Scheming Through the Three Kingdoms

First of all, I would like to say that I like this book very much, and I am not here to mess with it or use it to gain leverage. Regarding the issue of Gao Shun's place of origin, I also communicated with the author of that book in the review section of another Three Kingdoms novel. Gao Shun's birth in the same state seems to have become a convention and everyone's default setting. But my opinion is that Gao Shun is not from Bingzhou. Looking at the historical materials that record Gao Shun, he and his "trapped camp" appeared relatively late in Lu Bu's army, only appearing on the battlefields of Yanzhou and Xuzhou. It is speculated that Gao Shun is more likely to be Zhang Miao's old tribe who was absorbed by Lu Bu, and I think his native place is Hanoi. 1. First of all, there is no clear historical record or at least tenable arguments that can allow people to speculate to support Gao Shun's birth and merging the state. There was a lack of outstanding infantry generals in Lu Bu's Bingzhou group, so Gao Shun was able to show his prominence after absorbing the remnants of Zhang Miao's troops. After all, the trapped camp requires a lot of money and time to train elite soldiers. Lu Bu would not have had this capital in his previous movements. It is only more reasonable during the 3-4 years of Yan and Xu. At the same time, the camp was recorded in historical materials during this period. 2. The Bingzhou Group is a force mainly composed of cavalry. It would be very strange if there was such an elite infantry unit as the trapped camp when the state was merged (and it was probably heavy infantry with "well-equipped armor and fighting equipment"). It would not be necessary to spend money on infantry training to fight against grassland civilization, right? Then the fact that the trapped camp is the original troops of Lu Bu's Bingzhou Group is not very tenable. 3. It is more likely that Gao Shun and Hao Meng are from the same hometown. There is probably a sentence in the record of Hao Meng's rebellion: "I heard the sound of children in Hanoi" (because I didn't check the historical materials, I just relied on memory), and Gao Shun immediately judged that Hao Meng rebelled. And this also shows that Lu Bu did trust Gao Shun at least at that time, and his first reaction was to go to Gao Shun. Hao Meng was from Hanoi and belonged to Sili at that time. According to the record, "Bu Cong Meng turned back and became more docile" Why? In ancient times, fellow villagers had a relatively close relationship. Hao Meng and Gao Shun "are in each other's state". Therefore, Lu Bu also became wary of Gao Shun after Hao Meng rebelled. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense why Lu Bu was alienated from Gao Shun after the Hao Meng rebellion. Wouldn't it be strange if Lu and Gao were from the same hometown of Bingzhou? It is more likely that Lu Bu originally trusted Gao Shun, but because Gao's fellow countryman Hao Meng rebelled, he began to alienate Gao Shun, who was also from Hanoi. This conjecture will be more tenable. Of course, it makes sense to think that Gao Shun was from Yanzhou. After all, his recorded battles began on the Yanzhou battlefield. The material I read was a long time ago, so I may have remembered something wrong. I hope Lao Zhuang Hai will correct it. 4. Regarding the control of falling into the camp. After Hao Meng's rebellion, the camp fell under Wei Xu's control. It can also be seen that the Bingzhou group did not trust these late entrants. Therefore, Wei Xu, who was born in Bingzhou and was Lu Bu's relative, managed such a combat-effective infantry unit, which seemed to be in line with Lu Bu's character. Again, this is purely a personal opinion, and Lao Zhuang and fellow book friends are welcome to discuss it together. I still have some unfinished words, so I'll leave them to you when we chat.

If a war breaks out, the imperial court will definitely lose. All the famous generals are in Sun Ce's camp.

Jungle Warfare Fight blitzkrieg, fight guerrilla warfare, fight harassment warfare, and fight tug-of-war. Blitzkrieg, as the name suggests, is as fast as lightning. It can move away with one strike. Use the strongest force to quickly attack the opponent's weakest point, and then move away with one blow, or defeat the enemy with one blow. This is Blitzkrieg. Guerrilla warfare means not guarding one city or one place, but looking for fighters everywhere on the land, blooming everywhere, attacking at multiple points, dispersing and weakening the enemy's strength, and preserving one's own strength. This strategy is best for weak situations or situations of equal strength. Harassment warfare means never confronting the enemy's main force head-on, letting the enemy chase you, seriously weakening their morale and depleting their reserves. Fighting means spending money. Soldiers need food, pay, weapons, and equipment. In other words, a war has various needs before it can be truly launched. The more people there are, the more things are consumed. If you use a very small number of people to harass the opponent day and night, temporarily eliminate the opponent's scouts or small groups of troops, temporarily burn the opponent's logistics and food, and even attack the opponent's subordinates, leaving the enemy in panic for a long time, then no matter how powerful the enemy is, they will be overthrown bit by bit. This tactic is very insidious, but it requires a relatively long time. Suitable for use when you are completely weak. Tug of war is very insidious and can be used when you are weak and strong. But the only condition is that you must make the enemy believe that you and he are similar or extremely different in strength. This tactic can be used in both attack and defense. Without a head-on collision with the enemy, drag the enemy to death, bite hard when the opponent is relaxed, and quickly break away when the opponent counterattacks. However, it does not follow the opponent far away, but like a see-saw, using the persistent method to fight the opponent. If the enemy retreats, then advance, if the enemy advances, retreat, if the enemy is weak, attack, and if the enemy is strong, follow. 🤓

It seems that I somewhat understand the reasons why Lao Zhuang's book is not popular: first, the title is too poisonous 🤭; second, this book is not a hegemony novel, all the supporting characters have online IQs, and it does not seem to be as enjoyable as a systematic novel or a fictional novel 😏; third, it doesn't matter Whether it is a description of a character or a deep inner monologue, you need to calm down and read this book. People are so "impetuous" nowadays 😡😡 A little bit of my own reflections, please forgive me for any inappropriate comments. Everyone is also welcome to fill in.

