Speaking of the famous anti-Jin generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, there is no doubt that the first thing that everyone must think of is Yue Fei, right? But in addition, there is another famous general, that is, Wu Jie. Wu Jiu's reputation is on a par with Yue Fei's, his merits are not worse than Yue Fei's, and even his shoulder to shoulder with Huo's illness, so how powerful is this Wu Jiu? Or how to evaluate this famous Southern Song Dynasty general Wu Jie?
1. Haojie among people, Lü Bu of the Southern Song Dynasty
Wu Jie was a famous soldier of the Southern Song Dynasty. He joined the army from an early age and defended against Western Xia. From the second year of Jianyan's participation in the war against jin soldiers, his brother Wu Lin was known for his bravery, and successively belonged to Qu Duan and Zhang Jun. After the fall of Fuping, the Wu army focused on guarding Monkey Park, Rao Fengguan and other places, and repeatedly defeated the Jin army. History said that "the Wu army bore the brunt of it for a long time."
During the Southern Song Dynasty, the Song and Jin dynasties fought, and there were two main battlefields: the Central Plains and Guanshan. If Yue Fei is the legendary tyrant of the Central Plains, then Wu Jie is the legend of Shaanxi. How powerful is Wu Jie. Battle of Mengyuan - In 1131 AD, the Southern Song Dynasty had just experienced the defeat of Fuping, Shaanxi fell, and the army lost hundreds of thousands of people and horses. Sichuan, the "kingdom of heavenly capital", was completely exposed to the greedy Jin people. At a critical juncture, Wu Jie and his brother Wu Lin led thousands of disabled soldiers to retreat to the Monkey Park to guard this important passage to Sichuan.
Then, the Wu brothers mobilized thousands of people from the Central Plains, one husband and one husband, ten thousand people, laid an ambush from the surroundings of the kingdom of Tianfu, went deep and shallow, used the pocket formation to attract the bag clip, and easily defeated the 100,000 elite soldiers of the Jin people, and then the Jin soldiers fled, taking care of the plundered materials, spilling gold and silver jewelry on the ground, and even Yan Zongbi was killed.
After this battle, Wu Jie's reputation was greatly enhanced, there was the divine soldier Yue Fei in the north, and the flying general Wu Jiu in the south, and in some subsequent battles, Wu Jie made great achievements.
Battle of Rao Fengguan – In 1133 AD, the nomadic people who were frightened by Wu Jiu decided to avoid the monastery guarded by Wu Jiu and attack Sichuan from Rao Fengguan on the other side. As a result, Wu Jiu got the news and immediately led a light horse to pursue and kill 300 miles day and night, catching the Jin army by surprise.
Battle of Shenxian Pass – In 1134 AD, the Jin army once again organized an army of 100,000 to attack Shenxian Guan. This time, the Jin people were fully prepared and decided to make a comeback, and even brought their families with them, indicating that they planned to come to Sichuan for the elderly. As a result, he was beaten again by the Wu brothers and escaped overnight. After that, for a long time, I did not dare to think of Sichuan again, and victory may be lucky; however, changsheng is definitely strength.
Second, the way to lead the troops: the soft and hard soldiers who use Wu Jie are always super strong in combat and act quickly, which is closely related to Wu Jiu's way of leading troops. According to historical records, Wu Jie was a soldier who strictly abided by justice and was gentle and humble. When he generally chooses an assistant, he only looks at the merits and talents of a person, and will never give you an official position because you are an old friend or family member or have a strong background.
As a general, he often consulted lower-level soldiers. Therefore, in his team, the "next goal" can always be successfully achieved, and the soldiers are willing to work hard for him.
Third, Wu Gong's strategy, breaking the enemy and winning a great victory
At the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty, there were many famous anti-Gold fighters, of which Yue Fei was the most impressive, but in fact, there were still many victorious generals at that time, such as Wu Jiu. "Continue to Learn from Others" commented: "Wu Jun has been teaching for more than ten years and has never lost a hundred battles." In each battle, the invincible was like a bamboo, but Wu Jiu did defeat Jin Bing many times, which made Jin Bing hate him to the bone.
However, Yue Fei defeated the enemy with the Yue family army, what did Wu Jiu rely on?
