Young hero story

Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth

The journey of youth——Huo Qubing

Huo Qubing (140 BC - 117 BC), a hussar general and great general of the Western Han Dynasty Sima, the most outstanding military genius and victorious general in Chinese history.

Heroes do not care about their origins

Huo Qubing was born into a legendary family. He is the child of Wei Shao'er, a slave girl from Princess Pingyang's mansion, and Huo Zhongru, a petty official from Pingyang County. The clerk did not dare to admit that he had an affair with the princess's slave girl, so Huo Qubing could only be born as an illegitimate son. An illegitimate son that his father dared not admit and his mother was a slave girl, it seemed that Huo Qubing would never get ahead.

However, a miracle happened to this family.

About when Huo Qubing was just one year old, his aunt Wei Zifu entered the harem of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and was soon named Madam, second only to the Queen. Huo Qubing's uncles Wei Changjun and Wei Qing were also promoted to the rank of servant. The fate of the Wei family changed from then on.

——At this time, I am afraid no one thought that it was not only Wei Qing and Huo Qubing whose fate was changed, but also the offensive and defensive changes between Han and Hungary over the years.

Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty was an emperor with great martial arts achievements in Chinese history. At that time, the Han Dynasty had unstable borders and was constantly invaded by the Huns. As a nomadic people, the Huns almost regarded the Han Dynasty, which relied on farming, as a storehouse for their own needs, and they burned, killed, and looted everything. Faced with this situation, the countries within the Great Wall have been unable to fundamentally change since the Qin Dynasty. They rarely win, and more often they can only hope to buy temporary peace with marriage and a large amount of "dowry" property. Relatively peaceful.

The talented Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty hoped to change this situation, and he soon found someone who had the same aspirations as him. He was Wei Zifu's younger brother Wei Qing.

In the fifth year of Yuanguang (130 BC), Wei Qing paid homage to the chariot general, and he and three other generals each led an army out of the fortress. During this troop dispatch, three of the four armies were defeated. What was especially outrageous was that veteran Li Guang was captured by the Huns and managed to escape with great difficulty. On the contrary, Wei Qing, the "cavalry slave" who went out to lead troops for the first time, came out of Shanggu and attacked Dragon City, killing 700 enemies and becoming a true "Dragon City Flying General".

Wei Qing's military genius impressed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. From then on, he went on many expeditions with great success.

Born out of the blue

While Wei Qing was making great achievements, Huo Qubing also gradually grew up. Under the influence of his uncle, he was good at riding and shooting since he was a child. Although he was young, he disdained Like other princes and grandsons, Yu stayed in Chang'an City, indulged in sensuality and enjoyed the shelter of his elders. He longed for the day when he would kill the enemy and achieve meritorious service.

In the sixth year of Yuanshuo (123 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once again planned a large-scale counterattack against Hungary (the famous Battle of Monan in history). Huo Qubing, who was under 18 years old, volunteered for military service, and Emperor Wu named him Captain Piao Yao to accompany the army on the expedition.

On the battlefield, Huo Qubing repeatedly asked for a fight, and Wei Qing gave him 800 cavalry. Huo Qubing, with his bravery and bravery, led his first batch of soldiers and ran for hundreds of miles in the vast desert to find traces of the enemy. As a result, his original "long-distance attack" victory in the first encounter, killing more than 2,000 enemies, and the Huns One of Chanyu's two uncles was killed and the other was captured alive. Huo Qubing's eight hundred cavalrymen returned intact. The overjoyed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immediately named him the "champion lord" and praised his bravery to win the three armies.

Huo Qubing’s first battle, with such eye-catching results, announced to the world that the most dazzling generation of Han family generals had been born.

The God of War is Invincible

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was amazed by Huo Qubing's military talent. Perhaps it was to test Huo Qubing's talent and courage again. In the spring of the second year of Yuanshou (121 BC) , Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed Huo Qubing as a hussar general and asked him to lead 10,000 elite troops to attack the Xiongnu alone. This is the Hexi War.

At the age of 19, the commander-in-chief Huo Qubing failed to live up to the expectations of the public. He rushed across the desert thousands of miles away and fought a beautiful roundabout battle. In six days, he fought against the five Xiongnu tribes, advancing all the way, and fought a head-to-head life-and-death battle with the Huns Luhou and King Zhelan in Gaolan Mountain.

In this battle, Huo Qubing and his men faced the Xiongnu army who was waiting for work, and fought bravely with determination from top to bottom as if they were ready to die.

