Zhang He heard that Zhang Fei was drinking and having fun on Danqu Mountain, so he went to steal the camp overnight. He saw "Zhang Fei" sitting in the tent and hurriedly stabbed him with his spear. Unexpectedly, the person he stabbed was a straw man. Zhang He hurriedly called his horse out of the tent. Zhang Fei was already in front of him. He was shocked and rushed to fight. He was defeated and turned his horse away. escape. At the same time, the two strongholds he guarded, Mengtou and Dangshi, had been occupied by Wei Yan and Lei Tong.
Zhang He asked Cao Hong for help but failed, so he had to retreat to Wakou Pass. He used an ambush strategy to trap Lei Tong and kill him. Zhang Fei and Wei Yan decided to use the same trick. Zhang Fei went out to fight Zhang He, while Wei Yan killed the ambush soldiers and set them on fire. Zhang He was defeated and fled back to Wakou Pass, unable to hold on. Zhang Fei learned from the people that there was a small road leading to Wakou Pass. He ordered Wei Yan to lead troops to attack the pass from the front. He personally led 500 light cavalry, and the people led the way, from Zitong Mountain to the back of Wakou Pass.
Zhang He was attacked front and back, so he hurried to a small road, with Zhang Fei chasing after him. The mountain road was narrow, so Zhang He had to abandon his horse and walk back to Nanzheng. Cao Hong ordered him to attack Jiameng Pass.
Just as Liu Bei was congratulating Zhang Fei for his victory over Wakou Pass, Huo Jun, the general guarding Jiameng Pass, sent a letter to express his urgency. Kong Ming used the provocation method to send veteran Huang Zhong to fight, and Yan Yan went with him. They worked together to kill Zhang He. Huang Zhong used the strategy of arrogant soldiers to recapture three camps in a row, and also confiscated a large amount of grain, grass, baggage and weapons. He induced Cao General Han Hao and Xiahou Shang to go deep into the army alone and captured Tiandang Mountain, where Cao's army was stationing grain. Zhang He fled to Dingjun Mountain and defected to Xiahou Yuan.
Liu Bei personally commanded an army of 100,000 people, with Zhuge Liang as military advisor and Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun as vanguards. He took the route to Jiameng Pass to conquer Hanzhong.
After hearing the news, Cao Hong, the defender of Nanzheng, rushed to Xudu to report to Cao Cao at starry night. Cao Cao led an army of 400,000 to Nanzheng to meet the enemy.
Dingjun Mountain is the barrier of Nanzheng and the place where Cao Jun accumulates food and grass. Liu Bei decided to take Dingjun Mountain first. Zhuge Liang once again provoked veteran Huang Zhong to fight and sent Fazheng to help.
Wei general Xia Houyuan, who was guarding Dingjun Mountain, was determined not to go out to fight. Fa Zheng made a plan and made camp step by step to lure him down the mountain. Huang Zhong led his army to the foot of Dingjun Mountain and captured a high mountain to the west of Dingjun Mountain overnight. Fazheng also proposed the strategy of "waiting for work at leisure" and asked Huang Zhong to station in the middle of the mountain, while Fazheng observed the movement on the top of the mountain and used the flag as a signal.
Xia Houyuan was furious when he saw that the Shu army had captured the opposite mountain and looked down at the reality of Dingjun Mountain. He refused to listen to Zhang He's dissuasion and personally led his troops to surround the opposite mountain, shouting and challenging at the foot of the mountain. Fa Zheng raised a white flag on the mountain, but Huang Zhong stood still. After noon, the vigor of the Wei army had declined and they all dismounted to rest. Fazheng immediately lowered the white flag and raised the red flag. Huang Zhong, who had been recharging his energy for a long time, mounted his horse with his sword and went down the mountain to kill. Before Xia Houyuan could mount his horse to meet him, his sword had fallen, and Huang Zhong chopped his head and shoulders in half. Cao's army was defeated. Huang Zhong took advantage of the victory to capture Dingjun Mountain and was named General Zhenxi.
Cao Cao personally commanded the army to avenge Xia Houyuan, and ordered Zhang He to move the grain and grass from Micang Mountain to Tunbei Mountain to prepare for military supplies.
When Zhuge Liang heard the report, he sent Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun to go deep into the area, burn their food and grass, and seize their luggage. Before leaving, Zhao Yun made an agreement with the old general: "It will last until noon tomorrow. If the general returns on time, Yun will hold his troops. If he does not return after noon, Yun will lead the army to respond."
