In the first year of Jing Yao (258), the Zhenjun general Chen Qi fell ill and died, and Liu Chan's favored eunuch Huang Hao began to control the imperial government, playing with power and trying to be unfavorable to the general Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei was very afraid and did not dare to return to Chengdu, so he had to go to Tuntian to avoid trouble.
Sima Zhao, a chancellor of Cao Wei, learned of the shu han's general peace, and decided to send an army to attack Shu. In August of the fourth year of Jing Yuan (263), Sima Zhaobing divided into three roads to cut shu, and in November, Deng Ai smuggled Yin Ping around the Sword Pavilion, known as "one husband dangguan, ten thousand fu mokai", unexpectedly parachuted jiangyou, and then defeated Zhuge Zhan at Mianzhu and approached Chengdu.
After the lord hesitated to enter the south, Zhou Shang said: "Or that His Majesty has penetrated deep into the north and has a plan to suit the south, and the subject is foolish to think that he is uneasy--"Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Biography of the Later Lord".
In desperation, Liu Chan finally remembered Huo Yi, so he prepared to enter Nanzhong to join Huo Yi. However, under the persuasion of Zhou Chen and other surrendering factions, Liu Chan quickly changed his mind and decided to surrender to Deng Aijun, ending the 42nd year of the Shu Han Dynasty.
So, who was Huo Yi, and why did Liu Chan think of him in the first place when he was in a desperate situation?
Huo Yi: The tiger of the gate, Liu Bei gave Liu Chan a personal bodyguard
Huo Yi (Chinese: 胡弋; pinyin: Fīồi), a native of Zhijiang, Nan County, was the son of Huo Jun, the founding hero of the Shu Han Dynasty.
In the seventeenth year of Jian'an (212 AD), Liu Bei formally broke with Liu Zhang, turned around from Ye Meng and attacked Liu Zhang from the south, leaving Huo Jun to defend the city of Ye Meng. After Zhang Lu learned the news, he sent people to threaten and lure Huo Jun in an attempt to capture Ye Meng, but this plan was discovered by Huo Jun and could not succeed. Subsequently, Liu Zhang also sent people to attack Ye Meng, and Huo Jun, relying on hundreds of soldiers in his hands, defeated Liu Zhang's army, which was several times larger than himself, and successfully saved Liu Bei's only base in Shu (before taking Yizhou), making a great contribution to Liu Bei's eventual pacification of Yizhou.
After Huo Jun's death, Liu Bei not only made an exception to stay in front of the tomb, but also raised Huo Jun's son Huo Yi in the palace, treating him as if he were his own. Liu Bei declared himself empress dowager, made Liu Chan crown prince, and appointed Huo Yi as crown prince, leaving him with Liu Chan and responsible for protecting Liu Chan.
The first lord was ill, and the orphan was yu Cheng Xiangliang, and the Shang Shu made Li Yan the deputy--"Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Biography of the First Lord"
In March of the third year of Zhang Wu (223), Liu Bei became seriously ill and was left alone with Zhuge Liang and Li Yan before his death. Huo Yi, who was raised by Liu Bei in the palace since childhood, is another trump card left by Liu Bei to Liu Chan, which shows the goodness of his intentions.
After Liu Chan ascended the throne, Huo Yi was appointed as a guru, who accompanied Liu Chan and was in charge of communication and other matters. Subsequently, Zhuge Liang found that Huo Yi was a rare talent, so he recruited him to the front line (of the Northern Expedition) and asked him to consult military affairs with his adopted son Zhuge Qiao, and share happiness and hardships with the soldiers on the front line.
Under Zhuge Liang's careful cultivation, Huo Yi's military ability improved by leaps and bounds, and he soon grew into a brave and resourceful general.
Famous teachers out of high apprentices: North Jiang Wei, South Huo Yi
After Zhuge Liang's death, Huo Yi returned to Chengdu and successively served as a Waiter at the Yellow Gate and a Zhongshuzi. In the last year of Yanxi, Huo Yi served as the governor of Yan Yu.com. Soon, he showed outstanding military talent, quelled the Yongchang rebellion in just one day, and quickly established his prestige in the army.
