At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, as the most powerful opponent of Cao Cao in the early period, Lü Bu completely crushed Cao Cao in both force and military strength. And all this, thanks to one person, he is Gao Shun. Knowing loyalty and not using it, why was Gao Shun, the leader of the Special Forces of the Three Kingdoms, buried by Lü Bu?
Lü Bu had eight jian generals under his command, but none of these eight jian generals, including Zhang Liao, were half loyal to Lü Bu. When Hao Meng rebelled, Lü Bu had not yet figured out the situation, so he first ran to gaoshun camp with his family.
After calming down, Lü Bu could hear the voice of the shout of death with a Hanoi accent, and Gao Shun concluded that Hao Meng, one of the eight jian generals, had reversed. Therefore, Gao Shun led the seven hundred trapped camps under his command and beheaded Hao Meng. However, after this battle, Lü Bu took back Gao Shun's military power and appointed Wei Xu as the commander of the trapped camp, that is, the Wei Xu who later bound Lü Bu.
The trapped camp is not an ordinary army, and even in modern times, it is a special force that can be used as a dozen. The trap camp has such combat strength, one of which is because it is well-equipped, and the soldiers are all strong men with strong physiques. The second is because Gao Shun leads by example and leads by example.
The trapped camp only recognized Gao Shun, not Wei Xu, and with Wei Xu's ability, it was completely unable to exert the powerful combat strength of the trapped camp. Therefore, Lü Bu made a compromise decision, and in his spare time, Wei Continued to lead the camp, and then Gao Shun led the army to fight in wartime.
Gao Shun naturally understood that Lü Bu's intentions in this act had never complained. He also advised Lü Bu many times that he should think twice about everything and not let his preferences make wrong decisions.
Lü Bu knew Gao Shun's loyalty, which was clearly recorded in the history books, but Lü Bu was reluctant to use Gao Shun. The reason for this, just think about it, you can understand.
Lü Bu's soldiers and horses, most of whom were obtained from the division of the Xiliang clique after Dong Zhuo's death, were a group of arrogant outlaws. It is recorded in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Biography of Dong Zhuo" that it was not Dong Zhuo who confused Gong Wei, but Dong Zhuo's soldiers, and it was not Dong Zhuo who harmed the people, but also Dong Zhuo's soldiers. Even Dong Zhuo couldn't control his own soldiers, and Lü Bu, who took over, naturally didn't need to say much.
Most of Lü Bu's soldiers and horses were also this group of arrogant and untrained people, and they could not manage it, so whenever something happened, Lü Bu's first thought was always Gao Shun, and he knew Gao Shun's loyalty.
However, Gao Shun's majesty was limited to the seven hundred trapped camps, and naturally there was nothing to say about the combat strength, but on the number of soldiers and horses, it could only be regarded as the Ganges River in Lü Bu's army, and it was difficult to turn up the waves.
In order to govern the army, Lü Bu naturally favored the generals of the Xiliang first line, and Gao Shun's style of governing the army was incompatible with the Western Liang first line. If Gao Shun was reused, it was inevitable that there would be differences within the army, and after Hao Meng's rebellion, this disagreement was expanded countless times, and in order to appease the generals of the Western Liang lineage, Lü Bu could only deprive Gao Shun of his military power.
Second, naturally, because Gao Shun was able to fight, whether it was Liu Bei being beaten out of Xiao Pei or Xiahou Huan being shot blind in one eye, it was Gao Shun who was leading the way. If he were to be replaced by any of the princes, Gao Shun would be reused, but not here in Lü Bu.
Lü Bu had relied on his personal bravery to gather the allegiance of his generals. Gao Shuntai's ability to fight wars was undoubtedly challenging Lü Bu's majesty and posing a great threat to Lü Bu's dominance. Later, Cao Cao's words made it clear why Lü Bu knew why he did not use it.
When Lü Bu was captured in the White Gate Tower, Cao Cao had told Lü Bu that he was carrying his subordinates behind his back and had an affair with the wives of the generals. In this sentence, Lü Bu's performance is silent, that is, acquiescence.
It is not difficult to explain why the eight jian generals are all reversed, even Wei Xu, who is closest to Lü Bu, is no exception. Even the Eight Healthy Generals were treated this way, not to mention Gao Shun. Lü Bu knew that Gao Shun was loyal, but he refused to reuse it, most likely because of his lack of heart and fear of the East Window incident.
However, Gao Shun, who knew everything, still chose to die when he was arrested. Although in the eyes of modern people, Gao Shun's foolish loyalty is hopeless, in the eyes of the ancients, a famous general like Gao Shun can be regarded as a real hero.