In the ninth year of the Great Cause (613 AD), when Emperor Yang of Sui led his army to smash Liaodong City in Goguryeo, Yang Xuangan stabbed him in the back.
Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo for the second time, besieged the city for dozens of days, and was only one step away from breaking the city, a fast horse came to the military camp, and then Emperor Yang of Sui learned that Yang Xuangan had rebelled. Yang Xuangan is the eldest son of Yang Su, and because of his father's exploits, Yang Xuangan is also in a high position in the court.
Yang Su can be described as Yang Guang's great benefactor, if it weren't for Yang Su's support for Yang Guang and the abolition of the crown prince Yang Yong, Yang Guang's throne may not be able to be obtained, but after Yang Su died of illness, Yang Guang said: "Make Su immortal, and eventually become a Yi clan." "It means that if Yang Su doesn't die, he will have to be punished by the Nine Clans in the end.
Yang Guang was extremely suspicious, even if Yang Su was loyal, he was also suspicious, maybe Yang Su could bear it, but Yang Xuangan was quite dissatisfied with this. Although Yang Guang was suspicious, he did not pose any substantial threat to Yang Xuangan and the Yang family, but just in case, Yang Xuangan was secretly preparing to rebel.
Before Yang Guang led his army to conquer Goguryeo, Yang Xuangan asked to join the war, and Yang Guang was very pleased with this, so he handed over the important task of escorting grain and grass to Yang Xuangan. Yang Xuangan deliberately procrastinated, did not give the front line ** food and grass, Yang Guang sent people to urge to no avail, the third day of the sixth month of the ninth year of the great cause, Yang Xuangan used the excuse that the right Xiaowei would protect the rebellion in the future, and rebelled.
At first, Yang Xuangan raised troops smoothly, and in the call against Emperor Yang of Sui, there were more and more rebel troops, even exceeding 100,000 people. At the same time, every time he fought, Yang Xuangan must take the lead and charge ahead, and some people also praised Yang Xuangan as Xiang Yu's rebirth, so he also has a certain prestige in the army.
But just two months after Yang Xuangan raised his army, the rebel army was suppressed, and Yang Xuangan was also defeated and died. So why did the vigorous anti-Sui uprising fail in just two months?
1. The bureaucracy of the Sui Dynasty remained united.
The reason why Yang Xuangan's uprising is so large is largely due to Yang Guang's **. After Yang Guang ascended the throne, a series of major projects continued, such as the Grand Canal, the construction of Luoyang City, the construction of the Great Wall, and the conquest of Goguryeo with the strength of the country.
Yang Xuangan raised his arms and shouted, and there were countless responders, pulling up 100,000 horses in a short period of time, however, Yang Xuangan did not expect that Emperor Yang of Sui's bureaucratic team was still as stable as a rock.
The power of the state apparatus cannot be underestimated, and even though Yang Xuangan won the hearts of the people, he was still overstretched in the face of the powerful regular army of the Sui Dynasty. After learning of Yang Xuangan's rebellion, Emperor Yang of Sui immediately ordered the suppression to begin, and the Sui army gathered everywhere and immediately rushed to Yang Xuangan, including the Sui army's future protector.
Yang Xuangan raised troops from Liyang, the first time to send troops to Luoyang, Luoyang at that time was named Fan Zigai, Fan Zigai organized people to hold Luoyang City firmly, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Fan Zigai also killed the general Pei Hongce, who had just been defeated. is the so-called killing a hundred people, but at that time, there were many second-generation officials in the army, such as Han Shi, the son of Han Baohu, Yang Gongdao, the son of Yang Xiong, and Lai Yuan, the son of Lai Hu'er.
Lai Hu'er was the most depressed one of Yang Xuangan's mutiny, originally he was ordered to attack Goguryeo from the waterway, but he became a "traitor" in Yang Xuangan's mouth halfway, this matter can be big or small, and Yang Guang is suspicious and heavy, and if he is not careful, his family may be ruined.
Second, Laihu'er's son surrendered to Yang Xuangan, which made Laihu'er even more embarrassed.