Are the titles from the previous dynasty still useful in the new dynasty? The emperor is wise? At least Sun Ce proved it. Follow Sun Ce and have the power of following the dragon

The character of Tian Feng, Lao Zhuang, is truly lifelike. History books say that Tian Feng Zhongjun dared to remonstrate with Yuan Shao, so he was executed after his defeat. At that time, I still felt that Yuan Shao brought it upon himself and deserved the defeat of Guandu. After Lao Zhuang dealt with this, Tian Feng became one of the spokespersons of the Jizhou faction. No matter how honest and straight he spoke, his suggestions were born with the label of the Jizhou faction in Yuan Shao's eyes, and he would take checks and balances into account when making decisions. In addition, Tian Feng is stubborn and outspoken, and always relies on his old man to seduce Yuan Shao, which reasonably explains Tian Feng's own character flaws. If Yuan Shao and I were to be in the same place, I would not like him even if I knew that what he said was reasonable. Thinking about it this way, it is not incomprehensible that Yuan Shao would execute Tian Feng in history. Of course, from this point of view, Lao Zhuang can be regarded as bringing to life Yuan Shao's character traits of being indecisive, lenient on the outside and taboo on the inside. This character creation skill is rare among the writers of Qidian.

After reading Chapter 80, I can't stand it anymore. It's good for newcomers to the Three Kingdoms. It's a fun read for newcomers, but I, a fan of the Three Kingdoms, find it uncomfortable to read it. In the first place, everyone who is loyal is called the lord. Just look at the big deception of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Secondly, during the Qin and Han Three Kingdoms, a single person was called a noble, and then he was a base. If you don't believe it, just read it. There is no two-character name for a romance about deceit. The third chapter, Military Generals in Troubled Times, has a higher status than civil servants. The special status of the Three Kingdoms is basically the same. It would be strange if you despise military commanders and try not to chop them off. Fourth, I feel that recovering military generals is too trivial. You can rely on words to recover civil servants, but can you recover military generals with just a few words? Look at Lao Cao accepting Guan Yu (don't believe the big deception about the sworn friendship between the three Taoyuan brothers, it's nonsense), the general has the pride of a general. Generally speaking, the author's writing and plot are okay, but for an old bookworm like me, it's just not interesting. Look at Cao Cao's thief cheating and forcing pig's feet to subdue the old man's promotion. You can't find anything wrong with it. Even I was moved by it, haha.

Let me tell you, first of all, I was pleasantly surprised when I read the previous chapter. It felt like it was a magical book. I probably saw Conquering Taishi Ci and felt that it was really not rigorous. It deliberately lowered the protagonist's strength. In the early stage, he was all kinds of pretentious, and Xu Zhu and Dian Wei joined forces to catch arrows with bare hands. Obviously, he wrote to Liu Bei to send 500 men to cover the withdrawal, and when he went to rescue him, he recognized Xin Zhi and almost killed him. Later, Sun Jian was surrounded by Yuan Tan, who lured the protagonist to rescue him. When he saw it, he didn't recognize him, and even asked questions before chasing him. The same goes for Yuan Tan, the enemy commander. If you don't want to kill him, it will affect his development. You can defeat him and drive him away. He will chase him to death and kill him, vowing to behead him. Another committed suicide in the swamp and pretended to be a holy mother to save him. Then he forced to explain Taishici was described as so unbearable, associating with bandits, assassinating, and forcibly lowering the force, and then subduing and re-employing subdued a lot of military generals. The four great military governors of Sun Wu were all handsome. In the war, he still brought a small number of troops to support him. The battle line of thousands of miles relied on the protagonist to lead the guard battalion and thousands of soldiers to create miracles. All famous generals and marshals guarded the home. It doesn't matter how many Jiangdong soldiers he leads kill, as long as the enemy general has a name, and if he is defeated, he will let them all go, even if others don't appreciate it. The trebuchets and ballistas in the early stage were all gone in the later stage. I fight with 200 men and fight tens of thousands of people. At the beginning, I said that everything is bullshit in the face of absolute strength. Then I will lead 13 cavalry, 200 cavalry, and after 5,000, I will fight 40,000. In the early stage, there were some crossbows and trebuchets. I have been researching the oxen batch at home, but I haven't seen any use. A group of bodyguards are equipped with various masters and fierce generals. They are not allowed to fight independently and are used as bodyguards.

I have never understood why the Three Kingdoms novels must pay so much attention to the so-called famous counselors and generals? The only difference between them and ordinary people is that they have not received systematic training and have a prominent background. I was thinking about the hegemony novels of other dynasties that do not have all kinds of famous counselors and generals. How come the Three Kingdoms turned into a stage for these disgusting counselors and generals!

The character of the protagonist is hypocritical, very wretched, and very kind to his enemies. He cuts the grass without eradicating the root, and waits for his descendants to grow up. What about revenge? Why did Qin fall? ! Isn't it because of the survivors of the Six Kingdoms? The benevolence of a woman, hypocrisy of benevolence and righteousness, and giving away a daughter! Extremely poisonous! ! !