There are two real military advisors in Liangshan: Wu Yong, the main officer, and Zhu Wu, the deputy position. Serving as a deputy is extremely challenging in Liangshan, and on the surface the scenery is infinite, but in fact, "a handful of bitter tears". In comparison, Deputy Marshal Lu Junyi was embarrassed, and Deputy Military Division Zhu Wu was at ease. The reason for this is that Zhu Wu has the wisdom to understand the workplace and the strategy of advancing and retreating. In layman's terms, Zhu Wu has a high IQ and a higher EQ.
Conspiracy and friendliness
Shaohua Mountain lacked grain and grass, and Zhu Wu, the leader of the cottage, put forward a directional opinion, "rob some for the use of the cottage." Chen Da and Yang Chun actively offered suggestions and had their own opinions. Yang Chun proposed to go to Pucheng County, where there were few people and nothing was lost; Chen Da proposed to go to Huayin County, where there was a lot of money and food, and he could get twice the result with half the effort.
Zhu Wu was inclined to adopt Yang Chun's opinion, because according to Chen Da's plan, he would pass by Shijiazhuang, and there was a man named Shi Jin in the village, who was a hero and had a high risk factor. Chen Da didn't listen, and hurriedly brought more than 100 minions and went straight to Shijiazhuang. As a result, Chen Da, the jumping tiger, was stunned that he did not skip Shijiazhuang and was captured alive by Shi Jin, the nine-patterned dragon.
When the news came, Zhu Wu carefully calculated that their brothers and sons might not be able to defeat Shi Jin if they were tied together. Therefore, he did not plan to fight hard, but to take the sword sideways, and the soldiers made dangerous moves: either rescue Chen Da or die together. So, Zhu Wu and Yang Chun walked to Shijiazhuang, knelt down, compared themselves with Liu Guanzhang and asked Shi Jin to dismiss the three of them and ask for a reward.
Zhu Wu cried: "The villain waited for the three, and he was forced by the lawsuit to go up the mountain and fall into the grass. At the beginning, he made a vow: 'I don't want to be born on the same day, but I want to die on the same day.' Although it is not as righteous as Guan, Zhang, and Liu Bei, their hearts are the same. Today's younger brother Chen Da did not listen to good words, mistakenly committed Huwei, and was captured by the hero in Guizhuang, without any plan to plead, and now he will die. I hope that the hero will dismiss the three of us and ask for a reward, and swear not to frown. I waited for the hero's hand to die, and there was no resentment. ”
Zhu Wu ate a little accurately: Shi Jin is young, righteous, and eats soft rather than hard. He showed weakness one by one, one "hero" at a time, and tried his best to lift up: only to ask the three people to die together, and the righteousness is moving. How can a hero not be a hero? Sure enough, in front of the veterans of the rivers and lakes, the immature Shi Jin was overjoyed, released Chen Da, and had a drink with the three of them. This plan is clever, low cost, and effective, which not only rescues brothers, but also turns enemies into friends.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhu Wu and others drank in Shi Jin's village, and the government came to arrest people. Zhu Wu, Chen Da, and Yang Chun knelt down and said that Shi Jin had tied them up and went out to ask for a reward. Think about it, under the circumstances, is there a better way than this? kneeling and begging for mercy will make Shi Jin look down on him; Silence is the middle policy, and there is a suspicion of forcing Shi Jin to express his position; Only in this way can the "great righteousness" of self-responsibility be turned from passive to active. This practice won Shi Jin's approval, which provoked him to burn down the manor and kill the officers and soldiers. As the lord of Shaohua Mountain, in the name of the weak defeating the strong, the god machine military division, Zhu Wu can afford it.
Don't make a living
After the men and horses of Shaohua Mountain were merged into Liangshan, Zhu Wu's situation became very delicate. Military advisor Wu Yong fought hotly with the "second-in-command" Song Jiang. Not long after, Chao Gai was killed, and Song Jiang took over as the owner of the village. Since Wu Yong is the chief military advisor, then Zhu Wu can't dominate the guests. After all, the business overlap between the two is very high, and Zhu Wu is a well-known figure in the bandit circle, and his qualifications are very old, old enough to make Wu Yong uneasy.
When Shaohuashan could be called Banhuayin County, Liangshan was only engaged in hijacking single merchants; The government's bounty for Zhu Wu was 3,000 guan; When Zhu Wu was the eldest brother in Shaohua Mountain, Wu Yong was still working as a teacher in Dongxi Village. Zhu Wu in the Liangshan period was relieved to do idle work, not fighting or grabbing. If Zhu Wu is too eye-catching and too keen on performance, it is offside, and there is generally no good ending. Zhu Wu's strategy worked. Wu Junshi attaches great importance to the sense of existence, the belly is not large, and there are few methods, Lu Junyi, Xu Ning, and Zhu Tong...... These warriors have all learned the methods of military advisors, although they are dissatisfied, they are helpless. Zhu Wu's low profile made Wu Junshi very useful, and he didn't give him small shoes to wear.
