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There is an awe-inspiring story recorded in the history books, that is, the Yang family will go west to conquer the seventh son, and the sixth son will return.
The 12 widows of the Yang family, who lost their husbands, went on the expedition for their husbands and embarked on the journey again, almost all of which were wiped out.
12Though the widows were valiant and valiant, they did not end well.
Among them, the worst end was Mu Guiying, it is said that she was pierced through the heart by ten thousand arrows on the battlefield and died.
Some of the others died on the battlefield, and although they returned home safely, they were also scarred and died soon after.
Of the 12, only one died well.
Today we are going to learn about the story of the Yang family general, as well as the story of the 12 widows.
1. Three generations of the Yang family: full of loyalty
The three generations of the Yang family are full of loyalty and martyrdom, and they are dedicated to the country.
The first generation of the Yang family was called Yang Ye, who was originally a general of the Northern Han Dynasty, and later after the Northern Han surrendered to the Great Song Dynasty, he returned to the Great Song Dynasty and took on the important task of serving the country and the people.
Yang Ye became a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty, and during the reign of Taizong of the Song Dynasty, the Liao State repeatedly invaded the Great Song Dynasty and sent 100,000 troops to attack Yanmen Pass.
At that time, Song Taizong arranged for Yang Ye to go out to meet the enemy. Yang Ye only brought a few thousand men and horses, and beat the opponent to the ground.
At first, after Yang Ye received the task, he knew in his heart that the other party had 100,000 generals, while our side only had a few thousand.
If you want to win by numbers, you can't do it, so you can only do it through strategy.
So he took a few hundred cronies with him to attack the enemy's rear from the north of Yanmen Pass, and suddenly launched an attack under his surprise.
Previously, the Liao army had gone all the way south very smoothly and encountered no obstacles, so they took it lightly and relaxed their vigilance.
When the rear was attacked, the Liao army was in disarray, and it was impossible to even figure out how many men and horses came, and they panicked for a while and scurried around.
Yang Ye also captured a Liao army general, and this event is also known as the "Yanmen Pass Victory".
After this incident, Yang Ye's name also resounded all over the country, and the soldiers of the Liao army were afraid.
Later, due to the persecution of Pan Mei, Yang Ye's son and his officers and soldiers were all killed on the battlefield, and Yang Ye himself was also captured, and finally he was martyred.
After Yang Ye's death, his son Yang Yanzhao continued to fight for the country.
In fact, Yang Yanzhao is called Yang Liulang, not because he is the sixth son.
In fact, Yang Yanzhao should be the eldest or second son, but because Yang Yanzhao himself is brave and resourceful, and he is a natural general.
Some people think that Yang Yanzhao is the general of the sky and the reincarnation of the heavenly Liulangjun, so Yang Yanzhao is also called Yang Liulang.
Yang Wenguang is the third generation of the Yang family and the third son of Yang Yanzhao.
In his life, he did not fight and kill the enemy on the battlefield like his father and grandfather, because the main national policy of the Song Dynasty at that time was to seek peace with foreign countries, emphasizing literature over military force.
However, when Yang Wenguang was ordered to build the Qinzhou Castle to prevent the invasion of Western Xia, he still showed extraordinary military talent.
Second, Mu Guiying's origin
Mu Guiying's image can be described as a household name, and she is strong in martial arts and beautiful in books.
can not only be a good wife of Yang Zongbao, but also command the three armies to protect the family and defend the country, and is a heroine among the generals of the Yang family.
In the official history, there is no name of the husband and wife Yang Zongbao and Mu Guiying, so there is a high probability that the two of them are fictional characters in the novel and opera, and there is no one in history.
In the novel and opera, Mu Guiying is a native of Henan, once ruled by soldiers and horses in Ruzhou, and learned martial arts under the teaching and influence of his father Mu Yu since he was a child.
Mu Guiying's archery and swordsmanship are clear, and he can almost hit every shot.
