On December 23, the second year of Chuping in the Han Dynasty, the smoke of war that filled the land of Hebei finally burned to its strongest intensity!
The governor of Qingzhou, the Han cavalry general Wang Yu, fought with the Jizhou Mu and the cavalry general Yuan Shao at the gate of Pingyuan City, and won, but the victory was not completed. At the moment when Yuan Shao's army ran out of ammunition and food, the Xiongnu slaughtered all the Shanyu, and in
Fu Luo led his troops out in full force, with a total of 24,000 elite tribesmen riding across Jizhou, marching 800 miles in five days to the plain battlefield.
When the stalemate parties on the battlefield received the news, Hu Qi was only twenty miles away from Pingyuan City. Twenty miles passed in the blink of an eye!
After more than half a year of fierce fighting, most of Hebei's military forces were gathered on the banks of the river.
The fierce battle is about to break out!
The sound of drums and horns on Mingshi Mountain finally sounded exciting again. The army in the camp at the foot of the mountain still lacked any momentum. Even the battle flags gave people a feeling of weakness, far from fluttering in the wind like the other groups.
, hunting brings power.
Can human emotions have such an impact? It sounds strange, but in fact it is not strange at all. The wind blowing across the plains is the same, but things like war flags are held in human hands after all. The flag bearer is listless and still
Can you expect to see a sea of flags like a forest, and the sun is blocked by the flags?
Zhang Jia and others have some experience with this. The most direct reason is hunger and cold. In this cold winter season, losing most of the luggage is really a fatal thing.
If Hu Qi had not been too strong, all the generals in Jizhou would have surrendered. There was no need to do anything else. As long as Wang Yu burned the baggage or transported it to the city, what would be the use of winning the battle?
"Wang Pengju was brave and good at fighting, and his martial arts skills were unparalleled. People in the world have tried to compare him with each other, but judging from today's events, this comparison is indeed very reasonable."
At this moment, all the generals were watching the battle in the enemy tower in the camp. From time to time, some people expressed some emotion. The person speaking now was none other than General Zhang Nan of Jizhou.
"What do you mean by Zheng Nan's words?" He opened his jaw and said nothing. General Jiao Chu was friends with Zhang Nan, which was quite amusing.
"On that day, Emperor Gaozu asked Gao Qi and Wang Ling about the gains and losses of the world. He replied: Your Majesty is arrogant and insulting. Xiang Yu is benevolent and loves others, but cannot benefit the world. Therefore, the world will eventually fall to the Han Dynasty. It can be seen from this that the country is governed by benevolence.
Those who do not reward based on merit will not last long." In this era, the distinction between military officers and civilian officials was not very big. Zhang Nan quoted scriptures casually, and what he said was clear and logical.
"Zheng Nan's words make sense." Zhang Nan's words immediately aroused a resonance. General Jiang Qi came from a famous family in Wei County. After hearing these words, he also looked indignant: "Although we are defeated, there are still more than ten thousand people.
With soldiers and horses in hand, if the prince wants to take charge of Jizhou and stabilize the place, we will be able to use him. Aren't these many benefits worthy of his attention?"
"That's it. That's it!"
"It is said that when it came time to entrust the subordinates with that loan, they always hesitated and took the seal in their hands and rubbed it. Even though the edges of the seal were smoothed away, they still couldn't grant it. Let me see.
.This little overlord is exactly the same as that overlord, maybe he is deliberately imitating him."
The speaker, Yin Kai, came from the sect of the great scholar Lu Zhi. He was a classmate of Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei. Because of his good knowledge, his words were inevitably more harsh and harsh. The allusions he casually told touched everyone's hearts.
Zhang Jia did not participate in everyone's discussion, but he was listening to and thinking about these opinions.
After reading Jushou's suicide note, he had secretly surrendered to Wang Yu. The reason why he was reluctant to leave the camp to visit him was that he did not want to arouse the suspicion of the generals in Jizhou and lead to an accident. But in fact, in his heart, he
Maybe he is confused.
