19. Gyeongju on Weiming
The next morning, behind the walls of Gyeongju City, soldiers wearing dirty robes slowly woke up in the pile of grey bottles and woods. Then they lay behind the broken female wall, looking at the incredible phenomenon under the rising sun:
In the mountains and wilderness east and west of the Maling River in the north of the city, Xifan, which was originally densely covered here like a sea of sand, seemed to have changed overnight. In the valley behind it, dust covering the sky and the sun rose, accompanied by the deafening sound of horse hooves and the cries of livestock, many Dangxiang Fanzi in brown leather clothes were shining all over the mountains and fields.
"The traitors, the traitors retreated." At first, the Tang soldiers guarding the city could not believe what they saw.
But soon, the shouts of "the traitors retreated" became louder and louder and more excited. Many guards stood up, jumped, and raised their hands, all of which felt like they were resurrected.
For such a long time, under the endless attacks of various siege equipment from Xifan, less than 3,000 Tang soldiers in Qingzhou City finally defended the city tenaciously under the leadership of the governor Lu Weiming!
But the losses were also heavy, with less than one thousand guards in Qingzhou City now.
At this moment, amid the thunderous cheers, Lun Weiming's fist hit the rammed earth at the mercedes, and tears fell along his beard, dripping on it, staining a large area of loess.
The truth is mixed with emotion.
Because what he was bleeding was actually the blood of the Ga family in Xifan.
This identity makes Ma Chongying's defense of Gyeongju City look particularly subtle.
The Ga family is a great nobleman in Xifan. The most famous figure is Lunqinling. This son of Dalun Gar and Dongzan of Xifan, and together with four brothers, he took charge of the military and political power of Xifan during the reign of Zanpu Mangsong in Xifan (650-676). He began to attack from all sides to compete with the Tang Dynasty for hegemony of the Western Regions. In the first year of Xianheng (670), Qinling was the commander of the Western Army. In Dafeichuan, he defeated Xue Rengui, a famous Tang general of the Tang Dynasty, and tens of thousands of Tang troops. Later, he defeated the 180,000 Tang troops of the Tang Dynasty's Secretariat Li Jingxuan in Qinghai Lake. After Mangsong Mangzan's death, Qinling was the Dalun and assisted the young master Chidu Songzan. The Tang Dynasty was deeply afraid of him. Later, Lunqinling continued to compete with famous Tang Dynasty generals Pei Xingjian, Heichi Changzhi, Lou Shide, Guo Yuanzhen and others in Anxi, Hexi and other places.
But as Chidu Songzan grew up, she gradually became dissatisfied with the autocratic Lunqinling. The conflict between the Zamp royal family and the Ga family became increasingly deeper. Chidu Songzan believed that the Ga family was in danger of usurping power and became more and more suspicious of it. It is said that Chidu Songzan also wrote a chief poem to express his hostility and contempt towards Lunqinling:
"Gabu River Valley (Gabu is the fief of the Ga family),
The common people want to be king,
The son of the Ga family wants to be king.
Toad (cuff?) wants to fly,
The spring water wants to flow backwards,
The rock wants to roll back,
Time thought...(This sentence was added by Sula himself)”
Finally, in 699 AD, the young Zanpu attacked Lunqinling, who was stationed in Qinghai in the name of hunting. Qinling committed suicide and more than 2,000 people from the Ga family were massacred.
However, Qinling's younger brother Zan Po and son Gong Ren escaped. Where did they escape? Of course it was Tang. It is said that Gong Ren also recited a poem later, which was very miserable:
"My wife crosses the hill,
I left my beloved son behind.
Farewell to the elders of Caoba,
The mother and sister gave her a gift.
In the future, my Lord will be,
The King of Tang was named Sanlang (Sanlang should be Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, so this poem should not be written in the Wu Zetian era).
Zan Po and Gong Ren, who joined the Tang Dynasty, were warmly welcomed by Wu Zetian. After that, they used "Lun" as their surname in Tang. The whole clan was truly loyal to the Tang Dynasty: Lun Gong Ren was conquered by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to fight in the Western Regions, and finally became the deputy ambassador of Shuofang and was awarded the title of Prince Bachuan. His son Lunchengjie sold all his family's wealth during the Anshi Rebellion, and brought all his child servants to join the imperial guards to defend Emperor Suzong, and was granted the title of Prince Wuwei.
