Xingyang evolved from the historical division and merger of Dongguo, Jing, Xingyang, Chenggao, Sishui, Xingze, Wutai, Heyin, Guangwu and other counties and regions. The area under its jurisdiction is to the west of Zhengzhou City

, east of Hulao Pass in Sishui, north of Fuxi Mountain in the eastern section of Songshan Mountains, and south of Guangwu Mountain at the boundary of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.

In this vast area, the land is fertile, the products are abundant, the people are outstanding, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and there are dangerous passes such as Xingyang Pass and Hulao Pass, and famous mountains and rivers such as Guangwu Mountain and Honggou.

Xingyang has a long history and splendid culture. It has been established as a county for more than 2,200 years and has been an important political area and military town in the past dynasties.

Xingyang is an important political place in history. There is a chasm connecting the Huaihe River and Sishui to the east of Xingyang, Mang Mountain to the north and the Yellow River, Suohe River to the south and Songshan Mountain, and Hulao Pass to the west to Luoyang and Chang'an. It has a dangerous terrain and convenient transportation.

Historically, it was an important place for county administration: in 221 BC, after Qin Shihuang unified the country and established the Qin Dynasty, Sanchuan County was established to govern Xingyang, Gong, Jing and other counties;

Xingyang is an important military town in history. In recorded history, Xingyang has been a battleground for military strategists of all dynasties: in the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin and Chu fought for hegemony and fought here;

In 230 BC, after Qin destroyed Korea, in order to strengthen its control over the Central Plains, it built Aocang at the foot of Guangwu Mountain in Xingyang, stored a large amount of grain and stationed heavy troops, making Xingyang a famous military town.

During the Chu-Han War, Xingyang was the center of contention. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu faced off here for a long time, fought repeatedly, and finally divided the world between them.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Lu Bu fought at the Hulao Pass in Xingyang. This is the famous "Three Heroes Battle against Lu Bu" in history.

In the early Tang Dynasty, King Li Shimin of Qin fought a decisive battle with the separatist force Dou Jiande in the Hulao Pass and Niukou Valley area of ​​Xingyang. He defeated the enemy's 100,000 army with 3,000 cavalry, forcing Wang Shichong who was separatist in Luoyang to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, which laid the foundation for the Tang Dynasty to unify the world.

This is the famous "Battle of Hulao" in history.

In the eighth year of Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty (1635), Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and other 13 peasant rebel battalions gathered at Dahai Temple in Xingyang. According to Li Zicheng's idea of ​​"dividing troops into directions", various rebel armies attacked from all sides, creating a trend for peasant uprisings.

Brilliant, a new period in which the rule of the Ming Dynasty began to collapse.

Xingyang was a water transport hub and grain storage center in history. Dayu divided the river into a sewer at Xingze and diverted it to the southeast.

King Hui of Wei opened the chasm in the north of Xingyang (Xingkou) and diverted the Yellow River through Putian into Daliang.

Qin Shihuang opened the gap to connect Huai and Si, and transported grain from the north and south of the Huaihe River to Xingyang Aocang.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built a large-scale construction of the Luo, Huang, and Bian rivers, called Tongji Canal, which connected the north and south, and connected the east and west. It was a water transport hub at that time.

In the Tang Dynasty, the world's grain was transported to Wulao Cang and Heyin Cang, and then to Chang'an.

The Northern Song Dynasty regarded the Bianhe River as the lifeblood of the country, transporting grain from all directions to Bianliang, and the people of Xingyang called it the River for Transporting Grains.

At that time, Xingyang had a developed economy and a prosperous market.

Xingyang is the "famous capital in the world" in history. In 360 BC, during the Warring States Period, the Wei State dug a chasm in Xingyang, diverting the Yellow River water from Xingyang to the southeast, where it merged with the Huai River, Sishui River, Jishui River, Ru River, etc.

, connecting Xingyang with Chen (now Huaiyang), Dingtao and other famous cities in Shandong, as well as the Jianghuai area into a commercial and trade network.

