Ang Lee and his men had been hiding all the way. They had been suppressing their anger for a long time. When they saw the village being ransacked, they were filled with anger. At this moment, more than 50 cavalry soldiers were in front of them. If they did not eliminate them, how could they swallow this anger in their hearts? Okay.
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Whoosh! Whoosh!
A large number of arrows whizzed through the air, carrying the fury of vengeance.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss …"
Many of the soldiers and warhorses were hit by the arrows and let out miserable howls.
Ang Lee put away his bow and arrow, raised his spear, and urged his horse to charge at the enemy. Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, and the White Wolf Bandits all drew their melee weapons and followed behind Ang Lee to charge at the pursuing enemy. Li Fei Shouyu, on the other hand, continued to stay in place and shoot arrows.
The Tibetan army originally had the absolute advantage, but they did not expect that there would be a group of people hiding in the forest on both sides of the official road and launching a fierce surprise attack on them.
After being attacked by the arrows, the Japanese army panicked. Before they could react, Ang Lee and the troops behind him had already charged forward.
"Die!"
Ang Lee roared. Filled with rage, he stabbed his spear at one of the soldiers.
How could a puny soldier block Ang Lee's all-out attack? The long spear instantly pierced through his body, reaping his life.
Ang Lee brandished his spear and continued to charge forward, killing two of the rebel soldiers who tried to resist.
"Kill! Leave no one alive!"
Following Ang Lee's furious roar, everyone charged bravely towards the panicking Japanese soldiers.
Half of the soldiers were killed by the arrows, and now they were under the fierce attack of Ang Lee and his men. The panicked soldiers did not have the chance to escape, and they were all killed in a short while. The few soldiers who tried to escape were also shot by Li Fei Shouyu. 8
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Seeing Ang Lee and his men completely annihilated the pursuing Tang Army cavalrymen, the pursuing Tang Army cavalrymen were greatly astonished, so they urged their horses to rush over.
"Many thanks for saving me, Young Masters. I can't thank you enough."
The cavalrymen of the Tang Army nodded and saluted to express their gratitude.
Ang Lee put away his blood-stained spear, looked at the burly Tang Army cavalryman, and nodded. "You're welcome. These rebels bullied the people of the Tang Dynasty. As the people of the Tang Dynasty, it's only right for us to teach them a lesson. Oh right, you're a soldier of the Tang Dynasty. Do you know how many rebels have entered Yuzhou?"
The Tang Army cavalryman did not conceal anything either, he bluntly said, "To tell you the truth, Shaolang, I am Hengye Army's scout, Zhang Guangcheng. I was ordered by the Army Envoy to investigate the enemy's situation, but unexpectedly I was discovered by the Japanese army. As for the exact number of Yuzhou's Japanese army, I only managed to find out about a thousand men."
Zhang Guangcheng, why does this name sound so familiar?
When Ang Lee heard this, he could not help but frown, and quickly remembered that after the An Lushan Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, there was a general who suddenly rose to power named Zhang Guangcheng, and this person's life was quite dramatic.
Zhang Guangcheng was originally an inconspicuous cavalryman of the Tang Army. When Geshu Han was defeated by the rebels, he saved the life of General Wang Sili. Then, because of this reason, he pleaded for mercy for his superior, Xin Yunjing in front of Wang Sili, so he became the savior of Wang Sili and Xin Yunjing. Wang Sili even became sworn brothers with him.
The two people's return made Zhang Guangcheng quickly rise to power and become a general of the Tang Dynasty. He also lived up to everyone's expectations and repeatedly defeated the Huihe army that invaded the Tang Dynasty, becoming a veritable protector of the Tang Dynasty.
Then, because of the current events, he became a butcher of the border. Finally, during the Jingyuan Rebellion, he became a traitor.
However, in general, Zhang Guangcheng was a person worthy of recognition. He saved people without asking for anything in return, and he loyally guarded the borders of the Tang Dynasty. If it were not for the Jingyuan Rebellion, he would not have fallen to such a state in his late years. Right _.
And the cavalryman of the Tang Army in front of him was really the famous Zhang Guangcheng in the history of the Tang Dynasty?
Seeing that Ang Lee was staring at him in deep thought, Zhang Guangcheng was stunned for a moment, and then he said, "Young Masters, now that the rebel army has invaded Yuzhou, it is time for people to join us. Why don't you follow me to the county? With your skills, it won't be difficult to make contributions."
Ang Lee and Li Feishou looked at each other, shook their heads gently, and said, "The situation in Yuzhou is unclear, we plan to stay here to scout the enemy."
Zhang Guangcheng nodded, "That's good, then I will take my leave." After that, he turned his horse around and rode towards Anbian City.
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In the direction of Anbian City, Zhang Qiqiu and the generals under his command were discussing how to deal with the current situation in the command tent.
They were very disgusted with these invaders, but at the same time, this was also the value of their existence. If there was no enemy invading, they, as generals, would lose the opportunity to make contributions.
And from the words of the people and merchants who came to the city to seek refuge, they learned that the rebel army was large in number, probably no less than tens of thousands of people, and they were active everywhere, wantonly robbing the villages of the Tang Dynasty.