In terms of sincerity, there are four sons, who are loyal, honest, virtuous, and wise. They are all deeply trusted and have made great contributions to the Tang court.
Therefore, this repelling of Xifan's invasion of Qingzhou was of great significance to Lun Weiming.
"Finally, I finally failed to let go of the reputation of the Ga family. I have saved this Qingzhou City and saved it for Your Majesty! It did not end up like Yanzhou City..." Lun Weiming slowly knelt under the female wall, clenched his fists, and said so.
At this time, on the high hill of the Maling River Valley in the south of Qingzhou City, tens of thousands of Tang soldiers who came to rescue also cheered and leaped, and the sound shook the rivers. Prime Minister Xiao Fu stood there, looking at the scene of the thieves running away, and laughed to the sky, "The thieves are running away!"
"The traitors fled!" At this moment, whether it was Gao Chongwen's unit of the Shence Army, Han Yougui's unit of the Bining Army, and Wu Xianfu and Zhang Wanfu's troops who also came to help, the soldiers all raised their foreheads with their hands and shouted happily.
At this moment, Han Yougui, who was eager to make contributions, held his fist and suggested to Xiao Fu: "I see the enemy's escape. Ma Chongying's troops ran towards Qinggang Ridge, while Dangxiang Zhu rebelled and fell, and seemed to sneak towards the various intersections of Baiyushan. Please ask Xiao Zhonglang to order that General Gao Chongwen personally chooses eight thousand elite cavalry and chases Ma Chongying urgently. Do not kill Ma Chongying's head at the edge of the dry sea and present it under the palace of the Ming Dynasty."
Xiao Fu raised his hand, "General Han said so much, but every time Xifan retreated, there were elite rear guards. I was afraid that our cavalry would not be able to achieve full results."
After saying that, Xiao Fu strode to the map he was holding, and said to the generals, "Masui in Hedong, Hunyu from Hezhong immediately led 40,000 elite troops from Shizhou and Longmen crossed the river to help. I immediately sent someone to inform the two of them to choose 10,000 brave elite cavalry and take the lead in rushing to Qingzhou. General Han commanded them to pursue the thieves, and defeat all the victories!"
"That's Ma Chongying's retreat from Mingsha?"
Xiao Fu was not worried at all, and waved his hand boldly, "The defense observation of Xingyuan's defense against Qiu, Gao Yue, has led over 10,000 cavalry, and has left Xiaoguan and Weiru River in the north. I will let Lingwu's Kang Rizhi lead ten thousand people to the south again. Once the two iron doors are combined, the road of sings of sand can be completely cut off. Ma Chongying will be unable to fly in the dry sea where no grass grows."
"Okay!" Everyone was happy.
If this battle is tied tightly, it will definitely defeat Xifan's sharp victory by destroying tens of thousands of Fanzis.
At this moment, Qi Ying, the military envoy from the camp, stepped forward and whispered to Xiao Fu that the entire army should also pay attention to the food and fodder supply. Tens of thousands of cavalry pursued it, which required a large amount of consumption, but now the military fund treasury located in Pengyuan, Ningzhou has reached its bottom.
"It's okay, Han Nanyang's supplies have almost been delivered. The prime minister has asked Shen Ce general Han Qinxu and Bining general Fan Xi to Weikou to take over." Xiao Fu's reply made everyone calm down, so everyone was ready to pursue the matter.
In the east of Chang'an City, beside the Ba Bridge that is red like a dragon, in front of a bamboo forest full of spring. Cui Ning, who is a rich and idle job, is coming here to visit spring with his wife Liu and a large group of concubines.
Mrs. Liu saw that her husband had gained weight during his spare time in Shengpingfang. He used to be a short man, but now he is a short man.
While walking, Cui Ning whispered to his wife hatefully, saying that this guy was too inappropriate and sorry to my A Ni.
"Then let's break off contact with the senior high school, what about?" Liu could not see any expression on his face.
Chapter completed!