If you want to talk about China's ancient famous soldiers, there are countless, and the most famous ones are the four military gods of "Bai Han Li Yue"; But to say that in ancient China, which dynasty had the highest threshold for famous soldiers, there is no doubt that it was the Tang Dynasty. Why do you say that? Because in the Tang Dynasty, military commanders who had no or comparable achievements in destroying the country were not qualified to be called famous soldiers, which was really terrible; What we want to count here is that there are eight famous soldiers in the Tang Dynasty who have the power to destroy the country. Let's see who they are.
TOP, 8 Gao Xianzhi
Gao Xianzhi was a famous soldier in the Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty. He was originally from Koguryo, but Koguryo was already a part of the Tang Dynasty, so Gao Xianzhi followed his father to become an official in the Tang Dynasty. This Gao Xianzhi is not only extraordinarily brave, but also extremely talented. Later, he won the appreciation of Fu Mengling, a famous Qiang nationality. Since then, he has been promoted to the rank of general at the age of 2. After that, he has been appointed as a general from the official to the deputy commander of Anxi, and the four towns all know the military and horses.
At that time, Tubo occupied Little Bolu, and the Tang Dynasty failed to send troops for three times, so Gao Xianzhi was appointed as our envoy. Lead the army to attack, outwit Xiao Bolu, and promote Anxi to our time. Then he attacked the Stone Kingdom, made peace first, then raided, and captured its king and his followers. But I didn't expect Shi Guo to lead a big meal to attack, and Gao Xianzhi attacked a big meal and lost. After entering the DPRK, he was awarded the title of General You Yulin. When An Lushan rebelled, Gao Xianzhi went out as a deputy commander-in-chief to conquer rebellion, lost at the front, retreated to Tongguan, and framed and killed Bian Lingcheng, the eunuch of the army.
TOP, 7 Wang Zhongsi
Wang Zhongsi was the son of a famous soldier Wang Haibin. After Wang Haibin died in battle, Wang Zhongsi was brought up in the palace, and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was adopted as a fake son and given a loyal heir. Later, he became a military envoy, and went out with Xiao Song, our envoy from Hexi. In the battle of Yuchuan, he ambushed Tubo with 3 light horses and cut thousands of enemies. Tubo Zampa fled hastily. Later, he succeeded Wang Chang as our envoy to Longyou and led an army to the northern expedition to Qidan, leading 1, cavalry, and went out of Yanmenguan in the north. In Sanggan River, the joint forces of Xi and Qidan were wiped out.
Moreover, Wang Zhongsi defeated the Yehu tribe in Turkey and took the head of Usumishkhan to Chang 'an. The battle of Qinghai Lake against Tubo broke the main force of the northern line of Tubo, killing tens of thousands of Tubo people and killing two princes, which made Tubo fall to the Tang Dynasty. Wang Zhongsi wrote several times that An Lushan would have an insurrection, and Prime Minister Li Linfu was jealous of Wang Zhongsi, framing Wang Zhongsi as "the prince" and Li Heng as the emperor. Wang Zhongsi was tried by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, intending to be executed. However, he was demoted to Hanyang as a satrap after being begged by Geshuhan, and he died of depression one year later, at the age of 45.
TOP, 6 Pei Xingjian
Pei Xingjian was born in the "Hedong Peishi" middle family room. He was the second son of Pei Renji, the minister of etiquette in the Sui Dynasty. He was selected in the Ming Classics Examination in Emperor Taizong's reign, and was named Professor Su Dingfang. Cao Cao, who served as Zuotun Weicang, joined the army, the governor of Xizhou Prefecture, and the guardian of Anxi. When I was in the western regions, many countries were loyal to each other. Later, he served as an assistant minister of the official department, and he has been in charge of the election for more than ten years with Li Jingxuan and Ma Zai, which is very famous.
Later, he became the commander-in-chief of the Second Left Army of Taozhou Road and the commander-in-chief of the Right Army of Qin Zhou, and participated in the defense of Tubo. During this period, Pei Xingjian's plan to capture the rebellion of the West Turkic ten surname Khan Ashina ran to the capital, and he was promoted to the position of Minister of Rites and General of the Right Guard, holding both civil and military positions. After that, he led the army to smash Ashdod Wenfu and Ashnafunian of East Turkistan and completely flattened the remnants of East Turkistan. Moreover, Pei Xingjian is good at identifying talents, and the promoted stars are Cheng Wuting, Fangyi Wang, Li Duozuo, Black Tooth Chang and so on.
TOP, 5 Xue Rengui
Xue Rengui was born in a military commander's family, but declined when he arrived in Xue Rengui. He took farming as his career, and then joined the army with the encouragement of his wife, starting as a soldier; As the saying goes, "Is the golden scale a thing in the pool, and it will turn into a dragon in the event of a storm"? Xue Rengui is just like this. Although he is a soldier, relying on his own bravery, he quickly attracted the attention of Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin, and he has been promoted continuously.
Since then, he has fought for decades, defeated the nine surname Tiele, surrendered to Goguryeo, and defeated the Turks. He has made outstanding contributions, leaving behind allusions such as "a good strategy to stop fighting", "Three arrows to settle the Tianshan Mountains", "Bravely taking Liaodong", "benevolent governing Korea", "loving the people like a city" and "taking off his hat to retreat ten thousand enemies", which was praised as the "God of War" in the Tang Dynasty by later generations. To Tang Gaozong, tired officer to melon governor history, right leading general who, calibration on behalf of the state, sealing Pingyang county.