In the end, Huo Qubing won a brutal victory, and only 3,000 of his 10,000 elite troops returned to Chang'an.

The Xiongnu suffered heavy losses - both King Luhou and King Zhelan died in the battle. Prince Hunxie, the Prime Minister, and the captain were made prisoners, and they killed 8,960 enemies. The Xiongnu also stopped slaughtering and offering sacrifices to the Tianjin people. It became a trophy of the Han army.

After this battle of blood and fire, no one in the Han Dynasty doubted young Huo Qubing's ability to lead the army. He became a military model and the embodiment of martial spirit in the Han army.

In the summer of the same year, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty decided to pursue the victory and launch a battle to regain Hexi.

In this battle, Huo Qubing became the commander-in-chief of the Han army, while veteran general Li Guang and others only served as his supporting troops.

What is ridiculous is that Gongsun Ao and other "old horses" who often travel in the desert who cooperate with the battle are not as good as Huo Qubing, the son of Chang'an two years ago. He actually got lost in the desert and failed to play his due role. assist function. The veteran Li Guang's troops were surrounded by the Xiongnu King Zuoxian.

Huo Qubing once again went deep alone and won another victory.

In the Qilian Mountains, Huo Qubing's troops killed more than 30,000 enemies, and captured five Xiongnu princes, the Xiongnu clan Yu, fifty-nine Xiongnu princes, and six Xiangguo generals. Thirteen people.

After this battle, the Xiongnu had to retreat to the north of Yanzhi Mountain, and the Han Dynasty regained the Hexi Plain. The Xiongnu who once did whatever they wanted on the head of the Han Dynasty and destroyed countless people in the Han Dynasty finally sang a lament: "The death of my Qilian Mountains will make my six animals unable to rest; the loss of my Yanzhi Mountain will make my women colorless."

From then on, the Han army became more powerful, and the 19-year-old Huo Qubing became a god of war that frightened the Huns.

The thing that really made Huo Qubing like a god was "Hexi's surrender", which happened in autumn.

After the two battles in Hexi, the Xiongnu Chanyu wanted to deal harshly with the defeated King Hunxie. After the news leaked, King Hunxie and King Xiutu wanted to surrender to the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not know whether the surrender of the two Xiongnu kings was true or false, so he sent Huo Qubing to the Yellow River to accept the surrender.

When Huo Qubing led his troops to cross the Yellow River, a mutiny broke out among the Xiongnu troops. Faced with this situation, Huo Qubing personally rushed into the Xiongnu camp with only a few soldiers, faced King Hunxie directly, and ordered him to kill the mutinous soldiers.

We can never guess what King Hunxie is thinking at this time. At that moment, he had every opportunity to take Huo Qubing hostage or kill him for revenge. As long as he did this, the Chanyu would not kill him but would reward him. However, King Hunxie gave up in the end, and the momentum of this young man who dared to take risks alone and was not afraid of life and death suppressed him.

Huo Qubing's momentum not only suppressed King Hunxie, but also suppressed more than 40,000 Huns. In the end, they did not continue to expand the rebellion.

The surrender of Hexi ended successfully, but today we can only imagine with admiration how that nineteen-year-old boy stood in the enemy's camp when the situation was confusing and dangerous. With just one expression and one gesture, he subdued 40,000 soldiers and 8,000 rebels outside the tent.

On the territory of the Han Dynasty, the four counties of Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang were added. The Hexi Corridor was officially incorporated into the Han Dynasty.

This was the first time in Chinese history that the foreign invaders had surrendered. It not only made the Han people proud and proud of themselves after suffering from the Xiongnu invasion for hundreds of years, but also gave the Han people the confidence to be strong. confidence.

Sealing the Wolf to Juxu

In the fourth year of Yuanshou (117 BC), in order to completely eliminate the main force of the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched the unprecedented "Mobei War".

At this time, Huo Qubing had become the trump card of the Han army without any doubt. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had great trust in Huo Qubing's ability. In the pre-planning of this war, Huo Qubing was originally arranged to fight Shanyu. However, due to intelligence errors, the game became Wei Qing's and Huo Qubing failed to meet his most desired opponent. , but ran into King Zuoxian's tribe.

However, this battle can be regarded as the pinnacle of Huo Qubing.

