The Three Kingdoms era at the end of the Han Dynasty was an era where famous generals emerged in large numbers. In this era, there were all kinds of famous generals, and each of them had different military styles.
Some famous generals are commander-level figures with extremely high overall qualities and relatively balanced abilities, such as Cao Cao, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Lu Xun, and Guan Yu. Well, although putting the second master here is a bit selfish, But there is actually no problem with the second master's use of troops. The problem is the second master's character and temper.
Some famous generals are those who have special skills and are good at using their own strengths to win. For example, Zhang Fei is invincible and has a fierce offensive. The enemy is unprepared. Even Lu Meng, who has been criticized by later generations, is actually a master of psychological warfare who is good at using information asymmetry to defeat others without fighting.
And Zhang He, who can leave his own mark in this era, naturally also has his own set of fighting methods.
It is recorded in the history books that Zhang He is good at using "convenient geographical conditions", that is to say, Zhang He is good at using the surrounding environment to create favorable combat conditions for himself, and then win victory. But to be honest, judging from the records in the history books, it is true. Can't see this.
For example, at Wakou Pass, Zhang He, a guy who is good at using "geographical advantages", was unexpectedly ambushed by Zhang Fei who took advantage of Wakou Pass's "geographical advantages". When he was caught, he was beaten up and had to climb a mountain to escape. He was good at "geographical advantages". "The only one who suffered in the end was Zhang He.
If you really have to look for it from the original text recorded in the history books, what Zhang He is good at gives the impression that it is not the geographical location, but his tenacity.
Day and night, running thousands of miles to the street pavilion relies on tenacity.
After all, Ma Di did not force Zhang He to go up the mountain at that time, but went up the mountain on his own initiative. As for the issue of controlling the water source of the street pavilion, it basically belongs to military common sense, and Ma Di did not expect that Zhang He would come so quickly, and there was no time to send heavy troops to protect the water source. .
This tenacity can be seen almost everywhere in Zhang He's historical records.
For example, Zhang He defeated Ma Chao in Longxi. At that time, Zhang He, under Xia Houyuan's urgent order, was forced to advance quickly on the rugged and difficult mountain roads. Finally, relying on his tenacity, he led his army into Longxi in advance and cooperated with the local powerful to defeat Ma Chao. This laid a solid foundation for Xiahou Yuan to march into Yongliang and drive away Ma Chao.
Another example is in Dingjun Mountain, when faced with the siege of the superior army led by Liu Bei himself, Zhang He was beaten badly and asked Xia Houyuan repeatedly for help, but in the end he gritted his teeth and took his personal guards to the front line to fight in person. After successfully holding the line of defense, Liu Bei was forced to temporarily withdraw his troops and find another way.
To be honest, if Xia Houyuan hadn't gone to die on his own to fix antlers, it's really hard to say what the outcome of the Battle of Hanzhong would have been.
It gives the impression that Zhang He can only exert his true fighting power by relying on his tenacity when facing extremely difficult conditions.
Zhang He fought in battles all his life, and there was only one instance where he failed to counterattack successfully in desperate situations. That was at Mumen Road. Zhang He was forced by Sima Yi to pursue Zhuge Liang, and then he was hit by an arrow in the knee.
Obviously, the current Zhang He has not yet reached the old age of Mu Mendao, and his morale has not been completely lost. Once he is forced to become ruthless, Zhang He's combat effectiveness is still very terrifying.
This is the current situation.
The Wei army led by Wang Chang was surrounded in the central battlefield. At the same time, he made a response error and was caught by the Shu army, forcing Zhang He to break through Gao Xiang's blockage as soon as possible. Otherwise, as time goes by, the Wei army in the central battlefield may collapse at any time. situation.
Just like Zhang He defeated Feng Xi before.
Zhang He believed that there was no reason why Zhang Xi couldn't do what he could do.
And without this army led by Wang Chang, Zhang He would not have been able to complete the task of threatening Wuzhangyuan. Then the main force of the Wei army in Mei County would be really in danger.
Therefore, Zhang He was really ruthless.
Conventional combat methods cannot break through Gao Xiang's defense in a short period of time. Gao Xiang is not incompetent after all. Although he is not as good as Zhang He in terms of ability and experience, Gao Xiang still has this ability if he wants to delay time and prevent Zhang He from easily breaking through.
Zhang He knew this very well, so Zhang He never thought of using conventional methods to break through Gao Xiang's defense.
Zhang He decided to gather his soldiers, and then personally lead the 500 former troops as arrows to attack one point of Gao Xiang's army's defense line with a key breakthrough.
