Zang Ba and Chen Ying are completely different!
To put it simply, Zang Ba can be understood as the country of China, which belongs to the vassal category.
Zang Ba initially served under Tao Qian and was responsible for recruiting troops to fight against the Yellow Turbans.
After several wars, Zang Ba's power became stronger and stronger.
Eventually, together with Sun Guan, Yin Li and others, they stationed heavily in Kaiyang and became an independent force.
Whether it was Liu Bei or Lu Bu ruling Xuzhou, or Cao Cao completely controlling Xuzhou, Zang Ba was all nominally subordinate.
But whoever occupied Xuzhou had no impact on Zang Ba.
The civil and military affairs and soldiers under Zang Ba's command will remain the same and nothing will change.
When Xuzhou was pacified, Cao Cao was facing strong pressure from Yuan Shao.
He was helpless towards Zang Ba and could only focus on appeasing him.
Later, during the Battle of Guandu, Zang Ba worked diligently to block Yuan's army in Qingzhou for Cao Cao.
After the victory in the Battle of Guandu, Zang Ba was made a marquis by Cao Cao for his meritorious service.
Later, when he counterattacked Yuan Shao, Zang Ba personally led his troops into Qingzhou and expanded Cao Cao's territory by another state.
I have to say that Zang Ba was very wise. After capturing Qingzhou, he immediately asked Cao Cao to send someone to take over.
There is no trace of greed for the several counties in Qingzhou.
Zang Ba was very loyal and never had any disobedience. He almost obeyed Cao Cao's orders.
Zang Ba's treatment after the capture of Qingzhou made Cao Cao completely acquiesce to the existence of Zang Ba as a vassal.
After proclaiming himself king and founding the country, Cao Cao promoted Zang Ba to be the governor of Xuzhou and the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou's military.
Normally, Zang Ba's Xuzhou governor had no problem commanding the Guangling army led by Chen Ying during the war.
Chen Ying should also obey Zang Ba's command unconditionally.
But the problem lies in the fact that Zang Ba’s appointment as governor of Xuzhou was too short!
Li Tong refused because he belonged to Yuzhou and was not under the jurisdiction of the governor of Xuzhou.
But Chen Ying refused to admit it, entirely because of personal conflicts with Zang Ba.
Anyway, I just don’t recognize it, so what can you do to me?
Zang Ba was opposed by Li Tong and Chen Ying, and the atmosphere in the army was already very strange.
Unexpectedly, Xia Houshang and Cao Xiu were even more difficult for Zang Ba.
The reason is also very simple, it is the status of Zang Ba vassal.
Xiahou Shang and Cao Xiu, who were born in the same clan, were young and naturally had a youthful and frivolous nature.
How could the two of them get used to Zang Ba dominating the Cao family's foundation?
Therefore, Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang, Li Tong, and Chen Ying hit it off.
The four, led by Cao Xiu, competed with Zang Ba for the power of the army commander.
Normally, with four against one, there is almost no suspense.
However, the composition of Cao's army's partial division put Cao Xiu and four others at a disadvantage.
Thirty thousand Cao's troops were led by Zang Ba, Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang, Li Tong and Chen Ying.
Xiahou Shang and Cao Xiu, who were stationed in Hefei, each commanded a battalion of soldiers and horses, totaling 6,000 people.
Li Tong led a battalion of Yuzhou county soldiers, numbering 3,000, and Chen Ying led a battalion of Guangling county soldiers, also numbering 3,000.
The remaining 18,000 people, a total of six battalions of soldiers and horses, are all Zang Ba's direct soldiers.
The combined military strength of the four men was completely inferior to Zang Ba.
Furthermore, the 18,000 people led by Zang Ba were all veterans of the Northern and Southern Wars.
On the other hand, Cao Xiu and his four men, except for the 6,000 men stationed in Hefei who still had some combat effectiveness, Yuzhou County soldiers and Guangling County soldiers had never experienced combat at all.
