There were many major wars in the chaotic world of the Three Kingdoms, and the Battle of Hanzhong and the Battle of Chibi were earth-shattering battles.
However, there was such a big war, although he did not have such a large amount of money as the Battle of Guandu, nor did he invest hundreds of thousands of troops. But his results were equally tragic.
Not only did this battle cost 100,000 soldiers and horses, but the lord Liu Bei almost committed suicide.
Liu Bei's wives and children, old and young, were also missing, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were the top combat forces in Liu Bei's army, were also scattered at this time, and they were also cornered.
1. Defend Xuzhou City alone
Lü Bu, the god of war, was beheaded by Cao Cao, and when Cao Cao, who was in the limelight, was planning his next strategy, Yuan Shu became emperor. Cao Chengxiang, who learned of this, was extremely happy and decided to lead his army to suppress it.
At this time, Liu Bei sent people under the fence and temporarily surrendered to Cao Cao's command.
Cao Cheng prepared wholeheartedly to destroy Yuan Shu,
After all, with Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses, a big war is inevitable. If Yuan Shu's troops could be incorporated, then Cao Cao's troop combat effectiveness had been raised to another level.
Liu Bei led the army as the vanguard officer of Cao Cao, leading the soldiers and horses given by Cao Cao to enter Yuan Shu's "imperial city" and enter Yuan's "imperial palace" to suppress this newly established state.
At the same time, he also collected the remaining soldiers and horses of Yuan Shu.
After that, Liu Bei came to Xuzhou City in the name of Cao Cao's vanguard officer and deceived Cao Cao's che general Kaicheng who remained in Xuzhou City.
After that, Liu Beijun was formally established from then on, which was also free from Cao Cao's control.
How could Cao Cao, who had been deceived, be willing to stop there? So he personally led a large army to attack Liu Bei.
Liu Bei was worried about the safety of his family, so he asked his second brother Guan Yu to attack the adjacent Xia Pi City. Then he settled his wife, children, children, children, and other family members in Xia Pi City, and the heavy responsibility of defending the city was also entrusted to Guan Yu.
On the other hand, Liu Bei wrote a letter to Yuan Shu's brother Yuan Shao asking for help.
This was a perfect opportunity: Yuan Shao was strong at the time, and Cao Cao was personally leading a large army to attack Liu Bei. If Yuan Shao had sent his generals Yan Liang and Wen Qiu to lead the iron horse to attack Cao Cao's rear base camp at this time, it would be very likely that Cao Cao would be eliminated from then on.
But Yuan Shao is sometimes mediocre and sometimes shrewd, and when he is shrewd, he can see through the essence of things and make the best decisions, but when he faints, he mistakes things and misleads the country.
This time, because Yuan Shao's son was ill, he refused to send troops, thus missing a good opportunity.
2. Night attack on Cao Camp
The battle between Liu Bei and Cao Cao began,
Several of Cao Cao's sieges were ineffective and suffered heavy casualties.
This made Liu Bei very happy, he thought that he was properly defended and could easily defuse the offensive of the Cao Army, and the Cao Army was doomed to return in vain. At this moment, a new fighter appeared, and the Cao Army retreated to rest temporarily, which puzzled everyone.
Speaking in the silent conference room was Zhang Fei, who believed that Cao Jun must have suffered a lot of losses from the previous sieges, which was to prepare for another siege after recuperating, and it would definitely be like a bamboo when the time came. Liu Bei agreed with this view, so he decided to lead his army to sneak into Cao Cao's camp overnight and defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop.
But things are far from simple.
Cao Cao's strategy was to lure Liu Bei out of the city,
Liu Bei, who had been caught in the plan, quickly fled the battlefield, and the Cao army chased after him. Zhang Fei resolutely stayed behind to block the pursuing soldiers until dawn. After dawn, Zhang Fei broke out of the siege, but he could no longer find the whereabouts of the eldest brother, so he could only turn around and drill into the mountains and forests, rectify the soldiers and horses, and make plans.
Liu Bei was beaten to the point of losing his armor and removing his armor, and there were few soldiers and horses left around him, and he was disheartened at this time.
