Zhang Yichao, a native of Dunhuang who lived in 799 A.D., was born in a famous local family, and his family served as the governor of Dunhuang for generations, enjoying a lofty status and rich wealth.
In his hometown, the people of Guacha Isu and other eleven states have finally recovered their original territory after a hundred years of foreign occupation.
Zhang Yichao's upbringing environment was full of opportunities and challenges, but he relied on his talent and courage to win glory and dignity for himself and his hometown.
The national strength of the Tang Dynasty became weak after the Anshi Rebellion, and the border air defense was weak, and Tubo took the opportunity to occupy the border cities, including Dunhuang, and all Guazhou, Liangzhou, and Kuozhou fell in a few years.
They not only conquered the city, but also burned, killed, and plundered the people of the Central Plains, and did all kinds of evil.
Zhang Yichao, an outstanding general in the late Tang Dynasty, although his deeds are little known, his life was closely linked to the brutal rule of the Tibetan state.
Influenced by this environment since childhood, he became a patriot and admired General Feng Changqing, who fought bravely in the Anshi Rebellion.
However, when he grew up, the situation changed, and the country of Tibet was in turmoil and civil strife was frequent.
The people of the Tang Dynasty saw an opportunity and decided to fight back. Hedong Jiedu made Wang Zai lead the army to fight a beautiful battle, and the battle of Yanzhou made the Tubo people suffer.
Fengxiang Jiedu made Cui Heng also take the opportunity to recover many lost ground. This series of military victories made the Tang Dynasty soldiers and civilians rejoice, and they cheered for their victory.
Before and after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty was busy with internal affairs and had no time to take care of frontier military affairs, and Tubo took the opportunity to seize a large amount of territory. Zhang Yichao watched the actions of various places against Tibet, and his heart was itching, and he also wanted to lead the people of Shazhou to revolt.
But he knew that the uprising was not child's play, and success or failure depended on it, so he made full preparations. He knew that it would be difficult to defeat Tibet alone, so he decided to unite the three local forces to fight together.
Skillful use of religion, heroism and "Bagua array" to achieve victory The story we are going to tell today takes place in Dunhuang, Gansu Province in 848 AD, where Zhang Yichao launched a huge uprising and finally defeated the cruel Tubo army.
The success of the uprising is inseparable from three key factors: religion, heroism, and formation. First of all, Zhang Yichao is well aware of the power of religion. He used the influence of Buddhism in the local area to gain the support of many believers.
Although the leader of local Buddhism, Hong Wei, was a great and virtuous monk of the Tibetan people, he had been supporting the Tang Dynasty behind his back, which also won important resources for Zhang Yichao.
Secondly, Zhang Yichao knows how to use the local heroes. These people in the rivers and lakes are warm-hearted and have unique skills, and after joining Zhang Yichao's team, his combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced.
Local nobles also provided important military support. In the end, Zhang Yichao used a formation in the key battle, which was the famous "Bagua Array".
He set up this formation outside the city of Shazhou, defeated the Tubo army, and finally won the victory. The success of this uprising is inseparable from Zhang Yichao's ingenuity and strategy.
Zhang Yichao uses soldiers like a god, wins many battles, and really has the demeanor of Zhuge Wuhou of the Three Kingdoms.
The Shazhou uprising was a great success, Zhang Yichao immediately reported to the then emperor Tang Xuanzong, Xuanzong was very happy, a reward, Zhang Yichao was promoted to the defense envoy of Shazhou, from this moment on, he became the new master of the city guarded by the family for generations.
He won a great victory, but he was not complacent, but began to develop the ecology of Shazhou, actively cultivated the fields, recruited a large number of soldiers and horses, and successfully recovered a lot of lost land.
In addition, in his spare time, he defeated several small states (Uighurs, Tuguhun) and vigorously promoted the national and military prestige of the Tang Dynasty.
During the Tang Dynasty, a man named Zhang Yichao fought a difficult battle with Tubo in the yellow sand outside the Saiwai with the spirit of not being arrogant, impatient, or discouraged.
His perseverance, like a rope sawing wood and water drops piercing stones, finally in 851 AD, he successfully recovered the 12 states on the border of Hexi, which had fallen to Tibet for a hundred years, except for Liangzhou, all of which were returned to the Tang Dynasty, making great achievements for the country.
Zhang Yichao was well aware that although most of the Hexi region had been recovered, the most important Liangzhou was still in the hands of the Tibetans. As a strategic location, Liangzhou cut off the connection between Tibet and the Turks, making it impossible for them to unite.
One Liangzhou is worth as much as ten cities, so it must be recovered. So, in 861 AD, Zhang Yichao went into battle again, with only 7,000 soldiers, and set off with his nephew Zhang Huaishen.
After three years of fierce fighting, they successfully defeated the Tibetan army and recaptured the long-lost city of Liangzhou. Since then, the chaos of Hexi's hometown for more than 100 years has returned to the territory of the Central Plains again.
The Hexi Corridor, the throat of the Silk Road, was a strategic point in the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Yichao recaptured Hexi, which originally belonged to the Tang Dynasty, and served as the envoy of the festival, managing the affairs of observation, camp and field branches.
However, during the period of Tang Xuanzong and Tang Yizong, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty was weak and could not take care of too much. Therefore, Zhang Yichao wears many hats, and the general leader of Hexi is powerful, no matter how heavy the work is, he can do it competently and become more and more capable.
Not only can he fight wars, but he can also defend the captured land, strengthen defenses, develop production, and stabilize the situation.
However, this did not stop the ethnic minorities from their attempts to attack Hexi, and the Dangxiang in the east, the Uighurs in the north, the Tuhun in the southwest, and the old rival Tubo often came to Hexi to wage guerrilla warfare.
However, Zhang Yichao is not easy to match, and whoever dares to come, he will fight back. For example, once the Tuhun army planned to rob at night, but Zhang Yichao noticed it, and led his troops deep into their camp and beat them to the ground.
After cleaning up Tuhun and Tuhun were cleaned up, Zhang Yichao heard that the city of Yizhou was often harassed by the Uighurs, so he waved his hand and led his troops to attack the Uighurs.
His war operations in Hexi can be described as "invincible and invincible".
Zhang Yichao: A lifetime of running and recovering the territory; Iron-blooded protection of Hexi, internal repair of civil affairs; The prestige spreads far and wide, standing in the desert. However, the emperor was suspicious and took his brother hostage.
After Zhang Yitan's death, Zhang Yichao sacrificed himself to serve the country. In the seventy-four years of spring and autumn, he did not taste defeat, recovered the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and finally rested in the desert.
He is a legendary general and the patron saint of Hexi, and his story will forever be recorded in history. February** Dynamic Incentive Program