To this end, Liu Bei and Cao Cao waged a war around Hanzhong for several years. It was also the first battle of Hanzhong during the Three Kingdoms period, which is well known. However, the second battle of Hanzhong was ignored by many friends who like the history of the Three Kingdoms. In the middle of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Shuang, the general of Cao Wei, led an army of more than 65,438+10,000 troops to storm Hanzhong. Although this battle is rarely mentioned, its influence and significance cannot be underestimated.
The first Hanzhong campaign
The Battle of Hanzhong was a battle between Liu Bei and Cao Cao for Hanzhong during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of Han Dynasty. This war was initiated by Liu Bei in the 22nd year of Jian 'an (2 17) and ended in May in the 24th year of Jian 'an (2 19). The war lasted nearly two years. In terms of time, the duration of the Battle of Hanzhong obviously exceeded the three major battles in the Three Kingdoms period, namely, the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Battle of Red Cliffs and the Battle of Yiling. Therefore, the first battle of Hanzhong can be compared with the three major battles in the Three Kingdoms period to some extent.
In the first battle of Hanzhong, the commanders of the warring sides were Liu Bei and Cao Cao respectively. On the one hand, Liu Beifang's generals in the war mainly include Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Fa Zheng and Huang Quan. That is, among the five generals of Shu and Han, all the other four generals appeared except Guan Yu, who was guarding Jingzhou. On the other hand, Cao Cao's generals are mainly Xia, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Cao Hong, Zhang He, Huang Xu and Guo Huai. Among the Five Xia of Cao Wei, Zhang He and Huang Xu also participated in the Battle of Hanzhong. Based on this, in the first Hanzhong War, Shu Han and Cao Wei were both famous warriors, which is also an important reason for their fame.
The final result was that Liu Bei occupied Hanzhong in this battle, and his territory expanded, thus becoming king. Of course, it should be noted that although Cao Cao was defeated by Liu Bei, a large number of Hanzhong people were moved out before Cao Cao retreated, which made Liu Bei's Hanzhong more inclined to an empty city. In other words, although Cao Wei was defeated in the result, the goods actually received by Shu Han were not as much as expected.
The Second Battle of Hanzhong (the Battle of Prosperity)
Compared with the first battle of Hanzhong, the second battle of Hanzhong was often ignored because there were not so many famous soldiers gathered. The Second Battle of Hanzhong, also known as the Battle of Prosperity, refers to a battle in which the Shu and Han armies repelled Wei Jun's attack in Prosperity (now north of Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province) in the fifth year of Wei Zhengshi in the Three Kingdoms period (244). Judging from the results, in the second battle of Hanzhong, Shu Han defeated Cao Wei. Moreover, the second battle of Hanzhong played an important role in the court structure of Cao Wei to a certain extent, and even laid the groundwork for Sima Yi to successfully launch the change of Gaopingling.
In the third year of Emperor Jingdi (239), Cao Cao of Wei Mingdi died, and Sima Yi and Cao Shuang were appointed ministers and entrusted to orphans. Although Cao Shuang is the son of Ye, he has no achievements. Therefore, in order to establish prestige, Cao Shuang, the general of Cao Wei, launched a war against Shu Han and Hanzhong in 244 AD. In this war, Cao Shuang and Xia Houxuan commanded 654.38+10,000 troops to attack Hanzhong from Luogukou (present-day Zhouzhi, Shaanxi). At that time, Zhuge Liang and Wei Yan both died 10, and the generals guarding Hanzhong were Wang Ping trained and promoted by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. Although Wang Ping had less than 30,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, he denied the hint that he would stick to aid Korea. Instead, Liu Min and other guards were sent to lead the troops against the enemy according to the situation, and many flags were erected, stretching for hundreds of miles. They led the army behind the house and prevented Wei Jun from attacking from Jingu (east of the situation).