In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, there was a famous general, known as the "King of the Double Sword". He possesses excellent combat skills, skillfully wielding two short knives with both hands, and showing off his skills on the battlefield.
Even Chang Yuchun, the first fierce general under Zhu Yuanzhang, couldn't help but praise his bravery. This brave general's name is Wang Bi, who has been active on the battlefield since Zhu Yuanzhang fought the world, and is known for his outstanding achievements.
After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne and became emperor, Wang Bi was named the Marquis of Dingyuan, and together with Guo Ying, the Marquis of Wuding, he became Zhu Yuanzhang's left and right guards.
After Zhu Yuanzhang joined the Red Turban Army, he was sent by Guo Zixing to Dingyuan to create a new "base area". Zhu Yuanzhang led 24 loyal generals to Dingyuan, and it is rumored that there was a strong man named Wang Bi in the local area, who led the villagers to defend the village, brave and fearless.
Zhu Yuanzhang personally went to visit Wang Bi, and Wang Bi was moved by Zhu Yuanzhang's bearing, so he took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang. Since then, he has become Zhu Yuanzhang's personal guard, and is responsible for Zhu Yuanzhang's safety together with Guo Ying.
According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty", in all the battles in which Zhu Yuanzhang participated, Wang Bi was never defeated.
In the Battle of Poyang Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang was short of troops, and he sent Wang Bi to lead 200 sailors as a death squad to ambush Chen Youliang on the road that Chen Youliang must pass. When Chen Youliang's big ship appeared, Wang Bi and others suddenly killed, messed up Chen Youliang's position, and made great achievements.
After Chen Youliang was eliminated, Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Zhang Shicheng. On the day when Zhang Shicheng's city was broken, he was surrounded by Chang Yuchun from the west gate. Zhang Shicheng was fighting for trapped beasts, and the battle situation on Chun's side was critical, so he hurriedly shouted: "Wang Bi is in **?
At this time, Wang Bi suddenly came out and slashed Zhang Shicheng's mount with two knives, and Zhang Shicheng was almost hacked to death by Wang Bi.
Wang Bi has participated in many wars, the most famous of which is the "Battle of Fishing Erhai" in the 21st year of Hongwu. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Lanyu to the Northern Expedition, and Wang Bi served as the deputy general.
When the Ming army arrived at Yuerhai, it was surrounded by a vast grassland, and there was no trace of the Mongol army. Lanyu is frustrated by this and prepares to return to the court. However, Wang Bi firmly opposed this idea, saying: "We have 100,000 soldiers and horses, deep into Mobei, and retreat before encountering the enemy, so what about our mission?" ”
Lan Yu felt that Wang Bi had a point, so she gave up the idea of a class teacher.
Wang Bi's ingenuity was fully demonstrated in this Northern Expedition. He suggested that the army dig the ground as a cave, hide it, and sure enough, the Mongol army was found. Wang Bi personally served as the vanguard, leading his subordinates to run 80 miles and raid the Mongol camp, and then Lan Yu's army also arrived and killed together.
This battle only allowed the Yuan Lord and the crown prince to escape with a dozen people, a total of 70,000 soldiers were captured, and more than 3,000 harem concubines were captured.
Although the battle was most famous for Lan Yu's command, half of the credit should go to Wang Bi.
Although Wang Bi had outstanding achievements, due to his close relationship with Lan Yu, after the Lan Yu case broke out, Zhu Yuanzhang began to have doubts about him. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the three veterans, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and Wang Bi, to return to the capital.
All are aware that this could be a bad omen. On the way back, Wang Bi said frankly to Fu Youde: "The emperor is old and ruthless. Now that there are only a few of us left in the founding generals, I am afraid that we will die without a place to bury when we go back. ”
Despite this, Wang Bi had no intention of resisting.
When Wang Bi returned to the capital, he saw the guards carrying Fu Youde's head in their hands, and he realized that his life was irretrievable. In order to tell his sons that they could not rebel, he hurriedly wrote to his sons, emphasizing that no matter what happened, they could not betray the court.
After that, Zhu Yuanzhang met with Wang Bi, and Wang Bi made a small request. He said to Zhu Yuanzhang sincerely: "The main thing you are worried about is our leading talents, it is not surprising that I sacrificed my life, but please let my sons go, they can continue to serve the Ming Dynasty." ”
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Wang Bi's request, he felt his wisdom, laughed, and said heroically: "It's exactly what I want!" ”
Wang Bi's wise choice allowed his family to be preserved under Zhu Yuanzhang's rule, and his descendants also played an important role in the Ming Dynasty. His wisdom and courage enabled him to make the right choice in a life-or-death situation, trading his own death for the wealth and safety of his family.
Although his life did not end perfectly, his wisdom and courage made his life full of legends.