Chapter 15 Lecture Thirteen Wu Jie Shoushu

In the last lecture, we talked about the defeat of the Song Army after the Song-Jin Fuping War. Originally, Zhang Jun wanted to reuse Qu Duan, but because of Wu Jie’s advice, Qu Duan was killed innocently, and the Song Dynasty destroyed the Great Wall by itself. Human nature is very complicated. In the Song Dynasty in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, there were the so-called ZTE Four Generals, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, and Liu Guangshi. Wu Jie’s name was not listed among the ZTE Four Generals, but in terms of martial arts, Wu Jie was Far more than Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi and Zhang Jun, it should be between Yue Fei and Yue Fei. Basically, the battle between Song and Jin is two major battlefields, Guanshan and Central Plains. We will talk about the Central Plains later. It is the stage where the Wu brothers performed. Wu Jie and his younger brother Wu Lin, the Wu family guarded Sichuan for the Song Dynasty for three generations, and until his grandson guarded Sichuan. In terms of martial arts, Wu Jie should definitely be among the four generals of ZTE, but I don’t know why It's not counted, in fact, among the four generals, like Zhang Junwei, there is not much martial arts, but he is self-respecting, he has a lot of troops, Liu Guangshi is a famous long-legged general, he only runs away when he fights, I don't know why he Also listed among the four generals of ZTE, Wu Jie should definitely go in. Wu Jie is actually a person in the history of the Song Dynasty, in the history of ancient Chinese wars, and in the history of famous generals in ancient China. According to historical records, Wu Jie was "a young man with ambition and integrity, he knew soldiers and was good at riding and shooting, and he could understand righteousness through reading"——"Song History·Wu Jie's Biography". As for fighting, and being good at riding and shooting, we can see that the most important thing for ancient Chinese generals is horsepower, riding and shooting, not like we watch some movies or heroes, flying over the wall, military generals don’t value this, so generals When he takes the martial arts test, how many stone hard bows do you have to draw, how many arrows can you shoot, how many catties can you lift? , In fact, ancient China fought on horseback. As soon as the two sides meet each other, the outcome of a round will be immediately apparent. It is not like in the storytelling that you and I fight for 300 rounds, and you will be exhausted. Therefore, proficiency in bowing horses is the most important thing. In addition Wu Jie is such a typical general with both civil and military skills. When he was young, he joined the Western Army, the Northwest Army of the Northern Song Dynasty, and fought against Xixia. , Fang La, among the generals in Shaanxi, ranked in the top ten in terms of merit, and ranked in the top ten in terms of military exploits. After the Jingkang Incident, he fought against the Jin army here, and he also gained a lot. It should be said that during the war, he grew stronger. He has grown himself and matured himself, so the Battle of Fuping failed, and Zhang Jun was later demoted. The heavy responsibility of fighting in Shaanxi, Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the commander-in-chief fell on Wu Jie's shoulders. Wu Jie led his troops to resign. There is no danger to defend this place. Wu Jie built an earthen enclosure, that is, an earthen fortress, erected a fence, and set up a fence for a plan. The accumulation of millet is to accumulate military rations, and he is going to defend this place to the death. As a result, someone persuaded Wu Jie, saying that this place There is no danger to defend, it is death. If we keep here, there will be no good fruit to eat. It is better to surrender Hanzhong to preserve the land of Shu. As a result, Wu Jie said, I am guarding here to protect Shu.If I don't defend, if I retreat to Hanzhong, then if I can't defend it, I can only retreat to Sichuan. If I retreat step by step, when will I retreat, so I guard here to protect Shu. I am here, and gold thieves will never Dare to pass me, he only has a few thousand remnants of the defeated generals to stick to the monk, what kind of situation was Wu Jie facing at that time?

