Anyone who has watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" knows: In the first battle of Changbanpo, Zhao Yun carried a small Adou, seven in and seven out to show his might, killed more than 50 Cao generals, killed earth-shattering, blood-stained robes, and finally successfully rescued Adou, who was Liu Chan, the queen of Shu Han.
In fact, the key factor for Zhao Yun to escape was Cao Cao's order not to release arrows. Otherwise, even if Zhao Yun has the ability to penetrate the sky and the earth, I am afraid that he will not be able to avoid the rain of arrows flying in the sky.
If countless Cao soldiers fired thousands of arrows at once, there would always be an arrow that could hit, right?
"Ten thousand people shoot a bow together, and all of them hit. ”
This means:
If 10,000 arrows are fired at the same target, it is impossible for this target not to be shot.
In the original book, Cao Cao did not let the soldiers release arrows, because he saw that Zhao Yun was brave and good at fighting, so he wanted to take Zhao Yun under his command. Is this actually the case?
Of course not, seeing Zhao Yun's bravery, he wanted to take Zhao Yun under his command, which was obviously just an excuse for Cao Cao.
Imagine, if you want to capture Zhao Yunsheng, you can order the soldiers to shoot Zhao Yun's war horse with arrows, and shoot the war horse down, won't Zhao Yun be captured?
If there were no war horses, Zhao Yun would have walked alone, wanting to rush out of the million-strong army, and then travel dozens of kilometers to find Liu Bei, it would be even more difficult than climbing to the sky;
This is also the main reason why Mrs. Mi would rather sacrifice herself than accept Zhao Yun's concession at that time.
There is no doubt that shooting Zhao Yun's war horse to death is basically equivalent to capturing Zhao Yun. As the so-called:
"Shoot a man before a horse, capture a thief before capture the king. ”
With such simple military common sense, how could Cao Cao, as a great military strategist, not know it?
We can imagine a picture like this:
Zhao Yun's war horse was shot into a hedgehog and fell to the ground with a bang. All the Cao soldiers rushed up, and the swords and guns were on Zhao Yun's neck, and Zhao Yun was captured.
Cao Cao strictly ordered the soldiers not to release arrows. In this way, with the force of the soldiers alone, it will be difficult to capture Zhao Yun.
Even if there are more Cao soldiers, they can only go up a dozen at a time, and a super-first-class master like Zhao Yun is more than enough to defeat a dozen soldiers; Even if Cao Bing rushed up in waves, as long as Zhao Yun had enough stamina, he would have a great chance of getting out of trouble.
Such a result should be predictable by the scheming Cao Cao. Since this is the case, why didn't Cao Cao let the soldiers shoot down Zhao Yun's war horse with arrows?
Cao Cao did not let the soldiers shoot Zhao Yun or the war horse, that is, not only did he not hurt Zhao Yun, but he could not even hurt Zhao Yun's war horse. Why is that?
The secret lies in the fact that to ensure that Zhao Yun's Adou must be safe. Because, if Zhao Yun's war horse falls, falls to the ground, and rolls a few more times, who can guarantee that Adou will not be killed or crushed to death?
If Adou died, how useful would it be to capture a Zhao Yun? Cao Cao's thousands of generals were just one Zhao Yun? Not to mention that most of Zhao Yun would not surrender, and even if he did, it would be nothing more than another performance
If it weren't for the sake of capturing Adou alive, when Cao Cao had no hope of capturing Zhao Yun alive, Cao Cao would decisively order Zhao Yun to be shot. Because, Cao Cao and Zhao Yunsu don't know each other, and they don't have any friendship at all, since they can't get it, it is impossible to keep him to serve Liu Bei.
As for the man who has the ability to reach the heavens, since he cannot be used by me, I cannot keep him as my enemy.
Isn't this exactly the habitual thinking of many strategists? Cao Cao was ruthless and good at making decisions on the spot, and it was impossible for him to make such a low-level mistake.
Therefore, there is no doubt that Cao Cao was in order to capture Adou alive, and in order to ensure that Adou was unharmed, he threw a rat bogey and indulged Zhao Yun.
Only such an explanation is in line with Cao Cao's character and the logic of all the battles that took place at that time.
The question is: why is Cao Cao so eager to capture Adou alive, and how does Cao Cao know that the baby in Zhao Yun's arms is Adou?
If it weren't for Liu Bei's son, how could Zhao Yun have gone and returned and rushed into the enemy's encirclement seven times in a row? Was Zhao Yun for exercise? Or was he afraid that he would not have the opportunity to express himself?
Therefore, as long as there is a little bit of strategy, people will think that Zhao Yun has a purpose, in order to rescue a very important person.
When Zhao Yun broke through, it seemed that he was just one person, so reasonable, what he rescued was a child;
Zhao Yun forgot to save an infant baby, who is this baby, do you still need to think about it? Except for the lord and the young lord, who is worthy of such a desperate rescue by a general?
As Liu Bei's personal bodyguard, he did not protect Liu Bei by Liu Bei's side, but risked his life to save a baby, and it is self-evident who this baby is......
All in all, all indications show that the person Zhao Yun saved was Liu Bei's son.
