The Legend of Diaoyutai 110 Cao Cao Attacks Yangping Pass (1)

We are here to remind friends by the way that the Yangping Pass on the map is now in Ningqiang County, Hanzhong City. The river in front of the city gate is the Jialing River.

The Yangping Pass during the Three Kingdoms period was in Lianshui Village, Wuhou Town, Mian County, Hanzhong City. The river in front of the city gate is Han water (沔水). Yangping Pass during the Three Kingdoms period is very rich in historical connotation, and we will narrate the legends of heroes from all walks of life one by one in the future. Please note that this is real history.

Guyang Pingguan is known as "the throat of Shu", "the gateway of Hanzhong", and the most dangerous in Hanzhong is as dangerous as Yangpingguan.

Yangping Guanxi controls Sichuan and Shu, passes Qinlong in the north, and then according to Jingshan, the front towers Dingjun, Zhuo Bi, the right white horse, the golden bull, the left arch clouds and mist, Baizhang, Han, black, embers and water, the placket is enveloped in the middle, and the world is extremely dangerous.

If Shu gets it, it can overthrow the enemy and respect the royal family. It can encroach on Yongliang and expand the land. The next can stick to the key points, for the long-term plan.

I hope that friends who want to go to Hanzhong for a nostalgic tour of the Three Kingdoms will not be mistaken.

However, Yangpingguan in Ningqiang County, Hanzhong City, is also a place with great historical connotations. It was called Yang'an Pass in ancient times, and it was called Yangping Pass after the Song Dynasty. The river in front of the city gate is the Jialing River. Zilong Mountain is located majestically on the riverside, and legend has it that Zhao Yun trained his troops here.

There are more historical sites of the bloody battle between the Song army and the Mongolian army here.

In March 215 AD, because Liu Bei had already occupied CD Yizhou, Cao Cao personally led a large army to attack Zhang Lu in Hanzhong.

Xiahou Yuan, Zhang He, and Xu Huang rode in front of the army, majestic.

Cao Cao rode through the army, closely followed by the lord Bo Sima Yi.

Before Cao Cao, the two handsome young men rode horses very chicly, and they were Cao Cao's two sons, Cao Pi and Cao Yu.

Cao Pi was dressed in black, and his entourage was also dressed in black.

Cao Yu was dressed in white, and his guards were all dressed in white.

In July 215 AD, Cao Cao's army came to Yangping Pass from the Chencang Ancient Road.

Zhang Lu originally advocated surrendering without a fight. However, Zhang Lu's brother Zhang Wei refused and led his troops to defend Yangping Pass.

Cao Cao came to Yangping Pass and carefully observed it.

The north of Yangping Pass is a steep mountain, the south is a water, and when it crosses the water, it is a continuous mountain again, Dingjun Mountain.

Yangping was closed at the foot of the mountain, and a strong city wall was built along the mountain, surrounding Yangping City between the mountain and the city wall.

Cao Cao looked at the topography of Yangping Pass, and couldn't help but sigh: "The business degree of others is less than satisfactory!" ”

It turned out that before Cao Cao came to Yangping Pass, he asked many people who had surrendered from Liangzhou and Wudu about the situation in Yangping Pass, and these people said, "Zhang Lu is easy to attack, and the north and south mountains of Yangping Pass are far apart and cannot be defended." ”

At this time, seeing that Yangpingguan Mountain was steep and difficult to attack, Cao Cao couldn't help but shake his head.

Cao Cao's lord Bo Sima Yi suddenly asked: "Now my elite army is all in Hanzhong, and there is only a lone army of 7,000 men and horses in Hefei in the southeast. If Sun Quan of Eastern Wu sent troops to Hefei, how would Hefei's 7,000 men and horses deal with it? ”

When Cao Cao heard Sima Yi's question, his face suddenly darkened, but then he said in an indifferent tone: "Hefei Zhang Liao, once Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu's generals, Sun Quan dispatched twenty or thirty thousand horses, Hefei should be able to repel it." ”

Sima Yi asked again: "If Sun Quan of Eastern Wu sends 50,000 troops, or 780,000 troops, can Zhang Liao deal with it?" ”

Cao Cao blackened his face, was silent for a while, and said: "If Sun Quan dispatches an army of seventy or eighty thousand, Zhang Liao will be defeated, and he can protect himself by abandoning Hefei." If Sun Quan has to make an inch, he will continue to go north. When our Hanzhong army returns to the division, we can directly take Hefei, cut off the retreat of the Eastern Wu army, and finally encircle and annihilate the Eastern Wu army. At that time, it is not known whether he will capture the blue-eyed child (Sun Quan). ”

Sima Yi immediately understood that Cao Cao was playing a big gamble by taking Hanzhong at this time. What the outcome will be, no one knows.

Sima Yi didn't dare to ask again.

Xiahou Yuan was directing the siege.

Cao Pi wore a black costume to supervise the battle in the back.

