Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 690 Anshi City

Anshicheng. One of the important cities of Goguryeo. It is now April of the 19th year of Zhenguan. Li Shimin's frame set off from Liaodong City and arrived outside Anshicheng (now Yingchengzi Town, Haicheng City, Anshan City, Liaoning Province).

Because of the importance of Anshicheng, 15 soldiers from Goguryeo and Mohe in the north of Goguryeo came to rescue Anshicheng.

Yanshou led the army to a place forty miles away from Anshi City.

Li Shimin ordered Ashinasheer to lead a thousand Turkic cavalry to lure the enemy, and pretended to retreat as soon as the battle was fought.The Goguryeo army rushed forward, reaching eight miles southeast of Anshi City, and lined up against the mountains.

Li Shimin personally went to high places with Changsun Wuji and hundreds of cavalry to observe the situation of the mountains and rivers, where they could ambush and where they could enter and exit.

Li Shimin ordered Li Shiji to lead an army of [-] to set up an army in Xiling, and Changsun Wuji led [-] elite soldiers to attack the enemy's rear from the narrow valley in the north of the mountain.Li Shimin personally led an army of [-] troops, held drum horns, lowered flags, climbed up the North Mountain, and ordered all the troops to attack together when they heard the sound of drum horns.

Yanshou saw Li Shiji forming an formation, and formed an formation to fight.Li Shimin saw Changsun Wuji's army rising up, and ordered to make drum horns and raise flags, and the troops from all walks of life marched forward with clamor. Yanshou and others were terrified and wanted to divide their troops to resist.

Tang general Xue Rengui rushed into the Goguryeo army formation shouting, invincible.The Tang army attacked, and the Goguryeo army was defeated.Tang Jun beheaded more than 2 people. (Usually, the number of enemies killed is far more than the number of beheads. For example, the Ming army beheaded 800 in the Battle of Pyongyang, but the loss of the Xiaoxi First Army exceeded 1.)
Yanshou and others led the rest of the army to defend themselves against the mountains.Li Shimin ordered the troops to surround it.Changsun Wuji withdrew the bridge and cut off the return route of the Koguryo army.Yanshou and Huizhen led 800 people to surrender, entered the army, walked forward on their knees, and begged for orders.

Li Shimin elected 500 people from Nusa and other chiefs, and moved them to the interior. The others were released and sent back to Pyongyang. They all raised their hands and stamped their heads on the ground.

In addition, 1 horses, [-] cattle, more than [-] armored collars, and a large number of other weapons were seized in this battle.The whole country of Goguryeo was shocked and frightened. The Goguryeo people in Houhuangcheng and Yincheng all abandoned the city and fled. There was no human habitation for hundreds of miles.

But unfortunately, Anshi City was not captured in the end. The main reason is that Li Shimin's personal conquest fully absorbed the lessons of Emperor Sui Yang before, reducing the size of the army as much as possible to reduce the burden on the people.Therefore, the total force of Li Shimin's personal conquest this time was only more than [-], which was less than half of Goguryeo's force. It was a war where fewer troops won more.

Although the number of troops is small, the elite Tang army who followed Li Shimin's personal conquest is far more powerful than the Goguryeo army.Li Daozong's four thousand Tang troops defeated tens of thousands of Goguryeo troops. Zhang Liang's Tang troops were able to fight back and defeat the enemy on their own even when they were attacked and the coach's brain was down.

Because of this, Li Shimin's personal expedition to Goguryeo almost maintained a [-]% field victory rate.However, when attacking Anshi City, Tang Jun's combat advantage was greatly limited and its numerical disadvantage was highlighted.Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Goguryeo has been best at defending with turtle shells.

Coupled with the problem of supplies, the war lasted until September, and the cooler autumn weather made it difficult for the Tang army to supply logistics.If, like Emperor Sui Yang, he put all his eggs in one basket regardless of the life and death of the people, the Tang army could continue to attack Anshi City, but Li Shimin was not Emperor Sui Yang.

