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Li Guangbi was born into the Liucheng Li family. His ancestral home was Liucheng, Yingzhou, and he was from Wannian, Jingzhao.

His ancestors were Khitan nobles. His father, Li Kailuo, was originally a Khitan chief. He entered the court during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian and was promoted to General of the Left Yulin Army and Deputy Envoy of the Shuofang Jiedushi. He was also granted the title of Duke of Ji County.

His mother, Li, was the daughter of Li Kaigu, Duke of Yan. She was both talented and beautiful, and was later canonized as the Grand Lady of Han.

Li Guangbi was the fourth son of Li Kailuo. He was serious and resolute since childhood, had great talents and strategies, was good at riding and shooting, and was familiar with Ban Gu's "Book of Han".

"During the Kaiyuan period, Li Guangbi joined the army at a young age and served as the Left Guard General."

"After serving as the Chief Clerk of Fengzhou and Xiazhou, he was promoted to the position of Beijia and granted the title of Imperial Doctor."

"I returned home in mourning for my father and strictly followed the etiquette and laws."

"In the second year of Tianbao, he was appointed as the governor of Ningshuo County. Two years later, he was promoted to Zuo Qing Dao Shuai and concurrently the governor of Anbei and Shuofang Du Yu Hou."

"In the fifth year of Tianbao, Wang Zhongsi, the governor of Hexi, thought highly of him and promoted him to be the commander of the army and horses, and appointed him as the commander of the Chishui Army. People in the border towns all called him a famous general."

"Three years later he was promoted to deputy governor of Hexi and inherited the title of Duke of Ji County;"

"For his military exploits in defeating Tubo and Tuyuhun, he was promoted to General Yunhui."

"In the eleventh year of Tianbao, he served as the deputy governor of the Shanyu Protectorate;"

"In the 13th year of Tianbao, An Sishun, the governor of Shuofang, submitted a petition to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, to appoint him as the deputy governor of Shuofang and to be in charge of the aftermath."

"An Sishun admired Li Guangbi's talent and planned to marry his daughter to him. Li Guangbi heard about this and resigned from his post on the grounds of illness."

"Ge Shuhan, the governor of Longyou, felt sorry for his talent and reported it to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, who summoned him back to Chang'an."

"In the 14th year of Tianbao, after the An-Shi Rebellion broke out, Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi were beheaded for their defeat at Tongguan. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang appointed Geshu Han to defend Tongguan against the An-Shi rebels."

"At the same time, he appointed Guo Ziyi as the governor of Shuofang and sought good generals from him to take charge of the wars in Hebei and Hedong."

"In the first month of the fifteenth year of Tianbao, Li Guangbi was appointed as the governor of Yunzhong, acting as the imperial censor, deputy governor of Hedong, and acting governor, due to Guo Ziyi's recommendation."

"In February, he was transferred to be the governor of Wei County and the envoy of Hebei Province. He led 5,000 Shuofang troops and the Shuofang Jiedushi Guo Ziyi to march eastward to Jingxing and recapture Changshan County. The Changshan militia captured the enemy general Shi Siyi and came to surrender."

"Since the An-Shi Rebellion broke out, Changshan County has become a battlefield. Li Guangbi paid tribute to the fallen soldiers and civilians and released the prisoners."

"The enemy's Shi Siming, Li Lijie and Cai Xide attacked Raoyang, and Li Guangbi treated the surrendered general Shi Siyi well;"

"On the second day, Shi Siming led 20,000 troops to attack Changshan County. Li Guangbi adopted Shi Siyi's strategy of waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out and used 500 powerful crossbows to defeat the enemy. Shi Siming then stationed his troops to the north, while Li Guangbi deployed his troops to the south along Hutuo River."

"Shi Siming was trapped and waiting for reinforcements. On the same day, 5,000 rebels from Raoyang came to support him. Li Guangbi investigated the rebels' movements and sent light cavalry to hide their whereabouts. He attacked the rebels while they were eating in the wild and annihilated all the rebels."

