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    Hamadry has never been so desperate. At this moment, he simply feels that the enemies he faces are endless. No matter how he escapes, he can't escape the encirclement of the Tang army.

    The maneuverability of the Tang Army's light cavalry was vividly demonstrated at this moment. Even compared with the invincible Mongolian cavalry that traveled across Europe and Asia in later generations, it was not far behind.

    Du Xuewen took command from the center, constantly mobilizing troops to besiege the Dashi army. Although he was young, his commanding talents were perfectly displayed at this moment.

    The generals of the Tang army on the side looked at it and could only sigh: "It is true that the tiger father has no dog son!"

    What Du Xuewen wanted was this sentence. As Du Rui's son, he was born with tremendous pressure, especially since he and his father chose the same path.

    Especially Du Xuewen, he is the eldest son of Du Rui. Everyone will stare at him. As long as he makes a small mistake, countless people will jump out, shake their heads and sigh.

    As the saying goes: "Tiger father has no dog son", "Like father, like son", the popular explanation is that I am a hero and son is a good man, "dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix".  However, nothing can be absolute, and things must be reversed at their extremes. Of course, in history, there are many heroes and bastards.  The father's generation was full of troubles and heroes, and achieved great things; but the son is mediocre and incompetent, has no ambition to make progress, and can't even save his wealth and life.  There is a huge difference in talents and achievements between father and son, which is quite surprising and lamentable.

    The earliest tiger father and son were Zhao She and Zhao Kuo. Both were famous figures, but unfortunately they had different reputations. One better explained what "the brave man wins when meeting on a narrow road", while the other became a joke on paper.

    Zhao She, nicknamed Mafujun, is the origin of the Han nationality's "Ma" surname. He was a famous general of Zhao State in the late Warring States Period and one of the eight generals of the Warring States Period. He mainly lived during the period from King Zhao Wuling to King Zhao Xiaocheng. He died at the age of about 60 years old.

    "Historical Records of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru" says: "Zhao She was an official in the field department of Zhao. He collected rent and taxes but Ping Ping Jun's family refused to rent, so She ruled them by law and killed nine of Ping Ping Jun's servants." Faced with the accusation, he was calm.  Jin Pingyuanjun was convinced by his advice.  Later, when the Qin Dynasty attacked Han, the king summoned Lian Po and asked, "Can he be saved?" He replied, "The road is long, dangerous and narrow, and it is difficult to save him." He also called Le Cheng to ask, and Le Cheng responded to Lian Po's words.  He also summoned Zhao She and asked, and She replied, "The road is long, dangerous and narrow, just like two rats fighting in a hole. The brave one will win." The king then ordered General Zhao She to rescue him.  So Zhao She became famous in one battle and defeated the Qin army several times later.  King Zhao Huiwen gave him the extravagant title of Lord Ma Fu, and he was on the same level as Lian Po and Lin Xian.

    In the nineteenth year of King Huiwen, Zhao She was appointed as a general and entered the military ranks.  He led troops to capture Qin's Maiqiu and began his early military career.  In 270 BC, the Qin army sent heavy troops to besiege Yanyu.  King Zhao appointed Zhao She as a general and led his army to Jielan to besiege him. He defeated the Qin army and became famous in one battle.  This battle caused Qiang Qin, who was powerful among the princes, to suffer the biggest setback. Many years later, he still did not dare to act rashly, for fear of repeating the same mistakes as the Qin Dynasty.  King Zhao Huiwen granted Zhao She the title of Lord of Mafu, and his status was equal to that of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru. He was listed by later generations as one of the eight generals of the Six Eastern Kingdoms.  As a good general, Zhao She has a noble character. He does not follow personal relationships and "does not care about family affairs on the day he is assigned." He has a deep relationship with his soldiers, and all soldiers are willing to serve him.  In the battle, he enforced the law like a mountain, had clear rewards and punishments, and used troops like a god. Therefore, he led an invincible force.  Cao Cao once said: "The poor generals Zhao She and Dou Ying received a lot of money and dispersed it in one day, so they were able to achieve great success and be famous forever. When I read his article, I can't help but admire him as a person." It can be seen that he  profound influence on future generations.

    However, such a heroic and famous general gave birth to Zhao Kuo, a prodigal son who only knew how to talk about war on paper, and eventually ruined the Zhao country.  Zhao Kuo is also called Ma Fuzi. Zhao Kuo is the queen of the generals. When he was young, under the influence of his father Zhao She, he was familiar with military books and was eloquent, but had no actual combat experience.  When talking about military strategy, he was eloquent and eloquent, although Zhao She could not argue.

