The Battle of Hanzhong between Cao Cao and Liu Bei not only had a huge impact, but also had different meanings for both sides.
First of all, Cao Cao and Liu Bei, they can be described as happy enemies. We've fought together, we've skewered, we've drunk wine, we've bragged about cows — of course, this is the famous hero of Ome Boiled Wine. At that time, Liu Bei was not anything, and Cao Cao broke through in one word: You Liu Bei, like me Cao Cao, are the two heroes of the world, and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, etc. are not worth mentioning.
Fortunately, there was a thunder at that time, allowing Liu Bei to slip over, otherwise if he continued to talk along with Cao Cao's words, it is estimated that Liu Bei would not want to leave Cao Cao for the rest of his life.
Subsequently, the two brothers turned from blind dates to killing each other, and Cao Cao chased Liu Bei and beat him. But Liu Bei is like Xiao Qiang, who can't die, not only escaped from death again and again, but also took Cao Cao as a negative example everywhere: you Cao Cao killed indiscriminately, I will give benevolence, you Cao Cao is cruel, I will show leniency ...
Looking at it, Liu Bei was actually able to form a set of theories in the flight, and said to Pang Tongcai: Xichuan I do want it, but if I rob it, it will be too unkind. Robbing other people's things is Cao Cao's unique skill, he even robbed other people's daughters-in-law, I Liu Bei did not do it.
Pang Tong had to tell bluntly: "When the power changes, it is impossible to determine it together." Weak and offensive, the matter of the five uncles. If you take it against the grain and keep it, and repay it with righteousness, after the matter is decided, why should it be a great power to be sealed? If you don't take it today, you will end up being a good ear. ”
Although Pang Barrel's words are very fancy, they can actually be summarized in one sentence: Now that they are all in the world, why are they still stuck to the rules! Can a reader steal a book? So if you don't grab it, wait for death.
Liu Bei listened to Pang Tong's advice and snatched Liu Zhang's Xichuan. It is precisely because of Xichuan in his hand that Liu Bei has the strength and confidence to break his wrist with Cao Cao in Hanzhong, which is a surprise for Liu Bei. But to Cao Cao's words is sad and indignant, "the hero of the world is only the king and the ear", Liu Bei, you are a "child who weaves and sells the mat".
This is cao Cao's original words during the Battle of Hanzhong, and there is no longer the generosity of Qingmei when cooking wine on heroes. Therefore, the Battle of Hanzhong was a battle for Liu Bei to turn over, but it was a battle of helplessness and bitterness against Cao Cao, and the two had completely different moods.
Secondly, in the Battle of Hanzhong, there was an event that shook history, that is, Huang Zhong killed Xiahou Yuan! Many people are afraid that they do not feel much about this incident, after all, they have long been "aesthetic fatigue". What else is there to be vernacular about?
But the author would like to ask: If in the Battle of the Street Pavilion, Ma Mo killed Zhang Guo, what would be the movement? This is not nonsense assumptions. It should be noted that Huang Zhong was selected as a general of the Four Directions of the Shu Han Dynasty and sat on an equal footing with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao, the great cattle of the Three Kingdoms, and it was by this battle.
Zhuge Liang once said worriedly: Let Huang Zhong be selected as a general of the Four Directions (Five Tigers General), his performance in Hanzhong, Zhang Fei and others are all in the eyes, know how cattle, but Guan Yu is far away in Jingzhou, I am afraid that he will not be convinced.
People only cared about Guan Yu's subsequent reaction, but did they realize that Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun and others were also people with tempers, so why did they all express their satisfaction with Huang Zhong's reward? In other words, the opportunity (Xiahou Yuan) is there, why did Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and other famous generals not seize it, but let an old pawn seize it? Isn't that abnormal?
In order to lay the groundwork for Huang Zhong to behead Xiahou Yuan, the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" specially added drama to him, first fighting with Guan Yu under Changsha City, which is called warm-up, also called foreshadowing. Later, before the Battle of Dingjun Mountain, Zhuge Liang used the radical method against Huang Zhong, saying: Xiahou Yuan was too fierce and could only go to Guan Yu. It made Huang Zhongdu jump to his feet, and then arranged for Fazheng to be Huang Zhong's think tank...
But the problem is that this is only a fiction of the interpretation, because in the past, when the two armies were opposed, which lord would go out and single out at every turn? What level is Xiahou Yuan, what level is Huang Zhong, and how can it be that Xiahou Yuan himself scolded the front? This is called letting the commander-in-chief of the theater do the work of the squad leader! Maybe it's inappropriate, but that's basically what it means.
Putting aside the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", let's take a look at why Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun all participated in the war in the main history, but let Huang Zhong behead Xiahou Yuan.
One: Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, the performance is very poor! At the beginning of the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao attacked Wudu against Cao Hong. In the impression of many people, this is not a hand to hand? Zhang Fei and Ma Chaona are so good! But the fact is that Zhang Fei and Ma Chao have both lost, and they are still miserable!
