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A new sky appeared.

The screen shows an intense cold weapon game battle scene.

Soldiers on the battlefield fought bloody battles, majestic background music sounded, and the commentary on the sky screen slowly sounded:

【In rebellions in ancient China. 】

[The An-Shi Rebellion was undoubtedly the most influential rebellion.]

【During the An-Shi Rebellion, the rebels were numerous and fierce. 】

[Shi Siming is undoubtedly the ceiling of the rebel generals. ]

【Shi Siming fought throughout his life, and this was his strongest battle during the Great Rebellion.】

[It is undoubtedly the Battle of Yecheng. ]

[Shi Siming led 50,000 Yan troops to defeat 200,000 elite Tang troops! ]

[This is a classic example of a smaller force defeating a larger one, although it is not well-known. ]

[But its far-reaching impact on the Tang Dynasty was no less than any major battle that changed the course of history.]

[Yecheng is located in the area of ​​Anyang, Hebei Province today, on the alluvial plain of Zhanghe River at the southern end of the North China Plain and the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain.]

[The terrain here is open and flat, with crisscrossing water systems. It has been an important strategic location in the north since ancient times. ]

[During the Warring States Period, this place was the capital of the Wei State. ]

[In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao even established his hegemony here. ]

[In the Tang Dynasty, Yecheng was still an important military stronghold in Hebei, controlling the main transportation route connecting the Central Plains and Youyan.]

[Such a geographical environment is not only suitable for large-scale corps operations, but also provides ideal conditions for the rapid mobility of cavalry. ]

【The time goes back to 758 AD. 】

【The An-Shi Rebellion is still going on.】

[At this time, a major change occurred within the rebels. An Lushan was killed by his son An Qingxu, and the rebel forces began to split. ]

【Tang Suzong seized this opportunity and ordered Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and nine other military governors to lead an army of 200,000.】

[Besieging Emperor An Qingxu of Yan who was trapped in Yecheng. 】

[An Qingxu was in a desperate situation. In order to protect himself, he used the throne of Great Yan as bait and asked Shi Siming for help.]

[After receiving the bargaining chips he wanted, Shi Siming led an army of 130,000 southward. ]

【However, for strategic reasons. 】

[He only sent 50,000 elite troops to the battlefield of Yecheng.]

[These included 20,000 light cavalry, 5,000 Yeluhe heavy cavalry, and 25,000 infantry.]

[This army can be regarded as the ace force under Shi Siming. ]

[Especially the Yeluohe heavy cavalry, which are well-equipped and well-trained. ]

[It was one of the most elite cavalry forces in the north at that time. ]

[The Tang army's lineup was extremely gorgeous, and it could be called the final performance that ended the battle in one fell swoop. ]

[Lineup includes:]

[Shuofang Jiedushi Guo Ziyi, Hedong Jiedushi Li Guangbi, Zelu Jiedushi Wang Sili, Zhenxibeiting Jiedushi Li Siye, Xiangyang Jiedushi Lu Jing, Zhengcai Jiedushi Ji Guangchen, Henan Jiedushi Cui Guangyuan, Huapu Jiedushi Xu Shuji, Huaixi Jiedushi Li Huan. ]

[Except for the border troops led by the nine major military governors such as Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi. ]

[3000 cavalry were also borrowed from the Uighurs. ]

[The total number of infantry and cavalry is about 20. ]

[In addition, a large number of civilians were recruited to support logistics.]

[In Du Fu's "The Stone-Harrow Officer", it is written: I heard the woman's speech: Three sons are stationed in Yecheng. One son sent a letter, and two sons died in battle recently.]

【However, Emperor Suzong of Tang was wary of the power of the Jiedushi and was afraid of repeating the mistakes of An Lushan's rebellion. 】

【The reason is that both Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi were great heroes and it was difficult for them to be subordinate to each other. 】

[No unified military command was established.]

[The eunuch Yu Chaoen, who was given the title of Grand Master of the Imperial Court, was appointed as the military supervisor for this battle.]

[As a result, the nine armies fought on their own and were not under the command of each other.]

……

Outside the sky.

In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was speechless when he saw this.

