Overview
Shichong was a warlord.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
AD 618 武德元年九月
AD 617 初，密既殺翟讓
Places and affiliations
- Polity Sui remnant at the Eastern Capital 東都 · Relation Held
Events and relationships
Bound a look alike of Mi and used false capture shout
AD 618 武德元年九月 · Military
· Commander
· With Li Mi (李密) Mustered all forces for decisive battle
AD 618 武德元年九月 · Military · Commander
Requested grain silk exchange
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New Book of Tang, Chapter 84Volume 84 Biographies 9: Li, Mi · 12 passages
初，世充乏食，密少帛，請交相易，難之。
At first Shichong lacked food while Mi had little silk. He requested mutual exchange, and Mi found it difficult.
後世充士飽，降者益少，密悔而止。
Afterward Shichong's soldiers were well fed, and those who surrendered grew fewer. Mi regretted it and stopped.
武德元年九月，世充悉眾決戰，先以騎數百度河，密遣迎戰，驍將十余人皆被創返。
In the ninth month of the first year of Wude, Shichong mustered all his forces for a decisive battle. First he sent several hundred cavalry across the river. Mi sent troops to meet them, and more than ten fierce generals were wounded and returned.
密議所便，裴仁基曰：「世充悉勁兵來，東都必虛，請選眾二萬向洛，世充必自拔歸，我整軍徐還。
Mi deliberated on what was advantageous. Pei Renji said, "Shichong has brought all his strong troops, so the Eastern Capital must be empty. Let me select twenty thousand men to advance on Luo. Shichong is sure to withdraw of himself, and we can return our army at leisure.
世充陰索貌類密者，使縛之。
Shichong secretly sought a man resembling Mi in appearance and had him bound.
既兩軍接，埃霧囂塞，世充軍，江淮士，出入若飛，密兵心動。
When the two armies joined battle, dust and clamor filled the air. Shichong's army had many soldiers from the Jiang and Huai who moved in and out like flying. Mi's soldiers' hearts wavered.
世充督眾疾戰，使牽類密者過陣，噪曰：「獲密矣！」
Shichong urged his troops to fight swiftly and had the Mi look-alike led past the battle line, shouting, "Mi has been captured!"
裴仁基、祖君彥皆為世充所禽，偃師劫鄭颋叛歸世充。
Pei Renji and Zu Junyan were both captured by Shichong. Yanshi coerced Zheng Ting to defect and return to Shichong.
密提眾萬余馳洛口，將入城，邴元真已輸款世充，潛導其軍。
Mi led more than ten thousand men galloping to Luokou and was about to enter the city, but Bing Yuanzhen had already pledged allegiance to Shichong and secretly guided Shichong's army.
密知不發，期世充度兵半洛水，掩擊之。
Mi knew he could not set out and planned to wait until Shichong had half crossed the Luo River, then strike from cover.
候騎不時覺，比出，世充絕河矣。
The scout cavalry did not alert in time. By the time they set out, Shichong had already cut off the river.
未幾，聞故所部將多不附世充者，高祖詔密以本兵就黎陽招撫故部曲，經略東都，伯當以左武衛將軍為密副。
Before long, hearing that many of his former officers did not attach themselves to Shichong, Emperor Gaozu ordered Mi to take his original troops to Liyang to summon and pacify his former followers and plan strategy toward the Eastern Capital, with Bodang as Left Martial Guard General as Mi's deputy.