🦁 Story 13 : Liu Bei/Yellow Turbans, Cao Cao/Lu Bu

🦁 Story 13 : Liu Bei/Yellow Turbans, Cao Cao/Lu Bu

Guan Hai, seeing reinforcements arrive, personally led his troops out to meet them. He underestimated Liu Bei's forces, considering them few.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Taishi Ci sat side-by-side on horseback, waiting. Guan Hai charged forward angrily. Just as Taishi Ci was about to advance, Guan Yu had already ridden ahead, charging straight at Guan Hai.

The two horses clashed, the soldiers shouting encouragement. Guan Hai was no match for Guan Yu. After several dozen rounds, Guan Yu struck down with his sword, cutting Guan Hai off his horse.

Taishi Ci and Zhang Fei also charged into the enemy ranks simultaneously, their spears flashing left and right, scattering the enemy in all directions. Liu Bei seized the opportunity to lead his troops in pursuit.

Kong Rong, watching from the city walls, saw Taishi Ci, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei charge into the enemy ranks like tigers among sheep, unstoppable. He immediately led the city's troops out.

Under the combined attack, the enemy army suffered a crushing defeat. Many surrendered, and the rest fled in all directions.

Meanwhile, Cao Cao pointed at Lü Bu and said, "I have no enmity with you, why did you seize my prefectures?" Lü Bu coldly replied, "The cities of the Han dynasty belong to everyone, why should only you occupy them?" He then ordered Zang Ba to challenge him.

Cao Cao's army sent Yue Jin to meet the challenge. The two fought for over thirty rounds, neither gaining the upper hand. Xiahou Dun, seeing this, also mounted and joined the battle. In Lü Bu's ranks, Zhang Liao immediately rode out to block Xiahou Dun. Enraged, Lü Bu, wielding his halberd, charged forward on horseback. Xiahou Dun and Yue Jin could not withstand him and were forced to retreat. Lü Bu pursued relentlessly, inflicting a major defeat on Cao Cao's army, which retreated thirty or forty li. 1. What problem did Guan Hai make?

2. What problems existed in the military organization of the Yellow Turban army?

3. Why did the army collapse as soon as its commander died?

4. Why did Lü Bu fail in politics and propaganda?

1. What problem did Guan Hai make?

He judged the strength of the enemy solely by the number of soldiers, without assessing the abilities of the enemy generals; he also failed to send a deputy general to scout the enemy's situation.

2. What problems existed in the military organization of the Yellow Turban army?

The army lacked a system of deputy generals and third generals. Therefore, when the commander died, the group lost command, and when faced with defeat, the lack of leadership led to collapse.

A second commander, a third commander, and a hierarchical command structure should have been established, requiring layered responsibility and resistance to maximize the organization's strength.

3. Why did the army collapse as soon as its commander died?

The lack of a deputy general and a third general meant that the group lost command upon the death of the commander, leading to collapse in the face of defeat.

A second commander and a third commander should have been established, along with a hierarchical command structure to ensure layered responsibility and resistance, maximizing the organization's strength.

4. Why did Lü Bu fail in politics and propaganda?

Because he believed that everyone had a share in the Han Dynasty's cities and that he could conquer them by force alone.

He failed to issue a campaign proclamation to restore a relatively stable order or establish new rules for everyone to live peacefully.

Instead, he became a force to be reckoned with; he only worshipped strength, and weakness meant replacement.