As a big man at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao was not only capable, but also had good luck. Saying that he is lucky is not a mouthful, but only from the following three aspects, he can know a little bit.
In the early days of entrepreneurship, Cao Gong had a set of good quality and loyal military generals, such as Xiahou Huan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun and other clan generals, who followed Cao Cao early and helped him expand his territory.
Soon after starting his business, Cao Gong was favored by a scholar and a big man, who was very important to Cao Cao and was called his own son by Cao Cao, and this person was Xun Yu.
On the one hand, Xun Yu helped Cao Cao sit in the rear, on the other hand, Xun Yu used his status as a big man of the clan to help Cao Cao attract and recommend many talents, such as Xun You, Zhong Xuan, Chen Qun, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Sima Yi and others. These people were all top talents, enriching Cao Cao's team of civil servants.
▲Cao Cao
The survival skills of the veteran youzi Liu Huangshu are very strong, and he can escape the day many times when the army is defeated. In fact, Cao Gong was the same, repeatedly caught in danger, and finally turned the danger into a disaster, such as when Puyang and Lü Bu started to fight, when Wancheng was calculated by Zhang Xiu, and when Weishui was raided by Ma Chao.
Cao Cao's luck was good, and it seemed that his nickname, Ji Li, was really not screaming.
In the third article mentioned above, Cao Cao had a hard life, and he was able to kill Ji many times, and he also had a lot to do with his loyal subordinates and highly qualified bodyguards.
Think of Sun Ce, the little bully of Tangtang Jiangdong, a person who can walk sideways in Yangzhou. What a handsome young man, in the end, neglected to take precautions, did not pay attention to personal safety, and was actually assassinated by 3 small people.
Not everyone can impress assassins with one mouth, like Uncle Huang. Since there is no such charm, it is still more reliable to honestly find a bodyguard.
▲ Cao Cao and Xu Chu
Obviously, Cao Gong also thinks so, and he has two fierce men as bodyguards in his life, one is called Dianwei and the other is called Xu Chu.
When Cao Cao was happy, Dianwei took his life to protect Cao Cao. And xu chu, who succeeded him, was also an extremely competent bodyguard.
During the Battle of Guandu, no record of Xu Chu was seen on the frontal battlefield, but Xu Chu played a great role. If it weren't for Xu Chu, Cao Cao might have died before he could burn Wuchao.
Due to the objective fact that Yuan Qiang and Cao Were weak, coupled with the fact that Cao Cao was not superior on the frontal battlefield, Cao Cao's men often had the phenomenon of unintended hearts.
Many officials exchanged private letters with Yuan Shao, and many of them had the taste of friendship and attachment. In the cao camp on the front line, it is also unpredictable, such as a man named Xu He.
There are very few records in the historical records about Xu Him, but he only knows that he was a subordinate of Cao Cao, and he wanted to do a big thing - assassinate Cao Cao. As for why he did this, whether he had a vendetta against Cao Cao or was related to Yuan Shao, it is now unknown.
Because Xu Chu was fierce and often stood by Cao Cao's side, Xu did not dare to move. Until one day, Xu Chu changed shifts, Xu He and others carried knives and prepared to carry out assassinations.
After Xu Chu returned to the residence, he was restless, probably his eyelids jumping. In order to prevent accidents, Xu Chu returned to Cao Cao's side and took the initiative to work overtime.
Xu he did not know this situation, after entering Cao Cao's tent, he unexpectedly found that Xu Chu was also there, and his face suddenly changed. Xu Chu found that something was wrong, and immediately made a decision, resulting in Xu Him. Cao Cao therefore loved and trusted Xu Chu even more, allowing him to accompany him.
If it were not for Xu Chu, Cao Cao would have been planted in his own camp, and the outcome of the Battle of Guandu would have changed.
▲ Xu Chu
As a bodyguard, Xu Chu is quite vigilant and has a strong sixth sense of crisis. Most importantly, for Cao Cao, Xu Chu was loyal and loyal, and later protected him more than once. When Cao Cao died, Xu Chu wept bitterly until he bled, and Xu Chu's loyalty was evident.
Like Dianwei, Xu Chu was Cao Cao's bodyguard. Many years later, Dianwei received the grace of worshipping at the Gaozu Taimiao Temple, which was the glory of the courtiers. However, Xu Chu, who rescued Cao Cao many times and served Cao Cao for a longer time, failed to receive this honor, which made people sigh.
(Text reference, "Sangokushi".) ）