Chapter 998 Fan Yang Falls

The rebels' attack on the first day was ultimately unsuccessful and they were defeated. The cost was the lives of more than 30,000 innocent people and the death of 40,000 elite troops.

Chang'an City was stronger than Di Chen and the others expected.

As night fell, the setting sun shone on the blood-stained city wall, the dilapidated ancient city towers, the mountains of corpses at the foot of the city wall, and the land stained red by the corpses.

After the system was updated, the corpses would no longer be swept away. In order to avoid the spread of the plague, Ouyang Shuo ordered that the corpses be buried on the spot or piled up together to be burned at night.

Billowing black smoke mixed with stench spread in the air, making people feel hairy. In the cold wind, faint sobbing and crying came, which was the grief of losing a loved one.

In one day's fierce battle, more than 20,000 of the 100,000 young and middle-aged men temporarily recruited died, most of whom were injured by rebel catapults or mobile arrow towers. It was even worse for the 60,000 new army, losing one-third in one fell swoop.

The man of the Tang Dynasty is worthy of his name.

At night, rumors began to spread, saying that the rebel army only wanted to "be on the side of the Qing Dynasty" and did not want to rebel. After the army entered Chang'an, it would absolutely do nothing to the people. I hope the people will not make fearless sacrifices.

This is when An Lushan's eyeliner in the city began to work.

As soon as the rumors came out, some people really believed them, especially those who saw their neighbors killed in battle, felt sympathy for them, and feared that such a disaster would happen to them.

The world has been at peace for a long time, and the people hate war, so it would be great if they could stop the war.

In this way, the hearts of the people began to be unstable.

Ouyang Shuo sneered at this, and asked someone to post a notice, clearly stating: "The rebel army plotted against Yang Guozhong under the slogan of attacking Yang Guozhong. Yang Guozhong had already been put to death, and the rebel army did not stop their rebellion. Their wolfish ambitions have been clearly revealed. This is one of them. During the day, The rebels drove the innocent people to attack the city, they were insane, and they had no intention of caring for the people, so it can be seen that Qiu did not commit any crimes, which is nonsense, and this is the second."

"These two items show that the rebels are cunning and their words are not credible."

As soon as the notice to refute the rumors came out, the people suddenly woke up, "Yes, those rebels can disregard the lives of the people outside the city, and if they really want to enter the city, will they let them go?!"

It can be said that the behavior of the rebels driving the people out during the day is digging their own grave.

While dispelling the rumors, Ouyang Shuo dispatched the Shenwu Guards again to catch the rats that jumped out, and cleaned them up, so as to save the disgusting people from jumping out.

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In the next two days, the rebels launched fierce attacks on Chang'an City again and again, but returned without success each time, leaving behind cold corpses.

Chang'an City is like a greedy monster of the abyss, endlessly devouring every living being.

After three days of siege, the morale of the rebels plummeted.

"I can't go on like this. I'll fall at the foot of the city wall sooner or later." Di Chen still held his breath, gritted his teeth, and made up his mind, "We must change our combat strategy and win by surprise."

Several people gathered together to urgently discuss countermeasures. The atmosphere of the team had long since lost its original relaxation. Everyone was solemn and frowning.

It was not until late at night that they dispersed separately.

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On the fifteenth day of the battle, Chang'an City.

The attack of the rebels in the morning was the same as the previous two days. The only difference was that the attacks of the rebels were more ferocious, regardless of sacrifices, and each of them was brave enough to die.

"The enemy is going to fight desperately, cheer up!"

On the city wall, the team leaders with a little experience noticed the abnormality of the enemy army and reminded his subordinates to pay attention. The battlefield has no eyes, and a slight negligence may be fatal, let alone at this critical moment.

The onslaught of the rebels for three consecutive days was also a huge test for the defenders. Casualties, diseases, fatigue, fear, etc., constantly eroded the will of the defenders, and the soldiers were always on the verge of collapse.

If the attack continues like this, the defenders may not be able to resist, after all, the strength comparison between the two sides lies here. It's just that the rebel army suffered heavy casualties, and their morale fell to freezing point, so they may not be able to survive until the moment the city is broken.

This is a duel of wills and a psychological warfare between the commanders of both sides.

It depends on who can't stand it first.

Undoubtedly, Di Chen and others were the first to be impatient and prepared to change their combat strategy.