Huang Zhong led his troops to the granary, killed the scattered defenders, and was about to set fire to the grain. When Zhang He's troops arrived, Cao Cao ordered Xu Huang to lead a group of troops to come, trapping Huang Zhong in a tight siege. Zhao Yun looked in the camp to see that noon had passed, but the old general had not returned, so he ordered his deputy Zhang Yi to hold on to the camp and led 3,000 troops to meet him. He ran rampant, as if entering a no-man's land, rescued Huang Zhong and returned to his home village. When Cao Cao saw this, he was furious and personally led his troops to pursue him. Zhao Yun had already arranged for archers and crossbowmen to ambush in the ditch outside the stronghold. Yun Da opened the stronghold gate and stood outside the stronghold with a single gun. Cao Cao pursued him to the Shu camp, but Zhao Yun remained motionless. Cao Cao was afraid of an ambush, so he ordered his sergeants to retreat. Yun raised his spear and fired all bows and crossbows in the trench. Cao Cao's army was defeated. Cao Cao abandoned the Beishan grain and grass and hurriedly returned to Nanzheng.
Liu Bei heard the report and praised Zhao Yun: "Zilong is full of courage!" From then on, he called Zhao Yun General Huwei.
Liu Bei and Cao Cao competed for Hanzhong, and Kong Ming adopted the strategy of suspecting soldiers in response to Cao Cao's suspicious characteristics. When Cao Cao led his army to the Han River, Kong Ming immediately ordered Zhao Yun to lead five hundred troops, lie in ambush near Cao Cao's camp, and beat drums and trumpets at night to scare Cao's soldiers. Cao suspected that he was robbing the stronghold, but when he left the camp, he saw no one. Just as he was about to return to the camp to rest, the cannon sounded again, making Cao's soldiers restless all night. For three consecutive nights, Cao Cao became timid and retreated thirty miles.
Kongming also asked Liu Bei to lead his army across the Han River in person, and formed a camp with his back to the water. He deliberately retreated in defeat. Cao Cao was suspicious and refused to pursue him. The Shu army took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill Cao Cao. Kongming then sent Zhang Fei and Wei Yan into two groups to intercept Cao's army's food route, and ordered Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun to lead an army each to set fire to the mountain. Cao Cao was frightened and abandoned the pass, retreating to Xiegu.
Cao Cao was afraid of being murdered, so he often warned his surroundings: "I like to kill people in my dreams. Don't get close to me after I'm asleep alone." One day, Cao Cao fell asleep in his tent during the day, and the quilt fell to the ground. His attendants hurriedly picked up the quilt and prepared it for him. Cao Cao jumped up, drew his sword and killed him, then went to bed again. After a while, Cao got up, pretended to be surprised, and asked: "Who killed my close servant?" Everyone knew the truth, and Cao felt very sorry for him, and he was buried with honor. Everyone thought that Cao Guo had committed a murder in his dream. Only Yang Xiu, the army chief, knew what he meant. When he was about to be buried, Xiu said to Xu Huang: "The king of Wei was not in a dream, but this prince was in a dream!" When Cao Cao found out, he hated Yang Xiu very much.
Cao Cao's army was defeated in consecutive battles. Cao Cao was hesitant about whether to advance or retreat. The chef brought chicken soup, and he picked up a piece of chicken ribs and slurped them. As he was pondering, Xiahou Dun came into the tent and asked for instructions for the night camp. Cao Cao casually replied: "Chicken ribs." Dun sent orders to all the officials, and they all used "chicken ribs" as their night command. When Yang Xiu heard this, he guessed that Cao Cao wanted to retreat, so he told the accompanying sergeants to pack up and prepare to return.
Xiahou Dun asked Yang Xiu: "I don't know what the meaning of chicken ribs is?" Yang Xiu said: "Chicken ribs are meatless when eaten, but taste when discarded. The king of Wei used this metaphor to describe Hanzhong. If you advance, you cannot win. If you retreat, you will be afraid of the laughter of the Shu people. If you stay here for a long time, It's useless. It's better to return early. The king of Wei will definitely be our teacher in the future." Xiahou Dun admired Yang Xiu very much and packed his bags. That night, Cao Cao was distraught. He went out of his tent to patrol with a steel ax in hand. He saw the sergeants in the camp preparing to pack up. He was shocked and summoned Xiahou Dun to ask him the reason. Dun replied: "The chief secretary, Yang Xiu, knew that the king wanted to withdraw his troops." Cao was furious. He had always hated Yang Xiu, so he beheaded Yang Xiu on the grounds of disturbing the morale of the army.
Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu and forced an army to fight Liu Bei. However, Yang Xiu did not expect and suffered a disastrous defeat. Huang Zhong shot two of his front teeth and almost lost his life. He had to abandon Hanzhong and retreat to Chang'an.
With the support of Zhuge Liang and other officials and generals, Liu Bei ascended the altar in Mianyang to receive congratulations and was promoted to King of Hanzhong. He also made his son Liu Chan the crown prince. Zhuge Liang was appointed military advisor and prime minister of important military and state affairs. Conferred Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong as the Five Tiger Generals. Cao Cao was furious when he heard the report and wanted to raise troops to conquer again. Sima Yi proposed a plan and sent Man Chong to see Sun Quan with a letter, stating the interests and dangers, so that he could raise troops to attack Jingzhou. When Liu Bei sent troops from Xichuan to rescue him, he would then march to Hanzhong.
Sun Quan adopted the strategy of Gu Yong and Zhuge Jin. On the one hand, he notified Cao Cao and fought head-to-head. On the other hand, he sent Zhuge Jin to Jingzhou to propose marriage. When the marriage was successful, they would work together to defeat Cao Cao. If Guan Yu refused, he would help Cao Cao take Jingzhou.
Guan Yu kicked Zhuge Jin out of the house in the name of Tiger Girl Anken marrying Quan Zi. Sun Quan was furious and wanted to raise troops to attack Jingzhou immediately. Bu Zhi saw through Cao Cao's intentions and secretly took Jingzhou's strategy, and Quan followed it.
When Kongming learned about this, he sent Fei Shi to send official letters to Yun Chang, ordering them to advance the troops to attack Fancheng, which frightened the enemy and caused the offensive to naturally collapse. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu knew that Huang Zhong was also among the five tiger generals. He was very unhappy and spent money to explain the truth in poems. Guan Yu then obeyed the king's order and raised troops immediately.
Guan Yu surrounded Fancheng, and his army Sima Wangfu came to admonish him to prevent Soochow from taking the opportunity to invade Jingzhou. Guan Yu had already considered this matter and ordered him to pass on the order. From Jingzhou to here, up and down the river, beacon towers were built every twenty or thirty miles, and each was guarded by fifty soldiers. If Wu soldiers cross the river, they can light fires at night and raise smoke as a signal during the day, so that they can lead the troops to attack. Wang Fu once again reminded Guan Yu to beware of Fu Shiren and Mi Fang's change of heart. Guan Yu was impatient, so Wang Fu had to withdraw in dismay.
The news that Guan Yu had conquered Xiangyang and besieged Fancheng reached Chang'an. Cao Cao was shocked and ordered Yu Jin and Pang De to lead the seven armies to rescue. Pang De and Guan Yu fought for more than a hundred times, but there was no winner. Yu Jin was afraid that he would take the lead, so he ordered the gold to be withdrawn. Pang De refused to accept and decided to fight Guan Yu to the death tomorrow.
The next day, Guan and Pang fought again. Pang De used his sword trick and took his bow and shot Guan Yu in his right arm. Guan Ping rescued Guan Yu, and Pang De was about to pursue him when Yu Jin ordered his troops to withdraw. Guan Ping closed the camp gate tightly and refused to leave despite Pang De's scolding. Pang De continued to challenge for more than ten days, but saw no movement, so he wanted to lead seven armies into the stronghold. Yu Jin refused, and instead moved his troops to the mountain and went down to the stronghold.
Guan Yu, who had just recovered from his arrow wound, laughed when he saw the formation. He ordered Liao Hua and others to go upstream to block the water inlets. When it rained heavily and the water rose sharply, they took high boats and released water to flood the seven armies. Countless people were drowned in the Seventh Army, and they surrendered in Jin. Pang De, Cheng He and more than 200 people in their tribe survived by chance, but they were surrounded by Guan Yu on the remaining embankment. Cheng He was shot to death by Guan Yu with an arrow. Pang De was captured by Zhou Cang. Guan Yu persuaded him to surrender, but Pang De refused and was beheaded.
