Cao Cao conquers Wuwan

Yuan Shao sent trucks to transport grain, and ordered Chunyu Qiong to lead 10,000 troops to escort them. They were stationed in Gushi (in Yanjin County, Henan Province) and Wuchao (now Yanjin County, Henan Province) about 20 kilometers north of Yuan Jun’s camp. Southeast of Tianjin). At this time, Yuan Shao's counselor Xu You surrendered to Cao Cao and suggested that Cao Cao launch a surprise attack on Wuchao with light troops and burn his baggage. Cao Cao immediately put it into practice, leaving Cao Hong and Xun You to guard the camp. He personally led 5,000 infantry and cavalry, pretended to be Yuan Jun's flag, tied the title to the horse's mouth, each brought a bunch of firewood, and used the dark night to sneak attack on Wuchao. Upon arrival, they immediately laid siege and set fire to them. Yuan Shao heard about Cao Cao's attack on Wuchao and made the wrong decision. He sent only a small force to rescue Wuchao and used the main force to storm Cao Cao's camp at Guandu. Unexpectedly, Cao's camp was strong and could not be attacked. When Cao Jun rushed to attack Wuchao Chunyu Qiong Camp, Yuan Shao's reinforcements were approaching. Cao Cao fought to the death, defeated Yuan's army, killed Chunyu Qiong, and burned all his supplies. The news of the burning of Wuchao's grain and grass reached Yuan Jun's front line. Yuan Jun's army was shaken and internally divided. Cao Jun took advantage of the situation to attack and defeated Yuan Jun. Yuan Shaocang panicked and led 800 cavalry back to Hebei. Cao's army successively annihilated and killed more than 70,000 Yuan's troops. The Battle of Guandu ended with Cao's victory and Yuan's defeat.

Wuchao was the turning point in the Battle of Guandu. After that, the Yuan Group lost its hegemony in northern China and began to decline. If you want to talk about Wuhuan, you must talk about Wuchao, haha

Background of the Battle of Wuhuan: The Yuan family group split in the later period. Yuan Shao's three sons, the eldest son Yuan Tan, the middle son Yuan Xi, and the youngest son Yuan Shang. Cao Cao's side has achieved hegemony in northern China, and Liu Bei, Cao Cao's enemy, has defected to Liu Biao. The Sun family was collectively hostile to Cao Cao, so they ignored it. The pattern is roughly the same.

Overview:

In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 AD), Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu.

In the sixth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao was defeated again in Cangting.

Occupied Ye County in the ninth year of Jian'an.

In the first month of the spring of the tenth year of Jian'an, Yuan Tan was killed in Nanpi. Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi defected to the Wuhuan tribe in the north. In April of summer, Wuhuan attacked Xian Yufu in Kuangping. In autumn and August, Cao Cao arrived and defeated Wuhuan. Drive beyond the Great Wall.

Huguan was broken in April of the 11th year of Jian'an, and the pirate Guan Cheng was conquered in the autumn and August, which completely relieved the worries in the pass. At the same time, Cao Cao began to prepare for the northern expedition to Wuhuan in western Liaoning, and Dong Zhao was responsible for digging. There are two water canals: Pinglu Canal and Quanzhou Canal.

In May of the twelfth year of Jian'an, in order to completely eliminate the threat outside the pass, Cao Cao led his army to Wu End and prepared to go out to fight. However, the local rainy weather that is common in summer and autumn makes the coastal road into western Liaoning blocked.

In July, Cao Cao appointed Tian Chou, a local man, as his guide. He avoided Binhai Road and went north to "Lulongsai", which has been inaccessible for two hundred years. "Pinggang" led thousands of elite cavalry out of the Daling River, covering a distance of 800 miles, and unexpectedly attacked "Liucheng", the nest of Wuhuan in western Liaoning.

In August, when there were still "two hundred miles" away from Liucheng, Wuhuan Shanyu Tadun and others noticed it and hurriedly assembled tens of thousands of cavalry to resist. The two armies met at "White Wolf Mountain" and Cao Cao was defeated. Wuhuan occupied Liucheng, and Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi defected to Liaodong Gongsun Kang.

