xymnovel Chapter 916 Da Yi! A professional at destroying nations!
Chapter 916 Da Yi! A professional at destroying nations!
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Yi was a figure from the time of Emperor Yao, the husband of Chang'e. He was famous for shooting down the suns, shooting down nine of them and relieving the disaster of ten suns appearing at once. He also eliminated six great scourges, including the Yayu, the Zaochi, and the Jiuying.
Hou Yi was the leader of the Youqiong clan during the Xia Dynasty. Also known as "Yi Yi," he was famous for his archery skills, but he was eventually killed by his minister Han Zhuo due to his debauchery and neglect of governance.
Hou Yi and Da Yi, two heroes with similar names but distinct characteristics, occupy a pivotal position in Chinese mythology.
Although their stories may have become confused in later generations, in the original legends they were completely different individuals.
Yi, also known as Yi, is a legendary archery hero from ancient times. He is not only widely known among the people, but also repeatedly mentioned in historical documents.
During the reign of Emperor Yao, there were ten suns in the sky, causing all things to wither and all living beings to suffer. Da Yi bravely accepted Emperor Yao's mission and used his divine arrows to shoot down nine of the suns, leaving only one sun in the sky.
This feat saved the world, allowing everything to recover and life to continue.
Yi's wife was the beautiful Chang'e, and their love story has become a legendary tale that has been passed down through the ages. Yi was thus revered as the hero who shot down the sun.
Hou Yi was a figure from the Xia Dynasty. He was said to be the leader of the Youqiong clan of the Dongyi people of the Xia Dynasty, and he earned the title "Yi" because of his superb archery skills.
There are many historical records about Hou Yi, but despite his bravery, he was also inept at governing. He entrusted state affairs to his prime minister, Han Zhuo.
Taking advantage of Hou Yi's absence while hunting, Han Zhuo launched a rebellion, killed Hou Yi, seized Hou Yi's wife, and usurped the Xia dynasty's power. Minister Bo Mi fled the country.
Han Zhuo ordered his son "Jiao" to lead an army to destroy the Zhen clan and kill Xiang An, who was hiding there. Xiang An's wife escaped through a hole in the wall and soon gave birth to her posthumous son, Shao Kang.
After Shao Kang grew up, he joined forces with Bo Mi and with the help of various tribes to eliminate Han Zhuo, regain power in the Xia Dynasty, and end the forty-year period of "no ruler" in the Central Plains. This period is known as the "Shao Kang Restoration". Shao Kang was the sixth ruler of the Xia Dynasty.
We often say "Hou Yi shot down the sun," but strictly speaking, that's incorrect. Both the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Huainanzi indicate that it was Da Yi who shot down the sun, not Hou Yi. It was just that the story was confused during later transmission.
In Qu Yuan's poem "Heavenly Questions," there are lines such as "How did Yi cut down the sun? How did the crows shed their wings?" and "The Emperor sent Yi to reform the Xia people." These lines actually combine the history and legends of these two people.
In ancient China, there was actually no name "Da Yi" (大羿), but only "Yi" (羿).
The terms "Da Yi" and "Hou Yi" are simply names given by later generations to distinguish between the two individuals.
"Ding! A third Saint-level attribute summon has been made: the God of War Who Destroys Nation - Su Lie of the Tang Dynasty, with Command 101, Strength 103, Politics 71, and Intelligence 85."
Su Lie and Su Dingfang are professional at destroying kingdoms!
Su Lie defended against the enemy with the fierceness of a tiger, displaying great courage and determination. He conquered every enemy he attacked, and his army marched tens of millions of miles. Even ghosts and gods could not conceal his form, and wind and frost could not change his appearance. He swept away Baekje with his spear, and his galloping cavalry cleaved the Wuhai Sea.
He conquered three kingdoms, capturing their rulers alive; west of the Pamir Mountains, all paid homage; his achievements in conquering kingdoms were comparable to those of Li Zicheng and Huo Qubing, and his strategic acumen surpassed that of Peng Dehuai and Han Xin.
Its fierce and heroic posture shines through the ages and dominates for generations!
