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The reason why the Chimei army abandoned Chang'an and went west and entered Anding was not able to rely on the strength of the Han army Deng Yu to drive away. Going west was because the huge size of the Chimei Army had exhausted everything they could eat, and they wanted to go to nearby cities to loot, of course, they would not take such a small place as Anding as their long-term station, and once they had enough grain and grass, they would definitely return to Chang'an.
Deng Yu, the first general of the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai, actually did not take advantage of their departure from the city to seize the opportunity that this rapid and decisive blow would completely rupture the Chimei Army, and rushed to kill them immediately after that, but instead violated military common sense and drove the team into the empty Chang'an, leisurely and calmly waiting for the Chimei Army to counterattack. I don't know if this is the so-called old-fashioned weight in military command.
The Chimei army was about to return to Chang'an, and the scene was like the collapse of the levee at the mouth of the Yellow River, Deng Yu's men were not lightly frightened, where could they defend? As a result, Deng Yu's Han army had to retreat to Yunyang. What was even stranger was that when morale was completely low, Deng Yu turned back to attack Chang'an City. As everyone knows, at this time, the Red Brow Army, which was highly morale due to sufficient grain and grass, food and drink, could completely hold out, so it was really strange that he Deng Yu would not be defeated.
For this reason, I have to agree with this statement: a general who is good at using soldiers is only a person who can grasp the opportunity.
The Red Brow Army was stationed in Stability, snatched up the grain, and after eating, it would lead the troops back to the east, which was the result of using the fingers of the feet to think about everything. True military experts will certainly use this analysis to find a winning fighter. The timing of Chimei's return to the east was different from the situation when he left Chang'an at that time, even if Deng Yuxian had lost his fighter plane, at this time, he only needed to contain the danger and hold Chang'an to death, and he could control the Chimei army to die. However, this Deng Yu actually disobeyed the orders of the Guangwu Emperor and retreated to Guannei. What's even more strange is that when he reaches a place where there is no danger to defend, he instead wants to fight with Chimei to the death. In the past, when he had the opportunity to take advantage of it, he was cowardly, but now there is no danger to defend, and he suddenly becomes bold again, I don't know why?
The Red Brow Army was stationed in Stability, snatched up the grain, and after eating, it would lead the troops back to the east, which was the result of using the fingers of the feet to think about everything.
In the end, it was only by relying on the wisdom of Emperor Guangwu that he was able to contain the Chimei army in Yiyang, and then forced them all to surrender in one fell swoop, otherwise, I don't know how Deng Yu, who was at the head of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, would end up.
The problem is that emperor Guangwu suppressed the Chimei army, and he also did not play cards according to common sense, he did not hesitate to break the "poor Kou do not chase" military precepts, and also sent people to block the rout like a broken embankment.
The so-called difference between cloud and mud is extremely appropriate to use here. Emperor Guangwu commanded the Han army to wait in a strict position, so that the defeated army could not seek battle and retreat; as long as they did not offend the enemy's front, they would soon be discouraged. Emperor Guangwu kept steady and defeated them in one fell swoop when the Chimei army was about to collapse; Deng Yu also played the old and steady, but lost the fighter plane that annihilated them in one fell swoop when chimei was completely likely to collapse.
Grasping the timing of change and making quick decisions is not something that can be done by a man with a little intelligence; nor is it certainly possible to win with a little courage. On this point, Yue Fei once said: "The cleverness and flexibility of the art of conducting lies in thinking with the heart. ”
If the commander is obsessed with finding any opportunity to win, the opportunity will appear on his own, of course, not in the same way.