Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan was defeated and killed by Liu Bei at the Battle of Mount Dingjun in 219. In retaliation, Cao Cao led a large army along with millions of grains to supply his troops. Cao Cao wanted to attack Liu Bei's camp at the south of the Han River. Liu Bei sent his generals Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong to defend. Huang Zhong along with his soldiers went to capture the enemy's supplies while Zhao Yun and his subordinate Zhang Zhu would remain in the camp with Zhang Yi unless they did not return.[1]
The battle
Huang Zhong's army moved to capture the supplies of grain Cao Cao had at the North Mountain; Zhao Yun along with his soldiers assisted Huang Zhong during his mission. As Huang Zhong had been gone for long, Zhao Yun became worried that something happened and along with tens light cavalry left the main camp to find Huang Zhong's unit. During their search, they met Cao Cao's main army and were forced to fight against Cao Cao's vanguard, more and more of Cao Cao's soldiers joined the battle. Yet Zhao Yun with a handful of soldiers charged among their masses. At the same time, attacking and retreating, Zhao Yun managed to defeat a far larger army.[2]
Cao Cao's soldiers soon regrouped but again Zhao Yun along with his riders broke the encirclement and could lead his unit back to the main camp. During the battle, the officer Zhang Zhu was wounded and could not retreat. Zhao Yun turned back, rescued the wounded Zhang Zhu and led him back to the camp. Cao Cao's army followed them until they reached the camp. When Zhang Yi saw that Cao Cao's army was in pursuit of Zhao Yun, and was headed towards the main camp he thought they should close the gates and prepare for their assault. However Zhao Yun ordered to have the gates wide open, lowered the flags and quieted the drums.[3]
Seeing this, Cao Cao's army was fearful of some hidden ambush and therefore they withdrew. At this moment, Zhao Yun suddenly ordered to beat the drums with thundering sounds and along with crossbowmen pursuing the retreated army. Cao Cao's soldiers panicked and while fleeing trampled over each other, with many among them drowning into the Han river.[4]
Aftermath
Liu Bei came and inspected the battlefield and exclaimed, "Zhao Yun has valor through and through". He ordered a celebration to late that night honoring Zhao Yun. From then on, Liu Bei's army called Zhao Yun "General of Tiger's Might" (虎威將軍).[5]
In popular culture
The battle is featured as a playable stage in Koei's video game Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends. The player can choose to play as Zhao Yun or Huang Zhong, with both characters following different paths even though they are on the same battleground.
References
^(夏侯淵敗，曹公爭漢中地，運米北山下，數千萬囊。) Zhao Yun Biezhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 36.
^(黃忠以為可取，雲兵隨忠取米。忠過期不還，雲將數十騎輕行出圍，迎視忠等。值曹公揚兵大出，雲為公前鋒所擊，方戰，其大眾至，勢偪，遂前突其陳，且鬥且卻。) Zhao Yun Biezhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 36.
^(公軍散，已復合，雲陷敵，還趣圍。將張著被創，雲復馳馬還營迎著。公軍追至圍，此時沔陽長張翼在雲圍內，翼欲閉門拒守，而雲入營，更大開門，偃旗息鼓。) Zhao Yun Biezhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 36.
^(公軍疑雲有伏兵，引去。雲雷鼓震天，惟以戎弩於後射公軍，公軍驚駭，自相蹂踐，墮漢水中死者甚多。) Zhao Yun Biezhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 36.
^(先主明旦自來至雲營圍視昨戰處，曰：「子龍一身都是膽也。」作樂飲宴至暝，軍中號雲為虎威將軍。) Zhao Yun Biezhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol. 36.