    In the sixth year of King Zhao Xiaocheng's reign, Zhao Kuo replaced Lian Po as general in Zhao Kuo's counter-intentional plan. After taking office, he changed his position from defense to offense. He took the initiative to lead an attack in Changping and was surrounded by the Qin army.  During this period, many breakouts were organized, but all were unsuccessful.  After being besieged for 46 days, Zhao Kuo was shot dead by the Qin army when he broke out of the siege. More than 400,000 Zhao soldiers had to surrender, and were later killed by Qin general Bai Qi.  This battle is the famous Battle of Changping.

    In the Battle of Changping, Zhao State lost more than 400,000 elite troops and was almost destroyed.  After the Changping War, Zhao's national power declined greatly and it no longer prospered.  Zhao Kuo was the main culprit for the decline of the Zhao State. You must know that the more than 400,000 troops were basically the capital of the Zhao State.  , there is no money to even repay the capital.

    Zhao Kuo became an eternal laughing stock because of his defeat, which cost the lives of more than 400,000 soldiers and the future of Zhao. His deeds became the idiom of "talking on paper".  The difference between father and son is so huge that it¡¯s frustrating!

    The tiger father and son who came from the imperial family are none other than Liu Bei and Liu Chan.  relative calendarAmong the characters in the history, Liu Bei is not a very famous hero. The reason why they are included among them is because Liu Chan is too famous and extremely stupid and mediocre. The words "he is happy here, why miss Shu" describe the fall of the country and the destruction of the country under the fence of others.  All your ugliness.  It was this guy who, when Zhuge Liang was nearly victorious during his six expeditions from Qishan to the north of the Central Plains, a fire broke out in his backyard, causing his success to fail.  After Zhuge Liang and other wise ministers died one after another, Liu Chan was unable to control the state affairs. The eunuch Huang Hao began to take power, and the Shu Kingdom gradually declined.  After the Wei State launched a large-scale attack on Shu, Liu Chan surrendered and moved his family to Luoyang. He was named the Duke of Anle County, leaving nothing but a laughing stock in history.

    Other famous ones include Ying Zheng and Hu Hai. Ying Zheng was the first founding emperor of the Qin Dynasty to complete the unification of China.  He came to the throne at the age of 13 in 246 BC. Due to his young age, the affairs of the court were controlled by the Queen Mother and the Prime Ministers Lu Buwei and Lao Ai.  In 238 BC, the King of Qin took charge of the government, got rid of Lu, Lai and others, and re-employed Li Si and Wei Liao. From 230 BC to 221 BC, he successively destroyed the six kingdoms of Han, Wei, Chu, Yan, Zhao and Qi.  Completed the great cause of unifying the country and established the Qin Dynasty, the first unified, multi-ethnic, communist centralized state in Chinese history.  He created the title of "Emperor" and was called the First Emperor.  Although his cruelty has been criticized by historians and later generations, no one doubts his great historical achievements, and he is known as "one emperor through the ages."

    Qin II Ying Huhai, the youngest son of Qin Shihuang, with the help of his teacher Zhao Gao, contacted Prime Minister Li Si, tampered with Qin Shihuang's last edict, killed his brother Fusu, and ascended to the throne.  During his reign, he massacred his brothers and ministers, which intensified Qin Shihuang's tyranny, triggered peasant uprisings, and ultimately led to the demise of the Qin Dynasty.  The second emperor of Qin was a fatuous man, and the powerful official Zhao Gao, who regarded a deer as a horse, took the opportunity to control the government and later even forced the second emperor of Qin to commit suicide.  After the death of Qin II, he was buried with civilian rites.  Soon, the Qin Dynasty perished.

    Liu Bang and Liu Ying, Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, were open-minded and generous, and knew people well. They first participated in the uprising led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, and later joined the Chu camp. They took advantage of another general Xiang Yu to engage in a tug-of-war with the Qin army.  Without the main force of Qin to confront his army, he was the first to attack Xianyang, the capital of Qin, and destroyed the Qin Dynasty. He was named King of Han by Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu.  And based on Shu, he and Xiang Yu launched the four-year Chu-Han War.  With the help of Zhang Liang in literature, Han Xin in military affairs, and Xiao He in the rear, Liu Bang finally surrounded Xiang Yu's army in Gaixia and set up an ambush on all sides. Xiang Yu failed to break through and committed suicide by the Wujiang River.  After Liu Bang eliminated Xiang Yu, he unified China and established the Han Dynasty. Since then, the Chinese Empire has been geographically unified again, laying the foundation for future strength.  Even the famous Western historian Joseph Toynbee believed that he was one of the two great emperors with the most vision and the greatest influence on future generations in human history.

    And what about Liu Bang¡¯s son Liu Ying, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty?  He was the second emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, and the eldest son of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty. His mother, Lu Fei, reigned for 7 years.  In 195 BC, Emperor Gao was injured and died in the war to quell the rebel Yingbu. Liu Ying inherited the throne as Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty. After Emperor Hui ascended the throne, he implemented "benevolent government", reduced taxes, promoted the sage Cao Shen as prime minister, and his politics was relatively clear and clear.  , the society is also very stable.  However, Emperor Hui was indecisive, weak and incompetent. During the later period of his reign, he was restrained by his mother, Empress Lu, and finally died of depression at the age of only 24 and was buried in Anling.  After Emperor Hui's death, Empress Lu carried out an autocratic rule for eight years.

