"In the third year of Yongxi reign, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty sent out three armies to conquer the Liao Kingdom. Pan Mei was the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army and Yang Ye was the deputy general. At first, the progress of each army went smoothly, and Yang Ye captured the Huan, Shuo, Yun, and Liao Kingdoms along the way. To respond to the four states, Cao Bin, the main force in the middle, was defeated. Song Taizong ordered people from all walks of life to organize troops, and later ordered Pan Mei and others to lead an army to move the people who recovered the four states to the interior."
"At that time, the Liao Kingdom's more than 100,000 troops had already counterattacked and captured Huanzhou. The Liao army had a great advantage in military strength. The task of Yang Ye and others was only to relocate the people, and there was no need to fight the enemy."
At that time, Pan Mei was deployed for the three commanders, and the two of them were equivalent to the relationship between a forward and a commander. And Yang Ye, who is familiar with the geographical location, customs and sentiments, is undoubtedly the reassurance in this war. The win-win situation brought about by the cooperation between the two is not only due to Yang Ye's courage and strategy, but also Pan Mei's close cooperation. The success of the first cooperation only brings about cooperation again.
"Yang Ye gave Pan Mei advice and came up with a foolproof plan. Yang Ye has been fighting with the Liao Kingdom for many years and has a better understanding of the border terrain. His judgment based on the actual situation is very correct."
"But the supervisors Wang Xian and Liu Wenyu didn't take it seriously. They insisted on confronting the Liao Kingdom head-on and laughed at Yang Ye for being timid."
"As the commander-in-chief, Pan Mei is also an experienced general. He should know what strategies to adopt when the enemy is numerous and we are outnumbered. Moreover, the mission of this trip is not to fight the enemy, but to relocate the people."
"In the end, Yang Ye's efforts failed and he had no choice but to take risks. He made an agreement with Pan Mei and asked Pan Mei to deploy infantry and crossbows at the important road of Chenjiagu. Yang Ye knew that it would be difficult to win this trip. Pan Mei Setting up an ambush in Chenjiagu to support them, there is still hope for a successful retreat."
"In 986 AD, after Yang Ye led his army to attack, Wang Xian and others did not receive news for a long time. They thought that the Liao army had been defeated. In order to gain credit, they led their troops to attack. Not long after they advanced, they received news of Yang Ye's defeat and hurriedly retreated. . As the commander-in-chief, Pan Mei did not abide by the agreement with Yang Ye, let alone stop his subordinates from taking unauthorized actions. When he heard the news of Yang Ye's failure, he left as soon as he heard the news of Yang Ye's failure. It was obvious that he did not care about Yang Ye's life and death. Yang Yeli fought until the end. , moved to Chenjiagu, and saw no men and horses to respond. He was very sad and angry, and led his men to fight again. Yang Ye suffered dozens of wounds, left and right, but he still killed hundreds of enemy troops. Yang Ye was exhausted, and his horse was injured again. He was seriously injured and was finally captured alive by the Liao army. Yang Ye's eldest son Yang Yanyu, as well as his generals Wang Gui and He Huaipu all died fighting. Yang Ye refused to surrender after being captured and went on a hunger strike for three days before dying."
Liu Che: With the two famous generals and Yang Ye’s understanding of the border, their cooperation is a win-win result. It’s really unpredictable!
Zhu Di: A military supervisor can be the leader of a general. He also plays some tricks on the battlefield, so he is worthy of being a general!
Qin Shihuang: It was because of his merits that he was jealous and did such a villainous act.
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is right. Pan Mei and Yang Ye can be regarded as famous generals, and their cooperation can also be said to be a win-win situation. Unfortunately, people's hearts are unpredictable after all. If beauty is born, how can career be born! This kind of relationship can't help but make people feel sad. People sigh.”
"If the Northern Song Dynasty did not cause trouble, would it still be called the Northern Song Dynasty? Even if I am a descendant, I still feel that the Northern Song Dynasty is really unworthy of the protection of many loyal people."
