Today, 1238 years ago, on July 9, 781 (June 14, 781 in the lunar calendar), Guo Ziyi, an outstanding general of the Tang Dynasty, passed away.
Outstanding general of the Tang Dynasty Guo Ziyi (697-July 9, 781), Han nationality, ancestral home in Fenyang, Shanxi. Born in Zhengxian, Huazhou (now Huaxian, Shaanxi) on December 12 of the lunar calendar in 697 AD (one said is Mid-Autumn Festival). A famous military strategist in the Tang Dynasty. Born in martial arts, he is seven feet three inches tall and brave. During the Anshi Rebellion, he served as an envoy to Shuofang and defeated Shi Siming in Hebei. Later, Lian Huihe recovered Luoyang and Chang'an two capitals, and became the leader in the suppression of chaos. In the Daizong period, the rebel general Pu Gu Huai'en seduced Tubo and Huihe to invade the Guanzhong area. Guo Ziyi correctly adopted the strategy of forming an alliance with Huihe and attacking Tubo, thus safeguarding the peace of the country. Guo Ziyi's warriors and horses have repeatedly made extraordinary achievements and bid farewell to the battlefield at the age of 84. The world has gained peace for more than 20 years because of him. He "has power over the world without fear of the government, the merits of a generation and the master does not doubt", and enjoys high prestige and reputation throughout the country. At the beginning,
used martial arts to supplement the history of the left guard, and Tang Tianbao eight years (749), served as the envoy of the cross-Serbia army, and later as the envoy of the German army, the prefect of Jiuyuan, and the right soldier of Shufang Jiedu. For fourteen years, during the Tang Ping'an History Rebellion, Ren Shuofang Jiedu, from Lingwu (now southwest of Lingwu in Ningxia) to the east, out of Shanyu Mansion (now northwest of Inner Mongolia and Linger) to capture Jingbian Army (now Shanxi right) Yu), encircled Yunzhong (now Datong), conquered Mayi (now Shuozhou), and opened Dongxing Pass (now northeast of the county). For fifteen years, he led his troops to assist Li Guangbi, the deputy envoy of Hedong Jiedu and Zhijiedushi, and entered Hebei from Jingxing (now in Hebei) to Changshan (now Zhengding) and Guangbi. Dangshi Siming was located in Jiumen (now northwest of Gaocheng), Shahe (now Dasha River flows through Xinle and the section near Xingtang) and other places. Entering Hengyang (now Quyang), adopting deep trenches and high bases, the enemy will defend when they come, and the enemy will chase when they go. The tactics of raising troops during the day and attacking the camp at night made Shi Jun exhausted and went to Dongjiashan in Hengyang, defeating Shi Siming. And its reinforcements, captured more than 40,000 people, recovered more than ten counties in Hebei, cut off the rear traffic of the An army, and contained its westward advancement, which turned the situation in Hebei into a turn. He planned to advance to Fan Yang and learned that Tongguan (now northeast of Tongguan, Shaanxi) had fallen, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang fled to the west, so he and Li Guangbi led troops into Jingxing. Xuan was ordered to lead 50,000 troops to Lingwu to guard the newly ascended prince Li Heng (for Tang Suzong). In August of Deyuanzai (756), he was awarded the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Tongzhong Shumen Xiaping Zhangshi, and Shuofang Jiedushi. In November, tens of thousands of people from the tribes of Lihe Hequ Jiuxing Mansion and Liuhuzhou tribe relieved Shuo Fang's worries. In February of the second year, Guo Ziyi led his troops to recover Hedong (now southwest of Yongji, Shanxi) and Feng Yi (now Dali, Shaanxi), once broke through Tongguan, defeating General Cui Qianzheng. In April, he was awarded the deputy marshal of Sikong and Tianxiamen. Fengzhao led troops to Fengxiang (now part of Shaanxi), and set an ambush at Baiqu Liuyun Bridge (now southeast of Sanyuan) on the way and defeated General Li Guiren's iron cavalry 5000. In May, he defeated in the battle with An Shouzhong and Li Guiren in Qingqu (now west of Xi'an), and retired from Wugong (now northwest of Wugong). In September, with the Marshal Guangping King Li Chu led the Tang and Huihe soldiers with 150,000 soldiers, and then fought An Shouzhong and Li Guiren in the north of Xiangji Temple (now southwest of Chang'an County). They were defeated, killed by 60,000 and recovered. Chang'an, Kyoto (now Xi'an). In October, with the victory of Li Chu, he marched eastward. With the cooperation of the Uyghur Army, he defeated 150,000 soldiers such as Anzhuang and Zhang Tongru in Xindian (now southwest of Sanmenxia City, Henan), and forced An Qingxu to abandon Luoyang and retreat to Yecheng (now Anyang). ), add Situ with merit, feudal government, and was ordered to operate Hebei. In the first year of Qianyuan (758), he was entrusted with the order of the Zhongshu, and was ordered to join forces with Li Guangbi and other nine-junctions to fight for An Qingxu. In October, he led his troops across the Yellow River to Huojia (now in Henan), and General An Taiqing, encircled Weizhou (now Weihui). Shi Lu Jiong and other four-junior envoys will also be in Weizhou, and An Qingxu will dedicate 70,000 soldiers to the city for assistance. Ziyi chose 3000 crossbowmen to ambush at the base, and retreat first to lure the An army to the base. Ziyi led troops to pursue, captured An Qingxu's younger brother An Qinghe, and pulled Weizhou. Fighting