The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 344
Ride on my Dawan horse and caress my weak bow.

The long sword spans the nine fields, and the high crown sweeps the sky.

Ruo Lincang by the sea, galloping in the desert.

Stand alone in the Ming Dynasty, the world is called a hero.

——Excerpt from Zhang Hua (Wei and Jin Dynasties) in "The Strong Man"

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A white light flashed in front of his eyes, and Bai Fu opened his eyes again, he was in the prison, still in shock, dripping with sweat.The Battle of Feishui seems like a lifetime away.

Wang Zhongsi smiled and said, "Fu'er, you came to the battle of Feishui in person, how did you gain?"

Bai Fu nodded, and replied: "My disciple loves the frontier poems of Gao Shi, Cen Shen and others, and I made friends with General Li Siye in the Yuanxi ball game, so I am quite yearning for the battlefield. Only today did I know that the war is so bloody and cruel!"

Wang Zhongsi was silent for a long time, Fang said: "Fu'er, what you said is absolutely true! Wars are neither beautiful nor worthy of praise. There are heavy casualties and great costs, and most of the wars are even less just.

I have fought all my life, and I have been fighting, and I finally realized that no matter how epic battle legends and glorious victories are, they are not as good as a mother who lost her son, sobbing silently in the middle of the night..."

Seeing General Zhongsi's sadness, Bai Fu couldn't bear it, and after a while, he took the initiative to bring up the topic again:

"Come to the front line in person and let me witness the whole process of the battle of Feishui. Fu Jian's soldiers were numerous, throwing whips to cut off the flow, but they were defeated so terribly.

It has to be said that General Xie Xuan has a deep strategy and is decisive in killing.

Fu Jian's army had a long battle line, numerous soldiers, and no unified command system.It is estimated that General Xie Xuan had noticed this flaw long ago, and decided to forcibly cross the Feishui River, which will be determined in one battle.

The temptation to attack halfway made Fu Jian, Fu Rong and other generals greedy and confused, and gave up taking the initiative to attack first!

Fu Jian and Fu Rong agreed and pretended to agree with Xie Xuan to cross the river.Retreat a hundred steps first, and wait for the Beifu soldiers to cross half of the troops, before the whole army is in formation, the former Qin cavalry covered up and killed them, and wiped them out on the river bank.

"Soldiers can be attacked halfway through", this is a classic tactic in the book of war, there is no doubt about it.The bad thing is that there is no unified command system.

Fu Jian commanded the army to retreat, but the rear army didn't know the reason for the retreat, thinking that the front army was defeated and the whole army was thrown into chaos.Xie Xuan personally led the cavalry to cross the river, crushing the dead and smashing Fu Jian's army.

In addition, there is another thing that is very strange.According to historical records: "Fu Rong galloped away from Chen, and those who wanted to retreat with their divisions fell down and were killed by Jin soldiers, and Qin soldiers collapsed." '

I used to think that Fu Rong was killed by the Jin army only because of his bad luck. He stumbled and fell off his horse.

I was watching the battle at the scene, only to find that Fu Rong fell off his horse because of a sneak attack by a traitor! "

Wang Zhongsi said with a smile: "Fu Rong is a famous general in the world, a prairie wolf, riding a horse is as good as eating and drinking, how could he fall from his horse for no reason?

The ancients said: When things go wrong, there must be demons.Either a person or a ghost!It's the ghost!

"Sun Tzu" Chapter 13 "Using Space" talks about how to use space to know the enemy's situation.

On the battlefield, not only Fu Rong, the personal soldier, was Nei Jian, but Zhu Xu, the commander in front of the battle, was also Nei Jian, who used the opportunity of Fu Rong's fall from his horse to leverage the entire battle.

Zhu Xu was originally a general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He fought against the former Qin Dynasty and was defeated and captured before surrendering to Fu Jian.

Fu Jian appointed Zhu Xu as his general, which doomed the battle of Feishui to failure.

Before the Battle of Feishui, Fu Jian sent Zhu Xu to persuade Xie Shi to surrender.Zhu Xu took the opportunity to inform Xie Shi in detail about the deployment of Fu Jian's army and the different aspirations of various internal clans.Zhu Xu suggested that while Fu Jian's 80 troops had not yet been fully assembled, fight as soon as possible to defeat the vanguard, so as to have a chance to turn the tide of the battle.

It was precisely because of Zhu Xu's information that Xie Xuan knew Fu Jian's army like the palm of his hand, and used his familiarity with the terrain of Feishui to plan the battle.

From Xie Xuan angering Fu Jian with words, and then using the temptation of "half crossing and attacking" to lure the generals into Hu, the whole battle is interlocking and wonderful. "

Bai Fu asked: "General, there is still one thing that I don't understand. Why can Xie Xuan's cavalry cross the river easily? His horses crossed the river as if they were on flat ground, so that Fu Jian's generals misjudged the speed of the Beifu soldiers crossing the river and failed to cross the river." Hit it halfway in time."

