Battle of Red Cliffs, which happened in 208 AD, was a decisive battle between Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period. After the battle, Cao Cao retreated and tried to escape from Huarong Road to the north.
According to Pei Songzhi's "History of the Three Kingdoms and Emperor Wudi", Cao Cao was muddy on Huarong Road, and the road was blocked. Besides, it was windy that day, making it more difficult to walk. So Cao Cao ordered the weak soldiers to cut grass and pave the way for the army to pass. But in this process, many weak soldiers were trampled by people and horses, fell into the mire and died countless times.
The most famous allusion about Huarong Road is "San Xiao" in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the novel, when Cao Cao lost Huarong Road, he was guarded by Guan Yu. Guan Yu was originally a subordinate of Cao Cao, but after Cao Cao killed the wife of his adoptive father Liu Bei, Guan Yu left Cao Cao angrily and went to Liu Bei. On Huarong Road, Guan Yu met Cao Cao. Because Cao Cao had saved his life before, he was released. This story reflects Guan Yu's loyalty, Cao Cao's wisdom and Zhuge Liang's strategy.
The specific location of Huarong Road
Huarong Road, the historical place name of China. According to the annotation of Zi Tongzhi Jian, it is "from this way, Huarong can be reached". Huarong mentioned here, of course, refers to Huarong County. Huarong Road is also the route that Cao Jun fled to Huarong County after fleeing to Huarong County in Chibi War. Huarong ancient road is in the southwest of Jianli county 12km. That is, a lake path from Caoqiao to Maojiakou is 7.5 kilometers long. Jianli was called Huarong in ancient times, and the original county seat is located 30 kilometers north of this county seat.
GuHuarong County is near Zhoulaozui, about 60 miles north of Jianli County. If you draw a straight line from the Wulin where Cao Cao sent troops to Nanjun, the destination where Cao Cao fled, Huarong City is in the center of this straight line. In order to escape back to Jiangling, Cao chose Huarong County as the shortest route. Moreover, there was a grain warehouse in Cao Jun near Huarong County at that time, which was convenient for withdrawing troops to replenish grain.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Huarong Road.