Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

What interrupted the unwillingness of the monarch and his ministers were Guang Mu's leisurely words.

[From the Tang Dynasty to the present, Xue Rengui’s deeds of setting the Tianshan Mountains with three arrows have been sung by people.

This is undoubtedly a great victory, but if the entire battle is seen, this great victory will be questioned.

After defeating the enemy with three arrows from the Tianshan Mountains, even if it is a great victory, the situation of being outnumbered and outnumbered still cannot be changed.

Pursuit was inevitable, but taking prisoners was impossible.

And if he stayed behind, Xue Rengui was worried that the prisoners would riot and cut off the Tang army's retreat.

In the end, Xue Rengui ordered the prisoners to be killed and continued to pursue the enemy.

In the process, the Tang army, which was victorious, also began to act dirty, hiding the results of the victory and plundering Tiele women privately.

But because part of these private looting proceeds was handed over to Xue Rengui, Xue Rengui also let it go.

Because of this, Xue Rengui's class teacher was eventually impeached by the censor.

Li Zhi made a judgment of equal merit and fault, neither punishing nor praising Xue Rengui. 】

The focus of Ganlu Hall suddenly changed, and Hou Junji once again became the target of public scrutiny.

But they were old friends after all, so they just glanced at everyone and looked away, exchanging their opinions on the attack and landing in a low voice.

Hou Junji gave a wry smile, feeling that the time in the Manna Hall was becoming more and more difficult.

Otherwise, after the matter here is over, we should apply for external transfer with His Majesty, whether in the Western Region, Liaodong, Jiaozhou or Yizhou.

I really don’t want to stay in Chang’an Ganlu Palace for a moment longer.

But for the ministers of Ganlu Hall, what they worried about couldn't be simpler.

The killings and prisoners are unknown, and this is a land near the Tianshan Mountains. How can he not abandon his heart if he is so ruthless?

Li Jing stroked his beard, frowned slightly, and said nothing.

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and finally sighed:

If Xue Li finds this, the pharmacist will have to worry more.

The Three Arrows Dingtian Mountain was indeed majestic and domineering, but the Three Arrows allowed the prairie warrior to surrender a hundred thousand troops and collapse at the first touch. This only shows that the so-called one hundred thousand troops were not single-minded, and were both fearful and fearful of the Tang Dynasty.

In this case, why is it necessary to kill and surrender?

Not to mention it was still far away, but when they were fighting against Xiaolu Khan, the 30,000 Tang troops recruited 50,000 Uighur cavalry, and together with the 80,000 troops, they attacked the Western Turks.

Thirty thousand were used to recruit 50,000 to fight against the other side. Why didn't the generals of the Tang Dynasty at that time worry about the Uighur cavalry turning back and joining forces with the Western Turks to encircle and suppress the Tang army?

Wang Xuance recruited nearly 10,000 vassal soldiers with just a few men. Why didn't he worry that these vassal soldiers would backhand him?

Killing with ruthless hands, plundering with troops, all centrifugal means have been exhausted.

It is indeed a humiliating battle for the Tang army.

Li Shimin sighed deeply, feeling more and more that the generals of the Tang Dynasty still needed to be taught a lesson.

But soon, the light curtain made Li Shimin understand that he was still too optimistic.

[In any case, Xue Rengui’s three arrows to fix Tianshan are indeed a great achievement.

The lieutenant-general was so provocative, the commander-in-chief Zheng Rentai couldn't sit still.

After defeating the enemy at the foot of Tianshan Mountain, Zheng Rentai and Xue Rengui split their troops into two groups, each going to expand their results.

The Tianshan Mountain that Xue Rengui became famous for is now called Hangai Mountain. It is located in what is now Mongolia, not far from Chang'an, only more than 4,000 Tangli away.

Zheng Rentai was the commander-in-chief, so he had more troops. He began searching for the enemy's remnants from Tianshan to the northeast.

At this time, news of the great victory of the Tang Army in Tianshan had spread, and the Tiele tribe in the northeast chose to surrender immediately after seeing Zheng Rentai's army.

But maybe Xue Rengui was the first to plunder, or maybe the battle was ineffective and it was hard to convince the crowd. But in short, Zheng Rentai refused the surrender of these Tiele tribes, followed their example, and began to plunder these tribes, so Tiele The Le people began to flee in all directions.

At this time, Zheng Rentai received news that made him happy. There were several richer Tiele tribes in the north where these Tiele people fled, with endless cattle, sheep and women.

Without much thought, Zheng Rentai divided his troops again, ordered the horse and infantry to camp on the spot, and led 14,000 elite cavalry on horseback to the north, chasing the Tiele people in the direction of their escape.

In order to catch up faster, Zheng Rentai also ordered the cavalry to take off their armor and each of them only brought a small amount of supplies.

Anyway, these Tiele people were about to collapse in the face of the Tang army. As long as they reached the wealthy Tiele tribe, wouldn't they get everything they wanted?

But it was a fruitless sortie.

Under the leadership of Zheng Rentai, this elite cavalry chased north for more than 1,300 miles to the vicinity of Lake Baikal, but still found nothing.

When the food he brought with him was not enough, Zheng Rentai had no choice but to order the return trip.

But as we said before, the Tianshan Mountains are more than four thousand miles away from Chang'an. It takes a long time from the expedition to the enemy. Taking into account Zheng Rentali's eager pursuit, winter has come.

This elite Tang army can be called the god of death on the battlefield and is the enemy's biggest nightmare, but these are of no use against nature.

The blizzard encountered on the return journey became the biggest nightmare for this elite division. Under the severe cold, the little food and grass left was quickly exhausted.

The first weapons to be abandoned were completely useless weapons, and then due to the extreme lack of food, the Tang army had no choice but to start killing horses.