The three generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, Wu Lan, Lei Tong, and Ren Kui, were all killed by Cao Hong (Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The generals Wu Lan and Lei Tong entered the Wu capital, all of which were not destroyed by Cao Gongjun).
Why? Historical records are ominous. But there are two articles in the author's analysis. First, it is not a good thing for cattle people to get together. Zhang Fei and Ma Chao are very fierce, but the question is can these two cattle people cooperate together? One mountain is hard to tolerate two tigers! This is actually Liu Bei's mistake.
The second is that the next generation of Cao Wei has risen to the top. Cao Hong was not fighting alone, but led Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and other descendants to come together. For example, Zhang Fei's plan was seen through by Cao Xiu, who not only killed Wu Lan, but also led to "great destruction, flying fruit away".
In the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei started with a big defeat, and he was still the two most cattle tiger generals, how do you let Liu Bei think about Zhang Fei and Ma Chao? I'm afraid it's just four words: hero twilight. Later, after taking Hanzhong, why did Liu Bei abandon Zhang Fei and Ma Chao and choose Wei Yan as the Taishou of Hanzhong? It is directly related to the performance of Zhang Fei and Ma Chao in the Battle of Hanzhong.
Of course, there is also a reason that Zhang Fei's wife is Xiahou Yuan's niece. However, this reason is not the main reason. But no matter what, because Zhang Fei and Ma Chao performed too poorly, Liu Bei did not dare to put them in a key position, which should be the main reason.
Second: in the main history, Zhao Yun appeared relatively late during the Battle of Hanzhong. It was only after Huang Zhong had beheaded Xiahou Yuan that he cooperated with Huang Zhong to grab Cao Cao's grain and grass. Since Huang Zhong did not return after the agreed time, Zhao Yun only took dozens of horses to check the situation and encountered Cao Cao's army, so Zhao Yun performed a scene of "empty city plan", opened the gate of the village, and put an end to the flag.
Faced with this situation, Cao Cao was suddenly suspicious, and when he retreated, he was pursued and killed by Zhao Yun. Afterwards, Liu Bei said that Zhao Yun was "a dragon with all his guts."
From this record, it seems that Zhao Yun seems to have arrived late. After all, there must also be a general to guard Chengdu. It was only because the battle in Hanzhong was too fierce, and it was already "men in battle, women in luck", that Zhao Yun came to support him and missed the opportunity to kill Xiahou Yuan.
Third: In fact, Huang Zhong had been obscure until he surrendered to Liu Bei. However, since being obtained by Liu Bei, Huang Zhong was like a kaihang, "Attacking Liu Zhang, Zhongchang first ascended to chen, and bravely crowned the three armies." Yizhou was established, and worshiped as a general of the beggars."
That is to say, in the battle of Liu Bei's capture of Xichuan, Huang Zhong became a real "tiger", charging ahead, often landing first, the image is said to have played the role of "captain of the death", where the danger is, where the battle is most fierce, Huang Zhong appears where.
Comparing Zhang Fei and Ma Chao with Huang Zhong, did you find a difference? Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, these are both generals of the generals, do not need to do the "daredevil captain" thing, but Huang Zhong always appears on the front line, leading the way.
It is precisely because of this characteristic of Huang Zhong that he seized the opportunity, "the people are very refined, the loyal push will advance, the soldiers will be persuaded, the golden drum will vibrate the sky, the sound of joy moves the valley, the battle will be cut off, and the Yuan army will be defeated."
Xiahou Yuan's soldiers were all hard stubble. But Huang Zhong was even tougher, personally leading the "death squad", rushing to kill first, and people blocked the killing of the Buddha. In order to rescue Zhang Guo, Xiahou Yuan was getting off his horse to pull out antlers and clear the roadblocks, but before he could react, Huang Zhong led the death squad and killed them, so Xiahou Yuan was beheaded.
Seeing this, some people may ask, how old is Huang Zhongdu, why is he still doing this kind of "death squad" work? Two reasons.
First, Huang Zhongwu was without a queen, which allowed him to be relieved of worries and dare to burn the sunset to the fullest.
Second, Liu Bei gave him respect and a stage. Before that, Huang Zhong had been wandering around in Jingzhou and had been under Liu Biao for a long time. Jingzhou was the most stable place in the early days of the Three Kingdoms, and Liu Biao was also one of the most unenterprising lords of the Three Kingdoms. So that Huang Zhongkong has a skill, but there is nowhere to show it, and he wastes his youth!
In the same situation as Huang Zhong, there was Wen Ping, who was able to perform after following Cao Cao, but he was younger than Huang Zhong. After Liu Bei got Huang Zhong, he obviously did not dislike his old age and gave him respect, which must have touched Huang Zhong.
Liu Bei only began to expand after getting Jingzhou, which was the stage for Huang Zhonglai, so he was willing to "first ascend to Chen, bravely and resolutely crown the three armies", and got the due reward, after killing Xiahou Yuan, he was ranked as a General of the Shu Han Dynasty (Five Tiger Generals), and Sat on an equal footing with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and so on! It perfectly interprets the true meaning of "Lao Ji Fu Zhi Zhi is in a thousand miles"!