According to historical records, "the court is isolated, and people have no firm will" - "Song History · Wu Jie Biography", the connection with the court was severed. At that time, the means of communication were not as developed as today. I sent a telegram to the court. I would like to ask you about the military plan. No, the places of the Fourth World War may be surrounded by the people of the Kingdom of Jin. "People have no firm will." Many subordinates planned that I would either surrender or run away. Inspire everyone to stand here, "all the soldiers are crying" - "Song History·Wu Jie Biography", willing to follow the general to kill the enemy and never retreat. Wu Jie sent food, and the war did not mainly rely on military rations. Shaanxi was developed early, and Qinchuan, which is 800 miles away, is fertile and rich in products. The common people secretly sent him food. Arrange cavalry on the Wei River, arrange rangers, kill the people who deliver food, hang up the heads or hang the dead bodies to frighten the people, but because the people are grateful for Wu Jie's loyalty, they use small boats to build bridges on the Wei River They even built a hidden bridge. Taking advantage of the dark night, the common people carried it on their shoulders, and the donkey carried it to deliver food to Wu Jie. It took several years. Sitting in a row, five families have one guarantee, ten families have one guarantee, and mutual supervision. If one family is caught delivering food, the neighbors will be implicated, but it still can't stop the people from delivering food to Wu Jie. It seems that Wu Jie is such a loyal person. The people in the occupied area were particularly moved. The people of the Kingdom of Jin saw that the monk was a thorn in his side, and he had to be shot down. Therefore, under the leadership of Wu Jie, the first battle broke out. , is the Battle of Monk Yuan.

At the beginning, the people of the Kingdom of Jin didn’t take Wu Jie seriously. They were just a few thousand remnants and defeated generals. Can they stop my invincible big gold cavalry?This place is also suitable for the cavalry to rush forward, so the two partial generals of the Kingdom of Jin attacked Shangyuan in two ways. What happened to Wu Jie?I don't care how many times you come, I will go all the way, concentrate superior forces, and defeat the enemy one by one, Wu Jie will attack the Jin army first all the way, when he fights, he is also very good at fighting, if my thousands of people fight the Jin people together In other words, they are too tired. Sometimes this battle is fought from morning to noon, afternoon, and evening. They can’t even eat. They are too tired. What should they do?Divide into several teams and take turns to play. For example, I am divided into ten teams, five teams will play, and the remaining five teams will rest, substitute, and serve as substitutes outside the field. We will cook, drink, and eat meat. Seeing that the two sides are gradually becoming a stalemate, and our army is gradually becoming exhausted, the gang withdraws troops and recharges their batteries, and takes turns to fight. People in the Kingdom of Jin have never seen such a battle. How can they do this?I see that the Song army has few soldiers, so I rushed up. I didn't expect you to have a substitute behind you. In this way, the Jin army of the first line was defeated, and the other Jin army came from afar to cooperate at this time, but it didn't wait for him to rush to the battlefield. At that time, when the hard attack could not be defeated, Wu Jie had already won the victory on this road, and immediately rushed to help the other road, and the other Jin army was defeated miserably. The attempts of the two Jin troops to besiege Monk Yuan failed. Shocked, I didn't expect that I would lose so badly in this battle with Wu Jie, so the Jin people were very angry. It seems that Wu Jie is not easy to deal with, what should I do if he is not easy to deal with?The general will die, the winner will come out, Wanyan Wushu will come with a hundred thousand troops, you will be defeated with only a few thousand remnants, I will come with a hundred thousand troops, of course, one hundred thousand may be a false name, the ancients said that I There are tens of thousands of soldiers, so don't believe it. For example, Cao Cao led an army of 830,000 to the south, and the whole country has only 7 million people. He led an army of 830,000, and Yuan Shao at Guandu killed 700,000. Maybe the history books say that there are hundreds of thousands of people, but it can be called to the outside world, and in ancient China, it was very easy to use suspicious tactics. The more concealed the better in today's wars, the more ostentatious the better in wars at that time. I If it scares you, every soldier holds up a flag, and it looks like a forest of flags. How many people do you think I have?One person lifts one pole and sticks one pole in the back. We see that on the stage, four flags are inserted on the back of a general. Putting up a pole to rely on the flag, everyone is like this, once you come out, there is no limit, don't be afraid, Wanyan Wushu's 100,000 troops have come, and built a pontoon bridge on the Weihe River, and the Jin army crossed the river. The army will fight to the death.

