【Death of Wang Shao】
Wang Lu, the former governor of Ruzhou. When Wang Xianzhi invaded Ruzhou, Wang Lu personally went into battle and guarded the north and south gates with his generals. Unfortunately, they were outnumbered. In the end, the city was broken and he was captured. From then on, he was held hostage by the Cao army.
The seemingly plain words above are actually hidden words of praise, portraying Wang Luo as a hero. And if we analyze it comprehensively, I am afraid that Comrade Wang Lu's image is not so positive, at least not so glorious.
First, let’s talk about his “heroic resistance”. This heroic deed lacks detailed historical data, only a few brief remarks, as mentioned above. And in this brief narrative, there is a description of "The self-governing warriors and the general Dong Hanxun guarded the south and north gates. The city fell, and Han Xun died in battle."
Wang Luo and his general Dong Hanxun guarded the two city gates respectively. Dong Hanxun died gloriously in battle, while Wang Luo was captured alive. Was he captured due to exhaustion, or did he actively surrender his weapons?
Secondly, after being captured, Wang Hao's behavior was completely different from the word "hero". He acted as a helper and pushed for recruitment, which caused the court to lose the best opportunity to mow down the weeds, which eventually led to disaster.
Moreover, after the fall of Ruzhou, the imperial court demoted Wang Lu to the rank of Sima of Shaozhou. This shows that Wang Hao's "resistance" behavior was criticized at the time.
Wang Luo and his brother Wang Duo failed to understand the righteousness and care for everyone. The two brothers abandoned their official duties for personal reasons, which caused the court to be wary of dealing with the grass-roots army. Therefore, Wang Shao became the most valuable amulet among the grass army.
So what is the fate of this amulet, death, escape, redemption?
The answer is A. He died and was killed by the grass army.
The history books only say that he was killed by the Grass Army, which is not clear enough. There is no record of the time and place of his death.
And this is the selling point of this book:
When Wang Luo was captured, Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao were still brothers in the trenches, until the Qizhou recruitment failed and Wang and Huang separated. Pei Xie, who was also a hostage, took advantage of the chaos to escape, but Wang Shao was still detained.
So the question is, who was detained by Wang Hao? Is it Wang Xianzhi or Huang Chao?
Let's try to continue the analysis:
1. If it is Wang Xianzhi. Wang Xianzhi kneels down to beg for help, and it seems reasonable to firmly hold on to the Wang Hao card. Then will he bear the pain and kill Wang Luo? Maybe, for example, "Dengzhou please surrender" was deceived emotionally.
Then the question comes again. "Dengzhou's surrender" itself is an unsolved historical case. It has been analyzed in the previous article. Is it Yang Fuguang who was ordered to recruit soldiers and Song Wei intercepted Hu, or was it Song Wei who killed the enemy and Yang Fuguang took the credit? For more than 800 years, The previous Central Special Investigation Team failed to find out.
We can only continue to list two situations and analyze them respectively:
1.1 Yang Fuguang recruited troops. This was what Wang Xianzhi dreamed of, so he sent his confidants to express his attachment to the court.
Wang Xianzhi I originally looked towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch. Xianzhi was stupid and naive, Song Wei was pornographic and violent, and the recruitment failed again.
With no hope of recruiting, Wang Xianzhi became angry. Don't forget Wang Xianzhi's origin and his job - the leader of the Salt Gang and a respectable boss in Tao'er. It is reasonable to kill Wang Xie in anger to vent his anger when he has lost his use value.
1.2 Yang Fuguang grabs the credit. Song Wei's sword was not old, and he defeated Wang Xianzhi's tribe in one fell swoop. He captured many important generals of the Cao Army alive, escorted them back to Beijing, and beheaded them. Wang Xianzhi suffered a devastating disaster and managed to escape. In desperation, he killed Wang Xie to vent his anger.
Summary: If Wang Hao was detained by Wang Xianzhi, he must have died after "Dengzhou asked for surrender", lost his use value, and was executed out of anger.
2. If it is detained by Huang Chao. Why did Huang Chao kill Wang Xie? In other words, why have you kept him until now?
If you want to kill, after Qizhou recruits An and Wang Huang separates, isn't it the best time to make a clear decision? Kill Wang Lu to show his tough stance of revolutionizing to the end and vowing not to compromise?
Of course, if you keep him, you can use him as a shield to continue to threaten Prime Minister Wang Duo, and then the court. Then why did you kill him again? Doesn’t it smell good if you leave it on forever?
