How did the Song-Liao War happen?
From 979 to 1004, the Song-Liao War lasted for 25 years. For such a long and protracted war, the motive of the war is no longer the support of such small interests as attacking the city and plundering the land and avenging.
After Zhao Kuangyin determined the unified policy of "South first and then North", Song Taizu, Song Taizong and Zhao Guangyi inherited this will. In 979 AD, after the Northern Han Dynasty was destroyed, they immediately sent troops to the north, pointing to the Yanyun area in Youzhou. The size and determination of the army make people think that this is Zhao Guangyi's troubled feelings after the turmoil and disputes in the Five Dynasties and Ten Countries. Of course, it was also related to the military theory at that time, focusing on offensive guerrilla warfare and paying attention to quick decisions.
Later, when I met the vast northern Liao, such tactics didn't work. Zhao Guangyi's first Northern Expedition ended in being wounded by an arrow at the gates of Youzhou. He escaped the encirclement of the Liao army by luck and returned to the Northern Song Dynasty to start a six-year "garrison". In fact, he was recuperating, reorganizing his troops and waiting for another battle.
Although small-scale conflicts often occurred between Song and Liao countries during this period, after the death of Emperor Jing Zong of Liao country, Song took advantage, but there was no good fruit to eat. It also tried to make peace with Liao, but was rejected by Liao, but these did not hinder Zhao Guangyi's second Northern Expedition. He still wants to realize his great plan of "running a beautiful cloud".
In the second long-term battle, most of the Song State was on the active offensive side. Regardless of the outcome, the record of both sides was even, and in the end, the war without a winner could not be supported by both countries. Therefore, in A.D. 1004, Song and Liao countries signed a single source alliance and became brothers. After that, the two sides maintained peace for a long time.
Did Yang Jiajiang take part in the Song-Liao War?
From 979 to 1004, during the 25-year Song-Liao War, Yang Ye, the old duke of Yang Jiajiang, fought against the Liao army in the Song-Liao border area and Langfang Plain.
Modern TV dramas about anti-Liao are flying all over the sky, and there are many exaggerated historical adaptations. We can't believe them all, because the image of a typical three generations is full of loyalty and patriotic education, and is deeply loved by the public. Therefore, the true historical facts have been passed down to the world with great dramatic effect after being processed by the inheritor's language.
However, it is also true that Yang Jiajiang lived in the Northern Song Dynasty, and he participated in the anti-Liao movement. It's just that Yang Jiajiang's contribution in it is not as heroic as the Great Wall in the Northern Song Dynasty. Real history is often unexpected, because people tend to remember wonderful and interesting things, while ordinary things are boring. Ironically, real heroes are drowned in the tide of history and are not remembered by the people.
Historical research shows that in Yangshan Campaign and Suicheng Campaign, Yang was not the commander-in-chief at all, and Yang did not play a decisive role. Said the secretariat of the Qin and Han dynasties, kangzhou secretariat of Li Jixuan, for the viceroy. The two of them defeated the Liao army in this battle known as the great victory of the Song Dynasty, and Yang He, who was praised by later generations, retreated to the rear shortly after the war began.
Qin, Han and Li Jixuan, led by Song Jun, have always been the main force of the Liao army confrontation, not everyone in Yang Jiajiang. Therefore, the full-screen Yang Jiajiang TV series has no historical research lessons at all, misleading many young viewers. No one remembers what should be remembered, but the dramatized characters are commemorated.