Tang Dynasty: After dominating Rome, I counterattacked Chang'an

Chapter 128 The Tang Dynasty’s attack!
Li Chengdao smiled and said, "Then go ahead."

"Remember, after seven days, you can judge the battlefield situation by yourself. It is up to you to retreat or continue to defend!"

Xue Rengui's moist eyes were full of determination: "I obey your command!"

That afternoon.

Xue Rengui led three thousand Dayan Self-Defense Forces, left Baiyun City, and headed north to Fengtou Plateau.

And since then.

There are only two thousand Dayan Self-Defense Forces and three thousand reserve troops left in Baiyun City.

It can be said that... it is extremely empty.

On the wall of Baiyun City.

Li Chengdao watched as Xue Rengui's army left.

Not far away, a general of Dayan came up and put a coat on Li Chengdao: "Your Highness, can we... win?"

With Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin advancing together, even the powerful Tubo at that time could not stop their edge.

There is a high probability that they will choose to withdraw.

As for them, Dayan has not yet gained a firm foothold and only has one city, with nowhere to retreat.

This was the first battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Yan Dynasty, and it was also an extremely important battle.

There is really no way back.

We can only....prosper together, and suffer together...
The situation in Yan State was not peaceful either. There were more than 100,000 Western Roman slaves who were ready to rebel at any time. Therefore, most of the battlefields were held in dangerous places outside. Unless it was necessary, they were really unwilling to engage in offensive and defensive battles in Baiyun City.

Li Chengdao didn't even turn his head, but looked up at the sky and sighed: "Maybe."

Maybe, maybe….
Yes!

This battle!
Even the usually arrogant King of Chu was not sure.

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Li Jing ordered Zhangsun Shunde and Zhang Liang to lead an army of 10,000. They set up camp about ten miles ahead of Wangchuan Gorge and stopped advancing, gazing at the Wangchuan Gorge from afar.

"This canyon is strategically located and must be a battleground for military strategists. Our army can only pass through this canyon to reach Baiyun City. This is really a dilemma..."

Changsun Shunde sighed.

This place is too passive for them.

Since entering the area south of Rujiang Bay, they have not encountered any resistance from Dayan on the way. It can be guessed that they have placed all their military forces in Wangchuan Gorge or Baiyun City.

Therefore, they would not advance rashly before finding out the true situation of the Forgotten Valley.

"Yes! No rush, wait a little longer, until General Cheng and his men are in place, then... we should invade in one fell swoop!"

"Hahaha, we don't need to worry. The one who should be worried is Dayan, that damn Li Chengdao!"

Changsun Shunde laughed out loud.

Very heroic.

Zhang Liang smiled and said, "I hope so, but we really don't need to worry too much."

"We don't know the strength of Da Yan at the moment, but General Cheng and our army know each other well. We have sent out elite troops this time, and Da Yan should be unstoppable. I believe we will be able to reach the gate of Baiyun City soon."

"In this way, our army will definitely win the first battle against Dayan!"

Changsun Shunde nodded: "Yes, but no matter what, we must win this battle! In the Tang Dynasty, your majesty, the court, the noble families, and even the people are all waiting to see our triumphant return."

Zhang Liang said: "Yes! We must win!!"

The two of them looked towards Baiyun City together, their eyes filled with the belief that they would win.

Although we are eager to win, impatience is the most taboo in war.

They led the army to camp here, waiting for Cheng Yaojin's army to take the next step, and then make plans. ….….….….….….
Fengtou Plateau.

Cheng Yaojin led an army of 20,000 soldiers from the Tang Dynasty, and his deputy general's 3,000 Cheng family guards. They were not on guard against this place at first, thinking that since Li Jing had already attacked, how could Li Chengdao dare to still defend outside?

then.

Dive right in.

Then the vanguard suffered a disaster. They were caught off guard by all kinds of traps and arrows, leaving behind more than 500 corpses. They then withdrew from the Fengtou Plateau and set up camp on the spot to discuss the next move.

"Damn it! Which army of Li Chengdao is stationed at Fengtou Plateau? Could it be the Yaoguang Camp?"

Deputy General Cheng Yaojin was originally very angry, but when he mentioned the Yaoguang Camp, there was a flash of fear in his eyes. This was caused by the Yaoguang Camp's fierce battle record.

They defeated Chai Shao, so much so that in the hearts of many Tang Dynasty soldiers, the Yaoguang Camp represented... invincibility!

"It can't be the Yaoguang Camp. The Yaoguang Camp doesn't fight like this!"

Cheng Yaojin said seriously.

He had met Pei Xingjian before and had fought against him before. He knew that an army led by such an unruly general would never choose such a cowardly defensive tactic.

Upon hearing this, the deputy general's eyes brightened up, and he snorted coldly, "Hmph! General, let's fight! We will take down Fengtou Plateau as quickly as possible. We must reach Baiyun City faster than General Li!"

Cheng Yaojin heard this and thought it made sense. He nodded and said, "That's right. We must take Da Yan down quickly before he can gain a firm foothold!"

"Pass my order, the whole army will attack!"

As Cheng Yaojin shouted, the Tang Dynasty cavalry regrouped and launched a charge.

The fierce war did not start on the main battlefield of Li Jing, but on the side battlefield first.

at the same time.

Changsun Shunde and Zhang Liang, as the vanguard troops here, also received information that Cheng Yaojin was attacking Fengtou Plateau.

"How about it, Lord Changsun, we fight?"

Zhang Liang asked.

Chang Sun Shunde shook his head and said, "No hurry, General Zhang. The scouts we sent to explore the Wangchuan Valley have not made any sound for a full half day. We can be sure that they were all eaten by the Yan Kingdom army."

"They have troops here. Maybe General Cheng is just pretending to defend, and we are the main force."

"And if it is the main force... although our elite army will definitely be far better than the main force of Yanyun City, but... the Wangchuan Canyon is easy to enter and difficult to exit. If our army enters hastily, the battle damage will not be good."

Zhang Liang thought about it and felt that it made sense. He nodded and said, "That's true. Let's see how General Cheng does."

"But we can't fall behind General Cheng. We must capture Baiyun City before General Cheng!!"

Zhang Liang was aroused by the desire to win. He wanted to compete with Cheng Yaojin, even if conquering Baiyun City would bring no benefit to the Tang Dynasty. He still wanted to compete!

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Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

This side of the Forgotten River Canyon is still calm.

However, the Fengtou Plateau is a place of blood and gore.

Deputy General Cheng Yaojin looked at the Fengtou Plateau, which was covered with arrows and corpses, with some fear in his eyes: "Which army of Great Yan is this? Why can a few thousand infantrymen stop the 20,000 iron cavalry of the Great Tang!"

During these seven days, there were more than thirty continuous attacks, so the deputy general also learned that the troops stationed here were a little-known army under the command of Dayan.

I thought I could make a breakthrough quickly, but I didn't expect that it has been seven days and I still haven't made a breakthrough.

During these seven days, the Tang army launched fierce attacks every time, but was blocked by the thousands of Dayan soldiers.

This made him feel humiliated.

(End of this chapter)