At the end of Sui Dynasty, Yang Di went against his will and practiced brutal rule. The government colludes with each other, and the darkness really makes people unable to survive. Therefore, there were more than 100 peasant uprisings in the Sui Dynasty, the most famous of which were three, and the largest peasant uprising was Wagangjun.
6 1 1 year, Zhai Rang released a "criminal" for saving people from danger, and was condemned for beheading. But after he got out of prison, he persuaded Zhai Rang to pull the banner of uprising. So Zhai Rang, his younger brother Zhai Hong, his nephew Mo Hou, and his friend Wang Ruxin rushed to Wagangshan, where they gathered for an uprising and started a bloody battle for eight years.
The peasant uprising army led by Zhai Rang grew rapidly. Later, in 6 16, Shi Mi, a feudal aristocrat, joined the Wagang Army and was highly valued by Zhai Rang. Wagang Army began to attack the city and defeated the repressive army sent by Zhang Xutuo in Sui Dynasty. Later, he captured the granary of the Sui Dynasty and returned to Luocang to open a warehouse to release grain. With the strong support of the people, the team quickly grew to hundreds of thousands. So Wagangjun established his own regime, but the highest power was stolen by Shi Biao. Shi Biao was narrow-minded, jealous and ungrateful, and killed Zhai Rang and other original crock leaders. Since then, the Wagang Army has been alienated from Germany, and its combat effectiveness has declined rapidly.
In 6 18, the wagang army was defeated by the king, and Shimei led the remnants of the army to go out. But later, he betrayed Tang Gaozu to stand on his own feet and was defeated by Tang Gaozu. Shimi died, and the wagang army uprising came to an end.
The background of wagangjun uprising
Wagangjun was a peasant uprising army at the end of Sui Dynasty. At that time, there were 100 peasant uprisings all over the country, and peasant uprisings were surging. The Sui Dynasty was turbulent, and Wagangjun was the most powerful peasant uprising army at that time. Defeated the troops that came to suppress the Sui Dynasty several times, which directly led to the demise of the Sui Dynasty, and the emperor Yang Di was killed by the Ministry. First, introduce the background of Wagangjun uprising.
Background of Wagangjun Uprising: At the end of Sui Dynasty, Yang Di was arrogant, extravagant, rebellious and tyrannical. Warlords everywhere are separated, and grass-roots officials bully their superiors and deceive their subordinates to extort money from ordinary people. Due to the construction of the Grand Canal and palace buildings, the corvee continued, the people's lives were miserable, and many people died of hunger and cold, so the broad masses of the people really could not survive at the end of Sui Dynasty. According to statistics, there were hundreds of peasant uprising troops at the end of Sui Dynasty, among which three were the most powerful, one was Wagang Army in Henan, the other was Dou Jiande Army in Hebei, and the other was Du Jun in Jianghuai area. The largest of them is the Wagang Army.
Zhai Rang, the leader of the Wagangjun Uprising, is a native of Weicheng, a sister village in southeast China today. He was originally a small official in the yamen, but because of injustice, he let the innocent "criminals" go, was sentenced to death and put in prison for execution. Seeing that Zhai Rang was a famous man, Master Huang released him and advised him to rise up and revolt. Zhai Rang went home, and his brother Zhai Hong, nephew Mo Hou and friend Wang Ruxin went to Wagangzhai for a rally. Now Dan Xiong Xin from Cao Zhou, Xu Shiqi from Weinan and Jia Xiong, a local rich man, have gathered in Wagang. They killed corrupt officials, opened warehouses to release grain and helped the poor, and won the support of the people. At that time, there was a song called "Help your grandfather, help your mother, and take your children to Wagang and Wagang Village to eat food." Farmers joined the Wagang Uprising Army in succession, and the Wagang Uprising Army quickly grew to 10,000 people.
After the wagangjun uprising
Wagangjun was the largest peasant uprising army in the late Sui Dynasty. Due to the darkness of the society at the end of the Sui Dynasty, farmers could not survive and had to rise up against the dark rule of the Sui Dynasty. The wagang army is the largest of these peasant uprisings. Wagangjun attacked counties and counties, opened warehouses for the people to release grain for disaster relief, and gained the support of the people, so it grew rapidly. Let's talk about the uprising of Wagangjun.
