Chapter 48 Chapter Forty-Eighth: Dou Jiande's Potential Falls into Niukou, Li Shiji Destroys His Family, Quan Xiongxin

The man who was shot into a hedgehog by Dou Jiande's archers is Li Daoxuan, Li Shimin's cousin, and he is eighteen years old this year. Li Daoxuan is still a scholar, and he seems to be weak in writing.But as soon as he rides a horse, he becomes a beast.When Dou Jiande's army escorted all the officials to retreat to the east, Li Daoxuan led the elite soldiers into the heart of the enemy army.Liu Ji of the Ming Dynasty said in "Hundred Wars and Strange Strategies" that if you rush into the enemy's heart and disrupt its camp, you will be killed.Because once we break in, our soldiers will fight to the death, while the enemy can flee in all directions.

Fight the lucky one with the one who must die, and you will win! Li Daoxuan, who was born hundreds of years before Liu Ji, knew this truth long ago. He often put himself in dangerous situations, and then led a small number of elites to kill a large number of enemy troops. Therefore, he became famous when he was young. It came with blood.When Li Daoxuan rushed into the middle of Xia Jun desperately, Xia Jun immediately surrounded him.This was exactly the effect Li Daoxuan wanted. When there were too many people, he immediately led his troops back, broke out of the encirclement, and knocked down a hundred or eighty desperate soldiers by the way.

As soon as he went out, he rushed back again.He knew that only in this way could the enemy be disturbed. So many times, Li Daoxuan was shot with dense arrows by Dou Jiande's archers.War is a kind of violence. If you don't kill him, he will kill you.After being hit by several arrows, Li Daoxuan still stretched his body and rode and shot in the heart of the enemy.On the battlefield, Li Daoxuan is a replica of Li Shimin.All the enemy soldiers he shot fell to the ground, it didn't matter if Li Daoxuan hit an arrow, but those who were shot by him all went to hell. Li Daoxuan was a tough guy, but his horse was not. Due to excessive blood loss, he suddenly fell to the ground and died.

Lee Do Hyun is so lucky!Because Li Shimin happened to kill him. Li Shimin admired this kind of warrior most in his bones. Seeing Li Daoxuan's condition, he gave him his own rider (co-pilot) and asked Li Daoxuan to follow him.It was Li Daoxuan himself who made Li Shimin look at him differently.Lee Do-hyun, who was shot as a hedgehog, should rest, but he doesn't.Regardless of how badly he was injured, he got on his horse again and followed Li Shimin into the center.Encouraged by Li Shimin and Li Daoxuan, Shi Danai, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Shubao, Yu Wenxin and others led all the elite cavalry (although there were only a few thousand people) and galloped in the rear.For a while, the field became a sea of ​​blood.

An exciting result came out. With everyone's efforts, Xia Jun only left Tang Jun with panicked backs.This did not make Tang Jun stop and dance to celebrate, but instead aroused everyone's desire to chase after him.Before the charging front army could catch up, Li Shimin's rear army set up the banner of the Tang army in unison.When Xia Bing looked at Queen Zhang, he thought it was the army of the Tang Dynasty who had arrived, so he ran away even more desperately. The army was defeated like a mountain. If it was you, when everyone was running away desperately, would you turn around and fight the Xuanjia army behind?Yes, then I will worship you first.No, I'm still worshiping you, let's hold hands and run together, so we can run fast.Dou Jiande rushed to the battle, the soldiers didn't care about each other, they didn't know each other from beginning to end, and they didn't correspond to each other.All the soldiers only knew how to run away. If they ran fast, they would survive, but if they ran slowly, they would be killed. Anyone who didn't run would get sick.This is the reason, the fundamental reason why a few thousand people can kill hundreds of thousands of people.

After fleeing for thirty miles, I stopped. I had to stop because I ran into the mountain nest.In these 30 miles, Dou Jiande calculated that Li Shimin would kill more than 1,000 people per mile.But even so, most of them survived.However, it is precisely because everyone wants to survive that it leads to the following result. A normal person, running away in the chaos, would start to think about a serious question: If I run with King Xia, if Tang Jun kills me, won't I still be dead?So, he was relieved, taking advantage of the chaos, he must leave the large army as soon as possible.Therefore, we were surprised to see that 100,000 of Dou Jiande's 150,000 people chose to flee.When Dou Jiande took a look, his army was reduced to one-third of its original size.

