Zhao Yun is one of the "Five Tiger Generals" we are familiar with, but his true status in history is very different from That of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong. In history, Zhao Yun's identity is relatively special, he accompanied Liu Bei around for many years and did not have any opportunity to go out to lead the army to fight. There was also a person similar to Zhao Yun around Cao Cao, who was known for his loyalty and courage, but in the end he did not become a leading general. This person is Han Hao.
Han Hao, like Zhao Yun, later became the Middle Protector, so what does the Middle Protector mean? The Middle Protector and the Middle Leader were one of the generals in charge of the Forbidden Army at that time, and the person who could become this official must be someone trusted by the princes. At that time, Cao Cao's central guards and leaders were: Han Hao and Shi Zhuo, and from the records of the history books, Han Hao's ability was much higher than that of Shi Zhuo.
Han Hao was initially only a subordinate of Xiahou Huan on Cao Cao's side. Once When Cao Cao and Lü Bu were at war, Lü Bu sent people to Xiahou Huan's camp to surrender. Xiahou Huan was taken hostage by Lü Bu's men while receiving Lü Bu's "troops", and Lü Bu's men took Xiahou Huan as hostages like Xiahou Huan's subordinates demanding property. When Han Hao learned of this, he first ordered the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to guard the camp gate and not let anyone out, and then gathered the generals to calm the hearts of the army. After these things were arranged, Han Hao scolded Lü Bu's people and said, "You people have eaten the heart of the bear and the guts of the leopard, and you dare to kidnap the great general." Do you still want to live after doing such a thing? Besides, I was ordered by the state to be a thief, so how could I let you go because of a general? Han Haoyan wept at Xiahou Huan and said, "In front of the state law, there is only the aggrieved general."
Lü Bu's people originally thought that with Xiahou Huan, the life-saving straw, they could not only return the whole body and extort a sum of money, but after listening to Han Hao's words, they were frightened and immediately knelt down and prostrated their heads and begged for forgiveness. Han Hao arrested all these fraudulent people and then executed them all. Han Hao's rescue of Xiahou Huan attracted Cao Cao's attention, and Cao Cao praised him and promoted Han Hao to the rank of general of the defending army.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the princes and the people were not happy. At that time, Cao Cao and everyone discussed what the most important thing to do at the moment, and Han Hao stood up and proposed that TunTian should be pacified. Han Hao and Zao Qi were the first to advocate Tuntian, and Cao Cao believed that their views were very correct, so they recruited displaced people to resume production. This laid a solid foundation for Cao Cao's later achievements in hegemony.
During Cao Cao's expedition to Wuhuan, Han Hao accompanied the army as an escort. At that time, the Cao Army's journey was difficult, and many generals retreated in their hearts. The leader of the chinese army, Shi Zhuoxiang, persuaded Han Hao to join him in advising Cao Cao to withdraw, but Han Hao believed that Cao Hao's current strength was the best time to defeat Wuheng with a single blow, and that he and Shi Zhuo, as generals of the Forbidden Army, should not say sad words to shake the hearts of the army. In the end, Cao Cao attacked Liucheng, the headquarters of Wuheng, and Han Hao was officially promoted to the rank of Central Protector.
From the above, we can see that Han Hao obviously has the style of a general, he is calm, understands the overall situation, and has a very accurate grasp of the situation. What is even more rare is that he is also widely supported by Cao Cao. When Cao Cao pacified Hanzhong, he summoned the generals to discuss the selection of the town to guard Hanzhong, and everyone recommended Han Haozhen to guard Hanzhong at that time. However, Cao Cao, because he was reluctant to let Han Hao leave his side, violated the will of the people and let Xiahou Yuanzhen stay in Hanzhong.
Xiahou Yuan was brave and brave, but his wisdom was insufficient, and soon after Xiahou Yuan was attacked and killed by Liu Bei, Hanzhong also fell into Liu Bei's hands.
References: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biography of Xiahou Huan, Wei Luo