Chapter 567: The eldest son of Wei Dynasty
Unfortunately, Xia Houba of the Han Dynasty surrendered, and he was instantly killed by arrows from the city. -----"Three Kingdoms"
It is said that Zhao Yun led his army to attack Hefei City for a long distance, and luckily succeeded in attacking the city gate, catching Cao's army guarding the north of Hefei City by surprise. After a large group of troops rushed into Hefei, they started a street battle with the 5,000 defenders in the city. The equipment and combat power of Cao Jun were far behind Zhao Yun's light cavalry. After a fierce battle throughout the day, the Qinglong Army finally took control of the city.
Zhao Yun's white horse and silver spear rushed left and right in the city, as if he were in a deserted land. Seeing that the streets had been cleared, a small group of black-armored tiger and leopard cavalry were suddenly seen, protecting a young official and fleeing towards the west city. Zhao Yun was fighting one against two. One of the opponents was a young general with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the other was an arrogant young civil servant. One of them used a gun and the other wielded a sword. Zhao Yun was suppressing them with one shot and one sword. The Qinglong Army immediately annihilated this small group of tiger and leopard cavalry.
The young civil servant had an aura of looking down on the world. Although he was tied up with ropes, he still did not bother to conceal his identity and said proudly: "I am Cao Ang."
At this moment, if the time-traveling Chen Long were here, huge waves would definitely rise in his heart. In the official history, Cao Cao was a man of great talent and strategy, but what he regretted most in his life was the death of his eldest son, Cao Ang. Cao Ang was smart and courageous, and was favored by Cao Cao the most. He was elected as Xiaolian when he was twenty years old, and was trained by Cao Cao as his successor. In the second year of Jian'an, Cao Ang followed Cao Cao on an expedition against Zhang Xiu. The battle was so overwhelming that Zhang Xiu announced his surrender after only a few days of support, and his adviser Jia Xu was taken under Cao Cao's command. However, when Zhang Xiu brought all the women and elders of the clan to visit Cao Cao, Cao Cao fell in love with Zhang Ji's widow at a glance. Zou was as beautiful as a flower and as beautiful as snow, and was noticed by Cao Cao at a glance. Cao Cao has always loved sex, how could he let go of such a beauty?
Zhang Xiu found out that his aunt had been insulted and felt that he had been slighted. He was very angry. However, Cao Cao was so complacent that Zhang Xiu surrendered so quickly that he continued to let Zhang Xiu lead the army and did not take it to heart at all. . Zhang Xiu led his veterans to launch a surprise attack, catching Cao Cao off guard. The filial Cao Ang gave up his horse to his father, allowing Cao Cao to break out of the siege, while he, Cao Cao's nephew Cao Anmin, and Cao Cao's beloved general Dian Wei, because of Cao Cao's lust, all died in Zhangxiu's Wancheng.
After Cao Ang's death, his adoptive mother Mrs. Ding was very sad. After learning the cause of Cao Ang's death, she had a rift with Cao Cao. Cao Cao was angry and drove Mrs. Ding back to her hometown. Later, Cao Cao regretted it and went to see Mrs. Ding many times. However, Mrs. Ding just closed the door and pretended that she had not seen him at all. Cao Cao had no choice but to ask Mrs. Ding's father to persuade him to remarry, but Mrs. Ding was Cao Cao's ex-wife after all. , where would anyone dare to marry her? In this way, Mrs. Ding spent her whole life alone.
The impact of Cao Ang's death was huge, and Mrs. Ding left because of it. The only thing that Cao Cao couldn't worry about before he died was this. What he was most worried about was that in the underworld, Cao Ang would want to see his mother, but he didn't. Mrs. Ding has been lost. But the ruler of the world cannot live without a royal family. Cao Cao established his side wife Bian, who was the biological mother of Cao Pi, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi. It was Cao Pi who later became the emperor.
