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Chapter 243 Li Ji's Growth Path

[Li Ji was born in the late Sui Dynasty, and his family was wealthy. Both he and his father were generous people, willing to do good, and had a good reputation in the local area.

The 17-year-old Li Ji was full of ambition. He wanted to make contributions, so he chose to join the Wagang Rebel Army led by Zhai Rang. 】

[In Wagang, Li Ji made good friends with heroes such as Junyi man Wang Bodang, and often spared no effort to obey the reckless hero Zhai Rang, thus gaining Zhai Rang's favor.

When Zhang Xutuo, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, led his army to conquer Wagang, Li Ji, who was quite extraordinary in military ability, led his army to fight under Zhai Rang's important use.

Li Jicai adopted the tactics of luring the enemy deep and ambush to attack, annihilating the invading Sui army in one fell swoop, and Zhang Xutuo also died in battle.

Li Ji became famous in the first battle and became the mainstay of the Wagang Rebel Army. 】

[Later, Pu Shangong Li Mi, a nobleman with both civil and military skills, defected to Wagang. Seeing that Li Mi was a hero of the time, Li Ji, together with Wang Bodang and others, persuaded Zhai Rang to serve Li Mi as the master, and achieved great cause against the Sui Dynasty.

After several considerations, Zhai Rang finally gave way to Li Mi the next year. Li Mi then led the Wagang Rebel Army to rebel against the Sui Dynasty and chose to ascend the throne in Gong County.

At the same time, Li Ji was appointed General Youwuhou to lead the army to attack Jiangdu Tongshou Wang Shichong.

In the 13th year of Sui Daye (617 A.D.), Li Ji defeated Wang Shichong with a surprise plan and attacked Liyang warehouse.

In the first year of Wude, Li Ji defeated the rebel general Wang Deren and defeated Yu Wenhuaji.

During the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, Li Ji became more and more famous, and he himself was attracted by more princes. 】

[However, it is a pity that Wagang's foundation is not stable after all, and the internal unity is not enough.

Zhai Rang was short-sighted and instigated by his subordinates to regain the monarchy.

Li Mi, who was good at using tactics, took the opportunity to kill Zhai Rang at the banquet, and sent his general Shan Xiongxin to appease Zhai Rang's old troops, and quickly resolved the crisis.

As a result, Li Ji, Shan Xiongxin, Wang Bodang and others were included under Li Mi's command and became members of Li Mi's direct lineage.

However, Wagang's power split from within, and their overall strength began to turn from strong to weak. The hero Li Mi also showed his shortcomings of not being good at balancing the various factions.This made Li Ji worry about it, and even doubted whether Li Mi was worthy of the big job. 】

[In March of the 14th year of Sui Daye (AD 618), Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, was killed by General Yu Wenhuaji of Youtunwei, and the Taifu Qing Yuan Wendu and others had to support the emperor Yang Tong to proclaim himself emperor in Luoyang.

In May of that year, Li Mi was defeated by Wang Shichong, so he had to lead part of the Wagang army to surrender to the Tang Dynasty that Li Yuan had just established.

In the second year of Wude in Li Tang (AD 619), Li Ji, who surrendered to Li Tang, still reported the number of states and counties to which Wagang belonged and the military and civilian conditions to Li Mi.

This move made Tang Wang Li Yuan look at him with admiration, and he greatly appreciated: "Xu Shiji is grateful for the kindness of his master, and he refuses credit. He is indeed a pure minister."

So Xu Shiji was granted the title of General Manager of Liyang, Duke of Shangzhu, and Duke of Lai. Later, Xu Shiji was granted the title of General of Youwuhou, changed to Duke of Cao, granted [-] acres of land, the first residence of the upper-class mansion, and the surname of Li. , with Qin Wang Li Shimin set off.

Therefore, Xu Shiji changed his name to Li Shiji and became one of Li Shimin's subordinates who could fight well. 】

[Li Ji saw that Li Shimin's future would be limitless, so he tried his best to assist Li Shimin in order to achieve a great cause. 】

[Li Ji followed Qin Wang Li Shimin, and successively fought against Song Jingang, Wang Shichong, Liu Heita, Fu Gong Er, etc. or their generals, and pacified a large number of anti-king gathering places.