"Shi Siming retreated upon hearing the news and sent out a surprise attack on the Tang army's food supply route."

"Li Guangbi led his troops to repel the enemy and successfully transported food and grass back to the city."

"Later, they joined forces with Shuofang Jiedushi Guo Ziyi to defeat Shi Siming at Jiumenxi and recovered more than ten counties including Gaocheng."

"Shi Siming fled to Zhaojun, and Li Guangbi led his army to attack him;"

"On March 8, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang issued an edict ordering Li Guangbi to concurrently serve as the Chief of Fanyang Military Governor's Office and the Jiedushi of Hebei. On the same day, Li Guangbi led his troops to capture Zhaojun."

"In June, Li Guangbi defeated the rebel generals Cai Xide, Shi Siming and Yin Ziqi in the Battle of Jiashan, beheaded more than 10,000 people and captured 4,000 alive."

"As the news spread, more than ten counties in Hebei returned to the Tang Dynasty."

Su Shi: In the Battle of Jiashan, Li Guangbi wanted to lead his troops to capture Fan Yang and cut off the roots of the rebel general An Lushan.

It happened that Tongguan, which Geshu Han was guarding, was lost and Chang'an fell. Tang Suzong Li Heng succeeded to the throne in Lingwu and sent envoys to let Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi lead troops to Lingwu.

Li Guangbi was appointed as the Minister of Revenue, and concurrently the Prefect of Taiyuan, the Governor of Beijing, and the Co-Prime Minister of the Secretariat. He led 5,000 Tang troops to Taiyuan to suppress the Anshi rebels.

In the second year of Zhide, the rebel generals Shi Siming, Cai Xide, Gao Xiuyan and Niu Tingjie led an army of more than 100,000 to attack Taiyuan.

Li Guangbi had gone through a hard battle in Hebei, and all his elite troops were in Lingwu, leaving him with less than 10,000 soldiers under his command.

The enemy general Shi Siming believed that the military strength in Taiyuan was weak, so he could take Taiyuan first and then take Helong, Shuofang and other places in the west.

Li Guangbi rejected the suggestion of building a moat for defense, and personally led his soldiers and civilians to dig hundreds of thousands of trenches outside the city, adding additional fortifications when the enemy attacked the city.

He mobilized the people to dismantle their houses to make catapults to attack the enemy; the enemy used flying towers to build earthen hills close to the city walls, and Li Guangbi sent people to dig tunnels to make the earthen hills collapse.

Shi Siming set up a stage outside the city and ordered people to taunt the Tang army. Li Guangbi sent people out of the city through a tunnel and brought the people back into the city, making the enemy dare not approach the city.

He also sent people to pretend to surrender to the rebels to paralyze the enemy's main general. Then he unexpectedly sent out elite cavalry to charge the enemy, causing chaos in the enemy and beheading or capturing more than ten thousand people.

The enemy general Shi Siming was afraid and withdrew his troops, leaving Cai Xide and others to continue the siege.

The enemy's strength was weakened and their morale was unstable. Li Guangbi seized the opportunity and organized a group of death-defying soldiers to attack the enemy. He eventually defeated the enemy and beheaded more than 70,000 of them. The enemy general Cai Xide escaped, leaving behind his weapons and food.

Because of his merits, Li Guangbi was awarded the title of Jianxu Si Tu, and was granted the titles of Sikong and concurrently Minister of War, and Co-Prime Minister of the Secretariat. He was further granted the title of Duke of Wei and was rewarded with 800 households.

In the first year of Qianyuan, Li Guangbi and Guannei Jiedushi Wang Sili came to the court. Emperor Suzong of Tang, Li Heng, ordered all officials above the fourth rank to go out of the city to welcome them.

Later he was promoted to Shizhong and renamed Duke of Zheng.

