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Zuo Zongtang is a very conceited person, and often compares himself to Zhuge Liang, even so, he also has stage fright when he fights. When he led the army for the first time, he was very timid, the Taiping army was approaching, he still did not go to war, and later under the repeated requests of his subordinates, he ordered the war tremblingly.

Zuo Zongtang was a feudal official during the Qing Dynasty, and he was once a figure on the battlefield and in politics, but he was very humorous. He will always compare himself to Zhuge Liang, and also claim to be Lao Liang or Jin Liang, and if he wins the battle, he will say that this Jin Liang is stronger than Gu Liang. He also specially customized the lantern himself, with the two big characters Lao Liang written on it, and people called him a bright lantern.

There are often things like this boasting, once a person from Fujian came to visit him, and there happened to be good news, this Fujian man patted his ass and said that his Zhuge is bright, Zuo Zongtang was very happy to hear it.

People like him have also been timid on the battlefield, when he led the troops for the first time, he didn't dare to start a war with the Taiping army, and later his subordinates kept asking for war, so he gave the order to go to war, and when he gave the order, he still said it in a trembling voice. He knew the hardships on the battlefield, so when he started to lead the troops, he was very frugal and always ate and lived with the soldiers. But after he became the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, he changed, no matter what time it was, he had to pay attention to pomp and circumstance, and he was not stingy at all in giving gifts.

Every time he won a battle, he would also give out red envelopes to people.

He also wrote a book for his brother, and then showed it to relatives and friends, and whenever anyone gave him advice or pointed out mistakes, he would be very grateful, and he would give him more than ten taels of silver。Zuo Zongtang didn't forget his identity even when he went back to his hometown, and when everyone in his hometown came to see him, he was afraid that the people behind him wouldn't see him, so he stood on the table. Not only does he like to show off, but he also likes to tell ridiculous things, which often makes people laugh.

In the end, he muttered to himself: "Zuo is a person who nourishes his qi and reads, so where is the conceited person on weekdays." It was only after a long time that he gave the order to go to war, still in a trill.

Zuo Zongtang once went to Jiangxi, because it was the first time to lead the army, he was very cautious and delayed fighting the Taiping army. Once, when the enemy army was approaching, his subordinates repeatedly asked for battle, but he still hesitated and muttered to himself: "Zuo is a man who nourishes his qi and reads, so where is the conceited person on weekdays."

It was only after a long time that he gave the order to go to war, still in a trill.

Zuo Zongtang also had stage fright and led the army for the first time. Very cautious, delayed the start of the war. In the end, the war began tremblingly.

Rigidity and softness, righteousness, and envy, promote strengths and avoid serving Dan to dig up weaknesses to govern the army.

Section III. At this time, the Chu army led by Zuo Zongtang had already driven to Leping, which was not far from Jingdezhen, Jiangxi. Regardless of whether this young army, which was much smaller than the Taiping army, could solve the danger of Qimen, it always brought a glimmer of hope to Zeng Guofan, who was almost in a desperate situation.

At the critical moment related to the survival of Zeng Guofan, to everyone's surprise, Zuo Zongtang led his troops to stop in Leping. Zuo Zongtang, who ordered the team to stop advancing, did another big thing that stunned everyone.

The Chu army that rushed from Xiangyin in Hunan to Jingdezhen in Jiangxi came from all over Hunan. Unlike Zeng Guofan, who "led the troops with clerks" to recruit Xiangyong generals, Zuo Zongtang "took courage and simplicity as his ancestor" and used more honest and honest warriors, especially professional soldiers. For example, Wang Zhu, who was not on good terms with Zeng Guofan before, was persuaded by Zuo Zongtang to accept Luo Bingzhang under his command, which not only made great contributions, but also brought out the famous old Hunan camp.

Now in the Chu army, Wang Kaihua and Wang Kailin, the younger brothers of Wang Zhu, are responsible for the management of the army, and Yang Changjun and Liu Dian, who followed the famous Huxiang general Luo Zenan in the early years, are in charge of military staff officers. These generals are all experienced in a hundred battles and are relied on by Zuo Zongtang as an arm.

In Leping, Jiangxi, Zuo Zongtang actually killed his own team when he was about to meet the Taiping army's guns and cannons, and you were dead and alive; "Dai Guotai, the commander of the first battalion of the revolution, and the three chiefs, beheaded a brave man, and blamed more than 30 young people for smoking. "Some of the battalion officers, commanders, and brave men who rushed all the way to the front line to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions were dismissed, and two people were also killed. What is puzzling is that these people are all fellow villagers brought out of Hunan by Zuo Zongtang.

It is incomprehensible that Zuo Zongtang is different from the people who lead his troops to fight. It turns out that soldiers with questionable abilities and character do not necessarily risk their lives to fight in battle, and they must compete for merit and rewards when they go into battle; Even if they were killed, if everyone followed their example, the habits of the army would definitely be polluted to the core.

