Author: Our special guest author Nine Fish Pavilion
There are many famous generals of the Sui Dynasty, but there are not many people who are familiar with them, and the best of them is none other than Yang Su. Yang Su fought countless battles in his lifetime, from attacking Northern Qi to destroying Southern Chen and breaking the Turks, almost invincible, and made great achievements for the Sui Dynasty.
Some generals are good at strategy, some generals are good at cavalry attacks, and Yang Su has a unique skill, that is, killing people, here killing not the enemy, but his own people. Every time Yang Su killed someone, the soldiers must unite their will and fight to the death, so they can always achieve great victories.
In the fourth year of Renshou (604 AD), the Han king Yang Yu rebelled, and the old general Yang Su was once again sent to the battlefield, which was Yang Su's last battle and the most brilliant battle, Yang Su not only won more with less, but also killed the enemy in only a few dozen days.
First, Yang Guang took the throne, and Yang Yu rebelled
Emperor Yang Jian of sui was extremely strict with his other sons, and he should be cautious in his words and deeds, and stay away from women, but he was the most pampered to his younger son Yang Yu. Among all the sons, although Yang Yu was not a prince, he was the most powerful one, and in 597 he was made the governor of Hezhou, from Huashan in the west to bohai in the east, and the territory of northern Qi was all under Yang Yu's rule.
Yang Guang spent a lot of effort, and even carried the name of killing his father, to become emperor. Even if Yang Guang has all kinds of bad deeds, but does not deny his ability and talent, he can endure for more than ten years for the throne, Yang Guang knows that the throne is not easy to come by, so he cannot allow the emergence of a country within a country.
Historical records record that "and Gao Zu beng, Emperor Jue sent the general Qu Tutong to march with Gao Zuxi.) ”
Before Yang Guang ascended the throne, Yang Yu had been accumulating strength, even recruiting a large army in the name of a Turkic attack, and since Emperor Wen of Sui was still alive at that time, Yang Guang could not attack. After the death of Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Guang falsely transmitted emperor Wen's edict and summoned Yang Yu to Beijing.
When Yang Yu saw the edict, he recognized at first sight that the edict was fake, and it turned out that Emperor Wen of Sui had agreed with him that for the sake of safety, there would be a little next to the "edict" in the edict as a code. In this regard, Yang Guang of course did not know, so he was recognized by Yang Yu, and what should Yang Yu do after that? Yang Guang has become the emperor, and he must get rid of Yang Yu and then quickly, so Yang Yu has only one way to go, that is, rebellion.
Second, Yang forgave the strategic mistake, and Yang Su led the army to go out
Yang Yu was not a commander of great talent and great talent, and the reason why he had a large territory and strong strength was because of the privileges given to him by Emperor Wen of Sui. After much thought, Yang Yu made a decision to send troops to the west, and the slogan was the Side of the Qing Emperor, claiming that Yang Su wanted to rebel and kill the rebels. Although Yang Su was in a high position of power, Yang Su was a courtier after all, and even if he killed Yang Su, it would be difficult to shake Yang Guang's throne.
At that time, Yang Guang had just ascended the throne, the position of power was not stable, and because Emperor Wen of Sui died strangely, many people talked about it, if Yang Yu sent troops in the name of Yang Guangjun, Yang Yu could stand on the moral high ground, so that Yang Guang would be extremely passive.
However, Yang Yu did not do this, and repeatedly made mistakes in strategy. Cao Peiwen'an, a soldier in charge of the imperial government, once advised Yang Ton, "Wen'an please be the forward, and Wang yi will follow with a large army. East of Xianyang, it can be referred to as a shrew. The Beijing division was disturbed, the soldiers were not gathered, the upper and lower levels were suspicious, and the crowd was terrified; I Chen Bing gave the order, who dared not follow! Between the days of the kun xun, things can be fixed. ”
Pei Wen'an's main suggestion was to send troops quickly, attack him unexpectedly, and hit Yang Guang by surprise, waiting until Pujin Pass was captured, the Tun army was hegemonic, the imperial court was shaken up and down, and major events could be determined. Yang Yu agreed to Pei Wen'an's plan and appointed Pei Wen'an as the pillar state and led the army on the expedition.
At the beginning of Yang Guang's reign, it can be said that he was in a hurry, the domestic situation was not yet stable, and the military strength was far inferior to Yang Yu, if Yang Yu really implemented Pei Wen'an's strategy, it is not known who will win and who will lose. Unfortunately, just after the army captured Puzhou, Yang Yu ordered the withdrawal of troops, and pei Wen'an was only a hundred miles away from Pujin Pass.
