Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 69 Xiangji Temple Battlefield

Tens of thousands of forward troops led by Li Siye lined up in front, marching forward mightily, with flags fluttering in the rear, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty came to fight against the rebels and regain the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an!

The pace of war is approaching, and there are not many voices in the team. Everyone is advancing silently, with nervous expressions on their faces, but they can only hold the weapons in their hands tightly, hoping to bring good luck to themselves.

On the opposite side of this mighty army, there is also an army of comparable size. This army marches from Chang'an City, goes all the way west, crosses Fengshui, and comes from the south of Xiangji Temple. The armies of the Tang Dynasty were facing each other.

In 681 AD, Master Shandao, one of the founders of the Pure Land Sect, passed away. His disciple Huai Yun built the Xiangji Temple and the Pagoda for Master Shandao to commemorate the merits of Shandao.The temple hall is solemn and tidy, the environment is elegant, and the scale is large. It is a revered Buddhist holy place.

In 757 AD, the Tang army and the Anshi rebel army will invest more than 30 troops here to fight bloody battles!

This troop moved forward slowly, but the armor equipment was better, and each of the soldiers in it was full of energy, and some soldiers even sang songs directly, each of them was loud and clear, and their morale was like a rainbow.

This is the Anshi rebel army entrenched in Chang'an City. They know that the Tang army is coming to crusade, and the so-called 20 army will come to crusade against themselves.

But when several rebel generals actually saw the situation of the Tang army, they burst into laughter. Although the Tang army seemed to be powerful and mighty, at this moment they had a look of disdain on their faces.

Comparing these troops with theirs, they have no fighting power at all. When I encounter this patchwork of troops, the generals believe that their troops will definitely win a big battle.

"Just such a remnant soldier, we will lead an elite soldier, and we will be defeated in one blow!"

A middle-aged general looked at the situation in the distance and said with a smile. A middle-aged man next to him also had a confident smile on his face and turned to face him.

"An Shouzhong, since you have grasped it from this, why don't you accept the order and attack for me?"

The middle-aged man who spoke was none other than An Qingxu, the son of An Lushan. At this moment, he was stroking his long beard and feeling complacent.

But An Shouzhong was not afraid when he heard this, and immediately made a cross-hand salute to An Qingxu, and said confidently.

"The last general is ordered to lead three thousand fine cavalry to defeat Guo Ziyi's army!"

After speaking, the man waved his troops, and the surrounding troops began to surge, and many cavalry followed.

And An Qingxu was quite satisfied with the situation, but he still said to the other general next to him.

"General Li, General An alone is a bit difficult, so you can help him and wish him break the enemy line earlier, I will hold a banquet for you in Chang'an City!"

As An Qingxu said this, the general next to him named Li Guiren immediately agreed, and the next moment he commanded the other three thousand elite riders to rush out.

Six thousand cavalry were dispatched here, with a huge momentum and billowing smoke and dust, which was quite conspicuous on the battlefield of Xiangji Temple.

On the other side, Li Siye's forward, who arrived at the battlefield, hurriedly began to line up under the command of the commander. Due to the terrain, the formation appeared to be uneven. Many officers shouted and ran around, but the formation was still not solid and even.

The Modao team led by Li Mu also stopped slowly at this time, relying on the memory in their minds to make the troops ready, Li Mu also took out the breaking crossbow at his waist.

The crossbow was strung up, and Li Mu Chui held the crossbow and looked forward.

The front is still messy, sword and shield players, pikemen, and archers are all preparing, but for some reason, these soldiers can't complete the formation, and they are even crowded. crowded together.

The troops in the rear are still moving forward, but the troops in front have not been sorted out due to various reasons. The surroundings are full of chaos, and there are officers scolding everywhere.

"Lieutenant Liu, do our troops need to move forward?"

Li Mu was loudly ordering his troops to get ready, when a voice sounded from the side, Li Mu looked over, but saw that it was Zhao Guang, and immediately turned around.

"Marshal Zhao, have you received the general's order to let us go forward?" Li Mu asked quickly when he thought that Zhao Guang was directly under Li Siye's Modao team, but he shook his head when he saw Zhao Guang.

"No, Lieutenant, the general didn't say anything to our Modao team at all. At this moment, the generals are probably lining up in front. Our brigade commanders haven't received the order to move forward for a long time. After a calculation, Still come and ask you."

Zhao Guang said respectfully at the moment, but Li Mu nodded when he heard it.

The Modao team was not a vanguard unit, and the reason why they followed Li Siye was because it was his best unit, and it existed as an indispensable unit in his hands.

Although it is not impossible to move forward now, but without an order, if you rush forward, the already crowded team will become even more chaotic.

"No, you all come closer to us, let the brothers get ready, the crossbow and Mo Dao are ready."

Li Mu said this to Zhao Guang at the moment. After hearing this, Zhao Guang also cupped his hands and immediately turned around to go back to prepare.

Li Mu also hurriedly turned around and continued to urge the soldiers to install the crossbow arrows and Mo Dao. He also took out the disassembled Mo Dao and the handle from his waist, stuck it with the tenon on the top, and then knocked it with the handle of the Tang Dao. In an instant, everyone had a long blade in their hand, and the wide blade looked very shiny under the sunlight.

Li Mu looked up at the sun, the sun was right above his head, and there was only a small shadow on the ground. It was noon, and the surrounding was extremely hot, but this battle was going to be fought at such a time.

It looks like it's going to be a tough battle.

Li Mu was thinking this way in his heart, but at the moment he turned his head and asked each soldier to drink water and check their equipment.

Most of these soldiers recruited into the Modao Squad have some experience in the army, and they have good physical fitness. At the moment, each of them is still full of energy, and the expressions on their faces are relatively calm.

In fact, these soldiers still unconsciously looked at Li Mu and at their highest officer.

And Li Mu's expression was very natural, and he even checked everyone's equipment very calmly, which made these soldiers feel a little more at ease.

My own generals are not nervous, it seems that this battle will be easier.

All the soldiers of the Modao team thought so, but the situation ahead suddenly changed.

Suddenly there was the sound of rumbling horseshoes in front of them. The sound of horseshoes came from far to near, and the vibration came slowly from the ground. In the hot and dry weather, the smoke and dust billowed ahead, making it difficult to see the situation clearly. The soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what happened ahead. .

Li Mu was arranging armaments for a young soldier. Hearing such a noise, he pushed aside the crowd and walked to the front.

Li Mu was tall and tall, but he was able to see some of the situation ahead amidst the crowds.

Outside the forest of guns, there seemed to be troops rushing quickly.

Li Mu was a little puzzled, but the next moment his heart was shining again.

This is a cavalry charge, so the rebels directly use the cavalry charge, the troops are not fully prepared yet, can they resist such an attack?
Li Mu suddenly realized this situation, and unconsciously tightened his hand holding Mo Dao, and kept stretching his neck to look forward.

At this time, the sound of war drums and horns came from around, and the standing gun forest in front slowly fell down, pointing obliquely forward, and orders began to sound from around, and the soldiers with longbows began to draw bows and shoot arrows, buzzing. The sound is endless.

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(End of this chapter)