Summary: Huang Chao’s logic in detaining and killing Wang Hao is illogical. The person who killed Wang Xie should be Wang Xianzhi.
In the "Old Book of Tang·Biography of Wang Duo", there is such a record, which also confirms my speculation, "Duo's brother was shackled...Wang Xianzhi fell into the county and was killed." This record raises another small doubt, What the hell is "Juncheng"?
The basic definition of county city is "the location of the county government, or the city wall of the county government", which can be understood as today's "provincial capital".
In other words, Wang Xianzhi killed Wang Lu after conquering a certain provincial capital, a certain political core city, or a certain city.
In "Complete Tang Dynasty", there is an article written by Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, "Edict to Proclaim the Officials of the Eastern Capital", in which there is a sentence: "Wang Xianzhi and others threatened the lives of the people and jointly attacked the counties and cities, and then captured Yangzhai and destroyed the county. "
Yangdi, today's Yuzhou City, Henan Province. When did Yangdi fall? After Wang Huangcaojun was forced out of Shandong by the Song Dynasty, he fled to Henan to commit crimes. In August of the third year of Qianfu (876), Wang Xianzhi captured Yangdi for the first time, and the following month he captured Ruzhou and captured Wang Xie alive.
At that time, Yangdi was under the rule of the Zhongwu Army in Xuzhou, and Xuzhou was the seat of the Zhongwu Army and the seat of the Zhongwu Theater Command. Wang Xianzhi did not dare to move the Zhongwu Army and ran around Xuzhou. Because the military governor of the Zhongwu Army at that time was Cui Anqian. Wang Huangcao's army ravaged Henan, but the Zhongwu army in central Henan was not poisoned. Therefore, this "county city" definitely does not refer to Xuzhou.
Regarding Wang Duo's initiative to apply for military service, "New Tang Book" and "Old Tang Book" have disputes over the time, but both agree that it was after the fall of Jiangling. Jiangling Mansion is the headquarters of the Jingnan War Zone. Due to the serious dereliction of duty by Jingnan Jiedushi Yang Zhiwen (as introduced earlier), Jiangling fell.
Then the "county city" in the edict of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty may be understood as Jiangling City, and then the "Wang Xianzhi fell into the county city" in the "Old Book of Tang" certainly refers to Jiangling City.
The edict of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty is not documentary reportage, nor is it a news broadcast script. It may use the rhetorical technique of "intertextuality" to enhance the literary and artistic flavor. Which emperor doesn't start talking about the four parallels, Li Liu, the first three empresses and the five emperors? Therefore, this edict from his old man is meaningless for the study of Wang Luo's death.
Although there is a lack of direct records, we can still reasonably speculate through indirect historical facts: After Wang Xianzhi "asked for Dengzhou's surrender", he led his troops south, captured Jiangling City, and executed Wang Luo to vent his anger, so Wang Duo changed his attitude and volunteered for military service.
There should be nothing wrong with the logic.
Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty was very happy when Wang Duo asked for help and appointed him as the military envoy to Jingnan and the commander-in-chief of the bandit suppression in the south.
[Codename: Making Dumplings]
Previously, Wang Duo advocated peaceful recruitment, which offended many civil and military officials from the main war faction, and the development of the situation was not as he expected. As a result, Wang Duo's political views have been questioned, which has plunged him into a serious political crisis. This is also a huge setback he has faced again since the persecution of the "Baoyan Party".
His younger brother is dead, and Wang Duo is like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror - not a human being inside or out. The hatred of the country and the family welled up in his chest, so he took command and went out to fight to the death with the Cao army. Xia Xue's hatred for killing his younger brother is to wash away the hatred for wronging the country.
Wang Duo is a civil servant. But don’t underestimate the civil servants, let alone think that he is a rotten scholar like Yang Zhiwen just because he was a powerful “peace advocate” in the past. Since ancient times, there have been many outstanding civilian officials and military officers. There was Zhuge Liang in the previous life, Zeng Guofan in the later life, and not long ago there was his cousin Wang Shi.
Wang Duo is a Zhuge Liang-like figure. Special note: Remember this sentence, it is useful.
After arriving in the town, Wang Duo recruited elite soldiers and brave generals, repaired fortifications, and deployed soldiers and horses, making sufficient preparations for the decisive battle.
