I have never understood why such a fierce general was missed in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and in the big ship of the Sui Dynasty, which was full of holes everywhere, he was the last shining general, brave and good at war, unparalleled in the world, and repeatedly defeated more than ten times his enemies with a small number of troops, and destroyed dozens of rebel armies. This person is Zhang Sutuo.
Zhang Sutuo had accompanied Yang Su and Shi Wanzai in the conquest for many years, and his prestige was so great that he was accepted by the Kaifu Yi Tongsan Division. Later, he was transferred to the local government, and he also achieved good political achievements.
Helplessly, Zhang Sutuo met the Sui Emperor Yang Guang, a great dynasty, who was tossed into a broken house with water leaks on all sides. And Yang Guang himself was also discouraged after suffering a series of blows, shrinking in Jiangdu, sighing day by day, "Great head, who takes it." "Sit back and watch the land sink and smoke rise everywhere.
However, the country was difficult to produce loyal subjects, and there were still many loyal ministers who could sing and cry during the late Sui Dynasty, and Zhang Sutuo was one of them. He defeated Wang Bo and other rebels many times, and wherever there was an uprising nearby, he would find Zhang Sutuo to save him. And Zhang Sutuo also lived up to the name of a famous general, repeatedly defeated the rebels, swept through the rebels and accumulated hundreds of thousands of people, and was called the first general in the world.
Zhang Sutuo's most legendary one was because he was too late to gather troops, and led four of his subordinates to rush straight to the enemy army of 20,000 people, killing left and right, brave, and leading the reinforcements who came later to achieve the final victory. Three of these four subordinates are famous in the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, namely: Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin, and the other one cannot be verified. Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin and others were famous for their bravery and martial arts, and they were also related to the repeated military achievements under Zhang Sutuo.
Zhang Sutuo's most praiseworthy is his conduct. At that time, from the princes and ministers to the people of Li, many people betrayed the Sui Dynasty for various benefits. Zhang Sutuo's loyalty to the imperial court was unswerving to death. He is like a lone swordsman, guarding the peace of the people in his jurisdiction in the chaotic world, guarding his loyalty and faith, sacrificing his life for righteousness, and being unyielding to death.
Later, Zhang Sutuo was ordered to attack the Wagang army, and the Wagang army Zhai Rang, Xu Shiji, and Wang Bodang were all defeated generals under him. However, at this time, the Wagang army had many generals and a wide range of troops, and the military might was blazing. Compared with Zhang Sutuo's strength, it was too inferior, and even the brave and invincible Du Luo Shixin and Qin Shubao had left him. But he was undaunted and generous.
Later, in Zhang Sutuo's march, Li Mi was ambushed, and he killed four in and four out, and the Wagang army was unstoppable. However, the men had already collapsed. Faced with a desperate situation, Zhang Sutuo looked up at the sky and sighed: If the army is defeated like this, what face will you see Your Majesty? So he abandoned his horse and charged on foot, generously dying.
After Zhang Sutuo's death, the Sui Dynasty no longer had any loyal and brave generals. Therefore, in the Book of Sui, he was praised as "the country was in a state of confusion and loyal subjects", and people at the time called it "Sutuo died, and the Great Sui died." ”