If you want to gain some power in a chaotic world, the most important thing for leaders is talent. Whoever can demote talents in an eclectic manner will be able to gain a great advantage. And Cao Cao was a leader who loved talent, and although the talented man was not in the same camp as Cao Cao at first, as long as he had the heart to submit to Cao Cao, Cao Cao did not make a mistake. Cao Cao mistakenly subdued three generals, and of these three generals, two were not inferior to Guan Yu in terms of strength, and one could draw with Zhang Fei.
Zhang Liao
Zhang Liao was initially under Lü Bu's command, and it was also brilliant to follow Lü Bu on his eastern expedition to the west. When Guan Yu was forced to flee, Zhang Liao went to stop him. The two sides briefly exchanged hands, but there was no victory or defeat, and Zhang Liao saw that Guan Yu was his hometown, so he gave up halfway and let Guan Yu go. If a master like Guan Yu were not equal in strength to him, he would have lost miserably. But Zhang Liao was not defeated, and afterwards Guan Yu also praised Zhang Liao's strong strength. After Lü Bu's defeat, Zhang Liao threw himself under Cao Cao's men. Zhang Liao and Tai Shi Ci, the god of war in Eastern Wu, had a battle, and the two sides fought fiercely, but the battle was still drawn. Zhang Liao's most outstanding battle record was that he and Eastern Wu won more with less, at that time Zhang Liao only had 800 soldiers, but it was forced to let The 100,000 soldiers of Eastern Wu collapse.
Xu Huang
Xu Huang was also a subordinate general of Cao Cao's subjugation. Xu Huang was originally a knight lieutenant under Yang Feng, and after Yang Feng's defeat, Xu Huang threw himself under Cao Cao's men. After Xu Huang joined Cao Cao's disciples, he established many meritorious achievements, and Cao Cao also greatly valued him. Xu Huang's most famous battle was the battle with Guan Yu's father and son. Guan Yu has always been both literate and martial, invincible, and rarely defeated. However, he did not expect that Guan Yu's only defeat was actually defeated at the hands of Xu Huang. Although Xu Huang defeated Guan Yu by taking disgraceful means, after all, the winner is the king, and it is an established fact that Xu Huang defeated Guan Yu.
Zhang Gao
It is said that Zhang Gao is certainly not unfamiliar to everyone, and Zhang Gao was originally a subordinate of Yuan Shao. Because of his meritorious service several times, Zhang Gao was made a general of Ningguo by Yuan Shao. After the Battle of Guandu, Zhang Gao threw himself under Cao Cao's men. Under the Pass of The Pass, Zhang Gao and Zhang Fei fought for more than fifty rounds, regardless of victory or defeat. Zhang Fei was a rare fierce general among the Three Kingdoms, and Zhang Fei was also a five-tiger general ranked in shu Han. Zhang Fei was extremely bold and had repeatedly challenged Lü Bu, the first fierce general of the Three Kingdoms.
From the previous defeat to Lü Bu, to the final draw with Lü Bu, zhang fei's strength is explained. Zhang Gao can fight with such a powerful Zhang Fei into a draw, and the force value is definitely not low. The three talents that Cao Cao had subdued all well restrained the talents of Shu Han. Cao Cao's vision is still good.
bibliography:
Romance of the Three Kingdoms