As for the most important thing in Liangshan - the plan to recruit An, Song Jiang and Wu Yong wanted to take Gao Yu's way, and treated Gao Yu as if he were a guest, bribed him heavily, and pasted his hot face on it, but found that it was useless. Zhiduoxing Wu Yong suddenly had nothing to do. At the critical moment, Yan Qing proposed to take the route of Master Li, and Zhu Wu proposed to turn to Su Yuanjing for help. He mentioned it very naturally and casually: "When my brother fought Huazhou in the past, he tasted the kindness of Su Taiwei. This man is a well-meaning man. If the official recites the inscription in the morning and evening before the Son of Heaven, it is also a good thing. "Facts have proved that these two paths are effective, the former to promote decision-making, so that Song Huizong determines the policy of Zhao'an; The latter will be implemented to ensure the realization of the recruitment plan. It shows that Zhu Wuyuan is above Wu Yong. As Wu's deputy, Zhu Wu showed weakness, did not show himself, and let it go!
Plotting a war
After the heroes of Liangshan were recruited, they were ordered by the imperial court to conquer the east and the west. The outside is broken, and the inside is bandits. In order to facilitate the war, the permanent soldiers were divided into two routes. Song Jiang and Wu Yongled all the way, and Lu Junyi and Zhu Wu led the way. Lu Junyi does not have a strong desire for power and can accept good words, and Zhu Wu's military role is highlighted, and he has repeatedly helped Lu Junyi break the enemy and make meritorious contributions.
During the attack on Liao, the people and horses of Liangshan were besieged by Liao soldiers in Yutian County, Lu Junyi asked for a plan, and Zhu Wudao: "If Song Gongming learns this news, he will definitely come to the rescue." The inside and the outside should be combined to avoid difficulties. "When the dawn came, the Song army arrived, the Liao army could not resist, and it was in a rout, Zhu Wu suggested opening the four gates, chasing and killing with all his might, and defeating the Liao army. When attacking Wang Qing, the Luzhu army adopted a policy of preferential treatment for the surrender of troops, put their hearts in their hearts, comforted and persuaded labor, and the thieves wept and abandoned the evil and returned to the right. The troops had no worries and drove straight in. Attacking Xijing, Zhu Wu broke Xi Sheng's formation and easily entered the city.
Attacking Fangla, before Yuling Pass, the vanguard troops sent by Lu Junyi were almost annihilated, and Shi Jin and other six generals were damaged. When Vice Marshal Lu was in pain and losing his mind, Zhu Wu analyzed the reasons for the defeat in the battle: The people in the Central Plains had never been accustomed to water battles and lost their geographical advantages. Zhu Wu gave a strategy: explore the way, find the local villagers, and guide the path; Second, set fire, after inserting into the enemy's wall, set fire to artillery. According to this strategy, Lu Junyi successfully won Yuling Pass.
The most exciting thing is that during the Liao Expedition period, Zhu Wu and Wuyan Yanshou fought in battle. Wuyan Yanshou first placed the Taiyi Sancai Array, then changed the Heluo Four Elephant Array, and then changed the Circular Bagua Array and the Eight Arrays that hid the beginning and end, but they were broken by Zhu Wudao one by one, and finally Wuyan Yanshou was captured alive. Wu Yong, who was standing on the stage, became a real ornament at this time, and he did not put forward any valuable suggestions during the whole process. When Wuyan's father made a strange array again, Zhu Wu recognized it as the "Taiyi Mixed Heavenly Elephant Array", and Wu Yong could only say: "I don't know the reality of his formation, how did he go to fight?" "When it comes to planning in the secret room, Wu Yong is what he is good at, but when he arranges troops on the battlefield, he is the first to recommend Zhu Wu.
Liangshan is full of talents, but the only one who really has both ability and political integrity, both civil and military, is Zhu Wu. rescue Chen Da and see his benevolence and righteousness; Go to the appointment alone and see its courage; Give way to Shi Jin, see his bearing; battlefield staff officers, see their loyalty and bravery; Retire after success and see its wisdom. How can a person with such insight care about the seat of Liangshan? Successful and famous, since the world of the rivers and lakes.
Source: "Water Margin Workplace Face", "Reading Times" Issue 07, 2024
Author: Zhang Sujun
Editors: Pan Qian, Yang Min (intern)
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