Guo Ziyi and other nine envoys surrounded Yecheng, rebuilt a barrier, crossed the ravine three times and filled it with water. Jing Quan overflowed the city, and they lived alone. Since winter and spring, An Qingxu has been waiting for Shi Siming, eating up all the money and scouring the wall to eat horses.
After the victory of Yecheng Defence War, Anshi rebels will definitely take it out and publicize it repeatedly.
In a big sense, if it weren't for the loyalty of Hebei soldiers and civilians to our Dayan Empire, how could we persist in this predicament?
In fact, it is precisely because of the existence of similar battles that Datang did not dare to brag about the defense of Suiyang at first.
An Shi Rebellion fought in Yecheng Defence War, but they didn't choose to eat people. In the defending battle of Suiyang, the Tang government forces chose a sheep that ate people with two legs. What is this?
The reason why we talked about the Tang Empire and later boasted about the Suiyang Defence War unscrupulously is because when the history books talk about the Suiyang Defence War, it is usually said that Zhang Xun and his gang ate 20,000 to 30,000 people. At least the old and new Tang books have adopted this number.
At the beginning, they killed all the horse food, but they ate 30 thousand bites with the old, weak, women and children. Everyone knows he is going to die, but there is no one around. The city is broken, and the adherents stop at 400.
It includes women in cities; After all, following her husband and youngest son, with a population of 20,000 to 30,000, people's hearts will never change.
As far as I understand, this figure should be extremely exaggerated.
How many people did Zhang Xun and his gang eat in Suiyang City? If the historical materials are rich, there will definitely be many different versions.
And people believe that which set of numbers is usually determined by the ass. People who love the emperor will naturally say that this number is very small; Those who hate the emperor will exaggerate this figure.
Speaking of defending Suiyang City, Zhang Xun and his gang ate 20,000 to 30,000 people. From the point of view, it must have been the largest set of figures at that time.
Propaganda from the perspective of Anshi Rebels is definitely to prove that the government forces are inhuman; As for the government, it will certainly try its best to reduce this figure.
In fact, the figures originally adopted by the Tang government are actually that Zhang Xun and his gang ate hundreds of people; In short, for the fundamental interests of the Tang empire, it should be understandable to eat hundreds of people. In this regard, just look at the words of Zhang Xun supporters defending Zhang Xun.
At the beginning of guarding the city, there was a cannibalism incident, which killed hundreds of people and the whole world. I still say that the merits and demerits have been concealed, which is not the case!
As for the defense of Suiyang in modern film and television works, it is more inclined to whom Zhang Xun has never eaten. After all, if this kind of content appears in the form of pictures, it will definitely make readers feel that Zhang Xun and his gang are more like bad people than bad people.
Everything is obvious. If we say that Zhang Xun and his gang are eating two-legged sheep, those two-legged sheep are eager to eat righteously, which really makes people feel thunder rolling. If two-legged sheep cry, howl, struggle and even shout reactionary slogans, then no one will think that Zhang Xun and his gang are more like bad people than the rebels.
In this context, when it comes to Zhang Xun and his gang eating human flesh, there is a film and television work about defending Suiyang, to the effect that a slave saw that Zhang Xun was too hard and hungry, so he cut a piece of meat on his leg and cooked the broth for Zhang Xun. In short, Zhang Xun has eaten human flesh, but this kind of picture can move you to death!
However, after the Tang empire completely controlled the right to speak, it would naturally find that the largest group of numbers would produce a rare beauty, so it adopted the largest group of numbers. In a word, the people in Suiyang City are willing to work hard to defend the Tang Empire, so 20,000 to 30,000 people have been eaten, and people would rather die than betray the Tang Empire.
The protagonist of Yecheng Defence War is the villain An Qingxu, so the battle process of the troops trapped in Gucheng is relatively straightforward in the history books.
First, before entering the lonely city, let everyone know through various forms that we are only temporarily turning around and retreating to a certain place. In a word, I, Hu Hansan, will be back at any time! If you think we have failed, you should take advantage of the enemy's surprise and take your own risks!
Second, severely punish all forms of traitors. In short, if we lose temporarily, you dare to betray us. Do you know how to write the word loyalty and righteousness? For a small group of unfaithful and unjust people, we must educate them with the most cruel punishment. In a word, if you are not afraid of being hacked to death, just do it.
