Among the famous anti-Jin generals at the turn of the two Song Dynasties, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong were the most famous. Yue Fei won infinite sympathy, praise and admiration from posterity because of the encounter of his personal fate, and the General Han Who died in the intoxicating scenery of Hangzhou's West Lake disappeared into the depths of history.
Anyone's life is always inseparable from the big background of the times. Born in the era of the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, it gave his life a perfect opportunity. Born in an ordinary peasant family, and learning martial arts from an early age, he was born tall and burly, which seems to be a person born for the military. In the fourth year of the reign of Emperor Zhezong of Song (1090), Han Shizhong was born in an ordinary peasant family in present-day Suide County, Shaanxi Province.
In fact, like Yue Fei, Han Shizhong also has an arrogant and sharp personality. But unlike Yue Fei, after being deposed from the military power, Han Shizhong took a retreat path that seemed to be Mingzhe's self-preservation, and thus he was able to die well. His actions in his life, especially in his later years, can better reflect the essence of traditional Chinese wisdom.
According to the "History of the Song Dynasty", he was "a great man of wind and bones, and his eyes were like electricity." In the early years, the dove was brave and could ride a raw foal... In the eighteenth year, he dared to recruit townships and states, and bravely won the three armies. "From a young age, Han Shizhong's strength was greater than that of other people's children, and his figure was also tall and burly. So someone suggested to Han Shizhong that a child who looked as strong as you should go to the military camp, kill the gold people, and serve the imperial court, so Han Shizhong was recruited into the army at the age of 18.
Han Shizhong, who had just entered the military camp, was only a small soldier, stationed in the northwest region, and often fought with the army. Han Shizhong, a young man who had just entered the camp, let him go to the battlefield to kill the enemy in minutes. As the saying goes, as long as it is gold, it can shine anywhere. Han Shizhong was particularly brave and strategic when he fought and killed the enemy, so he was quickly promoted to squad leader and managed a team of more than a dozen people. Although the official position was small, it could not stop Han Shizhong's heart.
In the fourth year of Chongning, a riot broke out in the western Xia, the northwestern neighbor of the Song Dynasty, and "Shi Zhong killed the enemy general, threw his head outside, and the various armies took advantage of it, and the Xia people were defeated." Russia's comeback is in the middle of the road, and the loyal and independent dare to fight to the death, but the enemy is few. Gu Yi's knight was sharp, the Prancing Horse was slashed, and the enemy was defeated. "It can be seen that he fights bravely and fearlessly.
In 1120, Fang La revolted. Tong Guan was ordered to suppress the rebellion, compared with the Water Margin people led by Song Jiang in "Water Margin", Tong Guan's combat effectiveness was obviously higher, and within half a year, Fang La's armor was thrown away, while Han Shizhong was ordered to clear the rest. This is a fat difference, took the rest of the square, just waiting for the reward. But at this very moment, his superior Xin Xingzong took away his exploits. However, just as the so-called officialdom was frustrated and the love scene was triumphant, Han Shizhong was also blessed by misfortune. Depressed, he met the right person at the celebration banquet, and lost the East Corner to harvest the mulberry yu, and Liang Hongyu thus married him.
In 1121, on the Tuotuo River, he defeated the main cavalry force of 2,000 Jin soldiers with more than 50 horses. But this was meaningless to the Already terminally ill Northern Song Dynasty. In 1126, Emperor Huizong of Song and Emperor Qinzong of Song were still discussing whether the thin gold body was good or not, and whether this work was high-class or not, it was taken away by the Jin people with the "leading sheep ceremony", attacked The capital was broken, and the plunder was not calculated, and the empress and princess were all weakened, but fortunately, there was also a single seedling, Zhao Zhao, the king of Kang.
King Zhao of Kang, who became emperor at Nanjing (present-day Shangqiu, Henan), was emperor gaozong of Song. This was the first emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty court. After taking the throne in Nanjing, Zhao Was pursued by Jin Bing all the way, fleeing from Nanjing to Yangzhou, and then from Yangzhou to Hangzhou, and finally ran to the sea to avoid Jin Bing. Under the resistance of Yue Fei and other generals, jin soldiers withdrew from Jiangnan, and Zhao Zhuo returned to Hangzhou from the sea.