    There are also Yuwen Yong and Yuwen Yun. Yuwen Yong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, was from Wuchuan, Daijun.  Yuwentai¡¯s fourth son.  In the second year of Jiande's reign, Yu Wenyong determined the order of the three religions, placing Confucianism first, Taoism second, and Buddhism last.  The following year, Buddhism and Taoism were banned, and ascetics and Taoist priests were ordered to return to the secular world. This was one of the three martial arts that destroyed Buddhism in history.  The large population occupied by the temple began to pay taxes and serve the state.  In the fourth year of Jiande's reign, he planned alone with Qi Wang Yuwenxian and a few others. Against all opinions, he decided to attack Qi and personally led the army to besiege Jinyong City. He returned to the army due to illness.  The following year, he led a large army to attack Qi and advanced in parallel to conquer Pingyang.  The military failed during the siege of Jinyang, and he was spared.  Later, he followed Yu Wenxin's advice of "survive in death and win in defeat" and finally conquered Jinyang.  In the sixth year, he entered Ye and destroyed the Northern Qi Dynasty.  From then on, it owned the Yellow River Basin and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.  This laid the foundation for the subsequent unification of the Sui Dynasty.  Yu Wenyong is an outstanding leader of ethnic minorities in the history of our country, but it is a pity that he died young.

    His son Yuwen Yun, Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, was simply a bastard compared to his wise and mighty father. He only reigned for one year at the age of 22.  He was a violent and licentious emperor.  Before Yuwen Yun came to the throne, his father, Emperor Wu, was extremely strict with him. He once sent people to monitor his words and deeds, and even severely punished him if he made any mistakes.  After the death of Emperor Wu in the first year of Xuanzheng, Yuwen Yun ascended the throne and indulged in wine and debauchery. In the end, he even had five queens standing side by side. He also decorated the palace lavishly and imposed arbitrary punishments. He often sent his cronies to monitor the words and deeds of ministers. As a result, the power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty gradually declined.  In the first year of the Elephant Period, Emperor Xuan's eldest son Yu Wenyan took the Zen throne. He himself died the next year after he took the Zen throne, at the age of twenty-two.  The year after his death, Yang Jian deposed Emperor Jing and established himself, changing the country's name to Sui, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed.

    Sima Yan and Sima Zhong, Emperor Wu of Jin Sima Yan, the founding monarch of the Jin Dynasty.  In 265 AD, he was granted the title of Prince of Jin Dynasty.  ?After Sima Zhao passed away in August of that year, Sima Yan inherited the title of King of Jin.  In December of the same year, Sima Yan forced Emperor Wei Yuan to abdicate, ascended the throne as emperor, and named his country Jin.  In 279 AD, Jia Chong, Yang Ji, Du Yu, Wang Jun and others were ordered to attack Wu. In March 280, Sun Hao surrendered and Sun Wu was destroyed. The divided situation since the Yellow Turban Rebellion was temporarily unified.  As Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty took a series of powerful economic measures, agricultural production increased year by year, national tax revenue became abundant year by year, and the population increased year by year. In less than three years after the Ping of Wu alone, the national population increased by more than 1.3 million households.  The scene of "Taikang Prosperity".

    But what about Sima Zhong, Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty?  He is the second son of Emperor Wu of Jin.  He was established as the crown prince in the third year of Taishi. He succeeded to the throne in the first year of Taixi and was changed to Yongxi in the Yuan Dynasty.  He was too demented to do anything, so he was initially assisted by Taifu Yang Jun.  Empress Jia killed Yang Jun and gained power.  During the Eight Kings Rebellion, King Sima Lun of Zhao usurped the throne, made him the Supreme Emperor, and imprisoned him in Jinyong City.  Later, he was held hostage by various kings, treated like a puppet, and suffered all kinds of humiliation.  In the first year of Guangxi's reign, Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, welcomed him back to Luoyang. According to legend, he was poisoned by Yue.  Emperor Hui of Jin was a typical incompetent emperor in Chinese history.

    In the original history, there were many examples of such tiger fathers and dogs, such as Wang Jian and Wang Yan. Wang Jian was the former emperor of Shu during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in Chinese history. He was a native of Xiangcheng, Chenzhou. When he was young, he slaughtered cattle, stole donkeys, and trafficked people for smuggling.  He lived on salt and later joined the Zhongwu Army.  Xizong fled to Chengdu to avoid the Huangchao uprising army. Wang Jian and other leaders of the five capitals led their troops into Shu. They were given the title of accompanying the five capitals and were under the command of the eunuch Tian Lingzi.  Ling Zi recognized him as his adopted son, and later he was assigned to Dian Shen Cejun.