Just as the so-called soldiers will bear a nest, at the critical moment of the war, Yang forgives and instigates. Don't look at Yang Yu's high title and great power, but he has not experienced real war, he grew up in the favor of Emperor Wen of Sui, just a spoiled child, facing a cruel war, he is afraid.
Third, Yang Su Liwei first killed three hundred soldiers on his side and won a great victory
Yang Guang was also a little surprised to hear of Yang Yu's rebellion, after all, his throne was not yet secure, and for Yang Guang, this war was both a challenge and an opportunity. Immediately Yang Guang sent the veteran general Yang Su out on the expedition, Yang Su was experienced in hundreds of battles and had a lot of experience, and it should be more than enough to deal with Yang Yu.
However, there is also the biggest problem in this, that is, Yang Subing is too few, only tens of thousands of people, and Yang Shu has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, this battle is not necessarily easy to fight.
In order to deal with Yang Su, the number one enemy, Yang Yu sent the general Zhao Zikai to lead an army of more than 100,000 to meet the enemy, and garrisoned the Troops at Gaobiling, and the large army stretched for fifty miles, and the power was tremendous.
Although Yang Yu himself was relatively cowardly, there was no shortage of capable and brave generals under his command, and the troops were also very strong. Yang Su was well versed in the art of war, sent his generals and rebels to fight, and led his own surprise troops to infiltrate Huoshan, and when he reached the valley, Yang Su set up camp and sent the military commander to select three hundred people to defend the camp, and the rest of the people wanted to sneak up on the enemy army with him.
Historical records record that "the su camp was in the valley mouth, sitting outside the camp, so that the military commander entered the camp and left three hundred people to guard the camp, and the sergeant was afraid of the strength of the northern soldiers, did not want to fight, and was more willing to defend the camp, because it was delayed." The reason for the responsibility of the su is correct, and the three hundred people left behind are summoned out of the camp and beheaded; and even more so, The simple stay is ordered, and no one wants to stay. ”
Yang Su waited outside the camp gate, but after waiting for a long time and no one came back to his life, Yang Su asked the military commander to question, and the military division did not dare to hide it and answered truthfully. It turned out that the soldiers saw that Yang Yu had a large number of soldiers, did not dare to go to war, and thought that they could stay in the camp, and maybe save their lives, for the three hundred places, they fought for the blushing neck, so they delayed for a long time.
As a commander-in-chief, Yang Su is well aware of the importance of morale, originally our army has few troops, if there is no determination to die, then this battle will undoubtedly be lost. Therefore, Yang Su found the three hundred people who stayed behind, and he did not say much, only one word: kill!
Three hundred human heads instantly rolled to the ground, the generals were stunned, those who were lucky were even more cold sweat, as soon as this matter came out, the soldiers no longer dared to have the intention of retreating, and everyone sacrificed their lives to fight.
In the following battles, Yang Su's soldiers suddenly appeared to the north of the rebel army, sounded drums and set fires, and suddenly disrupted the rebel camp, the rebel army collapsed in an instant, trampled on each other, killed and wounded tens of thousands of people, and Yang Su won a complete victory.
Yang Su commanded the army, known for his harshness, and if there were cowards, he would definitely die. Some people asked, under such high pressure, why can the soldiers still obey Yang Su's orders, but are they simply afraid?
In fact, Yang Su's strict rule of law in governing the army is only one aspect, just as the so-called military orders are like mountains, a qualified unit must point out where to fight, and cannot hesitate; on the other hand, Yang Su is also very clear that there must be rewards for punishment, and if you blindly use military law to unify the army, you will definitely receive the opposite effect, so it must be rewarded and punished clearly.
Fighting under Yang Su, as long as you make meritorious achievements, the rewards are also extremely rich, which is also Yang Su's magic weapon to win. Under Yang Su's sharp attack, Yang Yu was quickly defeated and had to surrender the city.
As a meritorious general, Yang Su made great military achievements for the Sui Dynasty, which can be called a generation of haojie, but it is a pity that Yang Su was emperor, acted biased, and helped Yang Guang abolish And establish a child, leaving a lot of failures in his life, so that future generations did not highly evaluate it, which was regrettable.
Reference: Zizhi Tongjian, Vol. 180