again in Sorrow Sigang (now southwest of Anyang), beheading 30,000 people before and after, and then encamped with the army to encircle Yecheng. In March of the second year, the army and Shi Siming, who rescued An Qingxu's 50,000 soldiers, fought in the northern formation of Anyang River (now Anyang North), killing half of the time. The wind was violent, and the sky was dark and dark. The Tang army had no unified command. All of them were brought back to the town, Ziyi also led the army to retreat to Heyang (now south of Meng County) to protect the eastern capital. Revolve around Dongji, mountainThe marshals of Dong and Hedong, Quan Zhidong stayed behind. Later, the eunuch Yu Chaoen slandered and was relieved of military power. In the first year of Baoying (762), Taiyuan (now southwest of Taiyuan) and Jiangzhou (now Xinjiang, Shanxi) rebelled one after another. The court feared that they would contact the An army, but Feng Ziyi was the king of Fenyang, and he served as Shuofang, Hezhong, Beiting, Zeluxing camp Jiedu, and Xingping, Dingguo and other military deputy marshals, left the town of Jiangzhou. From Ziyi to Jiangzhou, 40 people were beheaded and accomplices. Taiyuan also followed suit. Since then, all towns in Hedong have obeyed the law. Soon, Ziyi was separated by the eunuch Cheng Yuanzhen, and was relieved of military power again. In the first year of Guangde (763), Tubo took advantage of the chaos of the Tang Ping'an history and had no time to go west and captured the vast areas of He and Long. Cheng Yuanzhen did not report his secret information. In October of that year, Tubo attacked Fengtian (now Qianxian, Shaanxi) and Wugong, and the capital was shocked. Daizong then used Ziyi as deputy marshal of the Guan, and went out of Xianyang (now northeast of Xianyang) to resist. Before the gathering of troops, 200,000 people, including Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, Di and Qiang, had crossed the Weishui River and approached Chang'an. Daizong abandoned Chang'an and headed east to Shanzhou, and Kyoto fell. Ziyi went to Shangzhou (now in Shaanxi), collected 4,000 guards from scattered soldiers and Wuguan (southeast of Danfeng today), motivated the soldiers with the shame of the country; , Scared Tubo, regained Chang'an. In the second year, Shuo Fang Jiedu, Hebei Deputy Marshal Pu Huaien turned against Tang. Ziyi served as deputy marshal of Guannei, Hedong, Hezhong Jiedu, and Shuofang Jiedu ambassador, leaving the town of Hezhongfu (in the southwest of Yongji, Shanxi). Soon, Wyan's counter-conspiracy was revealed, and his tribe was returned to Fuziyi. Huai'en rushed to Lingwu, and led them back to He and Tubo to tackle key problems, and Chang'an was shocked. Ziyi Fengzhao went out of town Fengtian and served as envoy of the North Dao Pi Ning, Jingyuan, East Hexi and Tubo. When Huai En and other tribes advanced to Fengtian, Ziyi was deployed in the south of Qianling (now northwest of Qianxian County, Shaanxi). Huihe and Tubo knew how to retreat without fighting. In the first year of Yongtai (765), the Huihe and Tubo army marched to encircle Jingyang (now part of Shaanxi). After hearing Pugu Huai'en violently died, they were divided into camps due to discord. Ziyi took advantage of the contradiction to lead a number of rides to the Huihe camp and convince His commander-in-chief medicine Ge Luo, and formed an alliance with it, defeated the Tubo army and stabilized the situation in Guanzhong. In the first year of the Dali period (766), in the middle of the Tunjun River, in order to solve the problem of army rations, the land was cultivated for self-cultivation. This year, there is no open land in the middle of the river, and the army is abundant. In the second year, the Huazhou Jiedu envoy Zhou Zhiguang, who was ordered to fight against the Tang Dynasty, and the members of the Zhiguang Ministry Wen Ziyi sent troops to defeat Zhiguang. In eight years, more than 100,000 people in Tubo attacked Jing and Feng (now Bin County). Ziyi sent troops and horses to make Hun Yu defeated in Yilu (now Changwu). So he summoned all generals to discuss matters. The plot for another battle was divided into three groups and cooperated with each other to win successively in Baicheng (now southwest of Lingtai, Gansu), Panyuan (east of Pingliang) and other places. In the following years, many troops were sent to repel the invasion of Tubo. Ziyi once wrote letters for reducing redundant officials, selecting talents and appointing talents, punishing small taxes, and rejuvenating the country. In nine years, when he was old, he entered the dynasty because of the restlessness of the frontier. Chen Jian proposed: Tubo, Dangxiang, and Tuyuhun are the main threats. It is necessary to deploy elite troops from all the inland areas to make long-term plans to defend the frontier. In the 14th year, Tang Dezong succeeded to the throne and was revered as the father of the prince. Guo Ziyi is jīng in strategy, rigorous in his troops, and lenient and strict in his administration, which is highly respected by his subordinates. Xu the country with one's own body, not afraid of danger, has experienced many battles, and has made outstanding achievements. During the four dynasties of Xuanzong, Suzong, Daizong, and Dezong, he was diligent in his duties and was in the country's security for more than 20 years, which played an important role in consolidating the rule of the Tang Dynasty.
