There were many cavalry units under Cao Cao, all of whom were famous for leading generals, such as Cao Ren, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang.
But only one of them is famous for its troop name - Tiger and Leopard Ride!
But the main general of this army doesn't have much reputation, and he doesn't even have a chance to show his face in the romance, he is Cao Chun!
In fact, Cao Chun has a very high position in the official history. Not only does Chen Shou have his biography in "Three Kingdoms", but also his seat in Wang Can's "Heroes"!
But why is there no role for him in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which represents the folk stage?
Maybe it was because he died very early and did not live to the real Three Kingdoms period, and he hung up in the fifteenth year of Jian'an. But Dian Wei died earlier than him, but there has always been a legend of Dian Wei in the rivers and lakes!
Maybe it's because Cao Cao has too many cavalry generals, not only Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, etc., but his brother Cao Ren, who has been pressed by him and competed with him in the early stage, has grown into Cao Wei's first fierce general!
Guards
Cao Chun'sHaw Par Rideand Xu Chu'sTigersIt is Cao Cao's two most famous guards (pro-army), one is cavalry, the other is infantry!
The one who can lead the Guards, in addition to being Cao Cao's most trustworthy person, must be extremely capable.
And the tiger and leopard riding is even more so, and its successive riding governors are all surnamed Cao!
Sons of the Pick
The pure superintendent of the tiger and leopard rides, all of them are sharp in the world, or from a hundred people will make up for it, and it is difficult for Taizu to be handsome. Purely based on election as the superintendent, the followers are very popular. ("Three Kingdoms Chronicles Cao Chun Biography", quoted in "Book of Wei").
It can be seen that this unit, from generals to soldiers, is selected from the army, and the number is about a few hundred. And the main general Cao Chun was selected from among the generals.
Major Achievements
(pure).Yilang participated in the military of Sikong, and supervised the tiger and leopard to ride from the south of the perimeter. Yuan Tan went to war, and many soldiers died. Taizu wanted to slow it down, and he said:"Now thousands of miles to the enemy, advance can not be overcome, retreat will be lost;And the county division is deep, and it is difficult to last. He is proud of victory, I am afraid of defeat, and I am afraid of the enemy's arrogance, and I will be able to overcome it. "Taizu was good at what he said, so he attacked it urgently, and Tan was defeated. Pure commanded to ride and behead Tan.
The three counties of the northern expedition, the pure horse won the single inRubArrange.
From the expedition to Jingzhou, he chased Liu Bei to Changsaka, obtained the baggage of his two daughters, and collected his scattered pawns. Advance and descend to Gangneung
("The Legend of Cao Chun in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms").
Why not be famous
Of the three battles in which Cao Chun participated, the Battle of Nanpi took place in the tenth year of Jian'an;
The Northern Expedition to Karasuma was the twelfth year of Jian'an;
The Battle of Jingzhou was the thirteenth year of Jian'an.
The time is more concentrated.
It is conceivable that Cao Chun's time to participate in the front-line battle is still too short.
He died in the fifteenth year of Jian'an, and he is also one of the few talents that Cao Cao deplored very much.
"And the pawn, there is Si Bai to choose a generation, Taizu said:"The ratio of purity, how can it be regained!I don't want to be evil"So I didn't choose it. ”
After Cao Chun's death, Cao Cao felt that no one in the whole army was worthy of being the tiger and leopard cavalry governor, so he was temporarily vacant. It can be seen that Cao Chun has a unique position in Cao Cao's mind!
The years of his birth and death are not recorded in history. His elder brother Cao Ren died in the fourth year of the Huang Dynasty at the age of fifty-six. Then Cao Ren was forty-one years old when he was in the fifteenth year of Jian'an, and according to this, Cao Chun was about thirty-seven or eight years old when he died.
Judging from the comprehensive biographies of the two brothers, it seems that the relationship between the two is not very good. The younger brother Cao Chun inherited his father's family business and became a rich second generation,".Inherit his father's business, be rich in wealth, and his servants and servants are hundreds."
