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

Chapter 129: An eye-catching scene. I will serve Your Highness until I die!
A total of 20,000 Tang cavalrymen attacked a place where their army was far smaller than their own, but they still couldn't defeat it after so many days.

If I say this out loud, I'll lose face.

When Deputy General Cheng Yaojin thought of this, he couldn't help but look up at the top of the Fengtou Plateau.

The people in front of us are not Li Chengdao's seven camps, nor are they the Great Yan Imperial Guards. Who are they under Li Chengdao's command?
….….….….….….
Fengtou Plateau.

The smoke of war filled the air, and broken limbs were everywhere.

The seven days were up, and according to the agreement with Li Chengdao, they could withdraw at any time.

at this time.

It was lunch time for the Dayan Self-Defense Forces.

Xue Rengui was still eating, and a self-defense soldier who had lost his arm in the war came over, looked at him, and said seriously: "Captain Xue, I don't want to retreat!"

"I can still defend!"

Xue Rengui paused while eating, and then said unhappily, "Stop making trouble. We have completed our mission. Let's leave after dinner."

"Too many of our brothers have died in the past seven days. It's time to go home and take them home..."

Thinking back to the seven days of battle, Xue Rengui felt like it was a nightmare.

Too many people died.

When he came, he was not sure about coming, but the dozen or so brothers said he could come, which ignited his faith.

Now, there are only three brothers left, and the rest are buried deep here. Their bodies cannot be found and they are just a pile of lonely bones.

The soldier who brought him mutton seven days ago on his way to the battle, he saw with his own eyes die in front of him three days ago…
Before he left, a family told him to protect their son, but the son was upset and told them not to worry about his parents. As a result, he could no longer be upset...
Too many people died.

Their deaths were meaningful, as it was the seven-day mission assigned by His Majesty.

And if we continue to defend now, it will be meaningless.

Because His Majesty did not say to continue to guard.

"I can still defend!"

Just as Xue Rengui was daydreaming, another self-defense soldier stood up with a determined look in his eyes.

"Me too!"

"I also!!"

"......."

The surviving Self-Defense Force soldiers stood up one after another, their eyes all determined.

They all want to stop the enemy outside Baiyun City...
"You, you..."

Xue Rengui's eyes became moist: "You can continue to defend, but people will die... and many more will die..."

One of the soldiers said, "Captain Xue, Fengtou Plateau, after our winter renovation, has the same defensive capabilities as Baiyun City, including the walls of Baiyun City. There is no difference between defending here and defending Baiyun City!"

"I will stay here and stop them here, so that the people in Baiyun City won't worry."

Xue Rengui's voice choked with sobs: "But, they will die, and many people will die... Maybe His Highness in the city will have a way..."

"Captain, I want to defend!"

Another self-defense soldier walked up to him and said firmly, "I don't have any noble ideas compared to them. I just want His Highness to see that I am worthy of the uniform he gave me, and I am not worthy of the thousands of people in the inner city of Baiyun City!"

Although Li Chengdao was proclaimed emperor, this group of people preferred to call him His Highness.

They have called each other "Your Highness" for several years, and they have become familiar with each other and have developed feelings for each other.

"Me too! I can still defend! I was starving to death before. During the Youzhou Incident, I was captured and taken to the Turks. I thought my life was bleak, but it was His Highness who rescued me and gave me meat porridge! This was unimaginable before. I had to break a bowl of millet porridge for several days before! I will continue to protect this land and its people for that man!"

"Captain Xue, the people in the inner city all think that we are the weakest. Yes! Compared with other armies, we are the weakest! The better soldiers in the Self-Defense Army will be added to other armies. We are left in the Self-Defense Army like defective products. But I want to say! Defective products are also stronger than the so-called Tang Dynasty Iron Cavalry!!"

"We can continue to defend here and stop the Tang Dynasty from spreading the war to Baiyun City, which would cause our inner city people to panic and worry!"

"Captain, guard!"

"Shou!!"

"......" One after another, the surviving Self-Defense Force soldiers had firm eyes. They all wanted to defend the city, and none of them shouted to retreat.

Every sound, every sentence, every word spoken was about life and death.

They share a common belief, that they will fight for that young boy until their death!
Xue Rengui looked at them, his eyes became softer, tears fell freely, his voice choked with sobs: "You...you..."

"Are you really... sure...?"

He sounded uncertain.

He was not afraid of death, but he really wanted to take them back, home, back to that familiar and warm home.

This time, no one spoke.

But they all looked at Xue Rengui with firm eyes and held their weapons tightly.

now.

Silence speaks louder than words.

Xue Rengui understood their will instantly. He looked at them carefully, not daring to close his eyes. He wanted to remember them all in his mind.

"Since you've decided to defend, then let's defend!"

“Brothers….”

Xue Rengui looked at them, his voice full of pride at this moment: "I always believe that although we are the weakest among all the troops under His Highness' command, our backbone and will are not the weakest!!"

"Sing the battle song of our Self-Defense Army!"

His voice was no longer choked, but filled with great passion.

He was honored to have such a group of soldiers...
With an order.

Soon, a war song that seemed to make the earth tremble began to sound.

"what sound?"

The Tang soldiers who were closest to the Tang Dynasty defense line were slightly stunned, and then they heard the familiar war songs, the enemy's war songs.

"Put on my armor and carry my long sword!"

"The road ahead is long!"

"We share the same hatred and will live and die together!"

"Stand at Yumen and chase the beauties!"

"In battle with Zi, Han is fearless!"

"......."

Every sound and every sentence terrified the Tang Dynasty soldiers.

Every time such a war song was sounded, their enemies would be energized and invincible.

"Attack! Attack! Kill them!!"

The eyes of some Tang Dynasty commanders were bloodshot, as if they saw the tragic deaths of their Tang Dynasty soldiers when the war song was played in the past.

He would kill them, all of them!
So a new round of attack began...
….…….….….….
Baiyun City.

Eighth day.

"Your Majesty, I have received the letter sent by Captain Xue and his men."

A scout arrived with a letter.

Li Chengdao took the letter and opened it slowly.

According to the mission, they could have retreated yesterday, but they didn't. He wanted to see what happened.

It took Li Chengdao a full fifteen minutes from the initial curiosity to the melancholy after reading the letter.

The letter only had a few hundred words, but he seemed to have spent a century reading it...
Li Chengdao took the letter, came to the window, and looked towards Fengtou Plateau: "You... still have to guard..."

He was in mixed emotions and didn't know what to say...
(End of this chapter)