While searching for the main force of the Huns in this desert, Huo Qubing led his troops to attack for more than 2,000 miles. With a loss of 15,000, he annihilated more than 70,000 enemies and captured three Xiongnu princes and There are eighty-three generals, prime ministers, and captains. Probably because he was eager to meet the Xiongnu Chanyu, Huo Qubing, who "sought defeat alone", pursued him all the way to the Kent Mountains in present-day Mongolia.

It was here that Huo Qubing paused temporarily and led his army in a ceremony to worship heaven and earth - the ceremony to worship heaven and earth was held at Langjuxu Mountain, and the Zen ceremony to worship earth was held at Guyan Mountain. It is a ritual and a determination.

After sealing the wolf to Xu, Huo Qubing continued to lead his army to pursue the Xiongnu in depth, and fought all the way to Hanhai (now Lake Baijia, Russia) before returning.

Starting from Chang'an and rushing all the way to Lake Baikal, winning a great victory along the way in an almost completely unfamiliar environment. What an achievement!

After this battle, "the Huns fled far away, and there was no royal court in the south of the desert."

Huo Qubing and his "Self-conferring of the Wolf" have since become the highest pursuit and lifelong dream of Chinese soldiers of all ages.

Huo Qubing was only twenty-two years old this year.

Even if you die, you can still smell the fragrance of a hero

After completing such an unparalleled feat, Huo Qubing also reached the pinnacle of his life: General Da Sima.

However, only two years later, in the sixth year of Yuanshou (117 BC), the 24-year-old general Huo Qubing passed away.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very sad about Huo Qubing's death. He mobilized the armored troops and formed a formation along Chang'an to Maoling Huo Qubing Cemetery. He also ordered Huo Qubing's tomb to be built to look like the Qilian Mountains to demonstrate his miraculous achievements in defeating the Huns.

Huo Qubing was given the posthumous title of Marquis Jinghuan.

Huo Qubing was born as a slave and grew up in Qiluo, but he never indulged in wealth and luxury. He put the safety of the country and his achievements before everything else.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once built a luxurious mansion for Huo Qubing, but Huo Qubing refused to accept it, saying: "The Xiongnu are not destroyed, why do we have a family?" These eight short words come from Huo Qubing's poem. The words are meaningful and shocking, and are engraved in the hearts of the soldiers who have defended their homes and the country in all dynasties.

Huo Qubing rarely talks but does more, and never talks empty words. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once wanted to teach Sun Wu the art of war in person. He replied: "In war, you should adapt to changes, and the situation has changed. The ancient art of war is no longer suitable."

Huo Zhongru did not want to be the father of Huo Qubing in the womb. , Wei Shaoer never told him his life experience. After he made great achievements, he finally understood the cause and effect. Just after he became a hussar general, he came to Pingyang (Linfen, Shanxi), knelt down to his father Huo Zhongru, who had abandoned him that year, and said: "Qubing didn't know that he was the son of an adult earlier and failed to fulfill his filial piety." Huo Zhongru did not dare to do so. In response, he replied: "I have to trust the general, this is the power of heaven." Afterwards, Huo Qubing bought a farm and house for Huo Zhongru, who had never fulfilled his responsibilities as a father for a day, and took Huo Guang, the stepmother's son, to Chang'an to cultivate him into something useful.

The young general Huo Qubing was not a perfect man. He once shot Li Gan and defeated his subordinate Jun Jun. However, no matter how serious he is, he is still the god of war. All soldiers yearn to become his subordinates and follow him to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service. He led troops to formally attack the Xiongnu four times in his life, and returned with great victory every time. He destroyed 110,000 enemies and surrendered 40,000 enemies. He opened up new territories and expanded the territory. His military exploits were even more spectacular than those of his uncle Wei Qing.

For the entire world military history and Chinese history, Huo Qubing is a legend that will shine through the ages.

Thousands of years later, the world still thinks about the peerless grace of the young general Huo Qubing, and is fascinated by his spirit, wisdom and courage, and his blood boils with his ambition to protect his family and country without any desire for luxury.

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Li Bai's "Hu No Man"

The harsh wind blows the frost and the seaweed withers, and the muscles are dry and strong, and the horse is proud. The Han family has 300,000 soldiers, and the general also leads the prostitutes Huo and Yao. The white feathers of meteors are inserted into the waist, and the sword flowers and autumn lotus light come out of the box. The soldiers from heaven are shining on the snow, and they are shooting at the golden armor like sand. The clouds, dragons, winds and tigers are all handed over, and the enemy can be destroyed when Taibai enters the moon. The enemy can be destroyed, and his head will be destroyed, and he will walk on the intestines of the beard and touch the blood of the beard. The beard hangs in the blue sky, and the beard is buried beside the purple plug. When there is no one in Hu, Han Dao is prosperous.

