Between 217 and 219 AD, Liu Bei poured all the troops of the whole country into Hanzhong and launched a shocking battle against Hanzhong. This battle is like snatching food from the jaws of a tiger, and its difficulties and dangers can be imagined. And in this battle, the Battle of Dingjun Mountain became a decisive turning point.
It was a fierce battle, and the supreme commanders of both sides appeared. On the Cao army's side, it was Xiahou Yuan, the general of the expedition to the west; On the Shu army, it is Liu Bei, who has great ambitions. On the battlefield of Dingjun Mountain, Liu Bei led the army to storm Yangping Pass, but could not capture it for a long time. He skillfully led his troops south to cross the Han River and skillfully arranged the formation in front of the Dingjun Mountain.
Xiahou Yuan, a wise and brave general, was not to be outdone. He led his army to Dingjun Mountain and formed a confrontation with Liu Beijun. He handed over the defense line of the Dongwei antlers to the deputy general Zhang He, and he personally guarded the Nanwei antlers. This layout, which is exquisite, makes Liu Beijun in a predicament and difficult to find a breakthrough.
However, Xiahou Yuan's careful layout also led to his death. In this seemingly evenly matched contest, undercurrents are surging, and life and death are impermanent. And Liu Bei, it was in such a desperate situation that he found the opportunity to turn defeat into victory.
Liu Bei commanded more than 10,000 elite soldiers and horses, like a pack of wolves besieging their prey, taking Zhang He's Dongwei antlers as the main target, while Xiahou Yuan's Nanwei antlers were regarded as a cover. Although Zhang He was brave, he was very dangerous under such a fierce offensive. sent a request for help to Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan could only divide half of his forces to go to the rescue.
However, Liu Bei found that Xiahou Yuan's position in the south of the Antlers had become empty due to the division of troops, so he adopted the strategy of the strategist Fa Zheng and ordered Huang Zhong to lead the soldiers to make noise but not really attack, and after repeating it many times, Xiahou Yuan relaxed his vigilance. At this time, Liu Bei sent a fire team, lit the surrounding corner, and the flames rose to the sky. Xiahou Yuan was very anxious when he saw the fire, and only took 400 soldiers to fight the fire and repair the antlers. At this moment, Liu Bei saw the opportunity and ordered Huang Zhong to raid from a high place, but Xiahou Yuan was caught off guard and was beheaded by Huang Zhong.
Xiahou Yuan's death plunged the Cao army into chaos, and they had no leader but to choose to rout. Liu Bei thus successfully captured Hanzhong. After that, although Cao Cao personally led the army to ** Hanzhong, but the terrain of Hanzhong was dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, after several months of stalemate, Cao Cao had no choice but to retreat. Since then, Hanzhong has become Liu Bei's bag.
Xiahou Yuan was the commander of Cao Jun, but Zhang Fei's wife took the initiative to collect his body and gave him a thick burial. It is recorded in "Wei Luo": "At the beginning of the old abyss, the flying wife invited him to be buried." Why did Zhang Fei's wife make such a move? There are two reasons for this. First of all, although Xiahou Yuan was related to Cao Cao, he did not have a deep relationship with Zhang Fei. On the battlefield, Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Fei had several confrontations, but they were all their own masters. Secondly, Xiahou Yuan had a high prestige among Cao's army, and his death was a heavy blow to Cao's army. Zhang Fei's wife may have thought that collecting Xiahou Yuan's body and burying him was a way to appease Cao Jun's heart. This move also shows her big-picture vision and wisdom.
First, Zhang Fei's wife Xiahou is Xiahou Yuan's niece and comes from a famous family. This lady is not an ordinary woman, but the pearl of the Xiahou family. The relationship between Xiahou and Xiahou Yuan is deep, far more than ordinary uncles and nieces. Back then, in order to save his deceased brother's daughter, that is, Xiahou Clan, Xiahou Yuan did not hesitate to give up his young son. This kind of emotion, although not father and daughter, is better than father and daughter.
In 200 AD, in the midst of the war, Zhang Fei was in the prime of life, and had just experienced a fiasco, separated from his eldest brother Liu Bei and second brother Guan Yu, and fled to the ancient city alone. In the years of the ancient city, when he went out of the city to collect firewood, he met Xiahou, who was only thirteen or fourteen years old. The two fell in love at first sight, and Zhang Fei immediately married Xiahou.
Second, the relationship between Zhang Fei and Xiahou is extraordinary. In that era, men were of a high status, while women were generally of a humble position. If the man has a good heart and takes good care of his wife, and the husband and wife are like glue, then the woman will feel happy. On the contrary, if a man has multiple wives and concubines, looks for flowers and willows outside, and scolds his wife when he returns home, then the woman's fate will be extremely miserable. Although Zhang Feiying married Xiahou was suspected of "robbing relatives", he was a real man and loved his wife very much. The Xiahou clan gave birth to two flowery daughters for Zhang Fei, both of whom later married the queen Liu Chan and became the empress. Because Zhang Fei doted on the Xiahou family, he would naturally acquiesce and even support the Xiahou family's decision to bury Xiahou Yuan.
The Battle of Hanzhong can be called the fourth war of the Three Kingdoms, and its long time and grand scale are not comparable to ordinary small wars. Among them, the battle of Dingjun Mountain is the finishing touch of this battle. In this fierce battle, Liu Bei's group went through many difficulties and dangers, and finally killed Cao Cao's favorite general Xiahou Yuan. However, Zhang Fei's wife, Xiahou Shi, begged for Xiahou Yuan's body to be collected and given a generous burial. Behind this move, there are two reasons: first, Xiahou Yuan is the uncle of the Xiahou clan, and the blood relationship is difficult to part; The second is that Zhang Fei and Xiahou have a deep relationship, and Xiahou's burial of Xiahou Yuan is also out of support for her husband.
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