Chapter 135 Section 4 Broken Sword

British writer Chesterton tells such a wonderful story in the novel "Broken Sword": General Arthur St. Clair, one of England's great victorious generals, was incredibly reckless in his last battle.He led an army of 800 men and launched a suicide assault against an enemy dozens of times larger than them. Moreover, under his command, after crossing the river, the army did not occupy the hilltop position, but stopped in the swamp. In the middle, do nothing and let yourself be exposed to enemy fire. In a contest of disparity in strength, the silver-haired old general and his soldiers fought to the end, until they could no longer hold on.In order to save the remaining soldiers from the enemy's massacre, the general offered the sword he had broken in the fierce battle to the enemy army and announced his surrender.

After the general was captured, he was hanged from a nearby tree, his body swirling in the tree, his broken sword hanging around his neck. Everyone is lamenting that this battle is both indisputably tragic and indisputably stupid, completely unlike General Claire's usual elegant and wise command. Although the general's last battle ended in a disastrous defeat, it did not prevent him from becoming a British national hero. His famous broken sword has since become a sacred object and has been devoutly enshrined for future generations to admire. However, the truth is often not what it seems.The general's last battle, instead of being stupid, fully demonstrated his outstanding wisdom and calmness.

Everything starts with the general's little-known secret. On the one hand, General Clare is a famous general, but on the other hand, he is a guy who wants extravagance. Before the final battle, he was already in huge debts, and was cornered by his creditors, so he could only sell the intelligence of his country's army to the enemy. to get huge sums of money.The general's traitorous behavior was discovered by a major under him. When the major was walking with the general, he asked him to resign immediately, otherwise he would be sent to a military court and shot! The general drew his sword and stabbed the major to death.But unfortunately, due to excessive force, the tip of the sword broke inside the major's body.This presented a difficult problem for the general, who knew that the unexplained body would be found, the unexplained point of the sword would be removed, his unexplained broken sword would be noticed, or his sword be found. Disappeared for no apparent reason.He killed people, but couldn't hide it.

So, 20 minutes later, under the command of the general, 800 British warriors blindly launched a suicide attack on the enemy. The best place to hide a leaf is the woods.And the best place to hide a corpse is a battlefield full of corpses.The general's stupid attack is precisely to create such a battlefield cleverly. The best move the general made was his seemingly helpless surrender.He knew that the enemy commander, Olivia, was known for his benevolence. He usually released prisoners of war and never killed them. Indeed, the enemy commander Olivia freed the general, and he freed all the British soldiers who had been captured with him.So far, everything is in the general's calculations, and his strategy has achieved perfect success.

However, what he didn't expect was that the soldiers who were released with him had guessed his secret.They put a noose around the general's neck and dragged him to hang him on the tree of shame.Only for the honor of England, they swore to each other forever to conceal the traitor's purse and the executioner's sword. Although Zhao Gao had no chance to read this story, he also understood that only by creating a large-scale killing can he cover up his selfish intention of killing Meng Tian, ​​avoid arousing Hu Hai's vigilance, and prevent the world from doubting him. . Zhao Gaogao followed Hu Hai's words and said, "This virtuous lord can do what the ignorant lord can do, but what the ignorant lord can't do. Please tell me, I don't dare to avoid being punished by the ax and the axe. I hope your majesty will pay less attention to it."

Then, the false prince first said, "All the sons and ministers are suspicious of Husband Shaqiu's plot, but all the sons are brothers of the emperor, and the ministers are also placed by the former emperor. Now that your majesty is the first to stand, he is dissatisfied with his intentions, and I am afraid." For change." Then, it was selfishness again, and said, "And Meng Yi is dead. Although Meng Tian was imprisoned in Yang Zhou, his power is still there, and the army only obeys his orders. The minister trembles, fearing that it will not end. And your majesty is safe for this." Happy?"

In this way, under Zhao Gao's brainwashing, Hu Hai suddenly realized that he, the emperor, had become a public enemy of the whole people, and the throne was in jeopardy, so he asked in fear, "The ministers are not convinced, the officials are still strong, and the princes will fight with me. Why?" Zhao Gaodao, "I am willing to speak, but I dare not. The former emperor's ministers are all famous and noble people in the world, and their achievements have been passed down for a long time. Now they are high-ranking and low-ranking. Your Majesty is honored to praise them. The order is in the upper position and takes care of middle affairs. Martingale, the minister, obeys his ministers based on appearance, but he is really dissatisfied. Even with the respect of His Majesty, the ministers are obedient and disobedient. All the princes. All the princes are older than your majesty. They cannot succeed to the throne.

Hu Hai's complexion changed drastically, he held Zhao Gao's hand, and said anxiously, "Mr. Zhao, save me!" Zhao Gao held Hu Hai's hand, stroked it, and said, "Your Majesty has just succeeded to the throne, and he should establish his majesty in the world, so that the world will know why he is His Majesty. There is no better way to establish power than to kill him. For the present plan, he should be punished with strict laws." Let the guilty sit and punish each other, until the family is collected, the ministers are exterminated, and the flesh and blood are far away; all the old officials of the former emperor are removed, and those who are trusted by your majesty are closer. In this way, they can be harmed and treacherous. The new ministers, Don't you not be moistened and honored, dare not be loyal to your majesty, and swear to die! If this is the case, your majesty will shake the world, shock the world, and you can rest easy from now on.

Hu Hai was overjoyed and said, "Lucky for Mr. Zhao's teaching. I would like to follow your words. Who in the world dares to despise me again?" After that, there was a stormy cleansing, which caused the empire to flow into rivers of blood for a while.