Liu Bei: It seems that the Song Dynasty is causing trouble again. How can this thing defeat my big man!
Cao Cao: Tsk, tsk, tsk, it’s really frustrating to lose to such a person.
"The special mention of Yang Ye's death in the "History of Liao" shows their fear of Yang Ye. However, the achievements recorded by the Song Dynasty in capturing the four states in Shanxi were all attributed to Pan Mei. And in "Liao History" However, it is recorded in "History" that Yang Ye captured these cities. The Liao Dynasty fought against Yang Ye and indeed knew his record. This shows Yang Ye's good fighting skills and achievements."
"However, the historians of the Song Dynasty recorded merits based on the memorials and buried Yang Ye. The pension for Yang Ye's initial death in battle was not as good as that of junior generals and others with lower positions than him. It can be seen that someone asked the historian to cover up the truth. Who asked the historian to cover up the truth? The twisted one is Pan Mei who got the benefit.
"When Yang Ye's wife, Zhe, knew that the pension was wrong, she wrote to Song Taizong to explain the truth. Song Taizong issued an edict to provide generous benefits to Yang Ye's family. Pan Mei was demoted, and Wang Xian and Liu Wenyu were demoted. Your Majesty Yang Ye You are gracious and share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. During the bloody battle in Chenjiagu, Yang Ye once asked the surviving soldiers to break out of the encirclement, but the soldiers refused and all died in the battle."
"Song Taizong had the ambition to unify the world, but he employed improper personnel and lost brave generals like Yang Ye. How could the Northern Expedition succeed?"
"Although Yang Ye's death was obstructed and ridiculed by Wang Xian and others, Pan Mei, as the commander-in-chief, was the real mastermind. As for Yang Ye's perfect plan, he did not use troops and watched Yang Ye go to the road of death, but Pan Mei was a relative of the country. The only punishment for a veteran general is to be demoted, and Song Taizong can only reduce the big issue to a trivial one."
Yelu Deguang: For all of you, although I am a foreigner, we can be realistic about General Yang's great achievements and do not add jealousy at all. Although I am not from the Liao Kingdom, for General Yang who killed enemies for the country and served the country with loyalty, I admire this person, unlike Da Song who distorted the facts.
He angrily threw all the memorials in front of Zhao Kuangyin's palace table to the ground. His face turned red, his teeth chattered, and his eyes flashed with uncontrollable anger. He was so angry that he was beaten by the country that he had always wanted to conquer. With such an expression on his face, how could he not burst into anger and spurt out a mouthful of blood? The majestic emperor of the generation was directly attacked by the Liao Kingdom and fainted with energy and blood.
"Come here, call the doctor!" There was chaos in the palace...
The other emperors were also furious when the King of Liao told them what he had said. The foreigners all knew about his great achievements and wrote them in the "History of Liao", but the fact was actually fabricated for his own country, which he was so loyal to. It was really ridiculous.
The generals of various dynasties were even more angry. How could such a country be loyal? How to apply!
Zhu Yuanzhang: Zhao Kuangyin, your Song Dynasty has completely disgraced the world we have conquered over the past few thousand years!
Li Shimin: Giving away heads, giving away wealth, and now giving away face, I really admire them, these emperors of the Song Dynasty are all talents!
"The emperor did nothing, but public opinion did not let Pan Mei off. In the novels and dramas circulated by the people in the future, Pan Mei was described as an incompetent, sinister and shameless villain, which is really fair and comfortable. Yang Ye is the second general of the Yang family. A generation with the greatest fame and the most heroic sacrifices."
"The representative of the second generation of Yang family generals is Yang Ye's son Yang Yanzhao. Yang Yanzhao's real name was Yang Yanlang. To avoid taboos, he changed his name to Yang Yanzhao. Yang Yanzhao was taciturn when he was young, but he always liked to play marching and combat games. Yang Ye said after watching it : "This child is like me. "When I go on an expedition in the future, I will definitely take Yang Yanzhao with me. Yang Yanzhao grew up in such an environment, and when he became an adult, he became a soldier serving the country."
