[At that time, Li Jing conspired with Li Shiyun, planning to take advantage of Jieli's relaxation of vigilance because of the Tang envoy's comfort, and attack him in one go!

The deputy general Zhang Gongjin thought it was inappropriate and dissuaded: "The edict has promised him to surrender, and the messenger is there, so why not attack it!" ”

On the one hand, he was worried about the safety of the envoy Tang Jian and others, but on the other hand, he felt that it was not very kind and violated morality.

But Li Jing thought that the fighter plane was fleeting, such as when Han Xin broke Qi, it was only by seizing the fighter plane in time that he won a big victory.

So Li Jing selected 10,000 elite horsemen, carried 20 days' rations, and marched overnight from Baidao, followed by Li Shiyun. Marched to Yinshan, encountered more than 1,000 Turkic tents, and captured them to accompany the army.

Sure enough, when Jieli saw Tang Jian and his party, he was overjoyed and relaxed his vigilance.

And Li Jing ordered Kuang Daofu to fold and rush to the capital Su Dingfang to lead two hundred elite cavalry as the vanguard, and used the cover of the fog to approach the Turkic tent.

Su Dingfang's vanguard army approached only seven miles from the Turkic tent before it was discovered, and the main force led by Li Jingqin was only fifteen miles away from the tent, which was too late for the Turks. 】

[Su Dingfang led the vanguard army to kill hundreds of people, Li Jing led the army to follow, Jieli knew that he was invincible, and fled in embarrassment, his troops were defeated, the Tang army beheaded more than 10,000 people, captured more than 100,000 men and women, and captured hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous animals. Jie

Li broke through with more than 10,000 cavalry, wanting to cross the moraine and flee to Mobei, but found that Li Shiyun had already led the army to wait for a long time.

Seeing that the general trend had gone, Jieli's subordinates surrendered to the Tang army one after another, and Li Shiyun captured more than 50,000 mouths and returned, Jieli had to flee westward with a few followers, and went to Suni in the northwest of Lingzhou, wanting to surrender to Guhun. 】

[Another marching chief, Li Daozong, led the army to force him, forcing Suni to lose and hand over Jieli, Jieli saw that the situation was not good, and fled overnight, and Suni lost his pursuit.

Not long after, Li Daozong's deputy general Zhang Baoxiang led an army to attack Suni's camp and captured Jieli alive, and Suni lost also led the crowd to surrender.

At this point, the former invincible Eastern Turkic Khanate was completely destroyed, and from Yinshan in the south to the desert in the north, all of which were included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. 】

Li Shimin nodded approvingly: "Li Jing is deeply heartfelt, worthy of the first military god of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"Li Jing's use of troops is like a raging storm, making the enemy unguardable, but he has the ability to perceive all fighters."

"It's terrible to be an enemy of such a person!"

[The Tang Dynasty's extermination of the Eastern Turks not only washed away the national shame and completely solved the northern border troubles, but also greatly improved the international status and prestige of the Tang Dynasty, making Tang Taizong Li Shimin respected as the "Heavenly Khan" by various countries.

Li Shimin was overjoyed and chose to grant amnesty to the world and stay for five days.

When Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan learned the news of the destruction of the Eastern Turks, he was also overjoyed, and said with emotion: "Han Gaozu is trapped in Baideng and cannot be reported; Now my son can destroy the Turks, and I have entrusted them with winning people, so why worry about it! ”】

Liu Bang: "??? ”

[Tang exterminated the Eastern Turks, and it was achieved in less than three months, among which the coach Li Jingju made great contributions.

Li Jing continued his usual advantage of using troops in a treacherous manner, and his troops were swift, taking the enemy by surprise and attacking the enemy unprepared.

In addition, he was brave and dared to go deeper, and achieved the suddenness of the war to the greatest extent, so that the opponent could not be guarded against, and finally lost the ground, the battle of Dingxiang was like this, and the battle of Yinshan was even more so.

The fact that these two battles were able to achieve such tremendous results is the most direct embodiment of Li Jing's military strategy of "anticipating the enemy's success at the right time." 】

[After the destruction of the Eastern Turks, in recognition of Li Jing's merits, Tang Taizong named him the acting prince of the country and appointed him as the right servant of Shangshu (equivalent to the prime minister).

