On May 28, 0621, at the Battle of Wulaoguan, Dou Jiande was defeated and captured.

That is, Tiger Cage Pass. In the third year of Taining in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (325 AD), the tiger was firmly entrenched in the later Zhao Dynasty, and the Zhao master Shihu taboo the tiger as a weapon. In the Tang Dynasty, he avoided the taboo of the grandfather Li Yuan, and also changed the tiger to a weapon.

Hujiangguan, also known as Shuishui Pass, also known as Wujiangguan because of the taboo of Li Hu, the grandfather of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, is located east of Luoyang, 16 kilometers northwest of what is now Xingyang City, Henan Province. As the gateway and important pass to the east of Luoyang, it was named after King Mu of the Western Zhou who held the tiger here. Songyue in the south is bordered by the Yellow River in the north, and the mountains are intertwined, which is a natural danger. There is a great trend of "one man is in the pass, and the ten thousand men are not open", which is a must-fight place for the military masters of the past dynasties.

Hulao Pass belongs to ancient Chenggao County. In 598 AD, Chenggao County was changed to Sishui County during the Sui Dynasty, and it was called Jinshui Pass after the Tang Dynasty. Also known as Huguan, Wulaoguan, Chenggao Pass, and Guxiaoguan Pass, it is located in Sishui Town, 18 kilometers northwest of Xingyang City, Henan Province. It is named Hulao because it is rumored that King Mu of Zhou once raised a dedicated tiger here. Here, the Qin Dynasty established customs and the Han Dynasty established counties. Later feudal dynasties all defended here. Hulao Pass is connected to Songyue Mountain in the south and the Yellow River in the north. The mountains are intertwined and make it a natural barrier. It has the tendency that one man dominates the pass and ten thousand people cannot open it, and it has been a battleground for military strategists of the past. At present, this scenic spot has attracted many domestic and foreign tourists. Many military activities in history have occurred here. In the fifth year of Duke Yin of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period (718 BC), Zheng defeated the Yan army here; in the second year of Duke Xiang of Lu (571 BC), King Dao of Jin met with the vassals in Yu Qi to conspire with Zheng, and used Meng Xianzi's plan of "asking for a city in Tiger Prison to force Zheng" to start building a city here; During the Warring States Period, the six countries of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei stationed troops at Hulao Pass to confront Qin. When Chu and Han competed for hegemony (203 BC), Liu Bang and Xiang Yu competed for the city and seize the pass here. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin fought Dou Jiande and Song Jianyan (1128), Yue Fei defeated the Jin soldiers at Zhuludu. Even until the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, fierce battles were still numerous, and there were cries of killing from time to time. Hulao Pass is an ancient battlefield in history. The emperors 'struggle for the map left many historical sites for people to visit. There are attractions such as Lvbucheng, Paomaling, Yinmagou, Tamasuo, Zhangfeizhai, Sanyi Temple, Huaxiong Ridge, Wang Mang Cave,"Yumen Ancient Ferry" and "Xuanwu Lingtai". Build ancient battlefield cultural sculpture gardens, thousands of acres of fish ponds, thousands of acres of lotus ponds, wild bird wetland reserves, Yellow River farmhouses, cultural squares, etc.

Dou Jiande: Should you eat a sandwich?

Dou Jiande lost his head, and there was no way to recover. Today's people could sum it up well - the sandwich should be eaten, but the food must be exquisite. Otherwise, if he choked, he would have no place to go to a doctor.

Tao short room

Speaking of Dou Jiande, many historians will feel a little sorry. Different from ordinary heroes in the wilderness, this man was generous, diligent in government and loved the people, and paid attention to faith. What was even more rare was that he did not engage in feudal superstitions. As a result, his mortal enemy, Yin Mou, a small cadre of the Tang Dynasty, actually set up a monument for him despite taboos. He also personally wrote an inscription that has been handed down to this day.

