Although Cao Cao in history has a treacherous side, he has many other advantages.
For example, Cao Cao was a famous writer, calligrapher and poet in the late Han Dynasty.
In martial arts, he is a famous strategist. He has been good at archery and horseback riding since childhood, and his martial arts are high.
The most important thing is that Cao Cao not only knows how to make good use of people, but also has foresight.
Around 200 AD, Cao Cao pacified Lu Bu and occupied Xuzhou. During this period, Cao Cao appointed three people to serve in Xuhuai area.
It was these three men who were repeatedly frustrated in the Northern Expedition of Sun Quan, the master of Soochow, and made Sun Quan a laughing stock in the Three Kingdoms period.
Why was Sun Quan defeated by these three men? Who are these three people?
Today we will talk about three people who made Sun Quan a laughing stock.
1. Resisting Cao Cao's capture of Lu and destroying Sun had a great influence on Xu Huai.
The first one is Chen Deng, the magistrate of Guangling. Chen Deng is a powerful family in Xuzhou area. His ancestors were the leaders of the Han Dynasty, and his father Chen Si was an official in Guo Pei.
The family is a noble family, and the father is a senior official. Of course, Chen Si's sons are enjoying the life of the second generation and doing nothing all day.
But Chen Deng is different from his brothers.
Chen Deng's righteous and famous "Yellow Scarf Uprising" when he was young, when the world was in chaos and the people were in dire straits, although the uprising was later put down.
However, at this time, the world has long been decadent and crumbling, so when Chen Deng was a teenager, he was determined to help the court, help the people and save them from the quagmire.
Chen Deng believed that only reading could serve the country, so he read widely and became a famous scholar at that time.
Not only that, Chen Deng is also keen on translating ancient books, enrolling students and imparting knowledge.
At the age of twenty-five, Chen Deng served as the county magistrate of Dongyang County.
During his tenure, Chen Deng gathered displaced people, gave them fields, opened schools and gave free classes to children.
After Chen Deng's management, Dongyang County became a famous rich county in the Han Dynasty, and the people of Dongyang County loved this county magistrate who loved the people as his son. Chen Deng became famous at that time.
Xuzhou, where Chen Deng is located, is one of the richest states among the thirteen states in the Eastern Han Dynasty and has always been a battleground for military strategists. At this time, Xuzhou satrap is Tao Qian.
Tao Qian is a native of Xuzhou. He knows that if he wants to rule Xuzhou well, he must get the support of Xuzhou local tyrants.
So, Tao Qian made two famous tycoons in Xuzhou, Mi Jia and Chen Jia, hold important positions, and Chen Deng also served as the captain of Diannong.
Not only that, at military meetings, there are always Mi Jia and Chen Jia. Strategically, Tao Qian still trusts Chen Deng and his father Chen Si.
Under the rule of Tao Qian, life in Xuzhou is not bad compared with other states.
However, Tao Qian felt that after a long time, he could gradually get rid of the control of local tycoons, so he began to be crony. At that time, all the important positions in Xuzhou were Tao Qian's cronies.
If these people are talented, it doesn't matter, but these people are mediocre, and Tao Qian also indulges them in doing bad things, making the whole Xuzhou officialdom smoky and corrupt.
Chen Deng tried to persuade Tao Qian many times, but Tao Qian always refused to listen. Chen Deng was helpless.
Tao Qian's connivance eventually led to trouble.
With Tao Qian's connivance, Zhang Kai, one of Tao Qian's men, started looting wealthy businessmen passing by, accidentally robbed Cao Cao's father Cao Song and killed Cao Song, which made Cao Cao very angry.
In order to avenge his father, Cao Cao led an army to attack Xuzhou.
But under the rule of Tao Qian, how can Xuzhou resist the powerful Cao Cao?
At that time, the defeat was like a mountain, and most of Xuzhou City was lost.
At this moment, Chen Deng stood out, and he told Tao Qian that Cao Cao was very powerful.