    The eunuch Yang Fugong was in charge of the imperial army. He suspected Wang Jian and became the governor of Bizhou.  Wang Jian recruited the Xidong chiefs and organized a team of 800 people to gradually expand his territory and occupy the states west and south of Chengdu.  In the second year of Dashun, he captured Chengdu and killed Chen Jingxuan and Tian Lingzi.  In the fourth year of Qianning, Zizhou was conquered and occupied the land of the east and west rivers.  In the second year of Tianfu's reign, we took the Shannan West Road.  Three years later, Tang granted Wang Jian the title of King of Shu.  With Hanzhong to the north and the Three Gorges to the east, Wang Jian had a solid foundation for separatist control of Shu.  In the first year of Kaiping in the Later Liang Dynasty, he proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu, the country was named Shu, and the history was called Qian Shu.  In the second year of Wucheng's reign, Wang Jian issued the "Yongchang Calendar".  In the first year of Tianhan, the name of the country was changed to Han.  The following year, the name was restored to Shu.  At that time, the Central Plains was in war, and many scribes went to Shu. Wang Jianmu didn't know the book but liked to talk with the scribes.  There were no large-scale wars after the establishment of Qianshu, and the people were able to continue production.

    Wang Yan, the empress of former Shu, ascended the throne in 918 AD and resigned in 925 AD, reigning for 7 years.  Wang Yan was extravagant and debauched, building palaces and touring counties, spending a lot of money and increasing the burden on the people.  The empress dowager and concubine sold their official positions to get titles, bribery of officials became common, and politics was very corrupt.  In the third year of Tongguang, Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, sent troops to attack Shu. Wang Yan surrendered and the former Shu was destroyed.  Later, Wang Yan was killed on the way to Luoyang. He was 28 years old when he died.

    Meng Zhixiang and Meng Chang are also a relatively famous pair of tiger father and son. Meng Zhixiang, the founder of Shu in the Five Dynasties of China, was named Baoyin.  A native of Longgang, Xingzhou.  When Emperor Zhuangzong Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty proclaimed himself emperor, he was left behind in Taiyuan.  In the third year of Tongguang in the Later Tang Dynasty, Li Cunxu destroyed the former Shu, and Meng Zhixiang was appointed Yin of Chengdu and served as the military envoy of Xichuan.  In the first month of the following year, Meng Zhixiang entered Chengdu.  He appointed good officials, exempted from exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and settled the dispersed people, thus gradually bringing stability to Shu.  In the third year of Changxing's reign, he killed Dong Zhang, the envoy of Dongchuan Jiedu, and gained the territory of Dongchuan.  The following year, Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty appointed Meng Zhixiang as the governor of East and West Sichuan, and also named him King of Shu.  In the first year of the Later Tang Dynasty, Yingshun proclaimed himself emperor and was called Gaozu.

    Meng Zhixiangzi Meng Chang, the last emperor of Shu, reigned for 31 years and died at the age of 47.  In the early years after Meng Chang came to the throne, he worked hard to govern, dressed simply, built water conservancy projects, paid attention to farming and mulberry farming, and implemented the policy of "resting with the people". Later Shu became strong and expanded its northern territory to Chang'an.  However, in the later period of his reign, he indulged in wine and sex, did not think about state affairs, lived a debauched and extravagant life, and even the chamber pot was made of treasures, which was called Qibao Drunken Vessel.  The government is very corrupt.

    In the 30th year of the reign of Emperor Shu, the Song army, under the command of General Wang Quanbin, attacked Later Shu in two ways. The Shu army and the Song army fought a battle outside Jianmen Pass. The entire Shu army was destroyed, and all the elite troops of Later Shu were annihilated.  The trend of destruction is inevitable.  The Song army surrounded Chengdu, Meng Chang surrendered, and later Shu was destroyed.  After Meng Chang was captured, he was named Grand Master of the School, Zhongshu Ling, and Duke of Qin, and lived in Bianjing.  The next year, 965, Meng Chang died in depression.

    There are also Li Wenzhong and Li Jinglong. Li Wenzhong, named Siben, was born in Xuyi, a famous general who founded the Ming Dynasty, and the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang.  When Li Wenzhong was 12 years old, his mother died. His father, Li Zhen, took him to seek refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang, who adopted him as an adopted son and changed his surname to Zhu.  "History of the Ming Dynasty" said that he was "very knowledgeable, well versed in classics and meanings, and his poems were magnificent."

    Li Wenzhong became a general at the age of 19. He defeated Zhang Shicheng, defeated Zhejiang, and conquered Fujian. He was "the bravest general among all the generals". At the age of 28, he restored his surname.  During the Northern Expedition in the early Ming Dynasty, he went out to the fortress seven times and captured hundreds of people including the grandson of Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty, concubines, concubines, kings, generals, ministers and officials, as well as jade seals, gold treasures of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, etc.

