Ranking Pass History: Inventory of the Top Ten Great Players in History

The Xuanjia army not only defeated Hou Junji, but also suffered more than 500 casualties, and Li Shimin was so distressed that he shed tears.

The casualties of the Protecting Xia Army exceeded 200 people, but Gao Yaxian returned to Xiangzhou City, but was warmly welcomed by Daxia's monarchs and ministers.

Dou Jiande personally removed the armor for Gao Yaxian, and asked with a smile,

"General Gao, what do you think of the strength of the Xuanjia Army?"

Gao Yaxian said with pride,

"Very strong, but not enough to crush our Yanzhao men. This time our army suffered twice as many casualties as the Xuanjia army. Next time we fight, I will make the Xuanjia army suffer more casualties than our army."

"General Gao is magnificent!"

Dou Jiande patted Gao Yaxian on the shoulder, and then ordered loudly,
"The decree is to reward Gao Yaxian with 1000 taels of gold and 20 pieces of silk. The soldiers who protect Xia will each be rewarded with [-] taels of silver. There will be additional compensation for the casualties."

The reason why Dou Jiande spent his life and money to reward the Xia army is precisely because the Xuanjia army has become a shadow lingering in his heart.

As long as he thought of the three thousand Xuanjia army capturing him alive among the one hundred thousand troops, he would feel a kind of fear of the Xuanjia army.

Now he finally has a strong army that can fight against the Xuanjia army, which makes him feel relieved.

In the following days, Dou Jiande did not wave his troops across the river.Instead, the elite soldiers in Xia State were repeatedly transferred to Xiangzhou Huaizhou.

A month later, Liu Heitai, who killed Pujin, once again showed his true qualities as a "killer of the famous general of the Tang Dynasty".

After crossing the Taihang Mountains, facing the [-] Tang troops in Pujin City, Liu Heita first bypassed the city and went to attack the prefectures and counties of Shangdang.

When Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan led his army out of the city to try to cut off his retreat, he assembled another [-] troops to fight more and kill Li Daoxuan in one battle.

Then he smashed the Shangdang and beheaded Xue Wanjun's brother.

Then the entire territory of Shanxi became a battlefield for Liu Motai to gallop across.

Two months later, facing Li Yuan's strict order, Li Shimin, who was very unwilling, could only lead an army of 10,000+, evacuated Luoyang City, and went to Shanxi to encircle and suppress Liu Heita.

Just as the Tang army completely withdrew from the territory of Zheng State, Dou Jiande suddenly led an army of 10,000+ Xia Jun across the Yellow River and went straight to Luoyang City.

Wang Shichong, who had resisted Datang's army for more than two years, finally realized that a wolf came at the front door, but a tiger came at the back door.

In Luoyang City, the soldiers were exhausted, their armor was in disarray, and their food and grass were scarce.

Facing the Xia State army that was recharging their energy, Wang Shichong no longer resisted in vain. He simply opened the city gate and surrendered to Dou Jiande.

Dou Jiande killed Wang Shichong that day in the name of avenging Sui Wang Yang Tong.

Wang Shichong is different from Dou Jiande.

Wang Shichong was originally from Jianghuai. He proclaimed himself emperor in Luoyang, and he suppressed it purely by force.In addition, this person never sympathizes with the common people, is cunning and cunning, and is extremely hated.

Dou Jiande killed him, but won the hearts of the Central Plains people in one fell swoop.

Shan Xiongxin surrendered to Dou Jiande and was named General Huya Zhonglang.

When Li Shimin learned that Dou Jiande took all the land in the Central Plains, he couldn't help sighing deeply.
"Du Tang worked hard for two years, but instead made a wedding dress for Dou Jiande, a country old man. What a pity!"

Then, the whole world evolved into Tang Xia's struggle for hegemony.

With Liu Heikai and Gao Yaxian, the two super fighters, and the strong support of Lianghe and Shandong people, Dou Jiande had the upper hand in the first two years.

Xia Guo's army has been pressing Tang Jun to fight.