There is one thing in the Song Army's ordnance that is most effective against cavalry. What is it?The bed crossbow, how powerful is the bed crossbow? It emits five arrows side by side, each of which is several meters long. The arrow is a spear, which may be wider than the spear head. It is impossible for people to pull it apart. Winch it with a winch, and then release five arrows. As soon as these five arrows go out, people and horses will be smashed. That thing is not used to shoot people. It is said that it can be shot at the city wall and the battlements of the city wall. ?You hide behind the city wall and shoot arrows. I will shoot you with a bed crossbow, which can penetrate the city wall and nail you to the city wall. If you think this thing has such a strong combat power, if it is used to shoot living people and cavalry, you wear How many layers of heavy armor, does it work?An arrow nailed people and horses to the ground, and they might not be able to be pulled out. The fighting power is so strong, the Jin people saw that Wu Jie was really difficult to deal with. He didn't fight, and he kept shooting us with arrows. What should we do?I set up a surprise soldier, I went around, I went around to attack Wu Jie, I attacked from behind you, Wu Jie had expected this point of the Jin army, before the Jin army arrived, Wu Jie's troops lying in ambush here came out, Jin The army was defeated again, and the Jin army will retreat once it is defeated, because by this time, the troops of the Jin country are no longer like the troops of the Jin country when they went south during the Jingkang change. The ethnic composition of the army of the Jin Kingdom has also changed. Originally, the Jurchens did not account for the majority in the Jin army, and they were still dominated by Han soldiers. The Han soldiers included Khitan soldiers, including Bohai soldiers. These soldiers who have been Chinese for a long time He can't say that he can fight with you by leading his own horse, chewing jerky and drinking yogurt, so he must have a supply of food and logistics, so what will happen in this way?

That is, the original war advantage of the Kingdom of Jin no longer exists, and you no longer have the advantage of low war cost. Once you don’t have the advantage of low war cost, both sides will have weaknesses in the hands of the other side. If I cut off your supplies , Cut off your food road, you will lose if you don’t fight, so Wu Jie sent people to attack the Jin army, trying to cut off the Jin army’s food road. Set up a siege here, stick to it, and stay until dark, because at that time, there was no night vision equipment, and usually when it was dark, neither side could see the other, so they had to withdraw their troops and wait until dawn to fight again. When it was dark, the people of the Kingdom of Jin took a breath. It was a day and a day of fighting. The physical exertion was so great that the water and rice didn’t even hit their teeth, so they took a breath. As a result, Wu Jie attacked the Jinying at night. I just dared to fight at night. I am familiar with this place. , maybe some common people will lead me the way, I am familiar with this place, I dare to fight at night, and the soldiers will go out everywhere, and the Jin army will be defeated, Wanyan Wushu will flee, what should he do if he is afraid of being recognized?Pull out the saber and cut off the beard. We see that ancient Chinese people especially emphasized that the body, hair, skin and skin are the parents. When a man becomes an adult, he must grow a beard. If he has no beard, he is an eunuch, so he must grow a beard. So if you are right about this People are the most insulting, you pull off his beard, or burn it, this is an absolute insult to people, I have to fight you hard, Wanyan Wushu At this time, in order to survive, I cut off my beard, and then Before he escaped, Wu Jie won a complete victory in the battle of Monk Yuan. This battle was regarded as keeping this place. Thousands of troops defeated Wanyan Wushu, who was known as a 100,000 army, but this battle was a great victory. , the people of the Kingdom of Jin were about to make a comeback, and the Battle of Raofengguan broke out.

