Xue Dingshan

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the King of Xiliang, the fiefdom of Xiliang under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, adopted the strategy of his marshal Shu Baotong. He wanted to dominate the Central Plains and raised troops in Chang'an. Xue Rengui was ordered to lead the expedition to the west to quell the rebellion. Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi led the expedition himself, but unfortunately he was trapped in Suoyang City on the way. Shu Baotong led his military advisors Taoist Tieban and Zen Master Feibo to completely surround Suoyang City with millions of soldiers. Generals such as Qin Huaiyu and Yuchi Baolin unfortunately died when they broke out of the encirclement, and Xue Rengui was also severely injured by Shu Baotong's poisonous darts. Veteran general Cheng Yaojin was ordered to return to Beijing to mobilize reinforcements. Xue Rengui's son Xue Dingshan, under the instruction of his master Wang Ao, was familiar with military formations and practiced unparalleled martial arts. After the palace examination, Xue Dingshan defeated all the heroes and won the title of Marshal of the Second Route to the West. He immediately ordered his troops and generals, and ordered Luo Tong to be the vanguard of the front, Luo Zhang and Qin Ying to be the deputy vanguards, Cheng Qianzhong to be the vanguard of the rear group, and Yuchi Qingshan to escort the grain and grass. Xue Dingshan led an army of 300,000 people and rushed to Suoyang City to rescue and quell the chaos. The rebel general Shu Baotong was killed and the mission of conquering the West and quelling the rebellion was successfully completed. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.