Chapter 115 Famous General
Who is Liu Rengui?
If you are not familiar with Tang history, you may have heard very little about it.
In ancient history, there are many famous generals who fought against the Japanese in the past dynasties, such as Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Hu Zongxian, Li Rusong and so on in the Ming Dynasty. However, the first person in Chinese history to successfully defeat the Japanese army was the famous Tang Dynasty general Liu Rengui.
But unlike other famous generals, Liu Rengui was a civil servant and a late bloomer.
During the Tang Emperor Gaozong's reign, Liu Rengui was in charge of the army's logistics work as the governor of Qingzhou during the expedition to Goryeo. Liu Rengui was ruthless in his work and offended his superior, Li Yifu. At that time, the sea was stormy, but Li Yifu urged Liu Rengui to travel in the name of the army's lack of food. As a result, the fleet encountered strong winds and suffered serious casualties.
Tang Gaozong was furious, and Li Yifu took the opportunity to say: "If you don't kill Liu Rengui, the people will not be angry!" Fortunately, a minister interceded, saying that Hai Feng was not humanly capable of resisting, so Tang Gaozong opened his eyes and beat Liu Rengui to the end, and followed the army.
Later, the Tang army general Wang Wendu died of illness and there was no man in command. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty appointed Liu Rengui to lead the army on the expedition.
That year, Liu Rengui was sixty years old.
In his sixties, he led troops on his first expedition.
In this appointment, Li Yifu played an important role again. It was obvious that this was Li Yifu's plan to make a living again after his plan failed. Once Liu Rengui is defeated, no one can save him!
However, what surprised Li Yifu was that although Liu Rengui had no actual combat experience, when he encountered the enemy in the Xiongjin River area, he defeated the enemy and caused more than 10,000 casualties.
Although Liu Rengui had never led an army, he was rigorous and well-mannered throughout his life. The lieutenants in the army admired the old man very much. What's more, there is no essential difference between marching and fighting and serving as an official and governing the people. They both pay attention to strategy and tactics, and discover the essence in one appearance after another.
The Baekje rebels faced repeated suppression by the Tang army and had no choice but to seek help from the Japanese state. In the third year of Yongshuo (663), in the name of aiding Baekje, the Japanese Emperor Tenji ordered the Japanese general Mo Yejizi and more than 27,000 of the country's elite to attack Silla first, capture several cities, and then attack the old territory of Baekje.
Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty ordered his generals to lead 10,000 people to rush for reinforcements and meet up with Liu Rengui at the foot of Baekje City.
Adhering to the strategy of capturing the thief first, Liu Rengui launched an all-out attack on Zhouliucheng, the rebel base, and the Japanese pirates rushed to rescue him. At that time, Liu Rengui had 170 warships and a total strength of 7,000 men; the Japanese pirates had more than 1,000 warships and a total strength of more than 10,000 men. The two armies met at the mouth of Baijiang River and fought fiercely. Although the Japanese pirates had more troops than the Tang army, the Tang army was superior to the Japanese pirates in terms of military quality and weapons and equipment.
The two sides went through four major battles, and Liu Rengui won four battles in a row. The Japanese pirate army was almost completely destroyed, and the enemy general fled in panic.
"Rengui met Japanese soldiers at the mouth of the Baijiang River. He won four battles and burned four hundred of his boats. The smoke and flames rose to the sky and the sea water turned red. The bandits were defeated and the remaining bandits escaped."
After this battle, Liu Rengui pursued the victory and defeated the Japanese pirates on land.
Liu Rengui's name spreads all over the world!
The Japanese pirates were defeated and had no choice but to flee back to their homeland, and all the cities in Baekje once again submitted to the Tang Dynasty.
The Battle of Baijiangkou can be said to be the first war in world history that was guided by cultural ideas and aimed at civilized broadcasting. This war created a new war model in the history of human civilization. That is, the main initiating country and the victorious country in the war did not aim to conquer, enslave other countries, and expand territory, but to maintain long-term peace with their neighbors and spread their superiority. Cultural and strategic purposes are extremely obvious.
Fang Jun was an angry young man when he was in college. In the gloomy situation of modern foreign wars, the Battle of Baijiangkou was one of the few things that could be used to brag. How could he not know this past event?