    In the third year of Hongwu, he was granted the title of Duke of Cao, in charge of the Zuo Dudu Mansion, and also in charge of the Imperial Academy.  Li Wenzhong was an upright man who dared to speak out. He was repeatedly reprimanded for admonishing Zhu Yuanzhang to kill fewer people and reduce the number of eunuchs, so he became depressed and died of illness.  Taizu "personally offered sacrifices to Wenzhi, named him King of Qiyang, gave him the posthumous title of Wu Jing, was entitled to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and had portraits in the Temple of Meritorious Officials, all ranking third."

    It¡¯s a pity that this famous generalAnother son, Zhao Kuoshi, was born.  Li Jinglong, whose nickname was Jiujiang, ascended the throne in the 19th year of Hongwu's reign. He was in charge of the affairs of the Governor-General's Office of the Zuo Army, and rose to the rank of Crown Prince and Tutor.  Emperor Jianwen came to the throne and was trusted and reused.  The King of Yan raised an army, but Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen failed in the battle with the Yan soldiers. He acted as a general and led an army of 500,000 to fight against the Yan soldiers.  They did not understand the art of war and were arrogant. Many heroes and veterans were abandoned and returned in defeat.  The emperor thought that the power he had entrusted to him was too light, so he also asked him to command an army of 600,000, and he was defeated again.  When the Yan army crossed the Yangtze River, he was ordered to send an envoy to the Yan army to request for peace.  Yan soldiers stationed at Jinchuan Gate, and he opened the door to welcome the surrender.  Chengzu ascended the throne.  He was granted the titles of Fengtian Fuyun, Chengxuanli, Wuchen, Special Administrative Officer Guanglu, and Zuozhuguo.  There were important matters in the imperial court, and he was the leader to discuss them, and all the heroes were aggrieved.  In the second year of Yongle's reign, the king of Zhou and his ministers repeatedly accused him of evil intentions, and he was placed under house arrest. Yongle eventually died.

    In traditional Chinese concepts, power, status, wealth, etc. are often inherited by the eldest son after the death of the father. Therefore, some emperors and ministers had little choice in the issue of successors, which allowed the above-mentioned dogs to ascend to the throne.  the stage of history.  However, it is difficult to start a business and even harder to keep one. Growing up in an environment of good clothing and good food, most of these dandy children are ignorant, mediocre and incompetent, and have no ability to maintain the great business created by their fathers.  Tragedy is inevitable.  A tiger father and a dog son are pitiful, ridiculous, and deplorable!

    Du Xuewen didn't want to be laughed at in the future as a tiger father and a dog son. He didn't want to be Zhao Kuo, but he had to be Wang Bi. In Chinese history, although there are many examples of a tiger father and a dog son, there are also many precedents of a tiger father and a tiger son.  .

    ??For example, Wang Jian and Wang Ben, I am the famous hero who defeated Zhao and Chu, opening the door for Qin Shihuang to unify the six kingdoms. His son is also a hero. He destroyed Wei and Pingyan, and completely wiped out the six kingdoms.  Qin Shihuang's great cause of unifying the world was basically carried out by this father and son.

    At the same time, there were Meng Ao, Meng Wu, and Meng Tian. Although the names of these three generations were not as famous as Wang Jian and Wang Ben, they could still be called the veteran generals of the Qin State.  As a general, Meng Ao led troops to attack the city and plunder the territory, making great contributions to the Qin State.  As a deputy general, Meng Wu followed Wang Jian to defeat Chu and captured the king of Chu alive, which can be regarded as a great military achievement.  Meng Tian then attacked Henan and defeated the Xiongnu, which shocked the border for more than ten years.

    There are also the father and son Zhou Bo and Zhou Yafu who have written a lot in the history books. The reason why Zhou Bo is called a famous general is probably due to Liu Bang's saying "Whoever secures Han Dynasty will be strong", but he did live up to Liu Bang's trust.  However, his son was really powerful. Xiliuying allowed Emperor Wen to not have to worry about the stability of the country even before he died. It was even easier to quell the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms. To quell such a large rebellion and do it so neatly showed the demeanor of a famous general.

    There were also Li Guang and Li Gan in the Han Dynasty. Although Lao Tzu did not win many battles, his reputation was too great. The famous flying general, coupled with Li Guang's undefeated experience, provided unlimited daydreams to future generations of literati.  The son is also as brave and good at fighting as I am. Although he cannot take charge alone, he followed Wei Qing and Huo Qubing on several expeditions as a school captain and made great contributions.  However, both father and son had too much temper and were not very calm and rational. Li Guang dared to kill Balingwei, and Li Gan even dared to assassinate General Wei Qing, so they both did not end well.

