I have to say that whether it is learning literature or practicing martial arts, reading or fighting, talent is very important.
In the ancient Chinese military history, there are many talented teenagers who debuted at the peak:
For example, Huo went to the disease, at the age of 18, he first ascended to the battlefield and became famous in a war, running a long way and killing the old Shan Yu of the Xiongnu.
Another example is Tang Taizong Li Shimin, who was even younger than Huo Fuyi when he became famous, only because his later achievements were too brilliant to ignore his amazing performance in his early years.
At that time, sixteen-year-old Li Shimin Tongzi won a full house of color as soon as he appeared, fully demonstrating what is called talent.
In the eleventh year of Daye (615 AD), Yang Guang, who liked to inspect the world, could not sit still, and this time, he set his sights on the north, preparing to tour the northern frontier of the empire.
Yang Guang, a man of great talent and complete literature and martial arts, belonged to the best of the emperors with very outstanding abilities, but he also had a fatal weakness, that is, overconfidence.
For example, his construction of the Grand Canal, his conquest of Goguryeo, and so on, are all ambitious and meritorious feats, but the problem is that he is too eager to achieve results, too much trust in his ability to control, and finally get out of control.
This time, Yang Guangtongzi was obviously a little hot-headed.
Touring the northern frontier was a very risky thing, because at that time, in the north, there was a powerful enemy, the Turks.
But Yang Guangke did not care about this, he excitedly led his own luxury tour group, all the way to the north, pointing out the country, it was not comfortable. At this time, he did not know that he had become a prey in the eyes of others.
The news of Yang Guangbei's tour soon reached the ears of the Turks. They immediately decided to launch a surprise attack around Yanmen Pass and take Yang Guang.
The Sui Emperor and his party went farther and farther away from the interior, and when they approached the Yanmen Pass, the Turks began to move.
Soon, the cities near Yanmen Pass were all captured by the Turks, leaving only a lonely city at Yanmen Pass.
Hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops surrounded the Sui Emperor.
The Sui Dynasty emperor Yang Guang, who led an army to pacify Southern Chen in his twenties, was an outstanding military commander. He personally commanded the defending army to fight back, while sending many people and horses to the area south of Yanmen Pass to mobilize reinforcements.
Soon, the news of His Majesty the Emperor's siege by the Turks spread throughout the empire, except for the military and political chiefs everywhere who actively organized their armies and prepared to go north to serve the king. Many enthusiastic young people also rubbed their fists and prepared to join the army and rescue the emperor.
Among them, included the second son of Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, and the later Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin.
At this time, Li Shimin was only sixteen years old, and he had just been newly married to his fourteen-year-old grandson Jiamin for less than a year.
Sixteen years old, from a famous family, what should it be like?
Freshly dressed angry horses, brocade hat mink fur, all day long to do some cockfighting and lackey things, this, should be the standard of normal people.
But Li Shimin, he is not a "normal" person.
Generally speaking, those emperors who started their own businesses and laid down the country will leave behind some magical legends, using the vision at the time of birth to show that the true dragon Tianzi is extraordinary. Li Shimin, who laid the foundation of the world with his father and was half the founding emperor, was also like this.
Legend has it that when Li Shimin was born in the luxurious villa of the Li family in Wugong County, Shaanxi Province, there were two dragons playing outside the door to congratulate him, and it took three days to leave.
Not only that, when Li Shimin was four years old, there was a fortune teller in the form of a scholar in the family.
The scholar asserted that Li Yuan was a nobleman and that he must have a noble son. When he saw the four-year-old Li Shimin, he was amazed and praised him for having the posture of a dragon and phoenix, and he would definitely become famous at a young age, and he would be able to help the people of the world before he was 20 years old! (Old Book of Tang: Gurudwara Gaozu said: "The public nobles are also nobles, and there are noble sons.") Seeing Emperor Taizong, he said, "The capital of the dragon and phoenix, the table of heaven and day, the year will be twenty, and it will be able to help the world and the people." ”）
After Li Yuan listened, he was frightened.
After all, if the news of having an imperial embryo in the family spreads, it will kill the head.
Therefore, he was ready to arrest this student and kill people.
However, at this time, the student magically disappeared.
There was no way, Li Yuan had to issue a gag order to his family, strictly prohibiting the outside world, and this matter ended here.
The only result is that Li Shimin's name is determined, and in the end he still listens to the words of the scholar and takes the meaning of Ji Shi'anmin and is named after him.
With such a great beginning, sixteen-year-old Li Shimin is destined not to be like those stupid children, muddy and idle.
He heard that the Tunwei general Yun Dingxing was recruiting troops to form the Qinwang army, so he ran to join the army without his father, for fear of being beaten back by his father, and did not dare to report to his family.
Although he was still only a child, Li Shimin was born with divine power, and it was not difficult to pass the conscription exam.
Therefore, he smoothly joined Yun Dingxing's troops and rushed to Yanmen Pass with everyone.
In the eyes of outsiders, the sixteen-year-old child has not dried up, does not know how to march and fight, and is a soy sauce player.
However, Li Shimin Tongzi proved with practical actions that the phrase that heroes from ancient times came out of youth is indeed reasonable.
Other soldiers marched, obeyed the command of all actions, and followed the leader, but Li Shimin thought while walking.
He believed that the More than 100,000 Horses of the Turks, the Sui Army of Yanmen Pass, and the tens of thousands of horses and horses on their own road, together with the tens of thousands of horses on their own road, were certainly not the opponents of the Turks (the others were many and we were widowed, and the Xi army would not be able to support them when they came to fight).
So he found Yun Dingxing and suggested that he use the tactics of a suspicious soldier.
Li Shimin analyzed that the Turks poured out of the country, and it must be difficult for grain and grass to support for too long, and if they felt that "a large number of Sui troops" had arrived, it was very likely that they would retreat without a fight.
Yun Dingxing, this person, the level is average, but the minimum judgment ability is still there. He knew that there was actually no better way to do it now, so it was better to let Li Shimin try it.
Therefore, Li Shimin ordered him to continue to buy more war drums and military flags (he would set up a suspicious army).
Then, the soldiers were ordered to raise their flags, pull away, and beat drums to the yanmen gate. The team of more than 10,000 people had the feeling of hundreds of thousands of troops.
Li Shimin's team made such a big move, and soon alarmed the Turkic Khans. Knowing that the Sui army was coming in a mighty way, he felt that the time for lightning to strike and capture Yang Guang had passed.
In order to avoid falling into the encirclement of opponents, stealing chickens can not be eroded rice, the Turk Khan immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops.
Sixteen-year-old Li Shimin became famous in a battle and successfully rescued the Sui Emperor.