The Kaiyuan Prosperity is the second prosperous era in the history of the Tang Dynasty. It is inseparable from the talents of the prime ministers Yao Chong, Song Jing, Zhang Shuo, Zhang Jiuling and others, and it is also inseparable from the merits of many generals and guards. . In the Tianbao period, Emperor Xuanzong changed his passive defense strategy and began to expand its territory. As a result, many famous generals emerged in the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the famous generals in the Kaiyuan period, these famous generals were more offensive and brought them to the Tang Dynasty. The magnificent military exploits also brought many crises and contributed to the decline of the Tang Dynasty.
Since the time of Wu Zetian, the Tang Dynasty has suffered from three borders: one is the Turkic in the north, the other is Xi and Khitan in the northeast, and the third is the Tubo of the west. Therefore, the wars in the Kaiyuan period centered on these three borders, and the Kaiyuan period The famous generals also appeared on these three battlefields.
薛onne
Xue Ne is the son of Xue Rengui. Since the time of Wu Zetian, he has guarded Youzhou and Bingzhou. He has built military exploits when fighting Xi, Khitan, and Turks. He is an experienced soldier. will. That's the case. Xue Na also failed miserably in the second year of Kaiyuan because he underestimated the enemy.
In the summer of the second year of Kaiyuan, Xue Na, who was more than sixty years old, asked to lead his army against Xi and Khitan. General Du Binke believed that the soldiers carried weapons and food into the enemy's territory during the hot summer season, which was not conducive to fighting. Therefore, he suggested that Xue Na act cautiously. Prime Minister Yao Chong also agreed with Du Binke's point of view. However, Xue Na was very experienced and had no objections. Don't care. At this time, Tang Xuanzong had just ascended the throne and was eager to make achievements, so he agreed to Xue Na's plan and sent Xue Na to lead the army against Khitan. When the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty arrived at Luanhe in the sweltering heat, Xi Ren and the Khitan who were waiting for work defeated the unscrupulous Tang army. The Tang army was almost annihilated. Generals such as Xue Ne and Du Binke fled back to the Tang Dynasty in embarrassment. When Tang Xuanzong learned that Xue Ne was defeated, he was furious, but instead of punishing Xue Na severely, he executed Xue Na's lieutenants, Cui Xuandao and Li Sijing, and other eight people, except that Du Binke was pardoned. Although Xue Na was not severely punished, he was stripped of all officials by Tang Xuanzong and instantly became a commoner.
A month later, Tubo sent troops to invade the Longyou area of the Tang Dynasty, plundering a large number of horses. Tang Xuanzong immediately appointed Xue Na as a general, and let Xue Na make atonement. Xue Na lived up to expectations. After the encounter between Wujieyi and the Tubos, he and his deputy Wang Chao attacked the Tubos and won a big victory. Subsequently, Xue Na pursued the Tubos by victory, defeated the Tubos in the Long Castle, and killed 10,000 people. Not only did he capture a large number of horses, cattle and sheep from the Tubos, but also regained all the pastoral horses looted by the Tubos. After this battle, Xue Na severely taught Tubo a meal and beat the arrogant arrogance of Tubo.
After the war, Xue Na regained his title, continued to be an official, guarding the frontier, and died in the eighth year of Kaiyuan at the age of more than 70.
郭知运
Guo Zhiyun is a native of Guazhou Changle. Because he lives in the frontier area, he was brave and good at fighting when he was young. Later, he became an official to the Izhou governor and the Yiwu army envoy. , Became the general of Guo Qiangong, the guardian of Beiting. In the spring of the second year of Kaiyuan, Guo Zhiyun cooperated with Guo Qiangou to defeat the Turks and behead the son of the Turkic Khan and Otel. In autumn, Guo Zhiyun and Longyou group herder Wang Zhao cooperated with Xue Na to defeat Tubo. After the war, Tang Xuanzong promoted Guo Zhiyun to Longyou Jiedu Shi.
