Chapter 573: Lieutenant General Wang Ping
It is said that Xu Huang and Xu Gongming were stationed in the rear of Cao's army on the fifth route. The most important task was to protect the grain road between Hefei and Lujiang. If food and grass are cut off, Cao's more than 200,000 troops will only be able to have food and grass for one day on average. If there is still no food and grass after a day, someone will go hungry. If there is still no food and grass after several days of hunger, I am afraid I will have to eat my comrades.
There were many cases of cannibalism during the Three Kingdoms period, the most famous of which was Liu An. The book records: "It is said that Xuande was fleeing into the mountains on horseback. As he was going, an army came from behind. He looked back and saw that it was Sun Qianye. They hugged each other and cried. Xuande said: "My second brother does not know whether he is alive or dead. If the young and old are separated, I will kill myself!" Sun Qian said, "No. Why don't you surrender to Cao Cao and plan for the future?" Xuande followed his words and found a small road to Xudu. There was no food on the road and he begged for food in the village. But everywhere he heard about Liu Yuzhou, everyone knelt down to eat rough food. Suddenly he came to a family to stay, and he When the first child of the family was born, he paid homage and asked who he was, Liu An, a hunter. Hearing that his fellow sect came to Yuzhou as a herder, he searched everywhere for wild game but could not find it, so he killed his wife to eat it. Xuande asked, "What kind of meat is this?" An said, "That's right. Wolf meat too. "The two of them had eaten well. They stayed at night and said goodbye at dawn. They went to the backyard to get the horse. They saw his wife killed under the kitchen, and all her flesh was cut off her arms. When Xuande asked, he found out that it was his wife's flesh. He got on the horse after being hurt. , wanted to take Liu An with him. An said, "I see my mother here, so I can't go far." Xuande thanked him, and then took the way out of Liangcheng. Suddenly, he saw dust covering the sun, and the mountains were filled with wild troops and horses. Xuande greeted him. It was Cao Jun who came to the side of the central army flag and dismounted to greet him. Cao also dismounted to answer. Cao also shed tears when he said that he had lost Peicheng, scattered his second brother, and trapped the young and old. He also said that Liu An killed his wife for food. Cao ordered Sun Qian to give him a hundred taels of gold."
Liu Bei was known for his benevolence and righteousness, but he was actually a master of cannibalism. According to unofficial historical records: Liu Bei was forced to fight in Guangling due to Lu Bu's sneak attack on Xiapi. The soldiers in the army were short of food and clothing, hungry and sleepy. The generals and soldiers were fighting each other and eating each other's food. Finally desperate, Liu Bei was forced to surrender to Lu Bu, who asked him to garrison Xiaopei and attack Yuan Shu.
Not only Liu Bei is like this, but there are also several generals who cannibalize human flesh, such as Cao Cao's general Wang Zhong, a man from Fufeng, and Shao is the chief of the pavilion. During the chaos in Guanzhong, he had no food to satisfy his hunger and had to rely on human beings. Later, he took refuge with Cao Cao, became an official and became General Yangwu, and was granted the title of Marquis of Ting. After Cao Pi, the general with five senses, learned about Wang Zhong's experience of cannibalism, he hung a skull from the wilderness on Wang Zhong's saddle to make fun of him while traveling with him. Cao Pi would also disgust people by hitting them in the face, and would actually use this to humiliate others.
King Cao Cao of Wei attacked Xuzhou to avenge his father, and fought a decisive battle with Tao Qian and Lu Bu, launching an unprecedented massacre. At that time, food prices soared tens of thousands of times, and cannibalism was everywhere. Cao Cao's army even massacred tens of thousands of people in Surabaya and held a banquet of human flesh to feed the army's officers and soldiers.
The same is true for General Zang Hong. In the second year of Xingping, Zang Hong turned against Yuan Shao because he refused to send troops to rescue Zhang Chao. Yuan Shao became angry and sent troops to besiege Zang Hong. When the food in the city ran out, Zang Hong killed his concubine to satisfy the hunger of the soldiers.
Cheng Yu, Cao Cao's mastermind, lost his title for supplying human flesh. During the Xingping period, Cao Cao's army was short of food, so he sent Cheng Yu, who was stationed in Dong'a, to supply food and grass. Cheng Yu collected three days' rations, most of which were mixed with pickled human flesh for Cao's army to eat. Because of this incident, Cheng Yu lost all his prestige in the court, and his official position throughout his life was not able to reach the level of the Three Dukes.
In the early morning, Xu Gongming saw that there was no food all night, and his sixth sense was very bad, so he quickly sent out exploration horses in the direction of Hefei City. Hearing people in Lujiang shouting and neighing, it seemed that a field battle had begun, so he quickly sent out detective horses to Cao Ren's camp. Not long after Tan Ma set off, Le Jin's messengers arrived at lightning speed and presented a piece of silk with the eight characters "Hefei city is in ruins and food and grass are in danger". The vague worry turned into a bloody reality. Xu Gongming held the silk with eight big characters printed on it. His usually stable hands started to tremble slightly. He stood up and asked sharply: "Has the Tanma from Hefei come back?"
