Cao Wei, a famous general, is undefeated in his life, and it is difficult to change if he is in Sima
Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Xiahou Shang are the second-generation generals trained by Cao Cao, and they are all rare talents. Among them, Cao Zhen is particularly outstanding, he has never been defeated in his life, and he can be called invincible.
Cao Zhen, whose name is Zidan, is from Peiguo County, and his father Qin Shao once recruited soldiers and horses for Cao Cao, but was later killed by Yuzhou Mu Huangwan. When Cao Cao raised an army to fight against Dong Zhuo, Qin Shao's experience made Cao Zhen cherish his life even more and strive to become an excellent general.
Cao Cao sympathized with Cao Zhen's upbringing and upbringing, and adopted him as a righteous son, allowing him to live with Cao Pi and others. Cao Zhen won Cao Cao's admiration for his great strength and courage, and after Cao Chun's death, Cao Cao appointed him commander of the Tiger and Par Cavalry.
The Tiger and Par Cavalry was an elite force in Cao Cao's army, and its commanders were all members of Cao Cao's family. During the Battle of Hanzhong, Cao Zhen began to serve as the leader of the Central Army and was promoted to the rank of Praetorian General.
Later, Xiahou Yuan died, and Cao Zhen, as the protector of Shu, successfully broke the Shu army outside Yangping Pass, opened up the Chencang Road path, and successfully rescued Cao Hong who was trapped in Wudu.
After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he vigorously promoted his friends Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Xiahou Shang, who grew up with him. Cao Zhen was appointed general of Zhenxi and was in charge of military affairs in Yong, Liang and other places.
During his tenure, Cao Zhen accomplished something of great significance to the Central Plains regime. In November 221, several Hu tribes in Liangzhou united to rebel again.
Cao Zhen, the general of Zhenxi, led the Liangzhou assassin Zhang Ji (Zhang Ji was also a heroic figure, I will write a separate article later) and other generals marched into the crusade against these Hu allied forces, and won a decisive victory and pacified the Hexi region.
In this war, Cao Zhen ordered the generals and soldiers of the prefecture and county to behead more than 50,000 people, capture more than 100,000 people, 1.11 million sheep, and 80,000 cattle, and finally achieve peace in the Hexi region.
When Cao Pi received the message, he was full of joy and said with a smile: "I am strategizing within the curtain, and the generals are fighting bravely thousands of miles away, echoing each other as if they were in harmony.
Invincible in battles before, many captured. In February of the following year, the kings of Shanshan, Qiuci, and Khotan sent envoys to pay tribute, and Cao Wei restored the rule of the Han people in the Western Regions, and Cao Zhen contributed a lot.
In 222, Cao Pi led his troops to the south to conquer Sun Quan. ”
On the battlefield of Jiangling, four generals, Cao Zhen, Xiahou Shang, Zhang He, and Xu Huang, led a large army to attack Jiangling. Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shang had a clear division of labor, Cao Zhen was responsible for attacking Jiangling, and Xiahou Shang was responsible for besieging the city and sending reinforcements to block the reinforcements in Jiangdong.
Xiahou Shang learned the lesson of the previous expedition to the south, changed his strategy, and let the oil tankers attack from downstream. After the Wei army came ashore, they quickly seized the tidal flat on the north side of Bailizhou and formed a pontoon bridge with the north bank.
Zhang He, who had already been ready, led the foot cavalry to cross the river after the pontoon bridge was completed. At this time, it was autumn and winter, the river was shallow, and Xiahou Shang made full use of the local hydrological conditions.
The addition of Zhang He's cavalry wiped out Jiangdong's naval superiority, and the battle turned into a land battle in favor of the Wei army. Under Cao Zhen's all-out attack, Zhuge Jin did not dare to cross the river to reinforce.
Cao Zhen began to attack the city, digging mountains, digging tunnels, and building buildings, and arrows rained down. Although Zhu Ran was not afraid, the military spirit of the soldiers in the city had begun to waver. Yao Tai, the commander of Jiangling County, saw the strength of the Wei army and the disadvantage of the city, and became interested in surrendering to the enemy.
He led his troops to guard the north gate of the city and communicated privately with the enemy army, intending to become an internal commander. In general, in this battle, the Wei army made full use of the hydrological conditions, skillfully changed the strategy, and successfully took the advantage.
And the morale of Gangneung's army was also shaken for various reasons, laying the foundation for victory in the battle.
In a battle, although Xiahou Shang's strategy was ingenious, there was a potential weakness - once the river was flooded in spring, the pontoon bridge would be difficult to protect, and once the pontoon bridge was broken, tens of thousands of Wei elites on Bailizhou would all become prisoners of the Wu army, which reminded people of Guan Yu's flooded Seventh Army.
