During the Three Kingdoms period, the most talented family was none other than the Cao family, and these Cao people made great achievements for the development and stability of Cao Wei's Jiangshan; now here is to take stock of the Five Tiger Generals of the Cao Clan.
TOP, 5 Cao Xiu
Cao Xiu was Cao Cao's son and Cao Hong's nephew. When Cao Cao raised a righteous army against Dong Zhuo in Yanzhou, Cao Xiu changed his name and returned to the Central Plains from Wudi, thousands of miles away, through Jingzhou to the north, instead of seeing Cao Cao. Cao Cao said to the people around him at that time, "This is our family's Maxima." So he let him eat and live with Cao Pi and treat him like a parent.
Later, Cao Xiu often followed Cao Cao around in his conquests, and served as a guard in the tiger and leopard riding of the "World Xiao Rui". During the Battle of Hanzhong, Cao Xiu saw through Zhang Fei's plan and defeated Wu Lan. After the establishment of Cao Wei, the town guarded the eastern line of Cao Wei, repeatedly broke the Wu army, and lured the Wu generals. He was promoted to Sima Da, and was given the title of Marquis of Changping. In 228, Cao Xiu was defeated at the Battle of Wei Wu Shiting and died shortly after a poisoned sore on his back.
TOP, 4 Cao Chun
Cao Chun was Cao Cao's cousin, in 189 AD, Dong Zhuo rebelled against the Beijing Division, Cao Cao fled to Chen Liu, and the twenty-year-old Cao Chun followed Cao Cao to Xiangyi to recruit troops, and from then on began a career of following Cao Cao in battle. Cao Chun joined Cao Cao's army as a Sikong Cao, and later served as one of the commanders of Cao Chun's elite army, the Tiger and Panther Rider, cao Chun's subordinates. The tiger and leopard riding commanded by Cao Chun is known as the "World Sharp".
In 207 AD, Cao Cao marched north to Wuhuan and met wuhuan's tens of thousands of elite cavalry at the White Wolf Mountain. Cao Cao decisively ordered the battle, appointed Zhang Liao as the vanguard, and led by Cao Chun to follow Zhang Liao on horseback to attack the Wuhuan army, but the Wuhuan cavalry could not resist, and fled after being defeated. Gandun Shan Yu and the other leaders were captured and killed by the Tiger and Panther Riders. The Cao army took advantage of the situation to chase after the north, forcing Hu and Han to surrender. After this battle, Cao Chun was posthumously recorded for his meritorious deeds and was given the title of Marquis of Gaoling pavilion and three hundred households.
In 208 AD, Cao Chun accompanied Cao Cao on a southern expedition to Jingzhou, and Cao Chun led the tiger and leopard to ride five thousand, and caught up with Liu Bei at Changsaka at a speed of three hundred miles a day, captured Liu Bei's two daughters and captured countless heavy loads, and surrendered Liu Bei's scattered soldiers. In 210 AD, Cao Chun died, and for a long time after that, Cao Cao could not find a suitable replacement, so he had to personally take it.
TOP, 3 Cao Zhen
Cao Zhen was also a descendant of Cao Cao, the Emperor of Wei, and according to the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, when Cao Cao raised an army against Dong Zhuo, Cao Zhen's father Cao Shao recruited soldiers and horses for Cao Cao, and was later killed by Mu Huanghuan of Yuzhou, so Cao Cao adopted Cao Zhen, who had lost his father. After Cao Cao adopted Cao Zhen, he let him live with Cao Pi and others. Cao Zhenli was brave and brave, and was chased by a tiger in the back when he was shooting a hunt, Cao Zhen returned to the horse to shoot the tiger, and the tiger fell in response. Cao Cao strengthened his courage and made him a general in the Tiger and Panther Horse, and after the crusade against the Yellow Turban Army of Lingqiu, he was given the title of Marquis of Lingshouting.
Cao Zhen successively served as a general, a leader in the middle, and a defender of shu, and participated in the Battle of Hanzhong. After Cao Pi attacked the Wei dynasty, Cao Zhen served as the general of Zhenxi and the military governor of Yongzhou and Liangzhou, and was responsible for guarding the northwestern border of Zhenzhou, during which he performed prominently. In 221 AD, the Overseers broke the Qiang-Hu alliance and pacified Hexi. In 222 AD, he led an army to besiege Jiangling and defeated the Wu general Sun Sheng. After returning to the division, he was transferred to the general of the Chinese Army and added to the matter.