He single-handedly destroyed three kingdoms and annihilated 80,000 enemies with a thousand men. He was revered as a god by enemy countries, yet he was slandered by his own people for a thousand years.
When Su Dingfang is mentioned, most people think of him as the treacherous and vicious villain in "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" who plotted to kill Luo Yi and his son Luo Cheng.
However, in real history, Su Lie almost always brought about the destruction of a country every time he went to war.
On his first campaign abroad, he led a mere 500 men to raid the Khan's stronghold, capturing all the royal relatives and forcing the Khan to flee with only a few dozen men. Soon after, the Khan was captured by the Tang army, and the country was destroyed.
It should be noted that Su Dingfang's attack targeted the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, which was under the rule of Khagan Jieli at the time. Although it was a fragmented state, the Eastern Turkic Khaganate's territory stretched from the Altai Mountains in the west to the Outer Khingan Mountains in the east, and its strength remained formidable.
Even so, the Eastern Turkic Khaganate not only became the first country destroyed by Su Dingfang, but it was also destroyed in a single battle!
The Tang army marched out of Yinshan and reached Qikou, where Khan Jieli personally led an army of 100,000 to meet them.
While the two sides were locked in a stalemate, Li Jing sent Su Dingfang to scout ahead at night. That night, fog was thick, a cold wind was blowing, and the rising dew soaked the soldiers' armor.
Seeing the weather, Su Dingfang conceived a bold plan: a decapitation strike.
Under the cover of night and fog, he led 200 cavalrymen northwards straight towards the Khan's camp. The Khan, who had been awakened from his dream, fled hastily with his wife and dozens of followers before he could even put on his clothes properly. The other generals and close ministers were not able to escape and were all captured by Su Dingfang.
The Turkic command system was thus destroyed, and the 100,000-strong army was leaderless and in complete chaos.
Soon after, Li Jing led his main force to the scene, and the Turks were defeated. More than 10,000 were beheaded, and more than 100,000 men and women and hundreds of thousands of livestock were captured.
After Khagan Jieli fled, he rallied 10,000 remaining soldiers to continue his resistance, but the chieftains of the various Turkic tribes realized that the situation was hopeless and abandoned him to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
Having experienced the thrill of conquering a nation, he became unstoppable. Several years later, he launched an expedition against another country, annihilating an enemy army of 100,000 with only 10,000 men, capturing the enemy king alive, and destroying the country as well.
Later, he fought against the Tibetans, annihilating 80,000 with only 1,000 men, and even killing the enemy's commander-in-chief. From then on, he was revered as a god by the Tibetans.
A year after Su Dingfang conquered Duman and Tibet, he led his army by land and sea to destroy Baekje, a vassal state on the Korean Peninsula, capturing the king of Baekje alive and completing the "three kills" of his journey to destroy the country.
In the last few years of his life, he was transferred to the Tang-Tibet border to continue guarding the frontier for the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, many people who knew him in later generations joked that Su Dingfang only knew how to wage wars that would destroy a country!
Su Dingfang fought eight foreign wars throughout his life and never suffered a defeat, laying a solid foundation for the Tang Dynasty's golden age.
However, due to his background, he could not avoid being ostracized and neglected throughout his life, which resulted in most of his achievements being made after he turned sixty.
Since ancient times, generals have been like beauties, not allowed to grow old in the world. However, Su Dingfang, with a full head of white hair and an old body that would have made others retire and return to their hometowns long ago, traveled from west to east, traversing the entire country.
He conquered the Turks in the west and attacked Tibet; the fertile plateau of the Western Regions was his conquered land. He destroyed Baekje in the east and launched a distant expedition to Goguryeo; the surging waves of the sea were the neighing of an old steed that could travel a thousand miles.
Only the physical body ages, but the blood in the heart remains forever hot.
He spent his final days on the frontier, dying on the battlefield, burning the last breath of life for the Tang Dynasty!
Even though his image has been tarnished and his achievements have been buried by historians, some people will still remember the silver-haired general who crossed the Pamir Mountains, traversed the plateau, destroyed the Turks, subdued Baekje, traveled thousands of miles, and was invincible under heaven; the old general who used his life to interpret the glory of a soldier!