The Great Battle

The Great Battle is an historical film about the siege of Ansi Fortress in 645 CE and the epic eighty-eight day battle that Yang Manchun and his Goguryeo troops fought against 20,000 invading Tang forces to defend it.[10][11][12][13][14] The movie opens with the Battle of Mount Jupil on June 23, 645 CE, followed by the Tang dynasty attack on Ansi Fortress to take over the land of Goguryeo for land expansion.[15] While the Tang dynasty sought to make troops of Yang Manchun surrender by using artillery weapons, Ansi’s defenders withstood and protected the Ansi Fortress from the attack despite having a numerically inferior number of soldiers.[15] Ultimately, Goguryeo troops won against the Tang after Yang Manchun's arrow successfully left a fatal damage on the Tang Emperor Taizong,[15] resulting in his troops to retreat due to their emperor's wound and low supplies.[15]