Cheng Yu zi Zhongde, Yanzhou East County Dong'a people. He is nearly 1.9 meters tall and has beautiful beard. The Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, and the county king Responded to the Yellow Turban Army's rebellion and burned down the warehouse. After the county order was rewarded, they escaped over the city wall, and the officials and people in the city also fled east with the elderly and children to Quqiu Mountain. Cheng Yu sent people to scout Wang Du's situation, and found that after Wang Du got the empty city, he did not defend the city, but stayed five or six miles west of the city.
Cheng Yu zi Zhongde
Cheng Yu said to Xue Fang and others in the county: "Although Wang Du has taken the city but does not occupy it, it is obvious that his intention is only to plunder property, not to rely on the Jianjia soldiers to occupy the city for the king's long-term plan. Now why don't we lead the people back to the city and hold firm? Moreover, the city has thick walls and sufficient grain and grass, and now if you return to the city to wait for the rescue of the imperial court, everyone will stick together, Wang Du will not be able to hold each other for a long time, and the attack can be broken! ”
Xue Fang and others thought that this strategy was feasible, but the officials and people refused to obey Wang Du for fear, saying: "The thieves are now in the west, and they can only go east." Cheng Yu said to Xue Fang and the others, "Fools are not enough to count things! So he secretly sent a few people on horseback to put up a banner on the East Mountain, so that Xue Fang and the others could see it, and said loudly: "The thieves have already chased after them!" ”
Then he went down the mountain and ran in the direction of Dong'a City, and the officials and people followed Cheng Yu in fear. Everyone found the county order to defend the city together. After hearing this, Wang Du came to attack the city again, but he could not attack and wanted to retreat. At this time, Cheng Yu led the militia to launch a sudden attack on Kaesong, and sure enough, Wang Du was destroyed. The eastern city of Acheng was also preserved.
Hexi Jun thought: Extraordinary times, when there are extraordinary actions. Cheng Yu not only has strategy, but what is even more valuable is his flexibility and determination in the midst of change.
During the Chuping period, Liu Dai of Yanzhou stabbed Cheng Yu, and Cheng Yu should not. At that time, Liu Dai was friendly with Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan. Yuan Shao let his wife and children stay in Liu Dai's territory. Gongsun Zan also sent Fan Fang to lead cavalry to help Liu Dai. Later, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan had a disagreement. Gongsun Zhan broke Yuan Shao's army, so he sent emissaries to ask Liu Dai to send Yuan Shao's wife and children to his own territory. Let Liu Dai and Yuan Shao break off relations. He also ordered Fan Fang to say, "If Liu Dai does not send Yuan Shao's family members, you will lead the cavalry back." When I pacify Yuan Shao, I will definitely ask Liu Dai for his guilt! ”
Because of this matter, Liu Dai and his subordinates discussed for several days without a conclusion. Don't drive Wang Yu said to Liu Dai, "Cheng Yu has a strategy and can judge big things. Liu Dai then summoned Cheng Yu to inquire about the plan. Cheng Yu said: "If you cut off Yuan Shao's close aid, and go to seek gongsun Zhan's distant help." It's like saying that your own child is drowning, not to save it, but to run to let others rescue it. Gongsun Zhan was not Yuan Shao's opponent. Although Yuan Shao was defeated for a while, in my opinion, he would eventually be captured by Yuan Shao. Generals must not be fooled by temporary power without thinking about the long term! ”
Hexi Jun thought that with the situation at that time, Hebei would definitely produce a hegemon between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. At that time, no matter who Liu Dai fell to, in the end, Yanzhou, as a front line directly bordering Hebei, could not be left alone. Therefore, Cheng Yu's original intention was to tell Liu Dai not to think that Gongsun Zhan was now strong and strong and would fall to Gongsun, which might immediately lead to yuan shao's retaliation. At that time, he asked Gongsun for help, but he could not do it, but it caused disaster.
