Chapter 692 Selected Faction
The Battle of Chibi can be seen as a battle for the inheritance of Cao, Liu, and Sun to carve up Jingzhou.
The situation before the war was that Liu Biao basically occupied Jingzhou; Liu Bei squatted in Xinye and occupied the north gate of Jingzhou. Zhuge Liang was recruited at the end of the twelfth year of Jian'an and began to covet Liu Biao's territory.
Cao Cao pacified the north, returned to the army to rest and reorganize, and the water control army was preparing to march south. Sun Quan went back to attack Huang Zu year after year. At the beginning of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, he finally killed Huang Zu and knocked on the east gate of Jingzhou.
The three parties all looked down on Liu Biao's territory, but Liu Biao, the Jingzhou shepherd, was old and sick, and he no longer had the demeanor of going to the post alone. In addition, the sons and heirs were split, Liu Cong was selected as the heir of Jingzhou, and Liu Qi was asked to leave Zhenjiang Xia.
In July of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led his troops to march south, and then Liu Biao died of illness. Liu Cong intended to surrender to Cao Cao, but Liu Bei who was stationed in Fancheng did not know.
After Cao Cao's army passed Wancheng, Liu Bei fled immediately when he got the news. At the same time, Guan Yu led the water army to Jiangling along the Han River; Cao Cao successfully marched into Xiangyang and accepted Liu Cong's surrender, and then pursued Liu Bei.
Along the way, Liu Bei took over some of Liu Cong's original clans, tribes, servants and others. The refugee group quickly rolled to more than one hundred thousand, and they walked very slowly, only ten miles a day.
Cao Cao knew that there was a large amount of supplies in Jiangling, and he was afraid that Liu Bei would preempt these supplies, so he left his army behind and led 5,000 elite cavalry to chase for more than 300 miles in a day and night.
In the novel, the battle of Changbanpo can be described as rich and colorful, extremely exaggerated. Not only did Zhang Fei roar three times, scaring off hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops; there was also Zhao Yun who rode alone into Cao's camp, entering seven and exiting seven.
In this battle, Zhang Fei "Super God", Zhao Yun "Conferred God".
The real history, of course, does not have these exaggerated plots. At that time, Liu Bei was chased by only 5,000 elite Cao cavalry.
In history, Zhao Yun was not a God of War, but more like a senior bodyguard.
After the Battle of Changbanpo ended, Liu Bei took dozens of people to the Hanshui Ferry, just in time to meet Guan Yu's navy, and he didn't care about occupying Jiangling's supplies, so he went directly to Jiangxia to join Liu Qi.
Cao Cao pursued Liu Bei all the way and successfully occupied Jiangling.
The biggest turning point in the war occurred in Jiangling. Cao Cao followed the advice of counselor Jia Xu, stationed in Jiangling, and began to appease the people of Jingzhou and stabilize the rule of Jingzhou.
This stop is a full two months.
And in these short two months, Liu Bei successfully formed a coalition with Sun Quan to fight against Cao together. As a result, the pattern of the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty was completely changed, and there was a follow-up Battle of Chibi, and even the Three Kingdoms.
If Cao Cao chose to continue the pursuit at that time, there would basically be nothing like the Three Kingdoms in the follow-up. Even if Liu Bei escaped by chance, he would have no place to stand.
Similarly, if Cao Cao was not in such a hurry, and later, after winter, Cao Jun would be more prepared to avoid the epidemic and the east wind, and there would be no defeat in Chibi.
Therefore, Pei Songzhi sighed in "Three Kingdoms · Wu Zhi · Zhou Yu Biography": Cao Jun's defeat in the Battle of Chibi actually belonged to the destiny, and it cannot be reversed by manpower.
In October of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Sun Liu's coalition army went up the river from Jiangxia to prepare to face Cao Cao's army. The two sides encountered near Chibi and launched a water battle on the Yangtze River.
In the first battle, Cao Jun was defeated.
An epidemic disease appeared in Cao Jun's camp at this time, and the combat effectiveness of soldiers was greatly reduced. The second is that Cao's army is mainly composed of northern soldiers, who are not good at water warfare.
Three are the limited territory of the Yangtze River, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army. Cao Jun had a large army in the air, but he was unable to deploy it, and was finally defeated in the water battle.
After the defeat, Cao Jun simply stationed on the north bank, that is, Wulin. At the same time, Zhou Yu's army was stationed at Chibi on the south bank, and the two sides faced off across the river.
Therefore, the real burning of Chibi should have happened in Wulin, not Chibi.
Only because Chibi's reputation is too great, it has been called so.
Next, is the most exciting part of the Battle of Chibi - burning Chibi.
Cao Jun's warships are connected end to end, and once they catch fire, it is difficult to evacuate. Next, Zhou Yu organized a counterattack. Huang Gai led the fleet to feign surrender and approached Cao Cao's barracks. After approaching, he set fire to the wind.
With the help of the east wind that should not have appeared in winter, a big fire burned Cao Cao's ambition to rule the world. After the battle, Cao Cao knew that he was unable to occupy the Yangtze River waters, so he simply burned the remaining warships to prevent the enemy.
After this battle, part of the main force that Cao Cao brought to Jiangling and the Liu Biao navy that he incorporated were basically finished, except for the casualties caused by the battle due to the epidemic, but it was not to the extent of injury.
After the war, Cao Cao fled from the land and returned to Jiangling, leaving Cao Ren to garrison, and retreated to the north by himself.
One year after Zhou Yu fought Cao Ren, he defeated Cao Ren and occupied Nanjun, which also meant that Cao Cao's forces lost this section of the Yangtze River waterway.
