Zhang Sutuo
Zhang Sutuo (張蘇陀), courtesy name Guo, was a general of the Sui Dynasty and the grandson of Zhang Si, Duke of Nanyang County, Northern Zhou.
In terms of his record, aside from the virtual character of Li Yuanba, he is definitely the first fierce general of the Sui and Tang Dynasties!
Zhang Sutuo had a fierce personality, courage and strategy, and in the seventeenth year of the opening of the emperor, the Kunzhou Assassin Shi and the Qiang chieftain Kun Qi raised an army against the Sui, and Zhang Sutuo followed the marching commander Shi Wanzai to go to the discussion.
This Shi Wanzai was also a fierce general, at this time Zhang Sutuo was only a small general, in the battle to conquer Queensland, Zhang Sutuo led more than thirty cavalry to unexpectedly take the rebel commander's camp, successively shot several Qiang warriors, and then defeated the enemy army, after this battle, Zhang Sutuo was awarded yitong for his merits.
Later, in the seventh year of Daye, Wang Bo instigated the masses, taking Changbai Mountain as the base, and for the first time raised the anti-Sui rebel banner, and the people who evaded conscription took the initiative to gather under Wang Bo's rebellion banner, reaching tens of thousands of people, often operating in the territory of Qi County, and the officers and troops were defeated many times.
Zhang Sutuo, who was then the commander of Qi County, led his troops to conquest, Wang Bo led the army south, turned to Lu County, Zhang Sutuo led thousands of warriors to chase after them, and when they pursued them to the bottom of Daishan Mountain, Wang Bo won a sudden victory and was defenseless, Zhang Sutuo chose the elite, unexpectedly attacked Wang Bo's army, and defeated Wang Bo's army and defeated tens of thousands of peasant troops.
Wang Bo gathered more than 10,000 of his scattered men and crossed the Yellow River north, where he was defeated by Zhang Sutuo's pursuit to Linyi.
The first few wars were just small tests, and the real thing that made Zhang Sutuo famous was the Battle of Licheng, which fought against Pei Changcai and Shizihe.
According to the Book of Sui, Chronicle 36, "The thief Pei Changcai, Shi Zihe, and other 20,000 people went down to the city and plundered the army. Sudra did not have time to gather troops, and personally led the five horses to fight. Thieves rushed to it, surrounded by more than a hundred weights, several wounds in the body, and their courage was fierce. The soldiers in the city arrived, but the thieves were slightly defeated, and the Sudra overseers resumed the battle, and the long one was defeated. ‘’
This means that Pei Changcai, Shi Zihe, and others led 20,000 rebels to attack Licheng and plundered them.
Zhang Sutuo did not have time to gather soldiers at that time, so he personally led five horsemen to fight the rebels.
Attracted by it, the rebels led troops to besiege, and Zhang Sutuo was under siege, with many wounds on his body and great courage.
Later, reinforcements from the city arrived, the rebels retreated slightly, and Zhang Sutuo's overseers fought again, defeating the rebels, and Pei Chang fled in defeat.
6 people against 20,000 troops on average against more than 3,000 people per person! It is almost comparable to Xiang Yu, Zhang Sutuo has been on horseback all his life, and he has almost never been defeated.
Ten years after Daye, Zhang Sutuo led his army to fight against the Wagang army, and Zhai Rang was defeated by Zhang Sutuo many times, and he was greatly frightened to hear that he had led his troops to suppress it.
However, Li Mi and others used a ruse to let Zhai Rang lead the army to retreat, Zhang Sutuo took the opportunity to pursue more than ten miles, to the vicinity of the Great Sea Temple, the Wagang rebels ambushed suddenly, Zhai Rang, Li Mi and the rebel generals Xu Shixun and Wang Bodang surrounded the Sui army.
Zhang Sutuo was able to break through the battle, but seeing that his men were still surrounded, he rushed into the encirclement circle to rescue them, so four times, his men were defeated.
Zhang Sutuo looked up and said, "The soldiers have been defeated to such a point, where can they still have the face to see the Son of Heaven?" ”
So he dismounted and engaged the enemy army, personally shooting dozens of Wagang generals, and for a time none of the Wagang generals dared to fight until they were exhausted and sacrificed.
Zhang Sutuo not only fought bravely, but also had compassion for the people, and the Sui Emperor used troops in Goguryeo several times, causing the people to lose their jobs, coupled with famine, and the price of grain soared.
Zhang Sutuo decided to open a warehouse to release grain to help the victims of the disaster, and the officials and subordinates all believed: "We must wait for Your Majesty's edict, and we cannot open a warehouse to provide grain without permission." ”
Zhang Sutuo said: "Your Majesty Ru Jin is far away, and it will take a year to send emissaries to and fro. The people are in a hurry to hang upside down, and if they wait for the report to go up, the people will fill in the pits. If I am guilty of this, I will die without hatred. ”
So he cut first and then played, opened the warehouse to release grain, and when the Sui Emperor learned of it, he did not rebuke Zhang Sutuo, but rewarded him.
Zhang Sutuo fought bravely, was loyal to the king, and was benevolent to the people, and was worthy of the title of famous general of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.