Chapter 284 The General's Three Arrows Conquer Tianshan

"Huihe has his heart set on the Tang Dynasty, which is good."

I have seen the name Tumidu in Baiqisi's information, but I didn't expect him to be so aware of current affairs.

Moreover, his son Porun contributed a lot to the Tang Dynasty's conquest of the Western Regions, and he was considered a general. It was obvious that he respected the Tang Dynasty and could be called upon to do so.

But the more this happened, the more Li Shimin's mood became more complicated when he thought of Tang Suzong's connivance with Huihe's looting in order to restore the two capitals.

If not for the time gap, he would have even wanted to raise troops to destroy both sides, which would not be embarrassing enough!

Du Ruhui saw Li Shimin's expression clearly and said carefully:

"It's just that these incidents of seizing the throne come one after another. If you want to control the barbarians, you should be on guard."

Li Shimin nodded slowly, temporarily ignoring the name that made him feel complicated.

Let’s start studying these leading figures.

First of all, he commended Su Dingfang:

"Dingfang can pacify the Western Regions and control Liaodong, and his talents as leaders are better than others."

Su Dingfang puffed up his chest, although secretly he was very grateful to Prince Zhi for his important role when he was the emperor.

But if you can make great achievements at the age of thirty, who wants to wait until you are fifty or sixty to be praised as a late bloomer?

But now His Majesty's admiration is beyond words, and Su Dingcong is humble again and again:

"All these ministers have this false reputation through the power of Heaven in the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

"The Tang Dynasty can only achieve the prestige of the Tang Dynasty by borrowing His Majesty's talent."

"Therefore, even though I have a humble reputation, I all look up to His Majesty for his remaining power."

Li Shi's eyes widened:

Where is your dignity as the God of War? How can he be such a shameless person?

Li Shi𪟝 was very angry, and Li Shimin was very happy.

Hou Junji was very envious, he could also say these words!

But if these words came from his mouth, His Majesty would probably be angry.

At this thought, Hou Junji sighed quietly, who could he ask to explain such a thing?

However, knowing that he was not the only one suffering, Hou Junji decided to care about his old friend:

"Is Duke Qi free tomorrow? Let's have a drink together."

Changsun Wuji looked at Hou Junji carefully and turned his back silently.

On the other side, Li Shimin had already looked at the name on the light screen and laughed out loud:

"Liu Zhengze actually has the talent to lead an army. He is really talented!"

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty remembered this name very well. He was recommended by Guan Guogong Ren Ziwei and promoted to Chencang County Lieutenant.

As a result, Liu Rengui killed a Lieutenant Zhe Chong shortly after taking office, and the case was finally handed over to Li Shimin.

"I see that the evidence collected by Liu Rengui is all true. That Lieutenant Commander Zichong was arrogant and violated the law wantonly, so he deserved his death."

"The Tang Dynasty is in urgent need of such promising officials, so I commend him as the magistrate of Xianyang County."

Speaking of this matter, Li Shimin felt quite proud.

If his temper was based on his initial behavior, he would have been held accountable no matter what.

But thinking of the great achievements of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the praise of later generations, Li Shimin forcibly extinguished his anger, sentenced him fairly, and rewarded Liu Rengui.

But now, Li Shimin felt like his actions were affirmed by the light screen.

Du Ruhui saw this clearly and stood up to congratulate:

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, three more talents have joined the team!"

Liu Rengui is now an official in Xianyang, next to Chang'an. He still remembers his resume, but he is only thirty years old.

Zheng Rentai is a former general of the Qin Palace. He contributed to the conquests of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and also participated in the Xuanwu Sect. He was just promoted to the county government this year, and he has thousands of households in the city. He is only thirty years old this year.

Xue Rengui's light screen made it clear: all his ancestors had been in official positions, and it was not until his father's early death that his family fell into decline, so it was impossible for him to live in seclusion.

Putting these conditions together, it is not too difficult for the Ministry of Civil Affairs to find this person.

Li Jing also said:

"According to what Guangmu said, it was the eighteenth year of Zhenguan when Your Majesty asked the old minister whether he would join the expedition to Goguryeo."

"Then Xue Li is only sixteen years old now, so he is suitable for training."

Su Dingfang was a little sympathetic when he heard the other party was treated like this. One of them swept the street and the other guarded the palace gate. Moreover, Kuang Dao Mansion was not too far from Xuanwu Gate, so they could be regarded as brothers in need.

But after hearing the person's age, he immediately became alert.

Li Shimin pressed his hands with a smile on his face:

"No hurry, let's take a look."

Previously, I was quite worried that General Li Jing would have no successor. Now it seems that our Datang Dynasty is really full of talents.

As for the humiliating battle mentioned by the younger generation, Li Shimin didn't care.

It's just a Huihe, what kind of trouble can there be?

Moreover, younger generations often exaggerate in their words. This time, I can’t tell what they are saying in order to exalt before suppressing.

[The most legendary thing about Xue Rengui is his archery skills. He is extremely good at shooting and can be called a god general.

During the initial campaign in Liaodong, Xue Rengui's unparalleled performance among the Goguryeo crowd was recorded by the history secretary:

Wearing white clothes, holding a halberd, with a sling at his waist and an open bow, he yelled, "Go in first, go ahead".

It can be said that even if Lu Bu is resurrected, he will still be three points inferior to Xue Rengui.

After being thrown to Liaodong by Li Zhi, Xue Rengui said, even if he has been guarding the gate for fifteen years, your father will still be your father.

During the battle at Hengshan, the forty-five-year-old Xue Rengui played a trick:

He charged directly into the enemy's formation without carrying a halberd. He raised his horse and drew his bow. The enemy soldiers fell down in response to the string, and the Goguryeo people were terrified.

