Many famous generals in Chinese history were very young when they became famous. This may be the best portrayal of the phrase "heroes from ancient times to teenagers". With the prevalence of commentary, some "young generals" who did not exist originally were well known, such as Li Yuanba in "Sui and Tang Dynasties" and Xue Kui in "Xue Gang Against Tang". Although they are famous, they do not exist in history. If you really want to talk about the young generals with explosive combat effectiveness in history, you should first promote Wen Duan in the Three Kingdoms period, a person who dares to single-handedly ride and kill the other side's tens of millions of troops. Sima Shi, who was indispensable in the last years of Cao Wei, was scared to death by his life.
Wen Duan's real name was Wen Qi, and his father was Cao Wei's Yangzhou Assassin and former general Wen Qin. Since the death of Cao Wei, the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, the rivers have declined, and the government has gradually fallen into the hands of Cao Shuang and Sima Yi. Although Sima Yi had great prestige in the court, he was not a Member of the Cao Wei Sect after all, so he was suppressed by Cao Shuang everywhere. At that time, most of the people in the Cao Wei Dynasty turned to Cao Shuang, and Wen Qin was no exception, not only getting close to Cao Shuang, but also being proud of his achievements, and he had a very fox and false tiger posture.
In the first month of the tenth year of the reign (249 AD), Emperor Cao Fang of Wei led his courtiers to visit GaoPingling, the tomb of Emperor Ming of Wei. Sima Yi, who was pretending to be ill, suddenly attacked and led 3,000 dead soldiers to capture the capital Luoyang. Cao Shuang, who held military power, was momentarily frightened and even returned to the city to surrender. From then on, Cao Wei's military and political power fell under Sima Yi's control. After Sima Yi's death, the power of the imperial government was returned to his eldest son Sima Shi. Wen Qin lost his patron and could only fight on the battlefield to gain wealth and status. In order to receive more credit, he often falsely reported the results of the battle, which made Sima Shi very disgusted, and the relationship between the two was not good. Later, sima shi, in the name of defending the state of Wu, sent Wen Qin to garrison Yangzhou and stay away from the imperial court. This year, the young Wen Duan also followed his father to Yangzhou to take up his post.
In the sixth year of Jiaping (254 CE), Zhongshu made Li Feng and Guanglu's grand master Zhang Ji unable to stand Sima Shi's dictatorship and plotted to depose him and let Xiahou Xuan, the most powerful of Cao Wei's clans, succeed him. However, Sima Shi soon realized that all those involved in the case were punished, and Xiahou Xuan was also exterminated of the three tribes. After this incident, Sima Shi felt that Cao Fang's influence had gradually increased, and began to pose a threat to himself, so he used the excuse to depose his emperor and let Cao Xi, the duke of Gaoguixiang, succeed him.
Abolishing the Son of Heaven without authorization is a great taboo for courtiers. Sima Shi's move undoubtedly offended all those who were involved in the Cao Wei Sect's office. At this time, Wen Qin consulted with the Zhendong general Yu Qiujian and decided to raise an army to serve the king.
In the second year of the Reign (256 CE), Wen Qin and Yiqiu Jian raised an army in Shouchun and attacked Sima Shi under the guise of being empress dowager. Sima Shi was suffering from an eye disease at this time, but in order to suppress the rebellion, he still fought hard and personally led the army to conquest.
After the battle began, dramatic changes took place. Originally, Yuqiu Jian hoped that Yanzhou Assassin Shi Deng Ai could help him to negotiate with Sima Shi, but he did not expect deng Ai to choose to stand with Sima Shi. Yuqiu Jian hurriedly asked Wen Qin to lead the team to attack Deng Ai, but he did not expect to run into sima shi's main force. In the face of a powerful opponent, Wen Qin was a little timid. At this time, Wen Duan, who was just eighteen years old, was calm and calm, and said to his father: "The enemy's foothold is unstable, and if we launch a surprise attack, we will certainly succeed." Wen Qin had no other idea, and could only do it according to the method his son said.