    There are also Sun Jian and Sun Ce during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty. I was a famous tiger general at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Dong Zhuo, the Xiliang warlord, was severely beaten by Sun Jian's tens of thousands of horses and was frightened. It was even rarer for Sun Jian to show his courage.  He can be called a loyal and upright person.  The son is even more powerful. He started with thousands of soldiers when all the heroes came together. He was able to open up the six counties in Jiangdong and had the ambition to annex the whole world.

    Lu Xun and Lu Kang of Soochow, Laozi was a typical Confucian general. The burning of the alliance and the defeat of Cao Xiu were all influential victories in the Three Kingdoms period. They were famous and internationally renowned.  Although his son did not have any outstanding achievements, his candid meeting with his opponent Yang Hu when he was guarding Xiangyang was a classic.

    In the Jin Dynasty, there were Huan Wen and Huan Xuan. I was a great hero. When the Jin Dynasty was repeatedly suppressed by the north, he defeated the Han Dynasty and Yao Xiang. He made three Northern Expeditions and dominated the imperial court. He was enough to be proud of all the heroes.  Although the son is not as majestic and famous as me, he is more ambitious and dares to openly rebel.

    Du Xuewen naturally has no intention of making a comeback. His biggest wish is to be like Sun Quan in history and be praised as "having a son like Du Pengju" would be enough.

    Although the battle in front of him is negligible compared with Du Rui's brilliant record, Du Xuewen is still young and he still has plenty of time to create his own glory.

    At present, the food army has become a turtle in a urn, and they are just fighting a powerless battle between trapped beasts. Du Xuewen can deal with them at any time if he wants.

    "General! Why don't you rush forward and completely eliminate the enemy?" A Tang Army general suggested.

    Du Xuewen shook his head and said: "No hurry! Going up now will only increase casualties. There is no need. The enemy is already in our army's urn.Just eat the whole thing!  "

    Facing a huge victory with less than more, Du Xuewen showed a calmness that was definitely not in line with his age. Seeing the food army panicking, at this time, even if they cover up and kill, the enemy is unable to resist.

    But Du Xuewen didn¡¯t want to sacrifice the lives of his soldiers in vain.

    He always kept in mind what Du Rui said to him when he left Chang'an - the parents and wives of the soldiers handed their sons, husbands and fathers into your hands, and you must do your best to guarantee them.  Their lives, don't make unnecessary sacrifices, bring them back alive.

    Du Xuewen has never forgotten Du Rui's words. Du Xuewen even knew that he felt sorry for the soldiers' parents and wives by allowing them to sacrifice in vain.

    Before attacking Alexandria, in order to save time, Du Xuewen could only choose to attack with hatred, but it was different now. The enemy had become a turtle in the jar. At this time, if he tried to show his heroic courage for a while, the gain would outweigh the loss.

    So there was such a strange scene on the battlefield. The food army was constantly running away, but no matter where they fled, the encirclement of the Tang army followed them. Looking down from the sky, it looked like there was a huge one on the ground.  The ring is constantly moving around.

    The Tang Army's cavalry and archery skills were their specialty. Everyone was a marksman. In addition to the current situation, the people were all crowded into a ball. The soldiers of the Tang Army did not need to aim at all. They only needed to shoot arrows at the crowd.  With one shot, you can harvest the opponent's life.

    Hamadry was protected by his personal guards, running around like a headless fly, but no matter how he escaped, he was always surrounded by the Tang army.

    "How to do how to do?"

    Hammadrid¡¯s mind was in chaos at the moment. He could not think of a good solution. He could only run away blindly, and then watched as his soldiers became fewer and fewer.

    "General! If we continue like this, we will all be doomed. Those evil Tang people are clearly planning to trap us here. General, we cannot continue like this."

    Someone suggested loudly to Hamari.

    But Hamadry was completely panicked at this moment. He had no good idea. His eyes had lost focus at this moment. It was obvious that he had lost the ability to command the army.

    "General! Let's break out separately and attack the Tang Army's encirclement from all directions. This is our only chance, General! Give the order quickly!"

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Hamadrid still does not have the ability to make a decision, but felt that what the other party said seemed to make sense, and quickly said: "Okay! Okay! Let's do it like this!"

    The order was quickly passed on. The Dashi Army was indeed a world-famous elite force. Although they were flustered and frightened, once the order was issued, they quickly responded and braved the rain of arrows from the Tang Army to gather together.  Then, under the leadership of several big food generals, they rushed out in all directions.

    Du Xuewen saw the changes in the Big Eater Army. After taking a closer look, he guessed the opponent's plan. He couldn't help but smiled coldly and said, "The Big Eater Army has a good plan, but the meat has already been placed in the country. If you want to fly out again,  Is it possible? Send the order, divide and encircle, no close contact with the enemy, just shoot with bows and arrows!"

