Chapter 62, Zhao Zilong's rise to power in Hebei
Just when Lu Bu missed the enemy's trace to the west, and Luoyang to the west was experiencing unrest from all sides, Zhao Yun, who was commanding 10,000 elite Lu troops and carrying 30,000 Xiliang cavalry surrender troops, was in the Anping Kingdom west of Jizhou and west of Julu.
The wind and water rise, and the sound becomes stronger and stronger.
Speaking of which, in the original historical time and space, after Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei, he more often appeared as a thug or bodyguard. For a good man with lofty ambitions, although this is not a humiliation, it is by no means a shame.
It’s an arrangement that makes people happy, but Zhao Yun is
He was too loyal and obedient, and did not show any dissatisfaction about it. Instead, he accepted everything and did a good job. Little did he know that it was precisely this that made Liu Bei "increasingly aggressive" towards him. Anyway, if he wanted to use troops, he had two sworn friends.
Brothers are enough, he doesn't really trust others.
After all, there are not many people under Liu Bei who can truly gain his trust. Even Guan and Zhang may not trust him wholeheartedly. Just look at his attitude towards Ma Chao. At least he can still win the battle.
A person with extensive experience in commanding Du's side is not like Zhao Yun, who has only led troops on his own a few times from Gongsun Zan to Liu Bei.
But on Lu Bu's side, the feeling of being Zhao Yun's husband-killer's enemy, which made him realize that he wanted to kill him quickly, still remains in his mind. The scene of his fierce and deadly moves in the initial stage of the sparring with him, which was completely different from his past personality and style, is still vivid in his mind.
Even Zhao Yun himself found it hard to imagine that shortly after he was assigned to sneak into Yecheng as a vanguard the previous time, he was directly entrusted with the task of leading an army and occupying one side of the battlefield.
To be honest, Zhao Yun was still depressed when he was a pioneer before, but he also knew that this was human nature. Maybe even if he had made meritorious deeds, he still needed to be taken seriously in front of Lu Bu and dispatched alone like this time.
More accumulation; he has millions
I would never have thought that Lu Bu could be so relieved, so quickly entrusting this "enemy" with 40,000 soldiers and horses, such an important task, to such an important task. If he were in Lu Bu's position and position,
From a perspective, it is very difficult to do this.
What kind of magnanimity is this, and what kind of demeanor is this?
Zhao Yun himself couldn't figure it out. How could Lu Bu trust him so much? And if he didn't trust himself, then all this would be completely unexplainable. After all, if it was just for testing, there would be no need to spend such a high price, not to mention how would he need him to do any testing. Now
There are probably few people in the world who know his own details better than him.
As the saying goes, don't use people you doubt, and don't doubt people you employ. It sounds easy to say, but it's as difficult as moving mountains to do it?
Of course, Lu Bu was not completely laissez-faire. He also sent counselors and military advisors to drink and have fun, but they were only assistants. Most of the time, they were just to help him check for mistakes. After all, this was Zhao Yun's first serious time alone.
Leading so many troops to fight against a much larger number of enemies, but this is more like a second-hand preparation for insurance rather than a supervision that can be set up.
Feeling Lu Bu's great trust and trust, Zhao Yun still had some remaining resentment in his heart for the murder of his master. Although it would not dissipate just yet. After all, Zhao Yun was still very stubborn at heart, it turned into more conflicts and conflicts.
hesitant, especially
Is it the safety of the master and the young Gongsun who have parted ways long ago? Who has the upper hand among his own ambitions? Whenever he thinks of this issue, Zhao Yun feels as if there are two or three villains fighting in his mind, among which the master is on his side.
maximum,
Morality and justice belong to both sides, but his commitment, dignity and lofty ambition as a man are on the other side, but they are united and gradually have the momentum to overwhelm the former, and this in Zhao Yun's mind only makes him feel endless turmoil
and headache, the only way now is to try to be as vague as possible and not think about it. Anyway, no matter what, I have actually made a choice now, just follow this choice. As for right or wrong, I can distinguish it after making it.
Isn’t it more objective and accurate?
Therefore, Zhao Yun was determined to win this battle against the two men and horses of Yuan Ergongzi and Gao Gan, and he devoted himself wholeheartedly to it. He actively mobilized his troops and generals. Although he only had 40,000 men, including
Thirty thousand seems more
Like adding heads, there are only 10,000 people who can actually use it at will. But although the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs, what is different from other princes outside is that the 10,000 troops were drawn from the 60,000 horses that Lu Bu brought from Luoyang.
, it can be said to be true
The best among the best, the bravest among the brave. An ordinary soldier among them can be compared to some low-level generals under some princes, and the generals among them are not only powerful in combat, but also strong in execution, and they can also be used in the face of battle.