Wang Wei's "Youth Journey"

He was born as an official in the Han Dynasty, Yu Linlang, and first fought with the hussars in Yuyang. Who knew it would be painful to go to the side court? Even if I die, I can still smell the fragrance of the chivalrous bones.

Tian Khan - Li Shimin

He has been a hero since he was a boy. He is both civilized and military, wise and brave. At the age of seventeen, he charged into battle and took the lead; at the age of nineteen, he opened a literary museum and was very talented in literature. He was the person who truly made the Tang Dynasty's martial arts brilliant and its culture splendid. Because he was the emperor of China, many people did not know that he was the most courageous general, the best think tank, and the best talent in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

He is Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.

Young Ambition

Li Shimin was the second son of Tang Emperor Li Yuan and his wife Dou. He was born on January 23, 599 AD. It is said that when he was four years old, a scholar said that he was: "With the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, the appearance of the sky and the sun, and his weak crown, he can help the world and bring peace to the people." Li Yuan adopted the scholar's words and named his son "Shimin".

We don’t need to delve into whether this magical story is true or false. However, as Li Shimin grew up, he quickly revealed his extraordinary talents and strategies.

In August of 615 AD (the eleventh year of the Sui Dynasty), Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was besieged in Yanmen by the Turkic Shibi Khan and hundreds of thousands of horsemen. The situation is extremely critical. In desperation, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty sent someone to tie the edict to a tree and throw it into the Fen River. Only then did news spread that he was recruiting King Qin's troops across the country. Sixteen-year-old Li Shimin joined the rescue team without hesitation.

At the beginning, the army could not gather enough numbers for a while, and it seemed that we were outnumbered. Li Shimin then advised Wei Dingxing, the general of the garrison, to try to confuse the Turks into thinking that the Sui army was huge in number. "We must put up flags and drums to set up suspicious troops. If the whole army of the Khan dares to surround the emperor, the country will be in a hurry and without help. I will spread out the army and make dozens of miles of flags and flags continue. At night, the drums and drums will echo, and the captives will be captured The reinforcements gathered and fled. Otherwise, we are outnumbered and we will not be able to support them when they come to fight." As expected, the Turkic army was confused about the situation and watched the reinforcements passing by, but they did not dare to attack.

The Battle of Yanmen was the first time in his life that Li Shimin formally participated in the military formation, and his military genius and strategy also first emerged in this battle.

Two years later (617 AD), Li Yuan took office in Taiyuan, and 18-year-old Li Shimin followed his father to Taiyuan. At that time, wars broke out in various places in the Sui Dynasty, and soon an army came to attack Taiyuan. Li Yuan led his troops to attack and fell deep into the enemy's formation. At this critical moment, Li Shimin flew into the army formation to join his father. The father and son worked together and finally broke out.

At this time, the Sui Dynasty was already in turmoil. Li Shimin sized up the situation and made friends with heroes from all walks of life. All those who knew him were willing to die for him. At this time, one of his close friends, Liu Wenjing, the magistrate of Jinyang County, was imprisoned for his involvement. Li Shimin took the opportunity of visiting the prison to discuss the plan of raising an army with Liu Wenjing. Later, he told his father's friend Pei Ji about the plan. After some discussions, Li Yuan recalled his eldest son Jiancheng, his fourth son Yuanji, and his son-in-law Chai Shao and his daughter from Chang'an in May of that year to mobilize troops.

First title of King of Qin

After the army was launched, the 28-year-old Li Jiancheng was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the left army, and the 18-year-old Li Shimin was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the right army to cooperate with each other in fighting. The person with the most outstanding military exploits and a more decisive role in intelligence was none other than Li Shimin.

When the army marched westward to Jiahu Fort, they encountered resistance from the Sui army and could not capture it for a long time. They also encountered long rains and food shortages. Li Yuan discussed with Pei Ji and wanted to withdraw his troops and return to Taiyuan to make plans in the future.

When Li Shimin heard the order to retreat, he immediately objected, saying: "Our original intention is to raise troops to save the people, so we must rush into the capital to command the world. Now that we retreat when we encounter small difficulties, it is likely to make the army If the heroes who follow us part ways with us and are only satisfied with occupying Taiyuan, how can they be called rebels? How can they be different from the rebels from all over the country?"

