""One night, a strong southeast wind blew up. Zhou Yu's general Huang Gai pretended to surrender to Cao Cao and brought ten warships. The ships were loaded with oiled firewood and sailed straight to Cao Cao's camp in accordance with the wind. Looking not far from Cao Cao's camp, all the ships were on fire at the same time, and quickly rushed towards Cao Cao's naval warships. The fire was fierce and the wind was fierce. In an instant, Cao Cao's warships burst into flames, and the ships connected with iron ropes could not be dismantled. For a moment, the flames shot into the sky, and Cao Cao's water stronghold turned into a sea of fire. "
"In a short time, the camp on the shore of Cao Cao's army was also in flames. Countless Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were burned to death and drowned. The coalition forces of Sun and Liu divided the water and land trade routes to pursue the victory, but Cao Cao's army suffered a heavy defeat. In the end, Cao Cao was left with only eighteen cavalry and defeated generals. Take Huarong and flee back to the north."
""After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao was forced to retreat to the north and regain his strength. Sun Quan's power in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River was consolidated. Liu Bei gained most of the two lakes, and later Sichuan. In this way, the three warlords have equal power, but neither party has the conditions to unify the country. Cao Cao's son Cao Pi was in Luoyang, deposed the Han Dynasty and dedicated himself to the emperor, calling himself emperor. Liu Bei and Sun Quan also proclaimed themselves emperor and king successively. The situation of the Three Kingdoms was formed. ""
"After being defeated by the allied forces of Sun and Liu, the world was divided into three kingdoms. After that, there were constant battles among the three kingdoms. Liu Bei entered Sichuan to fight for Yizhou, Shuhan and Cao Wei fought for Hanzhong, Sun Quan sent troops to attack Hefei, Cao Wei went south to attack Jiangling, and more The battle of Yiling between Shu Han and Soochow, with so many wars, the people were naturally in dire straits.”
"In the heyday of the Shu Han Dynasty, the number of troops was only one hundred thousand. You must know that Yizhou is exhausted and it takes ten people to support one soldier, so the Shu area has only one million people. When the Jin Dynasty destroyed Dongwu, the number of people was 230 Ten thousand, there are still more than 200,000 troops, and the Jin State at this time has a population of about 4 million. From the prosperity of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the decline of the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the population has dropped sharply by 40 million!"
"Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to successive years of war, the population of later generations has declined and the economic level has dropped significantly. The three kingdoms that lasted for nearly 80 years further deepened the economic deterioration. Regardless of Shu and Wu, they were unable to complete their tasks due to food problems. its military operations."
"Therefore, the Wei and Wu families of the Shu Han Dynasty gave top priority to agricultural production during their rule. Due to the needs of war, technologies such as metal smelting and shipbuilding made great progress during the Three Kingdoms period. However, after all, years of wars It consumed a lot of manpower and material resources, causing the development of later generations to enter a slower period."
"Some people are ashamed of Cao Cao for "tying the emperor to order the princes", and they also call him a traitor and despise him. Cao Cao is indeed "a capable minister in governing the country and a hero in troubled times." He has talents, abilities, levels, talents and strategies. , can indeed be called a hero of the previous generation.”
"However, he is also guilty. Even with his great achievements and great abilities, he cannot cover up his crime - the massacre of the city."
"Water can carry a boat or overturn it. He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world."
"Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, carry forward the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations."
"But since ancient times, there have been a few emperors who have been able to do it and truly put the people first. No one can just wash away the massacre of the city. Cao Cao has personally massacred the city many times, and Cao Cao gave the order."
"From the initial conquest of Tao Qian and the massacre of Xuzhou to the conquest of Lu Bu and the massacre of Pengcheng, the massacre of cities accompanied Cao Cao almost throughout his entire campaign career."
"Cao Cao's first massacre occurred in the fourth year of Chuping. At that time, his father was killed by Tao Qian's subordinates. When he attacked Tao Qian for revenge, he didn't know if he was too sad. He did something terrible. , killing more than 100,000 people in Xuzhou."
"In September of the third year of Jian'an in the Second Expedition to Massacre the City of Xuzhou, after Lu Bu defeated Liu Bei, Liu Bei ran to Cao Cao's side, and Cao Cao led a large group of troops to attack Lu Bu. In October, Pengcheng was captured, and then all of Pengcheng was taken. Butchered."
"The third time, in the ninth year of Jian'an, after Yuan Shao was defeated in the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao killed 70,000 to 80,000 surrendered soldiers in order to eliminate the effective forces in Hebei to the greatest extent. After Yuan Shao's death, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang had internal strife, and Cao Cao used them However, they continued to pursue him and captured Yecheng in the ninth year of Jian'an. Yecheng was the home of the Yuan family, so Cao Cao's massacre of Yecheng went smoothly, which is very consistent with his consistent style."
"The fourth time Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi fled to Wuhuan, Wuhuan and the Yuan brothers fought against Cao Cao. In the twelfth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao conquered Wuhuan in the north. In Liucheng, he killed Tadun and more than ten people under the famous king, and captured more than twenty Thousands of people. The Yuan brothers fled to Liaodong. Gongsun Kang, the governor of Liaodong, chopped off the heads of Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi and gave them to Cao Cao. Guo Jia, the biggest contributor to Wuhuan's northern expedition, was also on his way back from Liucheng. He died of illness, and Cao Cao was very sad about this. Cao Cao pursued Yuan Shang, conquered Wuwan, and massacred Liucheng."
"The fifth massacre of the city to rejuvenate the country. In the spring and first month of the 19th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao eliminated Ma Chao and Han Sui's forces in Liangzhou, and asked his men to attack Ma Chao and kill Ma Chao's wife. Ma Chao was not allowed to go to Zhang Lu. Han Sui and Ma Chao were in alliance. , so Han Sui also ran to Jincheng. The wild people in Liangzhou were convinced by Ma Chao and the others, so they helped Ma Chao attack Xiahou Yuan. They were finally defeated by Xiahou Yuan. Xiahou Yuan received Cao Cao's order to massacre Xingguo and pacify Liangzhou. "
"Ding Paohan massacred the city of Longdi for the sixth time. After a man named Song Jian rebelled, he claimed that he was the king of Han Dynasty at the head of the river and settled Paohan as the capital. He was a local separatist force and had been unified for thirty years. Cao Cao After quelling the Ma Chao Rebellion in Liangzhou, in October of the same year, Song Jian was easily pacified, and then the city where he made his capital, Paohan, was massacred. This was called hunting down rabbits."
"The seventh time he left Hanzhong, he passed by Hechi to massacre the city. In the summer of April of the 20th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao went out of Chencang to fight Zhang Lu. He ended up in a place called Hechi. However, the kings of the wild people in these places refused to obey and wanted to die. They didn't find a way and didn't let Cao Cao pass. One man named Dou Mao thought he was in danger, so he wouldn't let him pass. Cao Cao defeated him and then massacred the city."
"The eighth massacre of Wancheng was in the 23rd year of Jian'an. Hou Yin responded to Guan Yu's rebellion. In the first month of the spring of the 24th year, Cao Ren put down the rebellion, then killed Hou Yin and massacred the entire Wancheng. This was done The result was that they all favored Guan Yu. Later, after Guan Yu captured Yu Jin and surrounded Fancheng, these common people responded to Guan Yu one after another."
"The eight massacres, the five massacres were all ordered by Cao Cao himself. In addition to the massacres ordered by Cao Cao himself, Xiahou Yuan massacred Xingguo and Fuhan, and Cao Ren massacred Wancheng."
