Questions and Replies between Tang Taizong and Li Weigong
dialogue between Emperor Taizong (599-649 AD) of the Tang Dynasty and Li Jing (571-649 AD), a prominent Tang general
Questions and Replies between Emperor Taizong of Tang and Li Weigong (Chinese: 唐太宗李衛公問對) is a fictional dialogue between Emperor Taizong (AD 599–649) of the Tang dynasty and Li Jing (571–649 AD), a prominent Tang general. It discusses matters of military strategy, and is considered to be one of the Seven Military Classics of China.
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The content of Questions and Replies differs strongly from the other six Military Classics. The armies that existed by the time of the Tang dynasty consisted of infantry, crossbowmen, and cavalry. Chariots had long since ceased to have any military application, and weapons were exclusively made from iron and steel. Large numbers of local, cohesive units provided a great degree of flexibility to large-scale deployments. Professional units were supplemented by disciplined and well-armed conscript forces. Weapons and unit sub-types were highly specialized. The recognition of the military value of speed and mobility was widespread, with flanking and other indirect maneuvers preferred over direct, frontal engagements.
The social and technological realities from which Questions and Replies was written were very different from the other six Military Classics.
“Questions and Replies between Tang Taizong and Li Weigong” enters the record as dialogue between Emperor Taizong (599-649 AD) of the Tang Dynasty and Li Jing (571-649 AD), a prominent Tang general. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Questions, Replies and between can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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