battle, river, fought, between, warlords, during, prelude, three, kingdoms, period, chinese, history, battle, last, major, engagement, hanzhong, campaign, which, emerged, victorious, subsequently, declared, himself, king, hanzhong, part, hanzhong, campaigndate. The Battle of Han River was fought between the warlords Liu Bei and Cao Cao in 219 during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history The battle was the last major engagement in the Hanzhong Campaign in which Liu Bei emerged victorious and subsequently declared himself King of Hanzhong Battle of Han RiverPart of the Hanzhong CampaignDate219 ADLocationHanzhong Shaanxi ChinaResultLiu Bei victoryBelligerentsLiu BeiCao CaoCommanders and leadersZhao YunCao CaoStrengthUnknownUnknownCasualties and lossesUnknownUnknown Battle of Han RiverTraditional Chinese漢水之戰Simplified Chinese汉水之战TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinHanshǔi Zhi Zhan Contents 1 Background 2 The battle 3 Aftermath 4 In popular culture 5 ReferencesBackground EditCao Cao s general Xiahou Yuan was defeated and killed by Liu Bei at the Battle of Mount Dingjun in 219 In retaliation Cao Cao led a large army along with millions of grains to supply his troops Cao Cao wanted to attack Liu Bei s camp at the south of the Han River Liu Bei sent his generals Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong to defend Huang Zhong along with his soldiers went to capture the enemy s supplies while Zhao Yun and his subordinate Zhang Zhu would remain in the camp with Zhang Yi unless they did not return 1 The battle EditHuang Zhong s army moved to capture the supplies of grain Cao Cao had at the North Mountain Zhao Yun along with his soldiers assisted Huang Zhong during his mission As Huang Zhong had been gone for long Zhao Yun became worried that something happened and along with tens light cavalry left the main camp to find Huang Zhong s unit During their search they met Cao Cao s main army and were forced to fight against Cao Cao s vanguard more and more of Cao Cao s soldiers joined the battle Yet Zhao Yun with a handful of soldiers charged among their masses At the same time attacking and retreating Zhao Yun managed to defeat a far larger army 2 Cao Cao s soldiers soon regrouped but again Zhao Yun along with his riders broke the encirclement and could lead his unit back to the main camp During the battle the officer Zhang Zhu was wounded and could not retreat Zhao Yun turned back rescued the wounded Zhang Zhu and led him back to the camp Cao Cao s army followed them until they reached the camp When Zhang Yi saw that Cao Cao s army was in pursuit of Zhao Yun and was headed towards the main camp he thought they should close the gates and prepare for their assault However Zhao Yun ordered to have the gates wide open lowered the flags and quieted the drums 3 Seeing this Cao Cao s army was fearful of some hidden ambush and therefore they withdrew At this moment Zhao Yun suddenly ordered to beat the drums with thundering sounds and along with crossbowmen pursuing the retreated army Cao Cao s soldiers panicked and while fleeing trampled over each other with many among them drowning into the Han river 4 Aftermath EditLiu Bei came and inspected the battlefield and exclaimed Zhao Yun has valor through and through He ordered a celebration to late that night honoring Zhao Yun From then on Liu Bei s army called Zhao Yun General of Tiger s Might 虎威將軍 5 In popular culture EditThe battle is featured as a playable stage in Koei s video game Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends The player can choose to play as Zhao Yun or Huang Zhong with both characters following different paths even though they are on the same battleground References Edit 夏侯淵敗 曹公爭漢中地 運米北山下 數千萬囊 Zhao Yun Biezhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol 36 黃忠以為可取 雲兵隨忠取米 忠過期不還 雲將數十騎輕行出圍 迎視忠等 值曹公揚兵大出 雲為公前鋒所擊 方戰 其大眾至 勢偪 遂前突其陳 且鬥且卻 Zhao Yun Biezhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol 36 公軍散 已復合 雲陷敵 還趣圍 將張著被創 雲復馳馬還營迎著 公軍追至圍 此時沔陽長張翼在雲圍內 翼欲閉門拒守 而雲入營 更大開門 偃旗息鼓 Zhao Yun Biezhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol 36 公軍疑雲有伏兵 引去 雲雷鼓震天 惟以戎弩於後射公軍 公軍驚駭 自相蹂踐 墮漢水中死者甚多 Zhao Yun Biezhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol 36 先主明旦自來至雲營圍視昨戰處 曰 子龍一身都是膽也 作樂飲宴至暝 軍中號雲為虎威將軍 Zhao Yun Biezhuan annotation in Sanguozhi vol 36 Chen Shou Records of Three Kingdoms Luo Guanzhong Romance of the Three Kingdoms Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Han River amp oldid 1140242537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