Chasm can be used for both water transportation and farmland irrigation. It played a great role in promoting the economic development of the Zhengzhou area during the long-term historical development from the Warring States Period to the Qin, Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Xingyang, located at the intersection of Honggou and the Yellow River, rose to prominence after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period due to its convenient water and land transportation. From the Western Han Dynasty to the Western Jin Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty, Xingyang had always been the seat of the county government and governed most of the areas of present-day Zhengzhou and Kaifeng.

At this time in Xingyang, within a hundred miles, the fertile fields were scorched, and the embers of the war were still burning. Corpses were scattered all over the ground. Some Zhang Chujun soldiers in tattered clothes dragged their tired bodies and searched for the corpses of their companions on the battlefield.

The war had lasted for nearly half a year, from the stalemate in the hot summer to the blooming of spring. Both sides suffered countless casualties, especially Zhang Chu's army, which repeatedly attacked Xingyang, but in the end it was all in vain.

Moreover, Li You was wandering around with his troops. He would often go out of the city to sneak attack Zhang Chu's army, which exhausted Zhang Chu's army. When Zhang Chu's army attacked the city, Li You would use various rare tactics to resist Zhang Chu's attack. Zhang Chu's attack

Xingyang is very difficult.

At this time, Wu Guang divided more than 100,000 Chu troops to surround Xingyang, and every village was on guard.

Seeing that Zhang Chu's army continued to receive reinforcements, Li You had to retreat to Xingyang City, fortify the city, and urged Ao Cang to transport military supplies. He had a long confrontation with Zhang Chu's army and asked for help from Xianyang again.

At this time, on the top of the city of Xingyang, the common people were drafted into the army. They carried rolling logs and thunder stones to the top of the city. Suspension ropes tied to the boulders and big cauldrons pulled them towards the top of the city. The beacon fire that had just been extinguished was still there.

Li Si and General Pang Delong were walking on the top of the city in the thick smoke. Seeing the miserable state of the soldiers, and some wounded soldiers still moaning in pain on the top of the city, Li You couldn't help but sigh.

He came to the top of the city, held his hands on the wall stacks, and looked into the distance with his eyes. Under the city tower, he could vaguely see soldiers of Zhang Chujun also busy searching for wounded soldiers and bringing them back to the camp.

This battle has been going on for half a year, and both sides are fighting extremely embarrassingly. However, Zhang Chujun has a steady stream of reinforcements, and he has been here for half a year. Every time he sends out a letter asking for help, there is no news at all.

If this stalemate continues, Li You doesn't know how long he can hold on.

But the only thing Li You was proud of at this time was that he had Aocang and a steady stream of supplies. However, as the wars became more frequent and more tragic, Li You himself did not know how long he could hold on.

Feeling extremely depressed, Li You had no intention of patrolling the city defense anymore. He slapped the wall and left.

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On the other side, at Zhang Chu's army camp, Wu Guang was also convening generals to discuss how to capture Xingyang. This battle was so difficult that Wu Guang had already thought of retreating, but Chen Sheng did not allow him to retreat at this time.

Wu Guang had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to attack the city.

Chen Sheng has sent reinforcements four times, with a total of 60,000 troops. Now, although Zhang Chu's army has lost troops, he still has 100,000 available troops. This is why Wu Guang dared to continue the siege of Xingyang.

But such a stalemate is not the solution after all, so Wu Guang summoned everyone today to discuss countermeasures. If that doesn't work, he can only resort to forceful attack.

At this time, it was extremely quiet in the tent. Everyone bowed their heads and said nothing. Wu Guang was also holding a wine bowl and drinking quietly. After an unknown period of time, Tian Zang stood up and said: "If the general refuses to retreat, I have the upper, middle and lower troops."

The best strategy can be chosen by the general."

After hearing this, Wu Guang's eyes lit up, he put down the wine glass with his right hand and asked loudly: "Tell me, what's your plan?"

Tian Zang bowed to Wu Guang, then walked around in the tent and said with a smile: "The best idea is that we will return immediately, march to Dang County, seize Chenliu, raise the army there, sow in spring and harvest in autumn. As long as the army has enough food, we can harvest in autumn."

, then we can fight back. At that time, Li You thought that our army was too timid to retreat and would not put up any defenses. Then we attacked the city with a large force and we will win this battle."