Li Yuan can't live alone! Listen, urge the troops to retreat. Li Shimin then asked his eldest brother Jiancheng to stand outside the tent and burst into tears, which could be heard inside the tent. Li Yuan did not expect that his son, who was not afraid of death during the war, would cry. He was very surprised and quickly asked why.

Li Shimin replied: "Today's troops are moving with righteousness. If they advance into battle, they will be defeated, and if they retreat, they will be dispersed. The crowd is scattered in front, and the enemy is behind. Death will come in a moment. This is so sad!" Li Yuan finally realized it and immediately gave up the idea of ??retreating.

After the rain stopped, Li Shimin first asked for orders to go into battle, and ventured to the city with a few cavalrymen to use tricks to anger the defenders in the city and induce the defenders to fight. After the battle, the Sui army rushed to the east of the city where Li Yuan and Jiancheng were stationed instead of to the south of the city where Li Shimin and Chai Shao were stationed. Li Jiancheng fell from his horse in the chaos, and the soldiers retreated one after another. At this critical moment, Li Shimin personally led two cavalry from the south of the city to rush to the rescue. Under his example, the soldiers fought hard. The Sui army did not expect such a change, and quickly turned victory into defeat. The Tang army successfully captured this crucial battle.

Subsequently, Li Shimin once again suggested to Li Yuan to enter the customs and take Yongfengcang to help the poor people. After this battle, Li Yuan was very convinced of his second son's military genius and immediately adopted it.

Subsequently, Li Shimin led the vanguard troops to pacify Weibei, with overwhelming momentum along the way. In all battles, he personally went into battle and was responsible for the most dangerous charge missions. He often penetrated deep into the enemy's formation with a few men on horseback, just like the lone heroes in today's action blockbusters. Moreover, he was courteous and considerate to his subordinates. Moreover, military discipline is strict and no offense is committed against the common people.

Soon the young Li Shimin's reputation grew greatly. Wherever he went, officials, civilians, powerful men and heroes from all over the country took the initiative to defect to Li Shimin, with thousands of them joining him every day.

In November of the thirteenth year of Daye, the Tang army captured Chang'an. Li Yuan supported Yang Guang's grandson Yang You as Emperor Gong of the Sui Dynasty, and changed his reign to Yining. Li Shimin was awarded the title of Duke of Qin for his military merits. At this time, it was only a year and a half since the army was launched, and Li Shimin was just nineteen years old.

A few months later, Emperor Gong of the Sui Dynasty "chanced" to Li Yuan, and the Tang Dynasty was officially established, with the reign name Wude. Li Shimin was granted the title of King of Qin.

The King of Qin broke the formation

In March of the first year of Wude (AD 618), Gansu warlords Xue Ju and Xue Rengao and their sons invaded Guanzhong with an army of 100,000. Li Shimin led his troops to attack. During the battle, he cleverly Using strategy, he personally led dozens of cavalry to charge into the enemy formation in actual combat. The morale of the Tang army was greatly boosted, and Xue Rengao was defeated and surrendered.

In October of the second year of Wude (AD 619), Liu Wuzhou from Shanxi rebelled. The rebellion was so fierce that Li Yuanji, Pei Ji and others successively led their troops to conquer, but were defeated. Liu Jun soon occupied almost the entire territory of Hedong and approached Guanzhong. Seeing this momentum, Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, was ready to abandon Hedong and defend Tongguan. At this time, it was Li Shimin who stepped forward again and took the initiative to lead 30,000 troops across the Yellow River to fight in the cold November. Soon Liu Wuzhou's elite troops, Song Jingang's troops, were defeated.

During the battle, because he and his elite troops advanced too fast, the large troops and grain and grass could not catch up. The counselor Liu Hongji pulled his horse and begged him to stop and rest, but he refused and said: " I have sacrificed my loyalty to my country, why should I care about my own life?" After saying that, he led his troops to pursue the enemy army, marching for more than 200 miles throughout the day and night, fighting dozens of times on the way. He did not eat for two days and did not disarm for three days. The remaining sheep also insisted on sharing food with the soldiers. Finally, they found Song Jingang's main force in Jiexiu, Shanxi and immediately launched an attack. Within one day, they broke through eight lines of defense and wiped out more than 10,000 enemies. The next day, the ninth pass organized by Song Jingang was also broken through by Li Shimin, annihilating three thousand enemies. Li Shimin's desperate fighting style made his subordinates extremely brave, and they completely became a death squad. This kind of momentum shocked the entire Song Jingang tribe. Their morale was not only low, but simply collapsed. The one hundred thousand army waiting for work was beaten to a pulp by the thousands of hardworking and hungry troops led by Li Shimin.

