Of the 3 fierce generals That Cao Cao longed for, Guan Yu ranked second, and the first was killed by his own hands
Introduction: Cao Cao, a well-known politician and military figure in the Three Kingdoms, has been famous in history with his literary and martial arts, although he blackmailed the Son of Heaven to make the princes appear unkind, but his talent and ability to use people, cherish talent and love talent, has always been praised by posterity. It can be said that his achievements are inseparable from his care for talents. There is an allusion that Xianneng came, and Cao Cao on the bed did not have time to put on his shoes, so he went out to greet him with barefoot, which shows his eagerness to seek talent.
In Cao Mengde's life, the general he most desired was killed by himself, although we know that he has always coveted Guan Gongyun under Liu Bei, but compared with this person, after five levels and six generals, thousands of miles to ride alone, the brave and invincible Guan Gong can only rank second. So, who is this person?
His name is Gao Shun, and some people may not be particularly familiar with him. This Gao Shun was Lü Bu's subordinate, followed Lü Bu on his debut, and could be said to be loyal to Lü Bu. It is said that Gao Shun was a man from a commoner's background, but there was a very insightful old mother, and before he was ready to go out of the mountain, his mother told him that if a man wanted to achieve great things, he must first follow the right person. So what is the right person? First, we must have the ability to fight, and second, we must have the demeanor of being humble and accepting advice. Gao Shun was deeply impressed by his mother's teachings, so among the many princes at that time, he chose Wenhou Lübu.
Some people will definitely suspect that with so many wise lords not choosing, why choose Lü Bu, who has courage and strategy? This is because today we are looking back at history, and everyone is looking at His choices from God's point of view, and if we are in it, it is really difficult to distinguish the situation. Gao Shun felt that Lü Bu was brave and fierce, plus whether it was Chen Gong, Li Su, or Wang Yun's suggestions, as long as it was reasonable, he would listen, and Zhang Liao also liked to talk with Lü Bu, but Lü Bu had always loved this loyal subordinate, so he really felt that Lü Bu was a good person.
After identifying Lü Bu, Gao Shun began to fight for Lü Bu. After Dong Zhuo was killed that year, Li Daiguo besieged Lü Bu, and Gao Shun killed a bloody road for Lü Bu, protecting Lü Bu from breaking through the siege and being remembered by Lü Bu; later, in a battle with Cao Cao's famous Qingzhou Army, Gao Shun's troops beat this unit to a pulp, and Lü Bu organized a special team for Gao Shun, which was called the trap camp. Later, Cao Cao used a strategy, Lü Bu's side as a whole lost the battle, but Gao Shun still had confidence in Lü Bu, until Hao Meng rebelled, Lü Bu began to suspect even Gao Shun, and also sent the incompetent Wei Xu to contain Gao Shun, Gao Shun saw Lü Bu clearly, but Zhongyi was the first, even so he did not make another plan.
In the end, Cao Cao personally went out on horseback, attacked Pi, and destroyed Lü Bu. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were captured at the same time, Zhang Liao was taken under Cao Cao's command and entrusted with heavy responsibilities, while Gao Shun was righteous and never surrendered. The reason for this is that one is loyalty, and the other may be because he once asked for one of Xiahou Huan's eyes, so he knows that even if he surrenders and submits, he will not have a good result in the end.
Conclusion: Cao Cao did not get Gao Shun in the end, but Gao Shun's ability to fight well, his mind was simple, he always looked in the eyes, and he also admired his talent, but he could not use it for himself, so he could only bear to behead him. Later generations lamented Gao Shun's foolish loyalty to Lü Bu, but his persistence was also a painstaking heart!