Thinking of my current situation, I can't help but feel sad. The brothers were separated, their families were captured, and their soldiers and horses were lost, and At this time, Liu Bei only wanted to die. But he remembered that after his death, the Han thief Cao Cao was even more rampant, so he vowed that as long as he lived, he would fight Against Cao Cao.
Desperate, Liu Bei found Yuan Shao at this time, after all, Yuan Shao's camp was relatively safe.
Among the current princes, only Yuan Shao could fight with Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao was also very happy to be able to subdue Liu Bei so easily.
Guan Yu's side of xia pi city also suffered a fierce blow from The Cao Army, but Guan Yu's approach was to stick to the city and never go out of the city, and the Cao Army was helpless. Several attacks and killings have been fruitless, but the current situation is like a battle of trapped beasts, and it is only a matter of time before the city is broken.
Because Guan Yu's martial arts and loyalty were deeply loved by Cao Cao, he sent Zhang Liao to persuade him to surrender.
Zhang Liao and Guan Yu are both from Shanxi, and their martial arts and character are rare in the world, so they know each other early and feel sorry for each other.
After the persuasion of this friend, Guan Yu agreed to surrender, but Cao Cao needed to promise three things, otherwise he would fight to the end and the fish would die and the net would be broken.
As long as guan Yu could be obtained as a tiger general, Cao Cao would definitely agree to the three things proposed.
First of all, Guan Yu surrendered to the Han Emperor and did not surrender to Cao Cao. Second, we must ensure the safety of Liu Bei's two wives. Finally, once you know the whereabouts of the eldest brother Liu Bei, you will go thousands of miles to find it.
3. Guan Yunchang was appointed Marquis of Hanshouting
Guan Yu's surrender also meant a change of lord in Xia Pi City.
Cao Cao was very happy, and went back to play tianzi, rewarded the meritorious minister, and crowned Guan Yu as the Marquis of Hanshouting.
This was not enough, and Cao Cao also gave Guan Yu the red rabbit horse captured when he killed Lü Bu. After that, a large amount of gold and silver and beautiful women were also sent, which made other warlords extremely envious.
However, Guan Yu has always been loyal and upright, does not love money, is not good, and any gold and silver treasures, beautiful women and beautiful dances can not impress Guan Yunchang, only the red rabbit horse is the most pleasing gift to Guan Yu.
This horse travels thousands of miles a day and eight hundred miles at night, crossing mountains and mountains like walking on flat ground. The Red Rabbit Horse also made a lot of contributions with Guan Yu's southern expedition to the northern war.
Later, with the merits of the Red Rabbit Horse and the Green Dragon Yanyue Sword, he successfully killed Yuan Shao's two generals, Yan Liangwen ugly, which also made the generals of the Cao Army admire.
It should be known that Yan Liangwen was Yuan Shao's general, and even Zhang Hao could not match the two.
Later, knowing that Liu Bei was living under Yuan Shao's account, Guan Yu immediately adhered to the previous agreement, raised his sword and mounted his horse, took Liu Bei's family members, and cut off six generals through five passes, looking for a brother in a thousand miles. Zhang Fei also rushed to assemble when he heard the news.
Since then, the generals of Liu Bei's army have regrouped and jointly planned to raise troops again.
Yuan Shao's adviser Xu You had long seen that Liu Bei intended to stand on his own, and Yuan Shao, the lord of the shang dynasty, disposed of Liu Bei.
However, Yuan Shao believed that Liu Bei's defeat had been beaten to the point of no fighting spirit, and that Liu Bei was loyal and would not rebel, so Liu Bei also escaped the disaster.
Liu Bei's army was thus resurrected again.
Later, Liu Bei found that his army lacked strategists, so he searched for famous soldiers everywhere, and finally Sangu Maolu invited Zhuge Liang, and from then on Kong Ming spent his life to complete the grand vision of the unification of Shu and Han.
4. Summary
Liu Bei's decision-making mistakes led to a total loss.
Faced with such a big blow, he thought about committing suicide to apologize. If he had taken his own life at that time, then Zhang Fei would have been the king of the mountains for a lifetime in the mountains and forests, or looking for his second brother to become the prince of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, do not be discouraged when encountering difficulties, and take the difficulties as stepping stones for your own improvement.
No one's life is smooth sailing, and only through various difficulties can we complete the transformation between a rookie and a master. Believe in yourself, there will be a rainbow after the storm.