The murderous intention shines on the sword and bow, and the heavy sword is full of hidden edges;
He refused to be outside the gate of Mantian, but he still looked at Duke Ding!
These are a few folk songs circulated by the people in Tianmen Pass. Although the natural barrier here is jointly guarded by the Tang and Wei countries, in the past ten years, the person the Northern Barbarians are most afraid of is Duke Dingguo of the New Tang Dynasty.
Tianmen Pass is the junction of Tang and Wei countries, located in the north of Hedong. There are two Tianmen Pass, and each country guards one. The Northern Barbarians often robbed homes, set fires and harassed people. Naturally, the border defenses of the two countries often needed to send troops to stop them. Over time, the two countries' defenses here also reached a tacit agreement - the Northern Wei Dynasty would send troops on the first, third and fifth days. , when the second, fourth, and sixth are even, Xintang will take action.
Tianmen Pass is an important gateway to the Central Plains. Naturally, generals from the two countries who are good at attacking and defending will go there. More importantly, when there is no war in the Central Plains, Tianmen Pass has become an excellent place for the two countries to train troops and select generals. Today, the Northern Wei Dynasty The military leader and general Han Dan also guarded the border here for several years.
The "Dingguo Gong" mentioned in these two folk songs refers to Xu Younian, the general who defended Tianmen Pass in the New Tang Dynasty.
Xu Younian grew up on the northern border. He grew up on a horse since he was a child, and he was very good at riding horses. Xu You joined the Tang army when he was young because his family was extremely poor, and he has been guarding Tianmen Pass. Originally, he thought that he would spend his whole life eating in Tianmenguan and waiting for death, and would end his life as a little boss, but gold would eventually shine. Times make heroes. During the 'Six Kings Rebellion', he was just the commander of a small cavalry army. He repeatedly performed extraordinary feats in quelling the chaos. He echoed the south and north of Chang Zhishan, the then Great General of Guan Nei, and defeated the people in the north. King Ning was miserable, and the entire army of King Ning was disturbed by him.
Although Xu Younian came from a wild background, he was extremely talented in combat command. He led troops in battles without following any routine. The soldiers he trained also looked like him. They were very good at horseback riding and were good at riding and shooting, and running long distances. Not a problem either. In the battle of Xiaoyao Ridge, Xu Younian led his troops to kill the enemy, which frightened them. He led a thousand light cavalry from the pass, and after running for thousands of miles, he suddenly appeared the night before King Ning was about to march westward. None of the generals under King Ning could have ever dreamed of having such a cavalry unit that had no fighting skills but was so closely connected.
That night, Qianqi rushed into King Ning's army, killing everyone he saw, but not willing to fight. He seemed to be looking for something in an orderly manner. How had Generals like King Ning seen this type of fighting? The soldiers under their command made a pot of porridge indiscriminately, and it was not until the flames finally burst into the sky that they realized the true purpose of these more than a thousand people - food and grass!
After being in chaos for more than half an hour, Xu Younian's Qianqi found King Ning's important grain gathering place. With the light of the fire dozens of miles away, they used bows and arrows to kill most of the guards. At this time, Xu Younian's cavalry appeared to be extremely well-trained. They quickly gathered with whistles as a signal, formed a sharp cone formation, and charged with the wind and the remaining clouds. The force quickly wiped out the remaining defenders, and then a huge fire burned all King Ning's food and grass.
This fire burned King Ning until he vomited blood, which greatly slowed down King Ning's westward march. When Lieutenant General Ning Wang's army learned a few days later that the surprise attack was coming from within the Pass, they were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped——
Did the defenders in the pass come to us? Is the whip stretched too long?
Perhaps it's not just the 'long', but what's even more terrifying is the speed, fierceness, uniformity, and strangeness! Of course, there is no need to mention 'swift'; 'fierce', traveling more than a thousand miles in a day, can be so energetic, rampage in King Ning's camp, and have no taboos. This alone is beyond the comparison of ordinary cavalry; 'qi' refers to this cavalry The actions are uniform, and the form and spirit are dispersed during the battle. All the power is always directed towards a certain point, and everyone is closely connected like an invisible iron net; "odd" naturally refers to the "unexpected" oddity.
After the battle at Xiaoyaoling, Xu Younian often led his troops to make surprise attacks and harass King Ning's army. The strange thing was that for a long time in the future, this cavalry team seemed to be connected with Chang Zhishan's army. They always sang in harmony. When King Ning was preparing to march to block Chang Zhishan, Xu Younian went to the main road to demolish the bridge and block the road. Chang Zhishan's army needed to breathe and reorganize, so Xu Younian went to harass King Ning every night, which was even more terrible. There were various methods of harassment, including running in front of King Ning's army at night and pretending to attack, causing the soldiers to sleep restlessly. There were also small harassments when the smoke from the cooking fires of King Ning's army was just gone, which made the soldiers unable to move at all when they were full. Finally, After being frightened, some despicable methods became more common, such as sneaking into the army and adding some stomach-irritating medicine to the pot, hiding on the side every now and then and shooting down Prince Ning's handsome flag... In the end, The entire army was really suffering from a lack of food and sleep, and its morale was extremely low. Naturally, it could not fight well.
Even Chang Zhishan felt strange. Could it be that God was helping me? Until the "Six Kings Rebellion" subsided and Chang Zhishan saw Xu Younian, the two looked at each other carefully for a long time, then laughed at the same time, drank for a day and a night, and formed a life-and-death relationship.
With Chang Zhishan's recommendation, Xu Younian rose to prominence. After Chang Zhishan returned to Beijing, the duty of guarding Tianmen Pass fell on Xu Younian. This was like a fish in water. The Northern Barbarians outside Tianmen Pass were beaten until they cried for their fathers and mothers. In the end, the Northern Barbarians only went out on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th, and rested on the 2nd, 4th, and 6th. Within a few years, Xu Younian took over Chang Zhishan's position and became the general in the pass, guarding the northern border of the New Tang Dynasty.
A few years ago, Xu Younian retired from the army due to his old age. Emperor Tang made him the Duke of Dingguo and moved to Chang'an to take care of his old age. These two sentences.
When they heard that Xu Younian retired after his success, the Northern Barbarians couldn't help but be overjoyed and ready to make a move. However, they were not happy for two days when they discovered that Duke Ding had left and a 'little Duke Ding' had arrived. Not only is this Xiao Dingguo as skilled as Xu Younian, and he sends troops without following routines, but what's more terrible is that this man is crazier and more ferocious than Xu Younian. He not only fights you back, but also likes to take advantage! What advantages can be taken advantage of in the desolate land of the Northern Barbarians? There is also a coincidence that although the Northern Barbarians are short of supplies, their horses are extremely brilliant. Perhaps it is due to the natural selection of survival of the fittest. In addition, the Northern Barbarians earn a living on horseback all year round. The horses of the Northern Barbarians are indeed good. Not only do they have long hair and strong bodies, they also It is also cold-resistant and good at running.
From time to time, the Duke of Xiaoding would snatch some horses from the Northern Barbarians, but the barbarians had nothing to do with him. Although he was 'greedy' for petty gains, he never ventured in, like a cunning fox. If there is any disturbance, it will shrink back into the pass. As a result, the nickname "Xiao Dingguo" among the barbarians came into being. The people in the pass were all very happy. The Duke of Dingguo left and came to Xiao Dingguo. Their lives were more peaceful, and the folk songs were sung more loudly.
