Really, anyone who stands in Zhu Ling's position has a reason to hang around, not seeking merit, but seeking no faults.
In his early years, Zhu Ling was Yuan Shao's general, but when he saw that Yuan Shao could not succeed, he led his troops to defect to Cao Cao and never returned to Yuan Shao.
At this time, Zhu Ling came to Cao Cao with the mentality of meeting the Ming Lord, and also had the idea of making great achievements.
But Cao Cao was happy and wary of this kind of thing where someone took the initiative to like him.
Happily, Zhu Ling not only came to vote, but also brought a lot of soldiers and horses, which was very helpful to Cao Cao, who was still in his infancy at that time.
But what is vigilant is that people like Zhu Ling who betray their master and join others can betray Yuan Shao today and betray themselves tomorrow.
Another thing is that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had a very good relationship at that time. Zhu Ling was sent by Yuan Shao to help Cao Cao attack Tao Qian. If Zhu Ling did not go back and instead defected to Cao Cao, Cao Cao would not be able to explain it.
But people take the initiative to seek refuge with you, and Cao Cao really needs troops, so don't accept them, because Cao Cao is reluctant to give them up.
So in the end, Cao Cao accepted Zhu Ling and wrote a letter to Yuan Shao himself to explain and seek Yuan Shao's forgiveness.
But Cao Cao himself didn't actually like Zhu Ling.
Therefore, although Zhu Ling followed Cao Cao and made many military exploits, and was even deprived of military power by Liu Bei when he followed Liu Bei to intercept Yuan Shu, Zhu Ling still returned to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao still didn't like this man.
I always feel that this person is not very honest in what he does, which makes people feel uneasy.
Later, Cao Cao simply sent Yu Jin to seize Zhu Ling's military power and assigned Zhu Ling to Yu Jin's care, so he felt relieved.
From Cao Cao's perspective, he can rest assured, but from Zhu Ling's perspective, he is simply unlucky.
When choosing a master in the early years, I felt that Cao Cao was a wise master. If I followed Cao Cao, I would definitely be able to stand out in the future.
So Zhu Ling gave up Yuan Shao, who was the most powerful and famous at the time, and chose Cao Cao, who was still in his infancy, and brought Cao Cao the soldiers he needed most.
As a result, Cao Cao left him idle for a long time.
Later, because of the rebellion of the soldiers during Runan's march, Cao Cao was angry with him, thinking that he did not listen to the warning and executed the rebellious general Cheng Ang without authorization, which led to Cao Cao's serious distrust of him.
But Zhu Ling was wronged in this matter. People have rebelled. If you don't kill them all as a warning to others, how will you be able to lead this army in the future?
After that, Zhu Ling attacked Jingzhou, fought at Tongguan, killed bandits, attacked the Di people, and fought everywhere, but he still could not restore his image in Cao Cao's heart. In the end, Cao Cao was still uneasy and took away his military power. Assign yourself to Yu Jin's command.
For such a master, Zhu Ling would feel sorry for himself if he didn't lie down.
Therefore, during this expedition, Zhu Ling had no intention of showing his presence. Yu Jin asked him to command the front army, so he would command, but he would never take the initiative to show off his military capabilities. Whatever Yu Jin says, I will do. If you do it, you will avoid people questioning whether I have different intentions in the future.
In short, Zhu Ling is now in a stage of openness, and he can do whatever he likes.
But then, Zhu Ling found that it seemed that he couldn't stand it any longer.
Why is Guan Yu so fierce now? !
Zhu Ling once worked with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.
In Zhu Ling's opinion, among the three, Liu Bei is the strongest in military management, followed by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who is the worst and is just a reckless man.
But now, the front army commanded by Guan Yu completely suppressed the front army commanded by himself. Even if he acted on his own and failed to command properly, this is not reasonable, right? !
When did Guan Yu become so powerful? !
Looking more closely, Zhu Ling discovered that it was not Guan Yu who was more powerful, but Liu Beijun's soldiers who were more powerful.
In many places, it was not that Cao's army fell into a local military disadvantage and was passive, but that it was suppressed by Liu Bei's army when the forces were equal.
Isn’t this right? Liu Beijun is so powerful? !
Then Zhu Ling discovered that Liu Beijun was really that powerful.
In terms of training level, Liu Bei's army is not much different from the former army he led. After all, he can be used as a sharp soldier in the front army and cannot be a weak soldier.
But in terms of ordnance, Liu Beijun had too much advantage.
Needless to say, conventional weapons such as Changge and Spear are similar on both sides.
However, the melee weapons of Liu Bei's soldiers seemed to be longer than those of his own soldiers, and the materials seemed to be better than those of his own soldiers. In head-to-head confrontations, his own soldiers often suffered losses.
Now, Zhu Ling didn't dare to show off.
If he starts to show off again, he will be blamed on this battlefield.
Concentrate quickly, observe the situation on the field, and start making adjustments.
However, some are too late.
Zhu Ling himself is indeed good at fighting, but he is not a very famous general. His opponent, Zhang Yi, although not well-known now, is a person with the qualifications of a famous general.
Zhang Yi's talents and abilities are stronger than Zhu Ling's in all aspects. The only thing he lacks may be battlefield experience.
But the current situation is that due to Zhu Ling's intervention, Zhang Ni immediately took the initiative on the battlefield, and the soldiers he led still had an advantage in ordnance. If Zhu Ling can still make adjustments, then Zhang Yi quickly asked Zhang Xi for a piece of tofu and killed him.
