Tang Dynasty Five Generations of Three Generalissimos!

Mondo History Updated on 2024-02-13

During the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, there were many generals, generals, and marshals, all of whom were highly meritorious and brilliant figures, and they could be said to be god-like figures in their respective dynasties. Today, let's take stock of the three marshals of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, only these three people.

Li Jing:Destroy Xiao LiangBreak the auxiliary father祏、Destroy the Eastern Turks, Pingtu Guhun(Tang Dynasty).

In the fourth year of Wude (621), Li Jing offered ten strategies to capture Xiao Miao, which was adopted by Li Yuan, the ancestor of the Tang Dynasty. In the end, Xiao Miao's regime was eliminated by the Tang army, and Li Jing was awarded the title of Yongkang County Duke for his merits, and was awarded the title of Zhuguo, and since then he has become a general in his own right.

In the fourth year of Zhenguan (630 years), Li Jing led 3,000 elite cavalry to advance to the Evil Yang Ridge, Li Jing's lone army went deep, attacked Dingxiang, under the cover of night, attacked the city in one fell swoop, captured Yang Zhengdao, the son of Yang Xuan, the king of Sui Qi, and Empress Xiao, the original Yang Emperor, and sent them to the Beijing Division, so Li Jing was awarded the title of General Zuo Wuwei.

In the ninth year of Zhenguan (635), Li Jing was used again, commanding the military department Shangshu, Tongzhongshu Men's Sanpin Hou Junji, the criminal department Shangshu Rencheng King Li Daozong, Liangzhou Governor Li Daliang, the right guard general Li Tong, Yuzhou Assassin Shi Dou Che, Huaizhou Assassin Shi Gao Yongsheng and Minzhou Governor Liu Jian, etc., to conquer Tuyuhun. In this battle, Li Jing successfully defeated Tuyuhun with accurate military judgment and ingenious tactical arrangement, and Fuyun Khan was killed by his subordinates. His eldest son, Murong Shun, the king of Daning, killed the king of Tianzhu and led the people to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, so that Tuyuhun was attached to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Jingcai was both civil and military, brave and good at fighting, and made great achievements for the unification and consolidation of the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, he accumulated a set of successful experiences in administering the army and fighting wars, and further enriched and developed China's military thinking and theory.

Su Dingfang:He successfully recovered more than 50 city-states in the Western Regions, pacified the war of Baekje and Goguryeo, and defeated Japanese reinforcements in the Battle of the Yellow Sea. He has fought hundreds of battles in his life, destroying three countries and capturing three kings(Tang Dynasty).

Su Dingfang began his military career during the reign of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, where he followed Li Jing's northern expedition to the Eastern Turks, where he excelled in battle and successfully defeated the enemy. Since then, he has successively served as the general of Zuowu Hou Zhonglang and the general of Zuowei Zhonglang, and has contributed to the stability and development of the Tang Dynasty.

In the fourth year of Zhenguan of Taizong of Tang Dynasty (630 years), Su Dingfang followed Li Jing, the general manager of the Dingxiang Road march, to the north to attack the Eastern Turks, and in the decisive Battle of Yinshan, he led two hundred cavalry as the vanguard, broke through the Jieli Khan's tooth tent, and made great contributions to the defeat of the Eastern Turks.

In the sixth year of Yonghui (655), Goguryeo united with Baekje and others to attack Silla, captured more than 30 cities in its north, Silla asked Tang Gaozong for help, Tang Gaozong immediately sent Su Dingfang to lead 10,000 troops to crusade against Goguryeo, Su Dingfang charged into battle, attacked hard, defeated the Goryeo army, killed and captured more than 1,000 people, burned its outer cities, villages and returned to the division.

In the second year of Tang Gaozong's reign (657), Su Dingfang served as the general manager of the Yili Dao march, as the commander of the Western Expedition, he broke the main force of the Western Turkic Ashina Helu, pursued all the way to Broken Leaf Water, and once again broke Helu's troops, and the Western Turks were destroyed. He adopted a strategic approach of attacking and defending, taking him by surprise and chasing after him, and finally won.

