Preface
In the chaotic battle of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao was regarded as a military wizard with both wisdom and bravery, while the five fierce generals under his command were often underestimated and unknown. However, these five brave men each have their own outstanding martial arts and achievements, and each of them is not inferior to the heroes under Liu Bei, who is known as the Five Tiger Generals.
This story will lead us to explore the heroic deeds of Cao Cao's five fierce generals, revealing the indispensable role they played in the history of the Three Kingdoms. Let's travel through thousands of years together, go deep into the hidden corners of Cao Cao's army, and discover those underestimated heroes who have left a strong mark in the long river of history, and their heroic deeds are thrilling.
1. Zhang He: Yuan Shao's old department, one of the original four court pillars in Hebei
When serving under Yuan Shao, Zhang He, together with Yan Liang), Wen Chou, and Guo Tu, was called the Four Courtyard Pillars of Hebei, which shows that General Zhang's martial arts are strong, his talents are outstanding, and he is extraordinary. The pioneer who defeated Yuan Shao's army in the Battle of Guandu and made great contributions was this Zhang He Gongye!
Zhang Hegong has a strong temperament, has the title of "Qixiong", is good at using tricks and is willing to take risks. When Cao Gong's army crossed the river to the north, Zhang Gong took the initiative to ask Ying to attack the enemy who crossed the river. At that time, the army was crossing the river, and it was when it was weak, but Zhang Gong waved his army to attack, and for a time the enemy was outnumbered and outnumbered, and there were many crises. However, Zhang Gong was not afraid, reflexively cushioned, contacted the river-crossing troops, and dealt with the enemy. Our army gradually crossed the river to unite, and Zhang Gong took advantage of the situation to attack fiercely, smashed the enemy army, and made great contributions to our army's victory! Cao Gong saw that Zhang He was so brave and fierce, so he recruited his talents.
Under Cao Jun, Zhang Gong had to display his martial arts. In the battle against Liu Bei in Changbanpo, General Zhang Gong made a plan and set up a plan to empty the city, and captured the enemy's general Zhao Zilong in one fell swoop; in the battle against Zhang Fei in Danqu Mountain, the two of them held each other for 50 rounds, which shows how strong Zhang Gong's martial arts are! He is really a top fierce general hidden under the command of Cao Gong!
However, the strange thing is that when Zhang Hegong fell into the hands of Liu Liao, it seemed that his martial arts were greatly reduced, why did Liu Bei get his will, Zhang Gong returned to Cao Ying, and his martial arts increased greatly, but why did he also? The Han generals nourished by Cao Cao were depressed when they arrived in Shu, and on the other hand, the Shu generals were sharpened like steel when they arrived in Wei Ying. It's fascinating!
2. Zhang Liao: Really don't lose to Zhang Fei Guan Yu
On the occasion of Xuzhou, Zhang Liao was originally a fierce general under Lu Bu. At that time, Guan Gong asserted: This person is brave and very human! He will one day support the Han Qi Huan and revive the Han Dynasty! Zhang Gong's martial arts are indeed extraordinary, and Cao Gong is also extremely important, calling him "a general who can fight."
When he first entered Cao's camp, Zhang Gong showed his skills: he attacked Liu Bei in Guandu, rescued Xiahou in Puyang, and broke Yuan Shao in Baima...... All the feats of war, established.
When it came to the bloody battle in Hefei, Zhang Gong was even more alone and punished 100,000 Dongwu troops. At that time, Zhou Lang was defeated at the beginning, and Sun Ce was powerful, so he sent Sun Ce's younger brother to succeed Sun Ce. Sun Ce died and was succeeded by his younger brother Sun Quan. Seeing that Dongwu was like a tiger with wings, the soldiers pointed directly at the key points of Hefei. At that time, Cao Gong met Yuan Shao Zhenhuo in the north, and had no time to look south, so he sent Zhang Gong to garrison Hefei.
One day, a newspaper reported that the 100,000-strong army of Dongwu was rushing to Hefei! At that time, there were more than 10,000 defenders, less than half of Dongwu. Zhang Gong pondered for a long time, and then called the strategist in the tent to show his secret strategy.
The Eastern Wu army was powerful and swift, traveling 300 miles in one day, but it was helpless to attack Hefei and had to be besieged on all sides. Our army closed the city without fighting, and there was plenty of grain and grass in the territory. The Eastern Wu army attacked the city day and night, and could not take it for a while. The siege of the city lasted for more than a month, and the grain and grass of the Eastern Wu army were about to run out, at this time Zhang Gong pretended that the food would be exhausted, and the city surrendered.
