Chapter 223: The Battle of Xiangji Temple, Ying Zheng also regrets

[Soon, the Tang Dynasty International Coalition Forces arrived near the Xiangji Temple in Chang'an.]

[The Chang'an defenders An Shouzhong, Li Guiren and others also led 100,000 elite rebels and were ready for battle.]

[The total number of troops on both sides exceeds 250,000! ]

[This was the largest and most intense battle between the two sides since the outbreak of the An-Shi Rebellion.]

[The main forces of both warring parties are the most elite border defense forces of the Tang Dynasty. ]

[They all had the world's top equipment at the time, and the most extensive combat experience. ]

[The command systems and tactical play of both sides are basically the same. 】

[On the rebel side, Li Guiren first took advantage of his cavalry and took the initiative to attack and assault the flank of the Tang army.]

[The Tang army's battle array is intact and they are ready for battle.]

[They resisted Li Guiren's first wave of attack and began to pursue him.]

【But as the Tang army pursued. 】

[Their formation also began to become slightly disorganized.]

[It seems that the Tang army has the upper hand? 】

[But in fact, Li Guiren was showing weakness to the enemy and luring them deeper into his territory.]

[Seeing the flaws in the Tang army's formation, Li Guiren led his cavalry and turned back to charge! ]

【On the other hand, the commander-in-chief An Shouzhong also deployed troops and ordered the rebels to advance. 】

[An Shouzhong, Li Guiren, seize the opportunity and launch a counterattack! ]

[Several waves of fierce attacks pushed the Tang army back.]

[When an army retreats, it is always very dangerous.]

[Even the elite Tang army troops began to appear somewhat confused at this time.]

[The situation is very unfavorable to the Tang Dynasty’s army.]

[At this critical moment when the Tang army may collapse quickly. ]

[A fierce general rushed out from the battle formation. His name was Li Siye. ]

[Li Siye has the courage of ten thousand men and is known as a great general with supernatural powers.]

[Li Siye drew his sword and mounted his horse, shouting: I will lure the enemy with my body today, and I will die without regrets! ]

[While roaring, Li Siye also swung his sword at the retreating Tang army to stabilize the morale of the large army. ]

[After the supervisory team stabilized the situation, Li Siye rushed directly to the place where the most enemies were, and began to charge forward with an open attitude! ]

[When he was in the mood to kill, he took off his armor, revealing his strong muscles, becoming the most shining warrior on the battlefield. ]

【Wherever the Mo Dao went, the enemy troops fell one after another. 】

【Li Siye slaughtered the enemies indiscriminately.】

【Wherever the Mo Dao goes, both men and horses are shattered. 】

[With his own strength, he managed to carve out a large gap in the enemy's formation. ]

[The morale of the Tang army was greatly boosted, and the large forces stabilized. ]

[At this time, Li Siye also led his own Modao team, a total of 2,000 elite soldiers, and lined up in a horizontal line. ]

[Like the walls of the Great Wall, they slowly advanced forward on the battlefield.]

[Faced with the main force of the rebels who were in an advantageous position and were attacking like wolves and tigers. ]

[Li Siye and his Modao troops were like a wall, blocking the rebels' charge.]

[It created space for the rest of the Tang army to catch their breath and regroup.]

[The morale of the Tang army was greatly boosted, and they also rushed forward with swords drawn.]

[The situation on the battlefield has reversed once again! ]

[The rebels, who were attacking like a tide, were repelled by the Tang army's massive counterattack.]

[They retreated back to their positions one after another.]

【It seems that the rebels are at a disadvantage. 】

[An Shouzhong sent out his elite Fanyang cavalry that had been ambushed.]

[These Fanyang cavalry are the rebels' trump card. Once they are used, it will be the decisive moment.]

[Facing the Tang army, the Fanyang cavalry has always been invincible! ]

【But this time, Guo Ziyi was well prepared. 】

[He also held the Uighur cavalry in his hands.]

[Seeing the rebels' reserve cavalry moving out, Guo Ziyi gave an order and the Uighur cavalry rushed into the battlefield and intercepted the rebels' cavalry.]

[The cavalry of both sides also engaged in a melee. ]

[After defeating the rebel cavalry, the Huihe cavalry went around to the rear of the rebels, forming a pincer attack on the rebels.]

[But An Shouzhong's command was good, so the rebels always stayed together and there was no chaos.]

[Both sides' reserves have been used up.]

[On the entire battlefield, only one-on-one hand-to-hand combat can be carried out. ]

[The Tang army and the rebels, who were furious with killing, rushed forward in groups. ]

[The casualty ratio with the opponent was almost one to one. ]

【Then, teams of reinforcements rushed forward.】

[This prolonged hand-to-hand combat lasted from noon to dusk, nearly eight hours.]