This unexpected hostage made Zhao Yun very happy. The news of the fall of Hefei City is expected to be fermented tomorrow. As the saying goes, one stone stirs up a thousand waves. He can only defend Hefei City to resist the siege of hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops. He has occupied the most important position, and the outcome depends on the game between Zhou Gongjin, Zhuge Liang, Cheng Zhongde, Cao Mengde and other plotters. The smoke of the war is about to fill the area between the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River.
Next to Cao Ang, the captured young general with thick eyebrows and big eyes looked fearless. Zhao Yun asked with a smile: "You can become Cao Ang's personal guard, wouldn't your surname be Cao? If your surname is not Cao, why not surrender early?"
The young general responded with wide eyes, "I, Xiahou Ba, will never surrender until I die!"
Zhao Yun had long known that the relationship between Xiahou and Cao was too deep. They were almost all Cao Cao's soldiers, and they would never surrender to the enemy easily. Then he asked: "Xiahou Ba? I've never heard of it. Is your father Xiahou Yuan or Xiahou Dun?"
Xiahou Ba rolled his eyes at Zhao Yun's irritation, but it was true that Zhao Yun's martial arts skills were so high that he could defeat the two of them in one breath with ease. However, although Zhao Yun's words were ridiculing, the reason was that he had never heard of Xiahou Ba. If Chen Long was around, I am afraid that the lake in his heart that had just calmed down would become turbulent again.
Xiahou Ba, courtesy name Zhongquan, was the second son of General Xiahou Yuan who conquered the West. In the official history, Xiahou Ba did have a lot of significance in the late Three Kingdoms period, because Xiahou Ba was an important general in both the Wei Kingdom and the late Shu Han Dynasty.
Xiahou Ba's mother is the sister of Cao Cao's wife, Mrs. Ding, so Xiahou Ba and Cao Ang are authentic cousins. Xiahou Ba was an official in the Wei State and became the general on the right. He fought against the Shu Guard Army, was granted the title of Marquis of Bochang Ting, and was stationed in Longxi. When he was in the Shu Han Dynasty, he was the main general of the Northern Expedition and participated in many wars against Shu and Wei.
According to official history, in the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (AD 219), Xiahou Ba's father Xia Houyuan served as the general to conquer the west and guarded Hanzhong. He was killed by the Shu Han general Huang Zhong in the battle of Dingjun Mountain with the Shu Han army. . Xiahou Ba often gritted his teeth and determined to avenge his father Xiahou Yuan. In the fourth year of Taihe (AD 230), the Wei State launched a large-scale campaign against the Shu Han. Cao Zhen led his army into Ziwu Road, and Xiahou Ba asked himself to be the vanguard.
Xiahou Ba led his army to Xingshiwei and set up camp in Qu Valley. When the Shu Han learned that Wei's vanguard was an unknown person named Xiahou Ba, they underestimated him and directly sent troops to attack him. Xiahou Ba's first independent battle was unfavorable. Fortunately, Xiahou Ba was still somewhat calm and went to Lujiao to take command. He actively defended and finally waited for reinforcements to arrive.
In the third year of Jingchu (AD 239), Emperor Ming of Wei Cao Rui left Cao Shuang and Sima Yi alone, and Xiahou Ba was reused by Cao Shuang. In the fifth year of Zhengshi (AD 244), Emperor Cao Fang of Wei appointed Xiahou Ba as the Protector of Shu and General of the Right, granted him the title of Marquis of Bochang Ting, and asked him to garrison troops in Longxi. Xiahouba practiced martial arts in Longxi and improved the relationship between Wei and local ethnic minorities, gaining the support of ethnic minorities. In the same year, Xiahou Ba replaced Xiahou Ru as the guard of the expedition to Shu, and was under the command of General Zhengxi.