Zuo Zongtang was in Huxiang for eight years, Hunan governors Zhang Liangji and Luo Bingzhang let him manage the military and civil affairs, and Zuo Zongtang understood better that "a sheep led by a lion is a lion; A lion led by a sheep is all sheep. "If you want to improve your combat effectiveness, you must be able to fight hard.

Later facts proved that Zuo Zongtang's pre-war purge achieved remarkable results, and within ten days, he won three victories in a row, and even conquered two cities, and did not die a single death. Since then, Zuo Zongtang began to "win more with young and old nuclei", and his military career was step-by-step, leading a cadre of people to establish a proud record.

In 1854, Zuo Zongtang led the Hunan army, which had been trained for more than a year, to participate in the Changsha defense station, and the battlefield situation at that time was such that after the Taiping army entered Hunan for the second time, it attacked from the south and the north respectively. It formed a flanking situation, ready to encircle the Hunan army in Changsha at any time, and if you want to break the plan of the Taiping army, you have to fight-for-tat, because the soldiers of the Hunan army are limited and the number is very small, so it is difficult to attack the two places of the Taiping army at the same time. Therefore, it is necessary to attack selectively, which place to hit.

This problem is placed in front of Zeng Guofan, Zeng Guofan has never led troops to fight, he is just a scholar, a smear in front of him, he took out this problem to discuss together, most people feel that Jinggang should be attacked from the waterway, but Zuo Zongtang suggested attacking Xiangtan first. Because Xiangtan is the back road of Changsha, it attacked Xiangtan first, and it can be attacked and defended.

Even if Changsha can't be defended, we can retreat to Hengyang, but if we send troops to Jinggang, even if we win the battle and the enemy occupies Changsha, our army will be flanked in front and back, and we will not be able to take care of each other's head and tail, and we will face a dilemma. In the face of these two different opinions, Zeng Guofan did not know which one to choose, and when it was difficult to choose, at this time, the generals of the Hunan army supported Zuo Zongtang's point of view, so Zeng Guofan agreed with Zuo Zongtang's point of view. This was the first time that Zeng Guofan personally led his troops to fight, and before he set off, he wrote a suicide note.

As a result, as soon as the battle began, the army was attacked by the Taiping army, and there was no power to parry, so they fled one after another. The news of this failure reached Changsha, and the ** in Hunan gloated. Zuo Zongtang met Zeng Guofan and said something, which was not specifically written in the information.

It is obvious that Zuo Zongtang saw Zeng Guofan's embarrassed appearance, so he severely criticized him, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, how can he commit suicide because he lost a battle? Zeng Guofan was particularly embarrassed and ashamed.

Zuo Zongtang said a very famous sentence, that is, "victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers", Zeng Guofan heard the words of the victorious general Zuo Zongtang, and suddenly realized that he re-established the confidence of leading the troops.

Zeng Guofan attached great importance to this battle, and wrote a suicide note before the battle, and the defeated Zuo Zongtang warned him that victory and defeat were a common thing in soldiers. only to dispel his thoughts of suicide.

"Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers", when Zeng Guofan was ashamed and wanted to commit suicide, Zuo Zongtang severely reprimanded him.

Zuo Zongtang also ridiculed Zeng Guofan as a "pig". "Pig" is a Hunan vernacular, which probably means "stupid". Zuo Zongtang is a man of temperament, and he tried to wake up Zeng Guofan in this way and scold him for quick success.

There is no exact record in the history books, but later generations speculated that the general idea should be roughly similar to "victory and defeat are common things in soldiers", and they always wanted to wake him up.

What Zuo Zongtang said, the historical records are not detailed now, but Zuo Zongtang did accuse him and warned him that victory and defeat are common things in soldiers.

What Zuo Zongtang said, there is no clear record in the existing materials。But that was Zeng Guofan's first war, it is conceivable that Zeng Guofan attaches great importance to it, and if he loses the battle, Zuo Zongtang will win or lose as a common thing in soldiers, and if he loses a battle, he will find a short-term man who is not a real husband to persuade him.

Zuo Zongtang severely criticized Zeng Guofan, how could he commit suicide after a defeat, victory and defeat are common, and it is a big deal to learn a lesson and start all over again.

Zuo Zongtang is very scheming, has a pair of discerning eyes, is the Bole of others, and the people he chooses are more talented.

Zuo Gong reported to the country, and went down to An Lishu, he is really a generation of heroes! Pacify the chaos and govern the frontier! The virtuous do not avoid relatives, and the virtuous do not demerit.

Because Zuo Zongtang sees people very accurately and can recognize talents, but later it really shows that he did not look at the wrong person, and those who were recommended by others have performed very well.