Faced with Xue Rengui's jumping, the Goguryeo people gave up and sent out their own sharpshooters.

At Shicheng, Goguryeo's sharpshooter general killed more than ten Tang troops. Xue Rengui was so angry that he simply didn't bring his bow this time.

"I rode straight towards him alone. The thief lost his bow and arrows and couldn't raise his hands, so I captured him alive."

He charged into the battle with bare hands, dodged all the attacks of the enemy's sharpshooter, and then captured the enemy alive. It can be said that he reached a new level of handsomeness.

After the two armies to conquer Xiao Du were determined, Li Zhi held a banquet in the palace to send off the generals.

There was a lack of entertainment activities in ancient times, so after drinking, Li Zhi said:

I heard that the archers in ancient times could penetrate seven layers of armor with one arrow. My dear, try shooting five layers?

Xue Rengui put down his chopsticks, drew his bow and shot, and the five layers of armor were directly penetrated.

Li Zhi was shocked and immediately ordered someone to take a set of Ming Guang armor to Xue Rengui as a reward.

Shooting through five layers of armor was certainly not Xue Rengui's limit, so later the Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties made changes to this plot, and it became Xue Rengui's bold statement on the spot:

What's the point of seven layers? Give me nine layers, let you open your eyes!

It can only be said that it is a pity that Xue Rengui was still too conservative when facing the emperor.

But fortunately, the stage for performance is still large.

After hearing that the Tang army was coming to attack, Xiao Du did not run away. In addition, Xu Chongli won the support of some of the nine Tiele clans and finally gathered an army of 100,000 to join the Tang army in Tianshan.

What's more amazing is that Xiao Du believes that the Tang army only relied on thicker armor and better weapons to achieve those achievements.

When it comes to bravery, it has to be our grassland warriors!

So he sent dozens of warriors from the Huihe tribe to provoke and make noise in front of the Tang army.

Xue Rengui rode out alone without haste, charging against dozens of people alone, and launched a unique skill of horseback archery on horseback.

Three arrows were fired in succession, piercing the heads of three grassland warriors and shattering their courage.

The wealth and fame promised by Xiao Du were far away from the warriors, and the fierce power of the Tang army surged into the hearts of the warriors again. No one wanted to become the fourth person, so these dozens of warriors could be said to be eager to dismount and surrender.

The Tang army and Xue Rengui were dumbfounded. There are such warriors?

But then they reacted. If this can be considered a warrior, then the so-called 100,000 troops are just the merits of a group of people who can run.

So Xue Rengui called out, and the Tang army came out together. The 100,000 troops of the Tiele Nine Surnames were defeated on the spot, and 100,000 people began to flee.

The Tang army chased after Xue Rengui, crossed the north of Qi, and completely dispersed the 100,000 troops.

Xiao Du died in the chaos, and his body was not found. The leader of the Tiele Nine Surnames who was bewitched by Xiao Du was captured alive, and Xue Rengui returned victoriously.

The victorious Tang army sang in unison:

The general's three arrows settled Tianshan, and the warriors sang long songs into the Han Pass.

From then on, the Tiele Nine Surnames were completely weakened and gradually disappeared in history, and could no longer unite to threaten the border of the Tang Dynasty. 】

"Sure enough, he is my god general!"

The smile on Li Shimin's face could no longer be concealed.

Even Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde had admiration on their faces.

Both of them were fighting generals, and it was clear to His Majesty how much he liked fierce generals.

And one of the duties of a fighting general is to become the focus of the battlefield, and then do his best to undermine the morale of the enemy.

In this regard, Xue Rengui did better, wearing white clothes, and going out with a single bow, and even rushing into the battle with bare hands against the sharpshooter.

Just a little substitution, you can understand how much this action inspires morale.

Even at the end, there was a poem of praise... Qin Qiong whispered in admiration:

"This is a move that kills people and breaks their hearts."

Although there were many coincidences in the three arrows that settled Tianshan, the battle was over, and when the locals talked to each other, they said:

Oh, you are the nine surnames of Tiele whose 100,000 troops were settled by three arrows?

I was too embarrassed to mention it...

Li Shimin was already smiling and telling Du Ruhui that he must come as soon as the matter was done, and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty wanted to personally test his archery skills!

Then everyone remembered, oh, your majesty is also a good archer.

For example, Xuanwu Gate...

Ahem, let's talk about something else.

Li Shi𪟝 felt the pressure on his shoulders sink a little more.

Looking at Su Dingfang who was still looking up in thought, and then thinking about the young general Xue who conquered Tianshan with three arrows.

Li Shi𪟝, who was only 36 years old, suddenly felt old:

What is my unique skill?

But after taking another look at the smiling old general Li Jing beside him, Li Shi𪟝 also cheered up again:

What's the use of being able to fight?

A general who destroys a country relies on the use of cavalry, the formulation of military strategies, and the ease of using multiple arms.

And this Xue Rengui has not yet been crowned, and Su Dingfang is just a general of the middle army.

In terms of starting point, he, Li Shi𪟝, is not bad at all.

Li Jing did not have such rich inner thoughts, but kindly said:

"If your majesty finds this Xue Rengui, this old minister can test his military tactics."

Li Shimin shook his head:

"Such a great general, why do you need to do this?"

"You should defeat the enemy with courage and strategy, and make the enemy tremble with fear!"

Li Jing also insisted on his own opinion:

"Only those who are both wise and brave can be a general!"

"This Xue Rengui is brave but obsessed with Feng Shui and physiognomy. If he did not have a virtuous wife at home, he would have wasted his life."

"Your knowledge is shallow, and you must improve your military tactics to make up for it."

Both the king and the minister are famous generals. Faced with such a good seedling, neither of them gave in.

Ganlu Hall fell silent for a while, and the group of people watching winked at each other, their faces full of interest.