The Three Brothers of Taoyuan

“Those who are good at using soldiers can make the enemy incompatible with each other, the enemy will not be able to rely on each other, the high and low will not save each other, the superiors and inferiors will not accept each other, and the soldiers will not be separated. ——Sun Tzu"

It is said that "three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang." This "wise man" recognized by the Chinese nation is not a true "good man". Soldier". Among the three kingdoms, when it comes to the use of troops, Zhang Fei is the farthest away. However, Zhang Fei, who ended up being killed by his men, was really just a rough and reckless man?

Zhang Fei is not just a reckless person

“Eight feet long, with a leopard’s head and eyes, a swallow’s jaw and a tiger’s beard, his voice is like thunder, and his power is like a galloping horse.” A short sentence The words convey the spirit through the form, making the image of Zhang Fei come to life. Luo Guanzhong's writing style is of course wonderful. However, this novel is different from the epic after all. Although Zhang Fei in history is not as complicated as the story in Three Kingdoms, it is still dazzling.

In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhang Fei is irritable, rough and arrogant, but also brave and loyal. The only difference from the epic records is that he has the characteristics of coarse and fine, and extraordinary wisdom.

But this point alone makes everyone's perception of his image completely different! Go and look through the history books, there are rough things and fine things, and what happened to the brilliant Zhang Fei? Where is it reflected? This is about the famous Battle of Changbanpo!

Change of Changbanpo

It is not for nothing that Zhang Feineng and Zhao Yun are both known as the "enemy of ten thousand people". Obtaining the head of an admiral in a million-strong army was like searching for something in a bag, so he was indeed brave and good at fighting.

Both Guan Yu and Cao Cao were brothers and sisters, and after the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out, they joined Cao Cao's military camp with Guan Yu to serve for him. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei's army was defeated and suffered heavy losses. His two daughters were captured by Cao Chun, the general of Cao's army. Faced with Cao Cao's victorious pursuit, Liu Bei had to abandon Jiangling and go to Jiangxia.

This also resulted in the later famous Battle of Changbanpo. In the Battle of Changbanpo, Zhao Yun made seven entries and seven exits to rescue Adou, which made everyone well-known. The mighty Zhang Fei who cut off his rear also became famous in this battle.

This battle at Changbanpo is not simple.

When the sun is broken, the suspicion formation is established

After Zhao Yun rescued Adou, he could only escape all the way to Changbanpo under the pursuit of Cao Jun, but at this time he was guarding Changbanpo to respond. It was none other than Liu Bei's other general, Zhang Fei. After arriving at Changbanpo, Zhao Yun took Adou to Liu Bei's army, leaving Zhang Fei behind alone. Of course, there were dozens of soldiers accompanying Zhang Fei.

In the record of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhang Fei fought back a million soldiers by himself: "At the end of the Changban Bridge, there was murderous intent, and his eyes widened immediately with his spear. A sound was like a thunder, and Cao Cao retreated alone. A million soldiers." Although Zhang Fei can defeat a hundred soldiers with one, it is really unconvincing that he can repel a million soldiers with just a loud shout.

There is certainly a "hidden secret" in this

According to historical records, it was discovered that in the Battle of Changbanpo, Cao Cao's army did not number as many as one million as described in the novel. After some analysis of the battle situation, it was almost certain that there were about four to five thousand people. Although the novel exaggerates the situation in order to heighten the atmosphere, ten people versus five thousand people is a losing battle.

Zhang Fei, as a general, was aware of the seriousness of this problem. Being single and weak, he would definitely not be able to defeat Cao Cao's huge army. In a hurry, he came up with a plan. Let all his men go to the woods to cut down thick branches, put them on the tail of the horse, and spin them back and forth in the woods. After a while, the dust will billow like thousands of troops galloping.

When Cao Cao arrived, he saw Zhang Fei standing on his horse, holding a spear eight feet across, glaring angrily. There was even more dust behind him. This kind of momentum is not like being overwhelmed. Cao Cao had doubts and had to stop his army's advance.

Retreat one million soldiers of the Cao family alone.

Zhang Fei saw that Cao Cao did not dare to attack rashly and was hesitant, so he shouted angrily: "I am Zhang Yide from Yan, who dares to come forward and fight me to the death?" This voice was full of confidence, like a huge thunder. When Cao Cao saw this, he didn't dare to come forward, and no one in the military camp dared to show up.

So Zhang Fei took advantage of the victory and pursued it, and continued to shout loudly: "Want to fight or not, retreat but not retreat, what is the reason?" The sound became louder and sonorous, and one person was so frightened that he fell off his horse and fell. It was a rupture of liver and gallbladder and death.