Especially in the war with Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, Li Ji made illustrious military exploits, Li Shimin was named a general, Li Ji was named a general, and was allowed to follow Li Shimin to Li Shimin's Taimiao.

In the fifth year of Wude, Xu Yuanlang rebelled in Yanzhou.Li Ji sent troops, Xu Yuanlang was killed, and Yanzhou was razed to the ground.

In the sixth and seventh years of Wude, Li Ji cooperated with Li Xiaogong, the county king, Li Jing, the ambassador of Lingnan Road, and Huang Junhan, the governor of Huaizhou, to crusade against Fu Gong Er, the leader of the Jianghuai Rebel Army. .

In the eighth year of Wude, Li Ji served as the general manager of the march and met the invading East Turks in Taigu.

However, for the future Li Ji, these battles or battles are just the beginning, and they are the sharpening stones in his growth process. 】

[In the ninth year of Wude (AD 626), the Xuanwumen Incident broke out, and Li Shimin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

After Li Shimin called Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid the taboo of the emperor, Li Shiji was changed to "Li Ji", and he was granted the title of Governor of Bingzhou and [-] households in the city.

As a result, Li Ji officially entered the Zhenguan Dynasty, opening a new chapter in the command of the army! 】

【Along the way, Li Ji's growth has not been smooth sailing.

Among the many generals in the early Tang Dynasty, Li Ji was the only commander who was recognized by later generations as equal to the military god Li Jing.

However, such a powerful commander is called a general who is often defeated by some good people. 】

"What??? Li Ji is an often defeated general? Are you kidding me!" Tang Taizong Li Shimin was the first to not believe this.

The second one is Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, "Li Ji defeated the Turks and Xue Yantuo, and even personally destroyed Goguryeo, which was never destroyed by Emperor Sui Yang and his father. Such a famous general through the ages, would someone say that he is a general who is often defeated? ? I really want to slap him twice!"

However, Li Ji himself didn't take this kind of evaluation seriously. To be honest, in the countless battles he fought in his life, there were indeed defeats, but few of them could really be blamed on him.

[The Wagang Army led by Li Mi was always defeated, and was beaten so badly by Wang Shichong that he had to surrender to Li Tang.

At that time, Li Ji was still very young, and his ability was far from the invincible commander who swept the world behind him. It is not shameful to lose to Wang Shichong or to a hero like Dou Jiande.

These tribulations failed to knock him down, but instead became the valuable experience points on Li Ji's growth path. 】

[In the third year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin was determined to attack the East Turkic Jieli Khan.

Under the command of Li Jing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Li Ji served as the general manager of the march on the Tongmo Road, and they came out of the cloud together.

Li Jing suddenly attacked Dingxiang and "frightened away" Jieli Khan. On the way to escape, Jieli met Li Ji, and the two sides fought in Baidao!
Jieli was defeated, and the Turks fled in haste.

They then camped at the entrance of the desert, and Jieli sent envoys to ask for peace. 】

[The imperial court issued an edict ordering Honglu Qing Tang Jian to pardon the Turks.

At that time, Li Ji joined the army of Li Jing, the general manager of Dingxiang Road. He discussed with Li Jing and said: "Although Jieli was defeated, there were still many troops. Let's go to them. Now that Tang Jian is sent there, the Turks must relax their guard, and we will attack later, so that the bandits can be put down without a fight."

Li Jing knew very well that the hungry wolf Turkic could not be let go easily, so he even agreed to Li Ji's proposal. 】

[Li Jing led his troops to set off overnight, and Li Ji led his troops to follow up.

Li Jing's army reached Qikou and successfully caught up with the Turkic army.

After the one-sided battle, the bandits broke up and fled. Xieli and more than 1 people wanted to escape through the desert.

However, Li Ji had already stationed troops at the intersection of the desert. Seeing that there was no hope of crossing the desert, Jieli had to lead his tribe to surrender to Li Ji.

In this battle, Er Li teamed up to destroy the powerful East Turks in one fell swoop and captured more than 5 people.Repaid Li Yuan's humiliation of becoming a minister, and Li Shimin's humiliation in the Battle of Weishui!
While letting the majesty of the Tang Dynasty spread throughout the grasslands and the Western Regions, it also attracted countless countries to come to court, and unanimously elected Li Shimin as "Heavenly Khan". 】

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