In September, Emperor Suzong of Tang ordered Li Guangbi and nine other military governors including Guo Ziyi, the military governor of Shuofang, to lead an army of 200,000 to attack An Qingxu.

As both Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi had made great contributions and it was difficult for them to be subordinate to each other, Emperor Suzong of Tang did not appoint a marshal and instead appointed the eunuch Yu Chaoen as the envoy to inspect the army and convey the consolation and arrangements.

Li Guangbi and nine other military governors fought a fierce battle with An Qingxu in the west of Ye. The Tang army first defeated the enemy general in Huojia, and then defeated An Qingxu twice, killing a total of 30,000 enemy troops.

Li Guangbi and nine other military governors besieged Yecheng, and An Qingxu sent envoys to ask Shi Siming for help.

Shi Siming gathered 130,000 soldiers from Fanyang to rescue Yecheng, but they did not dare to approach because the Tang army was too powerful.

In December, Shi Siming took advantage of the fact that Henan Jiedushi Cui Guangyuan had just arrived in Weizhou and had an unstable foothold, and led his troops to capture Weizhou and killed 30,000 Tang troops.

In the first month of the second year of Qianyuan, Shi Siming proclaimed himself the Great Sage King of Yan.

Li Guangbi believed that Shi Siming did not take any action after capturing Weizhou, and suggested sending troops to approach Weizhou.

Shi Siming did not dare to go into battle rashly. If the two armies continued to stalemate, the fall of Yecheng would be imminent.

Yu Chaoen, the military governor of Zhenxi, disagreed. Soon, Li Siye, the governor of Zhenxi, was killed in the battle of Yecheng. In February, under the siege of Li Guangbi and nine other governors, Yecheng ran out of food. An Qingxu held on and waited for help. Shi Siming led his troops to advance towards Yecheng from Weizhou.

In March, 600,000 Tang infantry and cavalry lined up on the north bank of Anyang. Shi Siming personally led 50,000 elite troops to attack the Tang army.

Li Guangbi, Wang Sili, Xu Shuji, and Lu Jing led their troops in a fierce battle with Shi Siming, with equal casualties on both sides;
Guo Ziyi led his troops behind, but before they could form the battle line, a strong wind suddenly blew up, and the sky became dark.

"The Tang army and the enemy army were greatly alarmed. The Tang general led his troops to flee southwards, while Shi Siming led his troops to flee northwards. The soldiers plundered along the way and could not be stopped. Only Li Guangbi's troops did not disperse, and the entire army returned to Taiyuan."

"After the battle, Yu Chaoen, the military inspector, pushed the blame for the defeat onto Guo Ziyi, the governor of Shuofang. Li Guangbi replaced Guo Ziyi as the governor of Shuofang and deputy marshal of the army." "Li Guangbi led 500 Hedong cavalrymen to Luoyang and joined the Shuofang army. In order to prevent the enemy from attacking Luoyang, he led his troops east across the Yellow River to guard Hulao."

"He ordered the military commander Zhang Yongji to be summoned. Because he was afraid of Li Guangbi's strict military discipline, he conspired with other generals to expel Li Guangbi."

"Li Guangbi personally led several thousand cavalrymen out of Sishui. Zhang Yongji rode alone to meet him, but was killed by him. He then replaced him as the military commander with his subordinate Xin Jinggao."

"This move shocked all the generals, and the military commander Pu Gu Huai'en came first."

"In September of the second year of the Qianyuan reign, Shi Siming ordered his son Shi Chaoqing to guard Fanyang, and he personally led the army to attack Bianzhou in four directions."

"Li Guangbi was inspecting the camp along the Yellow River. He returned to Bianzhou after hearing the news."

"Li Guangbi asked Xu Shuji, the governor of Bianhua, to hold Bianzhou for 15 days, and he would lead his troops to support us."

"After Xu Shuji agreed, Li Guangbi returned to Luoyang; Shi Siming's army attacked Bianzhou, and Xu Shuji was defeated and surrendered to the enemy general Shi Siming."

