Chapter 3435 Seeking truth and being pragmatic

When I stepped onto the battlefield again, Qianzhao felt a different feeling in his heart.

If you were to lead troops to fight for the first time and face the Hussar Cavalry, you would have some confidence and courage at that time.

However, after this period of time, Qianzhao's mood has changed a lot.

For most people, maybe they become generals, and their annual salary is...

Oh, the official rank of eight hundred or thousands of stones is the perfection of life, but is this really what I wish for?

Kill people and get money.

To put it into consideration, what is the difference between being a Ranger before?

They are all people who kill the great man.

In fact, I don’t know that the Han Dynasty is quite considerate of his appearance, so the official rank is still called "rank", instead of secretly changing it to "post".

Rank, accumulation.

And what about the job?

So I have to say that those Confucian traits are really wonderfully made!

The previous battle was won by Cao's contribution. The so-called generals and prime ministers are just portrayals of some people...

No matter how much military achievements a general like Qianzhao them made, the status he could gain was ultimately closely related to the intimacy of the powerful.

Military achievements are just icing on the cake.

The key is not how much success you have, but that brocade is originally needed.

If there is no brocade on his body, then he will still be a dog.

What long gown do you still dream of wearing?

"Ha... I really hope to go to the frontier of the Han Dynasty..."

Qian Zhao looked up at the light of light in the sky and murmured.

When the sun rises, it always brings hope and warmth.

But this hope and warm longing were soon shattered by reality.

Cao's army ordered troops to come in a hurry, saying that Cao Hong's situation was critical and asked him to speed up the rescue.

Qian Zhao nodded silently and ordered the troops to speed up.

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Sima Yi looked at the Cao army position in Zhongtiao Mountain in the distance, but was a little distracted.

Sima Yi rushed to Puban and gathered Hao Zhao, just about to plan how to make some noise on the other side of Zhongtiao Mountain, but he received news from Suoyang Pass.

This surprised Sima Yi.

Because this speed is really fast.

The reason why Sima Yi thought so was because most of the wars in ancient times were very long. It was not as if the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms and fought for three generations, and the Jin and Chu battled for more than 130 years, etc. Just talking about the war between the Han and the Western Qiang, it also fought for 30 or 40 years, and now...

Sima Yi is more able to understand Fei Qian's strategic ideas.

In the battle of the Western Regions, Fei Qian did not say that he would finish the battle in one breath, or that he would surrender to the Western Regions in a short period of time, etc.

So, even if Zhongtiaoshan Camp is too anxious, what are the huge benefits of fighting after a few days earlier?

The focus is Shandong!

Killing Cao Cao is indeed effective, but it does not mean that you can do it once and for all...

『Zhongda?』

Hao Zhao came over and shouted.

『Ah?』 Sima Yi recovered from distractedness, 『What's the matter?"

Hao Zhao looked at Sima Yi, "Is Zhongda worried about the war?" Hao Zhao had called Sima Yi just now, but Sima Yi was distracted and didn't hear it.

Sima Yi smiled, "I remembered the Western Qiang Rebellion..."

"Western Qiang?" Hao Zhao said in confusion.

Sima Yi nodded, "Does Bo Dao know the cause of the Western Qiang Rebellion?"

Hao Zhao pondered slightly, "I guess Zhongda said this, but it may not be like the court's notice. Is it because the Qiang people were in chaos?"

"Ah," Sima Yi nodded, "The Han Dynasty was very good at Chang'an, and the Han Dynasty was in Luoyang, and the enemy gradually arose. Why did it change? It was not because of Qiang, but because of the Han system."

The Western Han Dynasty's dynasty had a good relationship with the Western Qiang.

History also records that the Qiang people have been attached to each other for decades, and the border between the Han people and the Qiang people is fine.

This is because of the existence of the Huns, which has made the Qiang people have a high united front value. Successfully uniting the Qiang people can use Hu to attack Hu, otherwise it will increase the support of the Huns.

However, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, as the biggest enemy, the Huns, were defeated, the North and South Huns split, and the Southern Huns were attached, the value of the united front of the Qiang people dropped sharply.

Sima Yi said this and glanced at Hao Zhao slightly squintedly.

Hao Zhao noticed Sima Yi's gaze and was a little confused, but he soon realized, "As soon as the war stopped, there would be no military achievements? Therefore, he did not rebel against each other?!"

Sima Yi nodded.

In terms of court policies, the general direction of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not wrong. After eliminating or defeating the great enemy, the Huns, learned from the pain and definitely did not want the Qiang people to become the second Huns again. Therefore, in terms of macro strategy, we tried to disintegrate the power of the Western Qiang and completely resolved the chaos around the Han Dynasty.

However, there are big problems in the specific operation.

The hearts of the people...

Sima Yi showed a smile on his face.

Now that these decades have passed, one or two hundred years have passed, people’s hearts are still the same, so what changes have happened?

In the court, ministers who were greedy for merit, prefects who were greedy for money in the local area, and generals who were unwilling to lose their military authority after the war with the Huns formed a joint force.

The Western Qiang will not rebel, but will also rebel!

The Han Dynasty overestimated its own and underestimated the power of the Qiang people.

Not only the Han Dynasty, but also the leaders of the tribes of the Western Qiang, also misjudged their own strength. They had conflicts with them, or were the officials of the Han Dynasty who persecuted the Qiang people, but the leaders of the Western Qiang brought the blood to ordinary Han people with their people.

Among the nomadic peoples, the Qiang people can be said to be of a relatively mild type, so different strategies should be adopted from the Huns.

The rulers of the Eastern Han Dynasty obviously did not realize this, but instead adopted the same strategy as the Huns to divide and disintegrate and brutal exploitation as the Huns, and even wanted to make them a untouchable race.

It can be seen from the titles of the Xiongnu, Xianbei, etc.

After hearing this, Hao Zhao nodded, "So... Brother Zhongda wants to say is not Qiang people, but Shandong, right?"

『Haha…』 Sima Yi smiled but said nothing, and after a moment, he waved his hand, "Get off, go! Since General Xu led his troops to attack Suoyang Pass... I guess Cao's army would probably plan to surround Wei and save Zhao!"

Hao Zhao was stunned, "So, aren't we going to rescue the former military camp?"

Sima Yi smiled, "How about we "surround Wei and save Zhao"?"

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Many times, the principles of the world are not that you don’t understand or that no one summarizes them, but that no one is willing to do it after summarizing them.

Cao Hong knew no less than others, but he still did not do the truth he knew, but handled it according to the pattern he was used to.

So Cao Hong lost both times again.

Is Cao Hong losing because of his own courage?

Not.

As a general of Cao's army, he could stay in the rear without taking risks.

So is it because of recklessness? Not so.

Cao Hong's overall plan for the battle was determined after many discussions, and it was not his decision on a whim.

So it should be because of the on-site command?

Nor is it the same.

Whether Cao Hong arranged the formation or the soldiers, there was no big problem. At least he successfully ambushed the troops of Xu Chu's two wings, which proves that Cao Hong's military layout was not his most important factor in defeat.

The most important reason for Cao Hong's failure is that his soldiers had no idea what Cao Hong was going to do!

Defeat Fei Qian?

Oh, that's a great goal.

But can it be realized immediately?

Obviously it is impossible, so this goal is like a slogan hanging on a wall, and no one will take it seriously. Even the official yamen in the court do not care about the authenticity of this slogan.

Is it fun to talk about it? How can I take it seriously?
To be continued...