The story of Guan Yu's attack on Fancheng

In the battle of Xiangfan, Guan Yu showed amazing military accomplishment and talent. He first sent troops to surround Xiangyang, then deployed naval warships in the middle reaches of the Han River to block the connection between Fancheng and decency, and then led the army to cross the river and attack Fancheng with all his strength. Similar to Liaoshen Campaign, the great leader Mao Zedong closed the door and beat the dog. As long as Fan Cheng is captured, he is like a turtle in a jar. Coss knew the situation was critical and asked Cao Cao for reinforcements.

Cao Cao naturally knew the importance of Xiangyang and Fancheng to himself, so he ruled out the best generals he could rule out at that time-Yu Jin and Pound to support Coss.

Pound was born in Xiandao, Nan 'an (now southeast of Longxi, Gansu). Originally Marten's Department, Pound rebelled against Qiang, Di and other foreign nationalities from Marten in early Pingchu (A.D. 190- 193) and moved to a captain. In the seventh year of Jian 'an (AD 202), Cao Cao won over Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang in Liyang, and Yuan Tan sent Guoyuan and Gao Qian to take Hedong slightly, so Cao Cao led Zhong You to win over Guanzhong generals. In the eighth year of Jian 'an (A.D. 203), Pound followed Ma Chao, the son of Marten, and refused the Warring States source and Gao Qian in Pingyang. Pound was a pioneer in the army, attacking Guoyuan and Gao Qian, crushing their troops and even beheading Guoyuan himself. (Wei Lue said: Pound personally cut off a head, but I didn't know it was the national source. After the war, everyone pointed out that Guoyuan was dead and could not win the first place. However, Pound took out a head at the bow after midnight. Because Guoyuan is Zhong You's nephew, Zhong You cried when he saw his head. Pound made amends to Zhong You, and Zhong You said, "Although Guoyuan is my nephew, he is still a traitor. Why make amends? " ) So Pound worshipped the corps commander and made Hou Ting his capital. After Zhang Bai set out on horseback to crusade against Hongnong, Poundford followed Marten's crusade and smashed the rebels between Yaoshan and Yaoshan in one fell swoop. In every battle, Pound often fell into a trap, defeated the enemy and bravely won Marten's army. Marten was recruited as Wei Delayed, and Pound stayed with Ma Chao. In the 20th year of Jian 'an (AD 2 15), Cao Cao pacified Hanzhong. At this time, Ma Chao had defected to Liu Bei, so Pound surrendered with the crowd. Cao Cao, who is famous for his bravery, worshipped Pound as a general and sealed the pavilion. There are 300 households in the city.

This time, Pound and Yujin crusaded against Guan Yu together, which shows that Cao Cao valued him. Before he left, someone said to Cao Cao:

Cao Cao said, "Pound used to belong to Ma Chao, but now he is a general under Liu Bei, and his brother Pang Rou is also an official in Yizhou. Did you send him to crusade against Guan Yu? " But Cao Cao never replaced Pound with other generals. When Pound heard about it, he made an amazing move-carrying coffins for the war. There are many generals who carried coffins for war in the history of our country, but as far as the inventor of this patent is concerned, Pound has set a precedent. Before leaving, Pound said to the people who saw me off:

"I owe my country, I'm just dying. I want to beat Guan Yu myself. If I don't kill him this year, he will kill me. "

Then he pointed to his son and said to his wife,

"My son has a magnificent appearance. If I can't come back, he will definitely avenge me in the future. " A seemingly simple prediction was expected half a century later. At this point, I am afraid that Zhuge Liang's Longzhong will admit defeat to the prophecy.

In the 24th year of Jian 'an (AD 220), Hou Yin and Kai Wei rebelled against Guan Yu's army in Wancheng. Pound led his troops to attack Wancheng with Coss, killed Hou Yin and Kai Wei, and then went south to Fancheng to confront Guan Yu.

