[From the second year of Xianqing to the fifth year of Xianqing, Su Dingfang conquered the east and the west, destroying an enemy country almost a year, and even destroyed the Western Turks and Baekje in the same year, and without exception captured their lords, making immortal contributions to the Tang Dynasty.

The name Su Dingfang should be passed down through the ages like them, praised for eternity, but he was smeared by later generations. 】

[The reason for this smear is that he was not Li Shimin's descendant at first, but came from the other camp, and his official position became bigger and bigger, which attracted the jealousy and hostility of many officials and literati, causing his reputation to get worse and worse.

However, we cannot ignore Su Dingfang's real contributions and exploits in the history of the Tang Dynasty, he was a bloody, brave and fearless general, who made great achievements for the expansion of the Tang Dynasty's territory.

No matter how the romance works smear his image, we should use historical facts as the basis, objectively evaluate his contribution and value, and give him true respect and understanding! 】

When Su Dingfang saw this, his eyes couldn't help but redden.

He remembered that he had experienced ups and downs from the beginning of his entry into the Tang camp, to being hidden in the snow for twenty years, to the highlight of the reign of Tang Gaozong and Li Zhi, and finally to his death in the frontier in this life, he experienced great ups and downs, but he also completed his ideals and made great contributions to the country, and finally turned into a long sigh: "It's worth the life of the old minister, it's worth it!" ”

[It's such a great general who has made a rare contribution in the world, and no one has reported such a big thing to the emperor in time when he died?]

It was not until a long time later that Tang Gaozong Li Zhi learned that Su Dingfang had passed away in the second year of Qianfeng, and he greatly regretted this, and severely reprimanded the courtiers around him.

However, the strange thing is not just that everyone is tight-lipped about Su Dingfang's death, but that the last battle in the veteran's life is secretive. 】

"Huh? What's so strange about this?? ”

"After Su Dingfang's death, Tubo will no longer have an opponent, maybe everyone just doesn't want Tubo to know the news of Su Dingfang's death too early, right?"

"Alas, Su Dingfang can be described as a peerless countryman, and I suddenly don't like Li Shimin so much."

[According to Tibetan documents, this battle took place in the second year of Qianfeng (667 AD) and was an encounter.

Su Dingfang's opponent must be familiar to everyone, he is Lu Dongzan (known as Gar Dongzan in Tibetan historical materials, also known as Dalun Dongzan, Lunpo Ga) who entered the Tang Dynasty on the order of Songtsen Gampo to seek marriage. In the Chinese historical books, it is called Lu Dongzan, On Dongzan, and Da Lun Dongzan).

Lu Dongzan was the head of the Tibetan Dynasty (equivalent to the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty), and he was the absolute ruler of power in Tibet at that time. He is not only in charge of major affairs in the country, but his sons and nephews also hold important positions in the army or the court, which can be said to be in favor of the government and the opposition. 】

[Generally speaking, leading troops to fight and the like, Lu Dongzan never has to personally lead the troops out, but this time is an exception.

Because, he learned that the newly arrived commander of the Tang Army was the enemy he had in mind - Su Dingfang! 】

[Eight years ago, Lu Dongzan, as the commander, led the army to Tuyuhun to grab territory, and his deputy Dayan Mangbuzhi and the Tang army led by Su Dingfang encountered in Wuhai and then fought.

The Tibetan army and the Tang army fought fiercely for a day, and finally the Tibetan army was defeated, Dayan Mangbuzhi was killed in battle, and his 80,000 troops were beaten to only 1,000 people, Tibetan history called "the battle of Wuhai".

After the war, Su Dingfang was like a person who had nothing to do, and went back with more than 1,000 people to continue to clean up the rebellion, leaving Lu Dongzan alone in Wuhai to grieve and cry. 】

[You must know that Dayan Mangbuzhi was Lu Dongzan's deputy, that is, the No. 3 person in the Tubo regime at that time, and he could be described as a high and powerful person.

Such an important minister personally led his troops to the battle, but was killed by Su Dingfang with a mere 1,000 people, this news is too exciting!

In view of the fact that the pressure of domestic public opinion is too great, there are many discussions in Tubo, and they all point the finger at Lu Dongzan.

They believe that Lu Dongzan monopolized power and controlled the young Xin Zampu, and secretly moved his hands and feet to get rid of Dayan Mangbuzhi with the hands of the Tang army.

For a while, it can be said that rumors were all over the world, which made Lu Dongzan extremely passive and headache, and finally had to follow the example of Zhuge Liang after the defeat of the street pavilion, took the initiative to carry the black cauldron, took the responsibility for the leader's mistakes, and announced the end of class]

[It wasn't until two years later, when the limelight passed, that Lu Dongzan rose again.

He first eliminated his political enemies on charges of rebellion, and then returned to take charge of the Tibetan government as a minister.

Now, the former culprit Su Dingfang finally reappeared in front of him, and he Lu Dongzan did not fight a battle to avenge his shame, which is really a little unreasonable.

Therefore, this time Lu Dongzan decided to personally lead 100,000 Tubo troops to attack the Tang Dynasty and take revenge! 】

[At the beginning, the Tubo army made good progress, they entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and successively captured the twelve prefectures of the Tang Dynasty that settled the Qiang people.

Lu Dongzan has a good record, but he has not stopped moving forward because he has not yet achieved his goal.

He had only one thought in his heart: "I must force that person to fight!" You have to beat him head-on!! ”

And the development of things did not disappoint Lu Dongzan, Su Dingfang appeared! 】

[And what made Lu Dongzan "satisfied" was that Su Dingfang, who was already in his seventies, defeated his 100,000 Tubo army with only 8,000 cavalry, and he himself died under Su Dingfang "as he wished"! 】

"Ah!!h [Groundhog yelling .gif]

[Although the specific details of the deployment and tactics of the two armies are now unknown, all indications indicate that this should be a successful ambush battle.

In this battle, Su Dingfang defeated the enemy army with 8,000 cavalry, most of the Tubo army was annihilated, and the rest were scattered, and finally only 8,000 people returned to their hometown on the plateau, and Lu Dongzan himself died in the army during the battle with the Tang army.

Since there is no trace of this battle in the historical records of the Tang Dynasty, the process of the battle will always be a mystery.

Regarding the cause of Lu Dongzan's death, there are many theories in Tibetan history itself.

Some say that he died in this battle, and some say that he died of illness due to the unfavorable situation of the war.

But whether he was hacked to death or died of illness, there is no doubt that it has a great causal relationship with Su Dingfang.

After all, an army of 100,000 was defeated by an enemy of less than 10,000, which is indeed too undignified for a generation of powerful ministers, and I will inevitably have a hundred million points of psychological depression.

Considering that Lu Dongzan would be at least fifty people, he couldn't stand such a big mental stimulation and couldn't afford to get sick and die, it was very possible. 】

"Hahaha! Su Shangshen is naughty! ”

"Fifty-something is indeed an advanced age for a barbarian, 100,000 people were defeated by 8,000 people, it really has to be stimulated!"

"It's good to be dead, at least there is no need to be questioned by domestic people anymore that it is releasing water, that is, there are some waste Tibetan people!"

(End of chapter)