Yang Xuangan
Yang Xuangan was born in Hongnongyang, the son of Su Yang, a hero of Sui Dynasty. Although he comes from a famous family, he is brave. People even say that he is Xiang Yu alive. In 6 13, Yang Xuangan rose up in Liyang to fight against Sui Dynasty, and the army grew rapidly to several hundred thousand. It stands to reason that with his bravery, he should be able to overthrow the rule of the Sui Dynasty. However, Yang Xuangan's failure also led to extinction. Then, why was Xiang Yu of Sui Dynasty finally defeated and killed?
First, Xiang Yu is alive.
According to historical records, Yang Xuangan was "magnificent in appearance and beautiful in beard". He not only likes reading, but also likes riding and shooting. He is "brave and powerful", holding a spear in every battle, taking the lead, and "screaming at the top of his lungs, he is shocked by heaven and man." At that time, people thought he was "the living Xiang Yu". Plus Yang Xuangan is good at running the army and treating soldiers well, so soldiers are willing to work for him. Coupled with Yang Xuangan's family background, his power grew rapidly after he started his business.
Yang Xuangan's army started with only 10,000 men. He led these troops across the Yellow River from Ji Jun to the south, "from chaos to the city". A few days later, Yang Xuangan arrived at the gate of Shangchun in Luoyang, with "hundreds of thousands of people". Yang Xuangan also said to the local elders: "Today, regardless of those who destroyed their families and annihilated their families, they have solved the urgent need for the world and saved Li Yuan's life." People are very happy to hear Yang Xuangan's words, because they have suffered too much under the tyranny of Yang Di, so thousands of people come to Yang Xuangan every day.
Second, don't accept good words.
But Yang Xuangan was finally defeated and killed, mainly because he didn't take a good word from anyone and missed the best opportunity! This person is Shi Mi, who has a long history with the Yang family. At that time, Su Yang admired Shi Biao very much, and Yang Xuangan became bosom friends with him. After learning the news of Yang Xuangan Uprising, Shi Biao came to defect as soon as possible. Yang Xuangan was overjoyed and asked Shi Biao to be his teacher. Shi Biao immediately offered Yang Xuangan three strategies. If Yang Xuangan had adopted the upper middle school strategy, the Sui Dynasty might have been overthrown long ago.
Shi Biao's best policy is to "take the thistle by surprise, March straight into it, and seize its throat", that is, to lead the army north and cut off the retreat of Emperor Yang Di, and wait until the army runs out of food and grass, "the people will not lift it, but will give up without a fight"; China's central policy is "don't attack the city and plunder the land, go into battle lightly, and go west as soon as possible", and directly occupy Chang 'an, which is a "win-win" situation; The best way is to "follow the near and go east first", and at the same time, Shi Biao pointed out that "the outcome is unknown, and this plan is also". Yang Xuangan, on the other hand, thinks that "planning from the public is the best policy".
Third, defeated and killed.
Yang Xuangan went his own way and led the army to Luoyang City. At the beginning, we won many victories and gained great momentum. He believes that "the world responded by working in the morning." However, Sui Jun stationed in Luoyang has been guarding, so Yang Xuangan has not been able to break Luoyang, which has delayed a lot of time. In this process, Yang Di sent troops and armies, and various armies have approached Luoyang. After Yang Xuangan defeated and fought many times, he realized that he should March into Guanzhong.
After arriving at Hongnong, Yang Xuangan stayed behind and besieged the city for three days, but it was still unsuccessful. At this time, the pursuer had arrived, and Yang Xuangan had to go to war with Sui Jun. Even if he was as brave as Xiang Yu, it would not change this situation. After all, his soldiers were recruited temporarily and had no combat experience, so they were "three defeats in one day." Finally, Yang Xuangan and his younger brother Yang Jishan fled on foot. Yang Xuangan realized that he couldn't escape, so he let his brother commit suicide. Yang Xuangan's strategic planning mistakes, not listening to Shi Mi's plan, are the main reasons for his failure. Later, Tang gaozu rose up and went straight to Chang 'an, and finally won the world.