In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, the Turks descended from their families, Axilan, Di Sitai and others led the rebellion, and Shan Yufu defended Zhang Zhiyun. After the Turkic descendant arrived at the border of Suizhou, Guo Zhiyun was ordered to lead the Shuo Fang army to crusade the Turkic descendant, defeated the Turkic descendant in Huyan Valley, Montenegro and successfully rescued Zhang Zhiyun. In the 6th year of Kaiyuan, Guo Zhiyun led an army to fight against Tubo. Taking advantage of the Tubo people's defense, he achieved great victory in Jiuqu. In the ninth year of Kaiyuan, Guo Zhiyun once again cooperated with Shuofang Manager Wang Chao to put down the rebellion in Liuzhou Hu Kang Daibin.
Guo Zhiyun fought frequently with Tubo and Turks. He had a lot of feats in battle, and he was shocked by the frontier. He died in October of the ninth year of Kaiyuan.
王君毚
Wang Junzhu is a native of Guazhou Changle. He is a hometown with Guo Zhiyun and is also famous for his bravery and good fighting skills. After Wang Junzhu joined the army, he served as Guo Zhiyun's general and was a powerful helper for Guo Zhiyun's repeated military exploits. In the 9th year of Kaiyuan, after the death of Guo Zhiyun, Tang Xuanzong promoted Wang Junzhu to Jiedu in Hexi and Longyou.
In the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan, Tubo general Xinuoluo aggressively invaded the Tang Dynasty, set fire to Ganzhou and then withdrew. Wang Junzhuo did not go head-to-head with Xinuoluo, but instead sent an army to the rear of the Tubo people and set fire to the wild.Grass, so that the Tubo war horses had no weeds to eat during their retreat. When Xinuoluo withdrew back to Dafeichuan, he was preparing to feed the horses, but unexpectedly the wild grass had been burned out, and the horses starved to death for more than half. Subsequently, Xinuoluo withdrew his troops from Dafeichuan Canghuang, and Wang Junzhu pursued Xinuoluo, and finally captured all the things that Nuoruo had and the Tubo people who had not had time to retreat in the west of Qinghai. A few months later, Xinuoluo sent troops to retaliate against Wang Junzhu, captured Wang Junzhu’s hometown Guazhou, captured Wang Junzhu’s father alive, and held Wang Junzhu’s father to attack Liangzhou. Wang Junzhuo did not go out of the city out of filial piety and had to go to the city to cry.
Later, Wang Junzhu used his position to retaliate against the contempt of the four tribes of Huihe, Qiqi, Sijie, and Hun when he had no success. He framed the four tribes for secret rebellion, and Tang Xuanzong believed that it was true, so Exiled the captain of the four tribes. This caused the people of the four tribes to hold a grudge against Wang Junzhu. Soon, Wang Junzhu led his army to Suzhou to attack the envoys sent by Tubo to the Turks. When he returned to Ganzhou, the people of the four tribes who had already ambushed Wang Junzhuan, Wang Jun was outnumbered. In the end, he fought and died.
张守珪
Zhang Shougui is a native of Hebei in Shanzhou. At the beginning, he served as the general of the guardian Guo Qianlong of the Beiting County and has repeatedly made military contributions. In the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan, after the death of Wang Junzhuan, Tang Xuanzong appointed Xue Song as the Jiedu envoy of Hexi, and promoted Zhang Shougui, an envoy of Jiankang army, to the governor of Guazhou. While Zhang Shougui was leading the crowd to build the state city and reinforce the city's defenses, the Tubo people attacked him in large numbers. Although Zhang Shougui had few soldiers, he was calm and composed. He would buy wine and have fun in the city and his ministry, and use suspicious tactics to prevent the Tubo from attacking him easily. When the Tubo people retreated, Zhang Shougui sent troops to pursue them, not only repelling the Tubo people, but also keeping Guazhou. Afterwards, Zhang Shougui carefully managed Guazhou, which helped the situation in Guazhou go from chaos to governance and got rid of the predicament.
