Ge Shuhan In the first half of his life, he mixed food and waited for death, and in the second half, he rebelled and became a general of the Tang Dynasty

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At that time, the Tang Empire was in the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan era, and Emperor Ming of Tang, Li Longji, personally put on battle armor for his proudest war god, Ge Shuhan, allowing him to defend this magnificent land and enjoy a peaceful and prosperous era.
In the blink of an eye, the sound of the Yuyang whistle came, shattering the melody of the Ni Chang and Yu Yi. Tang Xuanzong, who was full of sorrow, summoned the old war god who had suffered a stroke and fallen on his sickbed to put on his armor and retreat from An Lushan.
But his war god grew old and he could no longer fight. In the end, he knelt down at the feet of An Lushan, begging him to spare his life.
The glorious Tang Dynasty has come to an end, and the towering God of War has fallen. The loud crash caused a scene of dust, smoke, and blood mist in the depths of history, which is truly desolate.
The poet’s heroic hymn:
The Big Dipper is high, and Ge Shu carries a knife at night. “This is the famous work” Ge Shu Ge “by a person from the West; You cannot learn from Ge Shu, roam Qinghai at night with a knife, and take the purple robe from Xitu Stone Fortress. “This is Li Bai’s praise; The general is granted the seal of a marquis in heaven, while the censor stands on the platform of a king with a different surname. “This is from Gao Shi’s” Nine Qu Ci “.
Wandering Casino:
This war god admired by thousands of people during the prosperous Tang Dynasty was born into a noble family of nomadic tribes in Xinjiang. Before the age of 40, relying on the wealth of his family, he was almost a professional gambler, throwing all his golden youth into the casino and living and dreaming for most of his life.
At the age of 40, when his father passed away, the life of the old gambler Ge Shuhan, who had been waiting to die, underwent a shocking reversal.
He came from beyond the Great Wall to the noble and prosperous center of the world, Chang’an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
Joining the army to serve the country:
The Old Book of Tang records that this trip to Chang’an greatly stimulated the 40 year old man’s spirit, and he had never felt so strongly that he turned out to be a loser. From the haughty nobleman to the despised old loser, the painful and regretful Ge Shuhan completely abandoned his 40 year gambling life and rushed to the account of the Hexi Jiedushi Wang Zhuo.
Becoming famous in the first battle:
In 746 AD, at the age of 42, Ge Shuhan stood out in the army and became the most valued general by Wang Zhuo. At this moment, Ge Shuhan faced the most crucial battle of his military career, the Battle of the Bitter Sea, which made him famous throughout the world. This was a sudden encounter battle, with a huge gap in strength between the enemy and us. Ge Shuhan unleashed an astonishing momentum and courage, leading a group of soldiers to charge into the Tubo army, killing them until the sky and earth were dark, and forcing the powerful Tubo army to flee in panic.
This battle delighted Emperor Ming of Tang, Li Longji. In 747 AD, Gao Shuhan became the border general guarding Qinghai. It was not until 754 AD, under his leadership, that the Tang army pushed the boundary between Tibet and the Tang Dynasty to the west of Qinghai Lake. This was the most glorious era of Gao Shuhan, unmatched by anyone in the world.
Emperor Ming of Tang, Li Longji, would often watch his war god return on a white camel from the tower of Chang’an, feeling so proud in his heart.
Once again depressed:
From a gambler to a war god, Ge Shuhan completed the most important magnificent turn of his life. However, the inferior factors in his nature surged again. The old man, who was already in his forties, was addicted to women and his physical condition was getting worse day by day. In 755 AD, when he returned to the capital at the call of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, he suddenly suffered a stroke on the way, and a generation of war gods awkwardly lay down on his sickbed.
At this moment, if he could not recover from his illness and simply pass away, the name of Ge Shuhan would still be the most shining light of the Tang Empire and a great hero that poets greatly admire. However, fate chose to give him the most tragic way to leave.
Forced to fight:
The An Lushan Rebellion broke out
The An Lushan Rebellion immediately erupted, Luoyang fell in an instant, Tongguan was in danger, and the city of Chang’an was filled with anger and panic.
Vanguard Strike General
The elderly Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, who was no longer wise and wise as before, made the most foolish decision. He believed that the two generals who defended Tongguan and did not engage in direct combat with the enemy were trying to sell their country for a living, and they were unjustly killed. Then, at the emperor’s command, Ge Shuhan, who was no longer able to walk, was carried up to Tongguan and walked tragically towards the end of his fate.
Ge Shuhan’s strategic plan is still to defend Tongguan and never engage in battle, to hold back the enemy’s main force, and to wait for other frontline generals to gradually capture and annihilate the enemy.
This delay lasted for half a year, and An Lushan was indeed anxious. He jumped up and down, using various means to lure Ge Shuhan into battle.
Internal strife within the Tang army
At such a critical moment of life and death, the Tang army began to rebel internally. Firstly, Prime Minister Yang Guozhong and the handsome man Shu Han engaged in open and covert struggles to expand their respective powers. Subsequently, Ge Shuhan’s condition worsened, and the army entrusted three generals to manage it. These three people belonged to various factions and were busy fighting for power. They didn’t even care about the daily food and winter clothes of the soldiers until the fall of Tongguan. The 100000 winter clothes in the warehouse had not yet been distributed to the soldiers.
At the last moment, Tang Xuanzong, instigated by Yang Guozhong, fainted and ordered Ge Shuhan to lead his entire army out of Tongguan to confront the enemy head-on. At this moment, Ge Shuhan had a premonition that he was about to go down the road to death. He burst into tears and led his entire army out of Tongguan.
Defeated surrender:
crushing defeat
That day was the 4th of June, but within 5 days, the entire army was trapped in an enemy ambush. This battle was extremely fierce, and the Tang army was burned and smoked, strafed with arrows, trampled by horses and people, fell into the Yellow River, and fell into trenches in various ways, resulting in the death of all main forces. Ge Shuhan had only a few hundred riders left to escape, and Tongguan fell completely.
surrender
The situation has passed, and the subordinate generals have kidnapped Ge Shuhan and surrendered to An Lushan. No one could have imagined that a generation of war gods in the Tang Empire would kneel down to An Lushan, beg for mercy and not die, saying that they were willing to persuade other senior generals to surrender. An Lushan really saw him writing letters of persuasion to surrender to the Tang army generals, and seeing him being repeatedly scolded by a group of generals before being thrown into prison.
Death to oneself
In the second year, the Tang army was unstoppable, and An Lushan was usurped and killed by his son. Before his son fled, he executed a group of generals including Ge Shuhan.
The heroic figure in the poetry of Li Bai and Du Fu, who once rode a white camel to the glory of Chang’an as the war god of Tang Ming Emperor, finally fell heavily from the altar, bringing dust to the sky and disappearing into the depths of history with his desolate body.
Glorious debut, shameful farewell, this Ge Shuhan leaves a deep sigh for history.