Speaking of the history of ancient China, many people also have some of their own views, the continuous change of power in historical dynasties, there are always ming lords to create a prosperous era, and then pass on the throne, some more mediocre and dim-witted descendants, they have lost the inheritance of their ancestors, and the land has been occupied by others.
The change of various dynasties in history was also the result of some peasant uprisings, natural disasters, heavy policies of the state, taxes, and other social unrest, and only then did some peasant uprisings, warlords divide the territory, and eventually capable warlords appeared, changed the chaotic world, quelled rebellions, and established a new unified political power.
That is to say, as was once said in the Three Kingdoms, the great affairs of the world will be divided for a long time, and they will be united for a long time.
In the country, if the society is very stable, the economic development is very prosperous, and the politics are clear, then there is no rebellion, but in the Tang Dynasty, there was such a rebellion, that is, the "Anshi Rebellion".
The Anshi Rebellion was a very important turning point during the Tang Dynasty, and it was also an inflection point in the Tang Dynasty's transition from prosperity to decline, in which there were two very famous women, the first woman was Wu Zetian, who came to the world as a woman, founded the Great Zhou Dynasty, and finally ruled for many years, and only later in the twilight years, returned the Jiangshan to the Li clan.
Another very famous woman is Yang Yuhuan, Yang Guifei, she is the favorite concubine of Tang Xuanzong and Tang Ming Emperor, who looks like a disaster to the country and the people, and above the imperial court, this period because of Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and others, became very smoky miasma, especially corrupt, the imperial court bureaucrats are superfluous, there is no real thing to do, and the local army is also free and scattered, lack of strong execution.
At this time, An Lushan came to this court, and he used his clever mind to seduce Emperor Tang Ming and Yang Guifei, and even recognized Yang Guifei as a dry lady, and colluded with those adulterous ministers, constantly colluding with interests, and finally had a very great power.
And his rights are not only as the three military towns of jiedushi envoy, but also has a very direct military right, at that time the total strength of the entire Tang Dynasty was about 600,000, an Lushan in the hands of the number of troops was 180,000, accounting for about 1/3 of the total army, while other local armies are very disorganized, such as the general Guo Ziyi, Ge Shuhan two people, the core army led by only 220,000 people, the army directly led by the central government is 90,000 people, and there are also Western Soldiers. Under the leadership of Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi, there were 40,000 people.
It can be seen from this that An Lushan alone has 1/3 of the army of the Tang Dynasty, which is really very powerful, and Tang Xuanzong is also very fond of An Lushan, directly arranging so many armies, military and political powers in his hands.
And An Lushan's rebellion was very sudden, caught people off guard, at that time, the entire Tang Dynasty land, was the Taiping scene of the Kaiyuan prosperous world, singing and dancing, many troops lacked combat effectiveness, really for many years can not see the wolf smoke and flames.
And Tang Xuanzong was also very devastated, not only indulging in female sex, listening to the words of the traitorous courtiers, but also suppressing many capable courtiers. An Lushan was a very talented and intelligent person, who had planted a lot of eyeliner with money and power over the entire court, and was able to grasp some movements in the imperial court at any time.
An Lushan was constantly planning, as his power grew larger and larger, his selfishness became heavier and heavier, and his desire was more and more inflated, at that time he was already very clear that some of the shortcomings of the entire Tang court also understood the shortcomings of many places, and in the continuous accumulation, he had a very strong military strength, as well as a very perfect logistical support, which also allowed him to directly establish a very high prestige in the three towns of Fanyang, and he could be the emperor of these three places, covering the sky with one hand, and his power was very large.
So he finally saw the opportunity and directly rebelled.
After An Lushan raised his army, he drove all the way from the border pass to Chang'an, first attacked from Luoyang, after capturing Luoyang, he actually successfully captured Chang'an, at this time, I have to say that An Lushan is really a very talented person, go to Chang'an and then claim the emperor.
Many people are very confused, how in the end An Lushan was able to get to such a successful point step by step?
An Lushan became emperor, and the country had already seen An Lushan's rebellion at this time, and had no choice but to start using Guo Ziyi, an old general, and it took Guo Ziyi 8 years to quell the An Shi rebellion.
Under the leadership of An Lushan, the strength of the rebel army was very strong, and the Army of the Tang Dynasty was poor and weak, and the final pacification of the Anshi Rebellion was also due to the persistence and planning of Guo Ziyi, who was able to be a powerful general.
In addition, among the rebels, there were also some very discordant voices, and they also began to fight infighting, so they lost some advantages and strong strength.
During the 8 years of the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty also suffered very heavy losses, especially the population, and many people were displaced because of the continuous conquest of the battlefield.
Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty during this period, the population decreased sharply, the national strength declined, and the entire Tang Dynasty society went backwards for decades. Many people have analyzed why An Lushan's army ability is so strong, and such a powerful army of Datang took such a long time to conquer An Lushan's rebels. There are several aspects.
First, An Lushan's army was all nomadic, and his army style was like those of the Hun Turks, meaning that the martial arts and memories on horseback were extraordinary, and the mobility was very flexible.
Second, An Lushan's war horses are very good, in this society at that time, the cavalry is the standard that can determine the victory or defeat of the battlefield, and the duel of the cavalry, their war horses are very critical factors, An Lushan's soldiers and horses are strong, the war horses he chooses are very endurance and explosive war horses in the grassland, and the quality is more powerful than some horses raised in the Central Plains.
Third, An Lushan He has a very strong personal leadership, An Lushan he is very clever, although he is not from a good background, just a Turkic civilian, but he entered the army, and constantly used his own principles of sleekness in dealing with people to grab the greatest benefits for himself.
In addition, he is also very brave and fights very well. Knowing how to seduce the magnates and let these magnates say good things for themselves in front of the emperor, in fact, the end of the Anshi Rebellion in the end is really very legendary.
Two years after the rebellion, An Lushan was killed by his son An Qingxu and seized power, and An Qingxu was later killed by his generals.
After An Qingxu's death, Shi Siming took over the rebel army and continued to expand his territory, but Shi Siming was killed by his son Shi Chaoyi, at this time the rebels continued to fight infighting, becoming a scattered sand, and Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and many other generals, looking for this opportunity, finally divided the rebels and attacked them, won the final victory, and the AnShi rebellion will finally be quelled.
In the final analysis, although the rebels are very brave, but the Tang Dynasty, the entire world of soldiers and horses are fighting against the rebels of the Anshi Rebellion, but it still took 8 years, it can be seen that at this time, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army is really very weak, there has been no war in the world for a long time, and the military discipline of the army is relaxed, which really makes people sigh.