"Ding, the third person, Wang Zhongsi, has a command of 98, a force of 104, an intelligence of 90, and a politics of 72."
Speaking of famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, people will first think of Li Jing, Li Shiji, Xue Rengui, Guo Ziyi, and Li Guangbi.
However, there was a famous general in the Xuanzong Dynasty of the Tang Dynasty who was both civil and military, wise and brave, and his generals and generals were in no way inferior to the above ones.
The main reason why he is not well-known is that he grew up in the age of peace, and he was honest and low-key, compassionate, caring for the common people, and could not bear to make meritorious deeds but used the sword lightly.
He was Wang Zhongsi, a famous general in the Middle Tang Dynasty who once held the seals of the four towns of Hexi, Longyou, Shuofang and Hedong.
Famous generals in ancient and modern times seem to be born for war. They reflect their own value in war, burn themselves in war, and sublimate the meaning of life in war.
But Wang Zhongsi seems to be an exception.
Wang Zhongsi’s purpose in life was not to live for war, but to eliminate war and live for peace.
Li Guangbi, Ge Shuhan and others were all famous generals promoted by Wang Zhongsi.
One time, Li Guangbi tentatively asked Wang Zhongsi, if he had not learned from Wei Qing, Huo Qubing would have gone out of the country to achieve unparalleled achievements?
Wang Zhongsi smiled calmly and said: "When the country is at peace, I am just a general who cares for the people! I don't want to exhaust China's strength and gain fame for it!"
When it comes to this, some people think that Wang Zhongsi doesn't disdain to do it, but that he can't do it.
Actually that’s not the case, let’s take a brief look at Wang Zhongsi’s combat capabilities.
Let's talk about personal force first. "New Book of Tang" records that Wang Zhongsi followed the Hexi Jiedu envoy Du Hope to attack Tubo. "Tubo came out in large numbers and wanted to take over the new city. They pressed the official and army formations in the morning. They were outnumbered and the whole army was afraid. Zhongsi A single horse advanced, galloped left and right, and killed hundreds of people alone. The thieves clamored and trampled each other, and the army's wings covered them. The captives were defeated."
"Killing hundreds of people alone", this alone is enough to illustrate his personal force.
However, individual courage is not something to be feared; only the courage of ten thousand people can shake up the world.
In the eighteenth year of Kaiyuan, Wang Zhongsi served as the military envoy and went out with Xiao Song, the military envoy of Hexi Province. In the Battle of Yuchuan, he attacked Tubo with 300 light cavalry, beheaded thousands of people, captured more than 4,000 people, and seized tens of thousands of cattle and sheep. Tubo Zanpu fled for his life in a hurry.
This battle was comparable to Huo Qubing's night attack on the Xiongnu with 800 cavalry. Wang Zhongsi also became famous in this battle, and later succeeded Wang Hao as the governor of Longyou.
In the early Tang Dynasty, in addition to Tubo being the most serious source of trouble, the Khitan also caused considerable trouble to the Tang court.
The Tang Dynasty made five northern expeditions to the Khitan, but all five times ended in failure. By the Kaiyuan period, the Khitan had become a serious problem for the Tang Dynasty.
In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan, Wang Zhongsi led 100,000 cavalry to the northern expedition to Khitan. They left Yanmen Pass and fought three battles at the Sanggan River. They defeated the 200,000-strong allied force of Xi and Khitan. All 36 troops of Xi and Qidan attacked the Tang army. Surrender and dare not cause chaos for decades to come.
Since then, Wang Zhongsi's reputation has been astonishing throughout the world.
In the early years of Tianbao, the rest of the Turks jointly appointed Quetel's son as Usumish Khan. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty sent an envoy to order Wusu to annex him, but Wusu refused.
Wang Zhongsi went on an expedition in accordance with the order, and went all the way to Sahenei Mountain with great momentum. With a thunderous attack, he defeated the eastern Turkic military forces and took the head of Usumish Khan to Chang'an.
At this point, the Turkic Khanate, which had dominated the north for more than a hundred years, sadly withdrew from the stage of history.
In the fifth year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered Wang Zhongsi to concurrently serve as the envoy of Shuofang, Hedong, Hexi and Longyou.
One person wears the seals of the four towns, has nearly 300,000 troops, and controls thousands of miles of borders. This is unique in the history of the Tang Empire.
