Emperor Shuang: The counterattack started from the Gaopingling Incident Chapter 513: Not allowed to be spread outside, disdain to do what Liu Xuande did
Chapter 513: Not allowed to be spread outside, disdain to do what Liu Xuande did
All the generals stood up, clasped their fists and said, "Servants, please obey Grand Sima's military orders!"
Quan Cong saw that all the generals in the hall had almost finished their dinner and some were already burping, so he waved his hand and said: "Okay, you generals must be tired from fighting with me these days. Since you have already used
After you’ve finished eating, let’s go back to the camp outside the city to rest. There are still many battle achievements waiting for you!”
All the generals stood up and left: "Da Sima, you should rest early and don't work too hard."
When the generals just stepped out of the hall, Quan Cong suddenly remembered something and warned again: "Everyone, what I said tonight must be remembered not to be spread to outsiders. It must be kept strictly confidential, let alone the people of Xianbei who are coming.
If anything leaks out to Gao Xunli, I will take military action!"
The generals turned around and clasped their fists and said, "No!"
Quan Cong did not go to rest immediately after the generals returned to camp. Instead, the soldiers cleared every table in the hall and then retreated. Quan Cong was the only one left in the hall.
Quan Cong stood up and continued to look at the map of the entire Youzhou territory by the light of the oil lamp in the hall. He wanted to use this map to find out more possibilities for winning the battle, but only one map could not add much.
odds of winning,
We can still only rely on strength, strategy and allies to win. We all arrived at the Liaodong Governor's Mansion before sunset today.
Seeing that many Wu Jun soldiers who had entered the government had opened the Liaodong County treasury and began to move gold and silver out, and some even harassed the female family members left behind by Zhang Xiu,
He even killed several of his brothers with his own hands to maintain military discipline, shock the army, and make some people who couldn't control their hands restrain themselves. After all, many things went too far and might arouse resistance from the people of Liaodong. Although
There are not too many people in Liaodong,
Then he immediately ordered the treasury to be sealed, and planned to use part of it to win over the Xianbei and Gaoxun beauties in the future, and transport part back to the court to present to His Majesty.
Although he also knew how to kill several of his own brothers and took the initiative to divert some of the gold and silver originally shipped back to Jiangdong for other purposes,
Some people in the court may use it as a handle to impeach him in the future, but for the great cause of Jiangdong, he can no longer care so much. As long as he can finally completely capture Youzhou, it will all be worth it!
Although plundering and plundering was often just a way to boost morale, Quan Ziheng did not bother to do it. Even the "benevolent and righteous" Liu Huangshu who entered Shu did so, but he did not
willing to imitate,
When Liu Bei entered Shu, he made an agreement with his soldiers: "If Chengdu is captured and supplies are left to you, I will not interfere." After Chengdu was pacified, Liu Bei fulfilled his promise and allowed his soldiers to plunder.
Loot everything from the treasury...
His behavior is somewhat surprising. Because in the eyes of the world, Liu Bei has always been known as "mercy". In this case, how could he allow his soldiers to commit such an "unjust act"? Just because it is in his own interests.
Things in the state were not going well, but the Wu army led by Quan Ziheng was far from that point.
Liu Zhang was a mediocre man, but he treated the people very well. Therefore, not only the nobles of Dongzhou were willing to sacrifice their lives for him, but also the people were brave and dared to help Liu Bei fight.
Because of this, not long after Liu Bei entered Shu, he encountered desperate resistance from local officials and people.
At that time, Liu Bei "had less than 10,000 soldiers, no soldiers attached to him, wild grains were his supplies, and the army had no baggage." The only various materials that Liu Bei could get his hands on were those given to him by Liu Zhang at the beginning.
With the huge gap between the two sides, Liu Bei almost risked his wealth and life.
Ancient wars were fought hand-to-hand, and victory was mainly won by numbers.
Liu Bei went upstream and had to pay a heavy price for every place he conquered.
Even his military advisor Pang Tong was unfortunately killed by a stray arrow.
It should be noted that although Pang Tong was called a military advisor, he was also able to control military power. It can be said that he was the second-ranking figure in the Shu army.
But even so, Pang Tong still died on the battlefield, which shows that the battle situation at that time was quite tragic, so that most of Liu Bei's troops and horses were lost.
There are even rumors from Cao Wei that Liu Bei has died in battle.
The second-in-command, Pang Tong, has been confirmed to have been killed; the first-in-command, Liu Bei, is suspected to have been "murdered." At this moment, Liu Bei encountered a serious "public relations crisis."
If it is not dealt with in time, the army entering Shu is likely to be demoralized and trigger a mutiny. By then, Liu Bei will have no chance to turn around.
Liu Bei, who was over fifty years old, was no longer a fledgling boy. Seeing that the morale of the army was unstable, he immediately took two measures.
First, the families of the soldiers were detained.
It is said that at that time: "The First Lord went to Guanzhong, held hostage the generals and the soldiers' wives, led the troops and Zhong, and Ying and others entered Fu and occupied the city."
In order to win this battle, Liu Bei, who always cherished his reputation, resorted to this cruel method. Even General Huang Zhong handed over his family members as hostages.
In order to appease everyone, after Liu Bei marched into Fucheng, he ordered a banquet to reward the soldiers of the three armies.
Pang Tong had not yet died in battle, and he expressed his incomprehension for a time. But Liu Bei climbed up from the bottom, so he naturally knew how to win over the soldiers.
The reason why Liu Bei held the banquet in Fucheng had two main purposes.
On the one hand, this can comfort some soldiers and let them get rid of their rebellious mentality; on the other hand, it is also a reward for them and makes an agreement: the current banquet is actually nothing; if everyone breaks into Chengdu City, they will get
A bigger "cake".
And this is Liu Bei's second move - "drawing a big pie". First, give the soldiers a stick to put away their original frustration; then give them a sweet date to make them work together and be full of fighting spirit. That's it.
It is said that Liu Bei accurately grasped the psychology of the army entering Shu.
After entering Shu, Liu Bei not only fulfilled his promise, but also held an even grander banquet.
"Be prepared to enter Chengdu, buy wine, and feast the soldiers. Take the gold and silver from the Shu city, distribute it to the soldiers, and return grain and silk to them."
This means that Liu Bei not only allowed his soldiers to plunder the treasury, but also rewarded those who had meritorious service.
This move also "whitewashed" his previous behavior of detaining the families of soldiers.
Of course, Liu Bei also had another purpose: to intimidate the Dongzhou nobles and make them recognize the reality.
When Liu Bei first entered Shu, it was not easy to kill innocent people indiscriminately, but the Dongzhou gentry, as the core force used by Liu Zhang to ensure his ruling status, could not be ignored.
Once these people are unwilling to cooperate with him, Liu Bei will have a lot of trouble if he wants to win over the Shu people.
Based on this, Liu Bei deliberately let his soldiers plunder the treasury in order to give these Dongzhou nobles a show of power.
Then he held a grand celebration banquet and publicly rewarded the meritorious soldiers. The meaning is self-evident: if the Dongzhou nobles are willing to surrender, then they can be regarded as "serving the dragon and meritorious service" and will receive the rewards they deserve.
Seeing Liu Bei's resolute attitude, Huang Quan, Wu Yi, Liu Ba and others finally gave in and surrendered to him.
In this way, Liu Bei successfully won the loyalty of the Dongzhou nobles without much effort, and then took over the counties and counties in Shu. But today is different from the past, and he is not Liu Bei, so he cannot do this...