    The shape of a soldier is like water. The shape of water avoids heights and tends to go down. The shape of soldiers avoids reality and attacks weakness.  Water is controlled by the ground, and soldiers are controlled by the enemy.  Therefore, soldiers have no constant momentum, and water has no constant shape. Those who can win due to the changes of the enemy are called gods.

    Therefore, there is no fixed posture or form in using troops. Neither the "shape" nor the "potential" of using troops can be static. The key is, as Sun Tzu said: "Being able to adapt to changes in the enemy's situation and win can be called  god."

    It means that the use of troops in combat should be as changeable as water in order to defeat the enemy and achieve victory. This is correct at all times, but now we should have another understanding of the impermanence of troops and the impermanence of water.  That is, soldiers should have potential and water should have form.

    Soldiers are impermanent, while water is impermanent. It means looking further ahead in a specific environment. Soldiers are impermanent under war conditions, and water is impermanent under the surrounding environment. In other words, soldiers are affected by the war environment.  , water is affected by the surrounding environment.

    There are two sentences in the "Book of Changes" that can be used as footnotes to this passage by Sun Tzu: the first sentence is "One yin and one yang are called Tao."  One yin and one yang means one void and one reality, which is the rules and regulations. The second sentence is "the unpredictable yin and yang are called gods." The unpredictable yin and yang means there are no rules to follow and no rules to follow.

    Sun Tzu, the sage of war, believes that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and one cannot stick to a certain form of combat. Just like water has no fixed shape. It will be round when placed in a round container, and it will be square when placed in a square container.  It can be based on the number of enemies, the quality of equipment, the level of morale, and the quality of commanders.?How to achieve victory by adopting flexible and flexible countermeasures in the supply of military supplies?  These few sentences can be used to explain that when using troops or doing other work, you should assess the situation and make plans flexibly, and you should not stick to dogma or stick to rules.

    People can understand and grasp the environment of war. Whether it is tribal wars in primitive society, or wars between princes competing for hegemony in the cold weapon era, or even modern high-tech wars in later generations, people can understand and grasp the environment of war.  If you use troops again, then they will become a constant force. Whatever the war environment, you will use what kind of soldiers. In this environment, in order to win the war, soldiers will not be a constant force.

    For example, during World War II, in order to open up a second battlefield and cooperate with the Soviet army's frontal battlefield offensive, the Allied forces decided to land in Novotel after many negotiations. Before the landing operation began, the Allied High Command went through many discussions and many discussions.  They investigated the conditions of the environment that opened up the war before deploying troops. If the German army also recognized the normal conditions of the war environment, it is still unclear whether the Allied forces could successfully land.

    What the war environment is like, then the soldiers are also like that.  The Battle of Taierzhuang commanded by General Li Zongren during the Anti-Japanese War also first recognized the important environment of the Battle of Taierzhuang, including political, military, economic and other factors, and used troops in this environment, so the troops were tangible and powerful.  Yes, it is understandable, because the war situation of the Taierzhuang battle determines the situation of the use of troops in this battle. As long as this factor is recognized, the use of troops can be adapted to suit the situation. General Li Zongren carefully studied before the war and correctly grasped the laws of the battlefield.  It is the key to victory in the Battle of Taierzhuang.

    So how do we understand that water is tangible? In the traditional concept, water is invisible because water does not have a fixed shape.  It is true, water is invisible, and the shape of water is messy and weird. But why do these messy and weird water shapes appear? The most fundamental reason is that it is affected by the environment around the water. The environment around the water  Whatever shape the environment is, then what shape is the water? People cannot recognize and grasp the shape of water, because water is ever-changing. Even if the waves stir up in a small line, they cannot find the same one, but people can't understand and grasp the shape of water.  It is possible to recognize the tangible form of water. The changes in the shape of water come from the shape of the surrounding environment. It is impossible to grasp the changes in the shape of water, but the shape around the water remains unchanged. You can understand the shape of the water by recognizing the shape around the water.  .  For example, if the water is surrounded by a circular environment, then the water must be round, not square, or in any other shape; if the water is surrounded by a triangle, then the water must also be a triangle and will not change.  into a square shape.  This is the tangible nature of water. Only by fully understanding the tangible nature of the surrounding environment of water can we make better use of it.

    Du Xuewen would not naively think that there was really nothing the Dashi Army could do. He had already made plans in his mind for everything that happened on the battlefield.

    So when the food army made the decision to split up and attack, he decisively chose to divide and encircle. His father Du Rui was best at large-scale roundabout movements, and then divided and surrounded the enemy based on terrain and environmental factors.  , use your own superior strength to annihilate your opponents as much as possible.

    As a person who traveled through time in later generations, Du Rui is naturally familiar with the classic battles that took place in later generations. The ones he has the deepest contact with are naturally the battles of the People's Liberation Army in later generations that can be called geniuses.

    Du Rui particularly likes the tactics of division and encirclement. The most memorable battle example he remembers most is the Battle of Two Horses between the People's Liberation Army and Hu Zongnan during the Liberation War.