And what about when the horse has finished eating? People eat each other when they are hungry

Zheng Rentai took 14,000 elite cavalry with him when he left, but only more than 700 cavalry successfully returned to the military camp.

A greedy decision and an unexpected snowstorm buried 13,300 of the most elite light cavalry of this era.

When the censor impeached Zheng Rentai, he said that this was the biggest and most shameful failure since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zhinian was an old minister of Erfeng under Zheng Rentai, so he ended up doing the same thing as Xue Rengui, with no reward or blame.

One year after this battle, Zheng Rentai died of illness in his official residence in Liangzhou and was buried with him in Zhaoling. 】

Li Shimin opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

He really wanted to ask Du Ruhui, could he still get the dukedom of Guizheng County that was given to Zheng Rentai this year?

There is no doubt that Zheng Rentai is his confidant, so he has also thought about entrusting him with important tasks.

But precisely because he was a confidant, he knew exactly how much Zheng Rentai weighed.

Therefore, Li Shimin was not surprised that Zheng Rentai's name did not appear during the expansion of the Tang Dynasty.

I was quite pleased when I heard that Zheng Rentai was appointed as the general to lead the troops to put down the rebellion. I was not pleased that Zheng Rentai seemed to have finally gained some ability, but I was pleased that the prince's rule was still nostalgic.

This time the He rebellion was not unified at all. No matter how you look at it, it is the kind of thing that can be quelled by just one person, and the credit is free of charge.

As a result, although Xue Rengui ended badly, he gained a good reputation.

Is this Zheng Rentai capable of playing tricks like this?

Li Shimin even felt a little lucky in his heart:

Fortunately, the Xuanwu Sect did not entrust him with important responsibilities, otherwise he might not be sure...

Putting aside these thoughts, Li Shimin angrily calculated:

Looking at the notes of Guangmu, from the time of the destruction of the Eastern Turks to the end of the capture of Xiaolu Khan, they destroyed several countries and opened up a territory of thousands of miles. The number of soldiers killed in the Western Regions is even less than this!

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was already choosing a destination for Zheng Rentai in advance.

Is it Xuanwu Gate? Or what about Suzaku Gate?

But a lingering worry arose in my heart:

For such a simple counterinsurgency to turn out so ugly, it doesn't look like a good sign.

On the other side, Changsun Wuji quietly moved over and said to Hou Junji who was in a daze:

Zheng Guang is not here. Is it a pity for Duke Lu?

Zheng Rentai’s real name was Zheng Guang. Hou Junji and Changsun Wuji of the Xuanwu Sect were one of the planners, so they were quite familiar with the names of the participants.

Hmm...ah? Of course not!

Although Hou Junji did have such regrets, he certainly would not admit it and immediately denied it.

Changsun Wuji's round face was full of disbelief, he smiled softly, and quietly distanced himself from Hou Junji again.

The fiasco caused by this blizzard made the originally cheerful atmosphere of Ganlu Hall become a little stagnant.

Li Jing was the first to speak:

perhaps……

The old general pondered and said:

When Your Majesty opens the imperial examination, he may try the martial arts examination.

This idea has been swirling in Li Jing's heart for a long time, and this is the first time he tried to bring it up:

In this He rebellion, even if the leader is just a mediocre general, he can still win, and he will never suffer such a huge defeat.

Li Shimin nodded slowly in agreement.

Zheng Wentai made too many mistakes in his rash attack:

Attacking rashly, not distinguishing whether the news is true or false, not understanding hydrology and geography, not spreading scouts widely, etc.

Not to mention the general manager of the march, whether this quality can be used as a general is a question mark.

Seeing Li Shimin nod, Li Jing continued:

When it comes to attacking powerful enemies, expanding territory, and destroying their country, the leader must be Maogong, Dingfang, and other famous generals.

Two hundred cavalry defeated Xue Yantuo, and five hundred cavalry entered the formation to defeat the enemy. These are all your Majesty's guards.

Li Shi𪟝 and Su Lie hurriedly puffed up their chests with solemn expressions on their faces.

But I was happy at the same time. General Li Jing praised me personally!

However... watching the Yi and Di rebellions, no one had any intention of defeating the Tang Dynasty before the rebellion. However, relying on the fact that we are thousands of miles away from Chang'an, I bet that the Tang Dynasty has no time to care about him.

This type of rebellion is bound to be defeated. As long as the general follows the essentials of the military manual, he will win and it will be difficult to suffer any losses.

Li Jing summarized his views and said:

Therefore, it may be possible to launch a martial arts competition and make those who know the military as generals, so as not to suffer such damage.

Li Jing's words won Li Shimin's approval, and he nodded immediately:

good!

The specific method of taking the test and what content will be tested still need to be considered, but the important thing is that it is indeed feasible.

The most typical one is Xue Rengui, a wild man who is indeed a fierce general and whom Li Shimin loves.

But he was the one who killed and surrendered and took the lead in plundering. These operations made Li Shimin's eyelids twitch.

It is urgent to correct the basic qualities of the generals of the Tang Dynasty!

…

In the Chengdu government office, Zhang Fei shook his head and sighed:

This Tang Dynasty belongs to something that even God can't bear to look at.

Liu Bei disagreed:

What does it have to do with God? This is a man-made disaster!

As he spoke, Liu Bei looked up at the ceiling of the government office, apologizing for his third brother in his heart. God, please don't take back the light curtain in anger.

This is indeed a man-made disaster!

Kong Ming sighed and judged:

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there were strong enemies on all sides. The emperor had courage, the generals had military strategies, and the soldiers dared to die for them.

At this time, it is already 'invincible for foreign patients'. The commander does not know the soldiers, and the general is greedy for success.

The Tang Dynasty was defeated by Tubo, not far away.