When An Qingxu went north, his plain satrap Wang and Qinghe satrap Yu Wenkuan both killed their emissaries and surrendered. Qing Xu ordered him to capture Cai Xide and An Taiqing and take them back to Shi Ye alive. Those who seek to return, punish the seed, punish the family, and even the Ministry, county, official, and even sit dead.
Third, because An Qingxu was a villain, when An Qingxu retreated to Yecheng, the history books always said that An Shi's chaos was distracting.
From An Qingxu to the beginning of Ye Ye, although there were branches, there were still more than 60 cities in seven counties and rich military resources. Qing Xu doesn't care about politics, but specializes in repairing ships and drinking. His ministers were all nobles, and Zhang Tongru and others fought for power and profit, and did not restore military discipline. Cai Xide is brilliant, the troops are elite, and the sex is just, so he speaks openly and kills Confucianism; Thousands of his men have fled, and it is useless for the generals to complain and be angry. Take Cui Gan as the envoy of the military forces in the world and as a general at home and abroad. Fighting is easy to kill, and foot soldiers are not attached.
The problem is that the Tang government troops gathered under Yecheng, and even led the Zhanghe River to irrigate Yecheng. In the end, each mouse in the city was worth 4000 yuan, and Yecheng was not conquered.
In this sense, after retreating to Yecheng, An Qingxu and his party will definitely continue to strengthen the ideological education of the core team. In a word, failure is temporary and victory will always belong to us. Although the enemy is strong in appearance, he is just a paper tiger after all. We were not defeated, we just surrendered. Now we are in the same boat, and we will share happiness in the future.
With these three axes, it will be difficult for the attackers to have a strong mass base when they arrive in the lonely city, because the nearby soldiers and civilians dare not and will not sincerely cooperate with the attackers; And the defenders in the city, when ammunition and food run out, will also try very hard to support.
At the beginning of Yecheng Defence War, if we were optimistic, the Anshi Rebellion would be over.
Because in terms of strength, the government forces occupy an overwhelming advantage, and the Anshi Rebellion is now divided into two parts: An Qingxu and Shi Siming.
But unfortunately, this rebellion lasted for another four or five years. Tang Xuanzong and Tang Suzong did not see the real end of the rebellion until their death.
Why did this rebellion last so long? To put it simply, the emperor didn't trust military bosses and let eunuchs control military bosses at the front. On the whole, if the emperor hadn't been so short-sighted, the rebellion would have ended long ago.
In fact, it was precisely because the Tang Empire occupied an absolute advantage when attacking Yecheng that the emperor's control over soldiers became more and more explicit and blatant. So the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces turned out to be a eunuch!
Faced with this situation, the generals naturally dare not speak or get angry. Although I dare not express my opposition, I can choose collective diarrhea at a critical time.
When Tang Suzong first came to power, he was always worried about a problem, that is, how should Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi be rewarded after recovering the two capitals because of their great contributions and high status?
After recovering the two capitals and consolidating the imperial power. The emperor doesn't seem to have to think too much about this problem, because judging from the situation at that time, things are going well. Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and others can retire with generous wages, and they also want to thank the emperor for his kindness.
Now that the rebellion has not completely subsided, the great eunuch Yu Chaoen has sat in front of Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi; You know, Yu Chaoen is not the number one figure in the eunuch system, and the number one figure in the eunuch system is Li.
As the saying goes, kill the donkey and kick down the bridge. Now the Anshi Rebellion is still so fierce that the emperor put the dead eunuch above the soldiers. What if the Anshi Rebellion is besieged? Is the army still alive?
So the military bosses quickly reached some kind of tacit understanding.
First of all, the rebels must not be razed to the ground. Because a dead rabbit cooked a bird and hid it; In order to avoid this result, we must not lose rabbits and birds.
Second, let the emperor understand that it is absolutely impossible for eunuchs to command the army; Because the army will be incredibly defeated at a critical time.
Without a strong eldest brother in the joint operations of several major military regions, it is easy to have a problem, that is, no one is willing to pick the fruits of victory and no one is willing to bear the relevant sacrifices.