When he and his army appeared outside Haozhou City like a surprise attack from heaven, Haozhou Marching Director Fan Botong and Zhang Dezheng could hardly believe it was true until Li Shimin took off his armor and revealed his face. , all the people in the city suddenly cried with joy. At this time, the generals told the soldiers and civilians in Haozhou City that King Qin Li Shimin had won the victory on an empty stomach, so he had not eaten for two days.

However, while Li Shimin was pursuing Liu Wuzhou, another army intent on conquering the world took advantage of the situation. This is Wang Shichong of Luoyang who established the Yue King Yang Tong as Emperor Tai. Wang Shichong once defeated the Wagang Army and forced Li Mi to defect to Li Yuan. In the process, he also recruited famous generals such as Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, Luo Shixin, and Shan Xiongxin. He took advantage of the opportunity of Li Shimin's decisive battle with Liu Wuzhou to use troops in Guanzhong. The Tang army retreated steadily, and in the end only the land in Hangu Pass was saved.

However, Wang Shichong was not ambitious. He was not only superstitious about magic and witches, but also nepotistic. Therefore, in the leap February of the second year of Wude, he fought with the Tang army in Jiuqu. When the two armies were facing each other, Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin suddenly led dozens of cavalry and trusted followers to cross the line, saluted Wang Shichong and said: "The Lord Ho received me, and I am eager to repay my kindness. I am a public guesser, and there are many fans around me. I am not a servant. I would like to resign you now." After saying this politely, dozens of people turned their horses' heads and galloped in in public. The Tang army went into battle. In July of the same year, Luo Shixin (Luo Cheng?), who was also from the Wagang Army, also defected to the Tang Army from Wang Shichong's army.

After Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, and Luo Shixin joined the Tang army, they were immediately transferred to the Qin Palace, became Li Shimin's subordinates, and joined the battle against Liu Wuzhou. Li Shimin paid special attention to them, and appointed Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin as the leaders of his own cavalry Xuanjia Guards in the Prince of Qin's Palace. When Li Shimin charged forward in person, they followed closely behind him. They were both death squads and became the Tang Dynasty. A unique scenery among the North Korean army.

In April of the third year of Wude (AD 620), Li Shimin annihilated Liu Wuzhou's army and recovered the entire territory of Hedong.

In July of the third year of Wude, Li Shimin, who had just ended the battle against Liu, did not breathe a sigh of relief and led 30,000 troops out of the border to attack Wang Shichong, who had proclaimed himself Emperor Zheng.

At the beginning of the confrontation between the two armies, Li Shimin did not have the advantage.

In July, he led dozens of cavalry to challenge him, but was surrounded by an enemy force that was a hundred times his own. Seeing such a massive enemy, Li Shimin's battle-experienced cronies on his left and right couldn't help showing fear. Li Shimin then ordered everyone to retreat and stayed behind. Wang Shichong sent Shan Xiongxin with hundreds of cavalry to pursue them. Li Shimin, who was alone, showed no fear, his arrows were all fired, and all his pursuers fell down without hesitation. As a result, he not only returned alive, but also captured the general Yan Qi.

A similar thing happened again two months later. In September, Li Shimin led 500 cavalry soldiers to survey the terrain, and unexpectedly encountered Wang Shichong's more than 10,000 people on a narrow road. The result of this battle with a huge disparity in numbers was shocking: Li Shimin and his 500 light soldiers killed more than 3,000 enemies and captured General Chen Zhilue, while Wang Shichong escaped alone because of Ma Kuai.

Needless to say, Li Shimin's dazzling prestige also attracted all the soldiers. Therefore, just three months after the war began, many of Wang Shichong's subordinates defected to Li Shimin: Zhang Gongjin, Deng Zhou, Tian Zan, Shi De Rui, Zhang Zhenzhou, Guo Qing, Wei Lu, Wang Yaohan. Along with them, there were dozens of prefectures and counties that belonged to the Tang army.