Soon after, Gongsun Kang killed the two Yuans and surrendered to Cao Cao.

At this point, Cao Cao won a complete victory in the Northern Expedition. In September, Cao Cao returned victoriously from Liucheng.

Cao Cao's battle lasted for nearly a month and covered more than 400 kilometers, including countless dangerous mountains and rivers, difficult places to travel, and a large-scale encounter. The threat of the "Three Commanderies Wuhuan" to northern China was eliminated, the remaining forces of the Yuan family were wiped out, and Hebei was completely unified. He also incorporated Wuhuan Jingqi to enhance his military strength.

2. Three counties are Wuhuan.

Wuhuan, also known as Wuwan, was originally one of the Donghu tribes together with Xianbei.

Since the Xiongnu defeated Donghu, Wuhuan Service belonged to the Xiongnu. Later, the Han general Huo Qubing defeated the left territory of the Xiongnu. He moved Wuhuan outside the fortress in the five counties of Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaodong, and Liaoxi. He also appointed a Wuhuan captain in Youzhou to supervise Wuhuan and prevent him from communicating with the Xiongnu. . Xinmang was established, and Wuhuan surrendered to the Xiongnu. At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wuhuan often joined forces with the Xiongnu to disrupt various places east of Daijun. During the reign of Emperor Guangwu, the Wuhuan troops moved southward and placed the Wuhuan captain in Ningcheng, Shanggu.

During the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, the imperial court repeatedly conquered the Wuhuan tribe to suppress the uprising.

Later, Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun and others rebelled and used Wuhuan in Youzhou to plunder Qing, Xu, You and Jizhou and massacre the people. "Three Kingdoms" records: "The three counties of Wu Wan inherited the chaos in the world, destroyed Youzhou, and brought together more than 100,000 Han people." Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu and Yuan Shao also used or fought against Wuhuan.

In the first year of Chuping (190), Qiu Liju, the leader of Wuhuan in western Liaoning, died, and his nephew Tadun came to the throne. With military strategy, he unified Wuhuan, the three counties of Liaodong, Liaoxi and Youbeiping. "Ta Dun is also brave and brave, and all the elders on the border can compare with Ma Dun." At that time, they were active in today's Daoling River and Kerqin Grassland areas. Yuan Shao destroyed Gongsun Zan and occupied Hebei, occupying the three counties of Wuwan, "favoring his famous king and accepting his elite cavalry". "Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty" records that Yuan Shao said in his article to Wuhuan: "Gongxian and the Han soldiers are on the outside and inside. He is sincere, loyal and filial, and he is praised by the court.

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When Cao Cao attacked Nanpi, Wuhuan was ready to make a move, and the defection of two Yuans was a direct trigger. Cao Cao's northern expedition to Wuhuan was inevitable.

Three. Battle.

As early as the 11th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao asked Dong Zhao to build two canals:

The first is the "Pinglu Canal", which runs from Raoyang County in Hebei Province to Cangzhou City.

The first is the "Quanzhou Canal", which is located in the border of Baodi and Wuqing counties in Tianjin City.

This is done to facilitate the transportation of grain to the north.

Before heading north, many generals of Cao's army raised objections. They believed that Yuan Shang was finished, and the grasshoppers would jump to Dala in a few days. If we went deep alone, Liu Bei in the rear would definitely persuade Liu Biao to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Xudu. At that time, I am afraid that Hou will be unable to advance or retreat!

In response to this statement, Cao Cao's great adviser Guo Jia made an incisive analysis. He said: Wuhuan will definitely not make preparations because of its remoteness. We should take surprise. , so that even if we go deep alone, we will definitely be able to defeat them. Moreover, the relationship between the Yuan family and Wuhuan is extraordinary, and the people of Hebei still have some feelings for the Yuan family. If we let Yuan Shang go today, and wait until he develops strength in the future, " "Both the people and the barbarians are ready", it will be difficult to control him by then! Therefore, the Yuan family must be destroyed quickly. As for Liu Bei, there is no need to worry. Now that he is dependent on Liu Biao, Liu Biao will not reuse him. Therefore, even if the "Void Kingdom" Don’t worry about "Expedition".

Information source: Baidu Tieba.