Today in History:

On March 13, 1988, Chinese Navy ships inspected some of the islands and reefs in the waters of the Jiuzhang Reef in the Nansha Islands, and organized personnel to board the Chigua Reef to establish an observation point.

At 6 a.m. on the 14th, two transport ships and a landing ship of the Vietnamese Navy came to the waters of Chigua Reef and sent 43 armed men to forcibly land on Chigua Reef. Ignoring the Chinese Navy's call to leave the reef, the Vietnamese reef landers first opened fire on the Chinese Navy personnel inspecting the reef.

At the same time, Vietnamese warships fired and fired at Chinese naval vessels on the reef and anchored in the nearby waters. The Chinese Navy was forced to return fire in self-defense. After sinking a Vietnamese transport ship and seriously injuring another transport ship and landing ship, the Chinese Navy adopted a restrained attitude and pursued again.

This self-defense counterattack dealt a blow to Vietnam's attempt to occupy the Spratly Islands.

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It was late at night, and the north wind was blowing.

The dark clouds in the sky dissipated, revealing a bright moon. The cold moonlight will shine down, reflecting the snow light, reflecting the city and the city, as if it were day. The distant mountains are reckless, and the water is close to the water. It was already the third day of the siege, and the night watchmen were vigilantly guarding the outside of the camp with their feet stamped and shivering.

Guan Duo poured water on the city walls, and it was hard and slippery. During the day, Dunshe organized several offensives, but the walls of the city were so high that he could not take a step forward.

The wind and snow are high, which is not conducive to a long-term siege. Camping in the wilderness is not as good as in the city, the frostbite situation in the army is getting more and more serious, and the non-combat attrition is more than the combat attrition. When I went around the camp, I saw some people who had frozen their legs or their arms; Others who have lost their fingers and frozen ears are common.

It's only been three days.

Deng She couldn't sleep at night, in fact, he had been prepared for this long before he left the army, but it really happened in front of his eyes, seeing that the soldiers were reduced one by one, and they were pulled out in carts every morning; Listening to them tossing and moaning, it can be heard clearly in the night, and it is inevitable that I am a little worried.

He did everything he could. He ordered an increase in the frequency and quantity of ginger soup supplies; and distribute the garments of the dead to the living; If the value is not appropriate, organize activities and exercises to maintain calories; Wine was given to the battalions to wipe themselves off. But all this is still far from enough; It will make little difference.

In the silent camp, there was a rush of footsteps.

"Password!"

"Xiao Wall."

Dunshe put down his pen and raised his head.

"General Qing?"

Qing Qianxing opened the tent and walked in quickly. He didn't care about shaking off the snow from his cloak, and he was overjoyed and handed over a book of arrows.

"There's a letter from the city."

For three days, thirty-six hours, every quarter of an hour, people froze to death. The snow hugs the blue pass and does not move forward, how can Deng She not know the danger of attacking the city under the snow, what he relies on is not the courage of the generals, not the patience of the soldiers; It was this letter from the city, this letter from the city that was long overdue.

For three days, thirty-six hours, he took turns to attack the city, day and night. Thousands of soldiers died because of this, and he was for this moment: "The city gate has changed its defenses?" ”

"This time, it's finally replaced by our people."

Dunshe took the arrow book and opened it to read. There were few numbers on it, and he recognized the handwriting, which was a thousand commanders disguised as strong men and sent into the camp of Liu Daqing and others. He read in a low voice: "Three watches, the fire is on." He suddenly looked up and listened to the drumming outside the tent, "What time is it?" ”

"It's three o'clock."

"The order was given that the forward camp should not move, so as not to wake up the defenders; The battalions in the rear urgently assembled. Send someone to inform Yang Wanhu from the hill in the corner of the city that they will enter the city tonight, and they will be the first. ”

The wind outside the tent violently stirred the cowhide tent and made a thrilling sound. The torches inserted in the two walls of the handsome tent floated, floating out of the faces of Bi Qianniu and other personal guards, and the uncertain weather on the armor. Qing Qianxing came out in response to the order, and Deng She stretched out his arms and got up: "Armor." ”

Put it on, cover your eyebrows, hide your forehead, and put down your ears and neck. When the armor is put on, the armor pieces are connected like fish scales, colliding together, and making a roaring sound. The cloak was fastened, and Dunshe took the saber and the short sword, and put them on their respective bodies. The bow and arrow hang outside, and the sword inside. Dunshe inspected it and nodded in satisfaction.

"Out of the bill."

Tong Shengyang, He Guangxiu, Zuo Che'er, Hu Zhong, and the officers who participated in the night attack received temporary military orders, and more than 1,000 households rushed one after another. In the moonlight, they lined up in two neat teams, standing in the snow in the moon, the clever guessed that the general attack was about to be made, and the dull knew that there was going to be a war. Without exception, everyone's eyes were eager, and their armor and weapons reflected a stern cold light.

