The poet Gao Shi participated in five wars in his lifetime

1. The Battle of Tongguan

Cause of the war: In 755 AD, An Lushan rebelled. In the fifteenth year of Tianbao (756), An Lushan, who occupied Luoyang, sent cui Qianyou to attack Tongguan. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ordered Ge Shuhan to command an army.

Gao Shi's status in the military: Gao Shi served as the "Left Shiyi, Transferred to Supervise the Imperial History", assisting Ge Shuhan in guarding Tongguan. Earlier, Ge Shuhan wrote hexi Jiedushi envoy, recommended Gao Shi to be the left guard Cao, serving as the chief secretary of his palace, and serving in Ge Shuhan's army for a long time.

Ending: Goshuhan was defeated and captured, and was eventually killed by the rebel commander An Qingxu. After the defeat of Ge Shuhan's army, Gao Shi rode west from Luogu to meet Xuanzong, so he stated the reason for the defeat of Tongguan.

2. Quell the rebellion of Li Xuan, the Yong King

Cause of the war: In 756, the Yong King Li Xuan rebelled against the Tang court, wanting to emulate the Eastern Jin Dynasty, occupy Jiangnan, and compete with Tang Suzong for the throne. Li Xuan ,yongwang , brother ( half-brother ) of Emperor Suzong of Tang , was the sixteenth son of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. During the rebellion, Li Xuan was the envoy of the four provinces of Shannan East Road, Lingnan, Qianzhong, and Jiangnan West Road, and the governor of Gangneung County, sitting in Jiangling.

Gao Shi's status in the army: Huainan Jiedushi, and at the same time one of the leaders of the three main forces of the counterinsurgency army. The other two were the Emissaries of the Western Huainan Province, and the Emissaries of the Jiangdong Jiedushi( Wei Zhi). Main contribution: To unite the other two jiedushi to develop the right strategic approach. 1. When the rebels rebel, they do not choose to engage directly, but adopt the strategy of slowing down the troops and avoiding their sharp edges. 2. Grasp the hearts of the rebel generals who covet fame and fortune, and only then use offensive battles to plot against the enemy generals and disintegrate the rebels from within the enemy (the rebel general, Guazhou Thorn Shi Ji Guangchen was plotted against). Gao Shi deliberately wrote the "Book of The School Before Passing HuaiXian", and told the rebel troops to recognize the situation, submit to the officers and soldiers, and strike a blow back.

Outcome: Successfully quell the rebellion and achieve victory, the Yong King Li Xuan was defeated and killed.

Digression: At this time, the great poet Li Bai served in the rebel army and was almost killed after being captured.

3. Quell the zizhou assassin Duan Zizhang rebellion

The cause of the war: In April 761, Duan Zizhang, the assassin of Zizhou and deputy envoy of Dongchuan Jiedu, rebelled and attacked Jiannan Dongchuan Jiedu to make Li Yi in Mianzhou (mianzhou, in present-day mianyang, Sichuan), and Li Yi fled to Chengdu in defeat. Passing through Suizhou (遂州, in modern Suining, Sichuan), he executed Li Ju (李巨), the heir apparent to Suizhou. Blatantly opposed the Tang Dynasty, Yu Jinzhou established himself as the King of Liang, changed his era name to Huanglong, renamed Mianzhou to Long'an Prefecture, set up hundreds of officials, and soon attacked Jian Prefecture (present-day Guangyuan Jiange County, Sichuan).

Gao Shi's status in the military: Gao Shi, who was then the assassin of Shu Prefecture, and Hua Jingding, the general of Xichuan Ya, accompanied By Chengdu Yin and Xichuan Jiedu to make Cui Guangyuan conquer Mianzhou, behead Duan Zizhang, and quell the rebellion.

Outcome: Successfully quell the rebellion.

Off-topic remarks: For Hua Jingding, who participated in the counter-rebellion, he was proud of his achievements, arrogant and lawless, and plundered by the army, and the lives of the people were seriously damaged. To this end, Du Fu wrote poems such as "Drama Hua Qing Song" and "Gift Hua Qing" to satirize him.

Fourth, quell the rebellion known to The Young Yin Xu of Chengdu

Causes of the war: In July 762, the young Yin Xu of Chengdu knew that Xu knew that he claimed to be the emissary of Chengdu Yin, Yushi Zhongcheng, and Jiannan Jiedushi; he sent troops to the north to break the Sword Pavilion to prevent the imperial court from sending troops into Sichuan; and lured Tubo to the west and rebelled together.

Gao Shi's status in the military: Gao Shi took the official position of Shu Prefecture Assassin (蜀州, in present-day Chongzhou, Chengdu) as the commander-in-chief, and took advantage of the contradictions within the Han soldiers to quickly defeat Xu Zhi.

Outcome: Defeated, Xu knew that li Zhonghou had been killed by him. Gao Shi had meritorious service in quelling the rebellion and was promoted to the post of Envoy of Chengdu Yin and Jiannan Jiedushi. After the war, Gao Shi created the essay "He Chopper Against the Thief Xu Zhi Table".

5. The invasion of Tibet

Cause of the war: In July 763, Tubo gathered more than 200,000 troops of Tuguhun, Dangxiang, Qi, Qiang and other ethnic groups to launch a large-scale attack on the Tang Dynasty, and the border was frequently urgent.

Gao Shi's status in the military: Jiannan Xichuan Jiedushi, commander of the Sichuan region (commander of the military region).

Ending: Failed to resist tubo invasion, lost the city and lost land, and the three prefectures of Song, Wei, and Bao (northwest of Sichuan) were occupied by Tubo. Gao Shi was dismissed and recalled to the capital.

Off-topic: At this time, the great poet Du Fu also lived in Sichuan and wrote the poem "Years of Twilight".