Wang Hou Jiang Xiangning is kind! After Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo, he was destined to have an extraordinary life. Because after the assassination of Dong, Cao Cao probably only had two paths, one to get rid of Dong Zhuo, and the two to become a tortoise and escape to the society forever, becoming the bottom laborers of society. Judging from Cao Cao's actions at the time, he chose the first way to return to the hometown to pull people, form a team, and learn about heroes. Cao Cao's method of hitting the iron while it was hot was really good.
Compared with Liu Bei, Cao Cao’s methods are more precise and direct. It is directly proved by actions that Cao Cao is absolutely against violence and tyranny. Therefore, the first to assassinate Dong Zhuo with a knife. Cao Cao's actions were agreed by patriots all over the world. Soon, Cao Cao received Wei Hong's funding and quickly assembled his own army.
After the 18th princes’ union, Xunyu, Li Dian, Xu Chu, all joined Cao Cao’s team one after another. With Xun Yu as a military adviser, Cao Cao's counselors soon increased. Xun Yu recommended it successively. Zhong You, Xun You, Chen Qun, Du Xi, Xi Zhicai, including Guicai Guojia were all recommended by Manager Xun to enter Cao Cao’s camp. After
has 荀彧, Cao Cao has the backbone. Fighting everywhere, many people were moved by Cao Cao's fearless spirit. Later, many generals were accumulated under Cao Cao's account, including: Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong and others.
In 191, Cao Cao was defeated by Poison, Bairao, Suigu, etc., and his reputation and influence were significantly improved. In 192, Cao Cao reorganized the Yellow Turban Army and gained its elite. At this time, the total strength of Cao Cao was no less than 200,000. In 193, after defeating Yuan Shu again, Cao Cao prepared to compete in the Central Plains in order to achieve major events.
In fact, through analysis, it can be easily seen that Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are basically from the former Yellow Turban army. And the soldiers and horses he recruited only occupies a small part, so how can all the soldiers and horses be used to the maximum? In other words, how can the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in hand exert greater combat effectiveness?
The answer is very simple. Assign a suitable person as a general, let the general lead and train, so that you can make your own soldiers and horses more useful, more tacit, and greatly increase your combat effectiveness. As mentioned above, there are indeed many general talents under Cao Cao's hands, but only two people admire Cao Cao the most.
Which two people can Cao Cao appreciate? It's definitely not the general Zhang Liao that friends are familiar with, let alone banned.
Zhang Liao, Yu Jin, all used is the five good generals of Cao Wei. But Zhang Liao was recruited after Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu. Taizu broke Lu Bu at Xiapi, and Liao dropped them to . Yu Jin was introduced to the team by Wang Lang. Cao Cao always employed talents according to his capacity. Therefore, Zhang Liao was initially designated as a general of Zhong Lang, and Yu Jin was worshipped by the army.
After decades of struggle, Zhang Liao became a famous general of Cao Wei, and he was worshipped as 征东将军, former general . Zhang Liao’s fame spread to Dongwu, even Sun Quan. Very afraid of Zhang Liao. Yu Jin was worshipped as General Zuo and General An Yuan. However, in the last battle of the forbidden life, in the battle of Xiangfan, he confessed and surrendered to Guan Yu in order to survive, and was eventually escorted to Soochow.
Obviously, for Zhang Liao, Cao Cao relied more on it. Yu Jin is more about pointing and promoting, these two are obviously not the generals Cao Cao really appreciates.
One of the generals that Cao Cao really admires is Zhang Yun. When it comes to Zhang Yun, he is not an ordinary person. Zhang Xi was jealous by Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others in Xishu. Zhang Yun's soldiers were clean and neat, and he was very good at making good use of the terrain. "Three Kingdoms": 郃 Know the variables, handle the situation well, know the terrain of the battle, no one is worse than the plan, since Zhuge Liang is very worried. Look at the evaluation of Zhang Yun in the Three Kingdoms. A tiger general like this is definitely an excellent general.
Zhang Yun is in officialWhen crossing the war, he defected to Cao Cao. At that time, Zhang Xi actually belonged to Yuan Shao. At that time, Zhang Xi realized that Cao Cao intended to attack Chun Yuqiong in order to destroy Yuan Shao's forage. Therefore, it is recommended that Yuan Shao send a general to rescue Chunyuqiong immediately. But Guo Tu suggested that Yuan Shao directly led troops to attack Cao Cao's Chinese army camp, and wanted to come up with a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao. 郃 said: "Cao Gongying is solid, and you must not attack it. If Qiong and others see birds, my family will be all captive." , at that time Zhang Yun discovered that it was not good, Cao Cao was not a mediocre, his Is Yingpan so easy to break? However, Yuan Shao adopted Guo Tu's strategy.
Shao Dan sent Qingqi to rescue Qiong, but attacked Taizu Camp with heavy troops and could not get off. The result was very embarrassing. Although Yuan Shao sent heavy troops to attack Cao Cao's camp, he couldn't break through it for a while, just as Zhang Yun had expected! Zhang Yun and Gao Lan were in charge of attacking Cao Cao's camp. At that time, general Cao Hong was in charge, and he was also a consultant, Xun You's adviser. Even if Zhang Yun and Gao Lan attacked fiercely, they couldn't take down the city. However, Yuan Shao's grain and grass in Wuchao was burned by Cao Jun.