So when the man reported his name, Fang Jun was just in a daze for a moment before he remembered it.
An outstanding person who has become a prime minister, a national hero whose name will be passed down through the ages!
Fang Jun was a little depressed. He finally met someone he could convince himself of, but he was offended by him? Looking at Liu Rengui's mood, he simply regarded himself as a playboy who was indolent and ignorant, wasting food while living and wasting land when he was dead...
I’m so depressed!
When encountering such a situation in novels, isn't it always the case that the person is taken under the network's umbrella, relied on as a confidant, and then goes on to make great achievements?
Fang Jun also has a hobby of collecting famous officials and generals!
Just imagine, you are sitting on the couch, "Liu Rengui, give me a cup of tea", "Xue Rengui, my shoulders are a little sore, please give me a squeeze", "Di Renjie, you stinky boy wrote for Mao Zi So ugly?”…
How exciting?
But under the current situation, if Fang Jun said, "Old Liu, let's hang out with my brother...", I'm sure Liu Rengui would spit in his face...
How can this be done?
Fang Jun was a little dumbfounded, not to mention regretting it! It's all my fault for being such a mean-mouthed person. Why are you fighting with others?
After thinking about it, he had no choice but to say, "I wonder why you went to the capital this time?" His tone softened. I have no choice but to build relationships...
Liu Rengui didn't appreciate it at all and said angrily: "You have nothing to do with it!"
Fang Jun was so angry that he almost choked...
How can this guy be better than me? We still give you a chance to go down the stairs. You just go down the slope and it's over. Why do you really have to wait for me to take part in your book?
Fang Jun also has a bad temper. If you don't like me, I won't ignore you!
What happened to the famous general?
忿……
He rolled his eyes, ignored Liu Rengui, and motioned to the servants around him to start eating.
Liu Rengui couldn't help but swallowed when he saw Fang Jun and others eating in full swing. The aroma of braised pork wafted over. Then he saw Fang Jun simply pour the braised pork soup into the bowl and gulp it with the rice. He swallowed it in big mouthfuls, and it tasted so sweet. He picked up a bean sprout and ate it with white rice. He couldn't even taste it...
But having said that, white rice is just bean sprouts, and it really doesn’t taste very good...
After only eating one bowl, Liu Rengui put down his bowl and chopsticks and returned to his room to sulk in depression.
Fang Jun ignored him and just ate and stuffed himself.
Between people, the first sight is very important. Since I didn't leave a good impression on Liu Rengui, it would be in vain to force it.
At first glance, that guy looks just like me, both born in the year of donkey...
After finishing his meal, he walked back to the superior room prepared by the postman with a cup of tea in hand, washed briefly, and then went to sleep.
Early the next day, when the sky was just bright, I got up in my room, took a bite of my meal carefully, rewarded the postman with half a bucket of copper coins, and walked out of the post.
By chance, Liu Rengui was also riding a skinny donkey, ready to set off.
He turned around and got on his horse, thought for a while, then turned around and told the servant: "Give this guy a can of Longjing tea." We are not trying to win you over, let alone because you are handsome, but to respect you for killing the Japanese invaders. reputation!
The servant was stunned. Wasn't this the last night's quarrel between each other?
However, he didn't dare to question it. Ma Liuer took out a can of tea from his bag and trotted over to deliver it.
Liu Rengui took the tea in a daze. He didn't know what kind of style this dude had. Didn't he want to impeach me last night? Why do you give yourself tea after a good night's sleep?
I wanted to ask, but I saw that Fang Jun and others had already turned their horses' heads, and the more than twenty strong horses raised their hooves and went away like lightning.
Looking at the bamboo can in his hand, he couldn't help but think of the light and elegant fragrance of tea last night. Liu Rengui swallowed and put it in his arms.
Who the hell knows what these dudes are thinking?
Anyway, we don’t need money, and we don’t want it for free. Next time we meet, if I should scold you or continue to scold you, what can you do?
However... I don't know what will happen if His Majesty recruits someone to Beijing this time? I had committed the serious crime of beheading my boss, and I didn't know if I would have my head chopped off. I didn't know if I would have a chance to scold Fang Erlang.
Alas...
Li Rengui, full of thoughts and worries, patted the donkey's rear gently, and the donkey slowly headed towards Chang'an City... (End of Chapter)