In his later years, Emperor Taizong of Tang prepared to attack Liaodong. Li Shimin said, "Today's famous generals are only Li Ji, King Daozong of Jiangxia, and Wanche. Although the Daozong could not win a great victory, they did not taste a great defeat; in the end of Wanche, a great defeat was either a great victory or a great defeat. ”
At that time, the famous generals of the early Tang Dynasty, such as Li Xiaogong, Qin Qiong, Zhang Gongjin, Duan Zhixuan, Changsun Shunde, Chai Shao, ren Gui, and others, had already passed away. Although Wei Chi Jingde was alive, he stood aside. Li Jing was seriously ill and no longer had the ability to fight. Xue Rengui had not yet shown his prominence, just a nobody.
Cheng Zhijie (Cheng Zhijie) has long held the position of General of the Twelve Guards and is one of Li Shimin's most trusted military generals, perhaps without one. Cheng Yaojin stayed behind in the rear, which was the heavy weapon of the town state. Li Shimin did not take him on the expedition, but let him and Fang Xuanling work together to ensure that the rear was not chaotic.
Qin Qiong stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
Niu Jinda and Liang Jianfang and others, although they had the courage to fight, but compared with Li Shijie, Li Daozong, Xue Wanche, there was a clear gap in the ability to use troops. Li Shimin put forward Li Shijie, Li Daozong, and Xue Wanche, praising them as famous generals in the world, just to reuse them and make them the main force in the expedition to Liaodong.
Li Shijie, formerly known as Xu Shijie, Zi Maogong, Xu Maogong in Sui and Tang Dynasty novels, the archetypal character of Zhengshi is him. Li Shijie's martial arts were quite outstanding, and his strategy was even more powerful. He was born in the Wagang Army, and after defecting to the Tang Dynasty, he became a major general of Li Yuan and Li Shimin. Li Shiji participated in the campaign against Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and also participated in the war to pacify Jiangnan.
After the Tang Dynasty unified the world, Li Shijie participated in the war against the Turks, and was the main contributor to pacifying the Turks and capturing the Great Khan of Jieli alive. Li Ji also participated in the war to pacify Xue Yantuo and achieved great victories. Li Shiji guarded Taiyuan for sixteen years, and Huma did not dare to cross the thunder pond. Li Shimin praised: "Emperor Jue did not choose anyone to guard the border, and Lao China built the Great Wall to prepare for capture." Now I use the dagger to defend and merge, the Turks do not dare to go south, the Great Wall of Xian is far away! ”
Li Ji stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
Li Daozong was Li Shimin's cousin and a brave general of the Early Tang Dynasty. Li Daozong in sui and Tang dynasty novels was blackened into a major villain. Li Daozong, who is in history, was a brave general who marched south and north at the age of seventeen. In the early years of Wude, Li Daozong attacked the Turks for more than a thousand miles in the north, opening up thousands of miles of land for the Tang Dynasty.
Li Jing commanded the northern attack on the Turks, and Li Daozong was the main general. The troops that captured the Great Khan of Jieli alive were Li Daozong's troops. Li Daozong participated in a series of wars and was distinguished by his merits. Together with Li Xiaogong, a meritorious official of Lingyange, he was also known as the "Second Sage of the Early Tang Dynasty".
Xue Wanche was a military general under Luo Yi's subordinates, and this Jun was a famous death captain professional in history. Xue Wanche fought a battle, leading hundreds of daredevils to launch a surprise attack on tens of thousands of enemy troops, and won the battle every time. Xue Wanche was Li Jiancheng's man, and the change in Xuanwumen almost cost Li Shimin his life.
