People often say that heroes are born in a chaotic world, because in chaotic times, heroes have room to exert their talents. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and there were many fierce generals who were brave and good at war, such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Later, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, the division was longer, the wars were more frequent, and there were also many fierce generals, one of whom could be called the first fierce general of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and people said that his bravery was comparable to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei! So who is this person?
This person's name was Yang Dayan, and he was the grandson of Yang Nandang, the leader of the Yu clan. However, because Yang Dayan was born in the side chamber, he was not taken care of by his relatives and was "quite hungry and cold". However, Yang's big eyes were very powerful, and the history books said that he "had little courage and jumped away like a fly." During the Reign of The Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen Yuanhong prepared to personally lead a large army on a southern expedition, leaving Shangshu Li Chong in charge of arranging officers. Yang Dayan found Li Chong, hoping to grant him an official position, and then went out from the army.
However, Li Chong did not agree, and Yang Dayan immediately said that he wanted to show his talents."
Shang Shu did not know, and listened to the official's skill.
Yang Dayan tied a three-foot-long rope to his bun, and then he ran. Because Yang Dayan ran too fast, people found that the rope was like an arrow, and even the war horses could not catch up with Yang Dayan, "the rope was as straight as a arrow, and the horse could not ride", and everyone present was shocked! Li Chong said:
Since a thousand years, there has never been such a thing as this.
”
Li Chong immediately appointed Yang Dayan as the military commander, and not long after, he was promoted to the commander of the army. In the process of following Emperor Xiaowen's southern expedition, Yang Dayan can be described as outstanding in battle,"
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”。 By the time of Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Yang Dayan's officials had become bigger and bigger, and their military achievements were also increasing, and he gradually became a general who was on his own. At that time, Emperor Xiaoyan of Liangwu sent Wang Mao to "lure barbarian Xia and establish Wanzhou".
After Emperor Xuanwu received the report, he immediately sent Yang Dayan as a general of Wu Wei, a false general of Pingnan, and Zhijie, to lead an army against Wang Mao. As a result, Yang Dayan won a complete victory, beheading the Liang Dynasty's auxiliary generals Wang Hua and Long Jun's general Shen Tianhua, "capturing more than 7,000 people", and the Northern Wei army took advantage of the victory to pursue, "with Wang Ying of Zhongshan and zhongli". However, at the Battle of Zhongli, Yang Dayan failed to win, but was defeated miserably, defeated by the famous Liang Dynasty general Wei Rui, and after the war, Yang Dayan "sat and migrated as a soldier in Yingzhou".
However, soon Yang Dayan regained his official position, "Nai Zheng Dayan was the Tai Lieutenant Changshi, Zhijie, the false Pingnan general, and the Eastern Expedition General". When Yang Dayan entered Luoyang, "Lu Lane in Taiwan Province, the viewers are like the city", people want to appreciate the style of this fierce general of the world, it turns out that "
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People felt that his bravery surpassed Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. After his comeback, Yang Dayan made a lot of achievements.
At that time, when children in Huaisi and Jingqu were crying, their parents would say, "Yang Big Eyes are coming!" The child immediately stopped crying. According to the history books, Yang Dayan was "good at riding, dressed majestically, folded his armor, and was known as the world", even if he became a general, he was still able to"
Soldiers ahead, the conflict is strong, and there is no doubt about the entry and exit
", brave as in the past,"
When it is the front, it is not destroyed
”。 In addition, Yang Dayan's wife Pan Shi is "good at riding and shooting" and is also a warrior.
Later, Yang died of a large eye disease in office, but his son defected to the Liang Dynasty due to family succession disputes. People usually think that Yang's eyes should be large, but this is not the case. After Wang Bing surrendered to the Northern Wei Dynasty, he found that Yang Dayan's eyes were the same as those of ordinary people. Yang Dayan said, "Looking at each other with all our might, our eyes are full of excitement, so that the king's eyes cannot see, so why should they be as big as wheels?" "This means that when the two armies are at war, you don't dare to look at me, so why should your eyes be as big as a wheel?"
Resources:
1. Book of Wei; 2. Zizhi Tongjian