Chapter 20: Fame and Reputation
【What are the characteristics of Cao Cao's army in the Three Kingdoms? The general impression should be "many".
In everyone's impression, except for the time when facing Yuan Shao, a local tyrant, and had to win with fewer troops, Cao's army liked to fight with more troops and bully the weak most of the time, which is also the most stable approach in military tactics.
Facing the large army, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao formulated a battle plan. Xiabian City was defended by Wu Lan Lei Tong, and Zhang Fei and Ma Chao led a small number of soldiers to station on Gushan Mountain in the north of the city. 】
"It should be ordered that the soldiers cut down trees, decorate military flags, and make a loud noise to attack the rear army of Cao's army. The morale of Cao's army will surely be greatly agitated and lose sight of one thing while losing another. When they are in chaos, they can calmly attack and Cao's army will break by themselves!"
Zhang Fei said this in a calm and confident manner. In fact, this is indeed Zhang Fei's usual method. For example, at Changbanpo, he ordered his personal soldiers to cut down trees and drag them with horses, raising dust to make an ambush, making Cao's army hesitate and making the Dangyang Bridge famous.
Liu Bei was very pleased. Sure enough, his third brother was quite reliable when talking about military strategy!
【When Cao's army was about to arrive, Zhang Fei ordered his soldiers to make a noise on the mountain and wave flags to shout "Cao's retreat is cut off". The commander Cao Hong saw the dense flags on Gushan Mountain and hesitated to move forward because he suspected that there were ambushes. He discussed with Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen whether to retreat. 】
Zhang Fei looked outside the hall with disdain: Did you see that! My military strategy! Ambush the three Caos and use the ambushes to stabilize Hanzhong!
He couldn't help but imagine in his mind: Next, as long as I am the commander-in-chief, it will be easy to take Hanzhong! After that, I will guard Hanzhong, my second brother will guard Jingzhou, and my eldest brother will be the emperor in Chengdu, and the world will be settled!
【Faced with Cao Hong's hesitation, Cao Xiu stood up.
Zhang Fei suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.
【Cao's army has always been brothers in battle and fathers and sons in war. Cao Hong was Cao Cao's cousin, Cao Zhen was Cao Cao's adopted son, Cao Xiu was also treated as Cao Cao's own son, Cao Hong and Cao Xiu were uncle and nephew, so it was impossible for Cao Xiu to ignore his opinions.
Cao Xiu said: If the enemy cuts off our food supply, we should act covertly and set up an ambush in secret. Now the bluffing is a trick to confuse the enemy. The most urgent thing is to take advantage of the insufficient garrison in Xiabian and defeat it as soon as possible!
This decision was very correct. Cao Hong then ordered to ignore the suspicious troops on the mountain and attack Xiabian directly. The city was quickly broken, Wu Lan and Lei Tong were all killed in the battle, and Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, two enemies of ten thousand people, successfully escaped. 】
Zhang Fei's face immediately turned red with embarrassment, and he buried his head and muttered: "Cao has too many sons..."
Zhao Yun teased: "General Zhang, this trick at Changbanpo taught Cao's army a lesson, but it won't work in Hanzhong! I heard that this Cao Xiu also led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and maybe he is your old acquaintance at Changbanpo. No wonder he doesn't believe it, he was fooled by you before."
Guan Yu also warned: "Third brother, the way to use troops lies in clever changes. You must not use the same strategy repeatedly, otherwise it will not only fail to work but also kill your colleagues."
Zhang Fei blushed like Guan Yu and said loudly: "I'll take note!"
Guan Yu said disdainfully: "I'll take note, why are you yelling so loudly."
[Xiabian is in Gansu today. Later, someone went to shoot a video. The mountain is indeed dangerous. Some people are very curious about how Zhang Fei and Ma Chao escaped if Cao's army surrounded them at the foot of the mountain.
But in fact, it shouldn't be a big problem. After all, there is one Lu, two Zhao, three Dian Wei, four Guan, five Ma, and six Zhang Fei.
If these two heroes in the novel want to run, who can stop them? 】
Jian Yong laughed and said, "General Zhang, so this is how the bravery of ten thousand men can be explained?"
Mi Zhu was slightly curious: "One Lu, two Zhao, three Dian Wei... This is catchy, is this compiled by later generations? I wonder what the ranking is based on?"
"The light curtain said the heroes in the novel!" Jian Yong took half a persimmon cake and put it in his mouth, and said vaguely: "That must be distorted and exaggerated, maybe it was compiled by Lu Bu's descendants."
