The Battle of Chibi can be seen as a battle for the inheritance of Cao, Liu and Sun to divide Jingzhou. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The pre-war situation was that Liu Biao was basically based on Jingzhou; Liu Bei squatted in Xinye, occupied the north gate of Jingzhou, and recruited Zhuge Liang 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 prepared for the southern expedition. Sun Quan traced the river to attack Huang Zu for many years, and finally killed Huang Zu at the beginning of the thirteenth year of Jian'an and knocked on the east gate of Jingzhou.

The three parties all looked at Liu Biao's territory, but Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao himself was old and sick, and he no longer had the demeanor of riding alone to take up his post. and the heirs were divided, Liu Cong was elected as the heir of Jingzhou, and Liu Qi was asked to leave the town of Jiangxia, in this situation, this Jingzhou basically could not be saved.

In July of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao commanded the army to march south, and then Liu Biao died of illness, Liu Cong intended to surrender to Cao Cao, and Liu Bei, who was stationed in Fancheng, did not know.

After Cao Cao's army passed through Wancheng, Liu Bei immediately fled after receiving the news, and at the same time Guan Yu led the naval army along the Han River to Jiangling; Cao Cao successfully marched to Xiangyang and accepted Liu Cong's surrender, and then pursued Liu Bei.

Liu Bei received some of Liu Cong's original clans, tribes, and family members along the way, and the refugee group soon rolled to more than 100,000, walking very slowly, and could only walk ten miles a day.

Cao Cao knew that there were a large number of supplies in Jiangling, and he was afraid that these materials would be occupied by Liu Bei first, so he left the baggage of the army, led 5,000 elite cavalry, pursued more than 300 miles in a day and night, and caught up with Liu Bei's troops at Dangyang Changsaka, capturing soldiers and refugees.

In the romance, the battle of Changbanpo can be described as rich and exaggerated. Zhang Fei roared three times, scaring off hundreds of thousands of Cao Jun; There is also Zhao Yun who rode into Cao Ying, seven in and seven out.

In this battle, Zhang Fei was "super god" and Zhao Yun was "god".

In real history, there are naturally no such exaggerated plots, and those who pursued Liu Bei at that time were only 5,000 elite Cao army cavalry.

Zhao Yun in history is not called the god of war, but more like a high-level bodyguard.

At the end of the Battle of Changbanpo, Liu Bei took dozens of people to the Hanshui Ferry, and just happened to meet Guan Yu's army, and he didn't care about occupying Jiangling materials, so he went directly to Jiangxia to meet Liu Qi.

Cao Cao pursued Liu Bei all the way and successfully occupied Jiangling.

The biggest turning point of the war came in Gangneung. Cao Cao followed the advice of his advisor Jia Xu and stationed himself in Jiangling, where he began to appease the people of Jingzhou and stabilize Jingzhou's rule.

This stop is two full months.

And it was in these two short months that Liu Bei successfully formed an alliance with Sun Quan to resist Cao together. This completely changed the pattern of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, with the follow-up Battle of Chibi and even the Three Kingdoms.

If Cao Cao had chosen to continue the pursuit at that time, there would have been basically nothing to do with the Three Kingdoms in the future. Even if Liu Bei escaped, he would have no place to stand.

Similarly, if Cao Cao was not in such a hurry, a little later, and waited until the winter, Cao Jun was more prepared, avoiding the epidemic and the east wind, and there would be no defeat at Chibi.

Therefore, Pei Songzhi sighed in "Three Kingdoms, Wu Zhi, and Zhou Yu Biography": In the Battle of Chibi, Cao's army was defeated, but in fact, it was attributed to the Mandate of Heaven, and it was not something that could be reversed by manpower.

In October of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, the combined forces of Sun and Liu traced the river from Jiangxia to meet Cao Cao's army, and the two sides met near Chibi and started a water battle on the Yangtze River.

In the first engagement, Cao's army was defeated.

At this time, there was an epidemic disease in the camp of the Cao army, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was greatly reduced. Second, Cao's army is mainly composed of northern soldiers, and he is not good at water warfare.

Third, the territory of the Yangtze River is limited, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army. Cao's army had a large army, but it could not be deployed, and was ultimately defeated in the water battle.

After the defeat, Cao's army was simply stationed on the north bank, that is, in 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 taken place in Wulin, not Chibi.

It's only because Chibi is too famous that it has been called like this.

Next, there is the most exciting part of the Battle of Chibi - the burning of Chibi.

The Cao army's warships were connected from end to end, and once they caught fire, it was difficult to evacuate. The next thing was that Zhou Yu organized a counteroffensive, and Huang Gai led the fleet to surrender close to Cao Cao's military camp, and after approaching, he borrowed the wind to set fire.

Taking advantage of the east wind that should not have appeared in winter, a fire burned Cao Cao's ambition to dominate the world, and after the battle, Cao Cao knew that he could no longer occupy the waters of the Yangtze River, so he simply burned the remaining warships to prevent the enemy.

After this battle, some of the main forces brought by Cao Cao to Jiangling and the incorporated Liu Biaoshui army were basically finished, except for the casualties caused by the battle due to the epidemic, but it was not to the extent of breaking the muscles and bones.

After the war, Cao Cao fled by land, returned to Jiangling, left Cao Ren to garrison, and retreated to the north himself.