Dou Jiande was extremely distressed and fled to Niukou (place name). Niukou? The remaining 50,000 people quit, and a few peasant drama lovers made up a ballad, saying: "When beans enter the mouth of a cow, they will not last long." The favorite food of cows is beans. Can you live without the mouth of the cow? can't live. When the wall falls, everyone pushes it, and when the drum breaks, everyone beats it.Dou Jiande is so heroic, he was gossiped in the end.The public is so thick-skinned. If they lose, it's useless to say anything.When the chariot and cavalry generals Bai Shirang and Yang Wuwei of the Tang Dynasty chased Niukou, Dou Jiande had already let the Xuanjia soldiers (I don't know whose family's young one) ran in the front stabbed him firmly and was seriously injured.But the problem is very serious. Tang Jun only knows that Dou Jiande is King Xia, but he doesn't know what Dou Jiande looks like.

Bai Shirang was so aggressive that he raised his lance to stab Dou Jiande who had just fallen off his horse.Dou Jiande shouted loudly: "Don't kill me! I am the King of Xia, if you capture me, you will be crowned an official and a noble!" Yang Wuwei burst into laughter, and he quickly jumped off his horse and said, "Hey, you are my grandfather!" Ignoring Bai Shirang's astonished eyes, he dismounted and pulled Dou Jian onto his own horse, took him and ran to see Li Shimin.Li Shimin saw Dou Jiande with a serious face. He asked: "It's none of your business when I fight with Wang Shichong, why did you come here to join in the fun?"

Dou Jiande was defeated, but his ambition was undefeated: "Aren't I afraid that you will run so far and catch me, it will be troublesome!" Li Shimin thought, stubborn enough, don't talk to my dad like that, he will beat you to death.Facts have proved that Li Yuan is a master who eats soft but not hard.Dou Jiande was put on shackles and trapped in the prison car together with Wang Wan.All his 50,000 soldiers were dismissed by Li Shimin, and they went back to their homes and looked for their mothers. Things are only halfway there. Luoyang hasn't taken it yet. Wang Shichong heard that the battle outside the Wulao Pass was over, and Li Shimin led Dou Jiande to come, so he rushed to the top of the city, wanting to see what happened.Under the city, tens of thousands of Tang soldiers gathered on the plain. In the front were several prison carts, and the prisoners in the prison carts were Wang Shichong's nephew and Xia Wang Dou Jiande.Wang Shichong was shocked and said: "No way, how can you be so weak with hundreds of thousands of people?" Dou Jiande was very sad when he talked about the defeat to Wang Shichong, and burst into tears.Wang Shichong was just impatient on the city wall. After communicating for a long time, he didn't understand what was going on.

The most anxious thing in the world is that you want to continue with someone even though your handsomeness is gone. In order to let Wang Shichong understand, in desperation, Li Shimin asked his eldest grandson Anshi to go to the city to explain the situation. It's useless to say what the eldest grandson Anshi's situation report says.Wang Shichong knew that Dou Jiande was defeated, and others could not count on him, so he could only rely on himself.So, he began to analyze: Surrender, you must die; defend the city, you must die; break through, there is a chance of survival.Therefore, the conclusion he drew was to break through.At this time, Wang Shichong's generals also used their brains: Surrender, you will not die; defend the city, you will die; break through, don't think about it.Therefore, Wang Shichong said: "I suggest breaking out to the south and going straight to Xiangyang." So the generals objected: "We are counting on Dou Jiande. Now Dou Jiande can't be counted on. What can we do if we break out?"

