The Battle of Nagasaka Bridge was a key battle during the Three Kingdoms period. In that year, Cao Cao pursued Liu Bei to Dangyang and completely defeated his army of 100,000. Liu Bei struggled to support, and even his wife was forced to abandon him, and only escaped with his young son Adou. When Zhao Yun returned to rescue Mrs. Gan and Xiao Adou, the nine generals of Cao Ying had already followed and forced Zhao Yun to the head of the Changsaka Bridge. In order to protect Adou, Zhang Fei guarded the bridge alone. What I never expected was that although none of the nine generals of Cao Ying could match Zhang Fei's martial arts, none of them dared to cross the bridge rashly! What is the reason why none of these nine generals dare to face each other on the battlefield? Although the four members of Cao Ying are afraid of death, they avoid confrontation, but why don't the remaining five brave generals show their strength? What kind of historical secrets are hidden in this? Let's see the sun one by one.
1. Cao Ying's cowardice anecdotes
In the spring of 208 AD, Liu Bei was defeated from Shu and led 100,000 remnants of the army and civilians to leave behind him. Cao Cao was brave and unparalleled, and after learning the news, he personally supervised the army to the south and pursued Yudangyang Changbanpo. The Cao army was like a wolf and a tiger, and Liu Bei's army was overwhelmed, and was finally completely defeated by the Cao army.
Under Cao Cao, the generals of both civil and military affairs gathered: Wen Ping, Cao Ren, Li Dian, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Le Jin, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Xu Chu and others, all of whom were rare fierce generals in the world. Among them, four people were afraid of death: Wen Ping was ashamed of his surrender to Cao Cao; Both Li Dian and Le Jin were afraid of Zhang Liao's bravery; Zhang He suffered a big loss under Zhao Yun, and he no longer had the courage to make a move.
The other five are known for their bravery: although Cao Ren was almost killed by Zhuge Liang's fire, he never shy away from the battle; The two brothers Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan were brave and brave, and dared to fight against heroes such as Lu Bu and Guan Yu; Zhang Liao was invincible, and even Sun Quan's 100,000-strong army could not escape his sharpness; Xu Chu often fought alone with several fierce generals, and his feats to protect the lord were great.
Although there is a huge disparity in strength, when they chased to the Nagasaka Bridge, none of these nine generals dared to cross the bridge to face it! Zhang Fei guarded the east of the bridge, guarding alone, and no one dared to fight with him! What is the reason why the brave five generals are not daring to act rashly on the battlefield? The following will reveal them one by one.
Second, Zhuge Liang has a lot of plans
Although the nine generals of Cao Ying are all heroic, but in front of the Nagasaka Bridge, no one dares to rashly cross the bridge to face the battle, among which there are cowardly people, but what is more suspicious is why the brave and unparalleled five fierce generals are also step by step? There's something else going on here.
Thinking about the past, Zhuge Liang strategized and repeatedly used exquisite tricks, which greatly damaged Cao Jun's vitality. When Cao Ren defended Xinye City, Zhuge Liang arranged a beacon fire to sacrifice the army, and he was almost burned alive; Xiahoudun led the army to pursue Liu Bei, but unexpectedly fell into the fire array preset by Zhuge Liang and almost escaped. And in this battle of Nagasaka Bridge, the smoke and dust of the woods east of the bridge are billowing up, which is the best place to plan it.
The fire attack on Xinye City was the precursor of Zhuge Liang's separation of Cao's army. Back then, Cao Ren guarded Xinye, and Zhuge Liang deliberately released a fire, which spread rapidly. The wind was raging everywhere, and the raging flames soon surrounded the city, and Cao Ren was at a loss and was in great danger. Fortunately, the soldiers were brave and rescued in time, and they escaped. This battle made Cao Ren know that Zhuge Liang was planning a dangerous formation, and he did not dare to act rashly.
