The hero of the world who is the enemy, Cao Liu, has a son like Sun Zhongmou
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The little bully Sun Ce was named After zhen Jiangdong, most of Jiangdong was also included in the hands of Sun. On May 5, 200, Sun Ce was full of fun, riding a fast horse to hunt in Dantu Mountain, and his relatives were far behind. Three years ago, Yuan Shu received the intention of declaring himself emperor by Chuanguo Yuxi, but Sun Ce dissuaded him and the two families broke up. After only three years, Sun Ce took Jiangdong like a probe for something.
Sun Ce crisscrossed Jiangdong, causing damage to the interests of the original Jiangdong clan and gentry. Wu Jun's Taishou Xugong was bent on Cao, offended Sun Ce, and was killed by Sun Ce. His wife, children, and doormen escaped. It was not too late for the gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and Sun Ce rode deep into the mountains and forests alone, but he did not know that danger was coming.
On the same day, three strong men armed with crossbows and riding good colts faced Sun Ce. They claimed to be pro-soldiers, which made Sun Ce suspicious. Involuntarily, Sun Ce took a bow and shot an arrow, shooting one of the three men under his horse. However, the distance between the two sides was too close, and after one of the three people fell, Sun Ce flew an arrow from the front, hitting Sun Ce's cheek. Fortunately, the guards arrived in time and did not let Sun Ce be assassinated on the spot by the two remaining assassins.
Sun Ce was hit by an arrow in the face, and he knew that time was short. The twenty-six-year-old Jiangdong Xiaobawang fell, and the burden of the Lord of Jiangdong fell into the hands of Sun Quan, who was only nineteen years old
At that time, the Battle of Guandu was fought in the north. Forty-six-year-old Cao Cao was about to fight Yuan Shao. Forty-year-old Liu Bei lived under Yuan Shao's account, and through daily interaction, he knew that Yuan Benchu was only a strong party. Therefore, he began to defect to Liu Biao in Jingzhou.
Who would have thought that Liu Bei, who had been displaced all the way, Cao Cao, who had not yet achieved great success, and Sun Quan, the young son of Huang Mao, would divide the world on the Chibi battlefield eight years later.
After Chibi
The great reason why the Battle of Chibi was able to win more with less was that Cao Cao was greedy and rushed forward. If the Battle of Chibi had erupted a few years later, Cao Cao might have ruled the world. Cao Cao launched the Battle of Chibi and defeated Huarong Dao, and his wrong command can be divided into the following three points:
First, I don't know how to wait for work, I just want to take advantage of the victory and pursue
Cao Cao Chen left his troops, conquered Tao Qian to get Xuzhou, killed Lü Bu at the Battle of Xia Pi, destroyed Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu, and even the Great Han Tianzi was in his hands, allowing Cao Cao to gain the advantage of holding Tianzi hostage to give the princes the advantage. Cao Cao's journey was too smooth, and after several conquests of most of the northern region fell into Cao Cao's hands, Zhang Gao, Zhang Liao and other fierce generals came down, and half of their long-cherished wish to pacify the chaotic world had been completed.
After the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao even made an expedition to Wuhuan to sweep away the remnants of Yuan Shao's forces and kill Shan Yu's pride in the north. In less than twenty years, Cao Cao's army continued to grow, and after completely chasing the Central Plains, he indulged in the thrill of constant triumph. Cao Cao intended to go south to suppress Sun and Liu, but he did not know that because of the perennial conquests, his northern iron horse had long been trapped and lacking;
Second, plagues run rampant and there is a shortage of water troops. In northern land warfare, cavalry was king. However, when the southern water network is staggered, only the parallel water and land can completely dominate Jiangnan. Cao Cao's original intention was only to suppress Liu Bei, who knew that Liu Biao of Jingzhou died of illness, and the young lord Liu Chun saw the army suppressing the territory, knew that he was invincible, and surrendered without a fight. Liu Bei was even more powerless to fight back and fled everywhere, and Cao Cao took Jingzhou at almost no substantial cost, which made his sense of superiority reach its peak, which was his intention to conquer Jiangdong in one fell swoop.
However, Cao Cao did not think that Jingzhou was the junction of water and land, and beyond Jingzhou was the jiangnan where the rivers crisscrossed. Cao Cao's troops belonged to cavalry and infantry, and the newly acquired Liu Biao Jingzhou Water Division he did not want to use, but had to use, both to use and defend. Although Cao Cao had 200,000 troops, most of them died of plague because of the water and soil, and began to reduce their personnel before the battle. Many accidents Cao Cao knew well, and Cheng Yu and other strategists also advised that they should first digest and absorb the Forces of Jingzhou before making plans, but Cao Cao insisted on going his own way.
Third, the iron rope is connected, and the water army is trained. The solution that Cao Cao thought of in response to the above problems was to reduce the shaking of the battleship and improve the combat capability of the iron cable chain. The opening of Xuanwu Pond trained the northern cavalry as a water division, and it took only one year from the training of the water division to the outbreak of the Battle of Chibi. The poor quality of the water army and the interconnection of warships gave Zhou Yu a breakthrough in breaking the Cao Army.
The Battle of Chibi, in the final analysis, was cao Cao's improper strategic operation, and he found a wrong place at the wrong time to launch a doomed war.
