Li Zhengbao and Xin Lie'er, who were released in Guyuan County, made different choices, and their fates took different paths. For the time being, it is difficult to say who made the right choice and who made the wrong choice.
In the Tang army camp, the situation was similar.
When Li Shenfu walked into the Chinese army camp exhausted and ashamed, and saw the figure standing with hands behind his back in the wide hall, complex and resentful emotions grew deep in his heart.
When he was in Hedong, he was the king of the county and served as the general manager of Bingzhou. He was the most powerful person in Hedong. Later, he also served as the military commander of Hedong Road. At that time, Li Shan was just an acting county magistrate. Although he had the trust of your majesty,
But I never put it in my eyes.
It has only been two years, but in just two years, everything has changed drastically... There are always some people who habitually blame their faults on others, and Li Shenfu is obviously such a person.
Li Shenfu could only think that if Li Shan had not used Liu Shirang to attack the camp on a snowy night, he would not have been driven to Lingzhou. If Li Shan had not defeated the Turks three times last year, he would not have attacked rashly, so that
Defeated and captured.
However, Li Shenfu could turn several pages in his mind, and Li Shan had no impression of this useless prince. He was indeed relatively useless. When Li Yuan raised an army in Jinyang, Li Shentong, who was also in Chang'an, escaped and later joined Princess Pingyang in raising an army.
, and Li Shenfu was imprisoned because they were relatively distant relatives, so they were not beheaded together with Li Zhiyun.
After that, Li Shenfu first served as the governor of Bingzhou, and after taking away his boss Liu Shirang, he became the general manager of Bingzhou. In the fifth year of Wude, when Jieli Khan plundered Hedong... he had considerable military exploits.
Li Shan didn't pay much attention to this, but Liu Shirang was very concerned about it and went to check it out... There were two battles in total. One was a battle with the Turks on the east side of Fen River, where he beheaded 500 people and captured 2,000 horses.
The second was to defeat the Turks north of Shahe River, capture the Turkic minister Yili Daguan alive, seize the war horse and armor of Jieli Khan, and present them to Chang'an to report the victory.
It's basically nonsense. From a strategic point of view, Jieli Khan stationed troops in Xinzhou, and Li Shenfu, the general manager of Bingzhou, did not guard Taiyuan Prefecture, but retreated to Fenzhou... In fact, in that war, the Turks basically fought
After passing through the entire Hedong Road, we are almost drinking from the Yellow River at Longmen.
Judging from the battle, Li Shenfu had tens of thousands of elites, fought twice in total, and only beheaded 500 people. Any other general would not have the shame to list this as a military achievement.
And the Turkic ministers were captured alive, and Jieli Khan's horses and armor were captured... I wouldn't believe it if I told him. There were at least thousands of royal soldiers around the Khan. If the Tang army could force Jieli Khan to abandon his armor and horses,
Well, can the Turkic cavalry still sweep across Hedong?
But Li Shan was too lazy to care about this. At least the big defeat half a year ago was enough to prove that Li Shenfu was a waste. It was just that in the early Tang Dynasty, as long as the clan members did not rebel and rebel, Li Yuan would eventually give them a decent place...
...otherwise they won’t be exchanged.
How to deal with Li Shenfu is Li Yuan's business, but Li Shan can be sure that as long as Li Yuan is still in his position, it is impossible for Li Shenfu to recover... The generals who were released after being defeated and captured recovered, in the Tang Dynasty
It is a common thing to go to court, for example, Pei Ji, Liu Hongji, Liu Wenjing, Changsun Shunde, and Li Gaoqian are all examples.
But Li Shenfu was different. Not only did he give up the land of the three states, but he also allowed Li Yuan, Li Shimin and half of the court to be almost wiped out by Liang Jun in Tiantai Mountain... To put it bluntly, the situation in the court and China has now reversed.
This was largely due to Li Shenfu's defeat.
Not to mention Li Yuan and Li Shimin, I am afraid that even the prince Li Jiancheng would hate Li Shenfu... If it weren't for this guy, his position as prince would have been secure.
Therefore, Li Shancai was too lazy to care what Li Shenfu thought, but paid attention to the middle-aged man, Duan Decao, the Duke of Pingyuan County.
On the one hand, it was because Duan Decao was a direct descendant of Li Yuan and he was deeply trusted. He had guarded Yanzhou for many years and was not involved in the battle for the direct descendant. On the other hand, it was because of Duan Decao's ability.
Duan Decao served as the general manager of Yanzhou for many years and had to fight with Liang Jun every year. In so many battles, large and small, Duan Decao never lost, and he defeated Liang Jun several times. In one of them, even Liang Shi himself was almost killed.
Although Lingzhou's reputation was ruined in the battle, Duan Decao's own ability was not a problem. General Li Shenfu destroyed most of the main force. Can the deputy general still be able to turn the tide?
Mighty and powerful, with an angry face... This is Li Shan's most intuitive impression of Duan Decao. The former shows his ability, and the latter shows his mentality.
This is a useful chess piece. If used well, it will be a sharp weapon against Liang Jun.
Of course, Li Shan had to admit that part of the reason was Duan Decao's hatred for Li Shenfu.
On the one hand, Li Shan was disdainful of Li Shenfu, and on the other hand, he was extremely repulsive. He had not forgotten that on the 10th day of Mayi, if he had not made a conscious decision and asked Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan to guard Yanmen Pass, Li Shen
Fu Bazheng will send a large army out of the fortress... As long as he shows off, Li Shan, Cui Xin, and Liu Shirang will have to stay in Mayi.
Besides, Li Shenfu is attached to the East Palace and has close contacts with Pei Shiju, so Li Shan's attitude towards Duan Decao... his favorable impression automatically +1.
After a few words of comfort, Li Shan asked his personal guards to lead the two of them to the rear army to rest. They would be sent back to Chang'an the day after tomorrow. How to deal with them was a matter for Li Yuan and Prime Minister.
"Duan Decao's father was the famous Northern Qi general Duan Shao. He did not dare to attack the Hu and was ridiculed by Hu Luguang as Duan Granny. Therefore, Duan Decao had been guarding the border for many years and often crossed the border to attack the Hu." Dou Gui commented: "He has both courage and strategy.
Being defeated and captured this time will be regarded as a life-long humiliation. If His Highness uses it, he will not care about life or death in battle."
Li Shan smiled and nodded, "Duan Decao is not the only one."
Indeed, the Tang Dynasty had ruled the world for several years. In addition to the surrender of Tuyuhun and several major defeats of the Turks, the Tang army now had an immature form that could dominate the world. From the generals to the soldiers, they were all arrogant.
In the past six months, Liang Division, which only occupied one county in Shuofang, swept through the three states twice. How many generals were defeated and how many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were buried in the battlefield. This made many soldiers feel angry, especially after the great victory in Jingzhou... But
If there is any group of soldiers who have the greatest desire to fight, it must be the more than a thousand prisoners who were released along with Duan Decao.
Not everyone may have the idea of avenging shame, but this idea must have covered most of the soldiers.
Li Shan, who had just gone on an inspection tour, thought in his heart that morale could be used. If Duan Decao could be left behind and used as an arrow, then this sharp arrow of revenge would definitely play a role that cannot be ignored at the critical moment.