Zhang Shougui continued to advance by virtue of his military exploits, and in the 21st year of Kaiyuan, he was once again in danger as an envoy to the Youzhou section. At this time, Youzhou Jiedushi Xue Chuyu (Xue Na's younger brother) had just been defeated by Khitan leader Qu Lai and Ke Tugan, and the morale of Youzhou soldiers was in a low state. After Zhang Shougui took office, he commanded Youzhou soldiers to take the initiative to attack, and they won many times and gradually reversed the crisis. Qu La and Ketugan suffered successive defeats. Knowing that Zhang Shougui was not easy to provoke, they resorted to surrendering to collude with the Turks in an attempt to turn the tide of the war. However, Zhang Shougui was not such a deceptive general. He took advantage of the internal contradictions of the Khitan people and instructed the Khitanese to not be handsome. Overcome the slaying of Qu Lai and Ke Suan, and solved the long-term threat to Youzhou in one fell swoop.
In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan, Zhang Shougui’s generals faked Zhang Shougui’s orders and Tang Xuanzong’s orders to force the Ping Lu army to make Wu Zhiyi attack Xiren. Wu Zhiyi won first and then lost, and Zhang Shougui deliberately concealed his defeat. Lie about your achievements. When Tang Xuanzong sent Niu Xiantong to investigate this matter, Zhang Shougui bribed Niu Xiantong and blamed him on the generals, and settled the storm. But in the past few years, things were revealed, and Zhang Shougui was relegated to the state governor. After Zhang Shougui took office, he was depressed and died of gangrene.
Zhang Shougui has a general named An Lushan. During the Tianbao period, Anlushan concurrently served as the Jiedu ambassador to the three towns of Fanyang, Pinglu, and Hedong. In the 14th year of Tianbao, Anlushan launched a rebellion in Fanyang, which turned the Tang Dynasty from its prosperity to decline. An Lushan and Shi Siming are both famous, and they have been a traitor to the Tang Dynasty for thousands of years.
王忠继
Wang Zhongsi’s father was Wang Haibin. In the second year of the New Century, Wang Haibin followed Xue Na to crusade against Tubo and died in Long Castle. At the age of nine, Wang Zhongsi was raised in the palace by Tang Xuanzong and became the righteous son of Tang Xuanzong. After Wang Zhongsi grew up, he was brave and good at fighting, repeatedly defeating Tubo, relying on his military exploits to rise up, he served as Shuofang Jiedu in the 29th year of Kaiyuan.
In the early years of Tianbao, the powerful post-Turkic khanate collapsed and collapsed. Wang Zhongsi took the opportunity to expedition to the northern Turks and won many victories, accelerating the demise of the post-Turkic khanate. The emerging Uighur Khanate and the Tang Dynasty made good relations, and the northern border of the Tang Dynasty was no longer borderline trouble. Tang Xuanzong changed his foreign policy from passive defense to active offensive and launched an offensive against Tubo. Tang Xuanzong was full of trust in Wang Zhongsi. In Tianbao five years, Tang Xuanzong asked Wang Zhongsi to concurrently serve as the Jiedu Envoy of the three towns of Hexi, Longyou, and Hedong. Wang Zhongsi thus became the first Jiedushi envoy in charge of the four towns in the Tang Xuanzong era. . After that, Wang Zhongsi and Tubo fought frequently, defeating the Tubo people in Qinghai and Jishi, and defeating Tugu in Moli.Hunk, Megatron Boundary.
