Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 73

When the three heroes of Motianling were killed, Li Jing, Li Shiji and Zhang Liang were all there to recover the two land and water troops.Seeing the emperor, the emperor ordered Shiji to destroy the soldiers to advance.The car left Yulin, looking at Huyue and Baiguan.

However, it is said that Wu Heida, the prefect of Baiguan City, who is known as the King of Hunting, knows that the prince Gao Chang and others have been attacked by Tang soldiers, and they have all been punished. They gathered three generals on Motianling to discuss: one is Gao Xianguang, the other is Gao Xianshou, and the third is Gao Xianshou. Qingyun is the three brothers, all generals of the Liao Dynasty, with the courage of ten thousand men, and fifty or sixty thousand Liao soldiers, and they are all at the disposal of Wu Heida.At that time, Heida said to the three people: "The Emperor Tang personally led the army to attack Gaisuwen across the sea and invade our realm. We have to fight against him together. Why don't you three go and capture and kill him first?" Gao Xianguang asked Go, Gao Maoshou also goes, Gao Qingyun also goes.Heida said: "You three will divide into three routes. If you are the winner, please invite the king of Liao to be the master of Lingshang Pass." Gao Xianguang takes the middle road, Gao Yanshou takes the right road, Gao Qingyun takes the left road, and each takes two Thousands of Liao soldiers marched separately.

But it is said that Li Ji traveled fifty li a day to go down to the stronghold, and there were horses in each of the two routes, and the Liao soldiers came from the three routes to meet the Tang soldiers.The Shiji was allocated in the account, and all the people came to listen to the order. Ji said: "The Holy Majesty ordered me to be a general to destroy the Liao army. The army has rewards and punishments. You should abide by it. The king's law has no relatives, so don't make him regret it." Everyone is obedient.The Malai report that day: The three brothers from Motianling came in three ways.Shiji saw that he called Duan Zhixian to the tent, but he waited for the order and didn't speak.He also called Li Simo to the tent to give instructions, but he did not speak, but called Qin Huaiyu and Yuchi Baolin, two young generals, to say, "Now the Liao soldiers are coming in three ways. I want to send Zhixian and Simo to the enemy. For this reason, two People don't know geography, so I dare not use it. Huaiyu can go to the left to meet the enemy, Baolin can go to the right to meet the enemy, and I ordered Duan Zhixian and Li Simo to follow up. You two will straighten out the army today, and march tomorrow in Pingming." Huaiyu , Baolin went to listen to the order, and called Xue Rengui and Wang Sunyue to order: "You two lead an army and horses together, and take the middle road to the enemy Liao soldiers.

The army horses have been rectified today, and in Pingming tomorrow, Huaiyu on the left and Baolin on the right will march together, and Zhixian and Simo will follow up. " Xue Rengui and Wang Sunyue listened to the order. Duan Zhixian and Li Simo looked angry. Shiji said, "I'm afraid I'll lose my spirit if I don't use you two.

Zhixian said: "What if we know geography?" Shiji said: "If so, I will use you as a pioneer." Zhixian and Simo dismissed, and Shiji immediately called back and said, "You two are middle-aged people. Don't be counted by the Liao soldiers. You should be careful." "Zhixian asked Simo to discuss in his own village, saying: "We are middle-aged people. We don't need us as pioneers, but use younger generations. We and you don't know the way, so we are ashamed of our generation. It's shameful. "

Li Simo said: "The two of us will get on the horse now and go to find out the way in person, catch the native and ask him to lead the way." Zhixian followed his words, and the two got on the horse and came by the middle road.

After walking for a few miles, they saw the place where the dust head was rising from a distance. When the two of them rode their horses to look at the hillside, they saw dozens of Liao soldiers patrolling back and forth.Zhixian and Simo rushed out in two ways, and the Liao soldiers were shocked when they saw it.Zhixian and Simo each captured one alive and went back to the village. When asked about their route, the Liao soldiers said, "In front is Gaoxian's Guangda village, which is at the mountain pass. The east and west roads beside the village lead to Gaoxian's Shouzhai, which is behind Gao Qingyun." Zhixian, Simo When Mo heard this, he mobilized five thousand elite soldiers that night and asked two people to lead the way.On the left side of the second watch, with the bright moon in the sky, Zhixian and Simo went to Jiezhai together. When they arrived at Gaoxian Guangzhai, it was already the fourth watch.