Historical records record that "the generals are salty, they should not be returned, they are stubborn, and the guards shouted: Luoyang is besieged, and the heart is sick; Goryeo rebelled against his fate, and he was still sick with scabies. Public affairs, know everything, specialize in me, don't care about everyone, there are frustrated people, military law is engaged! ”
When Laihu'er learned that Luoyang was besieged by Yang Xuangan, he immediately ordered to rescue the Eastern Capital, but they did not receive an order from the emperor at that time, and the generals thought that they could not act without permission. But in the eyes of Laihu'er, the military situation was urgent, and rescuing Luoyang was the top priority, so he told the generals that he took all the responsibilities alone, and finally Laihu'er was recognized by Emperor Yang of Sui.
Even though his son surrendered and was framed, Lai Hu'er still stood firmly on the side of Emperor Yang of Sui, which shows that the bureaucracy of the Sui Dynasty was still stable at that time, and Yang Xuangan felt that it was difficult to shake the powerful state apparatus.
Second, Yang Xuangan's personal decision-making problem.
People don't walk without heads, birds don't fly without heads, Yang Xuangan is the leader of the rebel army, his personal decision-making is the direction of the rebel army, if Yang Xuangan's decision-making is wrong, then the defeat of the rebel army is inevitable.
Yang Xuangan has a lot of troops, but in the face of the strong Luoyang City, he has no choice, and if the time drags on for a long time, there will be more and more reinforcements from the imperial court, and at that time, he will definitely die. So Yang Xuangan adopted Li Zixiong's countermeasures and directly attacked Guanzhong, as long as he could open Yongfeng Cang to help the people, he would be able to gain a firm foothold.
Time was pressing, but on the way west, at the location of Hongnong Palace, the rebel army met a group of people, and learned from the people that Hongnong Palace had a lot of food and was easy to overcome. Yang Xuangan wanted to snatch these grains and grasses, and when he arrived at Hongnong Palace, Hongnong Taishou Yang Zhiji scolded at the head of the city, Yang Xuangan was born noble, how could he endure the insults of others, under anger, Yang Xuangan decided to attack Hongnong Palace.
Those people who blocked the road were likely to be pretended by Yang Zhiji, and the insult to Yang Xuangan was to deliberately provoke him, Li Mi persuaded Yang Xuangan bitterly, but Yang Xuangan didn't listen, and had to attack Hongnong Palace.
The Sui army was in hot pursuit, and Yang Xuangan was delayed in Hongnong Palace for several days, and by the time Yang Xuangan realized that things were not good, it was too late, and the armies of Yuwenshu, Wei Wensheng, Laihu'er, and Qu Tutong had already caught up with the rebel army, and Yang Xuangan became a turtle in the urn.
Yang Xuangan is talented and capable, but he is not a qualified commander, he will be in the plan but not in the brave, and his ability to command the army is also.
It constrained the development and growth of the rebel army.
Third, the timing is wrong, and the strength is too weak.
When Yang Xuangan raised his army, Emperor Yang of Sui was attacking Goguryeo, which seemed to be a very good time, but from God's point of view, Yang Xuangan was still too anxious.
The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, even if Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty is not good, the decline of the Sui Dynasty is not achieved overnight, at that time, under the oppression of the Sui Dynasty, the signs of an uprising have already appeared, but the time is not yet yet.
Even if Yang Xuangan adopts Li Mi's decision, even if Yang Xuangan does not stay in Hongnong Palace, it will be difficult for him to take Tongguan and occupy Guanzhong. The Sui army rescued quickly and had strong strength, Yang Xuangan in Luoyang couldn't attack it, and Yang Xuangan in Hongnong Palace couldn't attack it, there were enemies in front and back, and sometimes strategy couldn't solve the shortcomings of strength.
Yang Xuangan had a short time to start the army, and the preparation was insufficient, and the equipment was even more not, although he had won a few battles, but in the face of the regular army, he was far from an opponent, the time and place were untenable, and the people were also relative, so failure became the inevitable result.
Although Yang Xuangan ended in failure, he opened the curtain of anti-Sui, and the ruling group began to ** from then on, the death knell of the Sui Dynasty has sounded, and the surging peasant rebel army at the end of the Sui Dynasty will push Emperor Yang of Sui to the bottomless abyss.