Liu Dai followed Cheng Yu's advice. So Fan Fang led the cavalry back to Gongsun Zhan, and before anyone arrived, Gongsun Zhan had already been broken by Yuan Shao. Liu Dai then made Cheng Yu a lieutenant, and Cheng Yu still resigned on the grounds of illness. Later, Liu Dai was killed by the Yellow Turban Thieves.
After Cao Cao arrived in Yanzhou, he again conquered Cheng Yu. This time, Cheng Yu was planning to go, and the people in the township asked Cheng Yu, "Why are your responses inconsistent?" Cheng Yu just laughed and said nothing. Cao Cao was very happy to see Cheng Yu and talk to him, and appointed Cheng Yu as Shou Zhang Ling.
When Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou, he had Cheng Yu and Xun Yu stay together in Zhencheng. Zhang Mi and others defected to welcome Lü Bu into Yanzhou, and the counties and counties responded in groups, but only the three cities of Zhencheng, Fan, and Dong'a were unmoved. Lü Bu's soldiers who surrendered said that Chen Gong wanted to personally lead his troops to capture Dong'a, and then sent Feng Ling to attack Fan, and the officials and people of the two counties were very frightened.
Xun Yu said to Cheng Yu, "Now the whole of Yanzhou has responded to the rebellion, and only these three cities are still in our hands. If Chen Gong leads a heavy army to attack us, unless we deeply unite the hearts of the people, Dong'a and Fan will definitely waver. Fujun, you have a good reputation in Dong'a and Fancheng, how about you return to the county to persuade the county order and the people? ”
So Cheng Yu set off to return to Dong'a, and when passing through Fancheng, he said to the county commander Leyun: "I heard that Lü Bu has captured your mother and brother's wife, how can you not be sad as a filial son!" Now that there is chaos today and heroes rise up, there must be people who can stabilize the world, and this is the time for the wise to think carefully about their choices. Those who can serve the Lord are bound to prosper, and those who lose the Lord will inevitably perish.
Chen Gong's rebellion against Lü Bu now has a hundred cities to respond, and it seems that he has made a difference, but with your wisdom, can't you see what kind of person Lü Bu is! Lü Bu was rough and shallow, rigid and rude, and could only be the courage of a puppeteer. Chen Gong and these people only relied on the current situation to unite, but they could not choose the Lord. Although there are many troops now, they are bound to achieve nothing. Cao Gongzhi is unparalleled in the world, which is a gift from heaven!
As long as you stick to Fan City, I will guard Dong'a, so that you can establish the great feats of Tian Dan. How can it be a disobedience to the evil family? Please think about it! Le Yun said with tears: "Don't dare to have two hearts!" ”
At that time, the Fengling people were already in Fancheng, so Le Yun met with him and used ambush troops to assassinate Feng Ling during the banquet. Cheng Yu also sent a cavalry unit to cut off the Cangtingjin ferry, and after Chen Gong's soldiers and horses arrived, they could not cross the river.
Hexi Jun thought that in fact, when Cheng Yu came to lobby, the historical data of Feng Ling in Fancheng showed that Le Yun was actually already discussing surrender with Lü Bu of Chen Palace. At that time, it was obvious that the vitality of surrender was more than the survival of perseverance, and Leyun's family members had been captured by Lü Bu. Cheng Yu was able to rely on the argument of his tongue to move Andr, in addition to his extraordinary courage, his own prestige and family power in Yanzhou were indeed enough to decide the fate of a city.
After Cheng Yu arrived in Dong'a, Dong'a County's Ling Zaoqi had already led the officials to hold the city. At the same time, Xue Ti , the Assassin of Yanzhou , conspired with Cheng Yu to save three cities and wait for Cao Cao's reinforcements. After Cao Cao returned to his division, he took Cheng Yu's hand and said, "If it were not for your efforts, I would have nothing to return." So cheng yu was dongpingxiang and lived in Fancheng.
Cao Cao and Lü Bu fought at Puyang, and several battles were unfavorable. After the locust plague broke out, the army was short of food, so the two armies retreated separately. At this time, Yuan Shao sent people to persuade Cao Cao to form an alliance. He wanted Cao Cao to move his family to Yicheng. Cao Cao had just lost Yanzhou and was running out of military food, so he wanted to accede to Yuan Shao's request.
