🏹 Story 7 : Sun Jian's Advance

🏹 Story 7 : Sun Jian's Advance

Yuan Shu wrote a letter urging Sun Jian to attack Liu Biao. Sun Jian dispatched Huang Gai to arrange warships, weapons, provisions, and warhorses, preparing for the attack. Liu Biao sent Huang Zu to resist. Huang Zu sent Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng, ordering Zhang Hu to fight. Han Dang from Sun Jian's camp came out to meet the challenge. The two mounted generals clashed, fighting for over thirty rounds. Chen Sheng, seeing Zhang Hu's strength waning, quickly rode to his aid. Sun Ce saw this, gripped his spear, drew his bowstring, nocked an arrow, and fired, striking Chen Sheng squarely in the face. Chen Sheng was struck by the arrow, fell from his horse, and was startled to see Chen Sheng fall to the ground. Caught off guard, Zhang Hu was struck by Han Dang's blade, losing half his head. Cheng Pu rode straight to the front lines, intending to capture Huang Zu. Huang Zu abandoned his helmet and horse, blending into the infantry to avoid being identified, and then fled. Sun Jian pursued the defeated army all the way to the Han River, ordering Huang Gai to moor the boats there.

1. Was Zhang Hu's performance good?

2. Was Huang Zu's performance good?

1. Was Zhang Hu's performance good?

1. Zhang Hu's performance: Inferior in skill, lacking willpower and resilience.

He shouldn't have hesitated or been distracted during battle. Also: He died.

In the story, Zhang Hu,

saw a fact beyond his comprehension:

His own colleagues, lacking strength and unable to hold out long, were quickly killed!

He felt extreme shock!

If Zhang Hu's mental state had been better, perhaps he could have immediately accepted this fact.

And dealt with the situation on the spot, either fleeing or commanding the battlefield.

No, because he was never calm. No, because he wasn't calm at that time.

2. Was Huang Zu's performance good?

2. Huang Zu was excellent as a survivor, but utterly terrible as a general.

Bad; he evaded reality. And as a general, he shouldn't have run away.

From a personal standpoint, Huang Zu did very well as a survivor.

He abandoned his helmet and horse, blending into the infantry.

This was indeed a very successful escape.

If one maintained their original attire while fleeing,

it would be easy for any soldier or general in the opposing camp to recognize their appearance,

leading to capture or even death by the enemy.

Therefore, any fleeing person blending into the group: abandoning their helmet, armor, and horse,

is both reasonable and clever.

Subsequent chapters:

Cao Cao's escape in the Battle of Puyang,

Cao Cao's performance in the Weinan Battle's disguised escape competition is worth studying.

However, Huang Zu was an extremely poor general.

He was unable to rally his troops, rebuild morale, or organize formations.

He was unable to rearrange his troops when at a disadvantage.

In short: incompetent.

As the old saying goes: "An incompetent general will exhaust his entire army."

Liu Biao was very troubled by the way the preliminary battles turned out.

TSMC's Kumamoto plant in Japan; TSMC's Arizona plant in the United States.

What if: shipping channels are blocked, cash flow is disrupted, or there is commercial espionage...?

Furthermore, several days before the battle,

one should conduct military training for one's troops, including drills and training on formations, tactics, and tactical changes.

Production, warehousing, bookkeeping, information flow, cash flow, accounting, legal affairs, counter-espionage, disaster prevention, telecommunications...

Just before the start of battle,

one should establish several trenches and firewalls within one's own lines, and employ lasso-throwing soldiers to design tripwires;

one should place antlers in front of the main command post, and have caltrop-throwing soldiers to temporarily throw caltrops.

Even if the enemy has a fierce general,

one should use shield-bearers to separate them, and spearmen to attack from a distance;

short-barreled soldiers should approach the enemy general and unleash a concentrated barrage.

No, because he was a coward. He ran away.