At this time, Yuan Shao didn't want to change his strategy, but he believed Guo Tu's words. Planning to punish Zhang Yun and Gao Lan, planning to punish them for the crime of siege. Zhang Xi understood that Yuan Shao would never achieve great things, so together with Gao Lan, he surrendered Cao Hong. At that time, Cao Cao was very happy when he heard that Zhang Yun had surrendered. "Three Kingdoms": Taizu was very happy, saying: "Why would the trinity go to Yin and Han Xin to return to Han Xie?" He worshiped General Xi Pian and Feng Du Tinghou. Cao Cao directly worshipped Zhang Yun as a fifth-rank general, and also said that Zhang Yun defected to him Cao Cao, just like Han Xin returned to Han. With an evaluation like this, it seems that the generals under Cao Cao can't find a second person besides Zhang Xi!
From the few words of Cao Cao at that time, it can be seen that Cao Cao's greatest affirmation of Zhang Yun at that time was also one of the manifestations of his appreciation of Zhang Yun. And Zhang Yun was finally worshipped by Cao Cao as General of Zhengxi Chaqi, with great power! Breaking into the Eastern Wu in Jiangling, retreating to Western Shu in the street pavilion, counseling Liu Bei in Hanzhong, and staying in Western Shu and Eastern Wu, making great contributions to the great cause of Cao Wei.
In addition to Zhang Yun, the second general Cao Cao admired was Xu Huang. When Xu Huang first entered the stadium, he defeated Liu Bei, an old driver who had been in the rivers and lakes for more than 10 years. At that time, Xu Huang defeated Liu Bei in the Battle of Xuzhou. Later, Xu Huang led his troops and horses to burn down thousands of carts of grain and grass sent by Yuan Shao to the Guandu battlefield, alleviating the pressure on Cao Cao's military.
As the saying goes, is it a mule? It's a horse, pull it out for a stroll, just know it. "Three Kingdoms": Huang and Cao Hong attacked the Yin Qiang thief Zhu arm, broke it, and also attacked Yuan Shao with Shi Huan to transport the car in the old city. From the performance of Xu Huang's Battle of Guandu, Lao Xu is definitely a dark horse. Due to Yuan Shao's strategic error, Cao Cao won the battle of Guandu. Nonetheless, Yuan's residual strength is still alive.
How to eliminate Yuan's residual power? Cao Cao then listened to Xu Huang's suggestion. What advice did Xu Huang give at the time? Let's first look at a historical record, "Three Kingdoms": Yiyang will be destroyed today, and tomorrow will be held forever, fearing that Hebei will have no time. May the public come down to Yiyang to show all the cities, and never look out for the wind. "太祖善之. At that time, Xu Huang recruited Yi Yang to surrender, but did not kill him. Moreover, Xu Huang also suggested that Cao Cao also adopt his strategy, focusing on recruiting and surrendering, and giving preferential treatment to their generals. In this way, The many defenders of Yuan's city in Hebei will surrender after seeing the wind. After all, the main group of Yuan's team no longer exists. Cao Cao adopted Xu Huang's important strategy and soon settled Hebei.
In fact, from Xu Huang’s strategy, it can be seen that Xu Huang not only only uses force, but also his strategy is more important! The soldiers who drive others without fighting are often It is the most powerful. For Cao Cao who wants to help the world, it is impossible to rely on force alone. He must be convinced by virtue and talent. For Xu Huang's strategy at the time, Cao Cao also praised Xu Huang.
218 AD, that is, before the Battle of Hanzhong. At that time, Liu Bei's army commanded Chen Shi and led dozens of battalions to attack Ma Ming Pavilion.It is Cao Cao's rear passage, which is more popular as Cao Cao's retreat. If successful, Cao Jun is likely to be hit strategically. If he fails, it will be difficult to retreat. Prepare to send Chen Shi and other more than ten camps on the Jue Ma Ming Pavilion Road, Huang Bie levies to break it, the thieves throw themselves into the valley, many dead. Taizu heard, very happy, fake Huangjie. At that time, Xu Huang and the more than 10 camps led by Chen Shi were defeated. Xu Huang's move was once again appreciated by Cao Cao.
In 219 AD, the general of Western Shu, Guan Yu, sent troops to Xiangfan, captured in ban, and beheaded Pound, with great momentum. At this time, Cao Cao thought of Xu Huang, and asked Xu Huang to fight Guan Yu. Because of the previous Yu Ban, he has already admitted to Guan Yu. I'm afraid that even Cao Cao didn't think that Yu Ban, who was promoted by himself, turned out to be such a thing.
Just when Guan Yu wanted to go further, he met Xu Huang as he headed north. At that time, Xu Huang used the "method of false and chaotic" to force the Shu army to withdraw, thus winning the battlefield without turning in troops. "Hanging here, the tricks are all moats, after showing their desires, the thief burns the village." Looking at the historical records, we know that Xu Huang is definitely not relying on force to eat.
Then, Xu Huang quickly adopted "Sound East Strikes West Tactics" , and gave all the battle-tested star Guan Yu all over. Although Guan Yu’s four mounds had 10 antlers, they also It was broken by Xu Huang. At this point, Guan Yu's army gradually declined. Later, Guan Yu was attacked by Sun Quan, Jingzhou was already lost, and the soldiers had no intention of fighting again, and ultimately failed.
Later, Cao Cao also lamented Xu Huang's strength, which is rare in the world! Taizu's order said: "The thieves encircled ten antlers, and the general won the battle, so he encircled the thieves and beheaded more captives. I used thirty soldiers 余年, and what I heard about the ancients Good use of soldiers.", Believing in Cao Cao’s words is enough to prove Xu Huang’s skill. Similarly, Cao Cao also praised Xu Huang! It is not difficult to see that Xu Huang is definitely Cao Cao's most admired general. In the face of danger and not chaos, being inferior and not being surprised, you can eventually defeat the thief. Can a person like this be appreciated?
Zhang Yun and Xu Huang, these two are the generals that Cao Cao really appreciates. Because in them, Cao Cao saw hope. Friends, who do you think are the two generals that Cao Cao admires most?