But he comes from far away, and the rear must be empty. As long as we can hold the city and invite Liu Bei from the north for help, it won't be long before Cao Cao naturally retreats.
At this time, Tao Qianru grabbed at straws and quickly agreed to Chen Deng's suggestion. While sending more troops to guard the city, he sent someone to invite Liu Bei to come to the rescue.
As Chen Deng expected, after Liu Bei arrived, Cao Cao's offensive became worse and worse. Then Cao Cao learned that Yanzhou, his stronghold, had been captured by Lu Bu, so he had to retreat, and the siege of Xuzhou was lifted.
Then things got complicated.
Shortly after Liu Bei came to Xuzhou, Tao Qian died of illness. All officials in Xuzhou recommended Liu Bei to be a shepherd in Xuzhou.
Liu Bei repeatedly refused and finally accepted, and Chen Deng became Liu Bei's subordinate.
But it didn't last long. Lu Bu was defeated by Cao Cao and fled to Xuzhou. Liu Bei was afraid of Lyu3 bu4' s strength and offered him the position of shepherd in Xuzhou, so Chen Deng became Lyu3 bu4' s subordinate again.
Lu Bu is grandiose and willful. Later, he actually took the initiative to collude with Yuan Shu, who usurped the throne in Huainan, making Chen Deng uncomfortable.
Chen Deng is loyal to the Han Dynasty in his bones, and will never tolerate a traitor like Lu Bu. Chen Deng felt that Xuzhou must not be ruled by such people.
Therefore, Chen Deng thought that Cao Cao, who welcomed Emperor Han Xian to Xuchang, was the best candidate, so he began to secretly plan to unite with Cao Cao to plot Lu Bu.
In the end, with the cooperation of Cao Cao and Chen Deng, Lu Bu was defeated and captured alive by Cao Cao and Chen Deng in the White Gate Tower. Finally, Cao Cao also executed Lu Bu, and the Lu Bu Group was completely destroyed.
Chen Deng made Cao Cao very happy because he captured Lu Bu. He often talks with Chen Deng day and night. Gradually, Cao Cao discovered that Chen Deng was not only a counselor, but also a famous soldier.
Cao Cao decided that Chen Deng was the talent he wanted, so Cao Cao promoted Chen Deng to be the prefect of Guangling and independently commanded the army to hold the south gate of Cao Cao Group.
Cao Cao did not see the wrong person. During Chen Deng's tenure as the magistrate of Guangling, his rewards and punishments were clear, and he loved his people like a son. Not only that, he also trained a good soldier for Cao Cao, and repeatedly attacked Sun Shi in Jiangdong.
According to historical records, Chen Deng repelled Sun Shi's invasion no less than five times, while Sun Quan was defeated by Chen Deng at least three times!
After these failures, Jiangdong Sun Shi was cast a psychological shadow!
Going north from Guangling is completely unique.
Unfortunately, Chen Deng, who experienced war at a young age, eventually fell ill and died at the age of 39.
After Chen Deng's death, Cao Cao thought of Chen Deng every time he thought of Xuzhou. When he thought of Chen Deng, he cried and regretted it again and again. He even said that if Chen Deng had been used as commander-in-chief earlier and Chen Deng had led an army to attack Jiangdong, Jiangdong would have been pacified long ago.
If Chen Deng is a military commander, then the second person who makes Sun Quan a laughing stock is a civilian. But even civil servants, even after death, let Sun Quan fear. This man is Liu Fu.
Managing Yangzhou became Sun Quan's nightmare.
Before talking about Liu Fu, let's talk about the strategic goal of Sun Wu Group's Northern Expedition.
Everyone knows that Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han, was a staunch Northern Expedition. He joined the Northern Expedition only to fulfill the unfinished wish of his late master Liu Bei, that is, "to help the Han Dynasty and return its old capital".
I didn't know that Wu Dong Group in Jiangdong had also made many northern expeditions.