Retreat
At the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao was defeated and took Huarong Road. Although this battle did not hurt the vitality of Cao Jun, Cao Cao had to temporarily retire to the Central Plains to recuperate. Cao Cao had no time to take care of the Area around Jingzhou. Cao Cao returned from the north of Jiangling, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Liu Bei joined forces to capture Jiangling, and Sun Quan seized the opportunity to personally conquer Hefei.
Guarding the Yangtze River must guard the Huai River, and the reason why Eastern Wu was able to stalemate with Cao Wei was the natural danger of the Yangtze River. As soon as the Yangtze River broke, Eastern Wu could no longer defend it. Although Eastern Wu covers a wide area, the important towns of Jianye and Wuchang are located along the Yangtze River, and the more south they go, the lower the degree of enlightenment, and the smaller the occupation value. Sun Quan sitting in Wuchang and other places can be said to be the son of heaven guarding the gate of the country, the Yangtze River was broken, the rivers and mountains changed hands, and he had no choice but to do so. But once huai shui is captured, it is very different.
The westernmost branch of Huaishui, Rushui and Flood, jiangdong water division along this road north can attack runan. Further east are Yingshui and Vortex Water, and Xudu, Chenxian (Cao Cao's hometown), and Chen Liu are within easy reach. There is also the Surabaya branch at the easternmost end of Huaishui, and Pengcheng at the end of Surabaya is no longer safe, not only that, Surabaya is also connected to Yishui. When Cao Cao flooded Pi, he chiseled open these two waterways. Along the Yi River was Langya and Linzi, and Sun Quan could go around cao Cao's rear without spending a single soldier.
Even if Sun Quan chose to stick to Huaishui after taking Huaishui, Huainan's wealth was enough to make up for the desolation of the south. At the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao defeated Ban Shi and forced the 100,000 families of Huainan to Huaibei after returning to the dynasty, and the people of Huainan were afraid to cross the river south in fear. It can be seen that Sun Cao attaches great importance to the people along the Huai River.
With Huai Shui, the Yangtze River can become the second line of defense of Eastern Wu, and the Huai Shui that can be attacked and retreated can be defended is not what Sun Quan dreamed of?
Hefei
Jiangdong has launched five large-scale campaigns against Hefei in history, of which Sun Quan commanded four times, but all of them were fruitless. Is Hefei so important that it is worth Sun Quan's four uprisings?
There are roughly three waterways connecting Huaishui and the Yangtze River:
The westernmost one starts at Xiakou, passes through Fancheng via Hanshui and then passes through Wancheng via Huaishui. On this waterway is the site of Guan Yu's Battle of Xiangfan in Huaxia, when Guan Yu killed Pound, captured Yu Ban, and destroyed 30,000 Cao's army and failed to conquer Fancheng, which was guarded by Cao Ren, which shows the solidity of Fancheng. Even if this waterway is opened, Xudu and Luoyang in the north are surrounded by land, and the change of water division to army will not be worth the loss.
The easternmost waterway in northern Jiangsu is mostly swampy and shallow, and large ships crossing this waterway are afraid that there will be no return.
Therefore, taking fertilizer water through the Yangtze River and huai river is the best choice for Sun Quan.
In 208, Sun Quan personally requisitioned Feishui, and Zhang Zhao attacked Dangtu to the north. Feishui was too defensive for Liu Fu to hold out, and Zhang Zhao's line could not be attacked for a long time, and even a slight defeat, so Zhang Zhao retired from Dangtu in a fit of anger.
Cao Cao knew the importance of Hefei, and at that time Chibi was defeated and had no troops to send. So he asked the Runanshou general Zhang Xi to lead some local soldiers and horses to support, but Zhang Xi's soldiers and horses were infected with the plague halfway through and did not arrive. Yangzhou Beichao outside Hefei city sensed that Zhang Xijun had changed. Therefore, he lied that Zhang Xi's 40,000 reinforcements had arrived in Yanlou, and sent three generals to bring the secret report of Zhang Xi's support to the city. Sure enough, only one general successfully reached the city of Hefei, and the other two roads were intercepted by Sun Quan. Sun Quan heard the news and ordered a retreat for fear of Zhang Xi's reinforcements, and the siege of Hefei was lifted.
Sun Quan attacked Hefei four times in his lifetime, but all of them were fruitless. The first two times Sun Quan can be described as breaking the ship and breaking the Hefei. However, after the second defeat of the Hefei army, Sun Quan's intention to capture Hefei changed from occupation to harassment. Sun Quan's capture of Hefei was consistent with Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, harassing the Wei border and depleting the strength of the Wei army.
In fact, Cao Wei occupied two points from the beginning. If Wu and Shu had a long period of recuperation, they would one day be annexed by Cao Wei, who had divided the fertile lands of the Central Plains. Thinking of danger in times of peace, constantly harassing, proving one's military strength, and mutual consumption are the best choices.
Reading the Three Kingdoms, feeling life, an ordinary life, every minute and every second is drawing towards the abyss of death. Instead of standing still, it is better to pursue what you want, life is short, and opportunities are always fleeting. Advice against the ear, a momentary impulse may ruin all the previous efforts, in the choice may wish to listen to the opinions of the people around you, from youth and immaturity to maturity in this time and again in the listening, judgment. No matter when, calm down, judge the truth or falsity of the information, and the pros and cons of the action, is the right choice.
Resources
Chen Shou of the Western Jin Dynasty - Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms Cao Wei Yu Feng - "Wei Luo"
Southern Dynasty Song Fan Ye – Book of the Later Han Dynasty