"Does anyone know Song Ju?"

Two or three officers raised their hands in recognition of each other.

"He is now in the middle of the city, guarding the east gate." Deng She was concise and said simply, "After an hour, attack the city." ”

The dozen or so officers outside the tent were all unexpected.

In the distance, the cannon roared, and it was the south gate and the north gate, still feint at night. Deng She listened for a while, and said: "Wouldn't it be nice to attack the city on a snowy night, break through the enemy's gate, and cut off the enemy's head?" The first to enter the city will be the first to merit; Those who capture Guan Duo alive will be second-timed; Those who have Mao Jujing, Zheng Sanbao and others have three merits. ”

The crowd was full of enthusiasm.

Deng She's face sank like water, and then said: "Those who disturb the people, behead; Kill the good and take the merit, behead; Those who take advantage of the chaos to rob the people's wealth will be beheaded. This is the three merits, three slashes, from my life, I personally celebrate it, in order to strengthen its bravery; Whoever disobeys my command, I will execute it myself, so as to show his evil. Ladies and gentlemen! ......, and reluctantly. ”

He looked at them one by one, and they were eager to try. Deng She waved his hand and said, "Return to the camp and prepare for war." I beat the drums for you. ”

Without a hint, a little flame came out of the city gate of Liaoyang, spreading in all directions, burning more and more. The drums in the Shuangcheng army suddenly sounded, and Yang Wanhu had already led the men and horses to ambush the city, clamoring to cover up the past. Ten thousand horses galloped, Tong Shengyang took the lead, and led the Jurchen cavalry out of the gate.

The sound of artillery on the south and north sides suddenly became smaller, not smaller, but suppressed by the artillery fire from the east gate. Dozens of artillery pieces and stone cannons, in no particular order, shells like locusts, smashed into the city. The defenders in the city were stunned, and Li Jing, who led the team, got out of the shed, waved his knife and shouted: "He, He、......? ”

Someone made up for him: "Who is the troublemaker?" With the sound, the short sword stabbed out, and Li Jing fell in response to the sword. This man waited to step forward and cut off his head, but was desperately rescued by Li Jing's own soldiers. He didn't go forward to grab it, and shouted back to his height: "Li Jing is dead!" The city gate has been opened, according to the order of the general, the defenders of Liaoyang, those who surrender will not die, and those who do not surrender will be punished. ”

There were 3,000 defenders at the east gate, and his men accounted for one-third. Half an hour ago, he picked out a hundred and ten warriors, each of whom wrapped his arms in a red scarf as a discernment, and mixed into Li Jing's subordinates, and at this time he drew a knife at the same time, inserted it into the abdomen of the people around him, and shouted while killing: "Bastard of the dog day, this guy should be inside!" ”

The city was in turmoil, and the fire under the city was soaring. Black clouds of smoke rose, and there was smoke and chaos everywhere. Two or three officers led dozens of people, chopping melons and vegetables, killing the unprepared defenders on their backs, and without much effort, the city gate was opened.

A red flag, obliquely inserted smoke, the Liaoyang defenders who did not die were dumbfounded, looking at countless enemies, like heavenly soldiers and generals, through the smoke, appeared in front of them. The first big man, with a strange sound in his mouth, danced a big axe in his hand, like a hot wheel, blocking the invincible.

spears, arrows, horses' hooves; Fighting, slaughtering, shouting.

The sound of shouting finally reached the inner city. The people panicked and their homes were closed. The barracks shook, countless people turned their heads to look east, the eunuchs ran in a hurry, and the maids were terrified and frightened. Li Dunru, who accompanied the palace, was untidy and the ground was too slippery, so he crawled and fell into Guan Duo's bedroom.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency! Xiao Deng has entered the city! ”

Guan Duo's head was unbearable, he didn't fall asleep in the middle of the night, and when he opened the bed tent, he couldn't believe it: "What are you talking about? ”

"The city is broken, my lord. The defenders of the east gate came to report, and someone was anti-water ,...... him."

"Where's Li Jing?"

"Dead."

Guan Duo rolled over and got up, he couldn't panic, he said to himself. Touching the sword beside the bed, he said, "What's the panic! Spread the old man's order, transfer Mao Jujing, Zheng Sanbao and other departments, and quickly rescue the east gate. ”

"I can't save it, my lord. General Zheng went to the south gate, and General Mao guarded the west gate. Listen, the sound of horses' hooves galloping! How far away it was in the night, Li Dunru held his breath, he seemed to hear the screams of the guards outside the palace gate, the fire boiled in the snowy night of Liaoyang, and he seemed to see the bloody city gate.

He seemed to see thousands of horses coming on the bones.