Unexpectedly, Wu Jie could not be fooled by him, and then he personally commanded the main force to drive 300 miles a day, and ran 300 miles a day, and rushed to the battlefield of Raofengguan. Wu Jie is very powerful. When he arrived at this place, he sent an envoy Go and write a book for Sari. He is not like Zhang Jun who made an appointment with you to fight a war. That is too naive. When Wu Jie wrote the book, he brought several big baskets of oranges to Sari and sent it to him, and he also attached a book , "The army is coming from afar, chat to quench your thirst", it is not easy for you to come here, I will give you some oranges to eat, this is our Sichuan specialty, chat to quench your thirst, "today's decisive battle, everyone is loyal" —— "Renewal "Zhi Tong Jian", look at Wu Jie's kind-hearted mind, I will give you oranges when you come. In this matter of yours, we are both masters and loyal to each other, so as soon as we send the oranges, we will let you go. How could it be possible for Wu Jie to come so fast, this is impossible, it shouldn't be, Wu Jie's psychological tactics are very successful, I will give you a few baskets of oranges , frightened Sally to the point of death, how could he be, why did he bring me oranges hundreds of miles away, Sally, before the battle was fought, Jin Guobing's momentum became a little lower, At this time, Sa Liyao, in order to wash away the shame of his crying lord, he also went all out, desperately, when he attacked Raofengguan, how did he attack?One person climbs first, two people follow, when one person attacks, two people follow behind, the front is dead, and the back steps on the corpse of his companion to go up, on top of the dead body, at all costs, I don't want casualties , I just want to Rao Fengguan and take the head of Wu Jie, this is my first priority.

So the Jin army began to attack violently. Wu Jie personally went to the city to command, leaning on a sword, commanding the battle on the tower. Thousands of crossbows were fired, which was very dangerous. The arrows flew over the top of the head and flew by the ears. Heart, soldiers have no greed for life, if your commander is not afraid of death, the soldiers under him will follow you to play their lives. When the commander is fighting, what kind of slogan should be shouted the most? The most able to shout this, rush for me, rush for you, how about you?Come with me, I will take the lead, we all see famous generals like this, I am not afraid of Wu Jie holding a knife, so what are you afraid of?The Song army began to shoot at the Jin army with strong bows and crossbows again. Isn’t it a mountain city? The platform mountain city has a lot of defensive equipment, and local materials are used. Push the stones on the mountain down, push down the hillside, and we will crush the Jin army into flesh Sauce, Wu Jie also made preparations in advance, I can make haystacks, use grass to make stacks, and what are the stacks for?Tie it into a ball, ignite it in a battle, and push it down the mountain. This thing is the most effective for defending the mountain city. If you can't avoid it, a big fireball will come towards you. Think about your fifth reaction?Do you have it run fast?You can avoid the boulder, this thing is full of sparks, the uniforms and fur of the people of the Jin Kingdom are mainly fur, if you touch the sparks, you will catch it, so Jin Jun saw it, and he has never seen this kind of play, if you have the ability, you come down, we two teams Yuan, dignified and upright, look what is your name?I have never seen your style of play, and it was not taught in the military book, so the Jin army was defeated.The Jin army suffered a disastrous defeat, and Sa Liha went all out, I was too many and I was not afraid of death, and Sa Liho personally went into battle to command, so the Jin army risked their lives to attack for six days and nights, the dead bodies piled up like a mountain, and did not retreat, Wu Jie saw that this was not going to work. My fireballs were almost used up, the boulders I could pick up were almost used up, and the bows and arrows were almost used up. He played with me like this, and he didn’t treat people like people. I can’t, I can’t. If you spend it like this with him, no matter how powerful you are, there is a saying in ancient China, if you kill 10,000 people, you will lose 3,000.

