Chapter 55 One Hundred Thousand Heavenly Soldiers Arrive at Luoyang Eight
"Uncle Emperor, now the cloud bandits are as sharp as they were back then, but I am not in danger of Tongguan, so I can sit in Luoyang, Chang'an...but I am already under the cloud bandits' front. Now that the vanguard has been defeated, Kyoto is in panic, I...
...I can only ask the emperor's uncle to put on his military robe again and help me block the cloud thieves. Once Zhang Qing defeats the rebel Lin Xi, he can go north to relieve me of the siege of Kyoto..." Lin Xu nervously invited Lin Jian and told him
Frankly he said that he regarded the Yun Thief's move southward as the Anlu Mountain's move southward. In fact, it was somewhat similar.
On the 9th day of the 11th month of the 14th year of Tianbao's reign, An Lushan raised an army against the Tang Dynasty in Fanyang (southwest of today's Beijing city) and led his army southward, aiming directly at Luoyang, the eastern capital.
On the fifth day, he sent special troops to Bi Sichen to Luoyang to recruit troops for defense for seventeen days. He ordered the Anxi Jiedushi envoy to grant Changqing the title of Fan Yang, and the Pinglu Jiedushi envoy to rush to Luoyang, open the treasury, recruit new soldiers, and prepare to meet the Anxi army. Feng Changqing traveled day and night.
Rushed to Luoyang, and within 10 days, recruited 60,000 new soldiers; he also ordered the demolition of the Heyang Bridge over the Yellow River in the north of Luoyang to prevent the An army from attacking Luoyang from the north. When he learned that the An army had crossed the Yellow River, he led the recruits
After entering Tunwulao (i.e. Hulao Pass, now west of Sishui Town, Xingyang, Henan) and blocking the rebel An Lushan's army from crossing the Yellow River, he quickly captured Chenliu (now Kaifeng, Henan), and then moved westward. In early December
Eighth, Xingyang was captured. Anlu Mountain left his troops to defend Xingyang with military orders. Tian Chengsi, An Zhongzhi, and Zhang Xiaozhong were ordered to be the vanguard. On the way to Luoyang, they fought with Feng Changqing's troops and ended up in Wulao. Feng Changqing's troops failed.
However, the An army was a well-trained force, especially the forward troops led by Tian Chengsi and An Zhongzhi. Most of them were brave and capable cavalry. As soon as the Tang army formed their formation, they were overwhelmed by the An army's cavalry.
After being defeated, Feng Changqing gathered the remaining troops and resisted fighting in Kuiyuan in the east of Luoyang City. He was defeated again and then withdrew his troops to fight with the rebels in the Shangdong Gate of Luoyang. They were defeated again. On December 12, Anlu Mountain attacked Dongdong.
In Luoyang, the rebels entered the city from the four gates and burned, killed and looted. Feng Changqing led the remaining troops to fight with the An army at Dutingyi. They were defeated again and retreated to Xuanyang Gate. They were defeated again and finally had to lead the defeated troops and broke through the wall from the west of the garden to the west.
, retreated to Shaanxi County (governing the west of present-day Sanmenxia City, Henan Province). Xi Xun, Henan Province, surrendered to the rebels. Li Xun stayed behind in Tokyo. Lu Yi, the imperial censor, and others refused to surrender and were killed.
Lin Jian had already received the imperial edict of Wanchang, and was waiting for Lin Xi to go north to lead his army anyway. Now when he heard that Lin Xu, a shameless man, actually used Zhang Jianyuan's surrender of the Ba bandits as a life-saving elixir, he was even more furious.
He knew very well at this moment that if he wanted to gain military power, he would have to make concessions first. He nodded calmly and said: "Your Majesty, although the Yun bandits are attacking fiercely now, the danger of Hulao Pass is still there. I asked for leave and tens of thousands of elite soldiers. I am willing to die.
We must also block the Yun clan's troops in front of the pass."
Lin Xu looked at Lin Jian. Lin Jian looked calm. At this time, Lin Xu had no generals available. He could only use Lin Jian to try to hold the last door to Luoyang.
"I gave the emperor's uncle 80,000 elite soldiers, and asked the emperor's uncle to serve as a plan for the ancestors of the Wei Dynasty. He must guard Hulao," Lin Xu said decisively.
