Cao Cao's success was not accidental, and his ability to lay the map of the Wei state was indispensable to his brilliant political ability, excellent military ability, and shrewd economic means.
In addition, the thirst for talents, Corporal LiXian is also a major advantage of Cao Cao, who issued three orders in his lifetime, which greatly enriched his talent team. He always shows humility and eagerness toward talented people, so that talented people can feel at home and can also show their ambitions.
For example, when he got Xun Yu, he happily said that you are my son; when he got Dianwei, he praised Dianwei for being the evil of the ancients; Xu You came to vote, and he excitedly fell backwards to greet him. Guan Yu committed himself to him, and he was a small feast for three days, a big feast for five days, and finally even the red rabbit horse was given to Guan Yu.
In this life, Cao Cao missed 6 talents, of which 4 were beheaded by him, and the remaining 2 people he dreamed of wanting. Who are these 6 people? They were Chen Gong, Lü Bu, Gao Shun, Frustrated Zhi, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun.
Four people were beheaded: Chen Gong, Lü Bu, Gao Shun, and Frustrated Zhi
Chen Gong was the chief strategist under Lü Bu's account, Chen Gong was politically strong and resourceful, and Lü Bu could be described as obedient to him.
In the early years, Chen Gong also followed Cao Cao for a period of time, Cao Cao escaped because of the assassination of Dong Zhuocheng, and was caught by Chen Gong, who was the county commander, because he admired Cao Cao's courage to kill thieves and save the country' high righteousness, so he gave up his post as a county order and followed Cao Cao, but he did not expect that it was not two days, just because Cao Cao's sentence "I would rather teach me to bear the world's people, and teach the world's people to bear me", the disheartened Chen Gong abandoned him and left, we are different and do not conspire.
Later, when Chen Gong was a strategist for Lü Bu, he really gave Cao Cao a lot of problems, Cao Cao was robbed of his old nest by Lü Bu in Yanzhou, almost homeless, and when Xuzhou conquered Lü Bu, he could not go smoothly because of Chen Palace.
In the end, Cao Cao defeated Lü Bu, and he was ready to persuade Chen Gong to surrender, after all, there was an early friendship. However, Chen Gong thought that Cao Cao's heart was not right, and whether Cao Cao was constantly moved by emotion or knew that Chen Gong was not moved, and finally had to kill Chen Gong with tears, but also ordered his right and left subordinates to take Chen Gong's family and mother to Xu Du and take good care of them.
Lü Bu was a talent that Cao Cao wanted both and some fears. He was the brave warrior ranked first in the three kingdoms period, and was known as "Lü Bu among men and red rabbit among horses".
However, Lü Bu was weak and widowed, and had no shame, first recognized Ding Yuan as a righteous father, did not expect to kill Gan Dad for a red rabbit horse, and then recognized Dong Zhuo as a righteous father, and did not expect to kill Gan Dad again for a mink cicada, so Zhang Fei humiliated Lü Bu again and again as a "three-surnamed family slave".
Cao Cao and Lü Bu were also old acquaintances, serving as officials in the same dynasty when they were in Luoyang, and after the hostility, after the Battle of Hu Prison Pass, the Battle of Yanzhou, and the Battle of Xuzhou, Cao Cao finally defeated and captured Lü Bu, who was like a tiger, in Xia Pi.
Cao Cao deeply liked Lü Bu's bravery and invincibility, but he was also afraid of Lü Bu's ruthlessness and injustice, afraid that he would eat himself in the future. Therefore, when Lü Bu surrendered to him, Cao Cao hesitated, but when he heard Liu Bei remind Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo of their fate, he killed Lü Bu in the White Gate Tower without hesitation.
Gao Shun was also a military general that Cao Cao desperately wanted to get, Gao Shun was a general under Lü Bu's account, and Zhang Liao's ability to lead troops could be said to be indistinguishable, and at the same time he was also a master of military training, and he trained the trap camp, strict military discipline and strict armament, and the charge and attack were invincible.
Cao Cao was very keen to get a military general like Gao Shun, but he also understood that Gao Shun was an extremely loyal man, and when he was captured, he refused to surrender and remained silent. Cao Cao thought that since he could not be used by me, he would have to kill him and not be left as a consequence, so Cao Cao beheaded Gao Shun in pain, but then buried him thickly.
Among Yuan Shao's six great strategists, the most resourceful were Tian Feng and Frustrated Zhi, who was also a famous scholar that Cao Cao dreamed of.
Cao Cao understood that Yuan Shao had listened to Frustrated Zhi's advice, and that the number of who would lose and who would win the Battle of Guandu was still undecided, so when Frustrated Zhi was captured, Cao Cao said that yuan Shao did not stop your advice, and you should not be obsessed with it, and he also said, "If I had to get down early, the world would not be worried about it." It can be seen that Cao Cao attached great importance to Frustrated Zhi and left him in the military camp.
Unexpectedly, frustrated and loyal, he prepared to steal the horse at night and escape back to Hebei, and was beheaded by Cao Cao in desperation, after killing Cao Cao still had a look of regret and chagrin, feeling that he had killed the loyal soldiers, and ordered his men to bury him thickly.
2 people dreamed of it: Guan Yu and Zhao Yun
Cao Cao's love for Guan Yu is needless to say, guan Yu's stay in Cao Ying's time can be described as a small feast for three days, a big feast on five days, and Guan Yu was named the Marquis of Hanshouting, and even the Red Rabbit Horse was given to him. However, Guan Yu still insisted on leaving, and Cao Cao avoided seeing him, delaying time. When he learned that Guan Yu did not quit and said goodbye, not only did he not pursue and kill, but instead gave Guan Yu gold and silver as a coil on the road.
Later, when Guan Yu was killed and his head was sent to Cao Cao, Cao Cao buried Guan Yu with the courtesy of a prince, ordering officials of all sizes to send funerals, and Cao Cao personally worshipped and posthumously honored him as the King of Jing, and specially arranged personnel to guard the tomb. Corporal Li Xian has reached such a point that it is rare in ancient times.
Zhao Yun was also a warrior that Cao Cao dreamed of getting, at that time in Dangyang, Zhao Zilong rode the savior alone, seven in and seven out, Cao Cao saw Zhao Yun on the top of the Jing Mountain where he was brave, hurriedly asked who this person was, when he knew that he was Zhao Yun, Cao Cao praised Zhao Yun as the tiger general of the world, and ordered his men to capture Zhao Yun and not to release cold arrows. Because of this, Zhao Yun was able to escape.
Although Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms occupied most of Huaxia at that time, Cao Cao was envious of Liu Bei, and Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, who he had dreamed of, were unswervingly following Liu Bei, and he had never understood what charm Liu Bei had with the "big ear thief" Liu Bei, who deserved so many people to follow him and fight the world.
These 6 talents were all missed by Cao Cao, 4 of them were beheaded by him, the remaining 2 people he dreamed of wanting, in the end Cao Cao did not get one. Perhaps, love is what you crave most.