The Hengye Army under Zhang Qiqiu's command only had three thousand people, and it was mainly an infantry army. If they took the initiative to fight against the tens of thousands of cavalry, it was tantamount to throwing eggs at eggs. The best way was to defend Anbian City and wait for reinforcements from the main army.
All the generals understood this, so when Zhang Qiqiu asked for a plan to defeat the enemy, most of the generals kept silent and had a helpless look on their faces. A few generals insisted on defending and waiting for reinforcements.
At this moment, Zhang Qiqiu was in a dilemma. No matter if he went out to fight or to defend, he would not be able to gain any advantage. If he went out to fight, the hope of winning was slim, but if he defended, he would be allowing the rebel army to rob. Even though the facts were already here, and he did not have a better way, the emperor who loved to achieve great things, did not have the time to listen to your explanation.
The land of the Tang Dynasty was trampled, and the people were humiliated. Someone had to take responsibility and accept the punishment. His Majesty was the ruler of the country, and he could not punish himself. Yuzhou was Zhang Qiqiu's defense area, if he was not responsible, then who would be responsible?
Of course, if his superiors and the ministers of the imperial court were willing to explain for him, then no matter what choice he made, there would be no problem. No matter what era it was, hugging the thighs of the upper class was necessary to survive.
"Reporting, general, the rebel army has more than a thousand people digging up the ancestral graves of the people ten miles in the northeast, and took all the buried items."
Just when Zhang Qiqiu was in a dilemma, the scout Zhang Guangcheng brought him some shocking news.
Hearing this, Zhang Qiqiu's eyes widened in shock, and the generals under his command were all in an uproar.
One of the captains immediately pulled out the sword at his waist and shouted, "The rebel army dug up our ancestral graves, this is an irreconcilable grudge. General, our army will immediately attack and destroy this group of rebel army."
"General, most of our soldiers are people of Yuzhou. Their parents and fellow villagers have been humiliated by the rebel army, and now that the ancestral graves have been destroyed by the rebel army, if we do not immediately attack, I'm afraid that the soldiers will rebel." One of the generals warned.
Zhang Qiqiu had just become the commander of the Hengye Army and was not familiar with the generals. Now that he suddenly encountered such a difficult problem, he felt very pained. He understood that for an army, the morale of the soldiers was very important. If all the soldiers did not listen to the commands, the consequences would be severe.
The families of the generals under his command were basically all in the city, so when the villages in Yuzhou were robbed, he could still control the situation. However, at this moment, the rebel army actually dug up the ancestral graves, which directly affected the core interests of the generals under his command. It made the generals who originally wanted to stay in the city and wait for reinforcements to change their minds and request to go out and kill the enemy.
Zhang Qiqiu helplessly sighed and ordered, "All troops immediately prepare for battle. Prepare to follow me out of the city to kill the enemy."
"General, this must be a plot by the rebel army. There must be an ambush outside the city." Only one of the generals stood out to oppose attacking.
"Guo Ziyi, your family's ancestral graves are not in Yuzhou, so you don't need to care. However, most of our soldiers' ancestral graves are in Yuzhou. How can we let the rebel army trample over them? Humph."
"Guo Ziyi, if you oppose, then stay in the city. We will go out and fight."
All the generals were completely enraged by the rebel army's actions. Even if there was a mountain of knives and a sea of fire outside the city, they would not turn back. After all, these generals were unyielding men. Even if they died in battle, they would not watch their ancestral graves be destroyed by the rebel army.
The general who spoke out to oppose attacking was the most capable general under Zhang Qiqiu's command, Guo Ziyi. He was also the number one general in the rebel army that eliminated An Lushan and Shi Siming. At this time, he was already over 40 years old, but his position was only a camp commander of the Hengye Army. If it was not for his military background, he probably would not have reached this position.
The latter half of Guo Ziyi's life was extremely glorious. He believed that no one would be unfamiliar with him. However, very few people knew about his life before the age of 50. The history books did not record it in detail. As the saying goes, heroes are born in troubled times. If it was not for the An Lushan Rebellion, which gave him the opportunity to display his skills, Guo Ziyi's name might have been unknown.
"General, you must think thrice. If our main forces are ambushed, An Bian City will be difficult to defend."
Guo Ziyi did not give up and continued to persuade.
At this moment, Zhang Qiqiu's heart was in a mess. He knew that Guo Ziyi's words made sense, but most of his generals wanted to attack. Furthermore, the scout Zhang Guangcheng had investigated the situation very clearly. The enemy only had a little over a thousand men. Perhaps these rebels were only interested in the treasures buried with the tomb and did not have any schemes.
If they insisted on not attacking, once the news spread, the three thousand soldiers of the Hengye Army would immediately rebel and cause even more serious consequences. In short, after weighing the pros and cons, it was safer to take the risk and attack.
"General Guo, you and your five hundred soldiers will stay in An Bian City. The rest of the soldiers will follow me to attack." Zhang Qiqiu glanced at Guo Ziyi and gave his final decision.
Guo Ziyi took off his hood, his eyes filled with hot tears. "General, you must take care."
Zhang Qiqiu frowned and glanced at Guo Ziyi. He sighed slightly and walked out of the tent. The other generals followed behind him and went to prepare.
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