What is old? The old dragon bell, the twilight of the dead, and the dying wood are old, but there are also old Ji Futuo, old and strong, martyrs in the twilight of the heart!
What is old? If the heart is young, the years are not old!
Cao Cao of Lao Ji Futuo
"Eighty or ninety years old is a strong laborer, seventy years old is considered to be just standing, sixty years old is still in the cradle." This is the joke of an old man in his seventies, although there is some taste of ridicule, but it also shows the wish of those of us "old people" - "people are not old in heart." ”
Today, Xiaobian will take you to see the ten "old people" in history who are still fighting to kill the enemy in the year of flower armor! Do you still feel old?
First place: Jiang Ziya
The first of course was Jiang Shang, who came out of the mountains at the age of seventy, met King Wen and took the stage at the age of seventy-two, personally commanded the defeat of the Shang army at the Battle of Makino at the age of eighty, and sealed the State of Qi at the age of ninety, becoming the founder of the State of Qi of the Lü clan and the founder of Qi culture.
Even if the historical records are exaggerated, he must have been more than sixty years old when he first met King Wen, such a legend will never grow old!
Jiang Ziya fishing in Weishui
Second place: Bai Li Xi
When the qin state name Baili Xi was exchanged from the city by Qin Mu for five black sheepskins, he was already 70 years old. He was originally a doctor of the Five Heavens, three years later, and twenty-eight years later, he personally led the army to destroy Mianzhu. In the end, with his assistance, "there is no improper plot, there will be merit in doing anything", assisting Qin Mugong to repair the state administration, to dominate the industry, to open up thousands of miles, to dominate Xirong, and to begin the rise of the Qin state.
When he was first summoned by Qin Mugong, he replied, and he could see even more that although others were old, their hearts were not old.
"(Qin Mugong) asked: 'Year geometry?' Xi said, "I'm only seventy years old." Mu Gong sighed, "Sorry for the old man!" Xi Yue: "... Xi Lu was eighty years old, fishing in Weibin, King Wen zaizhi returned, worshiped as Shang's father, and died Inc. When the subject meets the king today, is it ten years earlier than Lu Shang? ’”
Bai Li Xi compared himself to Jiang Taigong, how "strong hearted"!
Bai Li Xi
Third place: Lianpo
Qin Zhao was already a sixty-seven-year-old man at the time of the "Battle of Changping".
Ten years later, Lian Po left Zhao to surrender to Wei, because the State of Zhao had been defeated by the State of Qin many times, so he planned to invite Lian Po back, but he was worried that he was old, so he sent emissaries to find out. Lian Po deliberately made a meal to fight rice, ten pounds of meat, and put on a horse in armor to show that he could still serve the country. This is "incorruptible and old, can you still eat?" " allusions. At this time, Lian Po was almost eighty years old.
Later, he also went to the Chu state to look for opportunities, and was worshiped by the Chu king's officials as generals, although they were not reused, but his ambitions were not diminished.
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Fourth place: Wang Qi
Wang Qi fought all his life, and together with Bai Qi, Lian Po, and Li Mu, he was known as the four famous generals of the Warring States.
He attacked Zhao in the eleventh year of the reign of the King of Qin, and in 236 BC, he was 68 years old;
In the twenty-first year of the Reign of The Qin Dynasty, when Wang Ben attacked Yan, the then 78-year-old Wang Qi "returned from illness and old age";
Twenty-three years after the reign of the Qin dynasty, the Qin general Li Xinfa Chu was defeated, and "the King of Qin summoned Wang Qi and raised his territory", at this time Wang Qi was already 80 years old;
Until Wang Qi took command and led the army to destroy Chu, Wang Qi was 81 years old.
Wang Qi
When Qin Shi Huang toured the east and ascended to the Langyue Platform, the 85-year-old Wang Qi still followed.
Fifth place: Zhao Chongguo
Zhao Chongguo, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, led many troops to conquest the Xiongnu in his youth, and because of his meritorious service to the general, the Marquis of Yingping.
In 61 BC, the seventy-five-year-old Zhao Chong guo wrote to Emperor Xuan of Han, requesting to lead an army to quell the Qiang rebellion, and after the rebellion was put down, he played the "Tuntian Strategy", hoping that the town would guard the borderlands, feed the peasants with agriculture, and protect the farmers with war.
At the age of seventy-nine, he returned to the dynasty triumphantly, and at such an old age, he braved the wind and cold, defended the frontier, and was a model for the military generals of all generations. After his death, he was given the title of Marquis Zhuang.