This is like an example I like very much: a chess player may sacrifice his horses and chariots for victory in playing chess. Which one will he sacrifice? In the position of a chess player, he can sacrifice whoever he wants. But in the position of commander-in-chief, you must have a statement about who you want to sacrifice.
If the emperor and the commander-in-chief are very authoritative, there will naturally be disputes on this issue, but they will never get out of control. The problem is that with eunuchs in command, similar disputes may make the army out of control.
Eunuchs command at the front, and the people below are unwilling to obey the command, so they naturally tend to be justified. Anyway, pushing around can always push the eunuch into a blind command.
If only some soldiers play like this, eunuchs who command at the front can naturally suppress them by violence. The problem is that if all the soldiers fight like this, the eunuchs at the front will be at a loss.
Who is mainly responsible for the failure of the siege of Yecheng?
Because eunuchs exist in an evil image, traditional history books naturally think that eunuchs are responsible. The problem is based on Mr. Su's point of view, which is obviously not the case. So after the rout, the eunuch did nothing, but Guo Ziyi was relieved of military power, and Gui Lu was forced to commit suicide by the emperor because of military discipline.
The biggest problem of the Tang Empire at that time was that in the eyes of the emperor, all soldiers were untrustworthy.
This is the main reason why Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty was scheming during the Anshi Rebellion.
This is also the main reason why Tang Suzong rebelled and refused to recruit again and again.
In the face of the massive attack of government forces, An Qingxu and Shi Siming quickly cooperated and won a brilliant victory.
But after this victory, the contradiction between An Qingxu and Shi Siming immediately intensified. An Qingxu once wanted to merge with Shi Siming, but she had to give up because she didn't have enough strength to support her.
At this point, it immediately involves a question, that is, whether Shi Siming should visit An Qingxu? Or should An Qingxu visit Shi Siming?
In terms of status, An Qingxu is the emperor of Dayan, so naturally Shi Siming should visit An Qingxu; The question is, in terms of strength and qualifications, how dare An Qingxu put on such a big scale? So AnQingXu sent someone to see Shi Siming.
When Shi Siming saw An Qingxu, he immediately merged An Qingxu; To sum up, as a person, a minister, you even your father, An Lushan, is a great emperor. Do you still call someone?
I'm still asking the previous question. Must An Qingxu have killed An Lushan? It's really hard to say. If An Qingxu controlled the right to speak, he wouldn't admit such a thing. The point is, An Lushan was dying at that time, and it is not surprising to say that he died of natural causes.
But in any case, An Qingxu was eliminated. In this process, its backbone members such as Noble, Sun Xiaozhe and Cui Gan were also merged.
At this point, Shi Siming has become the undisputed leader of the rebels, but at this time the territory occupied by the Anshi rebels is only a province in Hebei.
In terms of strength, the so-called Dayan Empire and Datang Empire are not at all the same level. It would be a piece of cake if the Tang Empire could effectively control the military clique and destroy the Dayan Empire.
The problem is that the Tang Dynasty lacked the ability to control military groups. So this kind of rebellion, for a time, became very far away.
Later, the Tang Empire finally put down the rebellion, but the legendary three towns of Heshuo became the eternal shadow of the Tang Empire.
The so-called three towns of Heshuo are actually warlords who can be small, because there are four or five military regions in Hebei Province, and the so-called three towns of Heshuo are just the best three of these four or five military regions. This kind of power really invested in the special era of the late Tang Dynasty, so it became extremely awesome for a time. Because in any troubled times, warlords like Heshuo Town are really not worth mentioning.
Because as a well-deserved warlord, you have to control a province or half a province. You control a quarter or a fifth of a province. What strength is this?
However, due to the inability of the Tang Empire to effectively control the army, the so-called three towns of Heshuo ruled 100 years.
When the emperor sent troops to encircle the Heshuo area, he was really worried if the eunuch was not allowed to lead the team. If he lets the eunuch lead the team, something will definitely go wrong at the critical moment.
The key point is that even if the emperor gritted his teeth and let the military leaders lead the way to pacify the Heshuo area, the military leaders will certainly play tricks to raise their self-esteem. Therefore, when the war goes to a certain stage, it is nothing more than everyone sitting down to negotiate and still maintaining the most favorable pattern for the military group.