And just an hour ago, he still believed, and was convinced of Guan Duo's confident judgment, that Xiao Deng would have to withdraw his troops sooner or later due to the cold. The gap is too big, and victory and defeat are in the blink of an eye. He looked miserable, collapsed to the ground, and muttered, "Xiao Deng has entered the city, my lord." ”

"Rubbish!"

Guan Duo was in a hurry, and his headache intensified. He held his head in one hand and his sword in the other, only to feel dizzy and shaky. He exclaimed, "What about the guards? Where are the pro-soldiers! The concubine who was in bed got up from the bed, and helped him, trying to let him sit back on the bed and rest for a while.

Guan Duo pushed them away, drew his sword from its sheath, and hacked them all to death. Two or three of his own soldiers rushed in.

"What is going on in the city? What about outside the palace? ”

"East Gate Urgent. Li Jing died in battle, and Deng She entered the city. The captain of the pro-soldier glanced at the concubine on the ground, Guan Duo rarely had a moment of rage, let alone killing people on the spot, "My lord? ”

"Terrible headache." Guan Duo pressed his head, lifted his spirits, and said, "Help me and get out of the palace!" The old man should come to the front of the battle in person to boost morale. Didn't you break down the east gate? What a count! There are tens of thousands of troops in my city, and as long as they are in time, they can be driven out. ”

"Deng Thief beat the banner of Hu Zhong, and Liu Daqing's old department was all reversed. My lord, I can't hold it. ”

Guan Duo looked at him with disgust, he had known the captain of the pro-soldier for a long time, and with a wow, he spurted blood. In the shadow of the candlelight, his tall, frail body fell to the ground. He struggled to get to his feet, but his strength was too weak to hold the hilt of his sword. The news that the East City Gate was broken and Deng She entered the city seemed to take away all his energy at once.

When he saw Hu Zhong in the city, he knew that something was wrong, and he took a lot of precautions against his miscellaneous subordinates. There is no intention, but there are not enough people; Guarding the city gates, supplemented only by miscellaneous cards, and disrupting all the miscellaneous cards of each department, changing their commanders, and putting together a defense. Unexpectedly, Deng She's scattered men and horses under Hu Zhong and others gathered together because of this.

His complexion was no longer rosy, and his eyes were no longer bright.

His head was windy, his leg was wounded. After years of fighting horses and horses, the south and the north war. At every juncture, he has no one to rely on; Every night of exhaustion, he can only rely on himself. The wind outside the plug, the snow in Liaodong. From Huaisi to Liaodong, thousands of miles have been traveled, and there have been hundreds of vicious battles in the past few years.

He is like a tireless fighter, for his pursuit, for his goal, he is always full of fighting spirit, and he always believes that success is in the near future.

He was only in his fifties, and he thought he was young, but his headwind, his leg injury, his weakness at this moment, his current weakness, everything reminded him that he was old and he had lost. Lost everything, lost everything. The sound of the horses' hooves as Dunsh entered the city proclaimed that he had lost all that he had gained in all these years; He lost everything, everything he wanted in the years to come, what he wanted to achieve.

"The west wind wakes up the hero's dream, not Xianyang but Luoyang."

He lay on the ground and remembered this poem he had written many years earlier. At that time, he was in his prime and ambitious. In order to give new words to say sorrow, and now I know the taste of sorrow, I want to say it, I want to say it. He remembered the first time he saw Liu Futong, that night, in the middle of the night, the scholar was angry, and scolded Fang Xuan.

He remembered the battle against Chakhan Timur and the fierce battle against Funiu Mountain, the heavens and the earth were moved, and the wind and clouds changed color. He remembered that the fire burned down the capital years ago, what a heroic spirit he was! As a result, the Yuan Master did not return to the northern tour. There are thousands of heroes in the world, who can have such a feat? Pointing out the country and inspiring the words, the dung was ten thousand households.

He struggled to his feet, no, he couldn't die.

It's a big deal to lose Liaoyang, what's the big deal? He can lead tens of millions of troops from a scholar; He can do the same, and start all over again. What kind of prince will Xiangning have? Who has become a great event since ancient times, who does not die for a lifetime? Zhang Shicheng, Xu Shouhui, salt lords, cloth dealers and the like are all qualified to call Wang Niangu, he is a priest, why can't he!

He seemed to be being passed by an electric current, and he stood up at once.

He was full of energy, and his face was frighteningly ruddy. He put his sword into the sheath, clean and neat, without the slightest trace of the old man's dragon bell posture. He was in high spirits, groaned slightly, and rebelled, Liaoyang definitely couldn't hold it, and if he couldn't hold it, he broke through. He ordered: "Order all the military horses, and order Mao Jujing, Zheng Sanbao, and Xu Ren generals to break through the siege by separate routes." ”

Where to go after the breakout? Quang Ninh? No, Pan Cheng will eat black. Sha Liu Er? No, under the pressure of Liaoxi, Weisijian, and Liaoyang, the living space is too small. He immediately made a decision and said, "Meet outside the south gate." ”

Deng She poured out to fight Liaoyang, and there will be defense in the direction of Gaizhou, but there will not be many people. Take advantage of the heavy snow, have a chance to kill the blockade. Or enter Liaozuo, or simply go to Goryeo. With 20,000 or 30,000 elites in hand, Guan Duo is confident that he can regain a foothold.