Zhang Fei's head was almost lowered to the table at this time.
"But in this case, Lu Bu's military achievements are few and far between. In terms of military formation, he was defeated by Sun Wentai in Luoyang and Li Jue in Chang'an. He rarely won big victories in Xuzhou, Yanzhou and Puyang. How can he be the first?" Mi Zhu still refused to accept it.
【However, this jingle should be fabricated by modern netizens. When our Taizu praised Zhengding County in Shijiazhuang, he said "Zhengding is a good place, and there was a Zhao Zilong there." This sentence is still hanging on the archway outside the Zhao Yun Temple, which is the best annotation for this famous general. 】
Here, Wen Mang inserted a few photos of the main gate of the Zhao Yun Temple. The main gate:
On the right, it is written "Respected by Changshan and remembering the past, righteous and loyal and brave to support the Han Dynasty", and on the left, it is written "Famous in Bashu and future generations, aspirations swallowing mountains and rivers, honesty and high character".
There is a second couplet after entering the door:
On the right, it is written "Civil and military, prudent and cautious, experienced in the battlefield for a long time, a generation of merits will be passed down for generations", and on the left, it is written "Shunping, neat, strict, calm, repeatedly made extraordinary achievements, two generations of heroic spirit shocked the nine states".
This made the eyes of the civil and military officials in the hall widen. Even Sun Gan, who was calm and composed, almost wiped the ink on Kong Ming's sleeves.
【Later, this ranking was completed into the 24 generals of the Three Kingdoms. Generals from Wei, Shu, and Wu were all included and the time span was also longer. Even Deng Ai and Jiang Wei from the late Shu Han were included, which was considered to be relatively comprehensive.
But no matter which statement is made, Lu Bu has always been ranked first. Although some people criticized Lu Bu for not having many military achievements and betraying his loyalty many times, if you think about it from another perspective, being able to be so unkind and not be killed in the situation of many heroes rising up at the end of the Han Dynasty is also a manifestation of strength. 】
Don't talk about Lu Bu! Who are the 24 generals! The civil and military officials present were shouting in their hearts, who doesn't want their deeds to be passed down through the ages! ?
Zhao Yun has his own temple and it has been passed down for 1,700 years! Even more than a thousand years later, the founding emperor of the later generations not only praised him but also wrote an inscription! How enviable it is!
Jian Yong has already conceived in his mind. Since later generations can make up himself, can he also make a Three Kingdoms 24 civil officials? Or the Three Kingdoms 24 famous scholars? Regardless of whether people nowadays agree or not, the important thing is to squeeze myself in and pass it on!
Zhang Fei said sourly: "Then can Yunmei be called Shijiazhuang Zhao Zilong in the future?"
It's impossible not to be sour. A cup of tea ago, he was still saying that his "one trick" was broken by Cao's army and implicated his colleagues, but now he is talking about "his fame will be passed down for generations"?
Zhao Yun smiled slightly: "General Zhang, it's up to you."
That's Zhao Yun Temple. I, Zhao Zilong, am now Zhao·Never contend with the world·As stable as Mount Tai·Yun. There will be people to judge my merits and demerits for thousands of years. The eyes of later generations are really sharp!
【However, Yunmei can talk about it later, after all, the Battle of Hanzhong is still to come.
Next, let's talk about Lu Bu, who is ranked in the jingle. There is also a saying that Lu Bu in the Three Kingdoms could jump so long before dying. Although he was brave, his personal bravery had a limit, and the power of unity was infinite!
The Bingzhou cavalry led by Lu Bu was really fierce! This is a unit with historical origins.
In order to conquer the Xiongnu during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, three elite cavalry were established: Liangzhou Dama, Bingzhou cavalry, and Youzhou Tuqi. Since then, young and strong people from the three states have actively joined the army until the end of the Han Dynasty.
The "Book of the Later Han" also records that "Shizu used Youzhou and Bingzhou cavalry to rule the world, so he set up a camp in Liyang, supervised by the messenger, with a thousand cavalry, and removed a heavy weight."
It tells that Liu Xiu relied on You and Bing cavalry to rule the world, set up separate camps for these two cavalry and exempted them from taxes, which was already a precursor to professional soldiers.
How to play professional against amateur? Therefore, Lü Bu was able to roam around for ten years under the noses of the princes in the heartland of the Central Plains. It was really because the cavalry that Emperor Wu laid the foundation for was too powerful. 】
The more I read the information about the Han Dynasty, the more regrettable it is. Many of the foundations and directions were quite correct.