However, the strategic objectives and motives of Wu Dong Group's Northern Expedition are completely different from Zhuge Liang's. As early as around 200 AD, Lu Su, a famous general of Wu Dong, proposed a Wu Dong version of the "Longzhong Dui" plan to Sun Quan.
In this plan, Lu Su wanted Dongwu to occupy Yangzhou adjacent to Dongwu, Jingzhou to the west, Yizhou along the river, and finally rule the great river with Cao Cao, thus splitting the world in two. When the world changed, he went north to the Central Plains to unify the world.
Then the question is, why did Lu Su choose Yangzhou in the first place?
Because Yangzhou is a strategic buffer zone between Cao Wei Group and Wu Dong Group, it is also a battleground for military strategists, and there is no room for any mistakes!
Yangzhou is today's Jianghuai area, which is very important for Wu Dong!
As we all know, the barrier that Wu Dong regime relies on is the natural barrier of the Yangtze River, but the Jianghuai area north of the Yangtze River can be said to be the "gateway" of the natural barrier of the Yangtze River.
There is an important river in the Jianghuai area, the Huaihe River. Without the defense along the Huaihe River, the natural barrier advantage of the Yangtze River could not be exerted at all, because the Yangtze River stretches for thousands of miles, enough for Cao Wei Group to cross the river in many places.
There is only one way to solve this problem, that is, push Wu Dong's defense line northward to the Jianghuai area, establish a strategic buffer zone, and then use the Huaihe River to build fortifications.
Because of this, even if Cao Cao went south from Xuzhou, Wu Dong Group had enough time and space to deal with Cao Jun.
If we can successfully win Yangzhou and Jianghuai areas, it will be a great strategic advantage for Sun Wu.
In fact, as early as Sun Ce was in charge of Jiangdong, Sun Ce realized the importance of Yangzhou. Therefore, as mentioned above, Sun Ce sent Sun Quan north to attack Jianghuai for three transgressions and five times.
However, at that time, due to the existence of Chen Deng, Sun Quan was defeated repeatedly. After Chen Deng's death, Sun Quan felt that he had another chance to attack Jianghuai.
At this time, the protagonist Liu Fu should appear. He is the successor of Cao Cao who stayed in Yangzhou.
In 200 AD, Sun Ce's men killed Yangzhou's secretariat appointed by the court, while the Jianghuai area was disrupted by Xu Lei, Chen Lan and others, and the situation in Yangzhou was chaotic and the people were displaced.
At this time, Cao Cao was confronting Yuan Shao in Guandu, and at that time, he was too busy to take care of Yangzhou, so Cao Cao sent Liu Fu as the secretariat of Yangzhou to govern Yangzhou.
Liu Fu also has extraordinary courage. After being appointed by Cao Cao, he went to Hefei City in Jianghuai area without a single soldier, and put down the riots in Hefei City with his personal courage and strategy.
Then Liu Fu appeased Xu Lei and Chen Lan for his own use with the policy of appeasement, and at the same time restored Yangzhou's tribute to the court.
Liu Fu ruled Yangzhou for eight years. During these eight years, Liu Fu cultivated civil affairs and gradually turned Yangzhou from a dilapidated city into a paradise for people to live and work in peace and contentment.
During Liu Fu's tenure, after Yangzhou's population and economy recovered, many water conservancy projects were built under the management of Liu Fu, which made the transportation in Yangzhou convenient.
Not only that, Liu Fu also actively expanded its military supplies, actively built city walls and expanded its elite troops.
After Liu Fu's death in 208 AD, Yangzhou and Jianghuai areas were rich in rations, and the city was high and deep, which has become the most solid frontline base of Cao Wei Group in the south.
In 208 AD, after Battle of Red Cliffs, Sun Quan led an army to besiege Hefei for more than three months. The defenders in the city are only one-tenth of Sun Quanjun's, but Sun Quan still can't take it, so he has to withdraw. It can be said that Yangzhou under Liu Fuzhi became a nightmare that Sun Quan could not break.