Wang Zhonghe is a high-ranking leader and has outstanding military exploits. He can't help being proud of him. This has caused Tang Xuanzong's suspicion of him. In the sixth year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang dismissed Wang Zhongsi from the posts of Jiedu in the towns of Shuofang and Hedong, and only retained his position as Jiedu in Hexi and Longyou. In the same year, Tang Xuanzong sent Wang Zhongsi to attack Tubo's Shibao city, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Wang Zhongsi refused to accept the order, which aroused Tang Xuanzong's dissatisfaction with Wang Zhongsi. Seeing that Wang Zhongsi was unwilling to cooperate, Tang Xuanzong had to send General Dong Yanguang to attack Shibao City and let Wang Zhongsi assist Dong Yanguang in the fight, but Wang Zhongsi insisted on his own way and was unwilling to cooperate with Dong Yanguang. After Dong Yanguang failed to attack Shibao City, he blamed Wang Zhongsi. Subsequently, Li Linfu framed Wang Zhongsi for colluding with the prince Li Heng (later Tang Suzong) for rebellion. Tang Xuanzong used this as an excuse to call Wang Zhongsi back to Chang'an, relieve Wang Zhongsi's military power, and demote Wang Zhongsi as a local official. In the eighth year of Tianbao, Wang Zhongsi died in depression during the constant suppression and died suddenly, at the age of 45 years.
Wang Zhongsi has a general named Li Guangbi. After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Li Guangbi was appointed as the Jiedu Envoy of Hedong and made great contributions to quelling the rebellion. He served as the deputy marshal of the World Soldiers and Horses, and he was as famous as Guo Ziyi, and became famous as a hero of Zhongxing in the Tang Dynasty.
哥舒翰
Ge Shuhan is a descendant of the Tuqi Shishu, living in Anxi, his father Ge Shu Dao Yuanguan to Anxi deputy guard. After Wang Zhongsi became an envoy to Jiedu in Hexi and Longyou, he promoted Ge Shuhan to deputy envoy of the Great Fighting Army. Ge Shuhan has outstanding martial arts, fierce combat, and likes to charge ahead. He once defeated the Tubo people by pulling the sea and building stones, and established extraordinary achievements.
In the sixth year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty deprived Wang Zhongsi of his military power, and appointed Ge Shuhan as the Longyou Jiedu Envoy. In the seventh year of Tianbao, Ge Shuhan built a mighty army and Yinglong City in Qinghai, which prevented the Tubo people from approaching Qinghai. In the eighth year of Tianbao, Ge Shuhan led an army of one hundred thousand to besiege Shibao City and won in one fell swoop, completing the task that Wang Zhongsi did not want to accept. After that, Ge Shuhan's status rose step by step. In Tianbao twelve years, Ge Shuhan captured the cities of Hongji and Damomen in Tubo, collected all the Jiuqu tribes, and made great contributions again. But Ge Shuhan was addicted to alcohol and lust, so he suffered a stroke. In Tianbao's 14th year, Ge Shuhan was deprived of military power and left Chang'an.
After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi were defeated by An Lushan one after another. Tang Xuanzong immediately appointed Ge Shuhan, who was recuperating, as general, and led 200,000 troops to defend Tongguan. In the fifteenth year of Tianbao, after six months of confrontation between Ge Shuhan and An Lushan, Tang Xuanzong urged Ge Shuhan to go to war. Ge Shuhan was defeated by the rebels because he underestimated the enemy by mistake. Ge Shuhan himself was captured by the generals. Dedicated to Anlu Mountain. After Ge Shuhan was captured by Anlu Mountain, he surrendered to the enemy and surrendered Li Guangbi and others for Anlu Mountain. Li Guangbi and others were unmoved and wrote back to condemn Ge Shuhan. Seeing that Ge Shuhan was of little use to him, An Lushan killed Ge Shuhan.
高仙芝
Gao Xianzhi is a Goguryeo, handsome and skilled in bows and horses. At the end of the Kaiyuan period, he was promoted and reused by the envoy of Anxi Jiedu, Meng Lingcha, as the deputy capital of Anxi. Protect.