Lin Jian bowed down and said: "My lord, I obey your order."
----------------------------------------The name Hulao Pass originated from the Western Zhou Dynasty
According to the "Shui Jing Zhu; River" records, King Mu of Zhou Dynasty, Ji Man, was hunting in Putianze. When he ordered his followers to plunder the forest and scare the beasts, he suddenly saw a tiger wandering among the reeds. "The emperor is approaching, and the seven elites are running high."
The soldiers captured tigers and sacrificed them to the emperor, and ordered them to be zhen. The animals were transported to the east of Guo, which was called Hulao. However, the name Hulao was adopted. From then on, the Qin Dynasty regarded it as a pass, and the Han Dynasty regarded it as a county."
Before King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty named "Zhuhu" here, Sishui was the fiefdom of Guo Zhong, the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, and was known as Dongguo in history. Because "Zhenhu" was here, it was called "Hulao", so it was named Hulao.
The name of Hulao Pass is not static. With the change of dynasties, it has changed frequently. Starting from the Qin Dynasty, a pass began to be established in "Hulao": in the Qin Dynasty, it was named Hulao Pass, and in the first year of Jianwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was established as Gao Pass.
In the first year of Zhongping, Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xuanmen Pass was set up, in the Wei and Jin Dynasties it was Huangma Pass, and in the Sui Dynasty it was Jindi Pass. In the third year of Taining in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zhao Lord Shihu tabooed tiger as Wu.
For Wu, Hulao Pass was called Wulao Pass. In the original history, in the fourth year of Dazhong Xiangfu in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhenzong regarded Hulao Pass as "the hub of Yuguan" and "the key point of Dingyi", and the imperial edict was changed to Xingqing Pass;
In the fourth year of Hongwu, Hulao Pass was renamed Guwei Pass; from the late Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, it was restored to Hulao Pass; because it was to the west of Sishui River, it was sometimes called Sishui Pass. However, in the current space, there are not many changes. As for these
Although the name of the pass has changed, its location is roughly in the area of "Hulao". As a geographical concept, "Hulao" covers a wide area around Sishui Town. Hulao City was also built here during the Spring and Autumn Period.
There may not be only one pass in a certain period
When people talk about Hulao Pass, the first thing that people think of is probably the Three Heroes vs. Lu Bu. Due to the influence of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", people remember the fictional Three Heroes vs. Lu Bu and Hulao Pass, which only has the history of the Three Kingdoms, but forget it.
They have forgotten the past glory of Hulao Pass and forgotten the existence of Chenggao City and those real historical wars.
There are dozens of famous battles in history between Hulao Pass and Chenggao City. The most famous ones are the Battle of Chenggao between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu and the Battle of Wulao between Li Shimin and Dou Jiande. In fact, the old city of Chenggao records the history of Chu.
The specific topography of the Han War was the core area of the confrontation between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. In fact, in "Historical Records: Biography of Liu Jingshu and Sun Tong", it is said that "(Liu Bang) fought with Xiang Yu in Xingyang, fought for the mouth of Gao, fought seventy, and Xiao
This also illustrates the importance of Chenggao's old city to both sides from the side. Liu Bang's victory lies in realizing the significance of capturing and guarding Chenggao: Initially, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu formed a confrontation in Xingyang, and Liu Bang was in
In a weak position, he was trapped in Xingyang City, and the food route was cut off by Xiang Yu's main force. He had no choice but to ask General Ji Xin to pretend to be himself and pretend to surrender, while he fled into Chenggao City, crossed the river from Chenggao to the north, and practiced martial arts to seize Han Xin's military power.
Crossing the river to capture Chenggao, he provoked Xiang Yu's general Cao Jiu out of the city to fight through the provocation method, thus capturing Chenggao city. He has occupied Chenggao city ever since. Dealing with Xiang Yu's gains and losses in Chenggao became a turning point in the Chu-Han war. Liu Bang finally forced Xiang Yu to capture the Wujiang River.
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Another famous war was the Battle of Wulao Pass (Wulao Pass is Wulao Pass. Li Shimin’s grandfather was named Hu. In the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid taboos, Hulao Pass was changed to Wulao Pass). In July 620 AD, Li Shimin led his army to attack Emperor Zheng of Luoyang.
