"Save Private Ryan" is a film made by the American in 1998. The film describes that after the Normandy landed, among the four sons of Ryan's family who participated in the battle on the front line, except for Private James Ryan, the youngest son of the 101st Airborne Division, wh

"Save Private Ryan" is a film made by the American in 1998. The film describes that after the Normandy landed, among the four sons of Ryan's family who participated in the battle on the front line, except for Private James Ryan, the youngest son of the 101st Airborne Division, who is still missing, the other three sons have all died in various places within two weeks. After learning about this, General Marshall, the chief of staff of the United States Army, ordered the front line to organize an eight-person team to find Private James Ryan, who was uncertain of life and death in the vast crowd and rain of bullets, and sent him back to the rear safely. After the release of the movie

, many people were moved by the humanitarian behavior of the United States using its national power to find an ordinary soldier. However, today, what we want to tell you is that this behavior occurred in the Han Dynasty in China 2,000 years ago. In order to rescue a Chinese army that was isolated outside the Frontier, the Han government of the Chinese 2,000 years ago also used the power of the state to rescue them safely. The performance of this army when it was besieged outside the Frontier has been touching and marvelous.

Shichengzi site is located in the gentle slope hilly area in front of Magouliang Village, Banjiegou Town, Qitai County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, south of Hebayan Village, and northwest of Magou River. Because there are a large number of rocks on the mountain stream on the east side of the site, it is called "Shichengzi" by the masses. In 2013, the Shichengzi site was announced by the State Council as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In April 2020, it was shortlisted for the 2019 National Top Ten New Archaeological Discovery Final Evaluation Project. The story that happened here 2000 years ago is like this:

Geng Gong, a general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, whose courtesy name is Bozong, is now from Northeastern Xingping, Shaanxi. He is the No. 1 male lead in this blockbuster.

According to the "Book of Han", in 74 AD, the Eastern Han Dynasty re-established the Western Regions Protectorate, and Geng Gong and Guan Chong were appointed as the Wuyi School Captain. The following year, the Northern Xiongnu Chanyu sent 20,000 elite troops to attack Cheshi, killed Cheshi Queen, and instead attacked Geng Gong's garrison, which had stationed hundreds of people, and surrounded him into the city. This city is today's Shichengzi ruins.

What should I do if a city with hundreds of people is surrounded by 20,000 elite Huns? Geng Gong observed the terrain and saw that there was a river outside Shichengzi, which could provide water for the troops. As the saying goes, water is the source of life. With the water force, you can survive. Even if you lack food and clothing, you can overcome it, and it doesn’t matter. Therefore, Geng Gong decided to defend the city. Even if there were many enemies outside the city and the situation was critical, the soldiers should have the responsibility to defend the country.

The battle began. Geng Gong applied the poison to the arrow and passed the message to the Northern Huns, saying, "This is a magic arrow in the Han Dynasty. Those who are hit by the arrow will have strange things." So he shot arrows with a hard bow. The Northern Huns who were shot in the arrow were panicked when they saw the blood boiling in the wound. At that time, it happened to be a storm. Geng Gong's army took advantage of the rain to attack the Northern Xiongnu and killed many Northern Xiongnu people. The Northern Huns were very frightened and said to each other: "The Han army has divine power, it's so terrible!" So they rescued and retreated.

Repel once does not mean that it will be repelled forever. The retreating Huns quickly made a comeback and could not conquer for a long time. Soon they thought of a trick - cut off the water source in the city, die of thirst for the Han soldiers, and force the Han soldiers to surrender. What should I do if I have no water? Ban Gu, the author of "Book of Han", said that these Han soldiers "drink them with horse manure and juice", and at this time there was no food in the city, so the soldiers had to "boil armor and crossbow and eat their tendons and leather." When the Huns saw the Han Dynasty soldiers, they laughed arrogantly: You are going to be thirsty and starved to death, will you surrender? Then, an envoy for negotiation was sent.

The envoy entered the city and said to Geng Gong and his soldiers: "Surrender. We the Huns have cattle, sheep and women. If you surrender, you will have meat to eat. We can also marry you. It would be great that you can start a family and reproduce in our Huns. General Geng, you can marry our Huns princess, and you can't enjoy all the glory and wealth!" Geng Gong was very angry and killed the Huns' envoy and put it on the top of the city as a barbecue. Many years later, Yue Fei wrote a famous line in "Manjianghong·Angry Hair Crown": Ambition to eat the meat of the Huns in hunger, and laugh at the thirst and drink the blood of the Huns.

The Huns were so angry that they trembled and attacked the city again, screaming one by one, trying to cut off the heads of the ungrateful Han people, but they were soon beaten back by Geng Gong and the others.Then, Geng Gong thought that it would not be a problem to continue like this. He had no food to eat armor, crossbows and saddles, and had no water to drink. Even if he could "drink horse manure juice and drink it", the horse could not pull out the manure. What should he do? So he decided to dig a well, have enough food and clothing, and be self-sufficient.

Some soldiers were drawn down to dig wells. According to the "Book of Han", in May of the 18th year of Yongping, soldiers dug a well in the city for fifteen feet, but still no water was released. They were thirsty and tired. They saw that the well was dug, and they had no hope. However, Geng Gong was not discouraged and personally led the soldiers to dig wells and transport soil. Soon, the spring water gushed out and everyone shouted long live. The soldiers were full and all were very excited. Geng Gong asked them to take the water to the city tower, and then poured the water down from the city tower to show the Huns: "Aren't you going to die of thirst? Now we have water, come up and take a shower!" The Huns were very surprised when they saw it, thinking that there was a god helping the Han army, so they led their troops to retreat.

