In various types of film and television dramas, Cao Cao's image is mostly heroic, tall and tall, and quite a general style, but in fact, Cao Cao's appearance is very ordinary, and it is really difficult to distinguish in the crowd. Because of this, Cao Cao was spared during a war.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > vengeful, Cao Cao conquered Tao Qian</h1>
In the first year of Xingping (194 AD), Cao Cao's father Cao Song and his family came to defect to Cao Cao, passing by Lang Evil, there was a problem, Cao Cao in order to protect the safety of his family, sent his subordinate Ying Shao to go to meet, but Ying Shao had not yet arrived, Cao Song encountered Tao Qian's soldiers and horses, Tao Qian and Cao Cao had already formed a vendetta, so Cao Cao's family was all killed.
There is also a saying that the order to kill Cao Cao's family was not ordered by Tao Qian, but by his subordinates, in short, Cao Song's death was inseparable from Tao Qian, and Cao Cao also wrote this vendetta on Tao Qian.
In the summer of that year, in order to avenge his father and brother, Cao Cao personally led an army to conquer Tao Qian, ordering Xun Yu and Cheng Yu to guard Juancheng, and chen gong and Zhang Mi also remained in Yanzhou.
Cao Cao was vengeful, and the soldiers were also invincible, Cao's army conquered five cities in succession, seized most of the territory of Donghai County, and Tao Qian sent his generals Cao Bao and Liu Bei to meet the enemy, and was also defeated by Cao Cao. In this battle, Cao Cao's military talent was undoubtedly revealed, but because of his vengeance, Cao Cao often slaughtered the city and exterminated the clan along the way, which was criticized by people.
The reason why Cao Cao's reputation was not too good had a lot to do with his slaughter at this time. Just when Cao Cao was conquering Xuzhou, the backyard caught fire, and this incident was also the most dangerous encounter since Cao Cao's army.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="59" > the backyard caught fire, and a good friend stabbed him in the back</h1>
Cao Cao was able to sit on Yanzhou Mu and become a prince of the party, largely due to the help of one person, that is, Chen Gong. Chen Gong had lobbied many forces to win support, so that Cao Cao was able to gain a firm foothold in Yanzhou, and from then on Cao Cao also regarded Chen Gong as a confidant.
In addition to Chen Gong, Cao Cao also had the most trusted person, that is, Zhang Mi, and long ago, Cao Cao and Zhang Mi were friends. In 193, before Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou, he told his family that if he could not return, he could go to Zhang Mi and wait until Cao Cao was victorious, and Zhang Mi and Cao Cao hugged and cried.
Historical records record that "Taizu's conquest of Tao Qian, the emperor's name;" If I do not return, I will go to Yi Mengzhuo." "After that, see Mi, weeping opposite. Its pros are so. ”
It can be seen that Chen Gong and Zhang Mi were cao Cao's confidants, but just when Cao Cao was once again attacking Tao Qian, Chen Gong and Zhang Mi suddenly rebelled against the water and colluded with Lü Bu to occupy Yanzhou.
Chen Gong was probably dissatisfied with Cao Cao's excessive killing, while Zhang Mi was afraid that Cao Cao would kill him, and it turned out that Zhang Mi and Lü Bu had a good friendship, and lü Bu and Yuan Shao had already turned against each other at that time, at the same time, in name, Cao Cao still belonged to Yuan Shao's alliance, and Zhang Mi was afraid that Cao Cao would help Yuan Shao kill him.
In short, Chen Gong and Zhang Mi betrayed Cao Cao for their own reasons, and united many forces to oppose Cao Lilu, and Cao Cao heard that the backyard was on fire and immediately returned to the army. In the chaotic world, whether or not to achieve great things stems to a large extent from the stability of the base area, Yanzhou is originally the land of four wars, if the old nest is lost, everything in Cao Cao will be in vain.