After the Wagang Army Uprising, the number of Wagang Army increased day by day, and the supply of rations became a big problem, so Xu Shiqi offered a plan to let Zhai Rang intercept the commercial production along the canal, and the supply of rations was guaranteed. In 6 14, wagang army won many battles, and controlled a section of Yongji canal from Liang (Kaifeng) to Liyang (Xunxian). The Sui Dynasty was greatly shaken. In 6 15, Zhang Xutuo led an army to suppress the wagang army and was defeated by it. In 6 16, Shi Mi joined the Wagang Army, which was highly valued by Zhai Rang. The wagang army has developed rapidly, reaching tens of thousands. 6 16 10, Zhang Xutuo led the army to suppress the wagang army again and was defeated by the wagang army again.
In 6 17, wagangjun captured xingluocang, one of the largest granaries in the sui dynasty, and opened warehouses to help the people. The rebel army grew to hundreds of thousands, becoming the largest peasant rebel army in China, and then seized the second largest granary in the Sui Dynasty and returned to Luocang. At this time, Wagangjun established political power. Zhai Rang ceded the throne to Shimei, whose name was Gong Wei. 6 17 is the first year of Yongping. This year, Wagangjun defeated the king who came to suppress. The situation of the wagang army was good, but at this time there was a division within the wagang army. On June 6165438+1October1day, Shi Mi killed Zhai Rang, Wang Ruxin, Zhai Hong and Mohou were killed at the same time, and Xu Shiqi was beheaded. This division.
In 6 18, Yang Di was killed and Yang Dong proclaimed himself emperor. Shi Biao led the Wagang Army to surrender to Yang Dong, and Yu Wenhuaji came to suppress the Wagang Army, which was defeated. In July 6 18, Wang attacked the wagang army, and the wagang army was defeated. Shi Biao led twenty thousand troops to surrender to Tang Gaozu. Later, he betrayed Tang Gaozu and became king on his own. He was attacked by Tang Gaozu and wiped out. Shi Biao also embarked on the road of no return, only 37 years old.
The result of wagangjun uprising
Wagangjun was the largest peasant uprising army in the late Sui Dynasty. The number of insurgents once reached hundreds of thousands, which shocked the rulers of Sui Dynasty. The rulers of Sui Dynasty sent troops to suppress Wagang Army several times, but they were all defeated by Wagang Army. But later, Shi Biao, who was born in a feudal aristocracy, stole the leadership of the Wagang Army, killed Zhai Rang, the leader of the Wagang Army, and made the Wagang Army go downhill. Let's talk about the results of the Wagangjun uprising first.
At the beginning, the Wagang Rebel Army was invincible and opened a warehouse to help the people, which was supported by the people. The ranks grew rapidly, reaching hundreds of thousands at most, which once threatened the stability of the capital and ruling class of the Sui Dynasty. But later, the feudal aristocrat Shi Mi joined the Wagang Army. Shi Biao read the art of war and knew how to fight, so Zhai Rang attached great importance to Shi Biao, who was always in trouble. Shi Biao did live up to expectations and made considerable contributions to the growth of the Wagang Army. But later, with the growth of the Wagang Army, Shi Biao became more and more powerful. Shi Biao began to form factions, cultivate his own forces, and began to compete with Zhai Rang for the leadership of the Wagang Army. However, Zhai Rang felt that Shi Biao was really better than himself, so he gave the supreme power to Shi Biao, but Shi Biao always felt that the existence of Zhai Rang was a threat to himself. So 617165438+1October1killed Zhai Rang, Wang Ruxin, Zhai Hong and Mo Hou were killed at the same time, Xu Shiqi was beheaded, and Wang Bodang and Dan kowtowed for mercy, only to be spared.
After Zhai Rang was killed, the Ministry was very chilling and realized that Shi Biao was a narrow-minded and ungrateful person. Therefore, the centrifugal force became heavier and the combat effectiveness decreased, and the Wagang Army went downhill from then on. In 6 18, the wagang army led by Shi Mi was almost completely annihilated in Tongshan War, and was later defeated by Wang's army. Shi Biao led the remaining 20,000 people to surrender to Tang Gaozu, then betrayed Tang Gaozu to stand on its own feet and was defeated by Tang Gaozu. Shi Biao is also dead.
The result of the Wagang Army uprising ended in failure, mainly because Shimi and his men left Germany, which led to the final failure of the Wagang Army.