    At that time, the First Field Army launched the Fuxian Campaign, using one corps to contain the main force of the "Er-Ma" group, and concentrated three corps to annihilate one unit each of Hu Zongnan and Ma Bufang's groups located in Fufeng and Xixian areas, forcing Hu Zongnan's group to retreat to Hanzhong and then isolate it.  "Two horses".

    The deployment was to use the 2nd Corps to detour from Liquan, Jingqian County and Qinghua Town to Yidian Town and Luoju Town, cut off the westward retreat route of the Kuomintang troops in the Wugong and Fufeng areas, and then launch an attack on Wujing Town and Fufeng, with the 2nd Corps  The 18th Corps marched westward from Xianyang and Xingping along the north bank of the Weihe River. After annihilating the defenders in Wugong and Xinglin Towns, they launched an attack on Wujing Town and reunited with the 2nd Corps to reunite with the defenders in Jianluoju Town. The 1st Corps left Hu County  Advance westward in the area, capture Yucuo and Yi County, annihilate the defenders on the south bank of the Wei River, coordinate operations on the north bank of the Wei River, and then launch an attack on Yimen Town and Baoji; use the 2nd Cavalry Brigade attached to the 19th Corps to advance from Sanyuan to the Liquan and Qianxian areas  , to contain the "Two Horses" troops; use the 61st Army to guard Xi'an, and use a force to attack in the direction of Ziwu Town south of Xi'an to ensure the safety of the main flank.

    After the battle began, the 19th Corps entered the blocking position first, and approached the "Two Horses" headquarters with one force, built fortifications, and pretended to attack.  On that day, the 61st Army launched an attack on the garrison in the Ziwu Town area and wiped out one unit each of the 12th Division of the 17th Army and the 84th Division of the 69th Army.  On the 11th, the main force of the First Field Army launched an offensive. The 2nd Corps crossed the Qishui River westward and started from Hu Zongzong.The two groups of "Er Ma" and "Er Ma" were wedged between each other, and after detouring to the side of Hu Zongnan's 18th Corps, they successively captured Luoju Town and Xixian Station on the morning of the 12th, cutting off the retreat route of the Kuomintang army.

    At the same time, the 18th Corps carried out attacks from east to west, successively occupied towns such as Wugong, Xinglin, and Jiangzhang Town, and annihilated most of the 187th Division of the 65th Army and one section each of the 244th and 247th Divisions of the 119th Army;  The first part of the 1st Corps annihilated the first part of the 123rd Division of the 36th Army at Heishan Temple south of Yuxi. Then the main force marched westward along the Xiyi Highway on the south bank of the Wei River and annihilated the 90th Army in Yabai Town, Hengqu Town and the area south of it.  Most of them, and rushed towards Xi County.

    At this point, the First Field Army has completed the campaign encirclement of the 18th Corps Headquarters of the Kuomintang Army and the 38th, 65th, and 119th Army in the Fufeng and Xixian areas from the east, west, and south.  The only remaining troops defending the area were the 36th Army and the 90th Army, which withdrew from Xi County into the Qinling Mountains.  At dawn on the 12th, the surrounded 65th and 38th armies made an all-out effort to break out of the encirclement to the west, attempting to withdraw to Baoji via Luoju Town.  The 2nd Corps and the 4th Army of the People's Liberation Army fought tenaciously and repelled more than 10 successive attacks by the Kuomintang army; the 3rd Army and the 6th Army, after successively conquering Fufeng County and key points in Wujing Town and Gaowang Temple, immediately moved toward the Luoju Town area.  The Kuomintang troops attacked from behind.  By noon on the 12th, the three Kuomintang armies were compressed on the Weihe River beach to the west of Wujing Town, east of Luoju Town, and south of Gaowang Temple.  At 15:00 that day, the corps of the First Field Army launched a general attack on the besieged Kuomintang army. The fierce fighting lasted until 20:00, and most of them were wiped out. The remaining troops crossed the Wei River south and were annihilated by the 1st Corps in the Yixian area.  Subsequently, the 18th Corps entered the Luoju Town area, preparing to meet the counterattack of the "Er Ma" group.  The 1st and 2nd Corps took advantage of the victory and marched westward. By the 14th, they successively captured the towns of Caijiapo, Qishan, Fengxiang, Baoji and Yimen.  The "Er-Ma" group, which retreated to Yongshou, Pixian, Cuimu Town and other places, did not dare to send aid and retreated to Pingliang area.

    Du Rui has been exposed to so many classic battle cases. Du Xuewen has studied with Du Rui for many years, so he is naturally very proficient in the tactics that Du Rui most admires. Therefore, from the beginning, Du Xuewen formulated the strategy of setting up false suspects and dividing and encircling them.  Be sure to annihilate the Great Cannibal's garrison in Cairo here.
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