As the saying goes, "The one who knows the times is Junjie." It can be seen that even in the eyes of the ancients who pursued loyalty and filial piety, those who could judge the hour and size up the situation and make correct judgments were still excellent talents.
In ancient warfare, it was common for warriors to capture them alive. If the other party intends to submit, the captured warrior at this time is faced with a choice, whether to be loyal to the old lord or to switch to the new lord. The pros and cons need to be weighed on their own.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many of the warlords were captured, and they all gave different answers about whether to surrender or not. The surrender process of the three people was different from that of the others. In the face of this question, what kind of answer did they give?
Among the five tiger generals of the Shu kingdom, Huang Zhong was the oldest one. When Guan Yu, who was sitting in Jingzhou, heard that Huang Zhong was also named one of the Five Tiger Generals, the always calm Marquis of Hanshouting jumped like a thunderbolt and had to go to Shuzhong to compete with Huang Zhongyi.
However, among The Four Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, Guan Yu did not fight the other three, and Guan Yu had learned how Huang Zhong's martial arts were. However, Guan Yu had no objection to the appointment of the other three, but Huang Zhong made him unable to let go. The reason for this is from the fight between the two.
Before Guan Yu attacked Changsha, Zhuge Liang told Guan Yu that Changsha was too defensive of Han Xuan to be afraid, but he had a veteran general named Huang Zhong under his account who was very good. Guan Yu, who had a strong sense of self-esteem, was very dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang's practice of changing the ambitions of others, and led his troops to attack Changsha in anger.
However, after fighting with Huang Zhong, Guan Yu realized that the veteran was really not simple. In the first confrontation, Huang Zhong and Guan Yu fought for hundreds of rounds without winning or losing. In the second confrontation, Guan Yu used the dragging knife meter, but because Huang Zhongma lost his front hoof, he failed to succeed, and let Huang Zhong return to the camp.
In the third confrontation, Huang Zhongnian and Guan Yu were bright and upright, did not take advantage of the danger of others to kill themselves, and deliberately shot at Guan Yu's helmet when shooting arrows, which not only showed their skills, but also shocked Guan Yu. Guan Yu was also stunned by this arrow.
However, after returning to Changsha, Huang Zhong was tied up by Han Xuan. For Huang Zhong's performance in these three matches, Han Xuan was very dissatisfied, believing that he could have killed Guan Yu but deliberately spared his life, clearly planning to cooperate with the outside and plotting against him.
Just when Han Xuan was about to kill Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, who was on the side, suddenly hacked Han Xuan to death, saved Huang Zhong, and then offered Changsha to Guan Yu. It can be said that Guan Yu's process of capturing Changsha was very disgraceful, not only failed to successfully capture it, but also almost shot by Huang Zhong, and finally it was Wei Yan who plotted to take Changsha.
It was for this reason that Guan Yu had such a big opinion on Huang Zhong's being made a General of the Five Tigers. This arrangement is tantamount to hyping up Guan Yu's failure, which Guan Yu, who has a strong sense of self-esteem, cannot accept.
After Han Xuan was killed, Huang Zhong returned home to close the door until Liu Bei personally visited his home and buried Han Xuan, and Huang Zhong really surrendered. Huang Zhong's surrender not only showed that he did not forget his old master, but also made a sufficient gesture, and had to admit that Jiang was still old and spicy.
In the process of attacking Xichuan, Zhuge Liang once made a bet with Zhang Fei to see who would enter Xichuan first. And Zhuge Liang, because he was advancing from the waterway, would not encounter too many obstacles on the way, so he concluded that Zhang Fei would undoubtedly lose.
However, the final outcome was unexpected by Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Fei was able to win because of a person's surrender. This person is Yan Yan.
After losing the attack on Berkshire, Zhang Fei decided to bypass Berkshire from the small road. When Yan Yan led his army to pursue and kill Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei had already been in ambush for a long time, and Yan Yan was immediately captured.
When Zhang Fei asked why he did not surrender, Yan Yanyi replied sternly: "Ru waits for righteousness, invades our prefecture and county!" But there are severed generals, no descending generals! Seeing that Yan Yan was so resolute, Zhang Fei ordered the sergeant to push out and behead him.
At this time, Yan Yan said a ridiculous sentence: "Thief! Behead and cut, why be angry? That is to say, for beheading, Yan Yan can accept it, but loudly reprimanded, Yan Yan does not approve.
At this time, Zhang Fei's coarse and thin personality once again played a key role. If this is the case, is it not impossible to surrender if the attitude is a little better? So Zhang Fei immediately changed his attitude, personally loosened the restraints for Yan Yan, and was kind enough to persuade him. Yan Yan surrendered along Zhang Fei's steps.
Yan Yan's surrender played a huge role in helping Zhang Fei. Because Yan Yan had considerable prestige in Shuzhong, on the way to Shuzhong by Zhang Fei, Yan Yan, as the former captain, always walked in the forefront. After seeing Yan Yan's submission to Zhang Fei, Xichuan's defenders all gave up their resistance and surrendered to Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei received Yan Yan's help, just like he had been given a pass to enter Xichuan. Zhang Fei arrived at Luocheng without bloodshed and met with Zhuge Liang smoothly.
After arriving at Luocheng, the next action was to capture Luocheng and enter Chengdu. In the face of Liu Bei's army, the defender Zhang Ren made a strict deployment, and then carried out an effective defensive counterattack under the premise of ensuring the safety of the city.
This strategy played a very significant effect, Liu Bei's army was helpless against Zhang Ren who was holding the city, and Zhang Ren seized the fighter, and the sudden counterattack from the city caught Liu Bei off guard, and Liu Bei almost became Zhang Ren's prisoner.
After Wu Lan and Lei Tong surrendered, Zhang Sent People to Chengdu for Help, and was also ready to fight Liu Bei to the death. After successfully besieging Zhang Fei, Zhang Ren's army gradually gained the upper hand on the battlefield.
However, at this time, Zhao Yun led the army to arrive, and in only one round, he captured Wu Yisheng and opened a gap for Zhang Fei. After Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun joined forces to defeat the enemy forces, they returned to benzhai and escorted Wu Yi to Liu Bei to be sent to be sent.
When asked if he was willing to surrender, Wu Yi's eyes widened in anger and he said sharply, "Since I have been arrested, how can I not surrender?" Wu Yi's reaction caught Liu Bei a little off guard. Originally, I thought that Wu Yi would swear to die, but I didn't expect that this Wu general would surrender with a straight face.
Through Wu Yi's account of the situation of Luocheng's troops and generals, Zhuge Liang formulated a detailed battle plan, successfully captured Luocheng, and smoothly opened the gate to Chengdu.
In ancient times, loyalty to generals was highly valued. After all, the general leads the army outside, although he can fight for the monarch, but it is also a threat to the monarch. Once the general is disgusted, it is likely that he will strike a blow to the monarch.
Moreover, if the surrender is made after defeat, even if the other side accepts the surrender, it will be difficult for the general to gain the trust of the new lord. After all, the loyalty of those who surrender is debatable. Since you can surrender yourself, it is not a big deal to surrender again the next time you are captured by someone else.
Therefore, even if it is surrendered, it needs to be carefully designed, not only to achieve the goal, but also to make a gesture. Only in this way can we gain the trust of the new lord.