The Hou general was also a senior military attaché in the ancient army, which was originally established in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but was not a permanent official position, but was only temporarily appointed under special circumstances to protect the Beijing Division, guard the town, or when there was a military operation, and the rank was lower than that of the former, left and right generals. In the Cao Wei clique during the Three Kingdoms period, six generals also held this position.
First place: literary employment. Regarding the deeds of Wen Ping, I have introduced in detail in many previous articles, Wen Ping has been stationed in Jiangxia County, Jingzhou since joining the Cao Wei clique in the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208 AD), and during the period of more than ten years, he attacked Guan Yu and resisted Sun Quan, both commanding battles and local governance, and was a typical military and intelligent general in the Cao Wei clique. In the third year of the Huang Dynasty (222 AD), Cao Pi personally led a large army to march south. During this battle, Wen Yan was ordered to garrison Koukou and was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral after the war, and was given the title of Marquis of Xinye.
Second place: Zhu Ling. Zhu Ling belonged to an unambitious general in the Cao Wei clique, and after defecting to Cao Cao from the Yuan Shao clique in his early years, he initially received weight and followed Cao Cao in the southern expedition to the north and the eastern expedition to the west, and made many military achievements. During this period, Zhu Ling also fought alongside Liu Bei and blocked Yuan Shu in Xuzhou. However, Zhu Ling was later hated by Cao Cao and was eventually deposed and dismissed. Although Cao Pi reinstated Zhu Ling after succeeding to the throne, he did not do much in the later period. Zhu Ling was a lieutenant in the Cao Wei clique to a rear general.
Third place: Cao Hong. Cao Hong (曹洪), courtesy name Zilian, was a member of Cao Wei's clan and Cao Cao's cousin. In his early years, Cao Hong accompanied Cao Cao to raise an army to recruit Dong Zhuo, and in the Battle of Xingyang, Cao Cao lost his mount when he was defeated and fled, Cao Hong gave up his horse to Cao Cao, covered Cao Cao on foot, and found a ferry boat by the Bianshui River, successfully helping Cao Cao out of danger. Later, Cao Hong recruited thousands of elite soldiers in Lujiang, Danyang and other places in the Yangzhou area, expanding Cao Cao's early military strength.
In the fourth year of Chuping (193 AD), when Cao Cao led his troops to conquer Xuzhou, Cao Hong led his troops as the vanguard, while opening the way for the army, collecting grain and grass from the local area, ensuring the smooth progress of the military operation in the year of the catastrophe. In this battle, Cao Hongyong championed the three armies, led more than ten large and small cities and pools of Lianke, and after the war, he was promoted to captain of Ying Yang for his merits, and soon after he was promoted to general of Yang Wuzhong Lang. In the first year of Jian'an (196 AD), Cao Hong was ordered to welcome emperor Xian of Han back to Xuchang, and then followed Cao Cao on a southern expedition against Liu Biao, during which he was promoted to general Li Feng and general of DuHu.
Cao Hong repeatedly made military achievements in the process of conquest, and Cao Cao had great trust and respect for him. However, Cao Pi was not very optimistic about this uncle, and even almost executed Cao Hong. The reason is also very simple, Cao Hong's family is very rich, but also very stingy. When Cao Pi was the crown prince of the State of Wei, he borrowed money from Cao Hong, but cao Hong refused, so he held a grudge.
After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he first rewarded Cao Hong and promoted him to the rank of general of the Hussars, and later Cao Hong's protégés committed an accident, and Cao Pi took the opportunity to punish Cao Hong as well. At that time, it was fortunate that Empress Bian intervened to stop it, so that Cao Hong saved his life and was deposed and dismissed from his post. It was not until after the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui succeeded to the throne that Cao Hong was reinstated, and he was appointed as a general of the Hou Dynasty, and then reinstated as the General of the Hussars, and died of illness in the sixth year of Taihe (232 AD).
Fourth place: Bull Gold. Niu Jin was not too well-known among the Cao Wei generals, mainly because he was not personally recorded in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and his deeds were mainly known through idle records in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Book of Jin. Niu Jin followed Cao Ren to defend Jiangling in the early days, and later followed Sima Yi in his conquest of Shu Han and pacifying Liaodong. Niu Jin was brave and courageous in battle, repeatedly built military merits, and was an officer in the Cao Wei clique to a rear general. However, Niu Jin's result was very tragic, and he was assassinated and killed by Sima Zhao.
Fifth place: Fei Yao. The historical record of Fei Yao is also very brief, only to know that during Zhuge Liang's First Northern Expedition, Fei Yao and Zhang Gao defeated Ma Tan at Jieting, and Taihe was promoted to later general in the fourth year of Taihe (230 AD). Fei Yao later followed Guo Huai to block Wei Yan at Yangxi, and was finally defeated by Wei Yan, and other deeds are unknown.
Sixth place: Zhong Yu. Zhong Yu was a hero of the Cao Wei clique, and his father was Cao Wei's eunuch Zhong Xuan. At the age of fourteen, Zhong Yu joined the Cao Wei clique with his father's merits, and first served as a samurai attendant, and then served as a local taishou, and also served as a waiter, a royal historian, and a wei lieutenant in the middle of the dynasty. Later, after following Sima Zhao to quell Zhuge Zhi's rebellion, he was promoted to hou general for his merits, concurrently serving as the assassin of Qingzhou, and died of illness in the fourth year of Jing Yuan (263 AD), and was posthumously awarded the title of Cheqi general after his death.
Reference Books: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Jin