Therefore, throughout the battle of the front army, Zhang Yi was always suppressing Zhu Ling. If the fight continued like this, Zhu Ling's front army would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
At this time, Zhu Ling didn't care about what was going on, and directly asked Yu Jin of the Chinese army for help. If you don't make any changes, after the collapse of the front army, your Chinese army will be the first to suffer.
Of course Yu Jin also saw the poor performance of the former army, and he couldn't figure out why the army led by Guan Yu could have such a big advantage in a one-on-one situation.
But now Yu Jin can also see that although Zhu Ling is trying his best to adjust, the effect is not great every time. If he does not make adjustments, the former army will really be defeated.
Therefore, before Zhu Ling's request for reinforcements arrived, Yu Jin had already made adjustments and ordered the left and right armies to move closer to the front army and double-team Guan Yu's front army.
Yu Jin had no choice but to do this, and Yu Jin also expected that Guan Yu would send his left and right armies next to intercept Yu Jin's left and right armies, trying to create time for the front army led by Zhang Yi to defeat Zhu Ling.
Based on this, Yu Jin could only mobilize the cavalry units of the Chinese army in advance to prepare to support the two wings and attack Guan Yu's infantry, creating time for his left and right armies to assist the Chinese army.
This cavalry force of thousands of people was originally planned to be used to break the situation when the two sides were in a stalemate. Now that it is better, they can only take action first.
But just when Yu Jin was about to send out cavalry, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed.
Yu Jin's right army obeyed the order and went to the front army to rescue Zhu Ling, but Yu Jin's left army did not listen to his military order.
The leading general of the left army was Xu Chu, who had long disliked Guan Yu.
Last time, he mistook Guan Ping for Guan Yu. When Xu Chu found out about it afterwards, he felt that his contribution had been discounted.
Xu Chu thought about it and felt that only defeating Guan Yu head-on would be a real achievement that would make him a marquis.
As for Yu Jin, any large army battle or combat command is a waste of time. He should be allowed to lead Xu Chu to lead thousands of cavalry to directly attack Guan Yu's main formation and kill Guan Yu. These enemy soldiers will naturally collapse.
Therefore, Xu Chu had been holding back his energy for a long time, but due to military orders, Xu Chu could not act without permission.
But now, Yu Jin's military order came, saying that the left army should go to rescue the former army. Xu Chu thought about it. If he launched an attack on Guan Yu's own formation, wouldn't he be aiding the former army? !
Of course, Yu Jin still has to give him face.
Xu Chu ordered three thousand cavalry to follow him, and directly launched an attack on Guan Yu's main formation.
As for the remaining infantrymen of the left army, you can find your own way to rescue the front army.
What, no one is directing? !
Why do you need someone to direct you when you go into a fight? ! Just rush forward! ! !
Besides, as long as I kill Guan Yu, the enemy army will be defeated. Is it important whether anyone can command the left army to support him? !
Xu Chu didn't care about this at all. He had no concept of commanding combat, so he took the cavalry and rushed towards Guan Yu's main formation.
And Guan Yu had long seen a reckless man coming over.
Sometimes, Guan Yu is also very emotional. How many years have he not seen such a reckless man? !
Guan Yu thought for a while and asked his right army to open a gap first, bypass Xu Chu's cavalry, and go to kill the uncommanded infantry of Yu Jin's left army. At the same time, he asked his center army to go out to fight and block it with spears and shields. The road Xu Chu attacked.
Then, do as you are told.
At this time, Yu Jin was almost scolded by Xu Chu's unauthorized actions.
The front army was already a little unable to hold on. He took the initiative to change the formation and used his backhand in advance. He was already at a disadvantage. As a result, Xu Chu did not obey the general's order and acted without authorization.
Well, you can act without authorization, but at least you must arrange your own military affairs.
If you want to lead three thousand cavalry in a surprise attack and die, you can do it yourself. At least leave your left army to a reliable subordinate to lead it.
It's okay now. The front army is fighting hard, and the left army is being bypassed and killed. If something happens to the right army again, today's battle will be lost.
Fortunately, the right army was still strong and rescued the front army in time, temporarily stabilizing the front.
But on Zuo Jun's side, Yu Jin really had no choice.
The left army was unable to organize an effective line of defense at all, because they fought independently and almost collapsed at the first touch, and the direction of the collapse was in the direction of the Chinese army.
Yu Jin had no choice but to change his deployment again, ordering the left-wing cavalry to rush and kill Guan Yu's right-wing soldiers as much as possible, and then sent his own lieutenant with 3,000 infantry to the left-wing to build a second line of defense and defend on the spot.
By this time, Yu Jin was already thinking about how to end it decently.
What else to do.
The front army suffered heavy losses. Although the right army went to support it, it may not be able to hold out for long. The left army was immediately defeated. They had to draw people from the central army to form a defense line and not want to retreat. Once the front army was defeated by Guan Yu's army, Army, then it will really be a huge defeat.
As for Xu Chu's cavalry... really, Yu Jin felt that if Xu Chu could come back alive, Xu Chufu would be lucky.
However, at this moment, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed.
Guan Yu's front army, left army, and right army all began to retreat and shrink, and the defensive pressure on Yu Jin's side was suddenly relieved a lot.
Yu Jin took a closer look and found that the three thousand cavalry led by Xu Chu had broken through the obstruction of Guan Yu's right army and began to attack Guan Yu's central army.
Yu Jin's face suddenly darkened and he hesitated.
Is this because Guan Yu didn't expect Xu Chu's surprise attack and was caught off guard, or is Guan Yu using Xu Chu to lure the enemy and plan to kill them all in one go? !
Yu Jin couldn't figure it out.
(End of chapter)