In this era, although Confucianism has become popular in the world, and many scholars like to talk about the word benevolence, few people who really understand political strategy will take this kind of thing seriously.
As the generals have discussed, the two heroes who fought for hegemony during the founding of the People's Republic of China are the best positive and negative examples.
Is Gaozu a good person? Even if we ignore the ruffian spirit in him that frequently curses people and speaks dirty words, his subsequent killings of heroes from all walks of life cannot be considered an act of benevolence, right?
Xiang Yu, on the other hand, was friendly and approachable, and shared the joys and sorrows with his soldiers. During every battle, he would personally be present in the battle, and would not avoid being attacked by arrows and stones. Therefore, he was victorious in every battle, and the weak defeated the strong every time.
This is very similar to Wang Yu. Wang Yu defeated the million Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou with more than 20,000 people. His martial arts was so great that he was famous for a while. In the battle of Pengcheng between Chu and Han, Xiang Yu defeated the Chu army with 30,000 people.
A 600,000-strong coalition of princes?
The biggest difference between the two is in terms of reward.
Gao Qi, Wang Ling's original words, there is another half: Your Majesty sent people to attack the city and seize the territory, and the people under his command were rewarded and benefited the world. This is what the old nobles of the Warring States Period most recognized Liu Bang for.
Whoever recruits the soldiers belongs to them, and whoever conquers the territory will also be rewarded for their merits. Xiang Yu always hesitates, trying to fully evaluate a person before deciding whether to let him take charge of an army and a city.
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Xiang Yu's approach may not be unreasonable, but in terms of actual results, it is much worse than Liu Bang.
The current Wang Yu seems to have this tendency. His sympathy for the people is always greater than his appeasement to the powerful. When treating the surrendered generals in Jizhou, they are not distinguished by their remaining strength or the family background behind them, but by their family background.
Everyone’s abilities.
For example, Zhang Jaw himself was very valued. After the Battle of Longcuo, Qingzhou came to recruit at least five or six waves of envoys. Among them, Tian Feng and Kong Rong sent two envoys respectively.
Although he has not yet received a formal appointment or substantial commitment, Zhang Zha has no doubt that he will be reused soon after arriving in Qingzhou.
When he was in Yi County, Wang Yu's surrender could be said to be for the purpose of seizing the city without any bloodshed. But now, Zhang Ya only has 2,000 remaining soldiers in his hands, and his strength is not much better than Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan.
However, Zhong Jiao, Zhang Zhiliu, and Kong Rong only promised that as long as they surrendered, their lives would be safe, and no other treatment was mentioned.
Obviously, this is another manifestation of Wang Yu's policy tendency to restrict the powerful, and of course it can also be said to be a meritocracy. Zhang Jia still has a very clear understanding of his own and his colleagues' military strategies.
Wang Yu's appreciation touched him very much. Not every victor would treat the defeated general with such courtesy. But what worried him was what was the future of this victor?
Although Wang Yu has never been defeated since his debut, and there are countless battles in which the weak defeated the strong, but wasn't it the same for Xiang Jui back then? The latter only lost one battle in his life, and in the end he lost both his country and his life.
Will Wang Yu be different if he gets married?
He wasn't sure about opening his jaw, and he couldn't even find someone to refer to.
Among the five generals of Qingzhou, Xu Huang and Huang Zhong both came from poor families. Especially Huang Zhong, who has been around for half his life and is still just a petty official! For such a person from a low-level background, even if his family background is somewhat famous, he has no regard for kindness and righteousness.
I would also highly recommend it if you want to set things up.
Yu Jin is basically a direct descendant of the Wang family's private soldiers, and has no reference value at all.
Tai Shi Ci's family background is not bad, but his behavior is very different from ordinary people. It is said that he joined Wang Yu because he was rushing for a better future. Regardless of whether others believe it or not, it is a hundred people who don't believe it.
Then there is Zhao Yun... Thinking of this young general, Zhang Jia's mood was a little complicated. If he guessed correctly, he and the other party should have some connection, and his understanding of Zhao Yun is far better than the others. With this young man's temperament
.When you join Wang Yu, will you consider any long-term plans and interests?
