Li Cunxiao was the first fierce general at the end of the Tang Dynasty, there is a saying that the king is not too Xiang, the general is not Li, it is Li Cunxiao, Li Cunxiao and Xiang Yu, born with divine power, brave and fierce, on the battlefield, it is invincible, invincible. So, how powerful is Li Cunxiao? Can he match Xiang Yu?
Li Cunxiao (858-894), a native of Feihu (present-day Lingqiu County, Shanxi), was originally named Jingsi, and he was a fierce general under the command of Li Keyong, the King of Jin, and also Li Keyong's righteous son, because he ranked thirteenth, so he was called the Thirteenth Taibao.
The history books record that Li Cunxiao was brave and good at war, often served as a pioneer, never lost a battle, and was invincible.
The "History of the Old Five Dynasties" Li Cunxiao's biography records: He rode and shot, Xiao Yong was the best, often rode as a pioneer, and did not try to be defeated; from Emperor Wu to save Chen and Xu, to chase Huang Kou, and to the source of death, every battle was invincible.
In the history of the wilderness, Li Cunxiao took Chang'an with only eighteen horses, which shows that this person was simply an enemy.
At that time, the third-ranked fierce general Gao Siji, in the case of Li Cunxiao's illness, captured him alive in ten rounds. Even the second-ranked fierce general, Wang Yanzhang, could not go a few rounds under Li Cunxiao. Li Cunxiao is equivalent to Li Yuanba, the King of Zhao in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and is invincible in the world.
It is said that after Li Cunxiao's death, Wang Yanzhang had no opponent, and he once picked out Li Ke with thirty-six fierce generals in a row, beating Li Keyong to tears, saying, If Li Cunxiao is still alive, how can it be Wang Yanzhang's turn to go crazy? Later, thanks to the military master came up with a clever plan, let people pretend to be Li Cunxiao to fight, and when Li Cunxiao came out, Wang Yanzhang immediately frightened away after seeing it, and also scared Wang Yanzhang's younger brother Wang Yantong to death.
Li Cunxiao was so powerful, but he died a very tragic death, and he was divided by five horses. So, how did Li Cunxiao die?
Because Li Cunxiao was strong in martial arts, his combat effectiveness was too fierce, and his reputation was very large, he covered many people, including the other twelve Taibao, among them, Li Cunxin, who ranked fourth among the thirteen Taibao, because he fell out of favor in front of Li Keyong, he was very jealous of Li Cunxiao, deliberately used tactics, separated the relationship between Li Cunxiao and Li Keyong, and instigated Li Cunxiao to rebel against Li Keyong. Li Cunxin said to Li Cunxiao, cook with the dead dog, and when the world is calm, Li Keyong will kill you, it is better to rebel now.
Because Li Cunxiao was too young, he credulously believed in his fourth brother Li Cunxin, so he resumed his life and quietly thought, and rebelled, but he did not expect that the first person to rise up to attack Li Cunxiao was his fourth brother Li Cunxin.
Because Li Cunxiao originally did not want to rebel, the army had no will to fight, and soon, it was suppressed by Li Keyong, Li Cunxiao was besieged for several days, without grain and grass, at this time, Li Cunxiao climbed the city tower, crying to Li Keyong under the city, said, The great grace of the Great King of Ermeng, the position of the general, is he willing to abandon the father-son relationship and surrender to the enemy? This is because of the letter that framed me, and I hope to live to see the king, and to die if I say a word.
Li Keyong listened, his heart was very sentimental, and he sent Liu Shi, who had a deep affection for Li Cunxiao, into the city to comfort him. Then, Li Cunxiao returned with Liu Shi, and Li Ke used the final order to split Li Cunxiao's car, that is, the five horses were divided into corpses.
The "Old Five Dynasties History Li Cunxiao Biography" records: Cun Xiao ascended the city for the first crime, weeping and complaining to Emperor Wu: "The king of Ermeng is deeply enduring, the position is the commander-in-chief, Gou Fei is dissensioned, and he wants to give up the deep grace of his father and son, and the party of the enemy!" Although the child is narrowly designed, the actual faith is framed to this point, if he is born to see the king's face, he will die without a word, and he will be willing to do so. Emperor Wu sent Consort Liu into the city to comfort her. The princess attracted an opinion, and Cun Xiao ni asked for guilt: "Erli Weilao, who has not been shown, but has been slandered, and has declared that there is no way, and he is confused to this point!" Emperor Wu said, "Er and Wang Rong wrote a petition, sin against me, and also believe in religion!" "Return to Taiyuan, the car split in the city."
Originally, Li Keyong did not want to kill Li Cunxiao, thinking that if someone came out to intercede, he would borrow the slope to get off the donkey, but unexpectedly, everyone else was jealous of Li Cunxiao, and no one came out to intercede for Li Cunxiao, and in the end, Li Cunxiao was killed.
After Li Cunxiao's death, Li Keyong was very sorry for Li Cunxiao, who could not be a director for more than ten days, and became sad and sick, so he could not afford to fall ill, his power gradually declined, and Zhu Wen's forces began to rise.
Li Cunxiao was brave and good at fighting, and his strength was incomparable, and every time he fought, he was a pioneer and a brave soldier, just like Zhang Liao and Gan Ning in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty.
The "History of the Old Five Dynasties" Records: Whenever CunXiao encountered a great enemy, he was sat on a bow by heavy armor, and the servants rode with two horses, easy to ride in the formation, light as a fly, solo dancing iron rafters, standing up and trapped, ten thousand people were easy, Gaigu Zhang Liao, Ganning Zhibiye.
Judging from the degree of Li Cunxiao's innate divine power and bravery and invincibility, compared to Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu, he was not bad at all.