Battle of Changshan

The Battle of Changshan in February 756 was a punitive attack on the Tang loyalist city of Changshan by Shi Siming as part of the An Lushan Rebellion. Changshan, governed by Grand Protector Yan Gaoqing, had nominally submitted to the forces of An Lushan like the other commanderies of Hebei CircuitAssassin's Creed: Dynasty – Beacon Fire (Part 4)Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Beacon Fire (Part 5) when the jiedushi rebelled against the Tang on 16 December 755 from his base at Fanyang.Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Record of Major Events in Tianbao Year 14 In reality, Gaoqing had been covertly orchestrating a counter-rebellion across Hebei, with the aim of striking Lushan's main army from the rear flank while he campaigned along the Yellow River.Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Golden Turtles (Part 5)
To coordinate this strategy, secret communications had been sent to General Gao Xianzhi, then commanding the Army of Heavenly Warriors that was defending Tong Pass from Lushan. Because it required opening a channel through Taiyuan to enable the two forces to link up, the Changshan militia staged a surprise attack on Tumen Pass on 28 January 756, in the process making known their resistance against Lushan.Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Golden Turtles (Part 8) That operation had been a critical success, for it resulted in the deaths of the three Yeluohe commanding officers Gao Miao, Li Qincou, and He Qiannian,Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Golden Turtles (Part 7) but they now had to contend with Shi Siming, who guarded Hebei for Lushan with his Lulong Army.Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Beacon Fire (Part 3) Well aware that they would not be able to withstand Siming's retaliation, Changshan's hope lay in reinforcements from Tong Pass.
These reinforcements never arrived because Wang Chengye, the Tang general dispatched to meet with Changshan's agent Li E in Taiyuan, was a mole for the Golden Turtles.Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Last Stand of Justice (Part 2) This secret organization manipulated the imperial court for their own ends and decided to sabotage Tang resistance efforts, leading to Li E's capture,Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Last Stand of Justice (Part 3) the execution of Gao Xianzhi and his lieutenant Feng Changqing,Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Last Stand of Justice (Part 5)Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Last Stand of Justice (Part 6) and the abandonment of Changshan.Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Last Stand of Justice (Part 4)
Changshan came under assault by the Lulong Army on 10 February 756. With no help forthcoming, the defence collapsed after a three-day siege. Gaoqing was captured by Shi Siming while his son, Yan Jiming, was initially among a group of six survivors fleeing the battle.Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Last Stand of Justice (Part 6) Unwilling to abandon his father, however, Jiming returned to confront Siming alone and was taken prisoner as well after losing a duel.Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Last Stand of Justice (Part 7) The two would eventually be sent to Luoyang, the capital of the new imperial state of Yan proclaimed by Lushan, to be executed.Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Finale: Assassination Seeking to avenge them, the group of six Jiming had been with would go on to join Li E as Assassins alongside Jiming's widow He Hong'erAssassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Hidden Ones (Part 3) and play an instrumental role in both the Mawei Station mutiny that purged the Golden TurtlesAssassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Hidden Ones (Part 5) and the assassination of An Lushan.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Dynasty
==References==
zh:常山之战
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