When we talk about the Song Dynasty, many people know that the Yang family general, Yue Jiajun, etc., in fact, the Great Song Dynasty, whether it is the Northern Song Dynasty, or the Southern Song Dynasty, are all famous generals, but there is no hype in literature, today we talk about the founding ancestor of the Yang family general in the early Northern Song Dynasty, Yang Jiye, also known as Yang Ye.
The battlefield of the Yang family is to resist the Liao state, and the Yang family is born to resist the Liao, whether it is in the Northern Han Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, or in the Great Song Dynasty, the Yang family's main task is to defend the Liao state.
Yang Ye, whose real name was Zhonggui, was given the name Yang Jiye by the Emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty.
How did he have the title of "Yang Invincible"? Since childhood, he was determined to go to the battlefield to make meritorious achievements, about twenty years old, he was appointed by the Northern Han Dynasty as a defensive commander, according to the History of Song, Yang Jiye went to the battlefield, that is brave and invincible, invincible, attacking the city strategically, and repeatedly making meritorious achievements, so the Chinese people called him "invincible".
After the Chen Qiao Mutiny, the Great Song was established, and after Zhao Guangyi ascended to the throne, in the first month of 979, Pan Renmei was sent to lead a large army to besiege the Northern Han capital Taiyuan, and in February Zhao Guangyi swore to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty, after the Northern Han asked for help, the Khitan sent troops to support, but unfortunately was defeated by Guo Jin, the Khitan general Yelü was killed in battle, and the soldiers and horses also lost more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. The Northern Han had no choice but to surrender, in fact, Zhao Guangyi did not care at all about the destruction of the Northern Han, he cared about Yang Invincible Yang Ye, he already knew that a general who was brave and good at war, once sent people to contact Yang Invincible, wanted to turn Yang Invincible against him, but unfortunately did not succeed, if he could buy it, he would not think of him in his heart, Zhao Guangyi after the surrender of the Northern Han, he hurriedly found someone to persuade Yang Ye to surrender.
Zhao Guangyi sent Liu Jiyuan, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, to persuade Yang Ye to surrender, Yang Ye wept bitterly, worshiped again in the north, unloaded his armor and surrendered, Song Taizong was very happy to get Yang Ye, not only restored his original surname, but also appointed him as a general leading general on the left, as a general, this position is high enough! Later, he was renamed As The Governor of Dai Prefecture and concurrently served as the commander of the Three Crossings Garrison, and during the Battle of Yanmen Pass, he captured the Liao state's horses and infantry commanders alive, and was promoted to yunzhou observation envoy because of his merits, and was still concurrently serving before. Because this great war was not a small blow to the Khitans, Yang Ye was also famous in the army, and the Khitans scattered and fled as soon as they saw the banner of Yang Ye, threatening the Khitans.
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