Wang Shichong saw that the Tang army was unstoppable, so he had to send people to ask for help from Xia King Dou Jiande. Dou Jiande sent 100,000 troops (known as 300,000) at the beginning of the fourth year of Wude to rush for reinforcements. Before that, most of the battles between Tang Army and Xia Army were not easy. Therefore, after hearing the news, the famous generals of the Tang Army, including Qu Tutong, felt that it was difficult to resist the enemy, and they all proposed to withdraw their troops. However, Li Shimin made a very bold decision: leaving Li Yuanji with Qu Tutong to besiege Luoyang, he led 3,500 elite cavalry to rush to Hulao Pass before Dou Jiande to confront Dou Jiande.

When Li Shimin and his own troops traveled day and night without sleep, they finally arrived at Hulao Pass one day later. At this time, Dou Jiande's large army was less than thirty miles away from here.

After a night's rest, Li Shimin immediately led 500 cavalry out to challenge. Along the way, he divided his troops to set up ambushes along the way for Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin. In the end, he and Yuchi Jingde led four people to the Xia army camp. After receiving the news, the Xia army immediately sent more than 5,000 cavalry to pursue them. Seeing that the young King of Qin only brought a few trusted followers, they were afraid of an ambush and were reluctant to let go of such an opportunity. Li Shimin and Yuchi Jingde lured the cavalry all the way. In the ambush circle of five hundred Tang troops. Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin immediately took action. The Xia army, which had been led to feel guilty by Li Shimin all the way, was suddenly in chaos, losing more than 300 people, and generals Yin Qiu and Shi Zan also became prisoners.

After this battle, the Xia army did not dare to go out easily again. The two armies with huge disparity in strength actually faced each other at Hulao Pass for a month. The hesitant Dou Jiande had the idea of ????attacking Shanxi. This forced Li Shimin to change his idea of ??"guarding the pass" and instead try to defeat Xia Jun.

How can 3,500 people defeat 100,000 people?

On May 1, Li Shimin sent people to send thousands of war horses out to graze outside the pass, creating the illusion of "horseless cavalry" and inducing Dou Jiande, who originally wanted to fight in Shanxi, to fight. As expected, Dou Jiande formed a formation in front of Hulao Pass the next day, hoping to capture Hulao Pass. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin had many brave generals under his command, and Xia Jun's first small-scale challenge was met with bad luck: just because Li Shimin was full of praise for Xia General Wang Wan's green horses, Yuchi Jingde couldn't help but rush out, not only did he immediately He captured Wang Wan alive and took his horse back.

While Xia Jun was dumbfounded by this scene, Li Shimin sent Yu Wenshi and a lone army of 300 cavalry to attack at noon. Dou Jiande thought he had an opportunity, so he sent thousands of elite cavalry to pursue him. As a result, Li Shimin's plan fell into place. He ordered the generals to lead the remaining three thousand elite Tang troops into the summer camp where they were having a meal and a meeting. Dou Jiande and his 100,000-strong army never imagined that someone would use 3,000 men to attack 100,000 people. Without any preparation, they suddenly fell into chaos.

In this chaos, Dou Jiande was captured alive by Tang generals Bai Shirang and Yang Wuwei, and the battle came to an end. In the Battle of Hulao in Tang Xia, Li Shimin defeated Dou Jiande's 100,000 army with 3,500 men and captured more than 50,000 people.

Twenty-two-year-old Li Shimin created a miracle in the world's military history.

Wang Shichong, who was waiting for Xia Jun in Luoyang City, never dreamed that what he was looking forward to was Dou Jiande, who was escorted by Tang Jun. He had no choice but to open the city and surrender.

Creating the prosperous Tang Dynasty

In June of the same year, Li Shimin led his army in triumph, wearing golden armor, leading 10,000 iron horses and 30,000 soldiers. The chariots and utensils of the three dynasties of Zheng and Xia were presented to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

The overjoyed great ancestor Li Yuan in October named Li Shimin, who had made great contributions, as the "General of Tiance". He was above the princes and could use the imperial crown, propaganda and ceremonial guards.

Li Shimin, who had been away from the battlefield for a while, returned to classical literature and opened a literature museum to recruit well-educated scholars. At this time, the "Eighteen Bachelors" headed by Du Ruhui joined the Qin Palace. Li Shimin sang in harmony with these well-educated Confucian poems, and his literary attainments reached a considerable level. "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" praised him as "poetic writing and cursive script, outstanding in ancient times", "astronomically beautiful hair, elegant and elegant", "with the elegance of the Tang Dynasty for three hundred years, the emperor really inspired it!"

