Cao Cao, as a generation of tyrants, also had countless strategists under him, such as the famous five sons of liang, and the Cao brothers Xiahou brothers and so on. Today, Xiaobian wants to bring you the most overlooked Cao Ren, the most overlooked general of the Three Kingdoms.
Cao Ren (曹仁), courtesy name Zixiao (字子孝), was a native of Peiguo Commandery (沛国谯郡; present-day Bozhou, Anhui Province), a famous figure of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.
When Cao Ren was young, he liked to hunt with bows and horses, and after joining the army, he followed Cao Cao to the south and the northern war. In the fourth year of Chuping (193), Cao Rentuo led the army to ride, serving as a pioneer in the front, breaking Yuan Shu and Tao Qian; In the second year of Xingping (195), Cao Ren defeated Lü Bu and successfully pulled out the city; In the first year of Jian'an (196), Cao Renshu had military merits, and was worshipped as the Taishou of Guangyang, and even as the overseer of the army. In the third year of Jian'an (198), Cao Ren led an army to defeat Zhang Xiu. Not only that, Cao Ren showed great bravery in the Battle of Guandu. When the Cao army defeated Chibi, he was also the one who stubbornly defended Jiangling after retiring. It laid the foundation for Cao Cao's final victory in the Battle of Guandu!
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), cao from Cao Cao to Pingjing Prefecture, Cao Ren became the general of Xingzhengnan. After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao left Cao Ren to stay at Nan Commandery (南郡, in jiangling). In the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211), the general Xiahou Yuanbing of The Western Expedition went out of Hedong, and all the generals in Guanzhong rebelled. The general Hou Yin sympathized with the peasants, supported the rebellion, and surrendered to Guan Yu, and Cao Cao's Jingzhou assassins also supported the rebellion, and the situation was very grim; Cao Cao then ordered Cao Ren to be made the general of Anxi, and the generals refused to defend Tongguan, and Cao Ren held Tongguan until July, before waiting for Cao Cao to lead a large army to come to his aid. Later, Cao Ren participated in the Battle of Weinan and also successfully defeated Ma Chao.
Cao Ren not only gained a lot in offensive operations, he was not only strictly disciplined in military ability, but also rewarded and punished soldiers like sons, and the army he led was even more tenacious in style and very effective in combat. Not only did Cao Cao favor him, but even Cao Pi also valued Cao Ren, and after Cao Pi claimed the throne, he first sealed Cao Ren as a general, and before long, he added two thousand households and set up ten families to guard the tomb of Cao Ren's father Cao Zhi.
In the third year of the Huang Dynasty (222), in October, Sun Quan rebelled, and Cao Pi personally led various armies to attack Wu, and Cao Ren led tens of thousands of troops to attack Wu Zhisu. And Wu Fang's commander Zhu Huan only had 5,000 soldiers and horses. Zhu Huan also said that he did not take Cao Ren seriously. When the two armies were at war, Cao Ren ordered his son Cao Tai to attack the city of Wusu, and sent the fierce general Chang Diao to lead Zhuge Qian, Wang Shuang and others to attack Zhongzhou by boat. However, Zhu Huan first showed weakness and retreated, lured the enemy deeper, and then ordered the dispatch of a water army to attack Changdiao's fleet and break the Wei army. Zhu Huan then defeated Cao Tai. In this way, Cao Ren's aggressive attack was completely crushed by Zhu Huan. So far, the Wei army suffered heavy losses in this battle. Cao Ren died of depression soon after the loss of his soldiers, at the age of fifty-six, with the posthumous title of Zhongzhong.
In the first year of the Qinglong Dynasty (233), on the day of The First Year of the Qinglong Dynasty (233), Cao Ren, Xiahou Huan and Cheng Yu were honored by Cao Rui at Cao Cao's temple court for their merits.
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