As the saying goes, "There is no general who will never be defeated". For the famous generals of ancient times, what honor and evaluation is higher than not fighting a defeat in a lifetime? It is really too difficult to be undefeated in life, and the famous generals ruyun in the Spring and Autumn Warring States period can be undefeated, and there is no defeat in the Han Dynasty. So were there undefeated famous generals during the Sui and Tang dynasties? Of course there are, but only these two can be undefeated for life.
The first person was Yang Su, the founding general of the Sui Dynasty. After Yang Su became a Member of the Yang clan of Hongnong, he served as an official in the Northern Zhou Court in his early years. Later, Emperor Wu led an army to attack Northern Qi, and Yang Su asked to lead his father's old army as the vanguard, and Emperor Wu agreed, and gave him a bamboo whip, saying: "I am about to drive the world, so I give this thing to you." "Yang Su made many achievements in the battle to destroy Northern Qi. Later, when Yang Jian gained power, Yang Su knew that Yang Jian was very popular with the people, and he had the intention of claiming the emperor, so he took the initiative to throw himself under Yang Jian's door. Yang Jian ascended the throne by Zen and changed his name to Emperor Kai of Yuan, which was for Emperor Wen of Sui and established the Sui Dynasty. Yang insisted that he was the empress dowager, and Yang Su was added to the pillar state.
Later, in the Battle of Chen, Yang Su commanded the main force of the water army, left Badong County, and went down the river to the east, responsible for destroying the Yangtze River and the Chen Shui Army along the coast. Yang Su led the water army to the east, large and small warships covered the entire river, and the flag armor was bright and dazzling in the sun. Yang Suduan sat on a large boat, his appearance was majestic and vigorous, and Chen Guoren was daunted, and they all said: "Qinghe Gong is the god of the Yangtze River!" Later, after several years of conquest, Chen was finally destroyed and the Sui Dynasty was unified between the north and the south.
Since the beginning of the reign of emperor, Sui had adopted the strategy of Changsun Sheng and had been using divisive tactics against the Turks, causing them to engage in long-term internal chaos. But the Turks slowly grew, often invading the borders. In order to solve the border problem, Yang Su personally commanded a large army to defeat the Turks, and Datou Khan fled with serious wounds, and his casualties were innumerable, and they cried away. After the war, Emperor Wen of Sui issued an edict to reward Yang Su and gave Yang Suyi 20,000 horses. Plus his son Yang Xuangan was a great general, and Yang Xuanxian, Yang Xuanzhong, and Yang Jishan were all high-ranking officials.
Yang Su has a very improvised strategy, always grasping the opportunity to fight the enemy, he does not stick to a certain method to deal with the changes in the situation, but controls the army strictly and orderly, if anyone violates the military order, he will immediately behead, there is no tolerance. Therefore, Yang Su's subordinates were extremely afraid of him, and they all held the heart of death when fighting, so they were invincible and became the only undefeated god of war in the Sui Dynasty. Later, Yang Su also helped Yang Guang successfully ascend the throne, but after Yang Su's death, his eldest son Yang Xuangan rebelled, but the matter was revealed and he was killed, and Yang Su's family was also exterminated by Yang Xuangan because of his involvement.
The second person was Li Jing, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. Li Jing was the nephew of the Sui general Han Huhu. Li Jing has been very fond of military affairs since he was a child, and his uncle Han Huhu was a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, and every time he talked about military affairs with him, he clapped his hands and praised him, and caressed him: "The only person with whom you can discuss Sun Wu's art is you." Later, Li Jing was summoned to the shogunate by Li Shimin and became Li Shimin's confidant. Li Jing made great contributions to the establishment and development of the Tang Dynasty, first pacifying the separatist forces of Southern Liang Xiao Milling, and later serving the Tang Dynasty to appease Lingnan. After that, the rebellion of Fu Gongruo was also put down, and Li Yuan admired his military ability very much, and said with great admiration: "Li Jing is the anointing disease of Xiao Milling and Fu Gongruo, and none of the ancient famous generals Han Xin, Bai Qi, Wei Qing, and Huo Wentong, none of them can compare with Li Jing!"
At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Eastern Turks were powerful, and when Li Yuan taiyuan raised an army, he once declared himself a vassal to the Turkic Shibi Khan in exchange for the relative stability of the north. Later, after the Tang Dynasty unified the world, in the face of constant border harassment by the Turks, Li Shimin began to re-examine the policy toward the Turks and decided to take the initiative to attack the Eastern Turks. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing led 3,000 elite cavalry, braving the severe cold, and set out from Mayi to launch a surprise attack on Jieli Khan, breaking Jieli's army. Li Shimin happily said to the minister: "Li Ling of the Han Dynasty led five thousand foot soldiers to attack the Xiongnu, and finally fell to the fate of surrendering to the Xiongnu, and was still able to leave his name in history." Li Jing went deep into the enemy territory with three thousand cavalry to conquer Dingxiang and Wei ZhenBeidi, which was a miracle that had not been seen in ancient times, and was enough to snow the shame of the alliance with the Turks in Weishui in previous years. Later, under the command of Li Jing, the Tang army was completely destroyed by the Eastern Turks.
During Li Jing's military career, he commanded several major battles without defeat. Later, after Li Jing fell ill and died, it is rumored that After Li Jing's death, he often appeared as a spirit to save the people from danger, so the people built a temple for him to worship, so in the late Tang Dynasty, Li Jing was gradually deified and became the legendary god of war in the celestial realm.