In fact, Xia did not make great achievements before the 17th year of Jian 'an (2 12), but the 17th year of Jian 'an was a demarcation point. After the defeat of Cao Cao and Battle of Red Cliffs at that time, it was impossible to unify the whole country in a short time. So Cao Cao focused on internal affairs to consolidate his power and further weaken the influence of the Han Dynasty, and at the same time chose the opportunity to expand on the eastern front to suppress Sun Quan's northward momentum.
It was during this period that Cao Cao put down the rebellion of Ma Sui and others in Jian 'an for sixteen years. After the war, Cao Cao returned to the East, while Xia stayed in Guanzhong, gradually becoming the highest military commander of Cao Shi Group in Guanzhong.
In the seventeenth year of the Biography of the Three Kingdoms Xiahou Yuan, Zhao Kuangyin returned to power, took Yuan Xing as the general to protect the soldiers, and supervised Zhu Ling, Zhao Lu and others in Chang 'an.
This also opened the way for Xia Pingding Longyou. It can be said that he defeated Ma Chao, Han Sui, Wang Agui of Xingguo Border Branch, Yang Wan and Song Jian of Baixiang Border Branch in Longyou successively, relying on quick and accurate tactics, which is also the characteristic of his tactics. Being a deep general, going to the emergency often takes you by surprise? . Longyou land has become the stage of summer.
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After Ma Chao was defeated in the battle of Weishui, the situation turned sharply. In the 19th year of Jian 'an (2 14), yangfu, Jiang Xu, Zhao Qu, Yin Feng and others plotted against Ma Chao, and Ma Chao's wife and children were killed, so he had to flee to Hanzhong and go to Zhang Lu, but Ma Chao could not accept the defeat, so he borrowed soldiers from Lu Su and besieged Jiang Xu again in the north, with the intention of gaining a foothold in Longyou again.
Zhang Lu certainly supports it, and Ma Chao's influence in Longyou is there. If Zhang Lu wants to expand, it can just use the power of Ma Chao. At this time, Ma Chao besieged Jiang Xu in Qishan (now 40 miles east of Lixian County, Gansu Province) and asked Xia for help. According to the military arrangement at that time, Xia had no right to send troops.
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After all, Ma Chao didn't invade Guanzhong. Originally, the purpose of Cao Cao's letting Xia stay in Guanzhong was not to expand westward, but to stabilize Guanzhong and give Cao Shi Group the security of the western front.
Looking through the history books, we can see that during that time, Cao Cao's main force was concentrated on the eastern front.
In the first month of the 18th year of Emperor Wu of the Three Kingdoms, the troops entered ruxu's mouth, attacked the camp in Jiangxi, and gained the right to be the commander-in-chief, Gongsun Yang, and led the army back. The imperial edict merged fourteen states and became Kyushu. Summer and April, solstice leaves.
In autumn and July (19), Sun Quan was levied.
From the seventeenth year of Jian 'an to the nineteenth year of Jian 'an, Longyou was completely settled and Xia was stationed in Guanzhong. During this period, Cao Cao conquered Sun Quan twice on a large scale. It can be seen that the attack center of Cao Cao Group is not in Guanzhong, but in Jianghuai, so Cao Cao asked Xia to be stationed in Guanzhong, in order to curb Ma Chao and Han Sui, influential figures in Liangzhou, and prevent them from making trouble.
So he can ignore D's siege of Jiang Xu and wait for the collapse of both sides. After all, it's not just Jiang Xu and D's sworn enemies, so when Jiang Xu's letter of help arrived, most generals thought that Cao Cao should be informed before making a decision. It was Xia who immediately sent troops to save Jiang Xu.
The Biography of the Three Kingdoms Xiahou Yuan made Zhang He ride five thousand troops in the front, enter from Chencang Narrow Road, and Yuan Zi supervised the grain in the back. Near the Weihe River, the super generals will strengthen thousands of borders. Before the battle, surpass and join forces to collect the weapons. Deep, all counties have fallen.
It was precisely because of the rapid invasion of summer that Ma Chao retired without a fight. However, according to the record in Zi Zhi Tong Jian, Ma Chao failed, which we will discuss here. Generally speaking, after this time, Ma Chao never had a chance to go north for conquest.
At this point, Xia did not retreat after the defeat of Ma Chao, but went directly to Beishan to attack Han Sui.
"The biography of the Three Kingdoms. Summer "Han Sui showed his relatives, Yuan wanted to take it, so he left.
Xia's decision worked wonders, because Xia led the army to conquer Ma Chao, and he went to Han Sui with his backhand. Han Sui was naturally unguarded, which also showed that even though the vanguard led by Zhang He was at war with Ma Chao, the situation was not anxious, and Xia and his men did not suffer too much loss, so they could directly conquer Han Sui without taking a break.
Han Sui was naturally trapped, so he directly abandoned his relatives (now Jincheng, Bao Ye Township, 30 miles northwest of Qin 'an County, Gansu Province) and retreated to Lueyang (now 90 miles northeast of Qin 'an County, Gansu Province). On the one hand, he avoided Xia's soldiers, at the same time, he relied on each other and became a corner.
It can be said that Han Sui's idea is right. When Xia leads his troops to Lueyang City for more than 20 miles, the Ministry will have a vague idea of whether to fight Lueyang or rejuvenate the country first, because both plans are dangerous.
By this time, Lueyang and Xingguo will help each other, that is to say, no matter which city Xia attacks, the army of another city will sneak attack Xia and his men who are caught in a besieged city, and it is inevitable that they will be caught between Scylla and Charybdis, or they will not withdraw.
However, Xia still caught a weakness of Han Sui.
The Biography of the Three Kingdoms Xiahou Yuan believes that it is better to attack and leave Qiang than to rejuvenate the country and consolidate the city. Those who have been away from the Qiang people for a long time are mostly in the army, and they will return to their homes.
Changli is in Hulu River, a tributary of Weishui River in the southeast of Gansu Province. This is the hometown of Han Sui soldiers. So Xia prepared to attack Changli and lure him to fight Han. After all, Han Sui can be calm and rational, but his foot soldiers can't. Seeing Xia go to his hometown, isn't he going to play?
Moreover, in order to have the effect of a surprise attack, Xia did not bring troops with him. He sent a general to guard the trench. My personal guess is that I went to Xianqin City, went into battle lightly, and made a surprise attack for a long time, and achieved the expected results. Xia is not afraid of Han Sui's army to rob his logistics troops. After all, the foot soldiers in Han Sui don't have this idea. Even if this is the right tactic, fighting is logistics, and Xia will do it again.
Anyway, Xiahou Yuan succeeded, and Han Sui had to go to war, but it was beyond the scope of assistance that Xingguo could give. In the end, Xiahou Yuan defeated Han Sui, who had the advantage of military strength, on the battlefield, and tried to break Lueyang and rejuvenate the country.
After rejuvenating the country, Xia did not stop attacking, but took the opportunity to attack Song Jian in Longyou (now the north bank of Daxia River in the twin cities southeast of Linxia County, Gansu Province). Thorn head? At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he claimed to be Hetou Pinghanwang and set up hundreds of officials. After more than 30 years of separatist regime, the imperial court made repeated conquests without results.
So this time, Xia made a sudden attack, that is, he played fast and slowly. He sent troops from Xingguo to camp quickly. We must know that the straight line distance between the two places is more than 200 kilometers, and the actual marching distance is more. However, after Xia camped, he defeated Song Jian, who claimed to have tens of thousands of soldiers, within one month. It can be seen that Song Jian is prepared, otherwise,