During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, on December 16, 755 AD, An Lushan, who was also the emissary of the three towns of Hedong, Fanyang, and Pinglu, rebelled against the Tang, and personally led an army of 150,000 to Chang'an, kicking off the prelude to the "Anshi Rebellion".
An Lu Shan
In the early stages of the war, due to Tang Xuanzong's repeated moves, he mistakenly killed two generals, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing. Coupled with the Tang Army's long-term lack of battle, the combat effectiveness dropped sharply. The rebels were unstoppable all the way, and in just half a year, they conquered the capital of the Tang Empire, Chang'an, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang fled to Sichuan, and the crown prince Li Heng went north to Lingwu to claim the title of emperor, for Tang Suzong, and honored Tang Xuanzong as emperor taishang.
Tang Suzong
In the first year of Emperor Suzong's reign (756 CE), at the height of the Anshi Rebellion, the rebels, after taking control of Henan and Shaanxi provinces, quickly divided their forces and moved south to try to attack the rich and prosperous Jiangnan region. In the first year of Emperor Suzong's reign (756 CE), at the height of the Anshi Rebellion, An Lushan's general Yin Ziqi led 180,000 rebels to the scene. At this time, a small city that did not seem to be worth mentioning was placed in front of the rebels and became an insurmountable mountain for them, that is, Suiyang, where the defenders had only 7,000 people, but no matter how the rebels attacked, they were all dissolved one by one by Zhang Tour, a military genius who had no division and no way to pass.
Zhang Patrol
The rebels besieged Suiyang for 10 months, losing 120,000 men and horses and more than 300 generals. But Suiyang's greatest enemy was not the rebels, but hunger. Beginning in the early spring of 757, more than 100,000 rebels surrounded Suiyang. Since then, the entire city's military and civilians have been isolated and helpless. Although the reinforcements were nearby, not a single soldier came to the rescue. The grain route was also cut off by the rebels, and not a single grain of grain could be delivered to Suiyang City. By the seventh month, the grain had been eaten, and the entire city's soldiers and civilians had to fill their hunger with tree bark and tea paper. Zhang Patrol stood on the city tower every time to encourage the soldiers, shouting to kill the thieves, using too much force, and even the teeth in his mouth fell out for a long time, so the idiom "gritting teeth and cutting teeth" came from here.
Nan Ji Yun
In the end, he really couldn't hold on, Zhang Patrol was helpless, and sent a fierce general Nan Jiyun to kill a bloody road, Nan Jiyun first went to Pengcheng (today's Xuzhou, Jiangsu) to ask Xu Shuji for help, Xu Shuji refused to send troops, Nan Jiyun went to Helan Jinming to ask for support, Helan Jinming saw that Nan Jiyun was a good boy who stood on top of the sky, so he set up a banquet to entertain and wanted to keep him around, but Nan Jiyun said that the Suiyang soldiers and civilians had not eaten for several months, and Yun did not dare to eat alone, and when he finished speaking, he cut off one of his fingers, and said with tears in his eyes: "The rebels cannot be swept away, and the country cannot be peaceful." Please leave this finger to show the heart of the people, return to the commander, and coexist with the city. After saying that, he killed Suiyang back. By the tenth month, all that could be fed in the city had been eaten, and women and children had to begin eating. The commander Zhang Patrol took the lead, killed his own concubine, and cooked it to reward the soldiers. So here Xiaobian does not want female readers to see.
Bloody Battle Suiyang
By the middle of the tenth month, with hunger and disease and no foreign aid, the soldiers guarding the city had lost their combat effectiveness and watched as the rebels climbed over the wall and entered the city, but none of them had the strength to resist, and Suiyang City finally fell. Zhang Tour and Nan Jiyun and others were also captured alive by Yin Ziqi, and Zhang Tour and others preferred to die unyieldingly, and were eventually killed by Yin Ziqi. However, Zhang's stubborn defense of Suiyang gave the Tang Dynasty respite, and the wealthy Jiangnan was not invaded by war.
Soon after, Yin Ziqi was completely destroyed by the Tang army and the Tang army, and Yin Ziqi was also beheaded for public display. Zhang Tour and other meritorious heroes were also remembered by Tang Suzong. By the time of Emperor Tang's arrival, Zhang Zhuan and the others were moved into the Ling Yan Pavilion.