In the fourth year of Xianqing (659), Duman led three countries in the Western Regions to rebel again, Su Ding conveniently selected 10,000 elite infantry and 3,000 cavalry to raid at a gallop, and forcibly marched 300 li in one day and one night, and arrived at Yeyeshui City ten miles west of the city at dawn, surrounded the city, Duman could not escape when he saw this, and then tied himself up and surrendered.

In the fifth year of Hyeongyeong (660), he was appointed as the chief of the march of Shenqiu Dao, and led a land and water army of 100,000 people to conquer Baekje. Baekje brought the army of the whole country to fight. Su Dingfang led the army to meet the attack, defeated the Baekje army, killed more than 10,000 people, and the Tang army took advantage of the victory to attack the outer city. The king of Baekje, Buyeo Yoshiki, and the crown prince Buyeo Ryu took advantage of the chaos to escape, and Buyeo Yoshiki's second son, Buyeo Tai, established himself as the king of Baekje and continued to resist, but Su Dingfang was too strong, and Buyeo Tai had no choice but to open the city and surrender, and soon after, the Baekje general You Zhi came to surrender with Buyeo Yoshiji, and Su Dingfang took the Baekje king, 93 nobles and more than 12,000 people and other captives across the sea in triumph.

In the first year of Yongshuo (661), Gojong conquered Goguryeo for the second time, and Su Dingfang led his army to defeat the Goguryeo army, and won many battles, so he marched to besiege Pyongyang City (the capital of Goryeo).

Su Dingfang galloped across the frontier for decades in his life, attacking Jieli in the north, destroying the Turks in the west, Baekje in the east, and Tubo in the south, crisscrossing thousands of miles, "destroying the three kingdoms before and after, all of them captured their masters", and the countries of the Western Regions were shocked and surrendered.

Wang Meng:Both civil and military(Five generations).

Wang Meng was a native of Xixian County, Beihai County (now Shouguang City, Shandong Province). Minister, politician, military strategist, official and prime minister in the pre-Qin period.

Wang Meng initially rejected Huan Wen's invitation and chose to assist Fu Jian. He quickly gained the trust and reuse of Fu Jian, and excelled in both politics and military affairs. At the age of thirty-six, he was promoted five times in succession, until he became the left servant of Shangshu, the general of the auxiliary state, and the lieutenant of the school.

Wang Meng rectified the rule of officials politically, cracked down on the power of the Di and Qiang nobles, strengthened the centralization of power, and greatly increased the national strength of the former Qin. Within ten years, the North was united.

In the sixth year of the former Qin Jianyuan (370 years), Wang Meng led an army of 60,000 to attack Yan, and Murong Ping, the ruler of Qianyan, led 300,000 elite soldiers to resist the Qin army.

Before the decisive battle with Murong Ping, he said impassionedly: "I, Wang Jingluo, have received great favor from the country, and have concurrently held important positions both inside and outside, and now I am going deep into the thief land with all the kings, and everyone must try their best to die, advance without retreating, and make great contributions together to repay the country." In this battle, if you can defeat the enemy, be rewarded in the Ming Dynasty, celebrate and drink in the room of your parents, soldiers, how glorious and proud it should be! ”

After the soldiers were encouraged, they started a decisive battle with Murong Ping, the soldiers fought hard to kill the enemy, the Yan army was defeated, Murong Ping fled back to Yecheng on horseback, and the remnants of the former Yan army scattered and fled. Wang Meng led his army to the east and surrounded Yecheng. Fu Jian personally led 100,000 elite soldiers to join the division, Yan Chen saw that he was no longer able to return to the sky, and immediately opened the city gate and surrendered, Murong Ping was captured, and Qianyan was officially destroyed.

Wang Meng was an outstanding statesman and military strategist, whose contributions played a key role in the development of the former Qin and the unification of the north.

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