Bowangpo's ambush made Xiahou feel even more palpitating. In pursuit of Liu Bei that year, Xiahoudun was led into a heavy fire array by Zhuge Liang, and in a blink of an eye, the sea of fire was surging, the smoke was billowing and burning wildly, and Cao Jun entered and exited seven times, but no one could break through. In the end, the whole army was annihilated, and Xiahoudun survived, but he was deeply affected and never forgot the tragic scene of that day.
It was the battle of the old Changsaka Bridge, when the forest and dust in the east of the bridge were flying, Cao Yingyong was all afraid. Zhuge Liang repeated his old tricks before the battle, I am afraid that this is just a smokescreen, but in fact, there are many hidden killing opportunities. Even if Cao Ying's nine generals are unparalleled in their skills, how dare they take it lightly in the face of geniuses like Zhuge Liang? Therefore, he was cautious, and would rather miss a fighter than fall into Zhuge Liang's tricks.
3. Cao Cao led the troops and did not follow the ancient precepts
Although Zhuge Liang's surprising strategy did make General Cao Yingyong worried, the root cause of this was Cao Cao's decision-making as the leading coach.
There is an ancient admonition: "The method of using soldiers, first know its shape, and wait to attack it." "To lead the army to go out, the first thing is to make pre-war deployments, arrange troops, and regard the enemy's aircraft first, so that the plan can be calculated. But this time, Cao Cao failed to abide by the teachings of the sages, but blindly followed his own opinions, which directly led to chaos and disorder in the team.
It stands to reason that the nine generals of Cao Ying's army are extremely powerful, both civil and military, and should obey the order of one person under Cao Cao's order and act in unison. However, when Cao Cao arrived, he did not give clear instructions to these nine generals, and everyone saw that Wen Ping and others were indifferent, so they all fell behind and watched. As the saying goes, "it is difficult to reconcile the mouths of the people", in the Nine Dragons Array, if there is no one in command, the generals will naturally have doubts, and no one will dare to make claims.
Moreover, although Cao Ying has a lot of talented soldiers in the formation, it can hardly be called well-trained. Although Zhang Fei, who guards the bridge, is in the human realm, in the eyes of Cao Ying's generals, he is a traitor who is in cahoots with Zhuge Liang. Just imagine, the peerless emperor is secretly commanding, if someone is negligent, he will be counted by Zhuge Liang. If the army were to be wounded, the price would be too great.
Therefore, in the case of the loss of command in Kowloon, the generals naturally want to protect their lives, how dare they take risks easily? They were all waiting for Cao Cao's order to instruct their next move. It's a pity that Cao Cao didn't fulfill his command responsibility this time, and it's no wonder that Cao Ying's soldiers were suspicious.
From this point of view, although Zhuge Liang had many strange schemes, the reason why Cao Jun's army was at a loss was mainly due to Cao Cao's arbitrary exercise of power and disorderly leadership of troops. If Cao Cao can command calmly, and all the mouths of Jiuguan are determined to work together, and he can break through Zhang Fei's lone defense, there is no doubt about it. However, the reality is the opposite, resulting in these nine heroes being helpless on the battlefield and unable to display their strengths. It can be said that the authorities are lost, lost people and horses, and the defeat is lamentable.
Fourth, Zhang Fei is ambitious to defend the bridge and brave to the world
General Cao Yingjiu stopped in front of the Changsaka Bridge, although he was deterred by Zhuge Liang's strange schemes, and it was also directly related to Cao Cao's lack of leadership. But at the root of it, Zhang Fei, a hero who single-handedly guarded the lord, was the real reason for the stalemate in the battle that day.
Since ancient times, heroes have been born as teenagers, Zhang Fei has been in excellent physique since he was a child, with excellent military force and unparalleled bravery. and long, but also learned a peerless martial arts, when you meet a god, you will punish it, and when you meet a Buddha, you will kill it. Back then, in order to save Liu Bei, Zhang Fei was alone on the Changsaka Bridge, invincible and unstoppable.
Legend has it that Zhang Fei was holding the Zhangba snake spear that had just been created, and when facing the enemy, the spear shadow was forested, like a flying snake, hideous, and difficult to approach. On that day, although the nine generals of Cao Ying were all heroic, no one dared to rashly cross the bridge to meet the battle when they saw Zhang Fei's fierce appearance. Even the most courageous Xiahoudun, Zhang Liao and others were jealous of Zhang Fei and other martial arts powerhouses.