And his brother Cao Ren can only find another house to live in,"Separate from his brother. ”
"When Ren was young, he did not practice inspection", "Pure discipline supervises the emperor, does not lose its reason, and the township thinks it can." ”The two brothers have quite different personalities.
Of course, this does not show that the two brothers are not in harmony. Perhaps this was the case with inheritance law at the time.
Since then, Cao Ren's achievements are naturally incomparable to Cao Chun, but if Cao Chun does not die early, who can say clearly? !
Who is robbing whose credit in the end
If you look at the "Zizhi Tongjian" written by Sima Guang of the Song Dynasty, it is difficult to find Cao Chun's figure, probably only appeared once in the "Tongjian Volume 64 Han Ji 56"**, that is, the Battle of Nanpi, the content is basically the same as "Cao Chun's Biography", but there is no "".Pure commanded to ride and behead Tan. This phrase, and only shows his".Speaker"Identity.
The more controversial is the Northern Expedition Karasuma, which is recorded in the Book of Wei Zhang Liao
From the conquest of Yuan Shang in Liucheng, he died and met with captives, Liao persuaded Taizu to fight, he was very excited, Taizu was strong, and he thought that he was holding Liao. Then attacked, broke it, and cut the single in the smash.
This is in direct conflict with the record of "The Biography of Cao Chun", and I don't know whether to believe that statement.
But Tongjian accepted "The Biography of Zhang Liao", so he could only entrust Cao Chun!
I think a more reasonable explanation would be:
At that time, Cao Cao was at a critical juncture, and he did temporarily authorize Zhang Liao as the main general. Cao Chun's tiger and leopard riders also fought together, and the tiger and leopard riders completed the slaughter and slaughter of Shan Yu!
Therefore, there should be two names in the credit book. But Tongjian doesn't mention Cao Chun, or one of the reasons why he was forgotten by the ** wild history since then!
Nagasaka Slope was extinguished
Among the five thousand light cavalry of Cao Wei who pursued Liu Bei in Dangyang Changbanpo, Cao Chun's tiger and leopard cavalry was included!
But the results of the pursuit are hardly satisfactory:
In addition to capturing "Liu Bei's second daughter and her baggage", he actually let Zhao Yun come and go freely and took Adou away;The most embarrassing thing is that he was actually Zhang FeiAccording to the water broken bridgeDrink back.
Zhao Yun's rush is indeed convincing, after all, he was originally from the former First Cavalry Regiment - Gongsun ZhanWhite Horse Righteous ServantRiders who broke out!
Zhang Fei broke off his drink to scare off Cao Jun's operation, but it was always unconvincing!
In fact, the main task of Cao's army at that time was to seize Gangneung,".Cao Gong thought that Jiangling had a solid army, and he was afraid that he would be the first to base it, so he relieved himself of his burden and went to Xiangyang with a light army. Hearing that the ancestor had passed, Cao Gong chased after him with five thousand horses. (Biography of the Father).
WhileLiu Bei did not go to Jiangling, but turned from Dangyang to Jiangxia,"The first lord leaned towards Hanjin, suitable for the feather boat meeting, and had to help the eldest son, Jiangxia, who was too much to guard Qi, and went to Xiakou. (Biography of the Father).
Cao Cao's order to the light cavalry was to seize Jiangling, of course, there was no need to rush after Liu Bei in the other direction!
There are successors
After Cao Chun's death, the Haw Par Cavalry did not have a suitable leader for a time until Cao Xiu appeared.
As soon as Cao Cao saw him, he said: ".This is my family's thousand-mile horse. ”
"Often from the expedition, so that the tiger and leopard ride the guard. (Biography of Cao Xiu).
After Cao Xiu, it was the famous Cao ZhenTaizu strengthened his courage and made the tiger and leopard ride. (Cao Zhen's Biography).
As Cao Cao's chances of being on the front line of the battle decreased, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry gradually faded out of the main battlefield from the early stage to the later stage of the main battle.
Cao Chun's name is even more unremembered, but Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi did not forget him, and pursued Cao Chun as".Weihou