Li Shimin slapped the table angrily and shouted:
"Nonsense, this is just nonsense!"

"You are not leading 3000, 5000, 1 or 2 people."

"It's 20 people, and they belong to nine major military governors!"

"Such a large army has members from all over the world, with different accents, combat methods and habits."

"In the end, there is no overall commander?"

"There is no unified command for such an army of 20."

"When a real war breaks out, what's the difference between having 3 or 5 people?"

Li Shimin became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and he couldn't help but kick the table in front of him.

“No wonder Tianmu said at the beginning that in the Battle of Yecheng, 20 elite Tang troops were defeated by a mere 5 rebels!”

"I'm really not afraid of Shi Siming, he's a god-like general."

"I'm afraid that the commander-in-chief of our camp is a teammate who is as stupid as a pig!"

"What abilities does this Tang Suzong of later generations have?"

The sky continues.

[In October, the Tang army began to besiege Yecheng.]

[Two months later, Shi Siming defeated the Tang general Cui Guangyuan in Weizhou and annihilated 30,000 Tang troops.]

[However, after winning the battle, Shi Siming did not rush to Yecheng to provide assistance immediately, but adopted a wait-and-see attitude.]

[This abnormal behavior aroused Li Guangbi's vigilance.]

[He suggested to the military supervisor Yu Chaoen to send troops to attack Weizhou to contain Shi Siming.]

[However, the stubborn Yu Chaoen rejected this suggestion and adopted Guo Ziyi's suggestion to continue concentrating his forces to attack Yecheng.]

[The continued bitter battle gradually wore down the Tang army's morale.]

[During the fierce siege, the famous Tang general Li Siye was shot and killed, which further weakened the Tang army's combat effectiveness.]

[Even though Yecheng had long been out of food and grass, and the people had to trade their children for food, a mouse was sold for 4000 coins.]

[Each unit of the Tang army thought they could capture the city soon.]

【However, due to the lack of unified command of the Tang army, the lack of cooperation between the armies and the confusion of orders, it took a long time to capture Yecheng.】【Shi Siming realized that the Tang army was already exhausted and decided to seize this opportunity.】

[So he personally led 50,000 rebels from Weizhou to Yecheng.]

[The Battle of Yecheng officially breaks out. ]

[On the way to the battle, Shi Siming used a strategy to harass the enemy. ]

[He sent small groups of cavalry to constantly harass the Tang army's defenses, and at the same time sent cavalry to attack the Tang army's food supply routes.]

[In order to deal with these harassments, the Tang army had to guard against them day and night and was exhausted.]

[The combat power was greatly consumed. 】

[On the sixth day of March, the two armies faced each other in battle array outside Yecheng.]

[The troops of Li Guangbi, Wang Sili, Lu Jiong, Xu Shuji and other four towns took the lead in engaging in a fierce battle with Shi Siming's troops. ]

[Although the Tang army had an advantage in manpower, the rebels' cavalry was extremely powerful.]

[The two sides fought fiercely. ]

[For a while, there were heavy casualties and the situation became stalemate. 】

[Just as the front army was fighting fiercely, Guo Ziyi sent Pugu Huai'en to lead 3000 Uighur cavalry to attack the rebels' flank.]

[However, this powerful force, which had made great achievements in the battle to recapture the two capitals, encountered a strong resistance from the rebel Yeluohe cavalry.]

[The lightly armed Uighur cavalry were eventually defeated by the heavily armed Turkic cavalry.]

[On the main force of the Tang army, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi had already had differences in strategy before the war. ]

[At this time, he was also worried that Pugu Huai'en would lead the Uighur cavalry to defect in the middle of the battle.]

【Seeing the complicated situation on the battlefield, Guo Ziyi actually led the Shuofang Army to retreat without fighting. 】

[The rest of the border troops saw Guo Ziyi withdrawing.]

[Seeing the defeated and fleeing Uighur cavalry, they mistakenly thought that the front army had been defeated, and the army was immediately in chaos. ]

[They abandoned their baggage and fled in all directions.]

