The last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period were an era of talent explosion in China's history, and a large number of outstanding politicians, strategists, and military generals emerged. Among them, the representatives of the military generals were Cao Cao's five sons liang general and Liu Bei's five tiger generals. Five sons: Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Yu Ban, Zhang Gao, Xu Huang. Five Tiger Generals: Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong. Xu Huang was ranked last among the Five Sons, but it was This not very famous Xu Huang actually defeated and led to the killing of Guan Yu, the head of the Five Tiger Generals. What are the outstanding features of Xu Huangzhijun?
Xu Huang (?) –227), courtesy name Gongming, was a native of Yang, Hedong (present-day southeast of Hongdong, Shanxi). Xu Huang was originally a lieutenant under Yang Feng's tent, and after Yang Feng was defeated by Cao Cao, Xu Huang defected to Cao Cao, and after a long time in the battlefield, he was brave and invincible, and successively participated in Cao Cao's Battle of Xuzhou, the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Hanzhong and other major battles. The Battle of Fancheng, Xu Huang repelled Guan Yu, indirectly causing Guan Yu to be killed by Eastern Wu forces. Cao Pi made Empress Dowager Xu Huang a Right General.
Xu Huang's war is known for his wisdom, not the force of a man. In 204 AD, when Xu Huang accompanied Cao Cao in pacifying Jizhou, he advised Cao Cao to be kind to the generals and the people of Jizhou who surrendered, and won the hearts and minds of the people. In 211, Cao Cao and Ma Chaotong passed a battle, Ma Chao fought bravely, Xu Huang suggested that Cao Cao could not attack strongly, instead crossed the river from Pusakajin, occupied the north bank of the Wei River, laid the foundation for the battle against Ma Chao, and finally occupied the Guanzhong Plain.
In 219 AD, Guan Yu, who was guarding Jingzhou, went north to Xiangyang and Fancheng, defeated Cao Ren, beheaded Pound, captured Yu Ban, flooded the Seventh Army, and threatened Huaxia. Cao Cao was shocked and even prepared to flee with Emperor Xian of Han to escape guan Yu's army. After comprehensive analysis, Cao Cao decided to reinforce Xiangfan, and it was Xu Huang who took on this heavy responsibility.
After the defeat of the Cao army, morale was low, and Xu Huang's first thing was to boost morale. Xu Huang was not in a hurry to seek battle, and he saw the key point of Guan Yu's lack of grain and grass, and made an orderly deployment step by step. Finally, the time came, Lü Meng and Lu Xun raided Jingzhou, Guan Yu was empty after the air defense, Xu Huang led the army to launch a fierce attack, repelled Guan Yu, rescued Cao Ren, and stabilized Xiangfan.
At the Battle of Xiangfan, Xu Huang repelled Guan Yu, and Cao Cao was very happy and personally inspected Xu Huang's army on the front line and comforted the soldiers. When the armies heard of Cao Cao's arrival, they rushed forward one after another, but Xu Huang's army was neat, sticking to his post, and imposing, and Cao Cao praised Xu Huang's army for having Zhou Yafu's style. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Biography of Xu Huang": Huang Zhen Brigade also Mo Pi, Taizu Ying Huang Seven Li, wine assembly. Taizu held up a bottle of wine to persuade Him, and Lao Zhizhi said, "Quan Fan, Xiangyang, the general's merits are also." "When all the armies were gathered, Taizu's case was in the camps, the soldiers and soldiers were separated from the battlefield, and the Huang army camp was neat, and the soldiers were stationed in Chen. Taizu sighed, "General Xu can be said to have the style of Zhou Yafu. ”