Sun Quan was overjoyed and personally led the army into the city to surrender. Unexpectedly, the ambush in the city was full of momentum, and the Eastern Wu army had just worked an expedition and was tired of running for their lives, but now it entered the mouth of the tiger and wolf, and it was completely self-defeating! Zhang Gongqin led the athletes to stand out outside the city and kill the defenders of Eastern Wu. Attacked from both sides, defeated the Eastern Wu army, and beheaded tens of thousands. Hefei victory, Zhang Gong is a woman!
After that, when Cao Cao's army was in the northern expedition to Han Sui and Ma Chao, Zhang Gong garrisoned Hefei for a long time and made great achievements. However, it was rumored in the army that Zhang Gong was brave and resourceful, and he was ruthless, and his subordinates complained. Perhaps because of his temperament, Zhang Gong has never been reused, and he is not as entrusted with important tasks as Dian Wei and Xu Chu. Cao Gong is very important, or because of the same temperament!
3. Pang De: Ma Chao's old department, the former Xiliang general
Pound was under the military horse when he was young, and he had quite a lot of military achievements. After Ma Chao was defeated, Pang Gong temporarily voted for Zhang Lumen. Cao Gong broke Zhang Lu, and Pang De joined the Cao camp to join the army.
Pang Gong was brave and good at fighting, and was even appreciated by Cao Gong. However, they are more loners and rarely make friends. Perhaps because of the hardships of following Ma Chao around the Central Plains in his early years, his temperament was relatively rigid! Cao Gong employed people on the basis of meritocracy, was not informal, and appointed Pang De as a partial general to lead the first army.
In the Battle of Xiangfan, Guan Gong's army stormed Xiangfan and besieged Cao Ren's army. Pang De was the deputy general of Xiahou Yuan at that time. Guan Gong's army was greatly boosted, and Cao generals from all walks of life were defeated. Cao Gong decided to rescue Xiangfan, and ordered Yu Ban, Pang De and other troops to cross the river to help.
The crossing of the river is imminent, and there are humanitarians in the army: "General Pang has newly surrendered to Cao Ying, is his heart measurable?" Pang Gong was furious when he heard this, and swore an oath: "Pang De was ordered to go to war, and he swore to break the thief and make great contributions." If there is a violation, be willing to be dealt with by military law!"
After finishing speaking, Pang Gong straightened his mane and armor, personally sat on the big boat, and was responsible for the army crossing the river. After arriving on the other side, Pang Gong ordered: "The credit for defeating Guan Yu today is yours." All the assets and materials obtained were vicariously distributed to the soldiers!" When the soldiers heard this, their morale was greatly boosted, and they rushed to cross the river to rescue Xiangfan.
Pound De's crossing of the river and the reorganization of the army have been completed, and he has come straight to Xinye. Halfway through, I saw Guan Ping, the son of Guan Gong, leading the army to block the road. Pang De was not afraid, smashed Guan Ping's army formation, and killed Guan Ping. Seeing this, the defenders of Xinye had no intention of fighting, and abandoned the city and fled.
Pang De was ordered by Cao Gong to join forces with the forbidden army. The two armies converged, totaling 100,000 troops. When the army pressed to Xiangfan, Guan Yu also led the army to fight. The two armies confronted each other, and the killing intent soared to the sky! Pang De went straight into the enemy formation with a spear, bravely crowned the three armies, and fought all the way into Guan Gong's main formation, and Guan Gong fought Lily on a parrot!
This battle is like a hundred beasts fighting, and both sides have their own advances and retreats. Seeing that the situation was not good, Pound feigned defeat and lured the enemy deeper. Guan Gong was in the middle of the plan, so he chased to the valley and fell into the pre-set ambush of Yu Ban. Guan Gong returned defeated and returned to Maicheng. In this battle, Cao's army won a great victory, and Pang De's combat exploits were the most outstanding!
However, according to Cao Yingzhong, Pang De pursued Guan Gong as if he had entered a no-man's land that day, and he could almost be captured. However, Yu Ban was jealous of Pang De's exploits and interfered with archery, allowing Guan Yu to escape. When Cao Gong learned about this, he immediately blamed Yu Ban, and later promoted Pang De to be a general and command the whole army.
Fourth, Cao Zhang: The son of the tiger and wolf, Cao Cao is a fierce general
Cao Zhang was born and martial and was the eldest son of Cao Mengde. This son of a tiger and wolf has been fighting fierce beasts since he was a child, and no one can match him. Cao Gong was very pleased to know the courage of his brother. When he grew up, he ordered him to lead the fierce army of the north and guard the great river.
