In ancient times, there were countless generals who rebelled, but there were only a few people who succeeded, but no matter which general rebelled, whether there was a chance of victory or not, there were countless soldiers under his command, in ancient times, it was a feudal society, and the power in the hands of the generals was also given by the emperor, why did these soldiers know that there was no chance of victory, why did they still follow the rebellion? There are three reasons, and the last point is very helpless!
Reason one: the shortcomings of the military system
In ancient times, the reason why the emperor was afraid of the general who held the power was not because the general held the soldier's charm, but because of the prestige of a general in the army, to put it bluntly, the soldier's symbol is just an object, in peacetime, it may be more important, once there is a riot, or the emperor is cowardly and incompetent, the fart is not used!
And in ancient times, the prefectural military system, the conscription system, the world military system, these recruitment methods, all have great defects, the prefectural military system, wartime soldiers, idle time for farmers, so that these soldiers are limited to one place for a long time, and by the same general for a long time, for a long time, it is easy to be controlled by the general, if the general's prestige is too high, it is not a hundred responses?
And the world military system, the hidden dangers are even greater, Lao Tzu became a soldier, the son also followed the soldier, so that in the army, the relationship is more complicated, and these soldiers, generally in the world soldiers intermarried with each other, several generations down, basically related to the family, you say that the old man rebelled, the son-in-law should not follow the rebellion? If the son-in-law rebels, should the son-in-law's brother-in-law, brother-in-law, brother-in-law, brother-in-law, and the like follow the rebellion? In this way, will the entire army follow suit?
Reason two: In order to save my life, I had to fight back
In ancient times, a general could lead an army, not only by one person, but also by party, and the general could command the whole army, and there would be fewer cronies in the army? I am afraid that the confidential departments in the army are all the general's cronies, as the general's cronies, the general loses his position, these people will also follow the bad luck, the general wants to rebel, they will certainly follow, and the cronies and cronies, the backbone of the army have rebelled, the soldiers still have the right to choose? Do not follow the rebellion, there is only a dead end, it is better to rebel together, perhaps in the future, there is still a chance to live!
Reason three: The family is controlled by the general and the rebellion is not guilty
In ancient times, soldiers also had families, and many soldiers would often settle down near the military camp in order to facilitate the care of their families, so that their families were under the eyes of the general, and the general wanted to rebel, where did the soldiers under them dare not follow? If not, the family will suffer, from the most they themselves will die in battle, even if the general's rebellion fails, the future will also destroy the general's nine tribes, and what does it have to do with ordinary soldiers? It won't bother the family at all!
To take a well-known example, when Guan Yu defeated Maicheng, why were there only a few people around him? The reason is very simple, because Sun Quan made a conspiracy to directly detain the families of Guan Yu's generals, to fight for the boss or to protect his family? Anyone can make the right choice, when people are protecting their families and surrendering to Sun Quan, even if Liu Bei calls in the future? To find is also to find Sun Quan's trouble, this account is not even the head of an ordinary soldier!
In the same way, what about rebellion with the general? Could it be that if the general fails, ordinary soldiers will be killed by the pit? It is too late to appease, in the final analysis, the rebellion is not guilty!