Wu Jie made a move, recruiting death squads, rewarding thousands of taels of silver, and going down the mountain to kill the enemy. Moreover, when Wu Jie recruited death squads, he had a principle, what principle, father and son brothers are in the army, the father stays, the son goes back , if the brothers are in the army, and those who are not married go back, usually the younger brother is not married, or the younger brother goes back. I don’t want it, so I recruit those who are married and have children. It's father and son brothers together, we don't go back, we are willing to follow the general to kill the enemy, kill without complaint, it doesn't matter to us, it doesn't matter if we don't pass on to future generations, as long as the Song Dynasty can be preserved, we have our own successors, so we are not afraid, Wu Jie is very I was moved, opened the silver box, moved the silver, and rewarded the soldiers. The soldiers laughed and lost their lives. What do you want the money for? General, you can keep it, you will need it in the future. It's a pity that a small school in Wu Jie's army broke the law, and the junior officer broke the law, and he should be executed according to the law. As a result, this small school took advantage of the lax supervision and was recruiting death squads. Army, and told the Jin Army the true and false deployment of the Song Army. In this way, the Jin Army climbed up along this small road. This small road is little known, and the Song Army may not be fortified. At least, he was able to defend by taking advantage of the danger and being condescending. Now that the natural danger is lost, the Jin army descends from the sky, and the Song army can't support it. So Rao Fengguan fell, Wu Jie retreated while fighting, and retreated to Sanquan This place is going to fight with the rest of the troops here. After the Jin army occupied Raofengguan, they suffered heavy losses. This kind of victory is a kind of tragic victory. It is not enough. It is completely a matter of face. , I let you cry now, it's completely a matter of face, but Wu Jie didn't cry, and he retreated, so Jin Jun saw that there was no other way, so he withdrew his troops to the north, Wu Jie saw that you ran away, it's time for me to show up After showing his skills, Wu Jie led the army to attack and seized a large amount of luggage from the Jin army. It is said that thousands of people died when the Jin army fell into the mountain stream this time, and thousands of people died when they fell into the cliff. The final result is that although Rao Fengguan made a mistake, the final result is that Wu Jie won a great victory, and the Jin army did not take advantage of it. Therefore, the imperial court granted Wu Jie the title of Shaobao, and served as the envoy of the Shaanxi Road System in Lizhou. , became the highest local commander.

Jin Jun saw that he was unable to attack the Immortal Pass repeatedly, and it was not easy to fight. What should we do if it is not easy to fight?Just use a ladder to build it on the city wall, send soldiers to rush with the ladder in their hands, and hit it with a crash car, which is as high as the city gate building. In front of it is a big wooden cone to hit the city gate, and even hit the city wall. There are also watchtowers. Soldiers hid in watchtowers and stretched cowhide to make giant shields to protect their bodies. When Wu Jie saw that the thieves were easy to break, he smashed it with a ladder with a ram, or gave him boiling water and hot oil. Boil it, pour a pot of oil on it, and the person will be cooked first, let alone that, if the ladder is stained with oil, the rocket will catch fire with one arrow, and there is no need to pour oil on it when it hits a car. Isn't that cowhide? Take a rocket and shoot it, so the Jin army was defeated. Wu Jie always does this, he always plays with fire, who can stand it, he will give me a big fireball to attack the mountain, and he will use the rocket to attack the city. This is unbearable. , After several hours of fighting, the two sides still fought a tie. At this time, Wanyan Wushu, as a famous general in hundreds of battles, has lost his mind a bit. He ordered the soldiers of the Jin Army, now you as a team, use ropes to connect yourselves together. Together, when attacking, a team of people have to go up, live and die together, but the possibility of living together is very unlikely, we can only die together, you think you are a team, wearing iron armor together, you climb the ladder , the first one to fall down with a bunch of them all down, Wanyan Wushu is also a famous general in a hundred battles, I don’t know how he made such a move, life and death together, what if this battle fails again? manage?According to what we say now, this team failed, and the minimum formation of the army, for example, the minimum formation of the army today is a squad, and each squad draws lots to kill one, so the Jin army also risked its life, and the Song army also risked its life. What is the result, the people of the Kingdom of Jin rushed up on dead bodies, no ladders are enough, they rushed up on dead bodies, and when Wanyan Wushu was playing very hard, Sa Lihe rode around the city on horseback, what can I do? To defeat the Song army, he suddenly had a plan. The enemy tower in the northwest of the Song Dynasty defenders seemed to be relatively empty, so I knocked down the enemy tower and attacked from there. The enemy building, Wu Jie saw that the enemy building was about to collapse, and it was overturned. He rushed to the front line and ordered the soldiers to trap them with ropes and straighten them. Then we will stick to this place and never let the Jin people attack. The Jin people saw it, Don’t you know how to play with fire? I can also play with fire. I shoot arrows, shoot rockets, set fire, and burn down this watchtower. Song Jun has already guarded against this trick. I just play with fire. , Once the water was poured, it was extinguished, and the Jin army had no choice but to fight.