This man is powerful and famous. In that year, Liu Bei occupied Hanzhong and sent Guan Zhang and others north to attack the Cao Wei border. Hearing that Cao Zhang was there in person, Guan and Zhang resolutely turned back and had no intention of demonstrating. Cao Gong also loved his son very much, and whenever the war was tight, he would order Cao Zhangchi to rush there to stabilize the army's heart.
Cao Zhang's courage is outstanding, but he is slightly frivolous and indulgent, not as stable as his father and brother. When he was a child, he used to compete with people in sword dancing and accidentally injured his opponent. Fortunately, the injured were generous and did not care, and the scholars did not gossip. Otherwise, with Cao Gong's strict style, I am afraid that my son will leave a secret disease!
In addition, Brother Zhang's young army was quite popular among the soldiers, just because he often went into battle to kill the enemy in person, but his willful side often caused headaches for the soldiers. According to the records, Cao Zhanghao was hearty and never restrained, and whenever he got drunk, he would go into a big fight, and sometimes he even killed his own people for no reason! Fortunately, the generals recognized him as a human being, so they opened up and did not care.
This person is strong in martial arts, and if he does not have his dissolute temperament, I am afraid that he would already be ranked among the three princes (Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong)! However, God is jealous of his talent, Cao Zhang died early, and he has never been able to fully display his talents! Alas, it is a pity that he is wise and short-lived!
Fifth, Xiahoudun: I don't know how many times I chased and killed Guan Zhang Zhaoyun
Xiahoudun was originally a native of Runan, and he and Cao Cao fought against Dong Zhuo together in the early years, and made great contributions. Back then, Dong Zhuo persecuted the Queen Mother and took the young master hostage to Xuchang. When the world's heroes heard the news, they raised troops to fight, and Cao Zheng was one of them.
At first, when he pursued the remnants of Dong Zhuo to Tongguan, Xiahoudun was ambushed and defeated by Lü Bu. This matter is rumored to be a beautiful talk, but after careful consideration of the situation when the army was besieged, Xiahoudun took the initiative to cover the retreat of the army after breaking off, and then he would be ambushed. Could it be that Lu Bu was superb in martial arts and defeated Yu Xiahoudun? Only blame Providence for making people so that the hero has nowhere to show it?
When he met Lu Bu again at the foot of Puyang City, Xiahou Gong fought with all his might, but Lu Bu had no strength to fight back and was defeated and left! This shows that Xiahou Gong's martial arts strength is not under Lu Bu in the slightest! The story of "taking Lu Bu's left eye in 32 rounds," which was later passed down as a good story, is only made up? Not to mention that Lu Bu did not take his left eye back then, so why did Xiahou Gong need to "drink the horse leather wrap and bleed the wrapper" to vent his anger? There are too many contradictions in this story, and I am afraid that it is purely an artistic process of later generations! Haha!
After Xiahoudun entered Cao Ying, he repeatedly performed miraculous feats. There was a river crossing to ambush Zhang Xiu and take Yecheng. Later, there was a foot camp attack, and Yuan Shu was broken. When Liu Bei attacked Wei on a large scale, he sent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to attack and harass him many times. At this moment, the outstanding Xiahou Gong can show his skills: feign defeat and lead Zhuge Liang to the place of ambush soldiers; pursue Guan Yu and almost kill him; chase after Zhao Yun, so that the brave Zhao Zilong has no power to fight back! Naturally, there is no need to repeat these deeds.
epilogue
Cao Cao's five fierce generals, each with miraculous feats, laid down half of the country for Cao Gong. However, in the end, it was a failure, and the children and grandchildren were not good, but they still failed to unify the Three Kingdoms. Zhang He and Pang De returned to the mountains and forests, Xiahoudun and Zhang Liao were martyred on the battlefield, and Cao Zhang died young......
I, Cao Wei, can be described as a gathering of talents. However, in the end, the art of defending success is not as good as the way to win, after all, it is no match for the rising star of Shu Han, and it fails to control the eternal country.
Alas, the wind and clouds are scattered, and things are right and wrong! These five brave generals who are brave and good at fighting will eventually become the dust of history. The oath of the white-headed old man is only a name in history, the sword is unveiled, leaving only the cold light, and the mourning is long, but the echo of the empty valley......
History rolls forward, and heroes are still running in relays. How far will we go?