Zhang Wei commanded the defense on the city wall, and the Hanzhong army counterattacked with bows and arrows and stones.

Cao Cao's army suffered heavy casualties.

Zhang He was commanding the siege.

Cao Yu wore a white costume to supervise the battle in the back.

Zhang Wei commanded the defense from the castle tower. The Hanzhong army counterattacked with bows and arrows and stones.

Cao Cao's army suffered heavy casualties.

Cao Cao's military tent.

Cao Cao sat on the chair with a calm face.

Xiahou Yuan entered the account, and Zhang He followed behind to enter the account.

Xiahou Yuan reported in a low voice: "Prime Minister, the city has been attacked continuously for more than ten days, and the soldiers have suffered heavy casualties. ”

Cao Cao asked, "What is the situation of the Hanzhong army in Yangping Pass?" ”

Xiahou Yuan said: "It seems that the reserves in Yangping Pass City are quite sufficient, and the soldiers are well fed. There was no change in the morale of the Hanzhong army. ”

Cao Cao said, "Got it." What does Junyi (Zhang He) have to say? ”

Zhang He said: "Junyi and General Zhengxi attacked the city together, and General Zhengxi said that Junyi empathized. ”

Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi and said, "My army has been on an expedition for a long time, and I can't help but consider the worries of Hefei. ”

Sima Yi knew that Cao Cao was considering a major decision, and before Cao Cao's decision was made, Sima Yi would not talk much. Sima Yi remained silent.

Cao Cao asked Sima Yi again: "How much is the storage of grain and grass in our army?" ”

Sima Yi whispered: "Our army's food and grass are only for a few days. ”

Cao Cao's face was gloomy and he said, "Prepare to retreat." But don't be in too much of a hurry, General Zhengxi continued to attack the city, and at the same time sent some small detachments to the mountains to destroy the mountain roads. ”

Xiahou Yuan turned back to Gao Zuo and ordered, "Gao Zuo, you lead the team to go to various places in the mountains to cut off the mountain road. ”

Gao Zuo said: "Gao Zuo obeys. ”

Cao Cao added: "You can order Xin Bi in the waiter, and the Lord Bo Liu Ye will go along." ”

Xin Bi, Liu Ye came out and said: "Obey!" ”

Gao Zuo, Xin Bi, Liu Ye and others stepped back.

Xiahou Yuan led his soldiers to continue the siege.

Cao Pi supervised the battle in the back.

The Hanzhong army in Yangping City returned fire with bows and arrows and stones.

Zhang He led his soldiers to continue the siege.

Cao Yu supervised the battle in the back.

The Hanzhong army in Yangping Pass returned fire with bows and arrows and stones.

On a moonlit night, Gao Zuo, Xin Bi, and Liu Ye led a team to quietly walk through the mountains.

Yangping City under the moonlit night, after more than ten days of fighting to defend Yangping Pass, although the soldiers in Yangping City were not injured, they were already quite tired. In addition, Zhang Wei's training requirements for the army are not strict, so now the soldiers in Yangping City who are not on duty are sleeping in the camp.

The soldiers on duty on duty leaned on their posts and took a nap.

Gao Zuo, Xin Bi, and Liu Ye's team got lost in the mountains.

Liu Ye frowned and said, "Why did you come back here again?" Are we lost? ”

As soon as Xin Bi heard that he was lost, he immediately became anxious and said, "What should I do?" What should I do if I get lost? We're lost! ”

There was a faint cry in Simbi's voice.

Gao Zuo has been on the battlefield for a long time and knows the truth of not being alarmed, and he is very disdainful of the panicked appearance of the two civil officials around him. But you have to come up with a specific plan.

Gao Zuo didn't speak, just walked around and looked around.

In the mountains and forests on a moonlit night, there is nothing famous.

Gao Zuo stood there and thought for a while, pointed to a road down the mountain and said, "Let's take this road." ”

Simbi looked at it and said, "This is not the right way. We didn't walk this road when we came. ”

Gao Zuo said: "Yes, we didn't take this road when we came. But the bottom of the mountain is our troops, and as long as we go down the hill, we will find our troops. ”

Xin Bi and Liu Ye glanced at each other and knew that there was no better way, so they could only follow Gao Zuo down the mountain.

Gao Zuo, Xin Bi, and Liu Ye's team went down the mountain.

Liu Ye pointed to the bottom of the mountain and said, "General Gao, there are lights under the mountain here. ”

Gao Zuo took a closer look and said, "There are lights, and there are a lot of them." But it's not like it's our army camp. ”

Xin Bi hurriedly said, "Then let's not go there, right?!" ”

Gao Zuo said: "If we don't go there, we can only go back." I see, let's be quiet, don't startle the snake. Let's go there and see what is real and what happens. ”

Although Xin Bi and Liu Ye were unwilling, they could only follow when they saw Gao Zuo striding forward.

The soldiers of the detachment quietly walked to the light at the bottom of the mountain.