(·Talking about the sky·No. 251 article / Wuchang Fengtianyu)
Chairman Mao is not only a great statesman and writer, but also an outstanding military strategist. He not only led countless successful battles, but also made sharp comments on some famous wars and generals in history. For example, when mentioning 马超, he once said, "Ma Chao is not simple, he has both civil and military skills", and when he mentioned 子午谷奇谋, he once called "this plan is too dangerous." Through these records, it is not difficult to see, Chairman Mao's evaluation of these famous generals is very high, even if he does not approve of Ziwugu's Qimou, he does not deny Wei Yan's ability. But in the same period of the Three Kingdoms, a famous general who did not lose Ma Chao and 魏延 regardless of his fame or ability, became the negative teaching material of Chairman Mao. Who is this person?
He is no one else, but Xia Houyuan under Cao Cao's command. According to records, in 1971, China's legal seat in the United Nations was finally restored. Before the delegations departed, Chairman Mao specifically said to them: "The reason why Cao Cao failed in 汉中之战 All because of Xia Houyuan’s death. Xia Houyuan was a general of Cao Cao. He was named the General of Zhengxi and served as the “Guardian Commander” of 汉中. Liu Bei attacked Hanzhong, Xia Houyuan ventured out, but Huang Zhong had his head beheaded. Cao Cao once reminded Xia Hou that when there was cowardice. But Xia Houyuan didn’t take Cao Cao’s warning seriously, and the whole army was wiped out. You may have to “be brave as the foundation” when you go to the United Nations. There is a time of cowardice'. The head of the delegation is a "general." Don't be dazzled by victory, don't learn 夏侯渊轻敌!"
Xia Houyuan is a famous general of Cao Cao. During his service for Cao Cao, he reopened the Hexi Corridor and restored the connection between the Central Plains and the Western Regions. The separatist forces of Xiliang were frightened by him. Cao Cao once said that he stepped off the right. In the face of Ma Chao, who once made Cao Cao shout "The horse is not dead, I have no burial place", he can also make the opponent retreat without a fight. Why does Chairman Mao despise him so much? Is it because he believes too much in the rule of success and failure? In fact, the answer is no. Not only did Chairman Mao have a very low evaluation of Xia Houyuan, he regarded it as a negative teaching material, but Cao Cao and 刘备, who were quite knowledgeable during the Three Kingdoms period, also looked down upon him very much.
According to "Three Kingdoms Collection Notes", during the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei was jealous of Cao Wei's general 张郃, but did not put Xia Houyuan in his eyes. Even after Huang Zhong killed Xia Houyuan, he told Huang Zhong that if he wanted to kill, he would kill a powerful person. What's the use of beheading Xia Houyuan? Cao Cao, Xia Houyuan's lord, even after his death, said that he was not good at using soldiers, and that his death was due to his own responsibility. Why do these people have such a low evaluation of Xia Houyuan? Is Xia Houyuan's death to blame? Let's take a look at the situation when he died in battle.
"The Story of the Three Kingdoms: Xiahou Yuan Biography" said: "In the first month of the twenty-fourth year, prepare for the night to burn the antlers. Yuan envoy Zhang Yun guards the east encirclement and self-defenses light soldiers to guard the south encirclement. To prepare for the battle, the army was at a disadvantage. The Yuan branch gave the soldiers a half to help him. To prepare for the attack, Yuan died in battle." This means that Liu Bei burned Xia Houyuan’s antlers at night and raided Zhang Yun by dividing his troops. , So that no one around Xia Houyuan was available, thus killing Xia Houyuan. In this way, Xia Houyuan's death seemed to be nothing worth ridiculing. However, in the "Cao Cao Collection", it was recorded in more detail-the place where Xia Houyuan repaired the antlers was 15 miles from the base camp, and there were only more than 400 people around him. In other words, Xia Houyuan relied on his bravery, and almost committed the danger alone. In the current language, it was a trick to die.
Actually, Xia Houyuan was already adept at attacking thousands of miles, and had committed several risks, although he made a lot of decisions based on this.Cao Cao didn’t approve of his military exploits, and he persuaded him early: “Although as a general, bravery is a must, relying on bravery is only a man. If you want to become a qualified general, you have to practice the art of war. Wisdom." It’s just that Xia Houyuan never took it to heart, and eventually he died because of courage and intrepidity. As an outstanding military strategist, Chairman Mao not only saw the death of Xia Houyuan in the same way as Cao Cao, but he also saw the root cause of Xia Houyuan’s lonely danger, that is, self-reliance and bravery. Putting other people in the eyes is simply underestimating the enemy. He didn't want the Chinese delegation to underestimate the enemy and advance like Xia Houyuan, so he said something like this. The Chinese delegation did not live up to Chairman Mao's high expectations.
All the information in this article comes from "Three Kingdoms", "Three Kingdoms Collected Notes" and other books. The editor guarantees the authenticity of the content without any innuendo and does not involve any politics.
