The list of high-quality authors Huang Zhong beheaded Xiahou Yuan, which can be said to have shocked Cao Cao, made Liu Bei happy, and worried Sun Quan.
This battle can be called a key battle for the Three Kingdoms
With this victory, Liu Bei dared to claim the throne in Hanzhong, and Huang Zhong also became one of the five tiger generals of Shu Han
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The Battle of Hanzhong was initiated by Liu Bei on his own initiative
For Liu Bei, this war is to press all the resources of Yizhou
He even shouted the slogan that men should fight and women should be lucky
But the battle of Hanzhong was only a defensive battle for Cao Cao, since Cao Cao took Hanzhong
Hanzhong has never been used as a forward position to attack Yizhou, just to block Liu Bei's development
In the middle and late periods, Cao Cao divided the southern part of the entire control area into three major military regions
They were the Hefei Military Region, which was garrisoned by former General Xiahoudun
The Jingzhou Military Region was garrisoned by the general Cao Ren of Zhengnan, and the Guanzhong Military Region was garrisoned by Xiahou Yuan, the general of Zhengxi
At that time, Xiahou Yuan's position was that of the commander of the military region under Cao Cao, and he had a heavy army in his hands and had a heavy responsibility
In the nearly two years of war, Xiahou Yuan implemented Cao Cao's strategy of defending without fighting
Defending the dangerous stronghold So in the battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei did not take advantage of it in the early days
Not only did they not gain an inch of land, but they also lost their troops, among which Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Ren Kui and other middle-level generals died after taking the lead
In the absence of progress, this made Liu Bei very embarrassed
So at the end of 218 AD, Liu Bei changed his strategy
Abandoning the dangerous stronghold of the Wei army, he led his army south across the Han River
Seize the commanding heights of Dingjun Mountain, because you can overlook the battlefield
Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He led the army out of Yangping Pass and competed with Liu Bei for the commanding heights of Dingjun Mountain
And Liu Bei took advantage of the strategy of attacking the east and the west, and first sent troops to attack Zhang He
Xiahou Yuan was forced to send half of the reinforcements to rescue Zhang He, and Huang Zhong led his army to charge Xiahou Yuan's army condescendingly
In the midst of the chaos Huang Zhong beheaded Xiahou Yuan and Yizhou Assassin Zhao Hao, and the commander was killed and the three armies were shocked for the Wei army
The most direct impact is the shaking of the army's heart, you must know that there are very few battles in which the commander was killed in the era of cold weapons
Except for the war of annihilation and siege, it is impossible for the commander to be killed unless the whole army is annihilated
And this is also because of the death of a person, which determines the outcome of a war
This was the biggest shock caused by Xiahou Yuan's killing
This kind of shock, even if Cao Cao personally led a large army to meet Liu Bei, he could not win
And two months after Xiahou Yuan was killed, Cao Cao came to Hanzhong
Although Cao's army occupied a dangerous stronghold in Hanzhong, they brought a lot of grain to prepare for a big battle with Liu Bei in Hanzhong
But because of Xiahou Yuan's death, it was impossible for Cao Cao to win
Because the morale of the military has been lost, most of the wars in the era of cold weapons were fought by the confidence of non-commissioned soldiers
For example, the destruction of the cauldron before the Battle of Julu is a way to motivate the morale of the military
And the sentence in the military book is "again and again and again and again and exhausted."
It also shows that once the military spirit is lost, it will be difficult to regain it again
In addition, Xiahou Yuan is the commander, and all military operations are in charge of Xiahou Yuan
Now that Xiahou Yuan has died in battle, Zhang He has been replaced by Zhang He as the interim commander to stabilize the morale of the army, but Zhang He is no longer capable
is still Zhang He instead of Xiahou Yuan, and Liu Bei is full of confidence
After all, it was the first time that Cao Cao was defeated on a frontal battlefield using resources and strategy
even beheaded Xiahou Yuan, one of the commanders of the three major military regions.
You must know that Liu Bei had countless wars with Cao Cao in his life, but he never defeated Cao Cao's main force.
Liu Bei fought Cao Cao many times in his early years in the north
For example, Cao Cao's conquest of Xuzhou, the battle of Yanjin, the battle of Runan, and the battle of Changbanpo
Liu Bei lost every time, only Liu Bei won the battle of Hanzhong
Liu Bei not only won the Battle of Hanzhong, but also the army led by Cao Cao himself
The significance of winning this war is no less than Zhou Yu's defeat of Cao Cao in the Battle of Red Cliffs
All in all, the shock caused by Huang Zhong's killing of Xiahou Yuan was quite huge
For Cao Wei, Xiahou Yuan's death was equivalent to the killing of the commander-in-chief of the theater
Therefore, causing chaos in the hearts of the army was the most direct consequence, and for Huang Zhong, because he killed Xiahou Yuan
Let him leap from a miscellaneous general to a five tiger general, as for Liu Bei, the shock caused is even greater
It was precisely because of Xiahou Yuan's death that he was able to take HanzhongBecame the king of Hanzhong
Xiahou Yuan's death is not only his personal tragedy, but also an important node in the historical process.
His death made Huang Zhong emerge and become an important general of Shu Han
It also provided an opportunity for Liu Bei's rise.
Xiahou Yuan's death also made Guan Yu famous all over the world and became a martial saint admired by later generations.
However, behind all this, there is also a deep tragedy.
Xiahou Yuan's death made Cao Cao deeply frightened, and even considered moving the capital to avoid his edge. But this also brought endless troubles to Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Liu Bei and others.
As time passed, they died one after another, and the power of Shu Han gradually weakened.
After Guan Yu was killed, Shu Han fell into great grief. The two heroes Huang Zhong and Liu Bei passed away one after another, which made people sigh at the ruthlessness of time. Cao Cao also died shortly after, shaking the whole world.
In this context, Liu Bei launched the Battle of Yiling in order to avenge Guan Yu. The war ended in Liu Bei's defeat, and he was burned to the White Emperor by Lu Xun and became a tragic figure in history.
With the passage of time, in 229, Sun Quan was proclaimed emperor and officially entered the Three Kingdoms era. The advent of this era marked a great turning point in Chinese history.
Since then, the struggle between the three kingdoms has become the main theme of history, and countless heroes and heroes have emerged on this stage and written their own legends.