Cheng Yu waited until the emissary left and said to Cao Cao, "I heard that the general wants to take his family members as hostages in exchange for an alliance with Yuan Shao. Cao Cao said, "There is indeed such a thing." ”
Cheng Yu said, "I think the general may have made this decision because of the predicament in front of him for a while, otherwise how could he be so unconsidering?" Yuan Shao was entrenched in the land of Yan Zhao and had ambitions to annex the world, but he was not wise. Does the general himself feel that he can be under Yuan Shao for a long time? With the power of your dragon and tiger, do you want to learn to do the story of Han Xin and Peng Yue? Although Yanzhou is now crippled, we still have three cities. There are no less than 10,000 soldiers who can fight. With the general's god Wu, and xun yu and me to assist you at the same time, the cause of the overlord is not successful. I hope you will think about this matter again. The matter of uniting with Yuan Shao was thus abandoned.
After Emperor Xian of Han moved the capital to Xuchang, he appointed Cheng Yu as Shangshu. Yanzhou was not yet stable at that time, and he appointed Cheng Yu as the general of Dongzhong Lang, leading Yin Taishou and supervising the affairs of Yanzhou. After Liu Bei lost Xuzhou, he came to cao cao. Cheng Yu persuaded Cao Cao to kill Liu Bei, but Cao Cao did not listen. Later, he sent Liu Bei to Xuzhou to attack Yuan Shu.
Cheng Yu and Guo Jia persuaded Cao Cao together: "Ming Gong did not plan Liu Bei earlier, Cheng Yu and others already felt that it was not the best policy, and now that they have lent him soldiers, he will definitely have different intentions." Cao Cao had some regrets after hearing this, and it was too late to send someone to chase him. After Yuan Shu's death, Liu Bei came to Xuzhou, killed Xuzhou's assassin Shi Che, and raised an army to rebel against Cao Cao.
Yuan Shao was about to send an army south at Liyang. At that time, Cheng Yu only had 700 men guarding Zhencheng. When Cao Cao heard about it, he sent someone to tell Cheng Yu that he wanted to give him two thousand more troops. Cheng Yu refused to say, "Yuan Shao has 100,000 troops, and he thinks he is invincible. Now seeing that Cheng Yu has few troops, naturally he will not easily attack, and now if I increase my strength, he will definitely come to attack me, and attacking me will inevitably be broken, this is just in vain to increase the damage of our army, may Ming Gong undoubtedly! Cao Cao followed his advice and did not increase his troops, and Yuan Shao heard that Cheng Yu had fewer soldiers, and sure enough, he did not go to Zhencheng.
Hexi Jun thought that the biggest feature of Cheng Yu was that he was clear in his decision. People's nature is to seek advantage and avoid harm, so when they heard that Yuan Shao was strong and prosperous, and Cheng Yu had few soldiers, Zhiruo Cao Cao's first reaction was to increase the number of troops for Cheng Yu. But what Cheng Yu is so powerful about is that his decision can always abandon the desire of ordinary people to seek advantage and avoid harm, so that he can make the most judgment that is in line with the situation from the perspective of the god of the onlooker.
Cao Cao said to Jia Xu, "Cheng Yu's boldness surpassed that of the ancient warriors Meng Ben and Xia Yu. Cheng Yu took the opportunity to gather the outlaws in the mountains and zee, and obtained thousands of elite soldiers, so he and Cao Cao met at Liyang to attack Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. After Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were defeated, Cheng Yu was worshipped as a fenwu general and given the title of Marquis of An Guoting.
