Phi-Fic Chapter 189
Chapter 189
Qi Cheng, lying in bed, took out his tablet and opened Motion to see if there were any interesting videos.
There are many famous generals who are good at invading, but who are the famous generals who are good at defending the city? Let's take stock of them today.
The emperors of all dynasties suddenly became alert. Are they going to start taking inventory of their famous generals? I wonder if they will include the generals under their command.
The first general we're going to look at today is Hao Zhao, also known as Hao Bodao. He was a famous general in the late Cao Wei period. He started out as a general, but later earned military merit and gradually rose to the rank of general.
[In the early days, he was stationed in Hexi and quelled many local rebellions. Of course, if that were all, we wouldn't be reviewing him today.]
[What is most talked about is that he resisted Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition Army in Chencang City. At that time, there were only a few thousand troops in Chencang, while Zhuge Liang had tens of thousands of men under his command.]
Even if the situation were reversed, he would still be considered a famous general, as Zhuge Liang is the embodiment of wisdom and one of the Ten Sages of the Temple of Martial Arts.
Xie Jin: "As Mozi did in controlling Gongshu, and Hao Zhao did in resisting Ge Liang, they either used belts to connect the battlements, or fired fire to reinforce the furnaces. They can be said to be skilled in defending the city."
Xie Jin was a top scholar in the Ming Dynasty, and he even won three first place in the imperial examinations. He is comparing Mozi with Hao Zhao.
Three Kingdoms
Cao Cao clapped his hands and laughed happily, finally talking about the generals under his command. Although Hao Zhao was a general of the later period, he was still a general of his own force!
Happy for him too.
"I just don't know the specific information. Otherwise, I would definitely bring him to Xudu to learn from the generals. Maybe he will achieve greater achievements in the future."
蜀汉
Zhuge Liang tapped the table lightly. He didn't expect that when he left Chencang, he would be blocked by Hao Zhao. He had heard of this Hao Zhao.
It is very famous in the Hexi area.
But I didn't expect the city defense to be so powerful.
Don't underestimate the heroes of the world.
"Prime Minister! Should we take a detour during this Northern Expedition? Hao Zhao in Chencang is a trouble." Ma Dai asked in a low voice.
"Prime Minister, what's there to fear about Hao Zhao? Give me three thousand soldiers and I'll crush Chencang City!" Wei Yan shouted. "I'm willing to sign a military order!"
Zhuge Liang waved his hand. He didn't have many generals under his command, so the attack mentioned on the sky curtain was most likely commanded by Wei Yan.
It’s better not to increase casualties.
东吴
Sun Quan was extremely anxious and hoped that Tianmu would also talk about the generals of Eastern Wu. Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi were mentioned last time, but they were not mentioned for their military achievements.
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The general we're about to discuss also defended the city with utmost ferocity. He was Zhang Xun, the Tang Dynasty's garrison commander of Suiyang. As the saying goes, to defend the Yangtze River, one must also defend the Huai River. During the Ming Dynasty, the loss of the Huai River region led to the rapid collapse of the Southern Ming.
Let's continue with Zhang Xun. During the An Lushan Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, after An Lushan was assassinated, his son An Qingxu took command of the army and dispatched General Yin Ziqi to lead an army of 180,000 to attack Suiyang.
Zhang Xun had only 6,800 men under his command, but with these men he managed to hold off the enemy for ten months. At the last moment, when the city had run out of food, Zhang Xun killed his favorite concubine.
Although Suiyang was captured due to internal struggles within the Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi had already recovered the two capitals during this period, making an incomparable contribution to preserving half of the Tang Dynasty.
Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin had somewhat forgotten about the An-Shi Rebellion, but after the sky curtain was opened, the memories of Chang'an, 30,000 miles away, came back to haunt him.
"Damn it!" Li Shimin slammed the table. "What a shame for such a loyal and capable general of the Tang Dynasty!"
But this matter is still far away from him. Even if there are some remedial measures, he doesn't know whether his descendants in the future will obey them.
Anyway, the sky can see it, and I hope that future generations can show some strength.
The next person we're talking about is also quite formidable. Relying on the isolated city of Hongdu, he managed to hold off an army of 650,000. After reinforcements arrived, he even cut off the enemy's food supply.
【However, this defender died of depression. 】
[He is Zhu Wenzheng, the nephew of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! ]
Zhu Wenzheng had been with Zhu Yuanzhang from a very early age, and during the struggle for supremacy at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he made numerous outstanding contributions and was eventually promoted to the position of Grand Commander of Zhu Yuanzhang's Grand Commandery.
When he was guarding Hongdu, he was accompanied by many famous generals, such as Deng Yu, Lan Yu, and others. Together, they helped to defend the city.
Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded the generals who had fought in the defense of Hongdu, but Zhu Wenzheng himself was the only one who did not receive any reward. Suddenly, he became frustrated and allowed his men to plunder.
Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to kill him, but Empress Ma pleaded for him and he was imprisoned.
After Zhu Wenzhen's death, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed his son Zhu Shouqian as the Prince of Jingjiang in the third year of the Hongwu reign, and established him in Guilin.
Song Dynasty
Zhao Kuangyin understood it all at once. This was the worst possible title that could be bestowed upon Zhu Yuanzhang. Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was so heartless that even after Zhu Wenzhen had died, his son was still granted the title of Duke of Guilin.
What kind of place is that?! The miasma is everywhere. Zhu Yuanzhang is afraid that Zhu Shouqian will not die.
Look at your own sons, they are from Yan and Lu, most of them are in the Central Plains. Why don’t you enfeoff your own sons to Guilin?
The imperial family is the most ruthless.
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang touched his head. Was Tianmu saying that he was mean? It was already good enough to be crowned a king. He had food and drink and enjoyed much better life than when he was young.
Although Guilin is a bit remote, it is also used to guard the country's border. Look at his other adopted son Mu Ying, who was asked to guard Yunnan Province and he had no complaints at all.
What a good child!
It would be fine if Zhu Wenzhen was just naughty, but Zhu Shouqian was also a bastard. He acted recklessly when he was in his fiefdom and didn't understand the meaning of the name he gave him at all.
I asked him to go to Fengyang to farm, but he dared to write poems to satirize me. If it weren't for the Zhu Wenzhen incident, this guy would have had his head chopped off long ago.
"Send an order to have Zhu Shouqian come to Nanjing. I will personally take care of this bastard!"
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China has countless famous generals. In addition to the few detailed above, there are many other famous generals who defended cities, such as Tian Dan of Qi, Wei Xiaokuan who defended Yubi City and defeated Gao Huan, and Yan Yingyuan of the late Ming Dynasty, who with the small city of Jiangyin held off the siege of the Eight Banners in the early Qing Dynasty.
After watching the video, Qi Cheng was a little puzzled that Yan Yingyuan was not introduced. This guy was also very powerful. In the end, there were only fifty or so people left in Jiangyin City.
If he had been reused earlier, perhaps the Ming Dynasty would not have fallen so quickly.