Li Jing stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne and became emperor, he reused Xue Wanche regardless of his previous suspicions. Xue Wanche participated in the war against the Turks and was given the title of Duke of Jin. As a deputy commander, Xue Wanche followed Li Shiji to pacify Xue Yantuo. Xue Wanche "fought with the mongols to the south, led hundreds of horses as the vanguard, and circled the rear of the line." When he saw this, he collapsed, beheaded three thousand ranks, obtained five thousand horses, and made a son a county marquis. Changed to Left Guard General, Princess Shang Danyang, and Lieutenant Ma Du. ”
Li Shiji, Li Daozong, and Xue Wanche were all good warriors, and they were praised by Li Shimin as the world's famous generals, which can be said to be well-deserved. Li Shimin conquered Liaodong and appointed Li Shijie as the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Province march and Li Daozong as the vanguard. Let the two join forces and unite the troops to conquer Liaodong. Li Shimin appointed the commander-in-chief of the Qingqiu Road March, commanded 30,000 troops, and crossed the Yalu River.
Li Shimin conquered Liaodong, and although he did not completely pacify Liaodong, Li Shiji, Li Daozong, and Xue Wanche all performed well and made great achievements. Li Shijie "broke through the cities of Gaimu, Liaodong, and Baiya, and was stationed in the mountains from the battlefield, and made many achievements, and made a son a county duke." ”
Li Shimin stills, pictures from the network, thanks to the original author.
Li Daozong "for the forward, Ji Liao, Bagai Mucheng." The thief was rescued, and Emperor Daozong and the general manager Zhang Junqi led the four thousand horsemen, ten times the prisoners. Choose dozens of strong horses, break into the thief camp, go in and out left and right, strike together, and break it. ”
Xue Wanche "attacked DaxingCheng with a surprise army, fought with Goryeo bu and rode more than 10,000 horses, and beheaded the general's husband and grandson." All the prisoners were terrified, so Fu Po Wasan Chengcheng. Thirty thousand men came to their aid, took it away, and pulled out its city. ”
Although Li Shimin did not completely solve the Liaodong problem, the performance of Li Shiji, Li Daozong and Xue Wanche was definitely worthy of the title of a famous general in the world. During the Battle of Liaodong, Li Shimin also discovered the future famous general Xue Rengui. Unfortunately, Li Shimin stood too high and did not find that Su Dingfang, whose martial arts were far superior to Xue Rengui's.
Li Jiancheng stills, picture from the network, thanks to the original author.
Su Lie, also spelled Dingfang, was originally a general of Dou Jiande's department. After Dou Jiande's defeat, he defected to Liu Heimin. Li Jiancheng suppressed Liu Heimin, and Su Ding surrendered to Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng did not discover Su Dingfang's ability and did not reuse Su Dingfang.
After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he also did not discover Su Dingfang's ability. When Li Jing attacked the Turks in the north, he found Su Dingfang, who was superior in force. Li Jing asked Su Dingfang to lead two hundred daredevils to raid the camp of the Great Khan of Jieli. Su Dingfang succeeded in the First World War and gained a firm foothold in the military circles of the Tang Dynasty.
When Li Shimin was fighting against Liaodong, although Su Dingfang participated in the war, he was not reused. In the Battle of Liaodong, although Su Dingfang made military achievements, he did not have military power and did not play a very big role. When Li Shimin discovered Xue Rengui, he did not find Su Dingfang, a tiger general who had followed him for more than twenty years.
After Li Shimin's death, the veteran generals of the Tang Dynasty military circles withered away. Su Dingfang was reused by Emperor Gaozong of Tang and sent out as commander three times. Su Dingfang took command for the first time and captured the Turkic Helu Khan alive. The second time he took command, he captured the Turkic Duman Khan alive. The third time he took command, he captured the Baekje kings Buyeo Yici and Buyeo Tai alive.
Su Dingfang single-handedly destroyed the Three Kingdoms, and each time he won more with less, becoming a generation of famous generals in the history of zhengyi. The military feats of the early Tang generals, only Li Jing and Li Ji, could be on a par with Su Dingfang. The other Qin Qiong and Xue Rengui, Li Daozong, Xue Wanche, Cheng Yaojin and others were inferior in military merit to Su Dingfang.
Writing this, I can't help but think: "If Li Shimin had discovered and reused Su Dingfang earlier, su Dingfang plus Li Shijie, Li Daozong, and Xue Wanche would have joined forces, and the combat effectiveness would definitely explode, and would the conquest of Liaodong have been successful in a war?" ”
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