Although Li Jing was in a high position, he was never arrogant, and he lived in harmony with the courtiers, and was praised by Tang Taizong many times.

The famous minister Wang Jue called him "a talented and civil and military officer, and a general and a general", which is the most appropriate evaluation of Li Jing. 】

Han Xin nodded and praised: "Li Jing's use of soldiers is like flowing water, in one go, without the slightest sense of dragging mud and water. Chase and fight the enemy fiercely, and do not give the other party the slightest respite, these advantages are very similar to mine! ”

"Li Jing has a good plan and proper deployment, and he can anticipate the enemy in front of him in every battle, strike first, and firmly grasp the initiative, I might as well do it!" Yue Fei obviously admired Li Jing very much.

Zhu Yuanzhang commented: "Han Xin and Li Jing are bold, autonomous, and flexible in their use of troops, and they can often find the weak points of their opponents and then kill them with one blow!" At this point, Xu Da seems to be a little worse. ”

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Tang Lijing and Guo Ziyi are all Confucian scholars and have made great contributions!" ”

[When Li Jing was sixty-four years old, he asked to resign and go home to recuperate on the grounds of foot disease and inconvenience.

Li Shimin was originally careful to be wary of Li Jing, who was a master of high merit, but he didn't expect him to be so knowledgeable and took the initiative to resign from his official position, so he naturally readily agreed, and also gave Li Jing a lecture called praise and admonishment: "Throughout the ages, there have been too few people who are rich and can be content, and most people, although they are unbearable or sick, are still unwilling to give up their powers. ”

Of course, Li Jing knew the meaning of Li Shimin's words, but he accepted it as always, and then went home to recuperate. 】

"Li Jing's political consciousness is much stronger than Han Xin's."

"Li Jing's retreat has dispelled Li Shimin's suspicions, and he has bravely retreated to know the truth, a masterpiece!"

[The Tang Dynasty, which destroyed the Eastern Turks, has a reputation like the sky.

However, there will always be some people who feel that they are awesome and just want to challenge the authority of the overlord! 】

[In November of the eighth year of Zhenguan, Tuyuhun Kouliangzhou, and detained the envoy Zhao Dekai, Taizong sent envoys many times to urge the other party to release people, Tuyuhun turned a deaf ear, so Taizong decided to ask for it.

Although Li Jing suffered from foot disease and was recuperating at home, Li Shimin still wanted Li Jing to be the handsome, there was no way, Li Jing was too capable of fighting, Li Shimin knew that the commander of the crusade against Tuyuhun was none other than Li Jing.

After learning the emperor's thoughts, Li Jing took the initiative to visit Prime Minister Fang Xuanling, signaling that he was still young and could go to the battlefield to kill the enemy! 】

[In December, Li Shimin issued an edict ordering Li Jing to be the chief of the Xihaidao marching army, and to control the armies; Hou Junji, the secretary of the military department, was the head of the march of Jishi Road, and Li Daozong, the king of the city, was the head of the march of Shanzhou Road, and he was still the deputy of Jing; Li Daliang, the governor of Liangzhou, was the head of the march of the Modao Road, Li Daoyan, the governor of Minzhou, was the head of the Chishui Road march, and the Lizhou Thorn Shi Gao Yongsheng was the head of the Yanze Road march, and the Turks and the Khams attacked him! 】

[Li Jing once again led a large army to the expedition, and the target was Tuyuhun in the northwest.

In April of the following year, Li Daozong's army defeated Tuyuhun at Kushan, and Tuyuhun Khan Fu Yun knew that he was invincible, so he learned that he burned wild grass and retired to Dafeichuan.

The Tang army assembled in Fuqi City, and Li Jing summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.

All the generals thought that the war horses were weak and grassless, and they could not go deep, and only Hou Junji advocated marching.

He thought that Tuyuhun had suffered such a great defeat and his vitality had been greatly damaged, and he was already on the verge of collapse, and he should chase and fight fiercely, and not give the enemy a chance to breathe. If you don't take advantage of the victory at this time, it will be difficult to destroy them when the enemy army is far away and is in danger of defending it.

Hou Junji's opinion was in line with Li Jing's wishes, so he ordered his troops to divide into two routes and pursue the Tuyuhun army. 】

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