It was night, and Wen Qin and Wen Duan father and son attacked Sima Shi's camp on the left and right flanks. In order to create momentum, Wen Duan beat drums and shouted all the way, shouting, "Capture Sima Shi alive!" Sima Shi, who was already trapped in an eye disease, was afraid in his heart, his blood pressure soared, and his already unreliable eyeballs burst out of his orbit! Sima Shi was also a ruthless man, and in order to calm the hearts of the army, he endured pain, and bitten off the quilt he was covering, and did not shout a word of "pain". The Chinese army was stable, and the entire camp was as stable as Mount Tai.
As the sky grew darker, Wen Duan did not wait for his father Wen Qin's troops, but saw that Sima Shi's army was gathering more and more. In the end, Wen Duan could only sigh and order the withdrawal of troops. The Wen family father and son killed for a while, and then withdrew. At this time, Sima Shi had to endure the pain of illness and ordered his men to pursue Wen Qin's troops. Wen Qin saw that he could not support it, so he wanted to withdraw to Shouchun. At this time, Wen Duan felt that he had to give the other side some color to see, so he led dozens of cavalry to rush into the Sima Division's formation and slash and kill before leaving.
Immediately afterward, Sima Shiban, the left commander under Sima Shi, led 8,000 cavalry and pursued Wen Qin's troops again. Wen Duan was interested again, simply did not bring anyone, just rode alone, and rushed into the enemy formation. In this battle, Wen Duan killed bitterly, killing seven out of seven and seven in the enemy's army, killing more than a hundred enemy people, but he did not have any injuries on his body. Sima Ban was afraid of Wen Duan's courage and did not dare to pursue him again, and Wen Qin was able to escape calmly.
In the end, Wen Qin and Yuqiu Jian failed, and the rebel army was completely pacified. Later, Yuqiu Jian was killed, and Wen Qin surrendered to Eastern Wu to the south. Soon after, Sima Shi, whose eyes were ruined, was unable to survive and cried out for his life. Although it is a bit exaggerated to say that he was scared to death by Wen Duan, the rapid deterioration of his eye disease cannot be said to have nothing to do with Wen Duan.
Three years later, The wei general Zhuge Shi rebelled against Sima Zhao in Shouchun, and Wen Qin's father and son were ordered to go and take care of it. Ke Wenqin and Zhuge Zhi had always been at odds with each other and were jealous of each other, which led to military defeat. Zhuge Zhi saw that the situation was not good, and actually killed Wen Qin. When Wen Duan and his younger brother Wen Hu heard about it, they climbed over the wall and left the city overnight and surrendered to Sima Zhao. Sima Zhao not only did not kill the two brothers, but also made them generals. Eventually, Zhuge Shi's rebellion was also put down, and Wen Duan returned to the dynasty with Sima Zhao.
In December of the second year of Xianxi (265 CE), Sima Yan replaced Cao Wei and established the Western Jin Dynasty, with Wen Duan continuing to serve under him. Soon, the Xianbei leader Bald Tree rebelled and killed a number of feudal officials. Wen Duan was ordered to lead the soldiers and horses of Liang, Qin, and Yongzhou to break the bald tree function, so that 200,000 Hu people were subservient and once again threatened Huaxia. However, Sima Yan, the Emperor of Jinwu, did not like Wen Duan and later found an excuse to remove him from his post.
After Sima Yan's death, Sima Zheng, the Emperor of Jinhui, succeeded to the throne, and Empress Jia Nanfeng took power. Sima Sui, the king of Dong'an, and Wen Duan were at odds, so they took the opportunity to falsely accuse him of rebellion. Wen Duan was killed as a result, and the three clans in the family were exterminated.
Throughout Wen Duan's life, his military achievements are outstanding, and he is absolutely worthy of the four words of "young hero". His feat of challenging eight thousand cavalry alone against Sima Ban was unprecedented. Later, when Luo Guanzhong created the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he also borrowed this plot and put him in the story of Zhao Yun saving Ah Dou in Changsakapo. If we talk about the young generals of ancient China, if Wen Duan is called the second, I am afraid that no one really dares to call the first.