Emperor Shuang: The counterattack started from the Gaopingling Incident Chapter 365: The pedantic Zhuge imitates benevolence and pursues morality and stability
Chapter 365: The pedantic Zhuge imitates benevolence and pursues morality and stability
Cao Shuang said: "But even if there are such bloody examples out there, there are still people who continue to imitate them, such as Chen Yu and others,
He clearly knew that it was absolutely unethical to use troops in a time of great war, but he still said it anyway. He was really an idiot. He was either an undercover agent of the Han army, but if he was an undercover agent, he would not have died among the rebels after the defeat.
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This is not just the case with Xianggong of the Song Dynasty. There are also people in later generations who continue to imitate him and talk about benevolence and righteousness in a cruel world of life-and-death struggle.
When Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, the Chu army led by Xiang Yu was very powerful. Many princes betrayed Han King Liu Bang and took refuge with Chu Overlord. Liu Bang sent Han Xin and Zhang Er to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to break through Jingxingkou and attack Zhao who betrayed him.
King Xie of Zhao and Chen Yu, Lord of Cheng'an, heard that Han Xin and Zhang Er had gathered troops at Jingxingkou, claiming to have an army of 200,000, and were preparing to attack Zhao, so they summoned the civil and military ministers to discuss countermeasures.
Guangwu Jun Li Zuoche was the grandson of Li Mu, the famous general of Zhao State. He was not only familiar with military books, but also wrote the military book "Guangwu Junlue". His strategy was no worse than that of Han Xin.
He accurately analyzed the weaknesses of Han Xin's troops: "Han Xin captured Wei Bao during this period, captured Xia Shuo alive, and washed away the enemy with blood. His sharpness was unstoppable.
However, if his troops wanted to attack Zhao, they had to pass through Jingxing Road. This road was very narrow, not even wide enough for two chariots, and the cavalry could not form a battle formation.
Han Xin's hundreds of thousands of people will be pulled into a long snake formation hundreds of miles away, with supply trucks transporting grain and fodder at the end of the queue hundreds of miles away.
If I were to allocate 30,000 elite soldiers to cross the trail to the tail of the long snake Han Xin, and raid and burn their food and grass, the Han army's combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced;
At the same time, Cheng'anjun can dig deep trenches outside Zhao Guo's city and build high fortifications to defend them tightly and not engage in battle.
Han Xin can't win quickly if he goes forward. If they retreat, I will cut off their retreat. The troops will be trapped in the narrow road of Jingxing. They can't find anyone to grab food. Within ten days, the Han army will be in civil strife and Han Xin and Zhang Er will be killed.
Come to the general's tent."
However, Chen Yu, Lord of Cheng'an, was a rigid scholar who believed in Confucianism and studied military literature. He felt that Li Zuoche's method was too despicable. He believed that Zhao Guo was a righteous man and that war must be fair and aboveboard. Using trickery is just a villain, which will make Zhao Guo a righteous man.
Heroes laugh.
Then he showed off the art of war he had learned: "In the old military books, it was said that if the strength of the enemy is ten times greater than the enemy's, you can surround them, and if your strength is twice that of the enemy, you can engage in battle.
Han Xin had just fought a few fierce battles and lost many troops. How could he have tens of thousands of troops? There were probably only a few thousand of them. He dared to travel thousands of miles to attack us. By the time we got to the gates of the Zhao Kingdom, the soldiers were almost exhausted from walking.
If, as Li Zuoche said, we just hold on and wait for their reinforcements to arrive, how will we deal with it? Moreover, if we blindly defend, we will be cowardly, and the princes will laugh at us for being timid. How can Zhao Guo mingle among the princes in the future?"
So he did not adopt Lord Guangwu's plan.
Li Er was originally from the State of Zhao. He placed a spy in the Zhao army and reported in detail the fact that Chen Yu did not adopt Li Zuoche's plan. Han Xin was so frightened that he broke out in a sweat. This Li Zuoche was so powerful. Thanks to Chen Yu.
If you don't listen to him, you will die without a burial place.
Knowing Zhao's combat strategy, Han Xin led his troops like a long snake through the narrow and rugged roads and set up camp at Jingxingkou.
Early the next morning, Zhao Jun took advantage of the Han army's unstable formation and opened the camp gate to attack suddenly. Han Xin and Zhang Er's troops pretended to be poorly prepared, abandoned their flags and drums, threw down their helmets and armor, and fled back to their positions by the river in a hurry.
As expected, the Zhao army mobilized in full force. Some soldiers chased and pursued in pursuit of victory, while others collected the equipment abandoned by the Han army.
Han Xin and Zhang Er's troops retreated to the riverside position. With the river behind them, they could no longer retreat and could only turn around and fight to the death with Zhao Jun.
At the same time, the two thousand light cavalry lying in ambush on the mountain saw the Zhao army marching out in full force, and rushed into the empty camp of the Zhao army. They pulled out the Zhao army's flags and replaced them with two thousand red flags.