Cao Cao marched south to Jingzhou, and Liu Bei fled to Wudi. At that time, people thought that Sun Quan would definitely kill Liu Bei, and Cheng Yu analyzed: "Sun Quan has just taken over from his father and brother to take charge of Jiangdong, and he still has no prestige. Cao Gong was invincible to the world, and he took Jingzhou, and the people of Jiangdong were discouraged, and although Sun Quan had some strategies, he was not enough to resist Cao Gong. Liu Bei is famous all over the world, and with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as wings, Sun Quan will definitely keep them to help him resist us. After Liu Bei received the funding, the two families were evenly matched, and at this time, Sun Quan could not kill Liu Bei if he wanted to. Sun Quan did as Cheng Yu said, giving him a lot of troops to defend Against Cao Cao.
Hexi Jun thought: Most people thought that Sun Liu had formed an alliance and had succeeded in Lu Su and Zhuge Liang. But an important factor is overlooked. When Cao Cao went south, Sun Quan had just taken over Jiangdong, and he did not even have the righteousness of a monarch and a vassal between him and many scholars in Jiangdong. Sun Quan's position was sitting on a hot ass, not to mention the local soldiers in Jiangdong, and even the old Huai courtiers who followed Sun Ce led by Zhang Zhao held the attitude of surrendering to Cao Cao.
Under such circumstances, sun quan and Liu Bei's alliance actually favored two points, one was Liu Bei's reputation as a tyrant in the world, and the other was that he was the vanguard of the anti-Cao camp. These two points can help him increase his prestige while balancing the Jiangdong Shi clan.
Cao Cao recruited Ma Chao and ordered his eldest son Cao Pi to stay behind, while cheng Yu participated in the military assistance to Cao Pi. At that time, Tian Yin, Su Bo and others rebelled in the river, and Cao Pi sent the general Jia Xin to go to conquest. Thousands of thieves asked to surrender, and the speakers at the time all believed that they should all be killed according to the military law of the past. Cheng Yu said: "The so-called killing and surrender should be at a time when there is chaos in the world and the gang discipline is not in good shape. Therefore, those who surrender after encircling the enemy cannot be pardoned and given power to the world. In this way, the future battle front can be humiliated without a fight.
Emperor Cao Pi of Wei
Now that there is basic stability today, and it is a rebellion that occurs in the jurisdiction of the country, these are all thieves who must descend, killing them can not deter other people, the subject thinks that they cannot be killed at will, even if they want to kill, they must also ask Cao Gong. Everyone said, "The son of the world has the right to be arbitrary militarily, and there is no need to ask for instructions." Cheng Yu did not speak.
Cao Pi saw this and invited Cheng Yu to the inner hall and asked, "You seem to have something to say." Cheng Yu said: "All arbitrary powers are so-called temporary emergencies and must be used as a last resort." Now these thieves are in Jia Xin's hands, and there is no change in the day, so lao Chen still hopes that you can ask the King of Wei to act later. ”
After cao pi listened, he said, "You are still thoughtful." Immediately after that, he told Cao Cao, and Cao Cao did indeed say not to kill these pawns. After Cao Cao returned to the army, he was very happy to hear that he was and said to Cheng Yu: "Not only do you know the military, but you are also good at handling the relationship between father and son." ”
Hexi Jun thought: When dealing with superior relations, the most feared thing is to monopolize power. This is a truth that everyone knows. But when it comes to doing it, how to grasp this degree, what things can be arbitrary, what things need to be instructed, Cheng Yu gave a textbook-like answer.
After the world gradually became peaceful, Cao Cao stroked Cheng Yu's back and said, "When Yanzhou was defeated, if I didn't listen to you, how could I calm the world now?" So he sent someone to invite Cheng Yu with cattle and sheep wine and meat. Cheng Yu said, "Contentment is not humiliating. I can retire. So he returned the military power and closed the door.
Cheng Yu has a relatively straightforward and violent temperament, and often quarrels and conflicts with people. Someone accused Cheng Yu of plotting rebellion, but Cao Cao treated him even more kindly. When the State of Wei was first established, he was given the title of Wei Wei (衛尉). Emperor Wen succeeded to the throne and made him the Marquis of Anxiang. Cheng Yu died at the age of eighty and was posthumously awarded the title of Che Riding General (車 Cavalry General) with the posthumous title of Marquis Su.