"Bianzhou fell, and the enemy's troops headed straight for the Jianghuai area."

"Li Guangbi led his troops to Luoyang and asked for advice from Wei Zhi, the governor of Dongjing. Wei Zhi believed that they should avoid the enemy and retreat to Tongguan."

"Li Guangbi believed that the army should be moved to Heyang and connected to Zelu in the north. If victory is achieved, the army should be sent to attack. If failure is achieved, the army should be stationed in Heyang."

"Then he ordered the officials and people of Luoyang to evacuate, turning Luoyang into an empty city."

"Command the soldiers to transport the supplies to Heyang, and personally lead 500 cavalrymen to guard the rear."

"The enemy general Shi Siming was afraid of Li Guangbi, so he stationed his troops at the White Horse Temple, built a moon city south of Heyang City, and dug trenches to defend against the Tang army."

"In October, Li Guangbi defeated more than 5,000 enemy troops in the west of Zhongyu City, beheaded more than a thousand of them, and drowned most of the enemy troops."

"Shi Siming lost many soldiers and generals and attacked Heyang again. Li Guangbi asked his general Li Baoyu to hold the South City for two days, and then he could give up after two days."

"Li Baoyu deceived the enemy, saying that the food supply was running out and he should surrender tomorrow. The enemy general withdrew his troops and waited for Li Baoyu to surrender.

"Li Baoyu took the opportunity to repair the city wall and sent out a surprise attack to defeat the enemy, forcing the enemy general Zhou Zhi to withdraw his troops."

"Li Guangbi personally guarded Zhongyu City in Heyang and adopted the strategy of his general Li Feiyuanli to defeat the attack of the enemy general Zhou Zhi."

"After the attack failed, the enemy generals Zhou Zhihui and An Taiqing turned to attack the north city. Li Guangbi moved his troops to the north city and climbed the tower to find that the enemy was in chaos. He thought that chaos should be fought with chaos."

"Send Generals Hao Tingyu and Lun Weizhen to attack the enemy's strongest points in the northwest and southeast."

"Li Guangbi commanded the battle with flags and issued an order that those who retreated would be beheaded, and those who refused to fight would be beheaded."

"Li Guangbi hid a knife in his boots, and if he was defeated, he would commit suicide to thank the emperor."

"Under the brave efforts of the Tang army, the enemy was routed, more than 10,000 heads were beheaded, 8,000 men were captured alive, 2,000 horses were captured, countless military supplies and equipment were seized, and Zhou Zhi, Xu Huangyu, Li Qinshou and other enemy generals were captured. An Taiqing retreated to Huaizhou."

"Shi Siming was unaware of his defeat and continued to attack the city. Li Guangbi showed him the captives, and Shi Siming led his army to flee in defeat."

"In the first month of the first year of Shangyuan, Li Guangbi was awarded the title of Grand Commandant and Minister of the Central Secretariat for his meritorious service."

"Li Guangbi took the opportunity to attack Huaizhou, and Shi Siming led his troops to support him and defeated the enemy again at Qinshui;"

Xin Qiji: The enemy general An Taiqing held Huaizhou firmly, and the Tang army failed to capture it for more than a month.

Li Guangbi ordered his generals Pugu Huai'en and Hao Tingyu to enter the city through the tunnel. They eventually captured An Taiqing and other enemy generals alive and captured Huaizhou. For their merits, they were rewarded with 1,500 households.

In February of the second year of Shangyuan, Shi Siming spread rumors that the officers and soldiers in Luoyang were all from Yan and were eager to return home.

Yu Chaoen, the military inspector, believed it and suggested to Emperor Suzong of Tang that the enemy army could be defeated. He then ordered Li Guangbi to lead the troops to recapture the eastern capital Luoyang.

Li Guangbi submitted a memorial stating that the enemy's forces were still strong and that an attack should not be made lightly.

However, Shuofang Jiedushi Pugu Huai'en was jealous of Li Guangbi's military achievements, and echoed Yu Chaoen, also suggesting that troops be sent as soon as possible.