In the sixth year of Tianbao, the Emperor Xuanzong of Tang sent Gao Xianzhi to lead an army of 10,000 to crusade against the country of Xiaobo ruled by Tubo. Gao Xianzhi penetrated into the enemy's territory, first occupied Tubo's Lianyun Fort, and later defeated the Little Bolu Kingdom, captured King Little Bolu and the Princess of Tubo, and won a big victory. After that, Gao Xianzhi replaced her husband Meng Lingcha with this great work and became Anxi Jiedu Shi. In the 9th year of Tianbao, Gao Xianzhi went on an expedition to Shi State. He pretended to have peace talks with Shi State, and then sent troops to attack Shi State, winning in one fell swoop, capturing the King of Shi State and plundering Stone State and returning home. Gao Xianzhi's behavior made King Stone who had escaped by chance filled with resentment. King Stone took a walk to the countries of the Western Regions. Gao Xianzhi's evil deeds aroused dissatisfaction among the countries of the Western Regions, and the countries of the Western Regions turned to Da Shi (the Arab Empire) for help. In the tenth year of Tianbao, Gao Xianzhi led an army to crusade against the countries of the Western Regions. He encountered the army of Danros and Dashi. The army of Tang Dynasty and Dashi fought fiercely for three days, regardless of victory or defeat, but they were betrayed by the Grolu people. Gao Xianzhi was flanked back and forth, and eventually lost, so he was defeated.
Later, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang appointed Gao Xianzhi to replace An Sishun as the Jiedu ambassador of Hexi, but An Sishun was unwilling to leave Hexi, so Tang Xuanzong appointed Gao Xianzhi as General You Yulin, leaving Gao Xianzhi in Chang'an. After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Tang Xuanzong sent Gao Xianzhi to lead an army to defend Shan County. After Feng Changqing was defeated in Henan, he returned to Shan County, joined forces with Gao Xianzhi, abandoned Shan County and retreated to Tongguan. Tang Xuanzong was furious when he heard of defeat, and immediately sent an eunuch to Tongguan to execute Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing.
封常清
Feng Changqing is a member of the Yi family in Puzhou. He only joined the army when he was more than 30 years old and became a general of Menglingcha, the envoy of Anxi Jiedu. Feng Changqing is ugly, thin, and disabled. He is not welcome in the military. Feng Changqing worked hard to get Gao Xianzhi's appreciation. In the end, Feng Changqing relied on his talents to get Gao Xianzhi's reuse.
In Tianbao six years, Feng Changqing followed Gao Xianzhi to pacify Xiaobo Luguo. After Gao Xianzhi became an envoy of Anxi Jiedu, he promoted Feng Changqing to the judge of Jiedu, and Feng Changqing became Gao Xianzhi's confidant. Feng Changqing enforced strict law enforcement. When Gao Xianzhi's nursing mother's son Zheng Dequan violated military law and offended his superior Feng Changqing, Feng Changqing was merciless and treated Zheng Dequan with military law, killing Zheng Dequan. In Tianbao ten years, after Gao Xianzhi left Chang'an, Feng Changqing continued to stay in Anxi and became Anxi Jiedushi in Tianbao eleven years. In the twelfth year of Tianbao, Feng Changqing expedition to Dabo Law State and achieved great victory in Bodhisattva Lao City, surrendering Dabo Law State in one fell swoop and made great achievements.
In November of the fourteenth year of Tianbao, Feng Changqing entered the dynasty, coincidentally, Anlu Mountain launched a mutiny. Tang Xuanzong asked about Feng Changqing, and Feng Changqing took the initiative to recruit troops in Henan to quell the Anlu Mountain mutiny. . After Feng Changqing arrived in Luoyang, it only took more than half a month to recruit an army of 60,000, but none of these soldiers had ever been on the battlefield and was not an opponent of An Lushan. A month later, Anlu Mountain entered Henan, defeated the Wuhe crowd of Feng Changqing, and captured Luoyang in one fell swoop. Later, Feng Changqing retreated to Shan County, and after joining Gao Xianzhi, he retreated to Tongguan, angering Tang Xuanzong. In the end, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, their old partners, died together.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-