When Cao Pi was seriously ill, Cao Zhen was assisted by a testament. After the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui ascended the throne, he paid homage to the general and became the Marquis of Shaoling. In 228, Cao Zhen led an army to resist the Northern Expedition of Zhuge Liang, the Shu Han chancellor. In 230 AD, Cao Xiu was made the Grand Sima (大司馬). He died of illness the following year, and was given the courtesy name "Marquis yuan". In 243 AD, he was entitled to the Temple Court of Wei Taizu. It can be said that Cao Zhen was Sima Yi's strongest opponent, and only after Cao Zhen's death did Sima Yi dare to show ambition, at least in the history.
TOP, 2 Cao Ren
Cao Ren was good at riding and shooting on a bow horse, did not practice inspection when he was young, and became a general at the end of his life, but he became strict and obedient to the law. From Cao Cao for many years, he made great contributions to the Wei Dynasty. Breaking Yuan Shu, Cao Ren won a lot, the great destruction of Tao Qian's army and Tao Qian's general Lü You, conquered Juyang, captured Lü Bu's general Liu He, in the Battle of Guandu, defeated Liu Bei's army in Caiqiang, and defeated Yuan Shao's army at the Battle of Jiluoshan.
After the defeat of the troops at the Battle of Chibi, Cao Renzhen defended Jiangling and Zhou Yu for a year, winning valuable time for Cao Cao to regroup, Weinan broke Ma Chao, broke the rebel generals Su Bo, Tian Yin, Hou Yin, and blocked Guan Yu's attack in the Battle of Xiangfan, and together with Xu Huang attacked Chen Shao and marched into Xiangyang, after the establishment of the State of Wei, Cao Ren worshiped the general, commanded the military of Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Yizhou, Jin feng Chen Hou, Cao Pi dai Han Jianwei, feng Cao Ren as a general, and moved sima to the great sima soon, died in the army, at the age of fifty-six, and was known as the Marquis of Zhong.
Cao Ren may only be a stepping stone for Shu Han and Eastern Wu in the novel, and in the main history, although Cao Ren is not a famous general who can win every battle, he is also a general who can defend one side, and Wen Tao is good at martial arts, although he has also been defeated, he can persevere, especially in the Battle of Fancheng, in the face of Guan Yu's strong attack, he can still persist to the end.
TOP, 1 Cao Zhang
Cao Zhang was a general of The Three Kingdoms period, the second son of Emperor Cao of Wei and Empress Dowager Wuxuan, the younger brother of Emperor Wen of Wei, and the younger brother of Cao Zhi the Prince of Chen. Cao Zhang, from an early age, is good at archery and driving, has excellent arm strength, can fight with beasts with bare hands, and is not afraid of danger and difficulties. He followed Cao Cao on several expeditions and was generous and ambitious. When Cao Cao asked the sons about their ambitions, he said to himself that he was "good for the general", so he was praised by Cao Cao. His beard was yellow, and he was called "Yellow Bearded" by Cao Cao. Weak crown before the like to fight fierce tigers, arm strength is superior, not good article.
In 218, Cao Zhang, who was made a general of the Northern Zhonglang (北中郎將) and a general of xingxiao (行骁 cavalry), led an army to conquer Wuhuan and surrendered to the Liaodong Xianbei lord Kebineng. Cao Zhang was able to open his bow left and right, swordplay within a hundred steps, and cut off people's beards and hair. At that time, Lelang County presented a fierce tiger with colorful textures and was closed with an iron cage. The Lux did not dare to look. Cao Zhang grabbed the tiger's tail and wrapped it around his arm, and the tiger did not dare to make a sound by his ear, and everyone admired his bravery.
Later, the South Vietnamese state offered a white elephant to Emperor Wu, and Cao Zhang pinched its nose with his hand, and the elephant obediently fell on the ground and did not dare to move. Emperor Wen Of Cao Pi once cast a 10,000-pound bell and hung it in the Wenhua Hall, wanting to change the place, but a hundred people could not move it, but Cao Zhang carried the bell on his back and left. When the four sides heard of his bravery, they all stopped fighting to protect themselves. It is a pity that such a brave figure died young, or it may have been deliberately done by heaven, otherwise there would have been such an extra god of war level existence, and Eastern Wu and Shu Han would have been destroyed long ago...