Then, spread the word to Liaodong and called on Pan Cheng and Sha Liu Er. promised Liaoyang to Pan Cheng, promised to cross the sea to Sha Liu Er, and attacked Deng Sheqi. Even if it doesn't work, there is Naha who is close at hand, and the 100,000 soldiers who are stationed in the prison, who of the two of them doesn't want to get Liaoyang? It is difficult for Dunshe not to die.

Guan Duo laughed.

"Your Excellency?"

"The old man thanked Xiao Deng a lot, and he fell into the chaos of Liaodong again, and he volunteered to sit on the crater of the volcano. gave the old man a chance to avoid the limelight and recuperate. Haha, haha. The key to the art of war is not the gains and losses of one city or one place, but the long-term consideration of the overall situation. Xiao Deng, Xiao Deng, anxious for quick success, risked the world's disapproval, and bore the notoriety of a traitor. The old man asserted that his defeat was in the near future! ”

"The Twin Cities are near, my lord, it's time to go."

Holding on to his injured leg, Guan Duo walked out of the palace gate and jumped on his mount. He reined in the east, and the direction of the east city gate was blazing, and the sound of killing continued. On the streets, many soldiers ran around like headless flies. Guan Duo frowned and ordered: "Divide a team of people, gather the stragglers, supervise the battle, and break through the encirclement for our army." ”

The captain of the pro-soldiers took the order, ordered more than a dozen people, and drove the horses to rob and drive away the stragglers.

There were a lot of stragglers, all over the streets, and when they saw people coming, they shouted and ran in all directions. Dozens of people, drawing their swords, rubbed themselves and pounced. There were several muffled noises one after another, and the stabbed horses fell down with a wail, and the knights could not react, and one after another, their necks were cut.

"Who?"

"There are assassins!"

"Protect the adults and leave."

The guards shouted in a panic, the ground was slippery, the horses were galloping unfast, and several Assassins pulled open the tripwires and stopped in the street, making a loud plop and neighing. Guan Duo had an injury in the leg, and he was reluctant to ride on the horse, and he was a little unstable, so he didn't sit down properly and fell off. He didn't bother touching the wound, he tugged at the reins, climbed twice, but failed to climb up; Drawing his sword with his backhand, two or three people killed a few paces away.

"Hu Zhong?"

The assassin who took the lead, who is not Hu Zhong? After the east gate was opened, he didn't fight, and under the order of General Deng She, he took a hundred and ten people, put on makeup and sneaked into the city, and waited outside the Guan Duo Palace for a long time. He muffled his voice, knocked down one of the guards, pressed it with his legs, and the saber went from the bottom up, piercing through the ribs. The guard screamed and rolled into a bloody man.

Hu Zhong casually wiped the blood on his face, staring at Guan Duo with a gloomy gaze.

Guan Duo left in a hurry, and there were only twenty or thirty guards with him, and he died cleanly in a moment. His chest was hot, and he couldn't climb on his horse. He watched the stragglers rout, turning a blind eye and scrambling to flee; Hu Zhong's saber was dripping with blood, and he approached step by step.

He knew he was going to die tonight.

The dying captain of the guard tried to catch Hu Zhong who was passing by him, and his voice was inaudible: "That's Lord Pingzhang, let the adult go, you will be prosperous and wealthy." ”

Guan Duo laughed, he disdained to beg Hu Zhong for mercy.

Thousands of threads poured into his mind, and the emperor's hegemony was empty. Countless scenes passed by, and he greeted the cold and warm, sympathetic to the soldiers; He greeted him upside down, Corporal Lixian. He asked himself if he had done anything wrong. He couldn't figure it out, where was Dunshe stronger than him? Thirty fame, dust and earth, eight thousand miles of clouds and moons. The heroes are silent and the world is old, and the country is sad for eternity.

Farewell, Liaoyang; Farewell, picturesque rivers and mountains; Farewell, unsuccessful ambition.

The sound of fire and snow is full of corpses. Guan Duo laughed.

"There are no heroes in the world, but they make the shaft a plot!"

He stood up tremblingly, slashing his sword at himself. He disdained it and died at the hands of Dunshe. In a pool of blood, he looked at the sky, as if questioning, with unwillingness. The clouds dispersed, and the snow gradually stopped. Hu Zhong watched his corpse gradually turn cold, half-knelt, and cut off his head.