"Xue Rengui's Conquest of the East" once said: "Three-year-old children are worth a thousand dollars, and they will protect the east and west of the town across the sea." The peak state is not yet known.
In the process of understanding the history of the Tang Dynasty, the name of General Xue Rengui can be described as thunderous. In many literary film and television works, Xue Rengui is regarded as an extraordinary general. Without his help, the military development of the Tang Dynasty would be negatively affected. For this reason, many people are very curious about Xue Rengui.
stated in the relevant information that the 68-year-old Xue Rengui had been sick, and his act of taking off his hat directly scared away the tens of thousands of Turks. During the development stage of the Tang Dynasty, why did Xue Rengui have such a reputation? In the process of leading troops to fight, what kind of results has it achieved?
Xue Rengui was born in 614 AD. His grandfather and father successively lived in Northern Zhou and Sui Dynasty official . Based on such a special family background, Xue Rengui has been nurtured by his family since he was a child and has certain political ambitions. However, the glory of the Xue family could not continue. After the early death of his father, the Xue family fell into trouble. For this reason, Xue Rengui lived in extreme poverty in his youth and had to farm for a living.
When grew up and was about to relocate the tombs of his ancestors, his wife thought that Tang Taizong was recruiting heroes and generals, and this was a good opportunity for Xue Rengui to get ahead. After some persuasion from his wife,Xue Rengui decided to enlist in the army, opening a new chapter in his life.
When Tang Taizong set out for Goryeo, the Lang general Liu Junqiong was besieged by the Korean army. In such a crisis, Xue Rengui single-handedly took off the head of the Korean general _span strong span_strong. Seeing this scene, all the Korean troops felt terrified, and then withdrew their troops and left the battlefield. Since then, Xue Rengui's name has resounded throughout the army, and many people regard Xue Rengui as a general existence.
In the subsequent wars, Seol In-Guy has won many battles and demonstrated his strength to the Korean army. After the war, Li Shimin heard about Xue Rengui's heroic deeds and decided to call Xue Rengui himself. made him a guerrilla general . Although Xue Rengui was just an ordinary soldier when he joined the war, he succeeded in getting ahead with his unique talents and was appreciated by the emperor.
After the class returned to the court, Xue Rengui was promoted by Li Shimin to the right-leader lieutenant general, and then guarded the palace city Xuanwumen, responsible for the safety of the palace. After the death of Li Shimin, the outstanding Xue Rengui was also reused by Tang Gaozong Li Zhi.
During a voyage, Tang Gaozong encountered a flash flood and was in a dangerous situation. In this case, all the soldiers around Tang Gaozong escaped, but Xue Rengui stayed beside Li Zhi and rescued him smoothly. Since then,Li Zhi trusted Xue Rengui more and regarded it as an important reliance.
In 657 AD, under Xue Rengui’s suggestion, Li Zhi successfully established friendly contacts with the Western Turkic tribes, and was appointed as a lieutenant during Li Zhi’s conquest of Goryeo. Li Zhi's side.
From the experience of Xue Rengui's life, he can feel that his military talent is so outstanding that he has become a mythical existence among various ethnic tribes. For the rule of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui's important position cannot be ignored. Under the leadership of Xue Rengui, the military development level of the Tang Dynasty once reached its peak.
In 682 AD, Li Zhi was unable to take into account the due to physical reasons. In this stage, , Tubo , Turkic and other border ethnic minorities attacked the Central Plains. For the Tang Dynasty army, although they possessed relatively strong strength, they were unable to fight against the Turkic army due to special reasons such as inconsistent water and soil when fighting on the frontier.
In an emergency, Xue Rengui led troops to the Western Turks, determined to put down the war. In the ancient battlefield, the two sides usually had a process of shouting before the war, but when Xue Rengui reported his name to the Western Turkic army, the other side was shocked.
At first, the Western Turkic generals thought that Xue Rengui in front of him was not the real God of War.But when the 68-year-old Xue Rengui, who was ill, took off his hat, the leader of the Western Turks recognized that the man in front of him was the famous God of War.
As a result, , the West Turkic generals and horses knelt down to make , under the influence of this event, strong 21strong decided to retreat after the Tang Dynasty generals continued to chase the western Turks. Later, the West Turkic army was beheaded more than 10,000 people , this war won a great victory.
Conclusion
As a well-known general, Xue Rengui's path to rise was not smooth in his early years, but when his talents were recognized by the emperor, he succeeded in reigning for the country Contribute your own strength to your career.
Compared with other generals, Xue Rengui's talents have been recognized by countless people. If it were not for Xue Rengui's existence, it would be bound to encounter many unpredictable obstacles in the Tang Dynasty against the Turkic forces.
Although modern Chinese society has entered the stage of peaceful development, when we understand ancient generals, we can also learn from their life experiences and provide help for the subsequent development of the country. It is believed that under the guidance of Xue Rengui's spirit, more outstanding talents will appear in our society and make joint efforts for the construction of New China.
Reference material: "Tong Jian"
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