Xun Yu's sentence "In the past, Gao Zu Bao Guanzhong, Guangwu was based in Hanoi, all of them were deeply rooted in order to control the world, and they were enough to defeat the enemy and retreat enough to hold on, so although there were difficulties and defeats, they finally achieved great things." It can be said that Cao Cao must not lose Yanzhou. At the critical moment, it can be seen that the relatives are distant and close, and when Chen Gong and Zhang Mi collude in rebellion, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu timely protect Juancheng, Fancheng, and Dong'a, giving Cao Cao a foothold.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="60" > defeated Puyang and fled in embarrassment</h1>
Xun Yu led his troops to defend Juancheng, and Lü Bu was unable to conquer it, so he retreated to Puyang. After Cao Cao returned, he immediately sent troops to Puyang, although Cao Cao had repeatedly won battles against Tao Qian, it was not easy to deal with Lü Bu.
Lü Bu was both the wall head grass during the Three Kingdoms period and the biggest stirring stick, but his battle really could not be underestimated, and this time Cao Cao was light enemy.
Historical records record that "Taizu besieged Puyang, and the surname of Puyang, Tian, was anti-ma, and Taizu had to enter the city." Burn its east gate, showing no remorse. and battle, military defeat. ”
A large family surnamed Tian in Puyang City helped Cao Cao open the city gates, and Cao Cao was able to enter the city, and in order to show his determination to fight to the death, Cao Cao ordered people to burn the East Gate, in other words, Cao Cao cut off his own back road. Cao Cao thought that his soldiers would be inspired to kill Lü Bu to a great defeat, but the truth was just the opposite, Lü Bu's cavalry troops were also elite soldiers, and after a few rounds, Cao's army was defeated.
If the East Gate could run, Cao Cao could have returned to the army to fight again, but the East Gate had already been burned by him, and Cao Jun was suddenly in chaos. In the chaos, a group of Lü Bu's cavalry came to kill, and Cao Cao's life was in danger.
Historical records record that "Bu rode Taizu and did not know what it was, and asked: Where is Cao Cao?" Taizu Yue: The one who walks on the yellow horse is also. Bu Riding is the one who chases the yellow horse after Taizu. ”
While Cao Cao was panicking, the head of the enemy cavalry said, "Where is Cao Cao?" Cao Cao pointed to a soldier not far away and said hesitantly, "The one who rides the yellow horse is the one." Then the cavalry abandoned the real Cao Cao and turned to the fake Cao Cao.
The reason why Cao Cao escaped a disaster is because of his appearance, the history books say that Cao Cao is "short in appearance, and the gods are handsome", it is obvious that Cao Cao is not a tall, handsome figure, but short, plain looking, and it is estimated that he is very aware of the crowd.
At the same time, at that time, Cao Cao was already in disarray, and the so-called god Yingfa no longer existed, and it was easy to be treated as an ordinary soldier. Seeing that the enemy was far away, Cao Cao couldn't care about anything, found a horse, turned around and ran, and finally it was not easy to escape from the siege, presumably Cao Cao would also have a lingering palpitation after that, if he grew into a big handsome man, it is estimated that he would have hung up long ago.
Historical records record that "Wei Wu saw the Xiongnu envoys, thinking that he was ugly and insufficient to the far country, so that Cui Jijue was a dynasty, and the emperor himself grabbed the sword and stood at the head of the bed." ”
For a period of time, Cao Cao was also quite dissatisfied with his appearance, once the Xiongnu emissaries came to see Cao Cao, Cao Cao felt that he looked ugly, so he sent the strategist Cui Jijue to pretend to be himself, Cui Jijue looked like a talented and personable, while Cao Cao pretended to be a bodyguard and stood next to him.
The Xiongnu emissary was also read by countless people, and he saw at a glance that the guards next to him were different, and came to say, "This is a hero." It can be seen from this that Cao Cao's appearance is ordinary, of course, we can also see that the aura on Cao Cao's body is not comparable to ordinary people.
Fortunately, Cao Cao panicked when facing Lü Bu's cavalry, just in time, otherwise the consequences were really unimaginable. Cao Cao's encounter confirms a lyric: "Ugly looks and lives a long time."
Author: Guest Author Nine Fish Pavilion
References: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shuyi, "The New Language of the World"