At the same time, Gao Pian also went to the imperial court and submitted his "dumpling-making" encirclement and annihilation plan. This plan also has different versions in historical materials, and we cannot and do not need to examine it in detail. Although the specific deployment is slightly different, the overall combat policy is basically the same, and it is highly recognizable. At first glance, it is written by Gao Pian, and there is murderous intent in every word.
This plan not only detailed the marching routes of each legion, but also detailed the generals, number of troops, and garrison locations of each army, not to mention who would conduct the main attack, who would feign attack, and who would support them. Let's put it this way, he not only helped his own people formulate an attack plan, but also helped Huang Chao formulate an escape route and tailor-made an ambush for him.
Looking at this plan objectively and impartially, we have to admire Gao Pian's military talent. Throughout the ages, in an excellent military action plan, combat is only a small part of it. Logistics support, marching and retreat routes, and many other seemingly insignificant parts are often the key to determining the final victory of the war. Otherwise, it will be reckless and arrogant, which is a taboo for military strategists.
For example, in the well-known Battle of Chibi, Zhuge Liang's scheming was not reflected in borrowing the east wind and attacking with fire, but in accurately predicting that Cao Cao would take the Huarong Road. Those who want to die, send Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun; those who want to live, send Guan Yu. In the fire attack, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang coincided with each other and were indistinguishable, and "Huarong Dao" was the perfect embodiment of Zhuge Liang's superior skills.
Gao Pian's strategic thinking can be summarized as follows: defend in the north, advance east, push south, and withdraw west.
Let us see the map of Guangdong Province in front of our eyes. Well, the Huang Chao Cao Army is entrenched near Guangzhou. The imperial bandit-suppressing army, the North Route Army, was stationed in the northern part of Guangdong Province. They bluffed and pretended to attack, but in reality they strictly defended and blocked the Cao Army's northward escape route;
The Eastern Route Army, led by Gao Pian himself, crossed mountains and ridges to unexpectedly attack Huang Chao's main force in Guangzhou;
The South Route Army took the sea route from Runzhou (now Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province) and landed from Guangzhou, taking out the enemy by surprise;
The Western Route Army waited in Duanzhou (now Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province) to ambush the defeated Cao Army.
Three-dimensional combat on land and sea, blocking one side and attacking two sides, sweeping Huang Chao into the pocket formation. It can be called a textbook encirclement and annihilation plan.
However, this essay with a perfect score was passed by the imperial court. The imperial court issued an edict: No!
When Gao Pian received the notice that the military plan was rejected, he was so angry that he wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood. When you scold the treacherous ministers in the government, who are you scolding? Scold Wang Duo, scold him for bureaucracy, scold him for deceiving Sheng Cong.
To settle the old accounts, it was just because he indulged in personal affairs, which delayed the war opportunity, allowed the enemy to waste the army, and harmed the country and the people; to settle the new accounts, he was putting on official airs, which was a taste of things.
Because in Gao Pian's plan, the person in charge of the "Northern Defense Line" was Wang Duo.
Wang Duo is the commander-in-chief, Gao Pian's superior, and the prime minister of the dynasty, but Gao Pian is bossing him around. Will Wang Duo obey Gao Pian's orders? Will it interfere with it again? Are you worried that Gao Pian will take the lead from the thief and you will feel jealous?
Personally I think it shouldn't be the case. There is some dissatisfaction, but it is not so narrow-minded as to abandon public service for personal reasons again. Although Wang Duo had a criminal record, it was because of brotherhood. And now he was avenging his brother's murder. Even if his subordinates overstepped their authority and overstepped their authority, in the final analysis, they were still helping him.
In the court at that time, another prime minister, Lu Xie, strongly supported Gao Pian, so it should not be him. So who voted against it? History does not give a positive answer.
In fact, Gao Pian really wrongly blamed Wang Duo, because the person who made the court deny his plan was not in the court. This person was Huang Chao who was entrenched in Guangzhou.
When we looked at the map, I believe Huang Chao was also looking at it. In film and television works, commanders always frown and stare at the map.
Huang Chao is no longer a fledgling leader of the Salt Gang. He has many years of fighting experience, a military sense of smell, and a racing dog nose. He was clearly aware of the dangerous situation of the Cao Army, and the Cao Army once again faced a critical test of life and death.
Maintaining the status quo. No matter how many ways you try, I can get away with just one.
This plan has no technical content, requires teaching and skills, and has proven successful over time. This is - fake surrender.