The throne had just been secured, and the Miao-Liu Mutiny occurred under the eyes of Emperor Gaozong of Song. Among the Qinwang troops pouring in from all over, Han Shizhong led his army to the front. In the fierce battle, the rebels were forced to retreat because of their geographical superiority, and Han Shizhong's troops were forced to retreat. Han Shizhong abandoned Ma Caoge and issued a death order to the generals: "Today, we should repay the country with death, and not be beheaded by all those who are counted and arrowed." In the end, the rebels were beaten to the point of fleeing. Han Shizhong rescued Emperor Gaozong of Song, and Emperor Gaozong of Song told him that Wu Zhan, the commander of the Chinese army in the palace, was in the same group as Miao and Liu, and that the thief was not removed, and the palace was uneasy. Just at this moment, Wu Zhan led his troops to meet Han Shizhong. After meeting, Wu Zhan reached out and shook Han Shizhong, and Han Shizhong was so powerful that he squeezed Wu Zhan's finger and drank the order to take it down. Subsequently, along with other rebel generals, they were beheaded by Shi Cao, and the rebellion of Miao and Liu was put to rest.
When Song Gaozong saw Han Shizhong, he took his hand and cried while complaining about his grievances: "Wu Zhan, the Chinese army, was the most active in front of the rebels before, but he is still with me, can you kill him first?" Han Shizhong immediately went to see Wu Zhan, and when he held his hand and spoke to him, he broke the finger of the middle finger and then beheaded him to show the public. Emperor Gaozong ordered Han Shizhong to be the commander of the Wusheng Army and the Left Army of the Imperial Camp. After that, Han Shizhong pursued the rebels and captured Miao and Liu, and Emperor Gaozong personally wrote the word "Zhongyong", set it on the flag, and gave it to Han Shizhong, and from then on he trusted and relied on him more.
In the third year of Jianyan (1129), the Jin army crossed the Yangtze River south, Lin'an was broken, and Emperor Gaozong fled to eastern Zhejiang in a hurry. Han Shizhong asked Emperor Gaozong to stay on the Yangtze River to intercept the retreating Jin soldiers, determined to fight to the death. At that time, the garrisons everywhere were defeated. Han Shizhong's stay not only put himself in danger of the Jin army's attack, but also made Song Gaozong's escape much more at ease.
Jin Wushu fought all the way to the coast of Mingzhou (present-day Ningbo, Zhejiang), where he was constantly attacked by rebel armies organized by the people. Jin Wushu thought that there were still a large number of people and horses of the Song army left along the Yangtze River, so he did not dare to stay any longer, and after leading the Jin soldiers to burn and loot several times, he began to withdraw his troops to the north. Arriving near Zhenjiang three months later, Han Shizhong decided to take the opportunity to block the Jin soldiers.
After Jin Bing marched to the river, he understood that Han Shizhong would not let him cross the river easily, so he sent emissaries to the Song camp to issue a battle book and ask for a decisive battle with the Song army. At that time, there were more than 100,000 Jin soldiers, while the Song army under Han Shizhong had a total of only 8,000 people, and the two sides had a huge difference in strength.
At this time, the famous Battle of Huang Tiandang occurred, Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu joined forces to stubbornly resist 100,000 Jin troops for 48 days with a crowd of 8,000 people, annihilated more than 10,000 enemies, and captured alive the son-in-law of the Jin army commander Yan Zongbi (Wu Shu), the Dragon tiger king, and played the prestige and morale of the southern Song Dynasty soldiers and civilians. In the Battle of Huang Tiandang, Wushu soldiers numbered 100,000, shizhong only more than 8,000 people, and for most of the anti-Jin war, Han Shizhong had less than a thousand men. When handing over the military power to take stock of the army, Han Shizhong was the least among the generals of the same level, and even Yue Fei sighed: Just such a few people, and so many victorious battles!
