Looking back at history, we should be most proud of the Tang Dynasty, and during the tang dynasty, China can be said to stand on the top of the world.
Neighboring countries such as Japan and Korea have come to worship and learn from us, and we have also established the Silk Road and started business in the western region.
The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was strong from economic to political, to military and other aspects, and it is precisely in this way that we can be admired by many countries.
But what is not known is that in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there were also many border intrusions and provocations, the most representative of which was the Tubo general who forced Xue Rengui to retreat.
Xue Rengui can be described as a rare general of the Tang Dynasty, he was a foreign relative of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, who made outstanding military achievements on the battlefield and played a heavy role in the stability of the Tang Dynasty.
However, he was defeated in the Battle of Dafeichuan with Tubo, which made him famous and his past glory disappeared, who was able to defeat the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, he was the Tubo general at that time.
Ambitious Tibetan general
This Tubo general was the son of the Tubo leader Lu Dongzan at that time, Lu Dongzan, and it is interesting to say that he and Xue Rengui had the same surname as Xue Rengui, but because of his noble blood and family customs, the name would not carry this Han surname.
However, from this fate, it can also be seen that perhaps Qinling is Xue Rengui's nemesis, and Xue Rengui may never have thought that his first name would be destroyed by the family with the same surname.
In fact, it is no accident that Qinling can have such a great deed, he has been clever and clever since he was a child, and he also has a set of dancing knives and guns, and in the youth of Qinling, he has shown excellence beyond his peers.
Not only that, but on Qinling was also very strategic, he was the descendant of the chieftain who naturally had a desire for high positions, so that he began to cultivate his cronies for himself early on and establish a firm foothold in the royal family.
After the death of his father Lu Dongzan, he controlled the government of the dynasty, and when the power was in his hands, he did not slacken off, it can be said that qinling's ambitions were not limited to claiming the throne in Tubo, he wanted to compete with the Tang Dynasty.
For others, this may be wishful thinking, but on the Qinling really has this ability, at that time Tubo under the leadership of Princess Wencheng economic prosperity, but other aspects are very weak, and the Tang Dynasty is naturally incomparable.
The qinling also knew this very well, so he began to work secretly, and it did not take long to develop the political and military development of Tibet.
However, even though Tubo was developing rapidly, it was not enough to compete with the Tang Dynasty, so Qinling began to come up with various tricks to provoke the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, the Silk Road between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions developed very vigorously, both sides relied on the silk business to vigorously develop the economy, and on the Qinling Marshals invaded the Tang Dynasty's Anxi Temple Town, which was the key node of the Silk Road, so that the silk business between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions was bound to be affected, the Tang Dynasty lacked this part of the economic resources, and the national treasury would definitely be hit hard.
The Battle of Dafeichuan was severely damaged
The Tang Dynasty was the largest dynasty in the world at that time, how could it be angry with a small Tubo, Tang Gaozong immediately sent the famous general Xue Rengui to attack Tubo, to teach this small country a lesson.
Subsequently, Xue Rengui led 50,000 elite troops of the Tang Dynasty, in addition to More than 100,000 people from Tuguhun and the surrounding conscripts, to attack Tubo, which was the famous Battle of Dafeichuan in history.
Receiving the news that Xue Rengui was coming, Tan Qinling immediately began to think of countermeasures. At that time, there was no shortage of troops in Qinling's hands, and he could mobilize 400,000 troops, which was several times higher than Xue Rengui's troops.
But after all, it was a small country, and their army's combat ability was far inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty's army, so Qinling did not dare to compete with Xue Rengui hard.
The most powerful thing about Qin Ling was not that he went into battle to kill the enemy, but that he was a strategist, and he quickly came up with a plan, and he immediately sent spies to inquire about Xue Rengui's every move.
When it was learned that Xue Rengui's troops were divided into two routes, Nong Qinling ordered the siege of Xue Rengui's supply troops, and the main troops led by Xue Rengui also fell into the encirclement of Xue Rengui's 400,000 troops.
Even if Xue Rengui was brave and good at fighting, he could not resist such a disparity in military strength, and Xue Rengui's supply forces were also surrounded and could not be supported, which eventually led to a crushing defeat at the Battle of Dafeichuan.
It should be known that Xue Rengui was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, and it was a great shame to lose such a fiasco to a Tubo, and Tang Gaozong naturally could not tolerate such a disgrace, and eventually surrendered to Xue Rengui.
The heroic warriors of the past were defeated in the battle, which was a shame for Xue Rengui for a lifetime, and it was also a great shame for Datang, who was hit hard by a small Tubo, which threatened the supremacy of Datang.
Many small countries that are eager to move have begun to suspect that the Tang Dynasty is already in decline, and their desire to rebel is even stronger, while Tubo became famous in the First World War, and its prestige has risen a lot at once.
Emperor Gaozong of Tang could not tolerate such humiliation, and then sent the governor Li Jingxuan to attack Tubo, but the famous general Xue Rengui could not compete with it, let alone Li Jingxuan.
This time, Qinling did not use tactics to directly fight Li Jingxuan head-on, and the final result was still a complete victory for Tubo, which further dampened the morale of the Tang Dynasty, so that the Tang Dynasty did not dare to act rashly afterwards.
A fate that cannot be changed
Whether a dynasty can become strong or not depends not only on the ability of the leader, but also on the time, place, and people, such as Tubo, although the Qinling is superior, but the Tang Dynasty at that time was indeed very developed in all aspects, and it could not be easily overthrown, so that although the Qinling and tang dynasties were victorious several times, they were still zhao'an in the end.
With the advancement of history, there were also many problems within Tibet, and the cronies of Theory Qinling were counter-conspired by Wu Zetian and eventually murdered on Qinling.
In addition, all the descendants of Tubo surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and sought an official and a half-position in the Tang Dynasty, and the Tubo who was once able to defeat the Tang Dynasty disappeared.
epilogue
It is undeniable that Qinling is an extremely capable person, but foreign warfare is a good hand, which does not mean that playing with power can also be handy.
And a good leader in addition to being able to deal with foreign enemies, but also should be able to govern their own internal forces, of course, the failure of Tubo in addition to its own problems, there is also a historical trend at that time is indeed the peak of the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, the Tang Dynasty was developed in all aspects, coupled with the fact that almost every monarch had courage and strategy, so that the Tang Dynasty has been in the ascending stage, and the intrusion of a Tubo is not a big deal, but it is a pity that Qinling did not see this clearly.