Military generals are like this, and civil servants are similar.
Tian Feng himself was an anomaly. He couldn't get enough of it under Han Fu, and he couldn't get enough of it under Yuan Shao. He was like a fish in water in Qingzhou. Jia Wenhe was said to have been captured on the battlefield, and the process of joining him can be imagined.
Kong Rong? As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. This man has a close relationship with people like Ni Heng. How deep can the city go? When he was in court, all those who gathered around him were a group of unsuccessful people. The real
I don’t know how many powerful people he offended, but he was finally sent to Beihai by Dong Zhuo without anyone to help him. This shows how popular he is.
As for Guoyuan, Wang Xiu and others, they are all desperate guys. Think about it, before surrendering to Wang Yu, Guoyuan was even on the ship to Liaodong!
It was certainly Wang Yu's ability to bring such a group of people together to create the Qingzhou Army that shocked the world, but his biased governance was always a hidden danger.
It is not enough to be victorious in every battle. Who knows when the Battle of Gaixia will take place? For example, will the current battle be Gaixia of the Little Overlord? No one knows, and Zhang Jia's doubts came from this.
In this era, people with a little knowledge will know that benevolence and righteousness can only be paid lip service to and cannot be taken seriously at all. If your status is not too low and you want to make a name for yourself, you don’t even have to say it, and someone will naturally help you.
Promoted.
With Wang Yu's powerful position, there is really no need to take this kind of thing seriously, and even to implement it. Is it okay to fight to the death with 24,000 horsemen in order to protect the people from being poisoned?
Reason told Zhang Jia that Wang Yu's words were not an excuse, but came from the sincerity; but reason also told him that a ruler with this kind of character was not a promising person, at least among the victors in Chinese history, there was no such person, so he was a failure.
Among them, there is one who is very similar and very famous.
Therefore, he has been unable to make a final decision.
However, time waits for no one. The roaring Hu Qi interrupted him, leaving him no time to hesitate any longer. He had to make a decision before the battle!
If we just watch the fierce battle between the two sides and enter Qingzhou in the future, even if Wang Yu, the lord, doesn't care, what kind of expression should he use to face all the robes? This kind of grudge cannot be resolved by saying a few nice words.
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What's more, Wang Junhou is not someone who is easily fooled. His benevolence and righteousness seem to be just out of the strong's defense of the weak, rather than an excuse to plot against others or play double-dealing.
I am different from these colleagues. The conditions they get are to save their lives, and it is the same whether they are surrendered early or late, but I...
What to do? How to choose?
He hesitated with his jaw open, dazed, until he was awakened by a huge sound.
The sound came from the west, accompanied by smoke and dust that covered the sky and the sun. The sound of horse hooves was chaotic, and the whistling sound was filled with endless anger and anxiety. It was completely different from the Hu Qi who opened his jaws and expected. From his understanding, Hu Lu
Howling is to intimidate the enemy, right?
"What is that?" Yin Kai suddenly pointed at the smoke and shouted.
"Who is that person riding the white horse?" When the generals looked anxiously, they saw under the smoke and dust, in front of the overwhelming horsemen, a majestic white horse galloping, just like the king of the wild horses on the grassland.
"Oh my God... what did I see? The man on the white horse... he was shooting back arrows just now, wasn't he? He even shot a man to death! He, was he harassing the entire Huns army by himself?
?” Looking carefully, the faces of the generals changed again, and none of them could believe their eyes.
"Madman! The Qingzhou army is full of madmen!"
While he was talking, the knight on the white horse had already shot two arrows, killing two horsemen, and also used his spear to deflect a hail of arrows from the Huns in retaliation!
So majestic!
Incredibly arrogant!
No one expected that the arrival of the Huns army would start like this!
No one knows what the knight on the white horse wants to do? Even if he has a close relationship with the other person and has recognized the other person's open jaw.
In an instant, if one ignores the noise brought by Hu Qi, within a radius of dozens of miles, there are only unbelievable exclamations echoing.