After Wu Jiu's death, the imperial court general Hu Shi would ask Wu Jiu's younger brother Wu Lin why Wu Jie was always able to defeat his enemies. Wu Lin replied: "When Wu Jiu fought against The Western Xia, the victory and defeat were between one advance and one retreat, but the nomads had strong endurance and strict orders. Once ordered, they will surely die to carry out their mission. ”
Therefore, every time they fight a decisive battle, they can't win for several days... That is to say, Wu Jiu's main strategy to defeat the Jin soldiers' enemies was to first weaken the enemy and then seal the throat with a sword, which was consistent with the strategy of the Jin state's troika exhausted and Wu Zixu's broken by the Chu state. In the Battle of Shangyuan, Wu Jiu defeated jin bing with a tired strategy.
In the Battle of Mengyuan, Wu Jiu made full use of the terrain on the basis of knowing himself and knowing the other, and then carried out an ambush, Wu Jiu just wanted to fight the opponent by surprise, taking advantage of the enemy's panic to subdue the enemy.
In many of the wars that followed, Wu Jie's fighting ideology against the weary nomads remained largely unchanged, despite the dominance of the army.
Fourth, Wu Gong's move, prosperous and prosperous
The "Turquoise Wuyi Biography" records: "Those who are good at reading history books and can learn the ancients can remember the right seat for a long time, and they must all be aphorisms." The general idea is that Wu Jie is good at reading history books, and everything that can be imitated in the past is recorded and placed on the right.
As time passed, there were quotations on the walls. In the final analysis, it is not that Wu Jie is talented, but that he is good at drawing wisdom from history from his predecessors, grasping strategies, and trying his best to defeat Jin Bing from time to time.
Fifth, Feng Tang is easy to be old, and Li Guang is difficult to seal
Because Wu Jiu had been guarding the border pass for a long time, he did not have the opportunity to go to Beijing to meet Song Gaozong, which made him lose a lot when evaluating his merits. Moreover, the four generals of Zhongxing were all summoned by Emperor Gaozong of Song and often appeared in front of the emperor, which was more effective than doing practical things in remote places.
This is also the reason why many Beijing officials were very sad when they were demoted to local posts, because they did not have the opportunity to meet the emperor, and even if they made great achievements, it was difficult for the emperor to see them.
Wu Jie suffered losses in this regard. Wu Jiu's status was relatively low, and Wu Jiu's official position was lower than that of the four generals of Zhongxing. When Sichuan and Shaanxi won the first two victories, he was still a subordinate of Zhang Jun, and most of his exploits were taken away by Zhang Jun. Wu Jie's highest practical positions came only from Fengning and Baoding, while most of Zhongxing's four generals came from Sanzhen, or the Tang Dynasty.
Wu Jun died young, due to excessive indulgence, at the age of 47, more than four years before Yue Fei, and was the first of the four major generals to die. He died too early, and Wu Jiu was no longer there when he shared the fruits of victory, so naturally he was not regarded as the target of the knighthood. Although he did not become the fourth general of Zhongxing, Wu Jie's military achievements were so great that he was comparable to Yue Fei and Han Shizhong.
He is the patron saint of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and his legend has remained in the land he guards. Looking back at the chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Hou Jin ravaged the Central Plains, seemingly invincible, and boasting that "the world is invincible". In fact, the history books have long given countermeasures, and even Wu Jie has set an example. Unfortunately, he lacks a pair of eyes that are good at discovery.
The Southern Song Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty were two very prosperous dynasties in China. However, these two dynasties always lived in the shadow of harassment by ethnic minority tribes, namely the Jin, Liao, Western Xia, and Dangxiang.
Although it has a lot to do with the inaction of the Song Emperor, if there are more heroic groups like Shui Hu and chivalrous guests like Wu Jiu. Will the situation in the entire Song Dynasty change?
When confronted with foreign enemies, we must jointly resist foreign invasions. Even if the individual is amazing, there is no doubt that fighting in the face of a large army group is a drop in the bucket.
summary:
The author believes that being good at studying history and seeking strategies to break the enemy is the success of Wu Jie, whose deeds reflect the breadth and profundity of Chinese civilization. Even in the 21st century, many ancient wisdoms are shining. The use of "sauce tank culture" by outsiders to describe Chinese culture is obviously biased.