Xu Chu, a fierce general whose name is deeply imprinted in "Three Kingdoms· Wei Shu · Xu Chu's Biography".
He was big and powerful.
It is recorded in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms· Book of Wei · Xu Chu's Biography":
Such power, in that era, was almost unmatched.
At first, he was Cao Cao's personal bodyguard, and later became the chief of the guard.
Cao Cao's personal bodyguard
Xu Chu's loyalty and courage made him occupy an important position beside Cao Cao.
Once, Xu Chu and Dian Wei fought against each other, and the two were of equal strength, and they couldn't tell the winner after fighting for a long time.
Dian Wei is also a famous warrior.
can tie with him, it can be seen that Xu Chu's martial arts are indeed extraordinary.
Another time, Xu Chu ran into Lu Bu.
Lu Bu is known as the first fierce general of the Three Kingdoms, but Xu Chu can fight with him inextricably.
Later, Xu Chu fought Xu Huang again.
Xu Chu is regarded as one of the generals in the Cao Wei camp during the Three Kingdoms period, and is known as Cao Wei's "super fierce general" along with Dian Wei.
It is especially known for protecting Cao Cao's safety.
During the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao was attacked by the Assassin Xu He.
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The other time was when Cao Cao was resting.
Xu Chu felt that the atmosphere around him was not right, so he immediately returned to Cao Cao's camp.
At this time, several soldiers attempted to assassinate Cao Cao.
Xu Chu appeared in time, killed the assassins, and protected Cao Cao's safety.
In the Battle of Tongguan, Cao Cao fell into an extremely dangerous situation four times.
Xu Chu helped many times:
When Cao Cao retreated,
When Cao Cao and Ma Chao met alone, only Xu Chu accompanied him to protect Cao Cao.
During the talks, Ma Chao wanted to do it.
Xu Chu held a saddle to block Cao Cao's arrows, and helped Cao Cao cross the river with a hand-pushed boat.
When Cao Cao needed to go out, he would often let Xu Chu accompany him to ensure safety.
His presence gave Cao Cao a great sense of security.
After Cao Cao's death, Xu Chu continued to lead the Imperial Forest Army.
son Xu Yi, but died of a horse
Xu Chu is such a tiger general.
The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms records:
The first tooth keeper Xu Yi was in front of the road.
will be in the back row.
And the bridge crossed, the horse's foot sank, so the instrument was cut. The ceremonial person, the son of Xu Chu, the meritorious royal family, still does not forgive the loan, and the army is shocked when he hears it.
On that day, Zhong Hui led a large army to defeat Shu Han.
Xu Chu's son Xu Yi served as a pioneer and walked at the forefront to open the way for everyone.
The sun was shining, and the army was marching forward.
A bridge appeared in front of him, and Xu Yi took the lead in walking up.
Who knows, there is a small hole in the bridge deck.
That's when the unexpected happened.
Zhong Hui was overseeing the army behind, and when he heard the movement, he immediately looked up.
When he saw the horse's hooves stuck in the hole, he was furious.
"Xu Yi!"
The bell roars.
"How did you become a pioneer? I can't even take care of the bridge deck! ”
Xu Yi heard the shout and hurriedly ran over.
He was about to explain, but Zhong Hui didn't give him a chance.
"How many soldiers might have died from such negligence? And what about the image of our army? ”
The more Zhong Hui talked, the more angry he became.
"Someone! Take Xu Yi down for me! ”
The soldiers around were stunned, no one expected Zhong to be so angry.
But the military order was like a mountain, and no one dared to disobey it.
The whole army was silent.
The soldiers looked at each other, thinking:
Zhong Hui ordered Xu Yi to be executed, saying that it was to strictly enforce military discipline.
But is it really necessary?
Xu Yi just didn't notice that there was a small hole in the road, which injured the horse a little.
It doesn't matter if you are demoted or dismissed.
Even if he is reduced to a civilian, it is better than asking for his life.
Isn't it too much for Zhong to do this?
Perhaps, Zhong Hui wanted to establish his prestige and let the soldiers know that the military order was like a mountain.
However, the cost of killing a general for the sake of a horse is too great.
At this moment, Zhong Hui may have won prestige, but he also lost people's hearts.
From now on
The spur of the moment of a leader can have irreparable consequences.
It is of course important to enforce strict military discipline.
But being too harsh can be counterproductive.
When dealing with problems, it is necessary to think calmly and weigh the pros and cons, rather than blindly pursuing the so-called "strictness".
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Zhong Hui's approach makes people wonder:
Is he really for military discipline, or does he have ulterior motives?
At the time of Xu Yi's killing, the actual ruler of Wei was Sima Zhao.
This is obviously a long time ago to want to kill, just to find an excuse.
When Zhong Hui attacked Shu, the Sima family had already controlled the military and political affairs of Wei.
Zhong Hui is a member of the Sima family.
In the military,
Those old ministers of Cao Wei are all thorns in the eyes of the Sima family.
Zhonghui is the knife that will pull out the nails and remove the thorns.
Xu Yi, the son of the tiger idiot Xu Chu, is one of these old ministers.
He is a general who can fight well, and it stands to reason that he should be reused.
But
Charging into battle, how can there be no bloodlessness?
Thinking about it this way, Zhong Hui's execution of Xu Yi is not so simple.
On the surface, it seems that the military law is strict, but in fact it is premeditated.
Zhong will do this, killing two birds with one stone.
not only got rid of the thorn in the eyes of the Sima family, but also established his authority in the army.
The soldiers saw that even the son of the tiger general could not escape death.
Who would dare to be disobedient?
Behind a small accident, there may be a shocking conspiracy.
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A general's life is just a pawn on a chessboard.
The moment the horse stepped into that little pit.
I'm afraid I never dreamed that I had stepped into a bigger trap.
This trap was not dug by others, it was the court to which he had been loyal.
Zhong Hui, the people betrayed their relatives and left
What happened to the bell meeting?
As soon as Shu was pacified, the battle between Zhong Hui and Deng Ai never stopped.
Zhong Hui was born in a famous family and looked down on Deng Ai, a general from a civilian background.
The two not only fought for credit, but also fought for the method of governing Shudi.
Deng Ai advocated moderate governance and respect for local customs.
Zhong Hui wanted to use severe punishment and relocate the people.
Dare to be the master of the generals privately, is this worth it?
Sima Zhao gave Zhong Hui an order, asking him to pack up and go back quickly, and he led his troops to wait in Chang'an.
Zhong Hui was not a fool, and he immediately understood the meaning of his words.
Sima Zhao is going to unload the mill and kill the donkey!
Zhong Hui's heart was cold, and he looked at the soldiers and horses under his command, and then at the Shu army that had surrendered, as well as Deng Ai's old department, adding up to more than 200,000 people.
He thought to himself:
It's a pity that Zhong Hui's wishful thinking was wrong.
The subordinate general Hu Lie saw that the situation was not good and betrayed him.
In the rebellion, Hu Lie killed Zhong Hui with his own hands.
In this way, Zhong Hui, who was only forty years old, died in his own ambition.
He was once full of ambition, thinking that he could leave a name in history, but he didn't expect to end up betraying his relatives.
Zhong Hui thinks that he is smart and can manipulate the situation, but he does not realize that he is just a pawn in the hands of others.
By the time he wanted to resist, it was too late.
Finally, we can't help but ask:
If Zhong Hui hadn't been so eager to fight for merit at the beginning, he wouldn't have treated Deng Ai and Xu Yi so cruelly.
Would he have ended differently?