[The two sides fought back and forth, and the casualty ratio remained almost one to one throughout the entire battle.]

[The number of casualties on both sides increased sharply, but both sides fought to the death. ]

[One tenth of the soldiers died, but neither side retreated.]

【Thirty percent of the soldiers died, but neither side retreated.】

[Fifty percent of the soldiers died, but both sides still did not retreat.]

[Until the rebels had less than 10,000 men left, they were still able to maintain their formation under An Shouzhong's command and escape back to Chang'an intact.]

[In this battle, the Tang Dynasty International Coalition lost 70,000 elite soldiers.]

[Slaughtered 60,000 elite rebels.] [Win the battle of Xiangji Temple.]

[A dismal victory, as the Tang Dynasty itself was not able to organize a victory of the same level of military strength.]

【After the victory at the Battle of Xiangji Temple. 】

【Recovering Chang'an seems to be within reach. 】

[Is the opportunity for the revival of the Tang Dynasty coming? 】

[And the common people in Chang'an seemed to have finally waited for the government troops to liberate them.]

[However, the common people in Chang'an did not know that the Tang emperor had already sold them to the Huihe people as bargaining chips.]

【And the counterinsurgency war has not yet been completely successful. 】

[Even if Chang'an is recovered, there is still a critical period to recover the eastern capital Luoyang. ]

【Facing the equally important Uighur cavalry allies. 】

[What choice will Datang make? ]

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The sky screen video ends here.

A large number of barrages and comments also filled the entire sky.

It represents the strong emotions of the audience at this moment.

"What a pity! The elite troops were wasted in this way!"

"We were all taught by the same master, there's no way to break his moves!"

"The only ones who can defeat half of the Tang army's elite are the other half."

"Hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers were wiped out in one battle! Genghis Khan only had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers back then."

"If Li Mi's strategy had been used, why would the battle have been so brutal?"

"The rebels were too fierce. If it weren't for Li Siye's trick, the Tang army would have been defeated again."

"The rebels are only a few thousand strong and can still maintain their formation. Their discipline is too horrible!"

"Li Longji was a good emperor, but he died too late."

"Although the Huihe troops were not many, they were definitely worth the price offered by the Tang government. It is a pity that the great Tang Dynasty had fallen to the point of offering the capital as a price."

"This is the Tang Dynasty that future generations boast about, but it is nothing but a laughing stock!"

《I think of the white-haired soldiers who stayed behind in the Western Regions.》

"Alas! From then on, China lost the Western Regions for more than a thousand years."

"Yes, the An-Shi Rebellion was not only the decline of a dynasty, but also the decline of the entire Chinese nation."

"After hundreds of years of weakness, China did not recover until the Ming Dynasty, but it still did not reach the level of openness and tolerance of the original Chinese Dynasty."

"Li Longji is the real sinner of the Tang Dynasty, no, he is the sinner of Chinese history!"

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Great Qin.

The atmosphere in the court was somewhat solemn.

First of all, Ying Zheng was shocked by the tragic casualties in this battle.

Originally, Ying Zheng thought that both sides would have tens of thousands of troops fighting each other, adding up to more than 20 troops.

The battle was indeed huge.

But it's not too surprising.

But from the narration on the screen later, we can see that both sides are elite soldiers wearing armor and will fight to the death.

It was a one-for-one battle, and they fought to the end.

The Tang army lost 70,000 men.

Sixty thousand rebels were killed in battle.

This was beyond Ying Zheng's imagination!

Ying Zheng considered it a major battle of elite troops.

Armored troops were only a minority.

After heavy casualties on the front line, victory or defeat is often decided.

Many of the defeated will flee.

During the rout, many people will successfully escape, but there will also be a large number of casualties and capture.

As for the winning side.

After enduring the initial hard battle.

In the later stages, the casualties were actually very small.

So when Ying Zheng saw the Battle of Xiangji Temple in later generations, both sides fought to the death.

You hit me with a knife and I hit you with a knife, from day to night.

I was still shocked by the strength of the Tang Dynasty army in later generations.

The key point is, if the Tang Dynasty’s official army fought desperately to recover lost territory.

There is more to say.

But the rebels fought to the death!

Exchange one for one with the elite Tang Dynasty troops until the end.

When everyone was dead and there was no one left, the last few thousand remaining soldiers could still retreat in an orderly manner.

This is outrageous!
Ying Zheng also had to sigh: "The military strength of this later pseudo-Tang is indeed there."

"Even the rebels, who have always been a motley crowd, are so strong."

"These two armies do have the power to dominate the world."

"It's a pity that it was used for internal consumption."

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(End of this chapter)