Subsequently, the outstanding Huo Yi replaced Yan Yu and took charge of the six counties of Nanzhong. Under Huo Yi's administration, no large-scale rebellions broke out in various parts of southern China, ensuring the stability of southern Shu Han.
Huo Yi and Jiang Wei were the precious wealth left by Zhuge Liang to Shu Han, and he and Jiang Wei, one in the south and one guarding the north, echoed each other and took on the heavy responsibility of defending Shu Han.
However, the biggest crisis of the Shu Han Dynasty emerged: Liu Chan began to take sole control of the government and became the commander of the three armies.
Abandoned: Huo Yi had no way to report to the country, and the Shu Han state was over
After Liu Chan took sole control of the government, Zhuge Liang's most feared situation appeared, and Liu Chan repeated the mistake of "pro-villain, distant sage" and began to favor the eunuch Huang Hao. Soon, Huang Hao took charge of the government and interfered in political affairs.
Liu Chan connived at Huang Hao's exclusion of the general Jiang Wei, and Jiang Wei had no choice but to go to Tun Tian to avoid trouble. After Sima Zhao learned of this, the soldiers divided into three ways to cut down Shu. Jiang Wei went to Liu Chan and requested that Zhang Yi and Liao Hua be sent to guard Yang'an Pass and Yinping Bridge respectively to prevent the Wei army from sneaking attacks, but Liu Chan listened to Huang Hao's words and thought that the Wei army would not come, so he continued to drink and have fun, missing the fighter.
Coincidentally, after Huo Yi learned of Cao Wei's news of Shu, he also wrote to Liu Chan and requested to go to Chengdu to assist in the defense.
Huo Yi heard that the Wei army was coming, and Yi wanted to go to Chengdu, but the lord did not listen to it in preparation for the enemy. And Chengdu did not keep, Yi Sufu number crying, the third day of the Great Advent - "Romance of the Three Kingdoms , Huo Yi Biography" annotated "Han Jin Spring and Autumn".
However, Liu Chan, as the commander of the three armies, overestimated his military talents, and he mistakenly believed that under his arrangement, the defense line in Chengdu was already impeccable. Therefore, on the grounds of "preparing for the enemy", he domineeringly refused Huo Yi's request and ordered Huo Yi to stay in Nanzhong.
It turned out that the defensive line built by Liu Chan was useless. After Deng Ai smuggled his way to Yinping (only about 2,000 people remained), he first occupied Fucheng without bloodshed, and then defeated Zhuge Zhan's troops at Mianzhu and quickly attacked the city of Chengdu. Liu Chan, who had no opinion, quickly gave up resistance under the persuasion of Zhou Chen and others, and led hundreds of officials to surrender to Deng Ai.
After the news of the fall of Chengdu reached Nanzhong, the Annan general Huo Yi was in pain. He changed into mourning clothes, wept bitterly for three days, and on the grounds that the situation was unclear, he insisted on Chen Di and refused to surrender to Cao Wei as soon as possible. It was not until 264, after Liu Chan and shu Han's widows moved to Luoyang, that he led the Southern Chinese Army to surrender to Cao Wei.
epilogue
Although Deng Ai smuggled Yin Ping by surprise, he ventured deep into the army alone and had no backup, so he could not fight a protracted war. In addition, at this time, the main force of Shu, the Zhong Hui Army, was preparing to withdraw its army to the north because it could not break through the Sword Pavilion, and the situation was very unfavorable to Deng Ai's army that was deep behind the enemy.
If Liu Chan had heeded Huo Yi's advice and let Huo Yi lead the Southern Central Army to assist in the defense of Chengdu, then, with Deng Ai's troops, it would have been impossible to break through the fortified city of Chengdu in a short period of time, and it would have been sooner or later that jiang Wei and Huo Yi would be completely annihilated. However, Liu Chan's surrender ended all suspense.
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