Shichong and Wang Shichong asked Dou Jiande, the Xia emperor who occupied Hebei, for help. Dou led an army of 300,000 to capture Guancheng (today's Zhengzhou) and advance to Niukou (today's Niuyukou, Xingyang). Li Shimin knew the importance of Wulao Pass and led 3,500 people.
Quickly occupying Wulao Pass to block Dou Jiande's westward advance and cutting off the connection between Dou and Wang Shichong. Li Shimin took advantage of the danger of Wulao Pass and stayed behind closed doors to start a war of attrition with Dou Jiande; he also quietly sent a force to cut off Dou's army's food and fodder;
Then herding horses on the north bank of the Yellow River, pretending to be out of food and grass, lured Dou's army to launch a final attack. Dou Jiande was deceived, and set up a battle formation for more than 20 miles on the east bank of Sishui River, intending to fight the Tang army. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin kept the army behind closed doors.
When Dou Jun was exhausted and discouraged, he rushed out unexpectedly and finally captured Dou Jiande alive, winning a key battle for the establishment of the Tang Dynasty.
However, whether it is the fictional Three Heroes' Battle with Lu Bu or the two real battles of Hulao Pass, we can see the significance of the defense of Hulao Pass to Luoyang. The day after Lin Jian led 80,000 elite troops to Hulao Pass
, the vanguard of the Yun family army arrived and conducted a probing attack. The vanguard without artillery stationed troops in front of the pass. Instead of attacking by force, they waited for the arrival of the main force of Yunzheng's Chinese army.
One day later, the main force of Yunzheng's Chinese army arrived at Hulao Pass. After observing the terrain with great fanfare, there was no sound from the Northern Xinjiang Army.
In the commander's tent, all the generals of the General Staff saw the marshal coming back. They immediately stood up and saluted, Yun Zheng waved their hands: "No courtesy."
He sat on the commander's seat and asked: "How is it? What is the result of the discussion?"
Yun Xi stood up at this moment and said: "Marshal, the general staff's opinion is that Hulao Pass is the most dangerous place in the world. If our Northern Xinjiang Army has Tiannu Scattered Firecrackers in hand, it may be possible to capture it with the power shown by the Marshal in the past. But now our army
The Tiannvsanhuacano has been taken by the deputy commander to attack Shandong, so we are missing the best weapon to attack the city. The general staff believes that there is no need to attack the Hulao Pass at this time, so it is better to wait for the deputy commander.
After conquering Shandong, we can return to the west and march west. By then, we will have the advantage of artillery and the victory of conquering Shandong. It will be just around the corner to break through Hulao and go straight to Luoyang. In my humble opinion, please consider this, Marshal."
Yunzheng nodded and said with a slight smile: "These mature and prudent words are indeed reasonable."
Yun Xi was slightly relieved. He was now acting as the deputy chief of staff of the General Staff. Because Yun Yi was ordered to lead troops eastward to attack Shandong, he was temporarily responsible for the affairs of the General Staff. When he heard Yun Zheng's response
He expressed his agreement and felt relieved in his heart. He was afraid that Yun Zheng's battle had been too smooth some time ago. Now he would still attack hard without artillery. If the losses were too large, it would be bad.
"Marshal Xie" Yunxi said
Yun Zheng nodded, but then said: "However, there is new news now, which makes our plan have to change accordingly."
The generals looked at him and became curious. They asked early: "I wonder if there is any new news about the marshal?"
Yunzheng pointed in the direction of Hulao Pass and said: "The head coach of Hulao Pass, Lin Jian, secretly received the news that he will be ordered to surrender anyway."
The generals were surprised. Most of them did not believe it and asked doubtfully: "Then Lin Jian is the great uncle of Emperor Lin Xu. How can he betray him?"
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "Lin Jian is Lin Xu's imperial uncle, but he is also your Majesty's imperial uncle. He claimed that he had the late emperor's edict in his hand, and ordered him to lie to the false emperor first, and then when the time was right, he would betray the false emperor and give him a fatal blow.
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As soon as these words came out, the handsome tent suddenly became noisy.
