The story of the Yang family can be said to be passed down to this day, and women and children are well known. But the interpretation is the interpretation, and the virtual and the real are mixed. The well-known Mu Guiying and the Twelve Widows' Expedition to the West are all fictional stories of the people, and they are also a beautiful vision of the people. But the one I want to talk about today is indeed the Yang family general who really existed in history- Yang Ye.
Yang Ye
Speaking of Yang Ye, everyone will think that Yang Ye was finally framed by the traitorous minister Pan Renmei, and was forced to die under Li Ling's monument on a dead end. But is that really the case? Is Pan Renmei's prototype Pan Mei really a traitor in real history? Who should be the biggest person responsible for Yang Ye's death? How did Yang Ye die?
Yang Ye, originally known as Chonggui, was later given the name Jiye. He is often referred to as Yang Jiye in drama. Place of birth is unknown, and his father was Yang Hongxin, the assassin of Linzhou.
Yang Ye has been a hero since he was a child, brave and strategic. Later, he inherited his father's business and became a member of the Northern Han Dynasty. At that time, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were in chaos and were at war everywhere. Yang Ye was stationed in Dai Prefecture at that time, don't look at other places where the smoke is everywhere and the flames are raging. Yang Ye here is a peaceful scene, not that no one has come to this place, but no one dares to fight. Yang Ye is famous for his bravery and good fighting, and has won many battles. Along the way, he has made outstanding achievements in battle, and has been promoted to jianxiong army after many promotions.
Yang Ye also has a nickname - invincible.
Later, Emperor Taizong of Song unified the Central Plains and began to go north to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty, Liu Jiyuan was unable to defeat the Song army's onslaught, and the Song army marched forward along the way, wanting to sweep away Liuhe, but met the fierce general Yang Ye, who fought hard and did not surrender. For a time, there was a stalemate with the Song army.
The Song army was forced to ask Liu Jiyuan to persuade Yang Ye to surrender, and when Yang Ye heard that it was his own emperor who had come to persuade him to surrender, he felt bitter and wept bitterly, so he had to disarm and surrender and submit to the Northern Song Dynasty. Emperor Taizong was therefore very pleased and admired Yang Ye's behavior, restoring his original surname to Yang and changing his name to "Karma".
Emperor Taizong of Song appointed him as the General of the Left Army. After the army returned to the dynasty, Yang Ye was appointed as the defense envoy of Zhengzhou. Emperor Taizong of Song also considered that Yang Ye was very experienced in the war on the border, and changed him to Dai Prefecture Zhizhou, and Emperor Taizong sealed the tips for him, and the reward was very rich. As a surrendered general, he should have been treated in this way, and Yang Ye was very grateful to Song Taizong and wanted to repay him.
Later, Emperor Jingzong of Liao sent 100,000 troops to attack Yanmen Pass. At that time, Yang Ye was guarding the Yanmen Pass, which was a good time for Yang Ye to show his grand plans, but when he saw tens of thousands of people in the Liao army, he only had a few thousand people under his command. Yang Ye immediately asked Song Taizong for more troops, but the soldiers were fast, Yang Ye could wait, and the Liao army could not wait. Yang Ye immediately decided to make a dangerous move, he could only take risks, and if he did not succeed, he would become a ren.
So Yang Ye led thousands of cavalry from the west around to the north of Yanmen Pass, raided the Liao army, just because it was an adventure, the Liao army did not expect such an army to emerge from behind, the Liao army was immediately scattered, Yang Ye and Pan Mei attacked back and forth, defeated the Liao soldiers, killed the Liao state horse servant Xiao Ju Li, captured the horse infantry army alive to command Li Chongjie, the victory of the Yanmen Pass Battle, Yang Ye was indispensable.
Therefore, Yang Ye is also a big name in the Liao Army, and his reputation is far and wide, which makes people feel frightened. Later, as soon as the Liao army saw Yang Ye's banner, it immediately fled. Song Taizong's side was also very happy about this and trusted him very much. This battle caused the jealousy of many people, and some people even secretly wrote to slander Yang Ye, and after Song Taizong read it, he never asked much, and directly sealed the song and handed it to Yang Ye to show his trust. The Liao army also regarded Yang Ye as a serious problem and wanted to get rid of it quickly.
Later, Emperor Taizong of Song gathered an army of 300,000 and decided to go north to the Liao state, hoping to repulse the Liao state in one fell swoop and stop the Liao state. The Song army divided into three routes and attacked the Liao army. At that time, the grand marshal of the West Road was Pan Mei, and Yang Ye was the deputy commander. The East Road and the Middle Road cooperated with the attack, pretending to take Youzhou directly, because Youzhou was the most important military base of the Liao Army at that time, so it also attracted a large number of Liao troops, thus creating offensive conditions for the Western Road.
Therefore, Pan Mei and Yang Ye's West Road army went straight up, and the momentum was like a bamboo. In just forty days, the four prefectures of Yunzhou, Yingzhou, Huanzhou, and Shuozhou were captured. As soon as Empress Xiao saw this situation, she was immediately anxious. But there were no troops to be mobilized. For a time, he was caught in a dilemma. Later, she found a general in the city of Liaozhou named Dapeng Yi (the specific name is unknown). But this man is also a brave and warlike person, known as the Roc Wing.
Empress Xiao
Dapeng Yi was ordered to go forward to block Pan Mei and Yang Ye's army. The 30,000-strong army led by this Dapeng wing was obviously fiercer than the previous Liao army, and as soon as the battle began, it won a victorious battle. At this time, Yang Ye returned to prepare military food and said: This is not okay, I will fight back.
Therefore, Yang Ye led thousands of people and horses to fight back. As soon as the Liao army saw the word "Yang" on the big banner, they knew that Yang Invincible had returned. Yang Invincible led the charge, and the result was a reversal of defeat into victory. The defeat of the soldiers is like a mountain, and once the soldiers are defeated, you can't stop them. Just as Dapeng Yi was busy with his hands, Yang Ye shot an arrow at his shoulder and was immediately knocked off his horse. Yang Ye's army entered, broke through the bamboo, and captured the general Dapeng Wing alive. As soon as the news reached Liaocheng, Yang Invincible's name was frightened, and Empress Xiao was really anxious.
At this moment, the news suddenly came from the battlefield that the Song army's east road was defeated in the Battle of Qigou Pass, giving the Liao army an opportunity to counterattack all the way. The various armies had to retreat back to the defenses. During the retreat, Emperor Taizong of Song ordered Pan and Yang to escort 200,000 people from four states safely, which was an impossible task.
It's easy to attack, it's hard to retreat. So the decision-making level wanted to discuss a countermeasure, at this time, Yang Ye said: We pretend to attack this place on The Great Stone Road in Yingzhou to attract the attention of the Liao army, so as to cover the retreat of the people. As soon as this idea came out, everyone thought it was feasible. At this time, a person stood up, that is, Wang Nong, the overseer of the army, and said: This is not okay, the world calls you Yang Invincible, how can you fight a fake battle at this time, is there any other ambition?
Yang Ye, who has always been bold and bold, regarded fame as his life, and in order to prove his innocence, he was willing to risk his life and was caught in this radical law, so he led a thousand people to attack tens of thousands of liao troops, and was captured. In the face of the Liao army's persuasion, he always remained loyal to the Northern Song Dynasty. Eventually he died of a three-day hunger strike.
Ouyang Xiu commented on him in this way: Father and son are famous generals, and their wisdom and courage are said to be invincible, and the people of the world who are still in the world can all be enlightened as for Li'er Yezhu.