Later, in that era of war and chaos, Mu Guiying monopolized a mountain and named it Shandong Muke Village, and Mu Guiying was the master of a village.
Later, when Yang Zongbao led the Song army to resist the Liao soldiers, he urgently needed two axe handles made of dragon descending wood.
The dragon descending wood is only available in Mu Ke Village, so Yang Zongbao led his soldiers to attack Mu Ke Village. However, when Yang Zongbao was fighting against Mu Guiying, he was captured by Mu Guiying and pressed back to the cottage.
In the process of getting along day and night, the two admired each other, and they worshiped heaven and earth and got married. In the novel opera, Yang Zongbao's son is Yang Wenguang, and Yang Zongbao's father is Yang Yanzhao.
But in the official history, Yang Yanzhao's son is Yang Wenguang, so many people think that Yang Zongbao is actually a combination of Yang Yanzhao and Yang Wenguang.
So Mu Guiying is very likely to be Yang Wenguang's wife.
However, until there is more direct historical evidence to prove it, the above statement is only a speculation.
3. The 12 widows of the Yang family marched westward
In the novel, it is written that Yang Yanzhao was besieged in Jinshan when he went on the expedition.
When exploring the way, he was hit by the poisonous arrow of the Tangut people, and he vomited blood on the spot and was martyred. When this news reached the Yang family, it was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.
General Yang Men couldn't swallow this breath, and vowed to avenge the tragic death of Yang Zongbao, so Yang Zongbao's grandmother She Saihua led the widow of Yang Jiashan to fight against Liao.
This She Saihua is not an ordinary person, she is a real figure in history, born in a family of famous generals, her father and brother are famous generals who guard the frontier, and their military achievements are outstanding.
Under the influence of ears and eyes, She Saihua has been riding a horse and archery since she was a child, and she is proficient in dancing guns and sticks, no less than men.
After marrying Yang Ye, he gave birth to seven sons and two daughters for him, leading the Yang family to be invincible.
In order to avenge the men of the Yang family, She Saihua led the brave female generals of the Yang family to the west to fight against Liao.
So, who are these 12 widows made of?
According to a popular folk saying, the 12 widows are actually composed of three generations of women from the Yang family.
The first generation is She Saihua, that is, She Taijun, and the second generation has eight daughters-in-law, two daughters, and a granddaughter-in-law of the third generation, that is, Yang Zongbao's widow Mu Guiying.
So what happened to them and what did they end?
The first place, Mu Guiying.
Mu Guiying, as we mentioned earlier, is Yang Zongbao's wife, and she is also a woman who has ambitions and knows how to strategize.
It is recorded in the book that Mu Guiying's martial arts are extraordinary.
At that time, Yang Yanzhao wanted to deal with Yang Zongbao by military law, and Mu Guiying went to intercede, so he compared with Yang Yanzhao.
However, Yang Yanzhao, who had never suffered losses on the battlefield, turned out to be a defeated general under Mu Guiying, and other generals came to help, but they were not Mu Guiying's opponents, so this is enough to show Mu Guiying's strength.
When fighting against Western Xia, Mu Guiying once took a very small number of people to investigate the enemy's situation, but when he retreated, he was ambushed.
At that time, cold arrows rained down on Mu Guiying, and Mu Guiying resisted stubbornly, but was seriously injured and died of poison.
It is said that Mu Guiying was only 24 years old when he died.
The second, Yang Dalang's wife, the head of the twelve widows, Zhou Yunjing.
Zhou Yunjing was born in a family of military generals, good at swordsmanship, brave and good at fighting, and has always gone out with the battalion.
Later, she married Yang Yanping, and after her husband died, Zhou Yunjing has been following She Taijun's side and following She Taijun to conquer Western Xia.
Although he returned from a great victory, he died of illness shortly after returning home. I'm afraid it's also the root of the disease on the battlefield.