Wang Zhongsi said: "This historical material, Xie Xuan didn't talk about after the battle. If my prediction is correct, it should be that Xie Xuan ordered the vanguard to build a dam on the upper reaches of the Fei River to intercept the water on the first night of the decisive battle, and then secretly sank the paving sandbags. Entering the crossing section of the river. On the surface, the river surface is normal, but the actual water level is much shallower than it appears."

Under the guidance of General Zhong Si, Bai Fu reviewed the key points of the Battle of Feishui one by one.

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Wang Zhongsi said: "Just now we analyzed the Battle of Feishui from the operational level, but if we look at the battle from the strategic level, we can better understand the whole picture of the battle, understand the trend of the battle situation, and exhaust the reasons for Fu Jian's defeat.

Sun Wuzi, the sage of soldiers, said in "Mouth Attack": "Therefore, there are five ways to know victory: those who know whether they can fight or not can win; those who know how to use the few wins; Those who can but the king does not resist will win.These five are the way to know victory. '

As the saying goes, in the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away.Today we will sit cross-legged on straw mats and use the "Five Ways to Know Victory" to analyze the causes of failure one by one.

"Whoever knows what to fight and what not to fight wins."

Wang Meng, the former prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, was full of strategies in Wen Tao and martial arts.When Wang Meng was dying, he repeatedly told Fu Jian:
"Although the Jin family is secluded in the south of the Yangtze River, it is the orthodox of China, and it is peaceful from top to bottom. It must not be conquered and tried to destroy the Jin family. The Xianbei and Xiqiang subdued nobles are our enemies. They will eventually become a disaster and should be eradicated gradually. , for the benefit of the community."

Fu Jian did not listen to Wang Meng's last words, and ordered his troops to attack Jin.The ministers urged: "Xie An and Huan Chong are both outstanding men, so don't underestimate the enemy."

But Fu Jian said: "With the people of the eight states and millions of soldiers and horses, throwing a whip can cut off the river. How difficult is it?"

Fu Jian was defeated in the battle of Feishui.After the war, Xianbei and Qiang rebelled, and Fu Jian was finally killed by Yao Chang, the leader of Qiang.Unfortunately, the fate of Fu Jian and the former Qin Dynasty was confirmed by Wang Meng.

"The one who knows the few and uses them wins."

In the Battle of Feishui, Fu Jian was too careless relying on the number of troops and generals.There was no division of troops, and the whole army crowded on the banks of the Feishui River.The defense system is simple and weak, lacking strategic depth, and the cavalry and infantry did not form effective coordination, and they were completely defeated when they retreated.

As you said before, "Soldiers can be attacked halfway through" is a classic tactic in the book of war.

If you have to retreat, there should be a surprise soldier on the left and right flanks of the former army.If something happened during the retreat, or Xie Xuan himself took the lead and went ashore first, and the flanking cavalry covered and killed him, and hit the middle, the Beifu army would be defeated first.Who will win this battle is still unknown.

"The one who wants the same desire wins."

In Fu Jian's 80-strong army, the kings and generals of the northern countries who had surrendered in battle were appointed as generals.These people look like each other, each with their own ghosts, wishing for Fu Jian to be defeated and the former Qin Dynasty to destroy the country.Fu Jian lay on the couch, and those who slept soundly were enemies.

Take Xianbei Murong Chong as an example. After Qianyan was destroyed by Fu Jian, he and his sister were sent to Fu Jian's palace. His sister was the favorite concubine, and he was the male favorite.The country was ruined and the family was destroyed, and became the plaything of the enemy king. This was a lifelong shame and humiliation for the nobleman Murong Chong.

Murong Chong later raised troops to restore the country, Fu Jian saw him in front of the battle, he still did not forget the old feelings, and could not bear to kill.How can a person with such a mind take on the important task of calming the troubled times and unifying the world.

"If you wait for the unexpected, you will win."

Xie Xuan designed traps and kept laying the groundwork. Once the opportunity arrived, the battle would be resolved quickly.Fu Jian relied on a large number of troops, relied on the strong to bully the weak, and had no precautions. Once the battlefield changed, he could only be beaten passively.

"Those who will be able but the king will not be able to resist will win."

Fu Jian's imperial cavalry marched in person, looking like a lion on the grassland, commanding a million cavalry.In fact, the commander is just a group of mobs with different ambitions.

Sun Wuzi's Art of War knows five points of victory, and Fu Jian violates every one of the Art of War.Knowing neither yourself nor the enemy, how can you be invincible? "

Wang Zhongsi let out a long sigh, and Bai Fu sighed endlessly.

　The heaven and the earth are vibrating, and the back is thin and the poor is unknown.

　　Characters are inherently regular, with a beginning and an end.

　　If you have pitched up in your youth, your fame should be revered quickly.

　　A strong man is full of anger, how can he defend his false charge?

　　Ride on my Dawan horse and caress my weak bow.

　　The long sword spans the nine fields, and the high crown sweeps the sky.

　　Generous Cheng Su Ni, Xiao Zha Qingfeng.

　　Shocking and appalling, frightening the four Rong.

　　Ruo Lincang by the sea, galloping in the desert.

　　Stand alone in the Ming Dynasty, the world is called a hero.

　　——"Heroes" Zhang Hua (Wei and Jin Dynasties)

　　
　
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