Cao Cao had many martial generals under his command, and if they were ranked according to their strength, who could be ranked first?
In view of the fact that Dianwei once died in battle to protect Cao Cao, and eventually died because he was outnumbered, many people will rank Dianwei in the first position, which is out of respect for Dianwei, in fact, Dianwei is indeed brave and fierce, especially the strength of infantry warfare, in the Three Kingdoms even Lü Bu did not dare to underestimate, there is such a sentence in history, which is the best explanation of Dianwei's strength, this sentence is: "One Lü Two Zhao Three Dianwei."
After Dianwei, under Cao Cao's helmet, the strongest was Xu Chu, many people jokingly called Xu Chu Cao's security captain, and then questioned Xu Chu's strength, just imagine, if Xu Chu's strength is not good, how can he become Cao Cao's royal security captain? At that time, Xu Chu accompanied Cao Cao in the southern expedition to the northern war, and in terms of protecting Cao Cao, Xu Chu still did a good job.
Pound can be ranked third, before was a general under Ma Chao, when he fought with Guo Yuan, he personally cut off Guo Yuan's first rank on the horse, Pound's reputation was very loud in the three armies of Liangzhou, and later Pound followed Zhang Lu to Cao Cao, the most emblematic of his strength is that the battle with Guan Yu almost killed Guan Yu! Guan Yu also had considerable respect for this opponent, after Pound was captured, Guan Yu still intended to persuade him to surrender, but Pound had his own integrity, and in desperation, he had to watch him take his life.
Zhang Liao was a general under Lü Bu's banner, but what makes people wonder is that Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were captured alive together, but why did Cao Cao kill Gao Shun but not Zhang Liao? In fact, there is still a reason not to kill Zhang Liao, first of all, someone interceded for Zhang Liao, and then Zhang Liao himself did not surrender like Cao Cao after being arrested, that is, he went with the heart of death, and also scolded Lü Bu and Cao Cao; then Zhang Liao, although he followed Lü Bu and Cao Cao, did not hurt Cao Jun much, plus this person was very moralistic, so Cao Cao, who loved Talent very much, did not kill Zhang Liao.
As for why Gao Shun Cao Cao did not let him go? The difference between Gao Shun and Zhang Liao was that he behaved arrogantly, with a disdainful look on Cao Cao's face, and then his hands were stained with Cao Jun's blood. Under Cao Cao's helmet, Zhang Liao's strength was outstanding and could rank fourth.
Xu Huang, which is also the love general under Cao Cao's helmet, for Xu Huang, Cao Cao once gave a high evaluation, thinking that Xu Huang was his own Zhou Yafu, Xu Huang was a knight lieutenant under Yang Feng's tent before, because Yang Feng was defeated by Cao Cao, and later defected to Cao Cao, about Xu Huang, a military general, he not only has outstanding strength, but also has the ability to govern the army, and is a general under Cao Cao's banner, which is rare to have the ability to govern the army.
These were the most powerful military generals under Cao Cao's helmet, in addition to these, Cao Cao's own clan also produced many outstanding generals, Xiahou Huan, Cao Hong, Cao Ren, and Xiahou Yuan, who were all generals of Cao Cao's own clan.