After that, Cao Cao's forces stabilized in Fancheng, Xiangyang, and controlled this section of the Hanshui waterway. Although he lost a battle and lost the occupied Jingnan and part of the Jianghan Plain, he still kept the northern Jingzhou.
During this period, Guan Yu's department cooperated with Zhou Yu's department to harass Cao Cao's rescue army, making it difficult for Cao Cao's army to contact Cao Ren. Because the counties in Jingnan were isolated from Cao Cao's troops, Liu Bei took the opportunity to occupy them.
So far, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan's division of Liu Biao's inheritance has come to an end. As for the later conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan, it is a later story. Anyway, all three parties have gained, and the most unlucky one is Liu Biao.
In this way, from July of the thirteenth year of Jian'an to the fourteenth year of Jian'an, a series of wars triggered by Cao Jun's southward march together constituted the Battle of Chibi in history.
The burning of Chibi can be regarded as a turning point in the entire battle. Using this as a node, the entire Battle of Chibi can be divided into early, middle and late stages.
Now no one knows how far Gaia has pushed this battle. In any case, no matter which faction the lord player chooses, it will be a close battle.
This is Gaia's highest standard.
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The system announcement is over, and the territories that are eligible to participate in the war immediately start preparing for the war.
Some of them have been looking forward to this battle for a long time. For example, Di Chen, Lord Chunshen and the others had long thought of relying on this battle to be promoted to a first-class marquis in one fell swoop, and then to promote their territory to a third-class county.
In addition, the Battle of the Three Kingdoms has an unusual meaning for some lords. Influenced by "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the generals and counselors in it really have many fans.
For example, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia are all super popular "players".
Although Ouyang Shuo wasn't influenced by Romance, he still had advisors and generals he liked, and wanted to take it under his command. It can be foreseen that in the upcoming battle of Chibi, the competition on the frontal battlefield is only one aspect; in the competition for historical talents, the lords will probably do their best to compete.
The first choice before the lord is to choose the camp, whether it is the Cao Cao camp or the Sun Liu camp.
Without hesitation, Ouyang Shuo directly chose Cao Cao's camp.
For one thing, Xia Houying, the head of the General Administration of Military Affairs, is the ancestor of Xiahou Dun and Xiahouyuan in Cao Cao's camp, and strictly speaking, he is even the ancestor of Cao Cao.
why?
The Cao family and the Xiahou family are both big families in Qiao County, Peiguo. The Cao family has prospered since Cao Teng, and they mostly served as high officials in the court and counties.
Historically, Cao Cao should have been surnamed Xiahou, but his father became Cao Teng's adopted son, so he took the surname Cao.
Although the Xiahou family has a great family and great business, after all, none of their ancestors has ever been an official. They are only counted as a local landowner, not listed as an eunuch. It is incomparable with the power of the Cao family in the ruling and opposition parties.
In order to seek the development of power, the Xiahou family gradually moved closer to the Cao family. Although the Cao family relied on Cao Teng as an eunuch to make a fortune, they have a good reputation among scholar-bureaucrats and are not arrogant in their hometown.
Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, the two brothers of the same clan, both took a fancy to Cao Cao, who was quite famous among the scholar-bureaucrats. At that time, Cao Cao resigned at home, and Xia Houdun and Xia Houyuan met Cao Cao.
Cao Cao broke the law, and Xia Houyuan was imprisoned instead of Cao Cao. Cao Cao actively rescued and rescued Xia Houyuan. Since then, the relationship between the two families has become closer. Xia Houyuan also married Cao Cao's sister-in-law, and the two became brother-in-law.
Therefore, when Cao Cao raised his troops in Chenliu, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan took the lead to vote.
The two brothers were able to obtain high positions in the Cao Cao camp not only because of their blood relationship with Cao Cao, but also because of their talents.
Although Xiahou Dun is not good at fighting, he has outstanding political talents. He guarded the rear for Cao Cao many times, led the army and the people to block the Taishou River, built ponds to irrigate the farmland, benefited the people, and made outstanding achievements. Moreover, Xiahou Dun was a frugal person, and all the rewards he got were distributed to the soldiers. He does not buy any property in his life, and his family has no money left until his death.
It is no exaggeration to say that Xiahou Dun was the number one under Cao Cao's tent. Throughout his life, he won the reuse and trust of Cao Cao, which was unmatched by anyone at the time.
Compared with his elder brother Xiahou Dun, Xiahouyuan was a very good military general. Cao Cao once praised him as a "wonderful talent" who was good at mobile warfare.
Xia Houyuan participated in the previous battles commanded by Cao Cao, and was often assigned to put down rebellions in various places.
The most outstanding battle was the battle of Xinggu against Han Sui. Most of Han Sui's subordinates were Di and Qiang, very elite. Xia Houyuan ran for a long distance and attacked Han Sui's rear, Han Sui came to rescue, Xia Houyuan made a decisive decision, and defeated Han Sui in one fell swoop with an army that was tired and did not take advantage of quality or quantity.
From then on, Han Sui suffered a crushing defeat and sat waiting for destruction.
In addition, compared to Xiahou Dun, Xiahouyuan has a bit more tyranny, and has once massacred a city.
The two brothers can be regarded as the mainstay of Cao Cao's camp, and their status is much higher than that of the five good generals. With such a relationship, one can also imagine what kind of voice Ouyang Shuo will have in front of Cao Cao.
The second reason why Ouyang Shuo chose Cao Cao's camp was that the navy in Cao Cao's camp was relatively weak. And the navy of Shanhai City, if placed in the Three Kingdoms period, would be almost invincible.
The two complement each other and are almost invincible.