[Coincidentally, a strong wind suddenly blew up at this time, sand and rocks flew all over the battlefield, and visibility was extremely low. ]

[Li Guangbi and Shi Siming, who were fighting in the front row, also had to withdraw from the battle.]

[In the end, Shi Siming defeated the nine military governors with 50,000 troops and killed 50,000 Tang troops.]

【From this battle, he became a god. 】

[It became the ceiling of the ability of rebel generals to command troops in history. 】

[Looking back at the period before the war, the Tang army was in high spirits after recovering the two capitals, and was ready to encircle and suppress the rebels.]

【However, in the battle of Yecheng. 】

[Two hundred thousand Tang troops were defeated by fifty thousand Yan troops.]

【Let the rebels regain the strategic initiative. 】

[It will be difficult for the Tang Dynasty to organize a large-scale military offensive in the short term. ]

[After that, the rebels' power in Hebei became more and more stable, and the Tang army had to switch to strategic defense, and the process of suppressing the Anshi Rebellion was greatly delayed. ]

[The Tang court was seriously injured.]

【Lost control of Hebei region forever.】

[The situation of the An-Shi Rebellion also became more confusing. ]

[The Tang Dynasty's national fortune further plummeted in the storm.]

……

As the video ended, comments began to appear on the screen.

"Guo Ziyi's reputation was ruined in this battle."

"Didn't they say that Guo Ziyi retreated because he misjudged the strong wind?"

"Old Guo, Old Guo! Well, it's windy, so be it. "

"No one paid attention to Lao Guo's previous proposal to dig a river. After the battle started, he fought hard. The remaining seven teammates did not follow him. It is not difficult to understand why they left in anger. "

"This is the drawback of the Tang Dynasty. Even Guo Ziyi could become a proud soldier."

"But Guo Ziyi should be the commander-in-chief in this battle. Although his military ability is not as good as Li Guangbi's, he has the highest prestige and is suitable for this position."

"Nine Jiedushis besieged the city, but there was no general commander at the front? Emperor Suzong and his father were both talented people. "

"This humiliating defeat of the Tang army has become the biggest topic in the national military community in the past two days. The always straightforward General Tian Ce said frankly after hearing the news..."

"Isn't Shi Siming a little Karami? How come he is so strong?"

"Little Karami? Guo Ziyi can't beat Shi Siming at all!"

"Only Li Guangbi could stand even with Shi Siming."

"The An-Shi Rebellion was truly a pinnacle battle. Famous generals like Feng Changqing, Gao Xianzhi, and Geshu Han were eliminated before they even made it to the finals."

"The strongest at that time were Li Guangbi, Shi Siming, and An Shouzhong. The Tang army was really no match for them!"

"The internal strife among the rebels was so severe that An Lushan, Shi Siming, Li Guiren, An Shouzhong, and Cui Qianyou all died at the hands of their own people."

……

And outside the sky.

During the Qin Dynasty, after seeing the entire cause and effect of the Battle of Yecheng, Ying Zheng felt much calmer.

To be honest, just now in the sky, Ying Zheng saw that Zhang Han was almost able to conquer the world and protect the Qin dynasty.

However, he was forced to surrender by his stupid teammates in the rear.

At that time, Ying Zheng had a little high blood pressure.

And now we can see that not only the Qin Dynasty, but even hundreds of years after the Qin Dynasty, the peak Tang Dynasty, which was often praised to the sky by Tianmu, also had this situation of teammates in the rear sabotaging the team.

This made Ying Zheng feel much more balanced.

At the same time, I couldn't help but say:

"Since ancient times, we are not afraid of a strong opponent, but we are afraid of our teammates being worse than the last one!"

"In the previous episode, Zhang Han, the last famous general of the Qin Dynasty, was forced to stop fighting before he even lost on the battlefield."

"The Qin Empire was also destroyed."

"And now, the Tang Dynasty in the future was about to put down the An-Shi Rebellion."

"As a result, we can only continue to be in a stalemate with the rebels."

"Looking at the location of Yecheng, the Tang Dynasty's army was badly defeated in this battle."

"I'm afraid the rebels will move south across the Yellow River and sweep across the world once again."

"The Tang Dynasty... The Tang Dynasty is over!" (End of this chapter)