Guan Yunchang flooded seven armies, captured him, and beheaded Pang De. His reputation was greatly shaken. Cao Cao was afraid that he would take advantage of the situation and attack Xudu, so he thought of moving the capital to avoid his attack. Sima Yi disagreed and proposed a plan to send envoys to Soochow again, asking Sun Quan to secretly attack Guan Yu. After the success was achieved, the land south of the Yangtze River was ceded to Sun Quan. Cao followed it and sent Xu Huang to lead 50,000 elite troops to station at Yanglingpo, waiting for the Wu army to respond and advance in time.
Guan Yu's injuries from arrows worsened day by day. When Guan Ping was anxious, Hua Tuo arrived. Hua Tuo took a closer look at Guan Yu's injury and found that the curare poison had penetrated through the muscles and bones. He needed to scrape the bone to cure the poison, so he wanted to use a stake and an iron ring to prop up Guan Yu's elbow to facilitate the operation. Guan Yu laughed and asked Guan Ping to prepare a few glasses of wine and play chess with Ma Liang, then asked Hua Tuo to scrape the bones. Hua Tuo dexterously wielded the knife, and the black blood dripped soundly into the basin. The sound of the sharp blade scraping bones could be heard in his ears. Guan Yu was still talking and laughing freely, drinking and playing chess. The soldiers inside and outside the tent held their breaths and looked at Hua Tuo and Guan Yu in awe... After Hua Tuo was treated, he was relieved and sincerely praised Guan Yu: "The general is really a god!"
Cao Cao and Sun Quan secretly joined forces and agreed to attack Jingzhou from two directions, flood and drought. Xu Huang led an army of 50,000 troops southward by land route, and Lü Meng planned to advance by water route. When Lu Meng learned that Guan Yu had already set up beacon towers up and down the river to prevent the Wu army from sneak attacks, he was greatly surprised. He suddenly fell ill at home and could not handle military affairs. Sun Quan was very anxious when he heard this. Lu Xun saw Lu Meng's thoughts, and when visiting the patient, he jointly planned a sneak attack on Jingzhou.
Xu Huang was ordered by Cao Cao to march south and attack Guan Yu to save Fancheng. Guan Ping and Liao Hua went north to meet the enemy, but lost twelve camps in a row and had to escape to recover their lives. People were also shocked when they heard that Jingzhou had been captured by Lu Meng's secret troops. Guan Yu still subjectively believed that the enemy was spreading rumors to disrupt the army and did not take it seriously.
Xu Huang led his army to attack, Guan Yu mounted his horse, and a fierce battle broke out outside Fancheng. Cao Ren used the tactic of being favored and led his army out of the city to attack Guan Yu. The Shu army was surrounded by enemies on both sides. It was difficult to look at the head and tail, and the formation was in chaos. The soldiers fled one after another. Guan Yu had no choice but to lead his generals to cross the Xiangjiang River in a hurry, but they were exhausted. Just when he was about to go to Xiangyang to reorganize his troops and fight again, Tan Mafei reported the news that Jingzhou had been lost, and everyone was shocked. Guan Yu was speechless at this moment, full of regrets and a sharp pain from the wound on his right arm. He pondered for a long time before saying, "Let's go back to the police and make further plans!"
When they reached a fork in the road, Zhao Lei came up to him and reported that Fu Shiren, the public security guard, had surrendered the city and surrendered to Soochow, and that Nanjun Mi Fang had also surrendered to Soochow. Guan Yu became so angry that he fainted and dismounted.
After Guan Yu woke up, he adopted Zhao Lei's advice and sent Ma Liang to Chengdu for help. On the other hand, he took the dry road to Jingzhou and wrote to Lu Meng, accusing him of treachery. Lu Meng deliberately asked the messenger to meet the families of Jingzhou soldiers and bring home letters, in order to weaken the fighting spirit of Guan Yu's tribe, and it really worked.
Guan Yu led the rest of his troops to march towards Jingzhou, but were blocked by the Wu army along the way. Guan Yu's troops were trapped in a tight siege. They were later rescued by Guan Ping and Liao Hua, so they had to divert to Maicheng and temporarily camp to wait for reinforcements in central Sichuan.
Four troops of the Wu army surrounded Maicheng, and Guan Yu ordered Liao Hua to go to Shangyong for help. Meng Da and Liu Feng, the Shangyong guards, hated Guan Yu's arrogance in the past and refused to send troops. Zhuge Jin followed Sun Quan's order to surrender to Guan Yu, but Guan Yu drove him out of the city.