A closer look revealed that this person was Xia Houjie.

In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Xia Houjie was so shocked that his liver and gallbladder shattered and he fell under his horse. Cao then returned to his horse and walked away. Then all the lieutenants looked west and ran away." This is Zhang Fei. "Retire one million soldiers of the Cao family alone".

On the one hand, he is fighting alone, but on the other hand, he has many soldiers; on the other hand, he is imposing and frightened; on the other hand, he is standing with his spear crossed, but on the other hand, he is holding back; on the other hand, he is shouting loudly, and on the other hand, he is frightened. The strong contrast not only shows Zhang Fei's bravery and boldness, but also demonstrates his resourcefulness.

Not a single soldier was injured, but this battle was won brilliantly!

The way to drive away the enemy soldiers

Zhang Fei's reaction seemed to be in line with his temperament, but there were actually a lot of twists and turns in it. However, the reason why they were able to push back Cao Cao's army and suppress the situation was nothing more than these two.

First, when he was at a disadvantage, he did not act recklessly, but instead devised a plan.

Creating the momentum of a large army made everyone in Cao Cao's army feel wary, and naturally they did not dare to act rashly. This is the switch for the next series of actions. Without this kind of momentum to suppress you, no matter how brave and skilled you are, the "million-strong army" will not be afraid of your superb martial arts skills. But now that this momentum has been "created", we have to look at the second part later.

Cao Cao

The second is to attack the heart.

Let’s not worry about whether this Fei is really crazy or has a plan. Just because of Cao Cao's suspicious character, he really made an enemy when he met Zhang Fei. These two confident shouts made Cao Cao suffer a lot: he did not dare to advance, and he was unwilling to retreat. I'm afraid of fraud, but I'm also afraid that it's fake. I really don’t know what to do.

The cautious Cao Cao had no choice but to retreat. He would rather miss the opportunity to kill these people than gamble with "a million troops"! This scheming is really clever! Whether it is to fake this grand military force or to make full use of Cao Cao's psychological doubts, if you want to win, one of the two must be indispensable, and one cannot be missing.

Therefore, this battle has become a legend that has been passed down to this day. It has also become a wonderful aria in many dramas.

Zhang Fei

Among them is the "Eight Screens" which is quite difficult: "Cao Cao listens to the truth and is dumbfounded. Now that Mr. Zhang of your family is here, you may wait. Attack, or fight, or advance, or retreat, or fight, or fight, don't attack, don't fight, don't advance, don't retreat, don't fight, don't fight, you are a common man." It is really difficult to say this sentence. , but it shows Zhang Fei’s boldness.

Or abuse Zhang Feihu?

Li Shangyin once wrote such a poem: "Maybe he tortured Zhang Fei and Hu, or he laughed at Deng Ai." Perhaps he thought he was acting recklessly. But now there is also such a saying: "Zhang Fei's embroidery - rough and fine."

Historical records can be said to be full of words about Zhang Fei's bravery, and there are often "tiger and bear generals" , "the enemy of ten thousand people", "the tiger minister of the world" and other praises. In fact, just like Li Shangyin, people often ignore the other side of Zhang Fei's character. In addition to being brave, he is also a very strategic person. Take the retreat of the enemy at Changbanpo as an example. If more than a dozen cavalrymen face an army of millions, if they don't use tactics, they will not be able to win, no matter how brave they are.

In such a short and urgent situation, he not only gave full play to his greatest advantages, but also created such a momentum. This series of response actions would be nothing if not for some extraordinary city strategies. Impossible.

Combined with his own prestige and creating a grand atmosphere, Zhang Fei's seemingly simple move can actually have a huge effect. And he was able to stay calm in such a critical moment with an online IQ. Needless to say, there is no need to say more about this psychological endurance. Under such circumstances, you can quickly find the enemy's weaknesses based on their characteristics and kill them with one blow. Zhang Fei is not the person who was abused as a "Hu"!

Zhang Fei's strategies should not be underestimated

In fact, when you look at ancient and modern times, you will find that Zhang Fei's strategies are all There are traces to follow. For example, this "center blooms, captures Liu Dai alive", this move to blow up the counterattack caught Liu Dai off guard. < /p>

After careful analysis of each of these things, it is not difficult to find that this "ring-eyed thief" is not a simple character. Even among the generals of the Five Tigers of Shu Han, Zhang Fei can be said to have the most clever mind.

This is the real "great wisdom and foolishness"!