The Great Wall is a famous project built for the war, there are eight famous passes on the Great Wall, most of which are named after place names, but there is one exception, called Niangzi Pass. How could a war-related project come up with such a feminine name? It is related to Princess Pingyang, the daughter of Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Princess Pingyang was a person who did not love red clothes and loved arms, and her husband Chai Shao was once a bodyguard by the side of Yang Yong, the former prince of the Sui Dynasty, and was very chivalrous. At this point, the two are a good match. After Li Yuan raised his army, the two discussed and Chai Shaoxian sneaked out of the capital to join the anti-Sui army of Zhangren.
In order to hide her eyes, Princess Pingyang quietly went to her own manor in the countryside. She sold her property to help the victims of the disaster, and soon gained the hearts and minds of the people, recruiting a team of several hundred people.
In order to gain more support, Princess Binh Duong contacted the anti-Sui rebels everywhere. The more famous He Panren had tens of thousands of people under his command, and the Princess of Pingyang sent someone to persuade him to surrender and submit to himself. After that, she incorporated several rebel teams and formed her own scale. They repeatedly defeated the Pursuit and Suppression of the Sui Army, and also attacked the city and plundered the land, occupying many places.
Princess Pingyang ruled the army strictly. She strictly forbade soldiers to plunder the people's property, and won the wide support and support of the people, and was affectionately called "Li Niangzi", and the army she led was also called "Niangzi Army". Therefore, the original meaning of "girl army" is not an army composed of women, but an army led by women. Many people flocked to the Army of Women and Daughters, which soon became an army of 70,000 horses and horses, and was famous in the Guanzhong area.
In 617, Li Yuan sent Chai Shao to bring someone to greet Princess Pingyang. After the couple's army met, Princess Pingyang selected 10,000 elite generals and joined Li Shimin on the north bank of the Wei River to jointly attack Chang'an. At this time, Princess Pingyang and her husband Chai Shao, each with their own armies and their own headquarters, truly achieved equality between men and women on the battlefield.
After the capture of Chang'an, Princess Pingyang led her army of women to garrison Weizeguan in Mianshan, Shanxi. Here is the throat of shanxi, and Shanxi, not only the base camp of the Li family, but also the barrier between the Central Plains and Guanzhong, without Shanxi, the stability of the Central Plains and Guanzhong is a blank piece of paper. Li Yuan handed over such an important place to Princess Pingyang to guard, which showed that he had enough confidence in this daughter and her army. Wei ZeGuan was also guarded by Princess Pingyang and later changed to "NiangziGuan".
In 623, Princess Binh Duong died, and the funeral was held according to a military ceremony. She was the only woman in history to have a funeral held by the army. The ceremonial officer objected to this at that time, and Li Yuan retorted that in the past, Princess Pingyang had been a pioneer on the battlefield, beating drums and sounding gold, and commanding military affairs.
Princess Pingyang is the pride of Li Yuan, but also the pride of ancient women. Her previous Mulan served in the army for her father, and Mu Guiying after her was the commander, which was only the result of posterity' interpretation. Princess Pingyang really did not let the eyebrows be shaved. From ancient times to the present, how many such women have there been?