The Battle of Hefei, Guandu
[Echigoya Producer]
Hello everyone!
Welcome to the map details intro, what's rapidly becoming a standard feature.
Up to last time it was the northern campaign and Wei/Shu, so this time we will focus on Wu. The vicinity of Hefei.
Hefei, a contested battleground, where Wei and Wu occasionally clashed.
Hefei is in the north of the screen, a little south of the great city Shouchun and northwest of Lake Chao in the center of the screen.
In the vicinity of Lake Chao, there are many well known RTK battlefields other than Hefei. There is Ruxu port (Ruxukou) on the east bank and south from the south bank is Shiting.
Crossing the Changjiang to the east, you'll soon find Jianye, the Wu capital. So to Wu, this land was right on their doorstep and was a place to fiercely defending.
On the other hand, to Wei, with Wu's powerful navy taking full advantage of this lake, Lake Chou was a problem. So much so that they constructed a new base at Hefei.
How would you attack? How would you defend?
Also, to move the focus from wither Wei, Wu, or Shu, let me introduce Guandu.
This was the site of a major turning point in the history of the Three Kingdoms.
Having gained control of Ji province and the lands north, Yuan Shao was the closest to gaining control of the land. However, here he meets with defeat and falls.
Chenliu is the large city in the center of the screen. Guandu is located southwest of that. On the upper part of the screen but south of the Huang river is Yanjin port. It was here that Wen Chou was defeated.
Directly north of Chenliu is a place called Fengqiu and from there to Yanjin is covered in forests. Wuchao, where Yuan Shao kept his supply depot, was located in these trees.
With his depot razed and betrayed by Zhang He and others, Yuan Shao meets defeat. After a further defeat at Cangting, two years after Guandu, Yuan Shao dies of illness and despair.
Yuan Shao falls just short of success. Actually, there is a story that Cao Cao went crying to Xun Yu. He had been pushed almost to his limit.
Just one step short of victory.
If you were Yuan Shao, what strategy would you employ?
Until later!
Hello everyone!
Welcome to the map details intro, what's rapidly becoming a standard feature.
Up to last time it was the northern campaign and Wei/Shu, so this time we will focus on Wu. The vicinity of Hefei.
Hefei, a contested battleground, where Wei and Wu occasionally clashed.
Hefei is in the north of the screen, a little south of the great city Shouchun and northwest of Lake Chao in the center of the screen.
In the vicinity of Lake Chao, there are many well known RTK battlefields other than Hefei. There is Ruxu port (Ruxukou) on the east bank and south from the south bank is Shiting.
Crossing the Changjiang to the east, you'll soon find Jianye, the Wu capital. So to Wu, this land was right on their doorstep and was a place to fiercely defending.
On the other hand, to Wei, with Wu's powerful navy taking full advantage of this lake, Lake Chou was a problem. So much so that they constructed a new base at Hefei.
How would you attack? How would you defend?
Also, to move the focus from wither Wei, Wu, or Shu, let me introduce Guandu.
This was the site of a major turning point in the history of the Three Kingdoms.
Having gained control of Ji province and the lands north, Yuan Shao was the closest to gaining control of the land. However, here he meets with defeat and falls.
Chenliu is the large city in the center of the screen. Guandu is located southwest of that. On the upper part of the screen but south of the Huang river is Yanjin port. It was here that Wen Chou was defeated.
Directly north of Chenliu is a place called Fengqiu and from there to Yanjin is covered in forests. Wuchao, where Yuan Shao kept his supply depot, was located in these trees.
With his depot razed and betrayed by Zhang He and others, Yuan Shao meets defeat. After a further defeat at Cangting, two years after Guandu, Yuan Shao dies of illness and despair.
Yuan Shao falls just short of success. Actually, there is a story that Cao Cao went crying to Xun Yu. He had been pushed almost to his limit.
Just one step short of victory.
If you were Yuan Shao, what strategy would you employ?
Until later!