The Tang Dynasty defeated several generals in a row.

The most powerful time, Gao Yaxian made a detour to Mobei and almost captured Taiyuan Mansion in one fell swoop.

But in the third year of the war, Prince Li Jiancheng, who firmly suppressed Li Shimin, was shot to death by random arrows because he was ambushed by Liu Heitai when he attacked Shangdang.

Li Yuanji was also stabbed to death by Gao Yaxian in that battle.

Without Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, Li Shimin was logically established as the prince by Li Yuan.

And handed over all military affairs to Li Shimin.

When it comes to fighting and attacking, it is up to Li Shimin himself to decide.

Li Shimin formulated a super roundabout strategy.

Li Shimin led an army of [-], and started a tug-of-war with Liu Heitao, Gao Yaxian and others in the border of Hedong, holding on to several important passes in Hedong.

On the one hand, Li Jing, the god of war, led only [-] troops. It took two years to pacify Longxi, Dingba and Shu, and then went down the river to destroy Xiao Mian's Chu State in one fell swoop. The momentum of the country.

As for Dou Jiande, although he has been working hard to govern, he does not have the strategic vision of Li Shimin.

He occupied the entire Central Plains, and it would have been easier to capture Jiangnan.

However, he only extended his front to Xuzhou, and did not attack southward. Instead, he concentrated on competing with Li Shimin for the Guanzhong area.

It's a pity that although he has a large number of troops, he still can't attack the several key points that Li Shimin insists on.

In the end, the entire Jiangnan area was handed over to the military god Li Jing.

Li Jing changed from [-] elite soldiers to more than [-] troops during the war of more than two years.

He led an army of more than [-] troops from Jianghuai to the north, and General Xia Guo couldn't stop his troops at all.

In the end, Li Jing crossed the Yellow River, and in the decisive battle of Liyang, he merged with Li Shimin's 20 army, and defeated Dou Jiande's [-] army in one fell swoop in the war that lasted for three months.

Liu Hekai, Gao Yaxian, Shan Xiongxin, Fan Yuan and other elite soldiers of the Great Xia Kingdom died in this battle.

The Tang army also lost more than a dozen generals.

At this time, Dou Jiande still had 20 troops in his hands. With the degree of support he received in Henan and Hebei, if he continued to resist, he could resist for at least a few years.

But in the battle of Liyang, Dou Jiande was completely subdued by Li Shimin and Li Jing, so he didn't continue to hold on, and the people of Lianghe were caught in the flames of war, and the whole country surrendered decisively.

As in the original history, Li Shimin did not want to kill Dou Jiande.

Li Yuan insisted on killing Dou Jiande.

This time, Li Yuan had more reasons to kill Dou Jiande.

To avenge Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

Li Shimin didn't want Henan and Hebei to become a hidden danger to the Tang Empire, and he didn't want to let the folk song of "bean fragrance and plum bitterness" spread to later generations.

The Great Tang Empire was brought down by him, Li Shimin, and he did not allow anyone to create hidden dangers for the empire.

Neither can my own father!
Because Li Yuan couldn't be persuaded,
Li Shimin simply launched a bloodless coup, directly turning Li Yuan into the Supreme Emperor.

Li Shimin, who ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, declared Dou Jiande the Duke of Xia, and let a younger sister marry Dou Jiande's adopted son.

At the same time, the people of Lianghe were exempted from taxes for three years, and finally stabilized the two key places of Henan and Hebei, and also subdued the hearts of the people of Lianghe.

Knowing that Dou Jiande was still defeated by Li Shimin in the end, Li Hao also sighed in his heart.

"In the face of a military genius like Li Shimin, even if you open your eyes, you won't be able to use it. Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. Once the situation in the world changes, those who talk about soldiers on paper and those who seek swords on paper will be completely blinded.

That is to say, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, if the real time traveler wanted to defeat Li Shimin, he could only invent a new type of firearm that spanned generations.Or cut off Li Jing in advance.

Once Li Shimin and Li Jing stand in the same camp, under the same war conditions, no one can defeat them. "