In 208 AD, after Cao Cao successively annihilated the warlords such as Yuan Shao and Lu Bu in the north, his ambition was unstoppable, and he was determined to establish a grand cause of dominating the world. Cao Cao sent his army to the south, first captured Jingzhou, forced Liu Zhang to defeat Liu Bei, and then drank the horse Yangtze River, trying to annex Sun Quan in one fell swoop, including the entire Jiangnan area into his sphere of influence.
Liu Bei and Sun Quan, who were forced to a dead end, finally joined hands and formed a strategic alliance against Cao Cao in the face of the imminent survival crisis. Although Cao Cao's men and horses were many and powerful, they were mostly infantry and cavalry from the north. They were ignorant of water and water warfare. Facing the vast Yangtze River, they felt timid and guilty, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. Z1z
Sun and Liu's coalition forces gave full play to the protective role of the Yangtze River's natural dangers and their own naval superiority. At the same time, they successively adopted tactics such as surrender and fire, and finally defeated Cao in the Battle of Chibi. Cao Cao didn't expect that his massive expedition turned out to be such a tragic ending. Although he was unwilling, the troops suffered heavy casualties and had lost their fighting spirit and combat effectiveness, and had to retreat in a hurry. In the process of Cao Cao's withdrawal of troops, the famous "Hua Rong Dao" incident occurred.
"Hua Rong Dao" in "The Romance of Three Kingdoms"
In "The Romance of Three Kingdoms", the protagonists of Hua Rong Dao are Guan Yu and Cao Cao. Zhuge Liang predicted Cao Cao's withdrawal route and arranged several ambushes along his route, planning to capture Cao Cao alive. Guan Yu has the strongest abilities and the highest prestige, and is arranged on the last line of defense: Huarong Road.
Cao Cao took the remnants of defeated generals and came to Huarong Road, but was blocked by Guan Yu. When Cao Cao's men saw Guan Yu, they "feared and looked at each other", panicked and wondered what to do. Cheng Yu, Cao Cao's counselor, took the initiative to persuade Guan Yu, so that he could think of the friendship with Cao Cao in the past and open up the Internet.
Cao Cao also took the opportunity to persuade Guan Yu, "Whether you can remember when the generals are cut in five passes? The big man takes faith and justice as the most important thing. The general understands "Spring and Autumn", don't you know that Yu Gongzhi is chasing his son, and Guan Yu also knows well. At that time, he was able to pass five passes and six generals to escape safely because Cao Cao deliberately let him go.
Finally, Guan Yu, with a deep sense of loyalty, gave a long sigh and ordered his soldiers to leave a passage and let Cao Cao make a living. Guan Yu Huarong explained Cao Cao righteously and left a passage of ancient stories, which made Guan Yu's name as a mountain of righteousness. The "Hua Rong Dao" in the real history
The Hua Rong Dao in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is the result of Luo Guanzhong's deliberate artistic rendering and processing in order to shape the image of Guan Yu. In fact, as one of Liu Bei's generals, if Guan Yu really dared to disobey the general order and release the enemy coach privately on the battlefield, his nature is no different from that of collaborating with the enemy and treason. It is 100% to be beheaded by Liu Bei. He didn't dare to do that even with a hundred guts.
and there is a big gap between the real history and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It was Liu Bei himself who was responsible for the defense of Huarong Road, and Guan Yu did not go. But what is strange is that Liu Bei and Cao Cao are incompatible rivals, but he personally set up an ambush on Huarong Road and eventually let Cao Cao run away.
"The Records of Shanyang Gongzai" records that Liu Bei did set up an ambush on Huarong Road, but Guan Yu didn't go at all. Liu Bei led the troops himself. Liu Bei couldn't help much in the main battlefield of the Battle of Chibi, so he wanted to show his two hands in the chase, so as not to be embarrassed to share the victory.
Actually, the situation at the time was very beneficial to Liu Bei, and Cao Cao could be caught by all means. At that time, Huarong Road had just experienced a heavy rain not long ago, and the road was muddy. Many sections of the road were criss-crossed and water was flowing everywhere. When Cao Jun passed, the legs and feet of people and horses were plunged into the mud and the road was very slow. Z1z
General Cao had to cut reeds and weeds from the side of the road and fill them in the mud puddle to pass. There are withered reeds on both sides of Huarong Road. If Liu Bei set a fire, Cao Cao and his men would still not escape.
However, Liu Bei was unable to wait for Cao Jun because of unfamiliar geography and deviation of the ambush location. After he discovered Cao Jun’s trail, he hurriedly chased him and really lit a fire in an attempt to burn Cao Jun, but at this time Cao Cao had already led the troops through Huarong Road. Liu Bei just let Cao Cao off because of his mistake, and finally lost the most to annihilate Cao Cao. Good time.
Reference materials: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Sangyang Gongzai"
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