Qualla: Battle of Ansi https://qualla.com/battle-of-ansi en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:39 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/x/p/r/battle-of-ansi-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Ansi https://qualla.com/battle-of-ansi Battle of Ansi: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-ansi/ Photo credit SY, CC BY-SA 4.0. For three months in the summer and autumn of 645, a fortress in the Liaodong Peninsula held off the largest military force in the known world. Emperor Taizong of Tang had brought his army across China to crush the kingdom of Goguryeo. He captured cities, routed field armies, and advanced with the confidence of a ruler who had never lost. Then he reached Ansi, and the fortress refused to fall.

Read more: Battle of Ansi on Qualla

Image: SY | CC BY-SA 4.0

]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/x/p/r/battle-of-ansi-wp/wxpr-battle-of-ansi-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Ansi: The Road to the Walls https://qualla.com/battle-of-ansi/ Photo credit SY, CC BY-SA 4.0. The invasion had its pretext in Goguryeo's attack on its neighbor Silla in 643, which gave Emperor Taizong the justification he wanted. By 644, preparations were underway: troops assembled, ships built, siege engines constructed. On April 1, 645, under the pretense of marching to...

Read more: Battle of Ansi on Qualla

Image: SY | CC BY-SA 4.0

]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/x/p/r/battle-of-ansi-wp/wxpr-battle-of-ansi-the-road-to-the-walls.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Ansi: The Siege Within the Siege https://qualla.com/battle-of-ansi/ Photo credit SY, CC BY-SA 4.0. What followed was a war of attrition fought on two scales: the daily grind of siege warfare and a monumental engineering contest. Li Daozong began constructing a massive earthen ramp southeast of the fortress. The Ansi garrison responded by raising their walls higher. For sixty d...

Read more: Battle of Ansi on Qualla

Image: SY | CC BY-SA 4.0

]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/x/p/r/battle-of-ansi-wp/wxpr-battle-of-ansi-the-siege-within-the-siege.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Ansi: Chickens, Pigs, and Night Attacks https://qualla.com/battle-of-ansi/ Photo credit SY, CC BY-SA 4.0. The siege was not only about walls and ramps. One evening, Taizong heard the sounds of chickens and pigs being slaughtered inside the fortress. He recognized the meaning immediately -- the garrison was feasting before a night assault, giving their soldiers strength for what might...

Read more: Battle of Ansi on Qualla

Image: SY | CC BY-SA 4.0

]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/x/p/r/battle-of-ansi-wp/wxpr-battle-of-ansi-chickens-pigs-and-night-attacks.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Ansi: The Retreat Through Snow https://qualla.com/battle-of-ansi/ Photo credit SY, CC BY-SA 4.0. Three days of heavy assault on the captured earthwork failed. Goguryeo reinforcements were arriving. October brought the Liaodong winter early -- temperatures dropping, grass dying, food supplies exhausted. On October 13, 645, Emperor Taizong ordered the withdrawal. The retreat w...

Read more: Battle of Ansi on Qualla

Image: SY | CC BY-SA 4.0

]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/x/p/r/battle-of-ansi-wp/wxpr-battle-of-ansi-the-retreat-through-snow.mp3 0:06 5 full