Xia Houdun was famous for his courage when he was a teenager. Cao Cao started his army, and Xia Houdun was one of his earliest generals. When fighting with the Lyu3 bu4 army, he was taken hostage and shot blind in the left eye by a streamer.
Xia Houdun defended Cao Cao's rear many times, led the army and civilians to block the Taishou River, and built ponds to irrigate farmland, which benefited the people and made outstanding achievements. Official to general, seal Gao' an township Hou. Chasing loyal Hou In the first year of Qinglong (233), he was named the ancestral hall.
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Xia Houdun can become the first general:
Among Cao Wei's generals, he is the oldest and has the closest relationship with Cao Cao. Xia Houdun himself is Cao Cao's subordinate brother, while Xiahou and Cao Zhi's army is Cao Cao's own army, which is essentially different from other armies. So, Xia, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and other generals will be classified separately in the Biography of the Three Kingdoms Xiahou Cao, and the biographical order is also the first.
As the head of Xiahou's clan, his position is higher than that of Xia, and he has more merits. So that when introducing Xia, I even added, "I am my brother."