The generals who think through hundreds of battles with their brains can be divided into specific groups in the army, which can minimize the pressure on the unified dispatching general. At the same time, it can also avoid accidents and the whole army being out of touch, and they can still make decisions on their own.
Training such an army is not only the work of generals like Zhang Liao, but also the mastermind Jia Xu, who Lu Bu privately calls the "director of the political department" in his army, also played a huge role, especially
A lot of effort has been put into instilling and guiding those generals, and now is the time to test the results.
Faced with such a terrifying team, Yuan Yao's army and horses, who were the first to fight in Anping Kingdom, were almost defeated in one battle. From the moment the two sides came into contact, the victory was determined, and there was no suspense.
In fact, although Yuan Yao is inconspicuous among Yuan Shao's sons, and can even be said to have been suppressed and buried, when it comes to his ability to lead troops, he should be ranked first or second. However, he has always been low-key, so he has never been known to others.
As far as I know, most of the 30,000 troops and horses brought out by his men were related to
Many of the military factions he is closer to do not necessarily want to choose sides, but may be dissatisfied with the conduct of the two young masters Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, so they can only settle for the next best thing and find a partner with Yuan Yao.
There is no way out, and their combat power is considered to be at the top of all the armies under Yuan Shao's command.
There are naturally many reasons for being defeated by Zhao Yun in one battle. The first is morale. Although Yuan Yao, the leader of the army, is not as worried about fighting for power with each other as Yuan Tan and others, they are still in Ye after all.
After the city was broken, the defeated army and even the remnant army left there. From this point
Generally speaking, Yuan Yao has no advantage compared with his two brothers, because they both dare not face powerful enemies directly. Not only that, they still flee without fighting. To put it nicely, this is called knowing the current affairs. To put it bluntly, it is
Coward, coward, under such circumstances, it is strange that morale can be high.
Of course, Yuan Yao himself could think of this, so since he had made the decision to retreat which was equivalent to running away, he simply retreated more completely. He retreated directly from Wei County to Anping State, with a river in between.
, of course there are senior cadres there now, but the difference is that the senior cadres look even more embarrassed. All the people they brought back are
He is a remnant and defeated general. But he actually fought a battle and was defeated. He knew that Yuan Shao was dead and the Yuan family was almost torn apart before they retreated here. This is not fifty steps or a hundred steps, but a huge gap.
, so the high-ranking cadres in the army can still stand upright. The morale is much better compared to Yuan Yao's work.
The morale of the defeated army is higher than that of the unbattled army. This may be a strange thing. Another reason for this is that their respective commanders are different. Although Yuan Yao is the second son of Yuan Shao, his character is very
Cowardly, hesitant, shake
I'm not sure, this kind of person can't achieve great things and is not as good as his two brothers; while senior cadres are much tougher. Although he may have shortcomings of one kind or another, in terms of courage and backbone, he is stronger than the three young masters of the Yuan family.
Get too much.
Of course, senior cadres also have contact with Yuan Yao. No matter what they think in their hearts, the reality is that they must and can only support each other now. The senior cadres even thought about blocking Yuan Yao and the others in front of them, until Yuan Yao follows his own rules.
It was agreed that after reorganizing the morale of the army, they would join forces with themselves to fight against the enemy. The key to this was of course how long they could hold on.
But what I never expected was that the first problem I faced was not how long I could persist, but that I didn't seem to need to persist at all, because the opponent's first target was Yuan Yaojun behind me.
This is another reason why Zhao Yun was able to defeat Yuan Yaojun in one battle as mentioned before. Because they simply responded to the battle in a hurry and their morale was already low. Now they were caught off guard. When Zhao Yun led his army to approach, Yuan Yao...
The general was not even in the army at that time, but settled down with his family in a nearby city - with such a general here, why worry about the undefeated army?
At that time, the group was leaderless. It was obviously a regular military force, but it acted like a mob. There was no unified person to issue orders, and it was not like mid-level and low-level generals like Lu Bujun who could stably plan countermeasures on their own. Before Zhao Yun officially led the army to break through their
Before the military formation, it was already in disarray. There would be no soldiers, no soldiers.
The generals and personnel were mixed, and the people were panicked. Zhao Yun simply led 10,000 troops to charge into it for a few battles, and he turned 30,000 troops upside down. By the time Yuan Yao arrived, it was already too late, and the 30,000 troops were dead.
, injured, injured, fled, surrendered, but could not see the soldiers who were still able to stand up to resist the enemy.
The war happened in a hurry and ended quickly. In the end, Yuan Yao, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, did not even have time to shout "charge and kill". After watching in fear for a moment, he hurriedly escaped before he was almost discovered by Zhao Yun.
If you can't escape, are you still waiting for the old soldiers who have just surrendered to take the head of the former commander-in-chief to show your merits to the new commander-in-chief?