TOP, 4 Li Xiaogong
Li Xiaogong was an imperial clan in the Tang Dynasty, which made great contributions to the unification and establishment of Li Tang. Official worship doctor Zuo Guanglu and ambassador Zhao Wei of Shannan Province, responsible for running Bashu, capturing more than 3 states and capturing Zhu Can. Moved to Xinzhou manager, attacked the southern warlord Xiao Xian, made the meritorious military service, and sealed the king of Zhao County. Moved to Kuizhou manager, with the famous Li Jing as the lieutenant, attacked and destroyed Xiao Xian, moved to Jingzhou manager, successfully appealed to Lingnan States, suppressed the rebellion of Fu Gong, pacified Jiangnan area, and worshipped Yangzhou viceroy, Zong Zhengqing, Liangzhou viceroy and Jinzhou secretariat.
in the early years of Zhenguan, he served as the minister of rites and the king of Hejian county; In order to prevent the emperor from being suspicious, he entertained himself with singing and dancing beauties all day, so many people questioned Li Xiaogong's ability. In fact, Li Xiaogong still has some abilities, but he is too low-key. He may know how to be a minister, for fear of being "a wily rabbit dies and a running dog cooks", but he didn't expect to die suddenly at the age of 5. Ranked second among the 24 heroes of Lingyange, second only to Changsun Wuji.
TOP, 3 Su Dingfang
Su Dingfang was famous for his bravery and boldness of vision when he was a teenager. He once conquered rebels with his father and settled down in his hometown. At the end of Sui Dynasty, he defected to the Hebei Rebel Army led by Dou Jiande and Liu Heita, and made many exploits. It was not until the reign of Emperor Taizong that Su Dingfang began to work for the Tang Dynasty, and followed Li Jing's northern expedition to East Turkistan. In the decisive night attack on Yinshan, Su Dingfang led 2 cavalry to take the lead, breaking Jie Li Khan's tooth account and making great contributions to destroying East Turkistan.
Lei Gong was promoted to be the general manager of the March, and began to be independent. He was deeply appreciated and trusted by Tang Gaozong for his extraordinary record and integrity, and was entrusted with heavy responsibilities many times. Su Dingfang conquered western Turkic, Pingqingling, Yibaekje and Koguryo, and "destroyed the Three Kingdoms before and after, and captured their owners alive", which expanded the territory of the Tang Dynasty to the Aral Sea in Central Asia in an unprecedented way, reaching Persia and extending eastward to the south of the Korean Peninsula. In his later years, he was fully responsible for the military defense against Tubo, and later died in office.
TOP, 2 Li Ji
Li Ji, formerly known as Xu Shijie and Li Shijie, was born in the Xu family, the ancestor of Gaoping North. He joined the Wagang Army in his early years and later went down to the Tang Dynasty with Li Mi. He lived in Tang Gaozu, Emperor Taizong and Tang Gaozong dynasties, and won the trust and responsibility of the imperial court. With Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, he pacified all directions, struck Xue Yantuo twice, and pacified Qibei. Later, it broke East Turkistan and Koguryo, and became one of the main warriors in the Tang Dynasty. He went out into the phase and made outstanding achievements. He was regarded as a dry city by the court and was one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyange.
He has successively held the posts of minister of war, fellow Chinese scholar, Sanpin, Sikong, Prince Taishi, etc., and has been honored as a British official. However, Li Ji also encountered a crisis. He was ill in Li Shimin and said to Li Zhi, "You have no kindness to Li Ji. Now I am going to demote him as an official. After my death, you should give him the post of servant, and he will be indebted to you and will do his best for you. " The underlying meaning is that if Li Ji complains, you can easily kill him, which is the terrible thing about the emperor's minds.
TOP, 1 Li Jing
Li Jing is a nephew of Han Qinhu, the secretariat of Liangzhou in the Sui Dynasty, who is tall in appearance, good at using troops and good at strategy. At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, I worshipped Mayi County. After Jinyang started his army, he played for the Tang Dynasty, from Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande in Pingping, Xiao Xian and Fugong in Nanping, Eastern Turkistan in the north, and Tuguhun in the west. He made great achievements for the establishment and development of the Tang Dynasty and became one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyange.
He has served as a school official and a minister of the Ministry of War. He worshiped the right servant of the minister and shot him, making him the Duke of Weiguo, who was called Li Weiguo in the world. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was entitled to the Temple of King Wu Cheng, ranking among the top ten philosophers. Li Jing's experience in running the army further enriched the ancient military thought and art of war theory. He has written many military books, such as the Mirror of the Six Armies of Li Jing, and many of them have been lost today. Later generations compiled The Question of Emperor Taizong and Li Weigong, which was included in Seven Books of Wu Jing in the Northern Song Dynasty and was a representative work of ancient military science. Later generations called Li Jing the "military god" of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time he was selected as one of the four famous ancient soldiers.
There were too many famous soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, even more than in the Han Dynasty, and there were far more than the above eight famous soldiers who were able to destroy the country. Why was the Tang Dynasty so powerful? In fact, the origin of the above eight famous soldiers can be seen. The Tang Dynasty is a very tolerant dynasty. As long as it is a talent who really works for the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty will not hesitate to promote it. Moreover, among the above famous soldiers, only Gao Xianzhi was killed unjustly, and was not ordered by the emperor, but was framed by eunuchs. It is the famous saying that tolerance is great.