More importantly, Zhang Fei guarded the bridge not only to protect the lord, but also to defend the righteousness and serve the lord. lost his father when he was a child, and has always been deeply grateful to Uncle Liu Huang for his kindness. After a long time, he fought against the water, followed the lord to wander in the rivers and lakes, and almost died. Now that the lord's life is in hand, Zhang Fei is unyielding, desperate, and would rather die here than block Cao's iron cavalry for the lord.
The so-called "Jingwei reclamation, air cover the main ice", Zhang Fei's loyalty can be learned, which is rare in the world. Even the soldiers of Cao Ying, when they saw Zhang Fei fighting so desperately, were full of admiration. Even if they are outnumbered and have a temporary advantage, they will pay a heavy price in the end. If you attack rashly like this, you will definitely suffer more than half of the casualties of the two armies, so what is the point of winning?
From this point of view, although Zhang Fei is a single guard, with his immortal martial arts and loyalty and bravery, he can completely prevent the nine generals of Cao Ying from crossing the bridge. In the face of such a brave and peerless enemy, Cao Ying's generals naturally had to think twice, so as not to fall for Zhang Fei's cunning plan. This battle can be described as a hero and a hero, and finally the two sides will compete with each other.
Fifth, Zhao Yun arrived in time to resolve the crisis
Just when Zhang Fei was fighting alone and General Cao Yingjiu was hesitant, Zhao Zilong arrived in time and stepped forward to resolve the crisis.
Legend has it that Zhao Yun pursued Cao's army alone that day, during which he encountered an ambush and the battle fell into a stalemate. When he was trapped in the encirclement, fortunately, Guan Yunchang responded in time and broke out of the encirclement. After Zhao Yun was rescued, he immediately rushed to Nagasaka Bridge to save the lord in distress.
Rushing all the way, I saw Cao Ying's army pressing the border, and Zhang Fei was fighting alone, and he was in danger. Zhao Yun glared at Cao Jun Siye angrily, raised his arms and shouted: "My lord is just unexpected, isn't it too rampant for you to make such a mess?" After saying that, he showed the double palladium in his hand, heroic and cool, and his voice was unstoppable.
Seeing this, the soldiers of the Cao army all had palpitations. Zhao Yunnai is the world's first fierce general, who has no defeat in his life and is brave. One person in the Qishan cottage is an enemy of a hundred people, and he kills Huaxiong; The Battle of Shu Han showed his skills even more, cutting Yu Qian and several other fierce generals, all with the power of one person, it can be said that he is invincible in the world's martial arts. Now that Zhao Yun is in command on the spot, he is afraid that it will be difficult for Cao Jun to win.
Therefore, the bold ones among the generals of the Cao army, such as Li Dian and others, naturally fell silent, and did not dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool easily. Even the most courageous Xiahoudun, Zhang Liao and others were jealous of Zhao Zilong, a peerless general, cautious and helpless.
As soon as Zhao Yun appeared, he turned the tide of the battle and brought the two sides into a new stalemate. At that moment, Zhao Yun stepped forward to say hello to Zhang Fei, and then returned to the horse to dispatch rescue troops and join Liu Bei's main army. Soon, Liu Bei's army arrived and encountered a tragic battle with Cao's army. In the end, Cao's army was forced to retreat, and Zhao Yun became the hero who covered the safe evacuation of Liu Bei's army.
It can be seen from this battle that Zhao Yun is both wise and brave, and he is not chaotic in the face of danger, and he is indeed full of praise. Not only did he stand up and save the Lord from danger; It was even more prescient to dispatch the army in time to avoid further casualties. It was this shot that Zhao Yun finally resolved the crisis of Changsaka Bridge, and also caused Cao Cao to suffer a big loss. This battle shows Zhao Yun's military strategy and ability to command the troops, and he can be called the first strategist in the world.