Familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Wei's military and political power began to be usurped by Sima Yi after sima Yi launched the Gaopingling coup, and after Sima Yi's death, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao successively assisted the government and seized great power. Cao Wei's military and political power, with the efforts of Sima Shi and Sima Zhao's brothers, was completely in the hands of the Sima brothers. However, in this process, it was not smooth sailing, and it has experienced two rebellions and three rebellions in Huainan. Sima Shi died of his injuries in the Second Rebellion, and Sima Zhao's path to power was also quite dangerous, and under the schemes of Fu Fu and Zhong Hui, he successfully took power. After Sima Zhao took power, he promoted many close generals, and Deng Aizhong would stand aside, the first super love of money.
First: Sima Wang, the Wei general
Sima Wang, a member of the Sima family, was the second son of Sima Fu, and served in Cao Wei as the general of Pingyang Taishou and Luoyang Diannong Zhonglang, and later became a general of the escort army, and was favored by the Wei emperor Cao Fu. Sima Wang, because he was not a member of Sima Shi's clan and because he was favored by Cao Xi, felt uneasy, so he requested to go out to serve as a general of The Western Expedition, and to supervise the military forces of Yong and Liang'er Prefectures, and after eight years in office, Weihua Mingsu extensively formulated policies and strategies, and repeatedly resisted the attacks of the Shu general Jiang Wei, which can be said to be very successful in ruling the border. After Sima Zhao came to power, he was conscripted into the dynasty, worshiped the general of Wei, led the leader of the collar, and took charge of the forbidden army, becoming Sima Zhao's concubine general. However, he is miserly and likes to accumulate wealth. After his death, the gold in his home piled up, so he was ridiculed by the world.
Second place: General Wang Chang of the Hussars
Wang Chang (王昶), born in a famous family, was the son of Wang Ze of taishou in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Wang Chang was well-known when he was young. Before the Wei Emperor Cao Pi ascended the throne, he was a prince of literature. After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he successively held the posts of Scattered Horse Attendant and Yanzhou Assassin History, during which he wrote books such as "Theory of Governance" and "Book of Soldiers" to provide political reference for the imperial court. After emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, he was promoted to the rank of general of Yang Lie and was given the title of Marquis of Guannei. During the reign of Cao Fang, the King of Qi, Wang Chang was transferred to Xuzhou and later moved to the general Zhengnan. After Sima Yi came to power, Wang Chang began to move closer to Sima Shi, and Tingsong asked Wu to win a major victory at Jiangling, and was again promoted to the rank of Grand General of Zhengnan (Zhengnan) in 255( 255), and Wang Chang was promoted to the rank of General of The Hun Horse for his meritorious service of helping to ping Huainan Qiuqiu. After Sima Zhao came to power, he became the commander of Sima Zhao's three rebellions in Huainan.
Third place: Hu Zun, the general of Zhengdong
Hu Zun, who can be said to be Sima Yi's concubine general, followed Sima Yi in his conquest of Gongsun Yuan, and in the winter of the fourth year (252) of Jiaping, Hu Zun, who was then the general of Zhengdong, and the general Wang Chang of Zhennan and the general Ofe Qiu Jian of Zhennan, attacked Eastern Wu, and in December of the same year, the Battle of Dongxing was defeated by the Wu general Zhuge Ke. While Sima Zhao was in power, he was promoted to general of Wei, but died of illness the following year.
Fourth place: General Chen Tai of Zhengxi
Chen Tai, also a famous general during the Cao Wei period, the son of Sikong Chen Qun, was an all-rounder of literature and martial arts. He has made great achievements at the local level. During the Gaopingling Rebellion, Chen Tai persuaded Cao Shuang to surrender, so he was trusted by Sima Shi. Later, in order to avoid the internal struggle within the imperial court, he took the initiative to go out to Yongzhou to take up a post, replacing the original assassin Shi Guohuai, and adding fenwu to the general, and successfully defended against the attacks of the Shu general Jiang Wei on many occasions. The second year of the First Century (255). When Guo Huai died, the imperial court appointed Chen Tai as the general of Zhenxi, and the military governor of Yong and Liang Prefectures was the highest military commander in western Cao Wei at that time. After defeating Jiang Wei at the Battle of Di Dao, he also accompanied Sima Zhao to resist Sun Wu's attack twice, and it can be said that he was an outstanding general under Sima Zhao. However, in the fifth year of Ganlu (260), the Wei emperor Cao Xian was killed, and Chen Tai mourned excessively, vomiting blood and dying.
Fifth place: Zhennan general Wang Ji
Wang Ji, who was both literate and martial, was a talent who was appreciated and promoted by Sima Yi, and was deeply valued by Sima Yi, Sima Shi, and Sima Zhao, especially in large-scale military activities such as the Southern Expedition to Qiu Jian, the Wenqin Rebellion, and the Rebellion of Zhuge Zhi in the Eastern Expedition, Wang Ji formed a deep military friendship with Sima Shi and Sima Zhao. Basically, Wang Ji was instrumental in the three rebellions in Huainan, and became the vanguard general of Sima Shi and Sima Zhao's brothers in suppressing the rebellion, and he became the general of Zhengnan and the military governor of Jingzhou, and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Eastern Wu.
Cao Wei's military system continued in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, with both the Hun and Wei generals belonging to the Erpin generals, and the generals Zhengxi, Zhengdong, and Zhennan all belonging to the Sanpin generals. At that time, General Deng Aicai Anxi belonged to the fourth rank of generals, Zhong Hui, who was still only a courtier, until the Jingyuan period, Zhong Hui single-handedly supported Sima Zhao's plan to cut down Shu, and was appointed as the general of Zhenxi, completely on the sidelines.