Also in this year, Wang Zhongsi launched the Battle of Qinghai Lake against Tibet, defeating the main force of Tibet's northern front, and pursued the victory. In the Battle of Jishi, he annihilated the remnants of Tibet, beheaded two Tibetan princes, and captured 8,000 Tuyuhun who were attached to Tibet.
The army forced Tuyuhun to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
Since then, Tubo's strategic attack on the Tang Dynasty in the Qinghai area has shifted from strategic defense to strategic defense, and its threat to the Hexi area has been basically eliminated. Wang Zhongsi traveled thousands of miles again, defeated the Tubo, and the Allied Forces, which frightened the Tang Dynasty and fled at night.
Dare to provoke the Tang army again.
"Ding, the fourth person, Wei Shu, is commander 98, force 85, intelligence 92, politics 96."
Wei Shu, a famous military reformer, strategist, and politician. The grandson of the famous Jin general Wei Zhaozi Jiang and the founder of the Jin army's infantry warfare.
The most important contribution in military history is the transfer from chariot warfare to infantry warfare. This alone is enough to make him famous in history. The emergence of Wei Shu's phalanx is a major event in the military history of the Spring and Autumn Period and is an epoch-making event in the transformation of my country's chariot warfare to infantry warfare. 's flag.
Wei Shu was in power in Jin for 6 years and displayed his talents to the fullest, laying the foundation for the future division of Jin into Wei by the three families, making the Wei army a powerful force at that time.
Wei Shu's famous work - the Battle of Dayuan, this battle marked the end of hundreds of years of chariot warfare, and infantry warfare became the dominant method in the history of Chinese warfare.
"Ding, the fifth person, Huan Shiqian, has a command of 90, a force of 105, an intelligence of 72, and a politics of 61."
Huan Shiqian was one of the strong contenders for the number one tiger general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. His name became a magic weapon for suppressing evil and curing diseases in later generations.
In the tenth year of Yonghe reign of Emperor Mu of the Jin Dynasty, the powerful minister Huan Wen led his army to the northern expedition to the former Qin Dynasty.
At this time, Huan Wen was very proud. After all, in the first month of the year, he had just defeated his rivals and monopolized the power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was a good time to show off his ambitions.
Because of Huan Wen, Huan Chong and other descendants of the Huan family were able to participate in the war.
Huan Chong, who first served as General Yingyang, suppressed the barbarians and guarded the army, and was the governor of Xiyang, encountered an army of 50,000 led by Fu Chang, Fu Xiong, Fu Jing and others of the former Qin Dynasty.
Huan Chong's troops were almost completely wiped out, and Fu Jian, the former Qin Prime Minister, clapped his hands and applauded.
Seeing that Huan Chong was about to be captured by the enemy, a young man jumped on his horse and charged in, killing left and right among the rebels. No one could defeat him.
Huan Chong looked closely and saw clearly that it was his nephew Huan Shiqian.
The former Qin army could only watch the fat and thin hands slip away, and Fu Jian and others couldn't help sighing.
In the end, Huan Wen's army arrived to support him. The former Qin army retreated to Chang'an City, and nearby counties and counties heard the news and surrendered.
Huan Shiqian, who was less than 20 years old, became famous in one battle and shocked the entire army.
"Book of Jin" records: "I entered the pass from Wen. I was surrounded by Fu Jian and was drowned. Shi Qian jumped on his horse and rushed to him. He rushed back among tens of thousands of people. No one dared to resist. The three armies sighed and were shocked.
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During a hunt, a tiger fell to the ground after being shot with several arrows. Knowing that Huan Shiqian was brave, the generals encouraged him to step forward and pull out the arrows.
Huan Shiqian hurriedly stepped forward and pulled one out of the tiger. The tiger jumped up in surprise.
Huan Shiqian also jumped up quickly, jumping higher than the tiger. Then he knocked the tiger to the ground, and then pulled out a bow and arrow from it before returning. Everyone in the army was amazed.
That year, with the brave help of Huan Shiqian, his father Huan Huo regained Xuchang and was promoted to General Wei.
"Book of Jin" records: "When my father was in Jingzhou, he saw a fierce Shan Shan being attacked by several arrows in a hunting siege. All the governors knew his bravery and ordered him to pull out his arrows. Shi Qian was in a hurry and pulled out an arrow.
Jump, Shi Qian also jumps, higher than the beast's body, the beast is lying down, then he pulls out an arrow and returns."
"System, get rid of Xiong Yiliao and Huan Shiqian..."
