Chapter 479 Liao Hua shows off his power
It is said that Li Jue, Guo Si and Li Ru led their troops to attack the east gate of Chang'an at night. There were still more than a thousand guards led by Wu Xi in the Zizhen Palace. When Chen Long's messenger returned to Chang'an, the first commander of the Qinglong Army to get the news was Liao Hua and Liao Yuanjian, the young commander of the Logistics Equipment Division of the Wei Yan Army Corps.
Liao Hua was also a nominal general during the Three Kingdoms period. There is a proverb spread in later generations that "there are no generals in Sichuan, so Liao Hua is the pioneer". According to the official history, his real name is Liao Chun, his courtesy name is Yuan Jian, and he was a native of Zhonglu County, Xiangyang County, Jingzhou. Liao Hua was known for his courage and uprightness and was an important general in the late Shu Han Dynasty.
It is recorded in the official history that at first, Liao Hua was just starting out, when Guan Yu, the former general under Liu Bei, led a heavy army between Jingxiang and Jingxiang, and was promoted by Guan Yu to the position of chief bookkeeper. In the winter of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (AD 219), Sun Wu, Lu Meng, and Lu Zi Mingyi crossed the river and attacked Dajingzhou. Guan Yu was defeated and killed in Maicheng, and his subordinate Liao Hua also fell under Sun Wu's command. But Liao Hua missed Liu Bei, the leader of Han Dynasty, so he set up a plan to fake his death and make General Sun Wu believe it. Liao Hua took the opportunity to take his mother westward by day and night, and rushed to Shuhan again, going through many difficulties and dangers along the way.
In the spring of the second year of Zhangwu (AD 222), Liu Bei was devastated by the death of Guan Yu. He personally led his generals to attack Sun Wu eastward with an overwhelming army, and met Liao Hua in Zigui. Liu Bei was both sentimental and happy after seeing Liao Hua, so he accepted Liao Hua again and appointed Liao Hua as the governor of Yidu County. Liu Bei then marched to Xiaoting, Yidao County, with Liao Hua as the governor, and confronted the Wu army led by Lu Xun. But in leap June of the same year, Liu Bei's army was defeated by Lu Xun, and Liao Hua followed the defeated army back to the center of Shu, which is also known as the famous Huoshao Company.
In April of the third year of Zhangwu (AD 223), Liu Bei died of illness in Baidi City. In May, Prince Liu Chan ascended the throne and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Jianxing. Liao Hua was promoted to prime minister and joined the army, and later became the governor of Guangwu and the prefect of Yinping County. In the same year, when Zhuge Liang recommended Jiang Wan as Maocai, Jiang Wan insisted on giving it to Liu Yong, Yin Hua, Pang Yan and Liao Hua.
In September of the first year of Yanxi (the 238th year of the park), Liao Hua led his troops to attack the camp stationed by Shan Qiang Marquis Danmu of Wei. Guo Huai, the governor of Wei Yongzhou, sent Wang Yun, the governor of Guangwei County, and You Yi, the governor of Nan'an County, to lead the army. The two armies divided their forces along the east and west sides to attack Liao Hua's army. But at the same time, the weakness of scattered troops was exposed, and many of You Yi's troops were stationed in non-secure places. Liao Hua seized the opportunity to attack and defeated You Yi. Wang Yun was also killed by an arrow in the battle. The Shu army won a hearty victory. .
In the eleventh year of Yanxi (AD 248), the Qiang and Hu from Liangzhou rebelled against Wei and surrendered. Liao Hua followed Jiang Wei and led his army to the west. He built a city in Chengzhong Mountain and stayed behind to resist Guo Huai's attack and help Jiang Wei welcome back King Hu Zhiwudai. Wait for the tribe.
In the twelfth year of Yanxi (AD 249), Liao Hua followed Jiang Wei to attack Yongzhou. Jiang Wei left Liao Hua to camp on the south bank of Baishui, and confronted Wei general Deng Ai who was stationed on the north bank, hoping to contain Deng Ai's army and use it to send troops to attack Taocheng. . However, Deng Ai saw through it and occupied Taocheng first, so the Shu Han army retreated with the retreating troops.
In June of the second year of Jingyao (A.D. 259), Liao Hua was promoted to the right chariot general, awarded the festival talisman, the governor of Bingzhou, and the title of Marquis of Zhongxiang. His official position is equal to that of Zhang Yi, but above Zong Yu, the general of the Zhenjun army. People at that time said: "There were Wang Ping and Gou Fu in the front, and Liao Hua and Zhang Yi in the back." In the fourth year of Jingyao (AD 261), Zhuge Zhan, the governor, began to take charge of the government. Liao Hua passed by Zong Yu's house and went up. I wanted to visit Zhuge Zhan at his residence with Zong Yu. Zongxu said: "We are over seventy years old and have received too much. We only lack one death. Why should we ask the younger generation to visit us?" So he did not go.
In the autumn of the fifth year of Jingyao (AD 262), Jiang Wei led his troops out of Di Dao to attack Cao Wei in the north. Liao Huaxian retired at home and said to a few waning veterans: "If you don't restrain your troops, you will suffer the consequences. I'm talking about Bo Yue. I am not more resourceful than the enemy, and I am weaker than the enemy, but I am not satisfied with the use of troops. How can I survive in this case? The Book of Songs says, 'I was born neither early nor late, but I happened to be born at this time. ', this is what we are talking about now." Sure enough, in October of the same year, Jiang Wei was defeated by Deng Ai at Houhe, and he withdrew his troops and stationed himself in Tazhong for defense.