Suzong sent an envoy to supervise the battle. Li Guangbi had no choice but to send his general Li Baoyu to guard Heyang and lead the troops to join forces with Pugu Huai'en and Yu Chaoen to attack Luoyang.

Li Guangbi ordered the Tang army to line up in a dangerous area, but Pugu Huai'en disobeyed the order and lined up on the plain.

The enemy general Shi Siming attacked the Tang army while it was still unstable. The Tang army was defeated, with thousands of casualties and all military supplies and equipment abandoned.

Huaizhou fell into the hands of the enemy again. Li Guangbi led his troops across the river and retreated to Wenxi. After hearing the news of the defeat, Li Baoyu abandoned Heyang due to his weak military strength.

Li Guangbi apologized to Emperor Suzong, who blamed the defeat on Pugu Huai'en and issued an edict to allow Li Guangbi to enter the court.

He was appointed as the Grand Secretary, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, the Governor of Hezhong, and the Jiedushi of Jinjiang and other provinces;

Soon after, he was appointed as the Grand Marshal and Palace Attendant, and Deputy Marshal of Henan, responsible for guarding Linhuai.

The enemy general Shi Chaoyi took advantage of the momentum of the great victory over the Tang army in the Battle of Mangshan and led his troops to attack thirteen states including Shenzhou and besieged the Tang general Song Cen in Songzhou.

The Tang army soldiers requested to move south to defend Yangzhou on the grounds that they had few soldiers. Li Guangbi sent his general Tian Shengong to defeat the enemy.

Before Li Guangbi went to Henan, Tang General Tian Shengong, after suppressing Liu Zhan's rebellion, led his troops to stay in Yangzhou;

Shang Heng and Yin Zhongqing fought each other in Yanzhou and Yunzhou; Lai Zhen stationed troops in Xiangyang without authorization.

After Li Guangbi led the light cavalry to station in Xuzhou, Shi Chaoyi led his troops to withdraw. Shang Heng, Yin Zhongqing and Lai Zhen were all afraid of his reputation and went to the court one after another.

In the first year of Baoying, Li Guangbi was promoted to Prince of Linhuai.
He led his troops to capture Xuzhou, beheaded more than a thousand people, and captured twenty-two enemy generals.

Shi Chaoyi divided his troops to attack Songzhou, but Li Guangbi led his army to defeat him again.

Yuan Chao, a native of eastern Zhejiang, started an uprising in Taizhou and led his troops to attack the surrounding prefectures and counties. Li Guangbi sent his generals to defeat the enemy in Quzhou.

In the first year of Guangde, the Tang army captured the leader of the rebel army, Yuan Chao, and pacified eastern Zhejiang.

Emperor Daizong of Tang issued an imperial decree to increase Li Guangbi's fiefdom by 2,000 households, rewarded one of his sons with a third-rank official rank, granted him an iron certificate, and had his name stored in the Taimiao and his portrait hung in the Lingyan Pavilion.

In July of the first year of Guangde, Tubo captured Hexi and Longyou.

When Emperor Daizong of the Later Tang Dynasty summoned troops from all over the country, Li Guangbi deliberately delayed his arrival because he was at odds with the eunuchs Cheng Yuanzhen and Yu Chaoen.

In October, Tubo captured Chang'an and Daizong fled to Shanzhou. The court relied on Li Guangbi for support and issued several edicts to comfort his mother Li.

After the Tubo troops withdrew, the court appointed Li Guangbi as the governor of the Eastern Capital to observe their actions.

Li Guangbi led his army back to Xuzhou on the pretext that the imperial edict had not arrived, intending to collect rent and taxes from the Jianghuai region for his own use.

After Daizong returned to Chang'an, he sent envoys to express his condolences again in the first month of the second year of Guangde, and sent Guo Ziyi to bring Li back to Chang'an from Hezhong. (End of this chapter)