Lu Meng designed a three-sided siege of the city, and Guan Yu was forced to abandon the city and flee. Guan Yu left Wang Fu, Zhou Cang and others to defend Maicheng, and then led Guan Ping, Zhao Lei and others to rush out of Maicheng and go straight to Xichuan, preparing to reorganize his troops and restore Jingxiang in the future. After walking about four or five miles, he was ambushed by Zhu Ran of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. Guan Yu did not dare to fight and retreated to the path. Zhao Lei had died in the chaos. At this time, the number of soldiers accompanying Guan Yu gradually decreased, leaving only about ten people. Guan Yu was so distressed that he ordered Guan Ping to cut off the attack, and then he went ahead to clear the way. Suddenly several tripping ropes finally tripped the red rabbit horse, and Guan Yu and his son were captured by Wu general Ma Zhong. Sun Quan loved Guan Yu and wanted to persuade him to surrender. Zuo Xian, the chief bookkeeper, told Cao Cao's story. Sun Quan was speechless and finally nodded. The famous generals Guan Yu and Guan Ping, father and son, walked calmly and righteously toward the end of their lives when the sun cleared after the snow.
Guan Yu died tragically, Liu Bei was shocked, Zhang Fei cried and cried, furious, shouting that he must avenge his second brother. Zhang Zhao, the counselor of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, was shocked when he heard that Sun Quan had killed Guan Yu. He broke into the Jingzhou government office and stated the pros and cons of killing Guan Yu. Sun Quan just realized it, and he made many miscalculations! Zhang Zhao proposed a plan to transfer Guan Yu's head to Cao Cao, so that the Shu soldiers would go to Wei instead of Wu.
Cao Cao took his head and said, "Mr. Yun, you're fine!" Unexpectedly, Guan Yu's head suddenly opened his eyes, and Cao Cao was so frightened that he fell to the ground. Wu envoy told the story that Guan Yu possessed Lu Meng, causing Lu Meng to bleed to death from his seven orifices. Cao Cao sighed: "Guan Yu is terrible alive, Guan Yu dead is also terrible, dead and alive is even more terrible!" He named Guan Yu the "King of Jing" and buried him with honors as a minister. This made Liu Bei hate Sun Quan deeply and attack him, and Wei Ze The victory or defeat can be seen. Wu was defeated and conquered Wu, and Shu was defeated and conquered Shu.
In order to avenge his second brother, Liu Bei wanted to launch an army to attack Wu. Kong Ming admonished him: Wu and Wei each have their own evil intentions and want to profit from it. At the moment, it is best to just stay put and wait until Wei and Wu are at odds to take advantage of the opportunity to attack them. When Liu Bei paid homage to Guan Yu, he raised his sword and swore: Gu and Soochow, we swear to be different from each other, the sun and the moon!
Cao Cao's headache became increasingly serious. Hua Xin recommended Hua Tuo for diagnosis and treatment. Hua Tuo diagnosed that Cao Cao's headache was caused by wind. He had to drink mabo decoction first, then open his head with a sharp knife and take out the wind saliva, which could cure it. When Cao Cao heard this, he was furious and thought that Hua Tuo had a close friendship with Guan Yu and wanted to take the opportunity to kill him and avenge Guan Yu, so he was sent to prison and tortured. Wu Yao was deeply moved by Hua Tuo's medical ethics. Before his death, Hua Tuo gave him the "Qing Nang Shu", a medical book he had written throughout his life, so that it could be properly preserved and passed on to future generations to help the world and save people.
Wu Ya'an's wife witnessed the tragic death of Hua Tuo, a famous doctor of a generation, and was deeply afraid that Wu Ya'an would make the same mistake as Hua Tuo, so she burned the "Qing Sang Shu" in a mass grave. When Wu Ya'an came running, she only grabbed I got a few broken pieces, looked at the ashes in the sky, and burst into tears.
Cao Cao was taboo about medical treatment, and his chronic headaches were getting worse. Hua Xin and Jia Xu repeatedly urged Cao Cao to trust Hua Tuo, but Cao Cao was deeply suspicious and refused. , Chen Qun, Jia Xu, Sima Yi and others entrusted the isolation order to set up seventy-two suspicious tombs after Cao Cao's death to prevent future generations from knowing where he was buried. Cao Cao, a traitor of a generation, died of illness in Luoyang at the age of sixty-six.
Shao Zhen was very happy to see the Chinese currency increase by 80,000.