In the eighth year of Zhengshi (A.D. 247), the Qiang leaders in Longxi, Nan'an, Jincheng, and Xiping areas of the Wei State, such as Hung He, Shao Ge, Fa Tong, Mo Zhe Se, etc., united to rebel against the Wei State and surrounded them. The town surrendered to the Shu Han, and the Shu Han general Jiang Wei sent troops to Longyou to meet them. Zhiwudai, the leader of the Hu people in Liangzhou, also responded to the rebellion. At that time, Xiahou Ba led his troops to garrison troops for his wings, but Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou and former general who was at odds with Xiahou Ba, knew that Jiang Wei would definitely attack Xiahou Ba, so he first entered Jiezhong and then turned his troops south, taking the opportunity to let Xiahou Ba do what he wanted. As Guo Huai expected, Jiang Wei led his army to attack Xiahou Ba's troops. Not long after the battle, Guo Huaicai led his troops south to meet Xiahou Ba, and fought with Xiahou Ba in Taoxi against Jiang Wei, and drove Jiang Wei back.
In the ninth year of Zhengshi (AD 248), Jiang Wei sent out another army to invade the north in order to support Zhi Wudai. In order to prevent the Shu army and the Hu army from getting together, Guo Huai sent Xiahou Ba to lead an army to pursue Jiang Wei. In Tazhong, Xiahou Ba successfully prevented Shu and Hu from joining forces.
In the first year of Jiaping (AD 249), Sima Yi launched a coup and killed Cao Shuang, the general who was originally in charge of the power of Wei. Cao Shuang's cousin, Xiahou Batang's nephew, General Xiahou Xuan, was recalled to the capital from the front line by Sima Yi, so that Guo Huai took his place.
Xiahou Ba had always been at odds with Guo Huai, and he believed that this would bring disaster to him. He was very afraid, so he simply planned to defect to the Shu Han Dynasty. Unexpectedly, he lost his way in Yinping and was trapped in the mountains with no food.
After the Shu Han learned about it, they sent people to greet Xiahou Ba. Once, when Xiahouba's cousin Xiahou went out to collect firewood, she was discovered by Zhang Fei, an important minister of the Shu Han Dynasty. Zhang Fei married her and gave birth to a daughter who became the queen of his lord Liu Chan. So when he summoned Xiahou Ba, Liu Chan comforted him and said, "Your father died heroically in the battle, not by my senior generals." He then pointed to his son and said, "This is also Xiahou's nephew." Xiahou Ba was then reused in the Shu Han Dynasty and was appointed as a general of chariots and cavalry.
Because of Xiahou Yuan's previous meritorious service, Xiahou Ba's son who stayed in Wei was pardoned and was not held accountable for his father's surrender to the enemy, but was moved to the remote Lelang County (today's Pyongyang, North Korea).
After Xiahou Ba surrendered to the Shu Han, the Shu Han general Jiang Wei asked Xiahou Ba: "Since Sima Yi has taken control of the Wei Dynasty, do you think he has any intention of conquering other countries?" Xiahou Ba said: "He is sorting out internal affairs. There is no time to worry about foreign conquests. But there is a man named Zhong Hui. Although he is young, if he manages the government, he will be a worry for Wu and Shu."
Since then, Xiahou Ba has participated in Jiang Wei's wars against Wei many times. When Wei's Sima Shi died of illness, Jiang Wei took the opportunity, together with Xiahou Ba, General Zhang Yi and others to lead tens of thousands of people out of Didao. They divided their troops into three routes to attack Wei in the north, and defeated Wang Jing, the governor of Wei Yongzhou in Taoxi. Wang Jing's ministry Tens of thousands of people were killed in the battle and retreated to Didao City. Jiang Wei marched into Didao City. Chen Tai, the general of Wei's expedition to the west, sent troops to relieve the siege. Jiang Wei then withdrew his troops and garrisoned Zhongti.
The death of Xiahou Ba in the official history is a mystery, maybe he died in battle, maybe he died in Shu Han, but according to the ending performed in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Xiahou Ba followed Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition in Shu and defeated Guo Huai in less than ten rounds. After rescuing Jiang Wei, he was ambushed and shot by Deng Ai in the Battle of Taoyang, which is really disappointing.
Later generations wrote a poem and lamented: "Jiang Weimiao was bold and wise, but Deng Ai was secretly on guard. Unfortunately, Xia Houba surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and he was instantly killed by arrows from the city wall."
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