While escaping all the way, Yuan Yao still felt filled with grief and anger. Thinking about how prosperous his father was when he was here, even though his own light was completely overshadowed by his two brothers, as the second son of Yuan Yao, he still felt high-spirited. He didn't expect that he still had such talent.
One day, the Yuan family actually had another day like this.
Is it really God who wants to destroy me and my Yuan family?
When Zhao Yun basically finished cleaning up the Anping battlefield and was about to set his sights on Hejian, Yuan Yao happened to escape to the high-ranking officials to report the news. He was now completely a walking corpse. In fact, those who spoke were all escorting him all the way.
His subordinate adviser, compared to Tian Feng, Xun Chen and others, could only be described as an anonymous adviser.
Seeing Yuan Yao's dejected look, no matter how angry or angry he was, no matter how angry he was, he could only suppress it first. Anyway, a battle was unavoidable, so he might as well strike first.
It has to be said that compared to the three young masters of the Yuan family, Gao Gan can be regarded as the real commander-in-chief of the three armies. He took the initiative to attack with more than 20,000 troops and horses that were only able to gather more than 20,000 troops after being dispersed by Cao Cao, and also attacked Hejian.
The troops of Zhao Yun who came over actually suppressed Zhao Yun's 10,000 men with more than 20,000 men.
Yuan Yao, who had lost his soul before, seemed to have regained his strength when he saw this scene. He was so excited that he danced for a moment, completely forgetting how under such a comparison, his thirty thousand people were defeated in one blow.
Irony and sadness.
When the senior officer on the side saw this, although he was relieved that he finally woke up, he was not at all optimistic about the battlefield. As a battle-hardened general, although the senior officer is not a famous general and his ability is indeed insufficient, but
He has both vision and ideas, not to mention the most obvious point when facing Zhao Yun now is that the opponent has a total of 40,000 people, and he can only resist 10,000 of them, leaving 30,000 people unused. In this case
What else is there to be proud of and happy about?
The senior official didn't know the inside story, so he was so worried, but his worries were not unreasonable. After all, Zhao Yun had already thought of using those 30,000 troops, but he was still holding on with his own stubbornness. He hoped that only
With these 10,000 people, we can get through it on our own.
When he first took over this team, of course some of his subordinates were dissatisfied, especially in such an elite army. Zhao Yun's top priority at that time was to first establish his authority and prestige. To this end, he and Xia Houlan repeated their old tricks.
One has a red face and one has a white face
Face, fooled most of the people in the army, and then relied on dealing with Yuan Yao. The two senior officials first chose Yuan Yao who was farther away to perform the operation and succeeded in one fell swoop. The success was unbelievable and smooth, but he gained all of a sudden.
The trust of the army and your own prestige.
It's just that Zhao Yun is still not satisfied with this. In addition to being stubborn, he also has a character that strives for perfection. Although Lu Bu said that these 30,000 people could be used if necessary when he explained it, his current intention is obviously that it is best not to use it - at least
Zhao Yun believed that if he wanted to do something, he should do his best, and he would not use those 30,000 people if he could.
But at this moment, Liang Le's words beside him woke him up. Liang Le said: "Since the Lord said that these 30,000 horses can be used when necessary, then they must be used. Now Zilong feels that this is not necessary.
Isn’t it considered a necessary moment?”
Zhao Yun was startled, and immediately thought that it was right. Rather than holding on like this, even the best of the ten thousand elites would be defeated by him, it was better to use the thirty thousand people. Think carefully that he was actually walking into
They misunderstood, but they didn’t know that what Lu Bu wanted was to use as little effort as possible to solve the battle. If it could be solved by ten thousand people, there would be no need for thirty thousand people. But now it is obvious that even ten thousand people can’t solve it, and those thirty thousand people are still hiding.
To hide it would be to go astray.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun did not hesitate anymore and ordered the 30,000 Xiliang cavalry troops to surrender and charge together - since they wanted to go up, just go up all together, let's have a big scene and solve the rest of the battle with minimal losses. At the same time, everyone can go up together, and they can do their best.
It may avoid some troubles.
At this time, for the first time, the gloomy face of the senior official opposite finally showed a look of fear in his eyes.
Although he didn't know why the enemy's 30,000 men had been standing still and remained indifferent despite the loss of the 10,000 men, he still had some extravagant hopes that he knew were impossible, but now he was reminded by reality that extravagant hopes were just extravagant hopes after all.
Thinking of this, the senior official ignored Yuan Yao, who was also at a loss. He suddenly drew out his saber, raised it high and swung it hard several times, shouting: "My sons, follow me and charge to kill..."
"kill!"
After this battle, a general star will rise, and Zhao Yun, who was already famous for his military force, will once again show his power in Hebei in another way; but I am afraid that many people will not forget this day and this battle.
Chapter completed!