How did Zhao Yun defeat Cao Cao in the Battle of Hanshui River? What's the impact?

First of all, it is controversial that Zhao Yun defeated Cao Jun in the Battle of Hanshui. If this war is true, then Liu Bei's capture of Hanzhong is a very important factor. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after the battle of Dingjun Mountain, Liu Bei learned that Cao Cao ordered Zhang He to transport the grain hoarded in Micang Mountain to the north of Hanshui Mountain, so he ordered Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun to rob the grain.

Huang Zhong set out first with a great army, followed by Zhao Yun. As a result, when Huang Zhong arrived in Beishan, he was discovered by Cao Jun, and Zhang He and his troops went to trap him. In the afternoon, Zhao Yun saw that Huang Zhong didn't come back, so he led troops into the tight encirclement and rescued Huang Zhong, Zhang Zhu and others.

After returning to the camp, Cao Jun followed him. Zhaoyun ordered the camp gate to be opened, and the crossbowman ambushed in the trench and stood alone at the camp gate. Seeing this, Cao Jun hesitated and dared not move forward. Cao Cao ordered all the troops to come forward, but Zhao Yun did not move. When Cao Jun saw that he was worried about fraud, he turned and ran.

Zhaoyun took the opportunity to order the release of arrows. At this time, it was already dark. You don't know whether the Shu army is true or false, but you are defeated and leave. Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong led the army to kill and defeated Cao Jun. ..

There is no record of the Battle of Hanshui River in the History of the Three Kingdoms written by Chen Shou. However, when commenting on the reflection, Pei Songzhi quoted the record of Zhao Yunchuan and described the battle.

According to Zhao Yunchuan, after the death of Xia, Cao Cao personally led an army against Liu Bei and ordered people to hoard food and grass under the northern mountain. Huang Zhong thought it was now or never, so he led a great army to grab grain. Zhao Yun also gave Huang Zhong his own military forces, leaving only some soldiers in the camp.

Later, Huang Zhong did not return to China, and Zhao Yun led dozens of cavalry to patrol to meet the enemy, not wanting to meet the main force of Jun on the way. When Cao Jun saw the serenade and the Shu army, he took the initiative to attack. Zhaoyun, in a crisis, launched a counter-charge with cavalry, scattered the forward of Jun, took this opportunity, took his men deus ex, rescued the injured Ministry Zhang Zhu by the way, and returned to camp safely.

After Zhao Yun returned to the camp, he ordered to open the camp gate and put it down. Jun chased him to the camp gate, and when he saw this scene, he suspected an ambush and retreated one after another. Zhao Yun ordered drumming and archery, but Cao Jun stepped on it in a panic, and many people drowned in the Hanshui River.

Comparing the records of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Zhao Yunzhuan, the biggest difference is that Zhao Yun did not meet and rescue Huang Zhong in Zhao Yunzhuan, and everything else is similar.

According to Zhao Yunchuan, although Zhao Yun didn't meet Huang Zhong in this campaign, he attracted the main force of Cao Jun, saved Huang Zhong from being besieged by Cao Jun, indirectly made meritorious military service, and seized the hay of Cao Jun in Beishan. In addition, in the battle, Zhao Yun defeated many with less when the situation was unfavorable, which hit Cao Jun hard and dampened his spirit, and made a direct contribution to Liu Bei's capture of Hanzhong.

However, because the Battle of Hanshui is not included in the History of the Three Kingdoms, and it is difficult to find the corresponding records in other biographies, many people think that this battle is only a fiction in Zhao Yun's Biezhuan, and there is no such battle in history, which is not credible.

Of course, there are also many people who think that the time when Pei Songzhi annotated The History of the Three Kingdoms was not long, and all kinds of historical materials circulated at that time were much richer than now. He quoted Zhao Yunzhuan as an annotation, which should still have some basis, otherwise it would definitely be criticized by people at that time, so the Battle of Hanshui should be credible.

However, at least one thing is certain. The Battle of Hanshui was not invented by Luo Guanzhong, and it also has certain historical basis.