In August of the sixth year of Jingyao (AD 263), Sima Zhao mobilized troops to attack Shuhan. The latter leader Liu Chan had no one to use, so he had to use his veteran generals again, sending Liao Hua to Tazhong to support Jiang Wei, and Zhang Yi and Dong Jue to Yang'an Pass as foreign aid for the surrounding garrison. Liao Hua led his army north to Yinping and heard that Wei general Zhuge Xu was attacking Jianwei, so he stopped and waited to observe his movements.
In September of the same year, Jiang Wei was forced by Deng Ai to retreat from Tazhong to Yinping, and joined forces with Liao Hua to rescue Yang'an Pass. On the way, they learned that Yang'an Pass had been captured, and Zhong Hui's army marched straight in, so they abandoned Yinping and retreated to Baishui. Later, they joined Dong Jue and Zhang Yi's army who had just arrived at Hanshou, and together they retreated to Jiange to resist Zhong Hui's attack.
In November, Zhuge Zhan was defeated by Deng Ai in Mianzhu, and the movements of Liu Chan, the leader of the army, were unknown. Liao Hua and others followed Jiang Wei eastward into Baxi County, and detoured to the Qixian area of Guanghan County to find out what was true. Liu Chan ordered Liu Chan to surrender, so he and Jiang Wei waited until Fu County to surrender to Zhong Hui.
In the spring of the fifth year of Jingyuan (AD 264), Liao Hua and Zong Yu moved inward to Luoyang, but died of illness on the way. People at that time said: It is called "Guo Lie". It is a pity that the Shu Han Dynasty surrendered and perished. When Liao Hua died in his seventies, he was already a surrendered general.
In the novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liao Hua's image is quite inconsistent with history. Liao Hua first appeared as the Yellow Turban Army. Due to the chaos in the world, he wandered around the world and gathered more than 500 people to make a living by looting. Guan Yu went thousands of miles to find his brother, and Liao Hua's companion Du Yuan went down the mountain to patrol, and mistakenly robbed Liu Bei and his wife and went up the mountain. Du Yuan wanted to marry Liao Hua, but Liao Hua wanted to send them back. Du Yuan refused and was beheaded by Liao Hua. Later, Liao Hua wanted to follow Guan Yu, but Guan Yu refused because of his yellow scarf background, so he left.
When Liu Bei entered Yizhou, Liao Hua led his troops to join him again, and Liu Bei ordered him to help Guan Yu defend Jingzhou. Later, Guan Yu attacked Xiangyang, with Liao Hua as the vanguard, and he had many contributions. After Jingzhou was attacked by Lu Meng, Liao Hua broke through and went to Shangyong and Chengdu for help. Liu Bei launched an army to attack Wu, and Liao Hua followed him. After the emperor succeeded to the throne, Liao Hua became General Feiwei and followed Zhuge Liang in the Northern Expedition as deputy general. Later, he served as a vanguard with Guan Xing and made many military exploits. He once defeated Sima Yi and obtained his golden helmet, which was recorded as his first meritorious service. After Zhuge Liang died, Liao Hua served as a vanguard several times and followed Jiang Wei in the Northern Expedition. Later, he became the right chariot general and guarded Hanzhong. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, Liao Hua followed Jiang Wei and pretended to surrender to Wei general Zhong Hui. However, they were defeated. Both he and Dong Jue were ill, and soon died of worry.
At this moment, Liao Hua is a handsome young man, naturally his heart is as high as the sky. Seeing that Wu Xi's horse was standing out in front of the Zhenzong Palace opposite, he stopped his followers, raised his spear and jumped on his horse to challenge Wu Xi alone.
Wu Xiben was frightened, worried that a large army would attack, and seeing each other's incoming generals challenge each other, he thought that one on one might not be afraid of you, so he spurred his horse forward with a spear. Wu Xi was able to become Guo Si's guard captain in the Northwest Army, and his martial arts skills were outstanding. A spear was like a wind blowing sand, and a heavy rain fell on Liao Hua. Liao Hua saw that the person coming was not good, so he cheered up and shouted, using a sophisticated set of Liao family's marksmanship passed down from his ancestors. Under the torch light, both of them were dressed in leather armor, with two horses, one black and one red, and steel spears dancing like the shadow of the moon. It was particularly beautiful to kill in one place. The soldiers of both sides watching the battle behind them were all excited, and the cheers were overwhelming. .
Wu Xi was the main attacker and Liao Hua was the main defender. Wu Xi was drinking and having fun tonight, but his physical strength was gradually exhausted. His face was dripping with blood, and his spear was getting heavier and heavier. After a hundred rounds, Wu Xi saw that Liao Hua was undefeated and thought something was wrong. He took advantage of Liao Hua's gun to block it, turned around and ran away, shouting as he ran: "Brothers, Get ready to shoot!"
Liao Hua had always had some energy left, and his breath was even and gentle. He had noticed that Wu Xi's marksmanship was becoming more and more scattered, and had already prevented him from escaping. Seeing him suddenly turning his horse back, he immediately slapped his mount hard on the hindquarters with a spear and whip. The horse was in pain and suddenly leapt into the air, catching up to half the length of Wu Xi's horse in the air. Liao transformed into mid-air, but without stopping with the gun in his hand, he used the falling leaf style again, hitting Wu Xi's crotch hard on the horse's legs. There was only a crackling sound, and the horse neighed with an earth-shattering sound, and fell upside down to the ground. Wu Xi, who was shouting, was pinned under the horse, unable to move again.
Liao Hua succeeded in one move, took the gun and pressed it on Wu Xi's throat. Seeing that their general had succeeded, the Qinglong Army behind him cheered and rushed in. They pulled Wu Xi, who was half dead from the fall, from under his horse, and tied him tightly to capture him alive. Liao Huazhi was so proud that he laughed loudly. He pointed the tip of his spear at the wall of the Qiu Palace and shouted: "Listen, traitors! Your general has been captured alive by me. Why don't you guys surrender earlier?!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