Fortunately, Dong Zhao discovered this problem and reported to Cao Pi in time, Cao Pi was shocked when he heard this, and immediately issued an edict ordering Xiahou Shang to withdraw from Bailizhou, and Cao Zhen also withdrew with him.
After the war, Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shang's cooperation was very good, if Cao Xiu on the Eastern Front was also transferred at that time, with his bold marching style, it is very likely that he will hit the three counties of Jingnan and gather the strength of Sanying, will Wei take Jingzhou?
After Liu Bei's death, Shu Han stopped foreign wars, and Cao Wei Liangzhou did not have a war for several years, so Cao Zhen was transferred back to ** and served as the general of the Shangjun Army, supervising all Chinese and foreign military forces, and his status surpassed Cao Xiu.
However, Cao Xiu's outstanding performance in Huainan soon made him the supreme commander of the Wei ** team, and Cao Zhen ushered in an opportunity. His first northern expedition, the three counties fell in the wind, shocking the Cao Wei government and the opposition.
However, after the Wei court received the report, the ministers were helpless about it. At this time, Cao Rong, who had just succeeded to the throne, showed a wisdom and wisdom different from his age, and he decided to drive the westward expedition, and at the same time made a series of military deployments, including the general Cao Zhen went to Chang'an to replace Xiahou Nan, supervised the Chinese army and the right soldiers of Guan to block the enemy in Jigu and the rebellion in Anding County, and the right general Zhang He went to Longlong to relieve the crisis in Longxi.
The arrival of Cao Cao's army caused Anding County to surrender without a fight, and General Cao Zhen's military ability would be tested in a contest with Zhao Yun. According to the prime minister's plan, Zhao Yun's task was to attract Cao Zhen's attention and let him garrison heavily at the north entrance of the Baochuan Road.
So, Zhao Yun asked Deng Zhi to defend the red bank, and he went deep into the depths of the Bao Slope Road, trying to attack him unprepared. However, Allah Cao attacked and entered along the slope, and Zhao Yun was forced to retreat with limited forces.
The Shu army and the Wei army fought fiercely in the Baochuan Road, and Zhao Yun ordered the plank road to be burned to keep Hanzhong, but it also caused Shu Han to suffer huge losses. Shortly after returning from this expedition, General Zhao Yun died of illness.
After the war, Cao Zhen made an accurate judgment: 1. The Shu army lost in Qishan, and Guo Huai was stationed in Longxi, and the prime minister would not take the Qishan Road on the Northern Expedition again. 2. When Zhao Yun retreated, he burned down the Baoxian North Road, which could not be repaired in a short time, so there was no need to worry about this road.
3. The easternmost two roads are deserted and difficult to walk. Because the Meridian Road, which is in slightly better condition, is the closest to Chang'an, and now it is heavily guarded, the Shu army does not dare to attack rashly from here.
Only Chen Cangdao remains.
One route was personally led by him, from Chang'an to the south of the Meridian Road, and then out of the Meridian Valley to take Nanzheng; One route is led by Zhang He, through Yixian County into the Baochuan Road, and then out of Hanzhong; One route was led by Sima Yi, from Xincheng County along the Han River, advancing by land and water, and then attacking Hanzhong through Weixing County; The last route was Guo Huai's attack from Longxi and attacked Wudu.
Cao Zhen used all his strength to gather about 200,000 troops on the western and southern fronts of Wei, and the top three generals in the Wei army all came out, they were the great Sima Cao Zhen, the great general Sima Yi, and the chariot general Zhang He.
Cao Zhen would share the weal and woe with the soldiers every time he went on an expedition, and if the military reward was insufficient, he would use his personal wealth to make up for it, so the soldiers were willing to serve him.
However, the conditions for the march of the Meridian Valley this time were extremely difficult, and it rained heavily for more than 30 days as soon as it entered the Qinling Mountains.
Cao's army was demoralized and marched extremely slowly, and the ministers led by Chen Qun advised Cao Rong to order the withdrawal of the army. Seeing the opposition of his ministers, Cao Rong also knew that he could not hold out any longer, so he ordered the whole army to retreat in September.
The originally well-planned strategic offensive plan was ruined like this, Cao Zhen was very annoyed by this, and the heavy rain in Qinling for several days caused great damage to his body, and after returning to the barracks, he fell ill.
For Cao Zhen, in fact, Cao Rong's evaluation is very representative, he has the benevolence of his uncle to care for orphans, Yan Ping has long wanted to be divided, he adheres to the loyalty, assists the two emperors, does not rely on the favor of the emperor's relatives and relatives in his heart, and does not despise the poor and poor people externally, which can be said to be a model of being able to hold the throne and be modest and cautious.
Cao Zhen is not invited to favor because of his imperial status, nor does he despise poor people, he has been loyal and filial all his life, adheres to righteousness, has strong military talents, and is really the best candidate for the cause of Shoucheng, if Cao Zhen has been alive, Sima Yi will not succeed in the coup.
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