The subordinates all shook their heads. Although Hefei City was close, it was still a hundred miles away. There was no highway at that time. No matter how fast the exploration horse was, the round trip would take at least half a day. Xu Huang sat down on the combat chair, thought for a while and ordered: "Light up five thousand light cavalry, abandon the baggage, fully armed, and follow me to Hefei City." His subordinates were slightly surprised and hurried down to deliver the order. Xu Huang called another subordinate and said: "Immediately arrange for multiple messengers to go to General Cao Ren to tell me that I have no time to ask for instructions. I have led the troops back to Fei to find out the truth before reporting. Then send people to Cao Hong, Lejin, and When General Yu Jin reported the news to his camp, he said that I would lead troops to Jiangxia, Hefei, and asked them to prepare their rear defenses. He sent a few more clever people to go to Queyue City in Jiangxia to report the news to his lord's camp, and said that I had gone. Hefei will control the situation. If it is found to be a rumor, I will arrange for another summons."
The subordinate backed away and went to make arrangements. Xu Huang called to his deputy Wang Ping and Zijun: "Zijun, after I leave, you must remember to pay homage and guard the village gate. The camp will not be lost and you can support me at any time. Don't Greedy to attack." Wang Ping promised.
Xu Huang's deputy general Wang Ping is the general who Zhenbei in the late Shu Han Dynasty in official history. Wang Ping, courtesy name Zijun, was born in Danququ, Brazil, Yizhou, and was a member of the Tujia ethnic group. It turned out that he was the deputy general of Cao Cao's general Xu Huang. Cao Cao and Liu Bei competed for Hanzhong. They fought several times and it was known as the Battle of Hanshui in history. Xu Huang and Wang Ping had a conflict due to tactical reasons, which led to the final defeat, so Xu Huang complained that Wang Ping did not rescue him in time, but Wang Ping said that more camps would have been lost if he rescued him, and Xu Huang wanted to kill Wang Ping in a moment of anger. . Wang Ping was furious, so he burned down the camp and led his troops across the Han River to join Liu Bei.
The battle that made Wang Ping famous was the famous Zhuge Liang in history who killed Ma Su in tears because he lost his street pavilion. During Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, Wang Ping and Ma Di guarded the street pavilion together. He refused Ma Di's order to stay on the water mountain. When Ma Di was defeated and retreated, Wang Ping's army was in order and the drums were loud. For a time, Zhang He thought there was an ambush, and finally scared Zhang He away. . After retreating, Zhuge Liang killed Ma Di and generals Zhang Xiu, Li Sheng and others, and seized the military power of General Huang Xi and others. However, Wang Ping was highly regarded by Zhuge Liang for his role in preservation. He took the throne as a general against the invaders and was granted the title of Tinghou. He led the Shu Han's ace army Wudang Feijun and followed Zhuge Liang in his northern expedition many times. After Zhuge Liang's death, Wang Ping guarded Hanzhong. When Cao Shuang led an army of 100,000 to attack Hanzhong, he was repelled by Wang Ping and was granted the title of Marquis of Anhan.
Wang Ping repeatedly agreed. Xu Huang was rigorous in running the army and knew that Wang was stable, reliable and brave, so he ordered five thousand cavalry and rushed to Hefei City with confidence.
Not to mention Xu Huang's careful arrangements, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong in Hefei City were refreshed when they woke up. They quickly fired their horses, raised their guns, and led their troops to inspect the city defense from all sides. I couldn't help but feel happy when I saw that all the four gates had strong soldiers and horses, and the people were eating pots of pulp and enthusiastically sending food and water to the soldiers guarding the city. Although the atmosphere of the war is inevitably tense, the officers and soldiers of the Qinglong Army are still united and their morale is high. Zhao Yun remembered that there were hostages like Cao Ang and Xiahou Ba in the city, and he couldn't help but become more confident. It was precisely when the city was alive that people were alive, and when it was dead, people were dead. Zhao Yun strolled into the small courtyard where Cao Ang was imprisoned and saw the captured brown divine war horse looking at him majestically. It was Cao Ang's mount. Zhao Yun was a horse lover, so he couldn't help but go over and stroke its mane. The horse shook its head and tail, seeming impatient with Zhao Yun's touch. But Zhao Yun put more force in his hands, and the horse finally calmed down.
Zhao Yun saw Cao Ang's sword and put it in his horse bag. Remembering that Cao Ang's swordsmanship was quite fierce, he casually took out the long sword. The ancient scabbard shone with a dark luster, and it was unknown how many times it had been touched by human hands. Zhao Yun pulled it casually, and only heard a thin dragon roar. The sound of metal vibration hit Zhao Yun's eardrum, and a bright and flowing light was heard. The sword jumped out from the scabbard and illuminated a courtyard. The guards behind Zhao Yun couldn't help but exclaimed in unison: "What a sword!".
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
