figures of the soldiers on the city walls.

The figure looks like a ghost with bared fangs and claws.

Each ghost was holding a hand or a leg and chewing it.

The picture gradually shakes upward.

Passing through every house, every alley, and every corner.

The city once lit up by thousands of lights was now filled with darkness and dead silence.

The bright moonlight was gradually covered by dark clouds.

It seems as if he doesn't want to see the heads of the old, the weak, women and children again.

And bloody palms and soles of feet, big and small...

Prefect's Mansion.

His clothes were tattered and his mouth was rotten.

Zhang Xun slowly knelt down and kowtowed towards the west.

"We have exhausted all our strategies for defending the isolated city. We can no longer save it."

"Your Majesty...I have done my best."

……

[In September, the food and grass in Suiyang were all gone, and all the birds, mice, and horses in the city were eaten up.]

[Zhang Xun killed his concubine to share food with his soldiers, and the governor Xu Yuan killed his slaves to feed his soldiers.]

【Afterwards, the trend of cannibalism spread throughout the city.】

[First, women and domestic servants, then the elderly, the weak, and the disabled.]

[According to historical records, those who were about to die knew they would die, but they did not escape.]

[On the ninth day of the eleventh month, the Yan army began to attack the city. Only 400 defenders were left in the city, all of whom were unable to move due to hunger and illness.]

[Zhang Xun bowed toward the west, and was captured alive along with Xu Yuan and others.]

[Yin Ziqi heard that Zhang Xun would bite his teeth off every time he fought, so he used a knife to pry open his mouth and found that he only had three or four teeth left.]

[On the tenth day, Zhang Xun was killed at the age of forty-nine.]

[Nan Jiyun, Lei Wanchun and 36 others were killed together. Xu Yuan was forced to go to Luoyang, but he died soon after without giving in.]

【Three days later, Suiyang was recovered. 】

[The Battle of Suiyang lasted for ten months, with more than 400 battles of varying sizes.]

[Less than 10,000 people resisted an army of more than 100,000. ]

【Killed 300 enemy generals and killed 120,000 enemies.】

[During this period, the Tang Dynasty continued to receive financial support from the Jianghuai region, and had completed the process of recovery and preparation for counterattack.]

[Chang'an was recaptured a month before Suiyang fell, and Luoyang was recaptured ten days after Suiyang fell. The Yan army was no longer able to move south.]

[The Tang Dynasty was able to preserve the country thanks to Suiyang’s ten-month-long defense.]

……

Datang.

There was a sound of sobbing in the hall.

“Hateful…very hateful!”

Li Shimin covered his eyes and gritted his teeth.

As for who to hate...

Hate them all!

I hate Li Longji for letting him do what he wants!

Hate Li Heng’s slow march!
I hate the Henan counties for not helping me!
"A loyal man cannot live in disgrace."

"The people of this city will not have a good ending..."

Li Shimin slowly put down his right hand with his eyes bare.

"My Lords, I will be back soon!"

……

　Zhang Xun’s choice is a standard trolley problem.

　　If you run, more people will die.

　　If they don’t run, Suiyang will be doomed.

　　From the perspective of human nature, whether he runs or not, he will be criticized by everyone.

　　Therefore, the one who deserves to be beaten the most is Li Longji!
　　If Tongguan had not been lost, Zhang Xun would not have been able to withstand the pressure.

　　Other……

　　Tomorrow is Children's Day. How about the older children taking half a day off?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)