At noon, when everyone was most relaxed, the rebel army suddenly made a new movement, and saw that the 70,000 troops that Dichen had been serving as a reserve force suddenly moved.

"Not good!" Shi Hu and other generals' hearts sank.

It is really fatal for the rebels to join the reserve forces at this time.

"Let's fight to the death!"

The bloodiness of the mountain barbarian warriors was vividly displayed at this moment.

For the honor of the dynasty, Thirty Thousand Mountain Man did not hesitate to die here, but also to defend the glory of the king.

Just when Shi Hu and the others were getting ready for a deadly battle, the 70,000 army suddenly turned and moved eastward, aiming at the east city gate that had never been touched.

"This is a slap in the face!"

The 70,000 army rushed eastward like a wolf.

Dichen's purpose was very simple, to take advantage of the opportunity when the defenders in the city were attracted to the west and south, and attempt to open a gap in the east city wall, so as to reverse the situation of the battle.

So, which army is the Tang Dynasty camp guarding the east wall?

It was none other than the original three thousand guards in Chang'an City.

Although the Supreme Emperor Li Longji left Xingqing Palace with his concubine and took refuge in Taiji Palace in the inner city at the very beginning of the war, the three thousand imperial guards still dutifully guarded the east wall.

In the face of a surprise attack by 70,000 rebels, even with the moat as a cover, the 3,000 imperial guards would certainly not be able to defend it.

When Ouyang Shuo got the news, he immediately called Matthew, "It's time for you to appear on stage!"

"promise!"

Matthew gave a military salute neatly, then turned and left.

Twenty thousand tigers and leopards came to Dongcheng District on horseback, threw off their horses in one order, climbed up the city wall with swords like wolves, and immediately transformed into an elite infantry to defend the east city wall.

Ouyang Shuo had experienced hundreds of battles, so how could he not leave a reserve force behind.

It is to guard against the rebels.

The war was on the verge of breaking out, and the rebel raid failed, and it immediately turned into a bitter battle.

In the end, the rebels' surprise attack caught the defenders by surprise. The east side was neither equipped with crossbowmen to give full play to the lethality of the giant crossbows, nor was it equipped with auxiliary troops to carry the supplies for the defense.

Soon, 70,000 rebels went to the top of the city and joined the tiger and leopard cavalry.

The scene was very tragic at one time, and it was about to defend to the death. Fortunately, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was the elite of the elite, the trump card of the trump card, and its combat power was really frightening. Retreat, tenaciously hold the position without losing it.

Daxia's military power is invincible.

While the two sides were fighting fiercely, an army suddenly appeared on the outskirts of Chang'an. They were sneaky and looked at the battlefield from a distance, but they didn't come close.

If you look closely, it turns out that the fastest King Qin troops have finally arrived in Chang'an.

The Battle of Chang'an ushered in a turning point.

When Di Chen got the news, he couldn't figure out the opponent's bottom line, so he didn't dare to take risks, so he immediately ordered to retreat. This day's siege battle was anticlimactic, and it was another useless effort. The battle situation became more and more unfavorable to the An Lushan camp.

The King Qin troops who arrived today were just the beginning. In the next few days, more and more King Qin troops would gather in Chang'an. The rebels did not dare to attack the city at all, and retreated directly to the barracks east of the Bahe River.

"Aggrieved!"

Although Dichen was depressed, An Qingxu's mood became even more manic. After a few days of fighting, one-third of the 150,000 troops An Qingxu brought had been killed.

But Chang'an City is still standing, not even falling down.

With the arrival of Qin Wang's army from all walks of life in Chang'an City, the hope of capturing Chang'an became increasingly slim. It is even said that when King Qin has more troops, it is a question of whether they can retreat unscathed.

An Qingxu was quite dissatisfied with Di Chen and the others, and even thought of leading his troops back to Luoyang.

"It's a big deal to quit Fan Yang!" An Qingxu had other ideas in mind.

Little did they know, the way out that An Qingxu thought had disappeared long ago.

Just two days ago, Guo Ziyi commanded 150,000 Tang troops, together with 100,000 fine cavalry, not only wiped out Shi Siming's troops in one fell swoop, but also directly captured Fan Yang and took over Anlu Mountain's lair.

Right now, this large army is coming straight to Luoyang with the momentum of a great victory.