Zhao Chongguo
Sixth place: Huang Zhong
Huang Zhong, one of the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, had been serving under Liu Biao in his youth, doing nothing until he met Liu Bei in his old age. When he fought, he ignored his old age, was a pioneer soldier, bravely championed the three armies, Huang Zhong could not only open a three-stone bow, but also had a hundred shots in archery, which was unique in the Three Kingdoms.
When he was in his sixties, he fought in Changsha to defeat Guan Yu, the "enemy of ten thousand people", and at the age of seventy, he killed the Cao Wei general Xiahou Yuan at Dingjun Mountain! At the age of seventy-five, he still followed Liu Beifa Wu and was a famous veteran in history.
Huang Zhong
Seventh place: Su Dingfang
Su Dingfang is another representative of another late bloomer. In his early years, he followed Dou Jiande, later joined Li Shimin, and then accompanied Li Jing in the Northern Expedition to the Turks. Although he has established certain merits, he is not comparable to his later achievements.
After Li Jing destroyed the Eastern Turks, the Western Turks repeatedly invaded the Central Plains, and Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi first sent Cheng Yaojin to lead an army to fight, but the result was fruitless. He also sent Su Dingfang, who was 65 years old at the time, to lead the army again. At the Battle of the Tuoyi River, Su Dingfang broke the 100,000 Turkic army with 10,000 people, beheaded tens of thousands of ranks, captured the Khan Ashina Helu, and the Western Turks perished.
After Su Dingfang destroyed the Western Turks, he razed Baekje (68 years old) in the fourth year of Xianqing, Baekje (68 years old) in the fifth year of Xianqing, and Long Shuo conquered Goryeo in the first year of the first year, "destroying the three kingdoms before and after, all of them capturing their masters", and the Tang Dynasty reached its peak.
Eighth place: Feng Zicai
Feng Zicai, a famous general in the late Qing Dynasty, served as the viceroy of Guangxi at the age of 63, and returned to his hometown at the age of 65. However, when France brazenly provoked the Sino-French war in 1883, he was ordered to go to the front line at the age of seventy, and even rushed into the enemy position to fight a white-knife battle with the French army, defeating the French army at Zhennanguan (known as the Zhennanguan Victory in history).
Feng Zicai
"People's Daily" commented: "Feng Zicai stepped forward at the age of nearly 70, disregarded his personal safety, rushed to the battlefield, and was loyal to the country.
Ninth place: Li Guang
Li Guang, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, is known for his bravery and good at shooting and fighting hard battles, and is known as the "Flying General" in the world, Li Guang has been fighting enemies at the border pass all his life, fighting with the Xiongnu for more than seventy battles, but the results are not satisfactory, so he has not been "crowned marquis" in his life. This is the origin of "Li Guang is difficult to seal".
Li Guang
But at the age of 67, he also asked Emperor Wu of Han to make him a pioneer and go out to mobei. Although Li Guang eventually lost his way and was indignant and self-deprecating, his ageless ambition to make contributions to the country is worthy of the admiration of future generations.
Tenth place: Ma Yuan
Ma Yuan, the founding general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the protagonist of the "Ma Ge Shroud".
After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ma Yuan still led troops to conquest, breaking the Longqiang in the west, crossing the toes in the south, attacking Wuhuan in the north, and tired officials to the general Fubo, and sealing the new Marquis.
It is reasonable to say that Ma Yuan, who was in a high position and was sick from labor, should recuperate and rest for a while, but he did not feel that he was old, and at the age of 58, he also led an army to attack the Xiongnu, and at the age of 62, he took the initiative to request to quell the rebellion against Southern Man.
Statue of Ma Yuan
This time, even the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu could not look at it anymore and persuaded him: "The general is old, he should sit in the rear and let the boys go to battle!" However, Ma Yuan not only refused to say, "When the boy dies in the wilderness, he will be buried with a body wrapped in Ma Ge." And in order to show that he could still fight, "put on his armor and horse, and dance the blade like when he was young", Liu Xiu reluctantly agreed to his request. Ma Yuan led his army south, invincible, and near the end of the battle, the old wounds recurred, and he died soon after.
Ma Yuan undoubtedly achieved the old age and strength, Ma Ge wrapped the body and returned, he did not obey the heroism of the old, and was admired by future generations!
When we see them, do we still feel old?