Grain History Plus 000072 "Historical Records" Volume 4 "Zhou Benji" 12: What is the most important thing to bring a group of people to fight?

In the second month, Jiazi was stunned, and the Wu Dynasty took an oath when it came to the Shangjiao Muye. King Wu held a yellow yue on the left, and a white yue on the right, so he used the scorpion. Said: "It's far away from the people of the West!" King Wu said, "Hey! I have the king of Guozhong, Situ, Sima, Sikong, Yalv, Shishi, thousands of captains, hundreds of captains, and Yong, Shu, Qiang, Ji, The people of Wei, Heng, Peng, and Pu are called Ergo, Bilgan, and Li Ermao, and give them an oath." Wang said: "There is an ancient saying, 'There is no morning for a hen. The morning of a hen is only the rope of the family'. The words of Zhou Wei's wife, King of Yin, were useful, she abandoned her ancestors and did not answer them, she stupefied her family and country, and left her king's parents and younger brothers unused. The common people have committed treason to the state of Shang. Today, I will be punished by Fa, Wei and Xingtian. Today's matter is only six steps and seven steps. Stop Qiyan, Mianzai Master! Shang Huanhuan, like a tiger like a cage, like a jackal, like a liar, in the suburbs of Shang, not rushing, to serve the western soil, please praise the master! If you do not rehearse, it will kill you in your body. "Once the oath was taken, the soldiers of the feudal lords gathered in four thousand chariots, and Chen Shimuye.

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Continuing the content of the previous paragraph, King Wu of Zhou finally decided to attack King Zhou of Shang. Therefore, at the dawn of Jiazi Day in February ( Jiazi Mizhuang in February), King Wu came to Shangjiao Muye early in the morning to hold an oath ( As for Shangjiao Muye in the Wu Dynasty, he swore an oath. ). King Wu holds a large yellow axe in his left hand ( Wuwang's left stick and yellow yue ), and his right hand holds a white flag decorated with oxtails ( Youbing Baiyi ), which is used to command ( Yihui ).

He said to the crowd, "Soldiers from the West, who have traveled such a long way, have worked hard ( far from the West )!"

Then he went on to say, "Ah! All the monarchs of the friendly nations, their officials, and people from all over the world! Hold high your ge ( called Ergo ), line up your shields ( Birgan ), and erect your spears ( Lil Spear ), I'm coming to take an oath ( to give it an oath )!"

Then King Wu began to swear:

"There is an old saying in the ancients, 'The hen does not announce the dawn (the hen has no morning ). If the hen announces the dawn, the family will be ruined ( the morning of the hen, but the family's rope ).' Now King Zhou only listens to the words of the woman ( Today, the words of Zhouwei’s wife, the king of Yin, are true), abandoning the sacrifice of ancestors without questioning ( abandoning their ancestors without answering ), abandoning family and state affairs in a daze ( abandoning their family and country ), leaving aside relatives and brothers They are not employed ( the king, parents, and younger brothers are not left behind ), but they respect, promote, trust, and even employ fugitives from all over the world who are guilty of many crimes (this is the most sinful and fugitive in the four corners of the country ). To tyrannize the people ), and to do evil in the Shang country ( with treacherous deeds in the Shang country ). Now I, Ji Fa, respectfully carry out the punishment of God ( this is the punishment of the heaven and the state). Today we fight, every six steps forward seven If you take a few steps, stop and align the team ( the matter of today is only six steps and seven steps, but it’s all in order), everyone must work hard ( Master Mianzai )! Kill no more than four, five, six, and seven times. , just stop and align the team ( not just four, five, six, seven, and so on), let's work hard~~ ladies and gentlemen ( Mian Zai Master )! I hope our team is majestic ( Shang Huanhuan ), like a tiger , like a bear, like a wolf, like a dragon ( like a tiger, like a jackal ). In the outskirts of Shangdu, don’t stop the soldiers of King Zhou who came to surrender ( do not fight to run ), let them help us Western princes ( Yi Xitu ), you must work hard, fellow soldiers! If any of you do not work hard ( what you do not encourage ), you will be slaughtered yourself ( they will be slaughtered )!”

After the oath was completed, the troops of the feudal lords who came to meet, a total of 4,000 chariots, set up a battle in "Muye" (the oath has been taken, the troops of the feudal lords will be assembled with 4,000 chariots, Chen Shi Muye ).

In this paragraph of text, King Wu of Zhou continued the content of the previous paragraph and officially vowed to attack. Under various ceremonies, King Wu once again declared King Zhou's guilt. As mentioned in the previous article, King Wu of Zhou always focused on the matter of King Zhou obeying the woman's words. Because King Zhou obeyed the woman's words, King Zhou not only He did not pay attention to the sacrifices, and even his own brothers were not hired. In contrast, what we think is very exaggerated today is "dissecting the dryness and observing its heart ", but it is not a point that King Wu of Zhou is very concerned about. Perhaps as I said in the previous article, because listening to the woman's words has disrupted the entire dynasty's system, that's why everyone cares so much!

In ancient times, anyone who could be a soldier and fight had to have aristocratic status, so they were called "soldier" soldiers. As for ordinary people, at most they can only go to the battlefield to help run errands, so they are called "walking" pawns. So, did King Wu of Zhou's crusade against King Zhou get the response of the upper-level nobles? Or the support of the majority of the people? In other words, did King Zhou offend the nobles at the top? Or the people of the lower classes? Although King Wu of Zhou's oath mentioned that " it is a matter of honor and longevity, a messenger, a messenger, and a messenger to tyrannize the people ", it seems that King Wu's greatest dissatisfaction with King Zhou still focuses on " now King Zhou of Yin " The words of the Uyghur women are used .” Therefore, this unexplainable attack by King Wu against Zhou, I think it should be just a war between the upper-class nobles. Who do the ordinary people listen to to King Zhou? Who in the family was murdered? Shouldn't care too much.

Finally, why does King Wu of Zhou's oath keep emphasizing "to stop and align ", that is, to stop and line up? I think the war is definitely not won by a large number of people, but the key to winning is to be able to line up the team, move forward step by step, and stabilize the formation at any time. Because there was no convenient communication equipment in ancient times, tens of thousands of people went to the battlefield. If they acted independently, they would become a mess. In order for the army to exert its maximum combat power, it is necessary to reorganize the team so that it is more likely to win. This should be what King Wu of Zhou, who called on many people to fight, was most worried about. Therefore, he will explain and tell everyone the key to stopping every few steps and charging every few times.

The above is what this period of history has given me.

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