A year after Zhou Yu fought with 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 the border in Fancheng, Xiangyang, and controlled this section of the Han waterway, although they lost a battle and lost the occupied Jingnan and part of the Jianghan Plain, but still kept Northern Jingzhou.

During this period, Guan Yu's troops cooperated with Zhou Yu's troops to harass Cao Cao's rescue army, making it difficult for Cao Cao's army to contact Cao Ren. Because the counties of Jingnan were isolated from Cao Cao's department, Liu Bei took the opportunity to occupy them.

So far, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan's division of Liu Biao's estate has come to an end, as for the conflict between Liu Bei and Sun Quan later, it will be a later story, anyway, all three parties have gains, and the most unlucky 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's army moving south together formed the Battle of Chibi in history.

The burning of Chibi can be called a turning point in the whole battle. With this as a node, the entire battle of Red Cliffs can be divided into early, middle, and late stages.

Now no one knows where Gaia will go in this battle. Either way, no matter which side the lord player chooses, it will be a close battle.

This is Gaia's highest rule.

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The system announcement ends, and the provinces that are eligible to participate in the war immediately begin pre-battle preparations.

Some of them have been looking forward to this battle for a long time. For example, Emperor Chen and Chun Shenjun had long thought that with this battle, they would be promoted to a first-class marquis in one fell swoop, and then the territory would be promoted to a third-class county.

In addition, the Battle of the Three Kingdoms had a different meaning for some lords. Influenced by "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the generals and strategists in it really have a lot of fans.

For example, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia and others are all super popular "players".

Although Ouyang Shuo is not affected by the romance, he also has his favorite strategists and generals, and he wants to be under his command. It is foreseeable that in the next battle of Chibi, the competition on the frontal battlefield is only one aspect; In the competition for historical talents, the lords are afraid that they will also use all their skills to excel.

The first choice in front of the lord was to choose a camp, whether it was Cao Cao's camp or Sun Liu's camp.

Ouyang Shuo did not hesitate and directly chose Cao Cao's camp.

First, Xiahou Ying, the director of the Pastoral Administration under the General Administration of Military Affairs, is the ancestor of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan in Cao Cao's camp, strictly speaking, and even the ancestor of Cao Cao.

Why?

The Cao family and the Xiahou family are all big families in Peiguo County, and the Cao family has prospered since Cao Teng, and most of them have been big officials in the imperial court and counties.

Historically, Cao Cao was supposed to be surnamed Xiahou, but his father became Cao Teng's adopted son, so he followed the surname Cao.

Although the Xiahou family has a big business, after all, no one in the ancestors has ever been an official, and he is only regarded as an indigenous landlord, not listed as a eunuch, and the power of the Cao family in the government and the opposition cannot be compared at all.

In order to seek the development of power, the Xiahou clan gradually moved closer to the Cao clan. Although the Cao family relied on Cao Teng as a eunuch to make his fortune, he had a good reputation among scholars and doctors, and he was not arrogant in his hometown.

Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, two brothers of the same clan, both took a fancy to Cao Cao, who had a good reputation in the mouth of the scholars. At that time, Cao Cao resigned at home, and Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Cao intersected.

Cao Cao had violated the law, Xiahou Yuan was imprisoned instead of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao actively rescued and rescued Xiahou Yuan. Since then, the relationship between the two families has become more and more intimate, and Xiahou Yuan also married Cao Cao's sister-in-law, and the two formed a brother-in-law.

Therefore, when Cao Cao raised troops in Chen Liu, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan took the lead in casting.

The two brothers were able to achieve a high position in Cao Cao's camp, not only because of their blood relationship with Cao Cao, but also because their talents were also impressive.

Although Xiahoudun was not good at fighting, he was outstanding in politics. He guarded the rear for Cao Cao many times, and led the army and people to block the water of the Taishou River and build a pond to irrigate farmland, benefiting the people and making outstanding contributions. Moreover, Xiahoudun was frugal, and all the rewards were given to the soldiers. He did not buy property in his life, and he had no money left over until he died.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xiahoudun is the first person under Cao Cao's account. Throughout his life, he was deeply reused and trusted by Cao Cao, which was unmatched at that time.

Compared with his brother Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan was a very good military general, and Cao Cao once praised him as a "wonderful talent" who was good at sports warfare.

Xiahou Yuan participated in all the campaigns commanded by Cao Cao, and was often assigned to various places to quell rebellions.

One of the most outstanding battles was the Battle of Xinggu against Han Sui, and most of Han Sui's subordinates were Di and Qiang, and they were very elite. Xiahou Yuan made a long-distance attack and attacked Han Sui's rear, Han Sui came to the rescue, and Xiahou Yuan took the opportunity to defeat Han Sui in one fell swoop with an army that was tired and did not have a quality and quantity advantage.

Han Sui was defeated from then on and waited to be destroyed.

In addition, compared with Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan has a little more tyrannical atmosphere, and has slaughtered the city.

The two brothers can be regarded as the mainstays of Cao Cao's camp, and their status is much higher than that of the five good generals. has such a relationship, I want to know 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 Cao Cao's camp was weak. And the sailors of Shanhai City, if they are placed in the Three Kingdoms period, are almost invincible.

The two complement each other, and they are almost invincible.