Once Pound and Guan Yu fought one-on-one in front of the battle, and Pound hit Guan Yu on the forehead. From then on, the invincible Guan Yu was very careful with him. Because Pound likes riding a white horse, Guan Yu's soldiers all call him General White Horse, which is undoubtedly a high evaluation.

Yu Jin and Pound stationed troops in the south of the equation, contending with Fan Cheng, in order to relieve the pressure of Coss, so that their timely arrival brought Coss back to the brink of death, but they did not expect that they pushed themselves to death.

Compared with other places, their place is a depression. It rains continuously in late summer and early autumn. In the current words, it is in the flood season of rivers. When Yu Jin and others first came, they didn't know much about the weather and terrain. If you knew in time, maybe they didn't notice. If you like playing chess, you should know that in the early days, when the master played chess with the master, what really failed one side was not necessarily whether the player was taller than himself, but often your mistake was caught by the other side. This is especially true on the battlefield. As long as you are a famous star, you don't have to worry that the other party doesn't know your superb skills and mistakes.

In August, it rained cats and dogs, the Hanshui River soared, and the water depth of the flat land was tens of feet. The seventh army of Yu and Jin was flooded, so a few soldiers had to take refuge in Gao Fu. Guan Yu stormed by warship and was forced to surrender after abstinence. Pound led a group of people to continue the desperate battle. Pound was held by a bow and the arrow was not empty. General Dong Heng and Bu Qu tried to surrender to Guan Yu, but they were all beheaded by Pound. Pound fought from Pingdan until noon, and Guan Yu's offensive became more and more urgent, and the arrow was not empty. The two sides fought hand to hand. Pound said the governor will become what appearance:

"I heard that good generals will not be afraid of death in order to avoid death, and martyrs will survive without destroying festivals. Today is my anniversary. " So I became angry with the fierce fighting and my spirit became stronger. But the flood was so fierce that all the officials in Wei Jun surrendered. Pound and his general Wu Bo returned to Coss' camp by boat with bows and arrows. But the storm water was too strong, so the ship was destroyed and the bow and arrow were lost. Pound was alone in the water, captured by Guan Yu, and brought back to Shu camp without kneeling.

Guan Yu said:

"Your brother today in hanzhong. I just want to take Qing as my general. Why don't you come down earlier? "

Pound cursed Guan Yu and said:

"Vertical axis, what is surrender! Wang Wei is famous all over the world with millions of troops. You, Liu Bei, are just a mediocre man. How can you defeat Wang Wei? I would rather be a national ghost than a thief. " As a result, Pound was killed by Guan Yu.

Cao Cao was very sad when he heard this, so he shed tears, so he named his second son Liehou. In the first year of Huang Chu, Wei Wendi (AD 22 1 year), Cao Pi acceded to the throne and sent envoys to the tomb of Pound to send him a legacy gift. He said: "In the past, Wang Hao lost his life, so the previous generation was beautiful. However, the post-Guo Yi dance was difficult to become famous, and the music was overwhelming at that time. In the past, righteousness was high, and I was embarrassed and arrogant. " He also gave his son Pang Hui and four other nobles, one hundred households in each city. In the fourth year (AD 243), Wang Fang of Qi made a sacrifice to Pound in Taizu Temple.

The situation is reversed. If Guan Yu had known the consequences of his stupidity, he might have killed Pound, but Guan Yu didn't. Pound told his wife that his son Pang Hui, together with Wargo and Zhong Hui, later pacified Shu and killed all the descendants of Guan Yu.

Pound refused to surrender and died, while Yujin was born because of surrender. Later generations often compare two people, one is regarded as a representative of loyalty, and the other is a typical example of losing one's integrity. Is that really the case? Some people live forever because they die a fair death. Some people are criticized by later generations for not dying when they die. The most prominent example is Li Ling, the grandson of Li Guang.

Li Shangyin has a poem that says well, "Duke Zhou is afraid of gossip, but Wang Mang is humble but not usurped." Pound's death is worth our tears, but we should also objectively evaluate the ban, and we should not erase his past achievements and glory just because he survived.