The third place, Yang Erlang Yang Dingyan's wife, Geng Jinhua.
Geng Jinhua's father was a general of the Northern Han Dynasty, and she herself played a good knife, and people called her "Geng Erniang".
The reason why Geng Jinhua married Yang Erlang was because her father Geng Zhong had a very good relationship with Yang Ye.
It's a pity that the two of them haven't had children yet, and Yang Erlang died on the battlefield.
Geng Jinhua also died of illness shortly after returning from the expedition.
Fourth, Yang Sanlang's wife, Dong Yue. Dong Yue'e is different from the previous two, she is not good at knives, only good at archery, and her martial arts are higher than her husband Yang Sanlang.
Regarding Dong Yue'e's ending, in fact, there are not too many records in history, but it is likely that she died on the battlefield or died of injuries and illness.
fifth, Yang Shilang's wife, Meng Jinbang. His father is also a general of the Northern Han Dynasty, and it is recorded in history that Meng Jinbang's strength is very large, and people call him the divine power Meng Siniang, who is greater than the strength of some men.
In fact, Meng Siniang's husband Yang Shilang did not actually die in the Battle of Golden Beach, but was captured, so she is not a widow.
It is said that after being captured, Yang Shilang returned with his new wife, but Meng Jinbang accepted the second lady very generously.
But about the fate of Meng Jinbang, there is not much record in the history books.
Sixth, Yang Wulang's wife, Ma Saiying. Like the previous concubines, Ma Saiying was also born in a family of generals, but unfortunately died of illness after fighting in Western Xia.
The former Ma Saiying can be said to be She Taijun's right-hand man, but it is a pity that he is famous.
The seventh place, Yang Jiulang's wife, Cai Xiuying.
Cai Xiuying's father had a good relationship with Yang Ye, and he was supposed to marry Yang Liulang, but later by mistake, he married Yang Jiulang as his wife.
During the conquest of Western Xia, Cai Xiuying also single-handedly challenged many enemy generals with one enemy and one hundred, and killed them under the horse and made great achievements.
It's a pity that Cai Xiuying was injured too much on the battlefield and died of excessive blood loss.
eighth place, Yang Qilang's wife, Du Jin'e. Du Jin'e once singled out Pan Renmei in the black pine forest and killed her to avenge her husband.
It is rumored that Du Jin'e is very beautiful, saying that she is a fairy descending to earth.
Later, during the campaign against Western Xia, Du Jin'e was wounded by an arrow and died not long after returning to the Central Plains.
Ninth, Yang Balang's wife Yelu Jinrong, a person who dares to love and hate, is brave and good at fighting on the battlefield of Western Xia, and there is no record of her in the history books, and she was probably killed on the battlefield.
The tenth and eleventh, the eighth sister of the Yang family, Yang Yanqi, and the ninth sister Yang Yanqi.
Although the two of them are not the wives of the Yang family, they are the daughters of the Yang family, and later the two died on the battlefield, which is a well-deserved death for the Yang family.
The last one, She Taijun. Very fortunately, She Taijun returned safely and miraculously lived past the age of 100.
In the end, he fell ill due to rheumatism, and before he died, he was desperately hoping that he would be able to reunite with his husband and seven sons.
According to rumors, the legendary woman lived to be 150 years old before she died, and the authenticity is not yet verified.
epilogue
The female generals of the Yang family dressed themselves in the western expedition, and although they successfully regained their positions, they were almost completely annihilated.
She Saihua lived to be more than 100 years old, but watching her young lives disappear one by one in front of her, the pain in her heart was worse than death.
However, there is no selfish affection in front of the state, and the cruelty of war must be faced.
For She Saihua, she would rather be shrouded in horse leather and die on the battlefield than stay alone in an empty house and see things and think about people.
Although the story of the female generals of Yangmen adds a touch of drama, this spirit is respected and admired by our descendants.
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