Li Shimin believes that it is a mistake to put more burden on the people in order to attack Anshi City. Since the personal conquest has achieved great results and it is not good to continue to attack, it is better to accept it as soon as it is good.So in September of the 19th year of Zhenguan (645), Li Shimin ordered the class teacher to return to the court.

But An Shicheng was put on the screen by Bangzi and became an epic blockbuster of his own YY. It was a movie released by Bangzi in 2018, and it can be said to have attracted quite a lot of attention on the Internet.South Korea has translated it into multiple languages, and seems to want to make it a world-renowned IP.

It cost 150 billion won. The story tells that the 50 troops of the Tang Dynasty attacked Anshi City, and the city lord Yang Wanchun led the Goguryeo defenders to resist for 88 days.In the end, when he was seriously injured, he drew a bow that even Li Shimin had never seen before, and then shot an arrow and blinded Li Shimin's eyes.

The subtitles at the end of the film show that three years later, Li Shimin was seriously injured and died. Before he died, he made a will, requesting never to invade Goguryeo.

That's farting. It's really farting. I didn't want to complain at first, but Bangzi's self-yay really opened my eyes. This time Li Shimin personally conquered Goguryeo, conquered ten cities, and occupied a large area of ​​Liaodong.

Before that, Liaodong was occupied by Koguryo for more than [-] years, and Liaodong was a strategic location and an important economic support point of Goguryeo.

Since then, the Tang Dynasty has driven a thick wedge in the Liaodong area, establishing a solid outpost for future military conquests against Goguryeo.Li Shimin personally conquered Goguryeo, and also wiped out a large number of the vital forces of the Goguryeo army. The elite troops of the Goguryeo army almost suffered a devastating blow.Moreover, this conquest caused the population of Goguryeo to drop sharply, the social productivity of Goguryeo was severely damaged, and the national power declined.

Not as knowledgeable as a stick, a nation that knows how to rob history, what you say to him is useless. Li Shimin ordered his troops to return to the court in September. After hearing the news, Li Zhi set off from Chang'an in person to meet his father.

Li You is still being grounded at this time. Li Zhi went to greet Li Shimin this time to complain to his fifth elder brother. After the last time the three brothers and sisters cried together, those troublemakers never dared to touch Li You again. .

But Li Zhi was still worthless for his fifth brother, so he greeted his father in advance and wanted to say hello for his fifth brother. However, Li Zhi didn't know that Li Shimin was sick until he saw Li Shimin.

A malignant sore developed on Li Shimin's back. A malignant sore refers to a toxic sore on the skin that is swollen and suppurated, also known as ulcer disease.There is damp poison in the body, if it is not removed in time, it will cause sores, which is very disgusting.

But Li Zhi didn't think it was dirty at all, he sucked the poisonous pus by mouth, and followed him on foot for a few days while supporting the chariot.

To be honest, human hearts are made of flesh. Li Shimin was deeply moved when he saw his son Li Zhi so obedient and filial, and he really doted on his son.

It is recorded in the history books that Li Shimin's evaluation of Li Zhi is that the prince is benevolent and filial, known by his generation, and good at tutoring him!If you can be filial and loving like this, why should I hate to die!Li Shimin's high evaluation of Li Zhi shows that he attaches great importance to Li Zhi.

However, just when Li Shimin and Li Zhi were about to return to Chang'an, Li You's Dunhuafang welcomed an undead guest. This uninvited guest was Li Yin. The purpose of Li Yin's coming to Dunhuafang was already self-evident. Because Li Yin has found evidence that Li You took Lan Lian and Yu Changchang to assassinate Li Tai.

The evidence of Lanlian is because Li Ke and others instigated a person who used to be organized by Lanlian, and the evidence proving that Yu Changchang assassinated Li Tai was found by Yu Changchang's senior brother, that is, the man with the scar!

Li Yin came to Dunhuafang with these evidences, and he wanted to get Li You's most important thing now.

(End of this chapter)