< p>With the passage of time, Li Shimin, who was both talented in civil and military affairs, gradually became a thorn in the side of the prince Li Jiancheng. Because of his "great achievements, he shocked the lord", the people returned to their hearts, and the whole world sang "The King of Qin broke the formation", so much so that he once promised to let Li Shimin succeed to the throne. Li Yuandu began to be suspicious of him after many swings. In the ninth year of Wude, Li Yuan ordered Cheng Yaojin to be transferred from the capital to serve as the governor of Kangzhou. After Cheng Yaojin disobeyed, he ordered Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, Duan Zhixuan and others to accompany Li Yuanji on the Turkic expedition to disperse Li Shimin's strength achieved the ultimate goal.

On June 4, the ninth year of Takeori, Li Shimin, who was forced to a dead end by his father and brothers, finally launched the "Xuanwumen Incident" at the urging of his subordinates, killing the prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li. Yuanji. Two days later, Li Yuan made Li Shimin the crown prince. In August, 27-year-old Li Shimin became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Ten days after he ascended the throne, the Turkic Jieli Khan wanted to take advantage of the change of the Tang Dynasty to invade. Li Shimin sent Yuchi Jingde to defeat the Turks. A few days later, Jie Li, who was unwilling to give up, led his army to advance again, reaching the Weishui River bridge. Li Shimin was furious when he heard the news. Before the Tang army set off, he took Fang Xuanling and six others on horseback to arrive at the Wei River. He met Jie Li across the river and reprimanded him. Soon the Tang troops arrived one after another. When Jieli Khan saw that Li Shimin was fearless and the Tang troops were in good order, he couldn't help but be afraid to ask for peace. The next day, Li Shimin arrived at Bianqiao again and established an alliance with Jieli Khan, and the Turks withdrew their troops. The returning Jieli Khan became more and more frightened as he thought about it, so he immediately sent someone to send 3,000 horses and 10,000 fat sheep to express his goodwill. Li Shimin refused to accept the Turks' gifts and ordered that he must immediately return the people of the Tang Dynasty who had been plundered over the years.

From then on, Li Shimin officially began his twenty-two-year "Reign of Zhenguan."

Li Shimin was the only emperor in Chinese history who was extremely outstanding in both civil and military skills, as well as his character and benevolence. Under his governance, the Tang Dynasty was invincible externally, with all barbarians surrendering and all nations coming to court; internally, the Tang Dynasty was invincible Then the politics will be clear and transparent, the sea will be open to all rivers, and there will be no distinction between race and religion. Literary skills are even more diverse. He founded the Hongwen Museum and enrolled the children of the royal family and high-ranking officials, making the academic style flourish. Tang poetry is still a wonder in the history of world literature. The poetry of the Tang Dynasty is majestic, and the writing style in which everyone in the world regards protecting the country and joining the army as their own duty is unprecedented and cannot be compared with the literati of later generations. Such a trend is undoubtedly closely related to Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.

In March 630 AD, the leaders of various tribes and ethnic groups in the Western Region and Northern Xinjiang gathered in Chang'an and proposed to respect the 31-year-old Li Shimin as the leader of all ethnic groups. From then on, Li Shimin was not only the Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, but also the "Khan of Heaven", the co-leader of the surrounding ethnic groups and countries.

To this day, the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the Zhenguan monarchs and ministers are still the most glorious and proud memories in China's five thousand years of history. And Li Shimin is undoubtedly the emperor of the ages.

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Returning to Shaanxi and expressing feelings about Li Shimin

He caressed the long sword generously, and he did not invite fame for helping the world. The stars and flags are raised with lightning, and the sun's feathers are flying in the sky. Tens of thousands of cavalry were stationed throughout the fields, and five camps were stationed in Linyuan. Climbing a mountain to command martial arts, carrying the magic soldiers with their backs against the water. In the past, there was war and war, but now the universe is peaceful.

Lucky Wugong Qingshan Palace Li Shimin

Shouqiu is only the old ruins, and Fengyi is the former foundation. Guangdong has inherited the saints, and the hanging arc is also here. At a weak age, luck changes, and when you pick up your sword, you will be depressed. It means that the Eight Desolations under his command will be settled, and the barbarians of all countries will be treated with kindness. The salty money comes from the ladder mountain, and I come to think about it while driving the sea. Chanyu accompanied the military tent, and chased Wei Wenpang every day. Duan Ke dynasty to the four mountains, doing nothing to serve as a hundred ministers. The frost festival brightens the autumn scenery, and the light ice freezes over the water. The rue is all over the plains, and the corns are all over the capital. ***Happy homecoming banquet, more fun than the great poetry.