It is because of Liu Fu's efforts that he achieved the great cause of "8 million breaking 100,000" in the future, and the hero of this 8 million breaking 100,000 is the third person who made Sun Quan a laughing stock-Zhang Liao.
Fearless in times of crisis, xiaoyaojin is a sublime city.
Zhang Liao, a native of Bingzhou in Han Dynasty, was good at bowing horses since childhood. According to historical records, Zhang Liao had followed many governors such as Ding Yuan, He Jin, Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu.
Although Zhang Liao has changed many masters, Zhang Liao has been conscientious and loyal under these people, who regard Zhang Liao as their confidant.
After Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, Zhang Liao followed Lu Bu to all parts of the Central Plains.
In the early battle between Lu Bu and Cao Cao, Zhang Liao even personally killed Cao once, which inspired Cao Cao's love for talents and vowed to get Zhang Liao.
In Xiapi City, Lu Bu was ordered to fall into the White Gate Tower. Zhang Liao intended to die and left with Lu Bu.
However, under Cao's persuasion, Zhang Liao decided to surrender to Cao Cao. In the future, Zhang Liao will become a hero's general, and even become the ceiling of the general of Cao Wei Group!
According to historical records, after Zhang Liao surrendered to Cao Cao, Cao Cao once said to Zhang Liao, "Since you surrendered to me, why don't you go north with me to resist Yuan Shao and return to Xu Huai to defend Sun Quan when the time is right?" Zhang Liao readily agreed.
It was Cao Cao's arrangement that completely cut off the possibility of Sun Quan going north to seize the Jianghuai area.
After surrendering to Cao Cao, Zhang Liao went with Cao Cao to fight Yuan Shao, break Wu Huan and levy Liaodong, and made outstanding achievements. In the end, Zhang Liao did not forget Cao Cao's arrangement and begged to return to Jianghuai area to defend Sun Quan.
Jianghuai area has many waterways and swamps, so it is not good at cavalry fighting. Dongwu Group thinks that Zhang Liao, who was besieged in the north, is not good at fighting in waterways and swamps.
Therefore, Sun Quan was encouraged to attack the Jianghuai area in the north.
After the deaths of Chen Deng and Liu Fu, two people who gave him nightmares, Sun Quan also had the idea of seizing Jianghuai.
Zhang Liao completely ignored it, so in AD 2 15, Sun Quan led a hundred thousand troops to attack Jianghuai in the north.
In fact, Sun Quan chose to attack this year because Cao Cao's troops marched westward to attack Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and the garrison in Jianghuai area was weak. Sun Quan thought he would win Jianghuai.
And Zhang Liao's side is really empty, and the entire Jianghuai garrison has only six or seven thousand people. All the generals think that we should stick to aid, but Zhang Liao doesn't think so. He thinks we should take the initiative to defeat the enemy.
One night, Zhang Liao led 800 chosen men and took the initiative to assault Sun Quan's 100,000 camp. Because Sun Quan underestimated his enemies, he never thought that Zhang Liao would take the initiative.
So I was caught off guard by Zhang Liao. Sun Quan's love killed Chen Wu and others, and Sun Quan fled to a hill outside Hefei.
The fighting continued until noon the next day, and Wu Dongjun was beaten and fled.
That's not all. A few days later, Zhang Liao followed suit and led more than 800 elite soldiers to break the bridge on the waterway swamp around the path, making it difficult for Wu Dongjun to support.
Then he raided Sun Quan's camp, defeated Ling Tong, Gan Ning and others, and even almost captured Sun Quan himself several times!
This is the famous story of "8 million beer100000"!
Conclusion: From Cao Cao's appointment of Chen Deng, Liu Fu and Zhang Liao, we can see how far-sighted Cao Cao is.
Not only that, but it also shows from the side that the accuracy of Cao Cao's employment is really amazing.
The existence of these three people completely broke all Sun Quan's illusions about the Jianghuai region.