After urgent consultations, consultations, and further consultations, Wang Shichong cried. Well, surrender. The time of surrender was selected on the morning of the next day. Wang Shichong led more than 2,000 people including the prince, hundreds of officials, and generals, dressed in common people's clothes, standing neatly, and surrendered in Kaesong.Unexpectedly, Li Shimin received Wang Shichong graciously.After finishing the nonsense polite remarks, he suddenly wanted to stimulate Wang Shichong.So he asked: "King Zheng used to call me that boy, this boy, and that boy (boy), but now that boy is in front of you, why are you so respectful?" After speaking, Li Shimin laughed.Wang Shichong saw Li Shimin's face changed suddenly, and he was so frightened that he was sweating all over his body, so he kowtowed to apologize. Li Shimin meant to play. On the third day, Li Shimin settled in Luoyang City and ordered Comrade Fang Xuanling to sort out the ancient books and calendar documents of the Eastern Capital.Fang Xuanling walked around a few times, but was disappointed to find that all the collected anthologies had been burned up by Wang Shichong.So, until now, there is no written record of Dongdu's decades of history, and it can only be speculated from other classics. Later, Li Shimin asked Dou Gui and others to seal the treasury, prohibit looting, and reward soldiers.Most importantly, he was going to kill someone.Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and others cannot be used for this murder. They must report to Chang'an.Let Li Shimin handle the rest.Li Shimin listed those who followed Wang Shichong, who committed the most heinous crimes and would undoubtedly die. Today, he picked up the list and made it clear: Duan Da, Wang Long, Cui Hongdan, Xue Deyin, Yang Wang, Meng Xiaoyi, Shan Xiongxin, Yang Gongqing, Guo Shizhu, Guo Shiheng, Dong Rui, Zhang Tonger, Wang Deren, Zhu Can, Guo Shancai. Others seem to be unable to arouse the sympathy of the audience, and Shan Xiongxin is the only one who can make people feel regretful.Shan Xiongxin is a hero in Shandong, and his deeds are amazing.How could such a righteous talent not be tolerated by Li Shimin?Anyone who has read it knows that among the generals of the Tang Dynasty, there was one person who was a close friend of Shan Xiongxin, and that was Li Shiji.Even the official history said that Li Shiji and Shan Xiongxin "sworn to live and die together".I have no doubts about it, but I have doubts about Shan Xiongxin. He is so righteous, why is he afraid of death? Some people say that Shan Xiongxin is also an ordinary person with a wife and children, so he cannot die. Well, I'll prove that he doesn't want to die, not that he can't die. Now, Shan Xiongxin will be executed.As a brother, Li Shiji must save him, and at any cost!Li Shiji did try to save Shan Xiongxin at all costs, but it was useless.Before that, he made a crazy move.Li Shiji made great achievements in the military and received a lot of rewards, but now, he is already penniless.Because he gave all his property to several close ministers around Li Shimin, and asked them to help intercede, but Li Shimin decided that he wanted to kill Shan Xiongxin and refused to listen to the persuasion. Li Shiji knelt down and cried to Li Shimin, but Li Shimin was hard-hearted and refused to let Shan Xiongxin go.Suddenly, Li Shiji said that the minister's official position and salary can all be given up, but he can only ask the king of Qin to spare his brother! Li Shimin shook his head, and resolutely said two words: "No." From the day of the war, Li Shiji never cried.But this time, he was in tears.Li Shiji found Shan Xiongxin and bid farewell.After listening to Li Shiji's explanation, Shan Xiongxin said coldly: "I knew you couldn't do anything! (I knew you couldn't do anything!)" Li Shiji said, "I don't mean the rest of my life, I can die with you. But I have already pledged myself to the country, and loyalty and righteousness are in a dilemma, not to mention who can take care of your family after you die? (I will spare the rest of my life to die with my brother; but since I pledged myself to the country, nothing will happen. And After I die, who will look at my brother's wife again?)" After saying that, he drew out his short knife and cut off his own thigh, a large piece of which was dripping with blood.Li Shiji handed his own meat to Shan Xiongxin - he hadn't had a full meal for dozens of days. Li Shiji said: "You and I swear to live and die together, so that this meat will go to the soil with my brother, and I will live up to my former alliance! Shan Xiongxin was silent while eating Li Shiji's meat.How many people he has killed himself has long been lost, and now that he has been killed, he feels so terrified.I remember that Li Shiji once said to himself: "A man should take care of his whole family inside, and serve the country to the death outside. In his life, he should do something earth-shattering!" Dilemma, Shan Xiongxin smiled wryly, perhaps, he had already shed tears Full face, or just unwilling. In the end, Shan Xiongxin died, and many people felt a pity. Someone asked, Li Shimin likes to collect powerful generals with high force value, is Shan Xiongxin qualified enough? If Shan Xiongxin is not qualified, who is? So why does Li Shimin want to kill Shan Xiongxin?Is it because Shan Xiongxin almost killed him, or is it because there was a grudge between the Shan family and the Li family as early as the time of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty? First of all, I want to talk about Shan Li's resentment. Most stories have a brief process of this matter, but my opinion is: there is no such thing.Li Yuan killed Shan Xiongxin's father, Shan Yu, in the first year of Kaihuang (581), and Li Yuan was born in 566. In the