Zhixian and Simo killed people in two ways, and the Liao army was in chaos.When Zhixian went to the Chinese army, he met Gao Xianguang, handed over his horse, assassinated Xianguang under his horse, cut off his head, and the rest of the army broke up.Simo divides half of the army into Gaoxianshou village on the east road, and Zhixian leads half of the army to the west road to copy Gaoqingyun village, but Zhixian fights out from behind the Liaobing village. When he arrived at the village, the sky was dim.

But it is said that after Li Simo killed Gao Xianshou's village, Gao Xianshou knew about it, and led the army out of the village to resist the enemy.I only heard the shout from the gate of the former village. It turned out that Qin Huaiyu's army and horse had arrived. After two attacks, the Liao army was defeated.

But it is said that when Duan Zhixian killed Gao Qingyun village, when Yuchi Baolin led the army to arrive first, he attacked from inside and outside, and the Liao soldiers ran wild.Gao Qingyun was fighting to the death, but he couldn't prevent Xue Rengui from stabbing him diagonally, and the flying horse chopped him off.Hei Da knew that he was defeated on three fronts, so he led the Liao soldiers of his headquarters to meet the enemy, Tang soldiers surrounded the future, Hei Da left and right could not clash, and all the generals came together, captured Hei Da alive, and escorted him to Dazhai to see Shiji .Countless Liao soldiers surrendered.Shiji rebuked Heida and said: "The heavenly soldiers are here, why don't you come down, and unite with everyone to fight against evil?" Heida replied: "The Central Plains are all occupied by others. Your king seized it and called himself emperor. It is me. Living here for a lifetime, how are you willing to rebel against evil when you invade our prefecture unreasonably?" Shiji said, "You have been captured by me, are you willing to surrender to me?" Heida said, "If you can save your life, you will never forget it. " Shiji then drank wine to calm his shock, and treated him with the courtesy of a superior guest.Heida is grateful for his kindness and has no ambitions.There is a poem in Liquan praising Shiji that says: cooking porridge and burning it is necessary to preserve filial piety, and Wucheng Temple has done amazing things.

He planned to capture Heida to surrender, and won the Lord of Liaodong News.

Pick up the car and drive into the city, Shiji leads Heida to meet the emperor.The emperor asked about the road to Goryeo, and Heida said to him: "The defeated general is deeply loved, and there is nothing to repay, but if there is a blockage, he should confess it and dare not hide it. However, this place is different from China. There are three hundred people who go to Baiyu Mountain. There, there are so many monsters in the land, it is very difficult to enter. Go to Sixiang City for another 4000 miles, and then [-] miles to Zhuri Mountain, and then [-] miles, before you can get to the country." The emperor said: "People from far away Stubborn, you have great ideas, please teach me." Heida said: "The heavenly soldiers will surely calm down when they arrive there. I hope that your majesty will not wipe out their species. This is not the heart of a benevolent man, and you should not surrender hastily." The emperor said: " How about going to pass and close the hanging gate?" Heida said: "From now on, we will take Motian Pass, only more than two hundred miles away. Although there are three to four thousand men and horses in the guards, they are all under the command of small ministers, and the officers and men are under control.

Today, I feel that there is nothing to repay your majesty's kindness. I should be the front part, go to the gate, call out to surrender, and don't need to draw a bow or arrow. "The emperor appointed Hei Da as a lieutenant in the army, and Hei Da happily got on his horse and walked to the gate. He Da said: "I still surrender, let alone you?" "So the officers and men of Motianguan and Huyue City waited for the wind to surrender. The car drove away from Baiguan City, and hoped that Baiyu City would advance.

After all how?

General comment: The three heroes of the Gao family on Motianling came to the enemy from three groups. Ruo Huaiyu, Ruo Baolin, and Ruo Rengui, who can become the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, also took three groups to meet the enemy. No also.As for the capture of Heida alive, there is another record in the world, from which one can know the distance, even if there are people in Motian Pass who are not willing to submit to the wind.Who is called the majestic Central Plains, the Liao people can get it and watch it.

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