The young general showed his martial prowess and entered the silver platform to protect Ziwei.
In the early morning, he brushes his sword and goes to the sky; in the evening, he whips his whip and returns drunk.
——Excerpt from "To General Guo" by Li Bai
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After the defeat in Heyang, Shi Siming led the Yan army to withdraw to the east of Luoyang and stationed south of Baima Temple.
For a while, there was no fighting in Heyang.
Except for Li Baoyu, the military governor of the Zhengchen War Zone, who had to continue stationed in the south city of Heyang due to the fall of his original station in Zhengzhou, the rest of the reinforcements returned to their stations one after another.
On the eve of Li Fei Yuanli's withdrawal to Huaizhou, the army held a farewell dinner to practice this.
Li Guangbi was very strict in running the army, and drinking was strictly prohibited in the army during the war. Even so, everyone drank tea instead of wine, and the atmosphere was still warm.
When tea was over thirty and the dishes were finished, all the generals stood up one after another and served tea to each other.
If we talk about the Battle of Xiangji Temple, Bai Fu was a rising star in the military. Today Bai Fu is a hot figure in the military.
In the war years, military officers were promoted the fastest. What's more, Bai Fu, a young officer with unparalleled martial arts skills, illustrious military exploits, and close connections with the royal family.
Anxi and Beiting are both fierce and capable warriors. Today, the soldiers and horse envoys are in charge of the troops. If they can't protect them, tomorrow they will pay homage to the Jiedushi envoys and become the most powerful feudal officials.
No matter which corner you look at, Bai Fu's future is limitless.
All the generals came forward to offer tea, and Bai Fu bowed his head one by one in return, showing great etiquette.
Among the generals, Bai Fu is the youngest. The higher the military merit, the more low-key and humble one must be. On the contrary, the greater the merit, the more enemies there will be.
Li Fei Yuanli put his arm around Bai Fu's shoulders and said with a heroic smile: "Brother Bai, I am going back to Huaizhou.
I've already said hello to the Anxi Army.
Whether it's Anxi or Beiting, they are all soldiers led by General Siye. You can go with ease."
Bai Fu hurriedly thanked him. After all, it was his first time to take charge of an army, so he was still a little uneasy. Li Fei Yuanli's words made Bai Fu feel relieved.
After discussing the tea ceremony with Li Feiyuan, Bai Fu took the initiative to offer tea to Pu Gu Huaien, the Prince of Daning County and the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu.
Bai Fu carefully observed Pugu Huaien's face, and he saw that he was arrogant and rebellious.
Bai Fu thought: "In the battle of Beicheng, when Pugu Huai'en and his son retreated, General Guangbi ordered me to take his head.
Although we are acting under military orders, there will be dissatisfaction after all. If we don't take the opportunity to tell the truth today and make trouble for this, there may be some trouble in the future."
Seeing Bai Fu coming up to offer tea, Pugu Jian snorted coldly, ignored Bai Fu, turned around and walked away.
Pugu Huai'en was quite heroic, and he invited Bai Fu to sit on the same bed regardless of his past grudges.
Pugu Huai'en is a member of the Pugu tribe of the Tiele tribe and is hereditary governor of Jinweizhou.
In the 20th year of Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan reign (646), the famous general Li Ji destroyed the Xueyantuo Khanate and swept across the Mobei region. The nine surnames of Tiele led their tribes to the Tang Dynasty.
"Pugu tribe" is one of the nine surnames of Tiele, and Pugu Huaien is the descendant of Pugu leader Pugugelanbayan.
Pugu Huai'en is brave and good at fighting, and he is a brave champion.
At the beginning of the Anlushan Rebellion, Pugu Huai'en served as the Zuo Wufeng envoy of the Shuofang Army. He followed the Shuofang Jiedu envoy Guo Ziyi. He was often a pioneer and made many military exploits.
Facing such a strong general who had experienced hundreds of battles and made outstanding achievements, Bai Fu was extremely respectful.
Bai Fu's humble attitude was very helpful to Pugu Huai'en.
Pu Gu said graciously, "This kid Bai Fu knows his stuff. If he takes credit and is arrogant, I will definitely make him look good."
Bai Fu followed Pugu Huaien's topic and talked freely, and the two soon talked about several battles in which General Guo Ziyi regained the two capitals.
In these battles, Pugu Huai'en went through life and death and repeatedly made extraordinary achievements.
Especially the battle of Xiangji Temple was one of the most satisfying battles in Pugu Huaien's life.
As soon as the chat box was opened, Pugu Huaien put down his guard and talked non-stop.
Pugu Huai'en poured a bowl of hot tea into his mouth and said: "General Bai, you don't know something. Before this battle, I fought hard for two days with the rebel generals An Shouzhong and Li Guiren, and finally fled in defeat.
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I was driven by An Shouzhong to the Weishui River, and I was about to be captured. I only survived by holding my horse and swimming across the Weishui River.
During the Battle of Xiangji Temple, An Shouzhong and Li Guiren set up an ambush to attack the Tang army, but Guo Linggong and I discovered it.
