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It is said that "the scarf does not let the eyebrows be shaved", there are many outstanding female military figures in the history of our country, such as Princess Pingyang Zhao, who laid down half of the Tang Dynasty.
Princess Pingyang Zhao may not have been heard of by many people, she is the third daughter of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, and a mother of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, but because the history books do not record the specific date of birth, it is impossible to confirm whether she is Li Shiming's sister or sister.
Princess Pingyang Zhao's greatest achievement is to lay down half of the Tang Dynasty, is the only woman among the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty, guarded the border pass for LiJiazhen for many years, known as the "ninth pass of the Great Wall", Niangzi Guan is named after her, is one of the most legendary princesses in history.
In 617, Li Yuan rebelled against the Sui. At that time, Princess Pingyang Zhao lived in Chang'an, and after learning the news of her father's rebellion, Princess Pingyang Zhao's husband Chai Shao immediately went to Taiyuan to receive her, and Princess Pingyang Zhao sold all of Chang'an's belongings, recruited a team of several hundred people, and began to contact various anti-Sui rebels.
In just 3 months, Princess Pingyang Zhao gathered tens of thousands of troops, and Princess Pingyang Zhao also showed extremely high military talent, leading people and horses to attack Hu County, Zhou Zhi, Wugong and other places, all the way to the breaking of the bamboo, the Sui army could not resist at all.
Princess Pingyang Zhao's requirements for her subordinates were extremely strict, the discipline of the army was clear, and she did not commit any crimes everywhere she went, and was deeply supported by the people, everyone called her "Li Niangzi", and his army was also called "Niangzi Army". Princess Pingyang Zhao's soldiers were not only not ashamed of the title of "Lady Scout Army", but were proud of it, and attracted more and more people to join, and soon the size of the Girl Scout Army reached nearly 100,000 people.
In September 617, the main force of Li Yuan's army crossed the Yellow River into the Guanzhong area, and Princess Pingyang Zhao sent 10,000 elite soldiers and Li Shimin on the north bank of the Wei River to attack Chang'an. In November, Princess Pingyang Zhao's army attacked Chang'an, and the area around Guanzhong was basically pacified, and she was also named "Princess of Pingyang" by Li Yuan.
After Guanzhong was basically pacified, Li Shimin continued to lead a large army to recruit warlords such as Xue Ju and Wang Shichong, while Princess Pingyang Zhao returned to Shanxi with her army of women and daughters to guard the base camp for the Li family. The place where princess Pingyang was stationed was originally named Wei Ze Guan, which was later changed to Niangzi Pass because the Niangzi Army had been stationed here for many years, and later people called it the "Ninth Pass of the Great Wall".
In 623 AD, Princess Pingyang Zhao died, Li Yuan was very sad, ordered to be buried with military ceremonies, the history books recorded as "front and rear yu Bao drumming, da ren, 麾麾, Ban Jian forty people, tiger ben armor pawn", and gave the nickname "Zhao", which is also the origin of the title of "Princess Pingyang Zhao", she is also the only woman in ancient Chinese history who was buried by the army for her.
Three years after the death of Princess Pingyang Zhao, Li Shimin launched the famous XuanwuMen Rebellion, shooting his brother Li Jiancheng and forcing Li Yuan to abdicate, and no one in the Manchu Dynasty dared to resist. If Princess Pingyang Zhao did not die, Li Shimin would not necessarily have the courage to launch the Xuanwumen Revolution, after all, Princess Pingyang Zhao had nearly 100,000 women under her command, and she was quite famous in the army, and Li Shimin was still somewhat jealous.