first year of Kaihuang, he was fourteen or fifteen years old. At that time, Li Yuan had just become a palace guard and was a court trainee, so it was impossible for him to lead an army to attack the city.Even if he became a general and killed Shan Yu, it would have no effect on Shan Xiongxin's personal character. If this is the case, it should be Li Shimin who has a grudge against Shan Xiongxin. Li Shimin was not so narrow-minded. Shan Xiongxin has a character problem. "Old Tang Book" said that when Shan Xiongxin approached Li Shimin single-handedly, Li Shiji shouted angrily: "This is the king of Qin!" Shan Xiongxin retreated.One thing I can't figure out is why Shan Xiongxin quit?What is he afraid of?So, I consulted a lot of historical materials, and finally came to a result.Comrades, you must be fully mentally prepared. In my opinion, Shan Xiongxin is a very bitter person and also very afraid of death.Among the records of Shan Xiongxin, many of them were kowtowed and pleaded (begged for mercy). "Rang Sui went into exile in Wagang as a group of bandits. Shan Xiongxin of the same county was brave and strong, and he was good at using horses. He gathered young people to follow him (Shan Xiongxin defected to Zhai Rang)." "Xu Shiji walked out, and the gatekeeper hurt his neck. Uncle Wang should stop him from a distance. Shan Xiongxin kowtowed and begged for orders, and he explained it secretly (Shan Xiongxin transferred to Li Mi)." "Shan Xiongxin and others reined in their own troops; they could not support themselves tightly, so the commander-in-chief rushed to the tiger prison on light horses, and Yuan Zhen surrendered to the city (Shan Xiongxin pitted Li Mi)." "As far as Zhuyuan, Xiongxin and others fled, and Jun Kuo chased and defeated him (Wang Junkuo begged Zhuyuan)." ... Reading the notes of Tang and Song historians, you can find many battlefield stories.Shan Xiongxin often met Li Shiji on the battlefield, and each time, they greeted each other with a tone of disobedience.Li Shiji likes to shout and say: "Who is this (Li Shimin, Li Yuanji, etc.)!" Shan Xiongxin reined in his horse and laughed wildly, saying: "Brother, I won't talk to you, just to save face, don't make an example." Then he ran wildly back to camp. The reason why Li Shimin did not kill Shan Xiongxin is most likely out of denial of his arrogant and bitter temperament.Some people also asked whether Li Shimin was afraid that Shan Xiongxin's brothers in Wagangzhai would turn against him? Pretty sure, no. Shan Xiongxin's political vision is too bad, Cheng Yaojin and others have left, but he still doesn't leave, why does he like Wang Shichong?Besides, Shan Xiongxin was about to die, why didn't Cheng Yaojin and his party show up?It's not that they are cruel, but that Shan Xiongxin has a personality problem.When everyone hated Wang Shichong and defected to the Tang Dynasty, only Shan Xiongxin stayed.Bitterness, greed for life and fear of death, and martial arts are the real Shan Xiongxin.It is Li Shiji who is righteous, and Shan Xiongxin has nothing. If I hit your perception of the legendary Shan Xiongxin again, please despise me, and then let my rational light shine on you, influence you, kiss you, love you! Well, what should be killed, what should be let go. Li Shimin handled things fairly, everything should be calm.At this time, an old man appeared in front of Li Shimin. Solvay. When this extremely old comrade appeared, Li Shimin even flashed the first green light of a wise emperor handling government affairs.Su Wei, as mentioned before, he was actively admonishing during the period of Emperor Wen, and he was wise and protective during the period of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty. Later, he served as a vase from Li Mi, and then from Wang Shi.When Li Shimin was handling official business at the gate of Changhe (usually sitting in front of the threshold), Su Wei sent someone to ask him to pay homage. He told Li Shimin that he was over eighty years old and could not come in person, so he asked the king of Qin to send someone to make him an official. Dangdang.Li Shimin hates this kind of people who rely on the old and sell the old. After reading Su Wei's letter of seeking an official, he sent someone to send Su Wei this passage: "The prime minister of the Sui Dynasty was unable to help him in danger, so he killed the king and ruined the country. I saw Li Mi and Wang Shichong all worshiping and dancing. Now they are old and sick, and they have no work to see each other." That means, you are just a grass on the wall, unable to help the country, the monarch is dead, the country is dead, and then you kowtow and bow when you meet Li Mi, and you kowtow and bow when you meet Wang Shichong, and you are like the king of Qin and the king of Qin short of you when you see me , I think you are old and sick now, so you don't have to work hard to be an official anymore. Su Wei has been hungry for a long time. In Luoyang, his family was originally rich. Later, Wang Shichong was trapped, and he spent all his savings just eating (rice is worth tens of thousands of dollars).He originally wanted to meet Li Shimin and ask for an official to let his descendants enjoy the happiness, but Li Shimin didn't give him face.A few days later, all the officials from the Eastern Capital arrived in Chang'an. Su Wei invited Li Yuan to see him again, but Li Yuan did not see him either.This shows that Su Wei worked hard for the first half of his life, and spent the second half of his life playing deep, but he played with himself.Su Wei was poor and poor, and at the end of his life, he starved to death at home. Luoyang has been captured for two months, and Li Shimin has been reluctant to return to Beijing. Douzi: I never thought I had the same surname as Dou Jiande! Dou Jiande: Bean is!