Han Shi: Tun Tian! Zhao Chongguo's killer skill in quelling the Qiang chaos
preface
In the breeze, a book is blown, the chapters in the book are rustling, and it is said that a book carries China's thousand-year-old culture, but this book cannot hold a person's magnificent life.
cause
Emperor Xuan of Han sent Yiqu Anguo to appease the Qiang people, but Yiqu Anguo did not obey the emperor's orders and instead massacred the Qiang.
Emperor Xuan of Han (91 BC – 10 January 48 BC)
outcome
Zhao Chongguo treated the rebellious Qiang people, led his troops to quell, and easily resolved the rebellion. And this time the war allowed the Qiang to see the power of the Han people, and they never invaded the Han people again.
Zhao Chongguo (137 BC – 52 BC)
disposal
1. The road to fame of the general shuai
In 119 BC, Emperor Wudi of Han and the Xiongnu fought against the north of mobei, which was a victory and allowed Emperor Wudi of Han to strengthen the border defense of the frontier.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of border defense work, a large number of immigrants were carried out, and the young Zhao Chongguo followed his elders from the Yellow River Loop area to Yongdeng County. It was not only the people who migrated, but also the crops, and as the population increased, so did farming.
Zhao Chongguo grew up in this environment, and later joined the army, and after entering the army, because he was good at horseback riding and archery, he was promoted to become a member of the Yulin Army.
▲ Emperor Wu of Han
Growing up in an environment full of soldiers, Zhao Chongguo believed that if he wanted to get ahead, he had to learn the art of war in order to become a general and lead a soldier.
Originally born in the border area, familiar with the Qiang and Xiongnu, coupled with Zhao Chongguo's intelligence and studiousness, and his efforts to learn the art of war, so in 99 BC, Zhao Chong guo successfully followed Li Guangli to conquer the Xiongnu.
The Xiongnu have always been a thorn in the eyes of the Han Dynasty, and this thorn has existed for many years, and it cannot be moved or removed. From the establishment of the Han Dynasty and the confrontation with the Xiongnu, to now there are victories and defeats, but Zhao Chongguo has failed this time, the Han army is surrounded by the Xiongnu, thinking that what awaits them is death, but Zhao Chongguo has to take more than a hundred people out of the siege and get out of danger.
Conquest of the Huns
2. Rebellions are rife
Although the Qiang are an ethnic minority, they gradually establish tribes within themselves, although the Qiang people have a large number of people, but they are also unconvinced internally, which is why the Qiang people cannot be defeated for so many years and cannot return to the Han Dynasty.
However, under the threat of the Han Dynasty, the Qiang did not dare to make large-scale moves, but when Zhao Chong guo defended the frontier, he found that the originally scattered Qiang tribes formed an alliance camp under the leadership of xian zero Qiang, and had close contact with the Xiongnu, so Zhao Chong Guo guessed the future rebellion of the Qiang people.
In order to prepare for the future, Zhao Chong guo wrote to the emperor, hoping to strengthen the defense of the border, and it was best to send people to alienate the Qiang people.
The emperor listened to Zhao Chongguo's advice, but the Yiqu Anguo sent by the emperor did not obey the instructions, and the initial work of the Yiqu Anguo was to appease the Qiang and prevent the Qiang rebellion.
▲ First Zero Qiang Rebellion
This time he was sent by the emperor again, and Yiqu Anguo was worried that it was his own defeat, so Yiqu Anguo set up a banquet, found the leader of Xian zero Qiang, and then killed them when they were defenseless. As soon as the leader died, Yiqu Anguo began to march on the Qiang and killed more than a thousand Qiang people.
After the Qiang people learned of Yiqu Anguo's plan, they invaded the border areas of the Han Dynasty and would never let Go of Yiqu Anguo. In the face of the attack of the Qiang, Yiqu Anguo was naturally overwhelmed, so when he was retreating, he wrote to the emperor and told about the Qiang rebellion.
▲Zhao Chong Guo Tun Tian policy
3. Zhao Chongguo's Tuntian Plan
After Emperor Xuan of Han learned of the rebellion, he hurriedly sent Zhao Chongguo to quell the rebellion. However, Zhao Chong Guo did not intend to attack the Qiang, he came to Jincheng (Lanzhou), after two months of investigation, Zhao Chong Guo felt that the threat of the Han Dynasty was not the Qiang, but the Xiongnu, and this Qiang rebellion, not all the Qiang were involved.
However, Emperor Xuan of Han did not listen to Zhao Chongguo's opinion and insisted on fighting, but instead believed that Zhao Chongguo was afraid of war and timid. However, Zhao Chongguo still insisted on his own ideas and continued to explain in the book. Zhao Chongguo believes that there are also many Qiang people who are waiting and seeing, so it is not recommended to attack the Qiang people.
▲Jincheng (Lanzhou)
This time, Emperor Xuan of Han listened to Zhao Chongguo's advice and decided to abandon the attack.
Although Zhao Chong Guo did not send troops to fight that one, Zhao Chong Guo sent troops to besiege the Qiang people, so that the Qiang people who were afraid in the battle fled again, but Zhao Chong Guo took supplies to pacify the Qiang people.
Subsequently, the soldiers were ordered not to destroy the fields and houses of the Qiang people, which to a large extent won the favor of the Qiang people.
Subsequently, they occupied their fields and grain on the rebellious Qiang land, which not only succeeded in cutting off the food of the rebellious Qiang, but also facilitated the self-sufficiency of the Han Dynasty army.
After Zhao Chongguo stabilized the situation, Emperor Xuan of Han once again sent soldiers to the Qiang to launch a war, but this time the Qiang clan was defeated miserably, because the strong leader was killed, and the expelled Qiang people had problems eating and wearing, so this time facing the Han Dynasty's army, there was no resistance.
▲Zhao Chong Guo Cemetery
conclusion
A good general preached national prestige, which made the Han Dynasty convenient for the development of the Silk Road in the future, solved the problems of the Qiang people, and facilitated a large number of soldiers and horses to deal with the Xiongnu.
【References】
1. The Book of Han and the Biography of Zhao Chongguo
2. Zizhi Tongjian
3. The Pre-Han Dynasty