Chapter 5: Success and Failure (1)
From our point of view today, it is not a bad thing for a person to be ambitious, because an ambitious person also indicates that he is enterprising. However, it is one thing to be aggressive, but it is another thing to use the means used in the process of enterprising.
Dong Zhuo is an ambitious person, which can be seen from what he does. Of course, this is understandable, but the methods he used in the process of making progress inevitably some owe the fire, and some are too hot. The so-called too much.
The abolition of the emperor, from a political point of view, this move is to strengthen the bargaining chips in his hands, and the move cannot be regarded as wrong, but the timing is wrong, and this is where he owes the fire. The personality is a little suspicious, the temper is more short-tempered, no matter what should be done or not, as long as he wants to do it, he will do it, and he will never take into account the provisions of the law of the country and the feelings of others.
Therefore, we who are alive today must not learn from him, and if you can't treat others well, then at least don't hurt them. This is a truth that Dong Zhuo told us with his final ending.
Dong Zhuo has done a lot of outrageous things after he grasped the power of the court, if he hadn't done those things, then his ending would definitely be different. There is one thing, I don't know if anyone has thought about it, when Dong Zhuo ordered Lu Bu to steal the grave and dig the grave, what did Lu Bu think in his heart, and was he willing? We don't know about that. But whether he was willing or not, he must have some scruples when he thought about it. For such a bad thing as stealing graves and digging graves, even if we are our current people, I am afraid that they will also be scolded, not to mention those who live in that ** era and have read books. Of course, grave digging and archaeology are not the same in nature, so don't get confused.
Many people who read the Three Kingdoms are still interested in the war of the Three Kingdoms, so I can talk about it in a little detail here.
In the first month of 190 A.D., after the Kwantung princes raised their troops, the specific distribution of troops is clear to some people, while others are still limited to the description of romance. In fact, according to the situation at that time, there were a total of three armies. Yuan Shao was promoted as the leader of the alliance and joined Wang Kuangtun in Hanoi, while Han Fu stayed in Yecheng to supply military rations, which was the army of the North Road. Liu Dai, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Qiao Mao, Yuan Yi, Bao Xin, and Cao Cao garrisoned sour jujubes, which was the army of the East Road. Kong Ling (ancient with "Guan") tun troops in Yingchuan, Yuan Shu garrisoned Luyang, which was the army of the South Road. According to the history books, there are tens of thousands of troops on each road, and the total strength should be at least 100,000. At this time, Sun Jian had not yet raised troops, and he probably did not come from Changsha until after February.
At this time, Dong Zhuo planned to recruit troops and horses on a large scale, and then take the initiative to attack. However, Shangshu Zheng Tai made an analysis for Dong Zhuo, thinking that the princes were not united and would not work together, but they were just scattered; Second, although the Kwantung Army had a large number of troops, its combat strength was far less powerful than that of the Liangzhou Army and the Bingzhou Army, so there was no need to mobilize troops. Dong Zhuo probably felt that his analysis was reasonable, so he didn't take the initiative to attack, and waited for the Kwantung Army to mess up.
Most of us should understand a truth, we must go all out to do things, especially for things like war, and we must not be slow and slack, otherwise we will put ourselves in danger if the situation changes between the two sides.
Zheng Tai's analysis seems to be reasonable, but in fact there is no reason. From Dong Zhuo's standpoint, if the Kwantung Army cannot be eliminated as soon as possible, the longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be. There are three main disadvantages: first, it will give the Kwantung Army enough time to train soldiers and horses, as well as purchase weapons and equipment; second, it will gradually weaken the imperial court's ability to control the locality; Third, it will prompt other people with different intentions to take advantage of the situation to gather crowds to make trouble. If these three points are the same, the situation will be even more uncontrollable. Later, the reason why Dong Zhuo thought of moving the capital was probably due to this consideration, and moving the emperor to his sphere of influence was more conducive to him to control the situation.
Speaking of moving the capital, it was really a bad decision for Dong Zhuo. Before the two armies fought, he took the lead in retreating, which weakened his momentum and lost a foot in the hearts of the people. As Cao Cao said: "If Dong Zhuo relied on the authority of the emperor, guarded Luoyang, and attacked eastward, although he was cruel and unreasonable, it would also become a great disaster." "If Dong Zhuo did not adopt the strategy of moving the capital, but on the one hand sent people to mobilize troops and horses from Xiliang to come over for reinforcements, and on the other hand, he sent troops to defeat Yuan Shao, who was the leader of the alliance, first, then the momentum of the Kwantung Army would immediately weaken. Then use the inducement to divide the opponent's alliance, or directly put a bounty to the world to arrest those generals who raised troops, then the strength of the Kwantung Army will be easily extinguished.
On the other hand, from the standpoint of the Kwantung Army, Dong Zhuo's move to move the capital just gave them a chance, as long as everyone can work together and be not afraid of hardships and dangers, then Dong Zhuo will be easily eliminated. This is actually similar to the situation that Cao Cao later analyzed to everyone. Although Dong Zhuo's subordinates have a group of fierce generals who can fight well, they can't turn the situation around for them, just because their personal martial arts can't determine the outcome of a battle. It's a pity that most of the people in the Kwantung Army are people who harbor evil intentions, and the reason why they raised troops is just to fish in troubled waters to get some benefits, and they are really some foolish things that are not worth talking about.
But he said that Cao Cao was a person with ideals, and at first he probably wanted to take the road of being a capable minister, but ideals are ideals, and reality cannot accommodate his ideals. As a result, Cao Cao gradually realized the situation he was facing, and gradually changed his outlook on life and values, so he was finally able to dominate the north. Although he was not 100% successful because he failed to unify the country due to a small accident, at least he was right to choose to change, and it will also allow future generations to learn some lessons from it.
The Kwantung Army had only been in force for two or three months, during which Cao Cao was the first to attack, but because his troops were too weak, he was defeated by Xu Rong. After that, Cao Cao and Xiahoudun went to Yangzhou to recruit soldiers and horses, recruited more than 1,000 people, and then led the people to be stationed in Hanoi with Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang. Not long after that, the East Road army stationed in Sujube dispersed because the food was exhausted. Then there was a conflict between Liu Dai and Qiao Mao, and Liu Dai killed Qiao Mao. I have to say that Cao Cao's choice to leave the sour jujube at this time and stay in Hanoi is not a wise move.
Later, in winter, Dong Zhuo sent troops to attack Sun Jian, who was stationed in Luyang, but the generals who led the army did not attack because they saw that Sun Jian's troops were well organized. Then, Wang Kuang began to march and led his troops to be stationed in Heyangjin, and Dong Zhuo sent troops to attack and break his army.
This year, there were basically a few battles between the two armies, and the whole process made people feel like children playing at home, and what the two gangs did was too naïve.