After Tian Zang finished speaking, he stared at Wu Guang, but Wu Guang lowered his head in thought at this time. His eyebrows were furrowed. After a long time, Wu Guang sighed: "This plan is not possible."

Wu Guang picked up the wine glass, took another sip, and sighed: "Your Majesty asked us to besiege Xingyang. We are bound to win. We have increased our troops four times to strengthen our army. Now that we have returned without success, I am afraid we will be killed. This plan is extremely dangerous."

Absolutely not."

Seeing that Wu Guang refused, Tian Zang was about to speak to dissuade him, but Wu Guang waved his hands and sighed: "No need to say more, this plan will never work."

"Isn't there another Zhongce? Let's talk about it." Wu Guang changed the subject, and Tian Zang had to shake his head and said: "Zhongce, we pretended to besiege Xingyang, quietly withdrew our troops and attacked Aocang. Aocang has rich chestnut stores, and is a military strategist.

As long as Aocang is captured, Xingyang will be an isolated city. Without food and grass, can it be defended for a long time?"

Tian Zang laughed proudly, and Wu Guang shook his head again and said: "This is not possible. If we divide our troops and advance, once Li You launches a surprise attack, the siege of Xingyang will be resolved without a fight. At that time, we will capture Aocang, but we will lose

The best time to besiege Li You, the gains outweigh the losses, no way, no way...!"

Wu Guang rejected Tian Zang again, and Tian Zang looked a little displeased. On the side, former general Xu Wu stood up and persuaded: "Aocang fell, and Li Youbi did not dare to stay in love with Xingyang for a long time. At that time, the general divided his troops and advanced, Xingyang can be defeated.

"

Wu Guang seemed unable to listen to Xu Wu's advice. He still frowned, shook his head and sighed. Tian Zang on the side said anxiously: "If this is the case, the general will have no choice but to attack Xingyang."

There was silence in the big tent. Tian Zang's best strategy was to avoid the sharp edge and lie dormant. With a stable army, there was no need to worry about Xingyang not being defeated. However, Wu Guang couldn't listen. However, Tian Zang's middle strategy was to divide his troops to attack Xingyang.

, breaking Li You's foundation, as long as there is no food, Li You can't defend Xingyang, but Wu Guang still can't listen.

Time seemed to stop at this moment. Finally, Wu Guang slammed the table and ordered: "Send the order, assemble the three armies, do not give a reason to breathe, and do not take Xingyang, and I swear not to close the army!"

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The war drums were beating loudly, and around Xingyang City, Zhang Chu's troops were surrounding like ants, with flags flying and ladders standing in many places. Soon, under Wu Guang's order, they attacked from all sides. Zhang Chu's troops roared and launched a fierce attack on Xingyang City.

attack.

This time Wu Guangke was afraid of fighting to the death. He invested nearly 50,000 troops and besieged them on all sides. On the city tower, Li You was extremely anxious. Seeing that the enemy troops were gradually approaching, he suddenly ordered: "Archers, shoot arrows!"

The archers at the south gate raised their bows and fired arrows at the bottom of the city. The other three city gates also entered a state of fighting one after another. They shot arrows, threw stones, threw logs, and threw boiling dung soup down the towers. The Qin army threw all kinds of

All means were used to deal with Zhang Chujun's fierce attack.

The war lasted from afternoon to late at night. Waves of Zhang Chu troops attacked the city tower, but were killed by the Qin army's spears and halberds. There were screams one after another, and people kept falling from the city tower. The first wave of people died.

The second group of people took their place, continued to climb the ladder, and stormed the tower.

Until the sun slowly rose, Zhang Chu's army still failed to gain a foothold on the city tower. At this time, Zhang Chu's army suffered heavy casualties and blood flowed into the river below the city tower. A messenger galloped over and reported to Wu Guang: "General,

Soldiers and horses suffered heavy casualties in the east, west and north, with nearly 30,000 casualties."

After Wu Guang heard this, he threw his sword to the ground and said angrily: "Send the order, add more troops to attack, Xingyang must be captured before dark!"

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