Can Zang Ba allow 12,000 mobs to crush his 18,000 elite troops?
The internal struggle for power within Cao's army fell into a complete stalemate.
Neither side is convinced by the other!
Serious differences among the generals soon spread to the soldiers.
Zang Ba led soldiers from Taishan County in the north of Xuzhou, and Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang, Chen Ying, and Li Tong led probably Jianghuai soldiers.
Even if the regions are divided, soldiers who belong to the same Jianghuai faction will be closer.
Soon, the conflict between Taishan soldiers and Jianghuai soldiers became more and more intense.
There were even fights and fights between soldiers.
Cao Xiu would undoubtedly favor the Jianghuai soldiers and place all the blame on the Taishan soldiers.
Zang Ba has been on the battlefield for a long time and is a veteran general. How can he let Cao Xiu throw dirty water?
Furthermore, these soldiers were brothers who had followed him through life and death for many years, and they were even less likely to be slandered by Cao Xiu.
A fierce quarrel broke out between the two.
Zang Ba even made it clear to Cao Xiu that these Taishan soldiers were indispensable for the Cao family's current status.
But instead of waking up Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang, these words made them furious.
In Cao Jun's camp, soldiers from the two sides completely formed a confrontation.
Another hint of anger will definitely ignite Cao Ying's camp, turning it into a fight between the Taishan Army and the Jianghuai Army!
In the end, it was Zang Ba's tolerance that put the overall situation first, which prevented the situation from further worsening.
This matter has been revealed.
However, Cao Xiu and Xia Houshang did not restrain themselves because of Zang Ba's tolerance.
Instead, under Chen Ying's instigation, he began to boss Zang Ba around.
Zang Ba's life was so difficult, so one can imagine the situation of the Taishan Army.
This made the Jianghuai Army, which had no combat experience, feel proud.
The Taishan Army, which has been on the battlefield for a long time and has experienced hundreds of battles, has low morale and no fighting spirit.
Zhou Yu did not take advantage of the situation to attack, but still maintained his position calmly.
For several months.
A few days ago, Zhou Yu suddenly withdrew his entire army.
In such a hurry, we didn’t even have time to pack up a lot of luggage!
Cao Xiu judged that Sun Quan must be defeated and the situation was critical!
Zhou Yu could only abandon Lujiang and return the entire army to Jiangdong for rescue.
After some deliberation, everyone headed by Cao Xiu stated that they would strictly implement King Wei's military orders, and the entire army attacked, sticking to Zhou Yu and preventing him from returning.
You can also catch Zhou Yujun's panic and defeat them in one fell swoop!
In this regard, Zang Ba said that we should not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.
The internal situation in Jiangdong is unknown, so he should not lead his army deep into Lujiang to avoid falling into Zhou Yu's scheme.
Cao Xiu rebuked Zang Ba again and scolded him for delaying the military plan!
Investigating the true situation inside Kodong will not happen overnight.
If he had kept waiting, Zhou Yu would have run away long ago!
This time it was a matter of sending troops, and Zang Ba did not choose to give in.
Once you fall into the trap, the situation will take a turn for the worse in an instant.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and finally decided that Cao Xiu and four others would lead the army to pursue them.
Zang Ba led his army as the rear army and slowly stepped forward to suppress the formation of the army.
This was still a compromise made by Cao Xiu who was worried about Zhou Yu's escape.
Zang Ba had no choice but to nod and agree.
At that moment, Cao Cao's 30,000 troops were divided into two, and they all rushed into Lujiang County and began to pursue Zhou Yu's fleeing army.
Along the way, Cao Xiu witnessed how panicked Zhou Yu's army was in fleeing.
Food, baggage, armor, weapons, etc. are scattered everywhere!
This situation undoubtedly gave Cao Xiu and the others a shot in the arm.
He even risked his life and asked the soldiers to keep Zhou Yu at all costs!