Zhao Jun found that the Han army was risking its life in a last-ditch battle and could not win for a while, so he wanted to retreat to the camp. However, when he turned around, he was shocked by the flaming red flag. How could it be like a magic trick and the rear area was occupied in the blink of an eye?
Could it be that King Zhao had been captured? The army was in disarray and had no intention of fighting. They scattered and fled for their lives. The generals of Zhao army could not stop them from killing the deserters. Han soldiers attacked from both sides and defeated Zhao army in one battle. Chen Yu, the king of Cheng'an, died in the chaos. King Zhao Xie was captured alive.
In fact, Han Xin had no choice but to set up a battle formation like this. According to the art of war, the marching formation should have mountains behind it and water in front or beside it, so that it can be condescending and seize the strategic advantage.
However, Han Xin's elite troops were repeatedly robbed by his rogue master Liu Bang, and there were many wars and he had no time to train new soldiers.
Han Xin also believed in the recruiting principle of "the more the better". Most of the troops in the team were new recruits, just like "driving the people in the market to fight".
So he made full use of the art of war "to survive after being trapped in a dead place, and to survive after being trapped in a dead place", forming a formation with his back to the water, leaving only the opportunity for the soldiers to charge forward and make military exploits, and not giving them any idea of escape. There is no point in fighting. We can talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, which forces everyone to fight and win the war.
Chen Yu, Lord of Cheng'an, was also a man who was familiar with military literature. However, he not only followed the text, but was also poisoned by Confucianism. He also thought about morality when fighting, and was afraid of being laughed at by others. His pedantic thoughts destroyed Zhao State and killed himself.
Zhuge Liang was also bound by morality. After meeting Liu Bei, he was bound by Liu Bei's "benevolence and righteousness" and could not directly seize Jingzhou from Liu Biao.
After the death of Liu Bei, the political environment of Shu Han changed dramatically.
Liu Bei always reused Zhuge Liang during his lifetime, which gave Zhuge Liang a very high status in Shu Han politics, but he did not rely on him in everything.
After Liu Bei's death, the focus of Shu Han's political power changed.
Liu Bei's son Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, but in fact, the real power of Shu Han politics was in the hands of Zhuge Liang.
This made Zhuge Liang's political position even more embarrassing. He not only had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the country, but also faced political pressure from powerful ministers in the same dynasty, and was more concerned about his reputation among the courtiers.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The reason why Zhuge Liang has difficulty winning battles is mainly because he attaches too much importance to morality and ignores the actual needs of war.
During Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition to Cao Wei, the famous general Wei Yan proposed a strategy: to follow Han Xin's example of "building plank roads openly and secretly attacking Chen Cang".
Wei Yan personally led five thousand elite troops from Ziwu Valley to Chang'an and captured Chang'an and Tongguan in one fell swoop. Zhuge Liang's army left Xie Valley and marched into Chang'an and Tongguan. The two armies met at Tongguan.
The reason given by Wei Yan was that Xiahou Mao, the governor of Chang'an, was not a general. If he sent out surprise troops from the Ziwu Valley, he could be caught off guard, and the west of Xianyang was within easy reach. The sword of the Shu Han Dynasty could be pointed directly at Luoyang, and he could unify the Central Plains and even pacify the world in the future.
Zhuge Liang was always cautious in using troops. He thought this strategy was too dangerous and difficult to succeed, so he abandoned it. After that, Wei Yan proposed to Zhuge Liang many times the strategy of "leaving out of Ziwu Valley", but Zhuge Liang refused to adopt it.
Some people in later generations thought that Zhuge Liang was too cautious and that not using Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley Strategy was a big mistake and missed an excellent opportunity; others thought that the reason why Zhuge Liang did not use it was that Zhuge Liang did not intend to attack Chang'an at all, and his goal should be to capture Liangzhou first.
, and then worked step by step to gradually encroach on Cao Wei.
This plan is extremely risky but has extremely high returns. It is a typical bold strategy. The attempt to use 5,000 elite troops to raid Chang'an, and then swallow up the entire Guanzhong in one fell swoop, to achieve the wish of "returning the old capital", is extremely courageous and risky.
But it's well worth a try.
In Cao Shuang's view, Zhuge Liang was too moralistic in war, which led to his decisions on the battlefield being often too conservative. This caused Zhuge Liang to lose many good opportunities in the war, and also put the Shu Han army at a disadvantage on the battlefield.
Cao Shuang thought for a while and continued: "There is a saying that goes well: Compassion does not lead soldiers, justice does not support wealth, kindness does not serve as an official, emotion does not establish affairs, and benevolence does not engage in politics. No matter when it is placed, it has a certain use.
Yes, if you taste it carefully, you will be able to appreciate its beauty.
If Zhuge Liang had chosen to follow Wei Yan's advice and march out of Ziwu Valley, Wei might be gone now. It's a pity that Zhuge only pursues morality and stability."
Bai Lingjun nodded gently and said, "What your husband is saying is that in this chaotic world of jungle law, if you value morality too much instead of using morality to serve yourself, you will definitely be harmed by it."