After finding out the location of the ambush, Duke Guo ordered me to lead a fine cavalry raid on the rebels, and wiped out all the ambush troops, greatly damaging the rebels' momentum.
Later, the main forces of the two armies fought. I led the Uighur reinforcements to rush up and down. When the battle was at its peak, I took off my armor and held my spear, and fell straight into the enemy's formation, killing more than ten rebels. The rebels were panicked and frustrated, and then collapsed."
Having said this, Pugu Huai'en picked up the tea bowl, paid respect to Bai Fu, and said: "General Bai, you are also good. With only 500 Modao infantry, you actually blocked the rebel army's escape.
Not to mention your unparalleled martial arts skills, just for your courage, I have to toast you!"
Bai Fu also picked up the tea bowl and drank it first as a sign of respect.
Pugu Huai'en said: "General Bai, in the battle of Beicheng, you acted under orders, and I don't blame you. After drinking this drink, this matter is over. Don't mention it again in the future.
Bai Fu quickly got up and drank it all with Pu Gu Huaien.
Pugu Huaien laughed loudly, held Bai Fu's arm, and said: "General Bai, I will give you ten more Huihe war horses, all of which are the best horses from a hundred. I wish you a successful trip to Shaanzhou!"
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When the dinner was over, the sky was filled with stars.
Bai Fu walked back to the scout camp. Tie Zhui and others had not rested yet, waiting for Bai Fu to come back.
Tie Zhui cooked a large pot of hot and sour soup and said with a smile: "I originally wanted to cook it to sober you up, but then I thought about it, the general is very strict in running the army, so he probably doesn't have any wine. Haha."
Bai Fu was moved in his heart.
Bai Fu walked into his tent, handed the bearskin blanket to Tie Hammer, and said: "Tie Hammer, winter is coming, the weather is getting colder and colder, and your old cold legs may not be able to bear it.
With this blanket spread on the ground, even if you sleep in the ice and snow, you will feel as warm as spring."
Just when Tie Zhui was about to refuse, he looked up and saw Bai Fu's eyes, which showed a determination that could not be denied.
Tie Zhui chuckled and said: "My brother, I, will accept your brother's wishes. If you refuse any more, I will chill my brother's heart."
Bai Fu smiled happily, turned around and handed the ferret fur cloak to the scholar, and said: "Xiucai, you are thin, but with this cloak, you will not be cold when you are keeping watch at night."
The scholar knows the goods and knows that this mink fur cloak is extremely valuable, so he quickly declined it politely.
Bai Fu refused to say anything and put the mink fur cloak on the scholar, pretending to be angry: "What? You don't want me to wear it?"
The scholar's eyes were moist and he nodded silently.
Luotuo'er ran over and said with a grin: "What other second-hand goods have been eliminated? I don't mind them, I'll keep them all!"
Bai Fu kicked Luo Tuo'er's fat ass, laughed and cursed: "Get out!"
Everyone laughed, got into trouble, and made a big fuss!
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On the day before leaving, Li Guangbi ordered Li Fei Yuanli to lead a thousand elite cavalry to escort Bai Fu to Shaanzhou for his appointment, and then return to Huaizhou.
Li Guangbi personally sent Bai Fu out of Heyang City.
When we walked to the ruins of Changting outside Heyang, we found that Changting had been destroyed by the war, with only broken walls and ruins remaining.
Before leaving, Li Guangbi looked at Bai Fu with piercing eyes and said, "Junior brother, if you want to achieve great things, you must remember what I said today, 'Unite the private interests of all to serve the public interests of one person.'"
Nowadays, the world is in chaos, and heroes emerge in large numbers. People of insight gather in the army. Of course, they hope to destroy the rebels and revive the Tang Dynasty, but in addition, they also have a more practical need-personal future.
As a coach, you don't have to "stir for fame and fortune", but the brothers under your command need to support their families and gain wealth and wealth. This is a matter of course.
At that time, I led Shuofang's army of Tibetans and more than 10,000 Han infantry and cavalry to leave Jingxing in the east and enter Hebei, Changshan, Jiumen and other battles. I killed Shi Siming and Cai Xide's army fled, almost reversing the situation in Hebei.
In this series of battles, I sponsored less than 300 people in total.
Guo Linggong went to encircle Yunzhong and conquered Mayi. Although Hedong was victorious in consecutive battles, in terms of its impact on the world's war situation, the Hedong campaign was slightly inferior to mine.
But even so, Guo Linggong fully recommended to the imperial court and promoted more than 3,000 people, including myself.
In terms of strategizing and being good at fighting, Guo Linggong is inferior to me; in terms of ambition and courage, I am far inferior to Guo Linggong!
After these two battles, all the generals of Shuofang's army realized that with me, they could learn the art of war and win battles, but they would have no military merit, no future, and no future;
If you go to Guo Linggong, you will be able to win battles, be promoted to an official position, gain glory and wealth, and have a bright future.
As soon as the Anlushan Rebellion was settled, all the elites under my command defected to Guo Linggong.
Only then did I suddenly wake up.
Today, I send this sentence to you, hoping that you can learn from it and not make the same mistake again.
Junior brother, you have a long road ahead, so take care of yourself!"