Because of this, people are particularly moved by his failure. In order to save the immoral and incompetent, and had perfidious pit of his own Wang Shichong, the Dou king led the 100,000 army to the tiger prison (now Henan Xingyang water), and later when the Emperor Taizong of Tang, then the Qin king Li Shimin decisive battle, the result was defeated by Li Shimin in a battle, I was also caught and killed in Changan, 11 years of hard work to lay the foundation, so confused and lost in a battle, you say, this defeat fought enough wimps?

Many people summed up this defeat and thought that Dou Jiande had made two big mistakes. First, he should not have sent troops, because Wang Shichong was a son of a bitch and was not worth saving at all. Li Shimin's combat strength was strong, and he should not have gone to a decisive battle casually. Second, he should not have directly fought Tiger Jail Pass and confronted Li Shimin head-on, but should have accepted the suggestion of the university president (Guozi Sacrificial Wine), Ling Jing, and went straight to Taiyuan to help the Great Tang.

In fact, both ideas are bad enough¡£

Some people once complained that U.S. President Eisenhower had aided those Latin American dictatorships and said that these countries were all bitches. Eisenhower replied,"Yes, but that's what we have provided." Whether his words were crude or not, international politics was really like this. Wang Shichong was a jerk, but his existence could contain the Tang Dynasty's troops and help Dou Jiande gain a break to consolidate the rear and accumulate strength. It was precisely because such a jerk had been running around there. Only then did he, Dou Jiande, have the opportunity to completely annihilate the Tang Dynasty's garrison in Shandong and seize most of the Central Plains in one fell swoop. At that time, in the north of Dou Jiande's territory, there was a Luo Yi who wore the same pants as the Tang Dynasty. Now, letting Wang Shichong be eliminated would not benefit Dou Jiande at all. Although Li Shimin's troops are strong, they have to attack the city and fight reinforcements. Their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. If they don't fight now and wait until he slows down and focuses on beating himself, won't they die even more miserably?

The idea of attacking Taiyuan is even worse-what is Taiyuan? It is the home where Li Shimin and his son raised their troops! He fought all the way from Hebei and had to cross a Taihang Mountain. If he had fewer soldiers, he would be fed for nothing. If he had more soldiers, he would starve half of them to death if they were hungry. Besides, Taiyuan is no longer of great importance to Li Yuan, who was sitting in Chang 'an. Later, didn't a man named Liu Wuzhou really take Taiyuan? I didn't see Li Yuan jumping off the building.

Therefore, Dou Jiande went straight to Luoyang and resolutely fought a decisive battle with Li Shimin while Wang Shichong was still alive. This decision itself was correct. The two strong men meet and the brave win. When it comes to deciding their destiny, even if it is a pot of raw rice, they still have to eat what they deserve.

Although it is true to eat, it is quite exquisite to eat and eat. Originally, Dou Jiande's military strength was only slightly superior - the New Book of Tang said that Dou Jiande's soldiers 100,000, known as 300,000, Li Shimin sent 500 troops at the beginning, and later "brigade", but did not say how many. Li Shimin opened the emperor's bad head to read the history books of this dynasty, and the records of the New Book of Tang can only be used as reference news. Luoyang City is so big, Wang Shichong has elite soldiers (when he surrendered, there were more than 2,000 cadres in his belt), and the Tang army besieged the city on all sides, at least there were 100,000 army. And Dou Jiande also had to divide the troops to deal with Luo Yi, his subordinates may not really have 100,000 people, when the decisive battle should be similar in strength, and Dou Jiande just defeated another local emperor Meng Haigong, and rushed a long way, the troops were too tired, the best plan, should be to come to the city, but not in a hurry to fight, but step by step, the territory is firmly entrenched, the food road is opened up, so that if the Tang army withdraws, most of Wang Shichong's territory can belong to himself; if he doesn't withdraw, he has to fight with Wang Shichong, and then no matter how he fights, Dou Jiande will make a steady profit. But the fact is that Dou Jiande hurriedly sent the door to Li Shimin to sneak attack and lost.

Dou Jiande lost his head, and there was no way to recover. Today's people could sum it up well - the sandwich should be eaten, but the food must be exquisite. Otherwise, if he choked, he would have no place to go to a doctor.