He didn't want to completely defeat Gao Xiang's troops, but just wanted to tear a hole in the direction so that he could lead hundreds of people into the central battlefield.
What the remaining 1,000 men from Zhang He's men have to do is to continue fighting with Gao Xiang's men to maintain the gap that Zhang He has created. After Zhang He takes over Wang Chang's men, they can all retreat through this gap.
Doing so would require paying a high price, but Zhang He had no choice now.
Or, continue to fight Gao Xiang on all fronts, hoping that Wang Chang can hold on longer, and then support Wang Chang after he has completely defeated Gao Xiang.
Or, at the cost of hundreds or even a thousand of his men, break into the central position alone and rescue Wang Chang's troops. How much can be rescued? Zhang He really doesn't dare to ask for too much in this regard.
Facts have proved that Zhang He's move is very effective.
Historically, whether Zhang He was a defender or an attacker, once Zhang He personally led the troops into battle, he never lost. Even at Wakou Pass, Zhang He led dozens of guards to kill Zhang Fei. Surrounded, although the final climb up the mountain to escape was a bit embarrassing, but at least he didn't lose his life, right?
Therefore, when Gao Xiang encounters Zhang He who becomes ruthless and rushes into battle in person, it is normal that he cannot stop him.
But Gao Xiang couldn't stop Zhang He's more than 500 soldiers in the front, which didn't mean that Gao Xiang would let his defense collapse.
Gao Xiang was valued by Liu Bei after all, and was led by Zhuge Liang in the Northern Expedition. He also defeated Sima Yi in a frontal battle during the Battle of Lucheng in history, and was a general with three thousand meritorious deeds. Although it was under Zhuge Liang's dispatch It was completed in 2008, but Gao Xiang's own ability is still widely recognized.
Zhang He led a small number of elite troops to break into the central battlefield. Gao Xiang was indeed unable to stop him, but Gao Xiang was not completely disrupted by Zhang He's attack. He was still trying hard to command his soldiers to counterattack the Wei army that maintained the gap. Before Zhang He returns, completely block the gap opened by Zhang He, so that Zhang He can be completely locked up within the central battlefield.
Zhang He led about 500 soldiers into the central battlefield. In the central battlefield, where more than 10,000 people gathered to fight, 500 soldiers could not make much difference. Zhang He broke in like this, and it was already very difficult. adventurous.
And Gao Xiang's command of the battle was still very effective.
Without the unified command of Zhang He, the soldiers could only barely maintain the gap opened by Zhang He under the command of the captain, but this gap was shrinking little by little.
It depends on whether Gao Xiang wants to command his soldiers to block the gap, or whether Zhang He can take the first step to rescue the remaining troops of Wang Chang.
Gao Xiang was trying to make up for his mistakes, and at this time in the central battlefield, Zhang Xi also saw Zhang He's intrusion.
This made Zhang Xi very anxious.
Zhang He's intrusion has a very high symbolic significance.
Zhang He himself was the real commander of the trapped Wei army, and he led the troops to relieve this army. Therefore, even if Zhang He only broke into the central battlefield with more than 500 people, it would bring great consequences to the Wei army who was fighting hard in the central battlefield. The morale improvement was doubled.
First, the coach personally rushed into the battle and came to support them. This means that the coach has never given up on them, which will give Wei Jun a great desire to survive.
Second, Zhang He was able to break through the Shu army's defense line with 500 soldiers. There are still more than 5,000 Wei soldiers remaining on the central battlefield. With so many people, Zhang He can lead them out of the siege.
Therefore, Zhang He's intrusion had a huge impact on the central battlefield.
Especially after Zhang He barged in blankly and rushed straight towards Wang Chang's central army without stopping. Once Zhang He and Wang Chang were reunited, it would be difficult for Liu Yin to stop the combined attack of the two men.
By that time, the Wei army's central army and the front army have been completely connected. It will be very difficult to divide and encircle this Wei army.
Therefore, Zhang Xi had no time to complain about why Gao Xiang didn't stop Zhang He. Instead, he quickly dispatched his last reserve team of a thousand people and asked them to take a detour to support Liu Yin. At the same time, Liu Yin must hold on for at least half an hour. time.
In this half hour, Zhang Xi wanted the entire army to press forward and completely defeat the three thousand Wei soldiers in the front army.
For this reason, Zhang Xi had to go to the front line in person, and commanding the battle was now a matter of time.
Whether Zhang He defeated Liu Yin first or Zhang Xi defeated the Wei army's front army first, this was the most critical outcome of this battle.
Whoever holds it in hand will win the final victory.
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