Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 348 The Second Battle to Recover Chang'an

Li Fei only focuses on developing the part of Anton and Pinglu outside Shanhaiguan, and has no intention of controlling Youzhou and the rebels in Hebei. In time, Li Fei will have the confidence to more than double his own strength, and he will have [-]% confidence in the Tang Dynasty after the Anshi Rebellion.

Suzong Li Heng, who was in Lingwu, didn't know that Li Feiyang violated the law and did not follow his imperial decree to attack Youzhou and Hebei with all his strength. He is now negotiating with Guo Ziyi about sending troops to recover Chang'an City for the second time.

Soon, the plan was finalized.

Beginning in May of the second year of Zhide, Emperor Suzong Li Heng mobilized 20 Tang, Uighur, and Tubo coalition forces. He worshiped the emperor's eldest son Li Yu as the Grand Marshal, and Guo Ziyi as the Deputy Marshal. They jointly commanded the second battle to regain Chang'an City. .

Datang has already experienced a failure to regain Chang'an once, and this second time to regain Chang'an is related to the fate of Datang, and it must not fail like the last time.

All eyes in the world turned to Lingwu, to the direction of Chang'an City.

Jiannan Road, where Tang Xuanzong and Concubine Yang lived.

From the direction of Lingwu came the news that Suzong Li Heng was preparing to recover Chang'an City for the second time, and Tang Xuanzong couldn't help being a little excited and looking forward to it.Chang'an City was lost in his hands, and he hoped to see the day when Chang'an City can be regained in this life, otherwise he really doesn't know how to face the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty after death.

"The Supreme Emperor, Guo Ziyi is very capable of commanding troops. This time he will command the troops, and he will definitely be able to recover Chang'an City." Gao Lishi comforted Tang Xuanzong.

"Yes, this time we will be able to regain Chang'an City." Tang Xuanzong sighed, with a trace of firmness. He also knew that Datang would not be able to lose again in the second battle to regain Chang'an City, otherwise Datang would not be easy. The condensed morale of the army will fall to the bottom again, and the morale of the rebel army that has been shaken by the death of An Lushan will also be stabilized again. At that time, I really don't know when the rebel army will be wiped out and the world will restore peace.

In the anticipation of Tang Xuanzong, in late May, 20 Tang Fan allied forces split into multiple groups, and suddenly stormed the surrounding areas of Chang'an City such as Fufeng, Wugong, Xianyang, Sanyuan and other cities at the same time.

Under the command of Guo Ziyi, the Tang Fan coalition army had high morale, while the rebel army had less than 14. Under the command of An Shouzhong and Li Guiren, they fought back vigorously and fought fiercely with the Tang Fan coalition army.

Guo Ziyi is a rare general, but An Shouzhong on the anti-military side is not a simple person. He was defeated by Datang in the first battle to regain Chang'an City, and suffered losses from more than [-] troops.

The counterattack of the anti-army commanded by An Shouzhong was quite fierce, but most of the 20 Tangfan coalition forces commanded by Guo Ziyi were elites honed from the Battle of Hedong. Number of rebels.But the anti-army is on the defensive after all, and has the advantage of geographical advantage. For a while, it can still compete with the Tang Fan coalition forces.

The two sides first fought fiercely in the area of ​​Fufeng. Nine thousand rebel cavalry were defeated by Huihe cavalry. They were defeated in the first battle, and then the rebels retreated to Wugong and Xianyang.

It has been more than a month since Wugong and Xianyang saw each other.

Wugong is only more than a hundred miles away from Chang'an City, and Xianyang is only a mere 60 miles away from Chang'an City. The achievement of meritorious deeds is just around the corner. The morale of the Tang army is high and they fight bravely.

"Kill—" Tang Jun soldiers attacked the city wall of Wugong County, and quickly occupied the city wall, opened the city gate, and rushed into the city to kill.

To the south of Wugong, the Huihe cavalry also fought a field battle with a rebel army here.

The nomadic cavalry are always fierce, and for Suzong Li Heng's promise, Chang'an City is close at hand. It used to be the most prosperous center of the Tang Dynasty. Some people who came to Chang'an City at the beginning will never forget Chang'an City Prosperity, as long as they enter Chang'an City, they can loot all the property inside.The eyes of the Huihe cavalry were green from top to bottom, and each of them charged bravely, and finally defeated the rebel army.

As Wugong County was recovered by the Tang army, Xianyang could not hold out in time.

Three days later, Xianyang was also recovered by the Tang army, and the gate of Chang'an City was opened.

"Report-"

"Your Majesty, the army has captured Xianyang and is about to approach the city of Chang'an." The messengers kept sending news of success.

"Okay, it is hopeful that Chang'an City will be recovered now, and the rebels will surely be put down soon." Suzong Li Heng blushed with excitement, as if he had seen the day when Chang'an City was recovered and he returned to Chang'an City.

"Pass down my will and order King Guangping and Guo Ziyi to march into Chang'an!" Suzong Li Heng personally issued the order to march into Chang'an City.

On August [-], the second year of Suzong Zhide, after receiving the order of Suzong Li Heng, Guangping Wang Liyu and Guo Ziyi led the Tang Fan coalition forces to continue to advance towards the city of Chang'an.

An Shouzhong was obviously unwilling to let the Tang Fan coalition forces advance to the city of Chang'an.

Taking advantage of the continuous victories of the Tang Fan coalition forces, they were careless, so they laid an ambush on a narrow road only fifteen miles away from Chang'an City, and dug a lot of traps.

When the Tang Fan allied forces entered an ambush, An Shouzhong ordered the elite rebels to come out and attack at the same time with infantry and cavalry.

The Tang Fan coalition forces were caught off guard, and the former army was thrown into chaos by An Shouzhong. Many soldiers even stepped into the trap, and were pierced into blood by the bamboo tips under the trap.A large number of traps by the rebels once again led to chaos for the former Tang Fan coalition forces.

The Huihe cavalry wanted to support the former army and break through the formation of the rebel army, but they were also hindered by the trap, and the horses could not rush through the trap for the time being.

When the former army was ambushed and killed in chaos and suffered heavy casualties, Guo Ziyi could not advance recklessly, so he could only order the troops to retreat dozens of miles to regroup the army. Tang Fan's coalition forces were nearly [-], which restored the morale of the rebel army a lot.

Although Tang Fan's allied forces suffered a setback and many people were killed and injured, but after all, their overall strength was far stronger than that of the rebels, and they quickly regrouped and marched towards Chang'an City again.

An Shouzhong wanted to ambush again, but Guo Ziyi had obviously learned his lesson and instead set a trap for An Shouzhong to jump in.

After a fierce battle, the rebels were defeated and suffered countless casualties. An Shouzhong had to retreat to Chang'an City with the remaining less than [-] rebels.

There is no obstacle for the Tang Fan coalition forces to reach the city of Chang'an.

On August 14th, Guangping Wang Liyu and Guo Ziyi led the Tang Fan coalition forces with nearly [-] remaining to march towards the city of Chang'an, which is only less than ten miles away.

At this moment, everyone was excited, including Guo Ziyi herself.After regaining Chang'an City, Guo Ziyi's name will go down in history, how could he not be a little excited.

However, when they actually approached Chang'an City and saw the walls of Chang'an City, all of them changed their expressions.
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