Cao Cao chased Liu Bei on Changbanpo, and if the other party's plan succeeded, Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei would kill Cao Cao
A lot of what happens in life is an accident and a necessity! It's just that people are accustomed to inferring from a certain point (an event) and like to betray it: life is a sense of discontinuity, that is, fate is either good or bad. They forgot"Behind the fate"There is a certain inevitable logical connection. For example, today I want to talk about the Three Kingdoms period"Battle of Nagasaka Slope"。
This battle in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is to fight for Zhao Yun: to support the young master Liu Chan in Cao Cao's million-strong army"Cut two flags and three spears; front and rear bayonets and guns, killing more than 50 Cao battalion generals", Zhao Yun can be described as a stroke of genius!
However, no matter how brave Zhao Yun was and how strong Zhang Fei was, Liu Bei's defeat was real, and no one could change the fact that Cao Cao pursued, pursued and killed Liu Bei in the Battle of Changbanpo.
Although Cao Cao looked very powerful and invincible, Cao Cao was known to be more dangerous than Liu Bei"Battle of Nagasaka Slope"I was almost killed! What's going on here? This starts with Jingzhou's surrender to Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao led his army south, Liu Biao only cooperated superficially, and even died of illness! At this time, the military and political power of Jingzhou had been passed to the Cai family, and Liu Qiong, the second son of Liu Biao, born to Mrs. Cai, became the leader of Jingzhou with the help of Cai Mao.
As a result, Jingzhou surrendered without a fight under the coercion of Cai Mao. At this time, Liu Bei did not realize that he could not stop Cao's army and began to retreat towards Jingzhou, but was stopped in Jingzhou. At this time, Zhuge Liang told Liu Bei that the best way to resist Cao Cao was to take the opportunity to take Jingzhou and lead the army to resist Cao Cao in a big way.
But Liu Bei said:"I can't stand it anymore. "As a result, he led the people of Jingzhou who volunteered to serve him and began to flee. When Cao Cao learned of Liu Bei's escape, he decided to personally lead a small group of elite soldiers to pursue Liu Bei.
But at this time, a very smart general Wang Wei appeared in Jingzhou. He realized that the opportunity for Jingzhou had come. So, Wang Wei hurriedly found Liu Chong and proposed a plan, the original text is as follows.
When Cao Cao learned that the general had been surrendered and Liu Bei had left, he would be condescending, unwilling, and the first to succumb. If Wei was given a few thousand foreign soldiers and let them wander around in danger, Cao Cao might be captured. Cao Cao, even the forces within the four seas, is not conservative now. Excerpt from "Information Governance Tongjian.
The translation of this passage is:"Now Cao Cao's attention was focused on Liu Bei, and when he heard that Liu Bei had escaped, he would order some people to row in vain. Now that Cao Cao has lost his belligerent heart towards Jingzhou, it is a good time to turn things around.
If you can give me a few thousand Wang Wei's men and horses, I will hunt down the adventurer Cao Cao in danger and capture him in one battle. In this way, not only can Jingzhou turn things around, you can continue to be the boss of Jingzhou without having to give in, but you can also be strong everywhere and get rid of Jingzhou's current predicament!
The first question is, who is Wang Wei?
It's a pity that we only know that ** is from Jingzhou today, and we don't know anything else. After petitioning, no one saw him again, was he killed by Cao Cao? Whether he was killed by Cao Cao or disappeared from the many degraded officials in Jingzhou is unknown.
However, it can be seen from Wang Wei's move that this person may be a veteran with amazing strategies, this heart is simply too big! It's a pity that he finally ruined his future, because his bosses Liu Biao and Liu Qiong are not kings!
Q2:Is the plan viable?
Judging from the situation at that time, this was 100% possible, because at that time Cao Cao was putting all his energy on Liu Bei. It is recorded as follows in the "General Guide to Governance".
Cao Cao was afraid that Liu Bei would take advantage of the fact that there were many soldiers in Jiangling, so he released grain and grass and marched to Xiangyang lightly. Hearing that the northern army had crossed, the 5,000 elite cavalry of the Cao army marched day and night, crossing the 300-mile-long forbidden army, chasing after them and entering Dangyang.
Cao Cao was so frightened by Liu Bei's capture of Jiangling that he threw away his armor and attacked Xiangyang angrily. When he learned that Liu Bei had escaped, he personally led 5,000 men and horses, day and night, running for more than 300 miles, and caught up with Liu Bei at Changban Slope.
It seems that when Cao Cao was desperately pursuing Liu Bei, there was a sudden ambush of Jingzhou's elite soldiers, which really stuck Cao Cao, otherwise Cao Cao might really be stuck. And after Liu Bei knows, he will install Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei, and then kill them back! Therefore, it was not Cao Cao chasing Liu Bei, but Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Fei chasing Cao Cao!
Question 3 Why did Liu Yong veto?
Cao Cao praised Sun Quan and said:"The son is a student of Sun Zhongmou, and Liu Jingsheng's son is not as good as a pig and a dog"。People know the first half of the sentence, but I'm afraid many people don't know the meaning of the second half of the sentence: Liu Biao's son Liu Chong is an idiot who is not as good as a pig and a dog!
Therefore, it is not a question of why Liu Qiong vetoed it, but Cao Cao had long expected Liu Qiong's incompetence. That's why he dared to follow Liu Bei fearlessly!
It really is"Necessity in chance"。The question is not whether Cao Cao's fate is good or bad, but the logic behind it.
So, let's not overemphasize the influence of fate on success or failure. Like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Liu Chan, Wang Wei's plan was obviously uncertain, so it failed!