Battle of Baxi

The Battle of Baxi was fought between the warlords Liu Bei and Cao Cao in 215 during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Liu Bei's forces, led by Zhang Fei, scored a victory over Cao Cao's army, which was led by Zhang He.

The battle

Cao Cao defeated Zhang Lu at the Battle of Yangping and conquered Hanzhong. He stationed Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He to defend the Han valley. Zhang He led several battalions from the main army separately south to Baxi, intending to evacuate and relocate civilians to Hanzhong. He advanced to Dangqu, Mengtou, Dangshi and opposed Zhang Fei's army for some 50 days. Zhang Fei directed more than 10,000 elite soldiers through an alternate route to intercept and ambush Zhang He from another direction. In the narrow and treacherous mountain paths, Zhang He's army was unable to assist each other at both ends, Zhang Fei subsequently defeated Zhang He. Zhang He was forced to abandon his horse and escape through the mountainous regions with only dozens of men through a minor path, leading the retreating troops back to Nanzheng. The people of Ba reclaimed their peace.^[1]

Notes

References

• Chen Shou. Records of Three Kingdoms.

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