Xiangfan Battle Early in the early days, Guan Yu strong soldiers and horses captured Xiangyang , defeated Cao Ren , and besieged Fancheng. In the battle to fight aid in the siege, Cao's army was defeated again, and the seven armies were flooded, and the seven armies were captured, banned, and slaughtered, Pang De, . However, because the second reinforcements Xu Huang troops blocked Guan Yu's army, and the rebellion of the Eastern Wu, they attacked Jingzhou ( Nanjun ), the Guan Yu's offensive was frustrated.
After Guan Yu learned that Jingzhou was lost, he rectified his troops and prepared to retake Jingzhou. However, on the way back to the army, Zhao Lei said to Guan Yu: "When he was guarding Lukou, he wrote a letter to you, making an appointment to fight against Cao Cao, but now he has betrayed the alliance and attacked you with the Cao army. Now you can write a letter to Lu Meng, ask Lu Meng, and see how he answered."
guan Yu adopted Zhao Lei's suggestion and wrote a letter to Lu Meng. Lu Meng warmly received the envoy sent by Guan Yu. After reading Guan Yu's letter, he said, "I have a good relationship with General Guan, and I have a good personal relationship. Now my lord, Sun Quan, has ordered an attack on Jingzhou, and I have no choice." Lu Meng picked himself up and felt very innocent. As long as he is an individual, he knows that Lu Meng wants to seize Jingzhou and capture Guan Yu alive.
Lu Meng is outstanding in strategy and makes a fuss about the messengers sent by Guan Yu. He enjoyed the messengers with delicious food and drinks, and arranged the best inn for him. At this time, the families of soldiers who followed Guan Yu to fight received news and came to ask the envoy what was going on ahead. They also wrote letters, asking the envoy to bring the letter to his relatives, saying that the family is fine and there is no worries about food and clothing. After the envoy returned to Guan Yu's camp, he truthfully told Guan Yu and his soldiers about the situation in Jingzhou, and also sent the letter to everyone.
Jinzhou soldiers under Guan Yu knew that their family was unscathed, and they all were happy and lost their fighting spirit. Guan Yu realized that he had fallen into Lu Meng's plan, so he urged the army to quickly head towards Jingzhou, but many soldiers left and fled along the way. In this case, the closer you are to Jingzhou, the more deserters.
Guan Yu's army was moving towards Jingzhou, suddenly a Eastern Wu army stopped him in front of him. The leader was General Jiang Qin . Guan Yu defeated Jiang Qin in three rounds, chased him for more than 20 miles, and was ambushed by Wu Jun. On the left is Han Dang , and on the right is Zhou Tai , Jiang Qin turned around and fought back. Although Guan Yu was powerful, he could not resist the attacks of the three Wu troops, so he could only retreat.
At this time, Guan Yu still had tens of thousands of troops. But when they passed by a hill, there was a white flag with the words "Jingzhou natives" written on it. There were many Wu soldiers beside him shouting, "The locals in Jingzhou surrendered quickly, put down their weapons, and go home to hold their wives and children."
The four big words "Jingzhou natives" were like magic, instantly disintegrating Guan Yu's tens of thousands of troops. Guan Yu was furious when he saw his soldiers leaving one after another, so he prepared to kill him up the hill, but was surrounded by the Wu army again. Guan Yu fought hard and scolded his soldiers, but could not stop the soldiers from escaping. These Jingzhou soldiers came to the banner of "Jingzhou natives", put down their weapons, and surrendered to Lu Meng. In the blink of an eye, Guan Yu had only more than 300 people left. Finally, Guan Yu escaped from the siege with the rescue of Guanping and Liao Hua .
So what does the four words "Jingzhou natives" mean? Why is it so powerful?
According to the literal meaning, "Jingzhou" means Jingzhou. "Native people" has two meanings. The first refers to the contemptuous name of people from developed regions for people from economically and culturally underdeveloped regions, and the second is the meaning of indigenous people. This article should have the second meaning, namely, "natives", people who have lived in Jingzhou for generations. Connected together, "Jingzhou natives" means locals from Jingzhou.
Why can the four words "Jingzhou natives" collapse Guan Yu's tens of thousands of troops? Because the soldiers at that time had no firm ideals and beliefs.
Although Guan Yu loves soldiers like his sons, he is particularly friendly to every soldier. However, the soldiers at that time were only to have a full meal and had no lofty and lofty ideals.Their hearts are all in their wives and children at home. If Lu Meng burned, killed and looted Jingzhou, these Jingzhou soldiers would definitely share the same hatred with Guan Yu and fight to the death with the Wu army. But now Lu Meng treats their family well, so the Jingzhou soldiers will naturally not fight to the death with the Wu army. It’s different wherever you join the army, it’s all for making a living. Therefore, these soldiers all put down their weapons and surrendered to Lu Meng. Guan Yu had no choice but to retreat to Maicheng, waiting for reinforcements
Conclusion
Lu Meng seized the weakness of the Jingzhou soldiers and raised the four-character banner of "Jingzhou natives". With only four words, he easily dismantled Guan Yu's tens of thousands of troops, laying the foundation for capturing Guan Yu alive.
(This article mainly refers to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms")