Han Shizhong is most famous for the Battle of Huang Tiandang and the Battle of Dayi Town, the Battle of Dayi Town, Han Shizhong personally led the team, risked to lure the enemy deeper, annihilated the Jin army, captured the Jin general TaKuya and more than 200 other people, this battle was listed by some people as the first of the "thirteen battle achievements" of the Southern Song Dynasty. The battle of Dayi Town further established Han Shizhong's historical status.
The Biography of the Song Dynasty mentions: ... Jiewen, the group of ministers into the congratulations, the emperor said: "The world is loyal and courageous, and I know that he will succeed." Shen Youqiu said: "Since Jianyan, the generals have not tried to fight with the Jin people to meet the enemy, and in this world, they have been loyal to defeat their fronts, and their achievements have not been meticulous." The emperor said, "The first sorrow rewards." Therefore, the generals Dong Min, Chen Jue, Xie Yuan, and Hu Yantong were all promoted to a poor position. Commentators cite this move as the first in ZTE martial arts.
Han Shizhong made great contributions to the Song Dynasty in the war against the Western Xia and the Jin Dynasty, and also made a significant contribution to quelling rebellions in various places. In addition to pacifying Fang La, he also pacified the rebellions of Jian'an Fan Ru, Cao Cheng of Guangxi, Li Heng of Huainan, and Liu Yu of Huaiyang for the Song court, and supported the precarious Southern Song Dynasty for decades. These outstanding military achievements made him from a soldier to a soldier and was gradually promoted to deputy lieutenant, Chengjielang, military commander, regimental training envoy, and jiedu envoy, and successively held important posts such as envoy to The Eastern and Western Roads of Jiangnan, and to solicit envoys to Henan and Northern Roads, and to enter the Taibao and be made the Duke of The Duke of England and the Duke of Tanguo. Jianyan was thirteen years old and was made the king of Xian'an County.
In the ancient Chinese society where imperial power was supreme, gaining the emperor's trust and protection was the only way for the founding generals in their later years to save their lives. But Han Shizhong is not a coward who only knows how to blindly obey the will of the superior, his awe-inspiring righteousness and arrogance are still reflected from time to time. In the face of the scorching qin juniper, who was full of power and power, most of the Southern Song Dynasty courtiers looked up to his nose and did not dare to disobey, and even Emperor Gaozong, who was the son of heaven, had the worry of "putting a knife in his boots". However, Han Shizhong, who has a straight personality, is outside of Yiyi and never talks to him.
However, it was such a hero of the War of Resistance who violated the surrender policy of the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty. Because Han Shizhong opposed the peace talks, he repeatedly impeached the traitors and misled the country, which was not tolerated by the capitulation faction. After Yue Fei was unjustly imprisoned, none of the Manchu dynasty civil and military officials dared to speak out, but he dared to question Qin Ju in person. When Qin Ju replied with the three words "Mo Yu", he said angrily: "Why do you have the three words "Mo Yu" serve the world! Some people worried about him and advised him not to oppose Qin Ju, but he replied: If you are afraid of evil and steal peace, what will be the face of the emperor in the future? Later, he was finally relieved of his military power for offending his courtiers.
Since then, this famous general who has resisted the enemy for many years has not said anything about the dynasty. Shaoxing died in August of the twenty-first year (1151 AD). Throughout his life, Han Shizhong was incorruptible, fought righteously and spared money, and before his death, he distributed all the rewards he had received over the years to his subordinates, and the land and property were also distributed to the people of his fiefdom.
The "History of Song" commented on Han Shizhong: "Love righteousness and light wealth, give money to the soldiers, give the land to lose rent and compile households, and so on." In addition, he also "knew people and rewarded them well" and promoted many outstanding generals. Later, he surrendered his military power and returned to his hometown, but he was "at ease, if he did not try to take the throne." In his later years, Han Shizhong liked Buddhism, had an indifferent temperament, and called himself a "cool resident".
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What is revealed is the cruel reality of a hero's dream. What are heroes in front of power? It's a tool, it's a no-brainer. So after resigning, he drank alcohol and was not happy. In 1151, Han Shizhong died at the age of 61.