Han and Tang are the two dynasties that have influenced the world the most influential in Chinese history. To this day, there are still many "Chinatown " all over the world. Such an amazing dynasty has declined from prosperity because of the Anshi Rebellion, which has become an indelible stain in the life of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang . An Lushan launched the rebellion was killed by his son one year after he started the rebels. As the soul of the rebels, why did the Anshi Rebellion take 8 years to finally be pacified?
1, An Lushan is well prepared
Although An Lushan has always been favored by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, his ambition has been hidden for a long time. He has carefully planned this rebellion for nearly ten years. Has he prepared for so many years? He has made his foundation strong, the rebels are strong, and there are many famous generals who follow him. In addition, the more than 100,000 soldiers who have been carefully selected and trained are not something that Tang Jun can be pacified in a short time.
also pointed out that An Lushan has been entrenched in Hebei for more than 20 years, and his team of generals were promoted and trained by him, loyal to him, and under the influence of An Lushan, he had a ill-hearted attitude towards Datang . This also became the driving force for them to persist in rebellion. Even if the rebellion was later rebelled, Hebei Sanzhen only surrendered to the court on the surface, but in fact he did not listen to the court's mobilization. The Jiedushi adopted internal hereditary force and became the actual separatist force.
2. An Lushan's death accelerated the division of the rebels
An Lushan's death was not caused by the Tang army, but by the internal strife and seizure of power. An Qingxu is worried that his position will be lost and he will kill his father, but his ability is not good, and the convincing generals in the army are not as good as his father. Later, in the battles of Chang'an , Luoyang and other battles, the rebels gradually lost, which made the rebels panic, causing many rebels to surrender to Tang Dynasty .
On the one hand is Shi Siming , who constantly accumulates strength in secret, and An Qingxu, who believes in slander and kills innocent people, and is incapable. Later, under the offensive of the Tang army, An Qingxu retreated, and finally he could only express his resignation of the throne and let Shi Siming rescue him. Later, after the siege of Yecheng was lifted, Shi Siming killed four brothers including An Qingxu, seized the leadership of the rebels, and made the rebels pose another threat to the Tang army.
3. The Tang army lacks a unified commander
Shortly after An Lushan rebelled, Emperor Suzong of Tang succeeded to the throne and became the actual commander of the suppression of the rebellion. However, compared with his father when he was young, Emperor Suzong of Tang was much more mediocre, causing confusion in command. In fact, at this time, the governors who were loyal to the Tang Dynasty had already led their troops to rescue and participate in the fight against the rebellion. The best way for Emperor Suzong of Tang was to select a general with outstanding ability and prestige to serve as the commander of all the Tang army and to deploy them in a unified manner. It would be easier to suppress the rebellion and rebel army.
However, the weak Tang Suzong had concerns. He was afraid that after the rebels suppressed the rebellion, the commander had the military power and could not lose his head, which posed a new threat to the imperial power, which would be more than worth the loss. Therefore, he did not implement this strategy, which caused the Tang army to fight in various ways and lost many opportunities to completely eliminate the rebels.
summary
Originally, this rebellion had a chance to be put down in a short period of time, but the change of the Tang regime and the incompetence of the commanders made the Tang army make strategic mistakes one after another, losing opportunities again and again. Although there was an internal strife between the rebels on the other side, Shi Siming later inherited the rebel throne and re-formed a powerful rebel force. If Shi Siming had not been killed by his son later, the rebellion might have been extended. However, this eight-year rebellion eventually caused the decline of the national strength of the Tang Dynasty and the influence of all aspects decreased.
