Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 45

Tang Bing Jiexiu burned grain and grass, but said that Liu Wuzhou was in Dingyang, and he was promoted to the palace that day. A close minister reported: "Song Jingang has left Baibi to see your majesty." How does the Tang army compare with its victory or defeat?" King Kong said to him: "I was ordered to invade the south, and I have occupied several counties. Because Jingde was sent to guard the Baibi pass, I led my own troops to confront the Tang Dynasty.

The minister was not strong enough and was defeated by the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Jingde Pass did not send troops to rescue him. He wanted to kill the minister, but he got through the news. The loss of tens of thousands of people and horses, the minister came to plead guilty this starry night. "After saying that, weeping and bowing to the ground. Wu Zhou was furious and said: "Respecting the man, losing his teacher and losing his land, how can you see me!" Jingde said: "Baibi's loss is not the crime of Jingde's failure. In fact, the Western Turks sent Talihu pretending to be a northern soldier Wanyan Baida to come to the pass to help. No one doubted it. It was Li Shiji's plan to prevent his attack. and also. " Wu Zhou turned angrily and said: "You are a man of civil engineering, and you don't know how to be a general.

You have seen your antipathy, how dare you cover it up with clever words in front of me? " Jingde said: "Although it was dark for a while, the serious crime was caused by the marshal's idea of ​​not doing the minister's affairs. "Wu Zhou didn't listen to it at the end of the day, so he ordered the warriors to launch and cut it, so as to rectify the military law.

Before the words were finished, a person flashed beside him, with a face like a jujube color, with a leopard body and an ape waist.He is also from Hexi, surnamed Yuan and named Junzhang. He is now the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace.Jun Zhang said: "Nowadays the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are approaching, and when the country employs people, it is easy to get a thousand soldiers, but it is hard to find a general. Today, respecting morality and breaking the law, although it is a capital crime, I hope the king will record the crime and redeem it with merit." Pleading, Wu Zhou's anger died down, he saved Jingde from death, demoted him to the long line, and only with three teams, ordered Jingde to lead Jiexiu to guard the food and grass, if he was negligent again, he would follow the military law.With a face full of shame, Jingde bid farewell to Wu Zhou and left the imperial gate.The next day, respecting virtue was over, he mounted his horse and led three teams to leave Taiyuan and march towards Jiexiu.Just as we were setting off, a sergeant came to report that there was a ball of light shooting up into the sky from the southwest corner, rolling around.Jingde looks forward, and sees the light shining on people's eyes.

Suspecting that it was a monster, Jingde drew his carved bow and shot a single arrow. The light disappeared from the sound of the string, and he was eager to find it. It turned out to be a stubborn stone with the words "avoidance and punctuality" on it.When Jingde saw it, he sighed and said: "This is the destiny! God is nothing more than telling me to keep my place and keep myself in order to fulfill the destiny.

"He was about to smash the stubborn stone into pieces, and reined in his horse to move forward. Just as the man in charge of the grain cart arrived, Jingde looked at it personally. The grain count was one thousand stones, and there were two thousand bunches of grass. A small yellow flag was inserted on each cart as a sign.

On the left side at dusk that day, when we arrived at Anfeng, Jingde ordered the sergeant guarding the cart to rest the grain cart, and then set off again the next morning.The food guard said: "This place is empty and secluded, where thieves come and go. It can prevent food from being robbed in the middle of the night, for fear of accidents." Jingde said: "In this case, you should be careful and beware of thieves." De stayed in the camp, didn't take off his armor, just sat and waited.At the time of the second watch, the moonlight is very bright, and only the noise of the future can be heard.The soldiers reported that there were thieves, so Jingde reined in his horse and went forward to visit.Not two miles away, a cannon rang, shouting and killing.Jingde raised his head to look at it, and saw a group of flames behind him, all red from top to bottom.When I came back, I saw big carts and small carts, but I heard the sound of thunder. The big and small bundles were all turned into ashes. Three thousand grains and grass were burned down by Tang soldiers in an instant.

But it is said that Xun Xiang was pretended to be a northern soldier by Ta Lihu, seized the pass and drove them away. He hid in Lianggong Valley for more than a month.The two of them sat until midnight, when Jingde suddenly turned his head up and mourned greatly, looking for the face and said: "The general is galloping under arrows and stones, when millions of enemies are facing each other, he has no fear at all, why are you weeping bitterly today?

"Jingde said: "The disaster of the day before yesterday was unavoidable, but today it is another disaster. What can I do?This is how the people of the Tang Dynasty forced me. If I advance now, I will die. If I retreat, there is no room for me.I thought to myself that if I stand empty in the world, I can't achieve great things, so I cry bitterly. "Xun Xiang said: "Don't worry, it's very easy, just flipping your hands.In my view, Wu Zhou was not the one who established it, and I always regard Tang Wangzhen as the master of sages.The general's military situation is in danger, there is no way to advance or retreat, the ancients turned their backs to the light, and the gentleman took it. I and the general threw it into the Tang Dynasty, and it will be reused. Why do we suffer so much and be endangered by others? " Jingde said: "It is disloyal to be a minister and have two hearts.Moreover, Li Yuan was also a tyrant, so why was Wu Zhou inferior to Tang?If I drag myself out for a while now, and leave a bad name for thousands of years, I would rather die than do anything about it! "Xun Xiang said: "It's hard to be a good person. If you don't listen to my words, you will regret it. "Jingde said: "I will go back to Jiexiu for a while, pack up the army and horses, and take back the Baibi Pass with you.

"Looking for the prime minister had no choice but to follow it, so he led the soldiers to go to rest, and stayed in the city overnight.

At dawn the next day, the sentry horse suddenly reported: Tang sent Li Shiji to lead soldiers to surround Jiexiu City, and the army and horses were very powerful.Jingde went to the city in a hurry to observe it, and saw that Tang soldiers were surrounded on all sides, and there were about [-] people.Immediately Shiji was under his command, looked left and right, commanded the soldiers, ordered them to attack from all sides, screaming and killing, and the sound of vibration was endless.Jingde wanted to lead the troops out of the city, but the chancellor said again: "The general should only stand firm and not go out to fight. I see that the people of the Tang Dynasty are very strong. Although the general is brave, he is too few to fight against the crowd. If you can't keep it closed, it will be difficult for a lonely city." Shou, Kuang Shiji is resourceful. The current situation is such that the general does not listen to my words, but he can think about it carefully.

"When Shi Jingde heard the words of looking for a phase, he also wrote down the words "avoidance and punctuality" on the stone. Guarding, but not fighting. I wonder if the city can still be defended?
General comment: King Kong blamed Jingde for losing his teacher and lost his land. Who knew that the Western Turks sent troops to help, it was really out of world achievements, and it was not against Jingde at first.And when Jiexiu was demoted, he guarded the grain and grass, but was burned down by Tang soldiers.However, Wu Zhou was not the one who founded it. The Tang king is the master of sages, and his virtues are clear.

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