It is not a big mistake to leave the Huns and the Han army abandoned the city and return, but Geng Gong did not do so. He said: "If we choose to leave, why should we wait until now? And if we do that, can we be worthy of the court and the country!" Then, he thought of rescue and sent a small team to Turpan to bring rescue soldiers. The lead is a man named Fan Qiang , the No. 2 male lead in this blockbuster. He first arrived at Hongliu City in Turpan, where Guan Chong's troops were guarding there, but facing him was an empty city and the bodies of his comrades. The Huns had swept the place, and Guan Chong's troops had all died in battle!

fan Qiang wiped away his tears, led his own team to the east, walking through the vast desert, and finally arrived at Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty thousands of miles away. The news of Geng Gong being surrounded reached the emperor's ears, and civil and military officials began to discuss in the court. Some people said, "I'm afraid it's not possible? When our reinforcements arrived, Geng Gong and the others were afraid that they would have lost their bodies!" Everyone thought this person was right: "What's the point if they went to save a bunch of corpses?" Listening to these people's words, Situ Bao Yu stood up and said, " is now in a dangerous place, and abandoned them in a hurry. Outside, they will be violent to the barbarians, and inside, they will be injured and killed. If they are not saved, the Huns will be a bandit again. How will Your Majesty use generals? "

means: We great men, we must be kind in our lives and do things. The soldiers will go on an expedition. In times of crisis, we will not care about them. We indulge in cruel barbarians and hurt the hearts of those loyal ministers and generals. If they are not saved now, and the Huns make a comeback in the future, who will serve the Han Dynasty? So, you must save your hero! When the emperor heard this, he made a decision on the spot: "Save people!" So, 2,000 years ago, the Great Han version of the rescue plan was launched! Fan Qiang galloped quickly and it was winter to reach the border. With the emperor's order, he gathered a total of 7,000 troops from the three counties of Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and Shanshan Kingdom, and marched towards Shichengzi.

That winter, the snow almost buried people. The Book of Han does not record how Fan Qiang and others bravely entered the Tianshan Mountains to save people. It was just that Geng Gong and his soldiers suddenly heard the sound of soldiers late at night, thinking that the Huns were coming again, and they passed messages one by one, preparing to fight. Fan Qiang shouted to them, "I am Fan Qiang, I am here to save you!" Geng Gong and his soldiers then relaxed their tense strings. Regarding this paragraph, we still appreciate the original text of ancient Chinese: "I heard the sound of soldiers and horses in the city at night, and thought the enemy was coming, and I was shocked. He called out from afar: I am Fan Qiang. The Han Dynasty sent troops to welcome the lieutenant!"

The next scene is something everyone can imagine: Long live the city. When the door was opened, wept together. Tomorrow, we will follow each other and return together. The enemy soldiers chased him and fought and walked. The officials and soldiers were hungry and tired, and there were twenty-six people in Fashule. They died along the way. In March, they arrived at Yumen... only thirteen people remained. Zheng Zhong, the guard of Yumen, saw these people "wearing clothes and wearing hard clothes, describing them withered appearances", bathed and changed their clothes for them personally, and wrote to the emperor, saying, "Geng Gong used a single soldier to defend the lonely city, and was in conflict with the Huns. He had been exhausted for tens of thousands of people for more than a year. He dug a mountain to make a well and cooked a crossbow to make food. He had no hope of death for a lifetime. He killed thousands of people in the front and back, and was loyal and brave, and was not ashamed of the great Han Dynasty.The righteousness of respect and integrity has never been seen in ancient and modern times. It is advisable to show his title to be a general with a strong general. "

came back safely. Behind Geng Gong and the others was the unfallen flag of the big man. Our story seems to have been told here, but how can a movie be done without a female number 1? In fact, in this movie, there is also a female number 1. She is the queen of Cheshi Kingdom. In historical books, it says that although she is a minority, she has a high degree of sinicization. During the days when the Han army was besieged, she not only brought food and drink to the Han army, but also provided military intelligence to the Han army. But for some reason, she was rarely mentioned in later historical books, so her beautiful image can only be imagined by people today.

Finally, we say weakly: The reason why the Shichengzi ruins are famous in history , because Geng Gong led his army to make immortal achievements here in the battle against the Huns, and fought against the Huns, which was hundreds of times his own with a very small force, defeating the enemy's siege for more than seven months. The bravery and tragic battles of the Han Dynasty were remembered by future generations. In the end, it created a miracle in the history of our country where the weak defeated the strong and the lonely army won. It wrote a brilliant stroke for Shule City in the long history of pacifying the Western Regions. Today's test Ancient historical materials show that the Shichengzi site has been through Han, Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang dynasties. Archaeologists have collected tiles, plate tiles, square bricks and a large number of sand-clad gray pottery pieces on the surface of the city. The shapes of the vessels include jars, basins, urns, bowls, etc., as well as charcoal essence tiger ornaments and complete pottery. These vessels have a typical Han Dynasty style.

Reference materials: 1. "Book of the Later Han Dynasty·Volume 19·Biography of Geng Yan No. 9";

2. The Shichengzi site in Qitai, Xinjiang won the "Field Archaeology Award" the highest award in the archaeology industry in China, China Radio and Television, 2020-03-31;

3. The results of the preliminary evaluation of the top ten archaeological new discoveries in the country in 2019 were announced. 20 projects were shortlisted for the final evaluation, the website of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage 2020-04-06;

4. Searching Shule City-Shichengzi site in 2017, Xinjiang Administration of Cultural Heritage, 2020-03-31. et al.