"After the Battle of Tianshan, Xue Rengui returned to Chang'an City and guarded the gate for Li Zhi for several years."
"A few years later, Goguryeo's powerful official Yeon Gaesumun died of illness, Goguryeo was in civil strife, and the Tang army attacked Goguryeo again."
"In this war, Xue Rengui still won a great victory."
"In the Battle of Jinshan, Xue Rengui defeated the Goguryeo army and beheaded more than 50,000 people. In the Battle of Buyeo, Xue Rengui used 3,000 elite soldiers to surprise Buyeo, and finally beheaded and captured more than 10,000 people, and made the entire Buyeo area surrender directly."
"After several months of continuous wars, Xue Rengui stormed into the Korean Peninsula, and finally joined forces with Tang Army commander Li Ji at the gates of Pyongyang, and then conquered Pyongyang in one battle.
At this point, Goguryeo was completely destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. "
"However, Xue Rengui has not experienced failure in his life."
"After the battle to destroy Goguryeo, Xue Rengui was sent to Qinghai and led 50,000 Tang troops to confront Tibet."
"At the beginning, the Tang army also achieved certain victory."
"But later, because Xue Rengui's deputy Guo Daifeng was at odds with him, and the Tubo side sent an army of 400,000 to attack Xue Rengui fiercely."
"In the end, the Tang army was defeated in Dafeichuan. Xue Rengui led his troops to retreat and was later dismissed."
"Objectively speaking, although the Tang army was defeated in the Battle of Dafeichuan, Xue Rengui was not to blame."
"If it were another general, faced with discord between one's own side, fighting on a plateau, and the enemy's army being several times larger, it would be normal for the entire army to be wiped out."
"Although Xue Rengui was defeated, he returned safely with the Tang army. This is actually enough to illustrate his military talent."
"One year after being dismissed, Xue Rengui was re-activated to suppress the rebellion in Goguryeo."
"However, after leading the army this time, Xue Rengui was exiled to Xiangzhou again for some reason."
"In fact, there were reasons why Li Zhi demoted and exiled Xue Rengui twice."
"The first time Li Zhi demoted Xue Rengui to a commoner was because of the disastrous defeat in the famous Battle of Dafeichuan."
"The Battle of Dafeichuan was the first time that Xue Rengui led an army on his own. Unexpectedly, he came back defeated. The disastrous defeat in the Battle of Dafeichuan was not only a shame in Xue Rengui's career, but also the first major defeat of the Tang Dynasty in its external campaign. Damage to the glory of the Tang Dynasty."
"Although Xue Rengui was not entirely responsible for the failure of the Dafeichuan Battle, he had a certain responsibility as the commander-in-chief. In addition, this defeat had a great impact on the morale of the Tang army, so Xue Rengui had to be demoted to a commoner to calm the situation. The public was outraged, and Xue Rengui was reactivated just one year later!"
"However, Xue Rengui was exiled for the second time immediately after. Due to the impact of the Battle of Dafeichuan, the three kingdoms of Goguryeo in the east were also about to start a rebellion. Emperor Gaozong appointed Xue Rengui as the general manager of the March of Jiming Road."
"Because the situation between Goguryeo at this time and the situation between us and the enemy was completely different from that of the past, and in addition, Xue Rengui, the general manager of the Jiming Road march, did not have any decent troops at that time, so he was defeated by the Silla army when he put down the local rebellion. , but was defeated on the battlefield where Xue Rengui was once most proud, which left Li Zhi helpless and exiled Xue Rengui to Xiangzhou."
"Xue Rengui was demoted twice because of defeats, and Li Zhi punished him."
"The first time was not his responsibility, but it had a great impact on morale, so he was demoted to a commoner. The second time was because he did lose the battle, but I don't think any general can be undefeated. If there is any There’s nothing to say about the deeper intention.”
"No matter which possibility it is, it's actually not surprising, because Xue Rengui was no longer young at that time."
"Xue Rengui was already over sixty years old at that time."
"Ordinary generals are already recuperating at home at this time and have no ability to go to the battlefield to fight again."
"However, Xue Rengui still charged forward. This is already very rare. Even if he is defeated, it is actually excusable."
"In 681 AD, Xue Rengui, who was already 68 years old, was activated again and was immediately transferred to the north to conquer the invading Turks."
"As a result, after Xue Rengui arrived in the north, the Turks heard that Xue Rengui was coming. They simply dismounted and surrendered without fighting."
"As for those Turks who did not surrender, Xue Rengui led his troops to attack them, killing tens of thousands of people and capturing more than 20,000 people. It is known as the Great Victory of Yunzhou in history."
"The victory in the Battle of Yunzhou seemed to be the veteran's last glory. Not long after the Battle of Yunzhou, Xue Rengui died of illness in the army at the age of seventy."
"Xue Rengui's life spanned from joining the army at the age of thirty until his death after the Battle of Yunzhou. He fought for the Tang Dynasty for forty years! During these forty years, Xue Rengui conquered Goguryeo in the east and Tiele, nine surnames in the west. Fighting against Tibet and defeating Turks... Along the way, Xue Rengui almost won consecutively, except for one defeat at Dafeichuan, he basically never lost."
"Xue Rengui is indeed worthy of being called the 'Military God of the Tang Dynasty', but this single defeat has become his black spot."
"As a martial arts temple established in the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui devoted his life to the military of the Tang Dynasty. Why shouldn't he enter?"
"In fact, there are endless voices calling for grievances for Xue Rengui. At this moment, there are also many people who are aggrieved for Xue Rengui. Xue Rengui, who pacified the frontiers for the Tang Dynasty, expanded the territory, and combined reputation and meritorious deeds, is supposed to be a stable one. Are you qualified to enjoy the martial arts temple?"
"Zhang Liao can advance, Yuchi Gong can advance, and many individuals can advance. I don't underestimate them. Their military capabilities are very strong, but "three arrows can fix the Tianshan Mountains." Just taking off a hat can scare away tens of thousands of Turks, making the enemy so Compared to them, the timid Xue Rengui must have made more concessions!"
"There are many reasons. The first is that I was born in the wrong era. There is a saying I never tire of hearing - heroes emerge from troubled times."
"Most of the famous generals in history came from troubled times. Not only did troubled times provide opportunities for them to show themselves, but also when recording famous generals in history, the camera would focus on the troubled times and write ink on the heroes of troubled times."
"The heroes are vying for the throne, competing for the world! This background is more magnificent, with ups and downs, and who is in charge of the ups and downs."
"Everyone must carefully examine their current situation to realize their personal or power's next strategy."
"The difficulty of the war will increase, as will the level and excitement of decision-making."
"It's very realistic. In troubled times, a person can fight with the lord and other forces, conquer the world, and when the world is peaceful and the country is prosperous, he can conquer the frontiers and expand the territory. Which one do you think is more powerful?"