The Song army began to rob the camp again at night, with bright long knives and big axes. It is said that the leader of the Song army is highly skilled in martial arts.Going up with a knife, even the man and the horse, cut them in half. If there is one who dares to do it, the morale of the Song Army has an advantage, so the Song Army has a great advantage in morale. Defeat, the Jin people came this time, they brought their wives, children, furniture, and servants. What are they planning to do? They are going to enter Sichuan after destroying Wu Jie, and they will make a home here. Our furniture is what I often use. Things, all the wives and children were brought, but the three battles were all failed. It is impossible to enter Shu, and it is possible that the wives and children were all captured. One step, what should I do?The Jin people figured it out, let's open up wasteland and farm here, so the Jin people began to farm in Shaanxi, and they were ready for a long-term confrontation with the Song Dynasty, so it was Song and Jin in Shaanxi. The long-term confrontation began Therefore, it will not be able to take a step into Shu.

Seeing that the Southern Song Dynasty perished later, Kublai Khan’s destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty was to attack the land of Shu first. It had to be like this. After conquering the land of Shu, he went down the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. You can directly attack the south of the Yangtze River. The south of the Yangtze River is low, wet, hot, and has a vast area. So Wu Jie can say that he wants to keep half of the Song Dynasty. If you stick to Sichuan, if you stick to Sichuan without losing the land, the situation will be very dangerous. Therefore, the Song court worshiped Wu Jie as a young teacher and appointed him a military envoy. According to historical records, Wu Jie "struggled against the enemy for ten years", nearly ten years The Kung Fu confronts the enemy, "the people are often suffering far away, and the redundant staff are repeatedly eliminated, the expenses are saved, the farmland is benefited, and the annual income reaches 100,000 dendrobium" - "Song History·Wu Jie Biography", he feels that if taxes are levied, If the common people are required to pay food and salaries, the burden on the common people is too heavy, so "repeat redundant personnel", that is, in my army, as long as everyone wears military uniform, they can go to battle and kill the enemy, and I try not to use those who can be used. Therefore, the common people supported him very much, and he let the army garrison the fields, and the annual income reached 100,000 hu, and he could harvest 100,000 hu of grain a year, and he was "strict and gracious under the emperor, and humbly asked for it, so Shi Le died for it"— ——"Song History · Wu Jie Biography", although kindness does not command soldiers, but you must also pay attention to the use of grace and power while building prestige. Wu Jie pays attention to this point. Wu Jie has been guarding Shu for many years, and he is also He died young, at the age of 47. After his death, his younger brother Wu Lin, who was also a famous general before him, inherited his position. The Song Dynasty also saw it at this time. The Wu brothers really worked hard. , and only he can keep the situation in Sichuan, so let Wu Lin succeed him. Wu Lin has been stationed in Sichuan for nearly 30 years, much longer than his brother. When he died of illness, he gave Emperor Xiaozong a will, saying, " May Your Majesty never abandon Sichuan, and never send troops lightly" —— "Song History·Wu Lin Biography", we have not reached that point, so don't keep shouting about the Northern Expedition. The Northern Expeditions in the later Song Dynasty all failed. Don't abandon Sichuan lightly, keep half of the south of the Yangtze River, Therefore, the Wu family can be said to be loyal to the Song Dynasty.Because of the deadly battle of the Wu brothers, Sichuan and Shaanxi were protected, so the Jin people failed to succeed in this place, so they turned their attention or the spearhead of the struggle to the Central Plains, and the Central Plains War became the stage for the famous general Yue Fei to perform!We will talk about this next time.