Otherwise, Zhao Yun is a serious dereliction of duty and a serious irresponsibility to the group.
Why did Cao Cao capture Adou alive? Because although the little Adou was illiterate and could not speak, he was of extraordinary strategic significance to Cao Cao.
First, if Adou is in his hands, Cao Cao can achieve another strategy, supplementing or replacing the strategic policy of "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes".
Cao Cao implemented the "coercion of the Son of Heaven to order the princes", and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was very dissatisfied with this, and instigated the ministers to rebel against Cao Cao several times.
Once Cao Cao has Liu Chan, he can use Liu Chan to contain the emperor and implement "coercion to order the Son of Heaven".
Because, Adou is Liu Bei's son, and Liu Bei is the emperor's uncle, which means that Adou is the emperor's younger brother and is the authentic royal bloodline.
Then, Cao Cao can force Emperor Xian to make Adou the "imperial brother" in order to contain Liu Xie.
The fundamental reason why Liu Xie dared to repeatedly resist Cao Cao, and even murdered Cao Cao, was that there was no royal family member who could replace him to succeed to the throne at that time, and Cao Cao himself did not dare to be like Dong Zhuo, unscrupulously preparing to become emperor, so he could only endure Liu Xie's various resistances, and finally gave up.
With Adou, Liu Xie can be deposed at any time, so he must be restrained, and dare not threaten Cao Cao with "giving way" at every turn, which will avoid many bloody violent incidents in the future.
With Adou, Cao Cao's struggle with Emperor Xian can be won by tricks, and it is more handy. As long as Emperor Xian has words and deeds that he doesn't know what to do, Cao Cao immediately raises Adou, and Emperor Xian must bow his head to his ears.
Liu Xie, if you don't accept it, I will abolish you. I, Cao, dare not usurp the throne and become the emperor, is it just a gesture to abolish the throne?
Second, after capturing Adou, Liu Bei was drawn from the bottom of the kettle, and from then on, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to resist Cao Cao confidently.
Without Adou, what is the meaning of Liu Bei's struggle? What momentum is there? What else does the military under his command have? We often see that in a certain TV series, the ministers always say: "The prince is the foundation of the country." ”
This shows the importance of succession. If a person has no heirs to his career or property, then his fighting spirit will naturally plummet.
In daily life, people with sons often actively buy houses and land, and they work hard and complain, saying that it is for the sake of future generations, which is completely in line with human nature and the logic of human nature.
People who have no sons and only daughters are often less fame and fortune, and in fact, they also feel that the results of their struggle will eventually belong to foreign surnames, so they have lost the motivation to work hard and strive for strength, and most of them are easy to be content and like to live a peaceful life.
Therefore, if Cao Cao captures Adou at this time, he can shake the fighting spirit of Liu Bei and his generals and dissipate their military morale, and Liu Bei is likely to collapse.
Third, Cao Cao can "coerce Adou to order Liu Bei".
If Cao Cao encountered a helpless situation, or in order to subdue Liu Bei, he could support Liu Chan to succeed to the throne and replace Emperor Xian of Han.
At this time, Liu Bei was embarrassed. Cao Cao then ordered Liu Bei in the name of Liu Chan. Can Liu Bei not listen? His own son is also the emperor who is justifiable, Liu Bei has 10,000 reasons, and it is not easy to fight again.
During the period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, countries exchanged protons with each other. This shows the role of protons.
Cao Cao caught Adou, and Adou was tantamount to a proton sent to Cao Wei. This was also the main reason why Sun Quan resolutely refused to send protons to Cao Cao.
Doesn't having your son in their hands mean that they have the root of your life?
Therefore, once Cao Cao captured Adou, Liu Bei basically had only one way to surrender obediently.
That's why Cao Cao wanted to gamble. Cao Cao's bet was: Zhao Yun was incapable of persevering to the end, and in the end he was captured alive with hoarseness, and Adou was in his pocket intact.
Lost, it's nothing more than Zhao Yun carrying Adou back intact, what's the big deal?
However, what Cao Cao didn't expect was:
Zhao Yun was so strong that he killed more than fifty of his generals in vain.
If there is a bet, there will be wins and losses, and since Cao Cao gambled, he didn't care about sacrificing dozens of generals in vain. After all, Cao Cao's family has a great cause, and the death of dozens of generals will not hurt the muscles and bones. It is a pity that Cao Cao's new strategy has no chance to be implemented, and can only unify the world by war. As a result, Liu Bei united with Sun Quan and burned Cao Cao to death.
Cao Cao ordered that the soldiers were not allowed to release arrows, and Zhao Yun was released to return to the mountain, although the gains outweighed the losses, but it was indeed worth the gamble. Once the bet is won, the unification of the world will be decades ahead of schedule, the war can end early, and the damage to social production can be minimized......
On the surface, it was indeed Zhao Yun who saved Adou. In fact, it was Adou who saved Zhao Yun. Without Adou's cover, no matter how powerful Zhao Yun was, he would not be able to escape in that bad situation.
In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhao Yun fell into a dirt pit, and Zhang He was about to go up to capture it, when suddenly a red light rushed straight into the sky, making Zhang He stunned. This description is actually a hint to everyone: