Outside the Yangping Pass, the shouts of killing from the Wei camp shook the sky. Even if Guan Yu stood at the pass, he could still hear the screams of the Wei army and still feel the overwhelming arrogance of the Wei army!
"Is there any news coming from Chengdu?" Guan Yu looked outside the pass and asked without looking back.
Guan Ping cupped his hands and said, "Uncle 3 has led the troops ahead. Yesterday the soldiers came to report that Uncle 3 has arrived at Jiameng Pass. Later, there will be an army of 100,000 led by the king himself!"
Guan Yu nodded, "Zhou Cang!"
"The end is here!"
"Order 20,000 troops to march out of the border and form an array!"
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"Father!" Guan Ping's expression changed drastically, "Father, Cao Cao is coming with great force. There are more than 200,000 Wei troops. It's better for us to hold on."
Guan Yu glanced at him and said, "It is precisely because he is so menacing that I have to severely weaken his spirit!"
"After I come out of seclusion, you close the door tightly and be prepared to guard the seclusion!"
"Father"
"No need to say more!"
"Zhou Cang! Order troops!"
"promise!"
In the Wei army's camp and inside the Chinese army's tent, Cao Cao stood in front of the map and twirled his beard, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Report! Report to your Majesty, 20,000 troops came out of Yangping Pass, and the enemy general Zhou Cang yelled and cursed in front of our camp!"
Cao Cao turned to look at the soldier who reported the report, "Twenty thousand? Zhou Cang?"
"Exactly, although the enemy is yelling at Zhou Cang, the banner they are using is the word Guan."
"Haha." Cao Cao smiled and sat down, "That's not surprising. It was Yunchang who led the troops into battle. No wonder the Shu army was so courageous."
"Pass on Gu's order, recruit 50,000 troops, and accompany Gu to meet Yun Chang!"
"promise!"
"Are the Wei troops all cowering? Get out of here right now. We are General Guan."
"Squeak!"
Several camp gates of the Wei army opened almost at the same time, and a large number of cavalry rushed out. Seeing this, Zhou Cang quickly led his troops back.
Not long after, the Wei army completed their formation. In the middle of the formation, General 1 rode out, "Where is the rat that I just summoned? I, Zhang Xiu, am here to fight with you!"
In history, Zhang Xiu died of illness on the way to the northern expedition to Wuhuan. Now he is alive and well, and has experienced many battles between Cao Cao's group and Liu Cong.
Zhou Cang took a closer look, clamped the horse's belly and rushed over, "Are you the Zhang Xiu whose aunt Cao Cao slept with? Hey, where is your aunt? Is she still in Cao Cao's backyard now?"
"Hahaha"
Zhou Cang was so angry that the entire battlefield heard his words. Even among the Wei army, the soldiers couldn't help laughing.
"Huh?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and looked towards Zhou Zhou. All the generals shut up and began to scold the soldiers.
"You are seeking death!" Zhang Xiu was so angry at Zhou Cang's words that his face turned red, almost as bright as Guan Yu's.
"Drive!" Zhang Xiu clamped the horse's belly and rushed towards Zhou Cang, "Man, take a shot from me!"
"Are you afraid?"
"bite!"
"Herod!"
The two men's swords and guns clashed, and Zhou Cang's expression changed slightly, "What a great strength."
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"Ding!" "Ding!" "Ding!"
Zhang Xiu didn't say anything, and stabbed out several shots one after another. Zhou Cang's weapon was a broadsword, and he resisted hastily, but his mouth was still unforgiving, "Hey, you killed Cao Cao's son and favorite general, why didn't Cao Cao do it?"
Did you chop it up and feed it to the dog?"
"Everyone! Do you only know how to speak with words?" Zhang Xiu didn't know whether he was tired or angry, and his breathing was a little short.
"Haha!" Zhou Cang swung open Zhang Xiu's spear tip and laughed, "I'm just surprised, but that's right. Cao Cao slept with your aunt, and you are considered half of his nephew. How could Cao Cao let go of his own nephew?
What about killing?"
"Did your aunt give birth to a son and a half daughter for Cao Cao? After all, you killed his son, so your aunt should compensate him for one, right?"
"Ah! Common man! I'll kill you!"
"bite!"
Zhang Xiu was so angry that he was already looking for trouble. Zhou Cang began to resist with ease. While resisting, he continued to humiliate Zhang Xiu, "I, the Yellow Turban Army, have seen many beauties in those days."
, how beautiful is your aunt to make Cao Cao give up his son and his beloved general for her?"
"Pfft!"
Zhang Xiu became anxious and stabbed out an empty door with his spear. Zhou Cang blocked the tip of his spear and took advantage of the situation and slashed his shoulder with a knife.
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"bite!"
Zhang Xiu swung his gun at Zhou Cang, forced him back a little, then quickly turned his horse and ran away.
"Hey! Xiu, what does your aunt look like?" Zhou Cang did not chase, but sat on his horse and shouted loudly towards Wei Jun.
"Hahaha"
"The general is mighty! The general is mighty!"
After the Shu soldiers laughed, they waved their weapons and shouted.
Guan Yu looked at this scene with a smile, "Zhou Cang's martial arts is actually not as good as Zhang Xiu, but Zhang Xiu was aroused by his words and became angry, and loopholes gradually appeared in his moves, which allowed Zhou Cang to catch him.
What an opportunity.”
Zhang Xiu returned to the military formation, dismounted from his horse, knelt down and kowtowed to Cao Cao, saying, "Your Majesty, I am sorry!"
Cao Cao personally dismounted and helped him up, "General, there is no need to say more. Today, the general was injured for the country. This credit is recorded by the general alone."
"I will be ashamed to face the Internet!"
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"Come here, help General Zhang go down and rest!"
"promise!"
After the soldiers helped Zhang Xiu down, Cao Cao squinted his eyes and looked at Zhou Cang, "Huang Xu'er!"
"My son is here!"
"Go and get that guy's head!"
"promise!"
"drive!"
After Cao Zhang held his sword and crossed hands with Cao Cao, he rode directly towards Zhou Cang. The so-called Lord humiliated his ministers to death, Zhou Cang scolded Zhang Xiu, and by the way, Cao Cao also scolded him. How could he, his son, have such shame on his face?
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"Thief! Eat my knife!"
"bite!"
Cao Zhang used his horse power to strike Zhou Cang with such force and weight that he almost fell off his horse!
"Yuanfu (Zhou Cangzi) don't panic!"
"drive!"
Seeing that Zhou Cang could not resist, Guan Yu immediately rushed out of the formation and charged towards the two men.
Cao Zhang chopped down from top to bottom. Zhou Cang raised his sword to resist, his face turned red, "Huang Xu'er? Are you afraid that you are not Cao Cao's biological child?"
"Ding!" "Ding!" "Ding!"
"Seeking death!" Cao Zhang was furious when he heard this, raised his sword and struck several times!
"Clang!"
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Zhou Cang's tiger's mouth was split open, and his trembling hand could not hold the knife tightly, so it fell to the ground.
"Everyone! Go to hell!"
"How dare you, thief!"
"bite!"
Zhou Cang still didn't die under Cao Zhang's sword. Guan Yu threw his sword towards Cao Zhang. When Cao Zhang blocked it with his sword, Zhou Cangchen took the opportunity to run back.
"Thank you, General, for saving your life."
"Yuanfu retreat, I will deal with him!"
Cao Zhang glanced at the sword on the ground, and then looked at Guan Yu, "Red-faced thief, back then, my father treated you very well. It's okay if you don't want to surrender, but now you still dare to go against my father!
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Guan Yu frowned and said, "I have already punished Yan Liang and repaid Wen Chou for your father's kindness. Today, it is just a matter of each of us. Besides, your father and I have made an agreement long ago. After learning about my elder brother, I
I will immediately go to find my eldest brother, and he will not stop me."
"Hmph!" Cao Zhang snorted coldly, "Then you put up a seal and sealed the gold, passed the pass and beheaded the general. My father not only did not send troops to chase you, but also personally sent Zhang Liao to let you go. How can I say this?"
(This past story of Guan Yu is written according to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.)
(The specific location of Yangping Pass during the Three Kingdoms period is somewhat controversial.
If you follow "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", you should think that Yangping Pass is the gateway to the north of Hanzhong. Because in Chapter 1 of Anjuping 5th Road, there is a plot of Cao Zhen leading an army of 100,000 from Jingzhao, Guanzhong, to attack Xichuan from Yangping Pass.
In addition, when Cao Pi was conquering Wu, there was also a plot where Zhao Yun went out to Yangping Pass to attack Chang'an to contain it. This setting was also used in the Three Kingdoms game, and Yangping Pass was placed on the Baoxie Road from Hanzhong to Chang'an.
