Background:
The Battle of Suiyang was a famous battle during the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty. It took place in the first year of Emperor Suzong’s Li Heng to Germany. After Zhang Xun withdrew from Yongqiu, he led the people along. Suiyang Canal retreated southward. At that time, he had only 300 horses and 3,000 soldiers. He retreated to Suiyang, a strategic place known as the Jianghuai barrier, together with the prefect Xu Yuan, and Yao Yan, the magistrate of Chengfu County. After
, they sent generals Lei Wanchun, Nan Jiyun and other leaders to fight against the rebels, and defeated Yang Chaozong in the north of Ningling, beheading 20 rebel generals, killing more than 10,000 enemies, and surrendering the enemy’s corpses to Sui. In the Yang Canal, the canal does not flow. Yang Chaozong survived his death and ran away overnight. After the war, Zhang Xun received an edict from the imperial court and was named the master guest man, and also the deputy envoy of Henan Jiedu. The history of this battle is called the Battle of Suiyang, also known as the Battle of Suiyang.
Battle process:
After the death of An Lushan in the second year of Germany, his son An Qingxu faction leader Yin Ziqi led the elite troops of Tong Luo, Turks, Xi and other tribes with Yang Chaozong Together, a total of hundreds of thousands of people attacked Suiyang.
In the face of a strong enemy, Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan encouraged the soldiers to stand firm. From morning to noon, they fought more than 20 times and their morale was unfailing. Xu Yuan thought he was inferior to Zhang Xun, so he promoted Zhang Xun as the commander in chief, and he was in charge of raising military rations and war supplies. After Zhang Xun became the coach, he first cleared the internal rebel general Tian Xiurong, and then led his troops out of the city to attack the rebels, defeated them and fled, and seized a large number of carts, horses, cattle and sheep. Zhang Xun distributed all the spoils to the soldiers, and he didn't want it. After this great victory, the court worshiped Zhang Xun as Yushi Zhongcheng; Xu Yuan as Dai Yushi; and Yao Xu as the official doctor.
In May, when the wheat is ripe, the rebels are collecting wheat outside the city to fill the army. After Zhang Xun saw it on the city, he assembled the soldiers and beat the drums as if they wanted to fight. . Upon seeing this, the rebels immediately stopped harvesting wheat for battle. At this time, Zhang Xun stopped beating the drum and asked the sergeant to take a rest. When the rebels saw this, they relaxed their vigilance. Zhang Xun seized the opportunity and ordered Nan Jiyun to lead his army to open the gate and rush out suddenly, rushing to Yin Ziqi's camp, beheading and drawing the flag. At the same time, a rebel general led more than a thousand cavalry soldiers to surrender under the city. While Zhang Xun was answering questions with the enemy generals in the city, he secretly ordered dozens of warriors to hang from the city with hooks, swords, and crossbows to sneak into the waterless moat, taking advantage of the large number of rebels outside the city. When on alert, the warriors fought bravely, and the rebels were caught off guard and injured many people.
Post-war impact:
At that time, the imperial court was only supported by taxes from the Yangtze and Huai rivers. Suiyang was located in the middle of the Bianhe River section of the Grand Canal and was an important town in the Jianghuai River. , If it is lost and the canal is blocked, the consequences will be disastrous. Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan defended Suiyang, their strength was less than 7000 at most, and they wiped out 120,000 rebels in more than 400 battles. Suiyang held on for October. During this period, the imperial court continued to receive financial aid from Jianghuai. It has completed the process of recovery and preparation to counterattack. It has regained Xijing Chang'an in the previous month and regained it 10 days after Suiyang fell. In Luoyang, Tokyo, the rebels were no longer able to go south. The Tang Dynasty was able to preserve the whole world, and Suiyang held it for October.