Others believe that Yangpingguan must be in Ningqiang County, Shaanxi, south of Hanzhong, because there is a Yangpingguan town here today.
Unfortunately, the above two views are wrong. Yangpingguan is not on Baoxie Road, and today's Yangpingguan Town has nothing to do with Yangpingguan in the Han Dynasty.
On the other hand, according to the "Three Kingdoms", there may also be questions about the location of Yangping Pass.
For example, Cao Cao set out from Guanzhong, passed through Dashan Pass to conquer Zhang Lu, and then entered Yangping Pass. This shows that Yangping Pass is on the Chencang Road from Guanzhong to Hanzhong.
After the Hanzhong War broke out, Liu Bei ordered Zhang Fei to lead a partial division to march to Xiabian, and at the same time he personally led the main force to Yangping Pass to threaten Hanzhong. This shows that Yangping Pass is on the Golden Bull Road from Chengdu to Hanzhong.
So wouldn’t this be a contradiction? Where is Yangping Pass?
In addition, there are some related place names in the history books, such as Yang'an Pass, Guancheng, etc., which makes it even easier to confuse people.
Therefore, before describing the Battle of Yangping Pass, it is necessary for us to give a systematic introduction to Yangping Pass.
In fact, there is no contradiction in what is said above, because Yangping Pass is located at the end of the road from Chencang Road and Jinniu Road to Hanzhong, and is the gateway to the west of Hanzhong Basin.
In other words, it is both on the Chencang Road and on the Golden Bull Road.
According to the "Shui Jing Zhu" records, Yangpingguan is also called Baima City. Because it is located on the side of Haokou, it is also called Haokou City.
Facing Baima City in the east, it was named Yangpingguan. The Hushui River flows into Mian in the south, which is called Xunkou. The city is connected with Xunshui in the west, Mianchuan in the south, and the two rivers meet on the side of the city, so it is also called Xunkou City. (Shui Jing Note)
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As the name suggests, Xukou is the mouth of the river where Xushui River merges into its main stream. Xushui River today is called Xianhe River, also called Baima River. According to the description of Shuijingzhu, Yangpingguan is located on the east side of the river mouth.
But the problem arises again. According to the "Shui Jing Zhu", the location of Yangping Pass should be in the plain area east of the river mouth, while according to the "Records of the Three Kingdoms", Yangping Pass is on the mountain.
What's going on?
Zhang Lu sent his younger brother Wei and his general Yang Ang to occupy Yangping Pass and built a city across the mountain for more than ten miles. (Book of the Three Kingdoms, Chronicles of Emperor Wu of Wei, No. 1)
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It turns out that the location of Yangping Pass was moved after Hanzhong was included in Liu Bei's territory.
The Yangping Pass in Zhang Lu's time was indeed on the mountain, but it was no longer there before Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition. The Yangping Shima where he was stationed, the new Yangping Pass, had by this time been moved to Mianyang County to the east of the Hushui River (
In the plain area of present-day Mian County, there are still ruins preserved today.
This is because when Zhang Lu controlled Hanzhong, he had to face threats from Cao Cao and Liu Zhang, so he needed to build the defense system on the mountain to make it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Later, after Cao Cao lost Hanzhong, he was beyond the reach of Wudu, so he ordered Yang Fu, the governor of Wudu, and Zhang Ji, the governor of Yongzhou, to move the population from the local area to Guanzhong respectively, which was equivalent to basically giving up on Wudu.
In other words, after Liu Bei took control of Hanzhong, the threats from Wudu and Chengdu had disappeared, so the function of Yangping Pass as a defensive defense no longer existed. At this time, moving it to the plains would become the following
The main function is to serve as a garrison.
"Shui Jing Zhu" was written during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. According to the Three Kingdoms era, two to three hundred years have passed. Therefore, it is normal to record the location of Yangping Pass as being on the plain.
In short, there is no doubt that when Liu Bei attacked Hanzhong, Laoyang Ping Pass was located on the mountain near the west of Mianyang County. Regarding this point, works such as "Records of Du Shi Fang Yu Ji" and "Shu Jian" all hold the same view
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But which mountain is it on? According to what Dong Zhao said in the table above, the north and south mountains below Yangpingguan City are far apart and difficult to defend. This means that there is an open area below Yangpingguan. According to the map, it can only be found west of Haokou.
On the side of Zouma Ridge.
A famous Wei minister reported Dong Zhaobiao and said: "When Emperor Wu Chengliangzhou was engaged in and Wudu was surrendered, he said that Zhang and Lu were easy to attack. The north and south mountains below Yangping City were far apart and could not be defended. (3 Kingdoms Wei Shu 2 Gongsun Tao 4 Zhang Zhuan No. 8, Pei
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It took a lot of trouble for Cao Cao to break through Yangping Pass, not because he couldn't get through, but because he first eliminated Zhang Wei's garrison on the mountain.
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From this point of view, during Liu Bei's attack on Hanzhong, Yangping Pass was not the kind of terrain where one man could not open the pass. Occupying it could not prevent the enemy from entering the Hanzhong Basin, but it could act as a deterrent. The enemy could not
Ignore the garrison on the mountain, because the way back may be cut off at any time.
In other words, although Yangping Pass was named "Guan" at that time, it was not actually a pass, but a fortress on a mountain. This conclusion must have subverted the impression of quite a few people.
So, where is Yangpingguan Town today? It turned out that this place was called Guancheng in the late Han Dynasty, but now it can be called Yangpingguan, while Yangpingguan in the late Han Dynasty should be called ancient Yangpingguan.
What is the relationship between these two places? According to the search results of modern reference books such as "Historical Place Names Dictionary" and "Military Dictionary", Guancheng seems to have been renamed Yangping Pass in the Song Dynasty, while ancient Yangping Pass was lost
original name.
In fact, this conclusion is inaccurate, because the Song Dynasty work "Taiping Huanyu Ji" still mentions the place name Guancheng, saying that when Sanquan County was established in the Tang Dynasty, Guancheng was used as the administrative seat, which shows that the name was not changed at that time.
The Southern Song Dynasty work "Shu Jian" said that there was Yangping Pass 5 miles away from Da'an Army (now Ningqiang County, Shaanxi Province), but it was not ancient Yangping Pass. This shows that many people during the Southern Song Dynasty confused Guancheng and Yangping Pass.
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There is also Yangping Pass 5 miles away from today's Da'an Army, which is quite dangerous, but it is not an old trace. (Sichuan Mirror)
Of course, the author of "Shu Jian" could still distinguish the two clearly, and even made a special explanation. But later people gradually confused them. Over time, Guancheng became the new Yangping Pass, and the real Yangping Pass
Then it can only be called Guyang Pingguan.
Finally, let's talk about Yanganguan. The Qing Dynasty's "Miscellaneous Notes on Reading History" believes that Yanganguan is Guancheng, and most modern reference books continue this view.
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This is actually another mistake. For the specific basis, you can refer to the relevant historical materials about Zhong Hui's conquest of Shu in "Three Kingdoms".
At that time, Zhong Hui led hundreds of thousands of troops into the Hanzhong Basin via the Baoxie Road and the Tangluo Road, and then passed westward through Yang'an Pass (i.e. Yang'ankou). In the process, he also paid homage to Zhuge Liang's tomb at the foot of Dingjun Mountain. It's a matter of course.
We passed by and left Yang'ankou in the west, and sent people to pay homage to Zhuge Liang's tomb. We sent the guard Hu Lie and others to go forward and attack Guancheng. (Book of the Three Kingdoms Wei Shu Wang Guanqiu Zhuge Deng Zhong Biography No. 218)
But then Zhong Hui ordered Hu Lie to capture Guancheng, which explains the problem very well. If Yang'an Pass is really Guancheng, why did he leave Yang'an Pass first and then conquer it? This is obviously illogical.
Therefore, there is only one explanation, and that is that Yang'an Pass is actually another name for ancient Yang Ping Pass, which was called Yang'ang Pass in the late Shu Han Dynasty.
"Shu Jian" has an accurate explanation of this point. The book mentions that Yang'an Pass is Yangping Pass. This shows that at least in the Song Dynasty, the location of Yang'an Pass was accurately defined, but it was confused in the Qing Dynasty.
After the above introduction, I believe everyone has a clear understanding of the concepts of these locations. The conclusion is very simple. Today's Yangping Pass is Guancheng, while ancient Yangping Pass was Yang'an Pass.
Since our series tells the story of the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, we do not specifically call it Ancient Yangping Pass in this article, but collectively call it Yangping Pass. Everyone can understand it.
In addition, Liu Bei in this book has occupied Hanzhong and the entire Yizhou, and the position of Yangping Pass will be based on the Hanzhong portal. In other words, this book will use the position of Yangping Pass in the game and the Three Kingdoms.)