In the fifth year of Jian 'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (200), Cao Cao's whole army defeated Yuan Shao's army in Guandu (now Zhongmoujing, Henan). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, strongmen became independent and fought in the Central Plains. At that time, Yuan Shao owned four states: Hebei, Qinghai, Youzhou and Hebei. Relying on his ample food, he plotted to destroy Cao Cao in Yanzhou and Henan. In January of the fifth year of Jian 'an, the decline rate of elite soldiers was 654.38+ 10,000. Before that, Cao Cao had defeated Liu Bei, who was allied with Shao, and moved to Guandu, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack. In April, Cao Cao defeated Yan Liang and defeated the army in Baima (now hua county, Henan) by a diversion. Shao was defeated in the first battle, and his spirit was frustrated, so he divided his troops and attacked the camp. The two armies fought in Guandu for several months. At the same time, Cao Cao wanted to defend Xuchang (now Xu Changdong, Henan) for lack of soldiers and food. Yu Xun, the counselor, believes that Cao Jun will defeat the strong with weakness, and at this time, withdrawing troops will take advantage of it; On the other hand, the defeated army underestimates the enemy and there is internal discord. After a long stalemate, it will definitely change, and it will be a surprise victory. Cao Cao listened to his words, sent troops to attack and burned the commissary car; He also led an elite army of 5,000 people to attack the grain depot in Wu Chao (now Henan), wiped out the defeated army and burned all the stored grain. When the news came, Shao and others were shaken and surrendered. Cao Cao took the opportunity to attack on all fronts and annihilated more than 70,000 enemy troops. Only 800 father and son fled north. The battle of Guandu laid the foundation for Cao Cao to unify the north, and Shao's decline never recovered. The battle of Guandu is a famous example in the history of ancient wars in China.
Second, look at the plum to quench your thirst.
On the way to March, Cao Cao got lost in the water, and the soldiers were very thirsty, so he ordered: "There is a piece of Merlin in front, which is rich in fruit, sour and sweet, and can quench their thirst." Hearing this, the soldiers all shed saliva in their mouths. (Cao Cao) Take this opportunity to lead the troops to the place where there is water ahead.
Third, cooking wine on heroes.
In the Three Kingdoms, Dong Cheng made an appointment with Liu Bei and others to form an alliance with Cao. Liu Bei was afraid of Cao Cao's suspicion and watered the beans every day. When Cao Cao heard about it, he set up a monkey: set up a plum and cook wine in a bottle. The two sat opposite each other and drank heartily. Talk about heroes in the world. Liu Bei was shocked when Cao Cao said that "all heroes in the world only listen to the king". The sunny weather suddenly thundered. Liu Bei concealed Cao Cao's doubts by being timid and afraid of thunder, and asked him to suppress Yuan Shu. Then Guan Yu and Zhang Fei arrived to get away. At that time, Cao Cao tentatively gave a banquet, while Liu Bei was fearful, hoping not to arouse Cao Cao's suspicion.
Fourth, Cao Cao assassinated Dong Zhuo.
Early that morning, Cao Cao came to worship Dong Zhuo with a seven-star treasure knife in his hand. Because it is a routine for Cao Cao to worship Dong Zhuo every day, Dong Zhuo didn't notice and went to sleep. Seeing that Dong was fast asleep, he turned around and asked, "What is Meng De?" Dong was so happy when he saw it that he forgot where Cao was at the moment. "。 Cao Cao took the opportunity to leave. ...
Five, Cao Caoxian beheaded.
When Cao Cao sent his troops to Wancheng, he stipulated, "Anyone who crosses the wheat field will be beheaded." So the foot soldiers on horseback dismounted and helped the wheat carefully. But Cao Cao's horse was frightened and trampled the wheat field. He seriously asked law enforcement officers to convict himself. According to the truth in the Spring and Autumn Annals, law enforcement officials believe that people in prominent positions cannot be punished. Cao Cao thinks: He has made laws and regulations, but he has violated them. How can he win the trust of the army? Even if I am the commander-in-chief of the whole army, I should be punished. He picked up his sword and cut off his hair, telling the three armies, "The Prime Minister should have cut off the wheat, but now he has cut off his hair."
Sixth, it is official to kill grain.
When Cao Cao attacked Yuan Shu, he was at loggerheads and ran out of food and grass. There were 170,000 Cao Bing. The daily food cost is huge, and there is a drought, so the support is not enough. He asked Dong Wang, a grain official, to release grain for emergency. Wang Dong obeyed, and the soldiers made a scene because they didn't have enough to eat. Angry for civilians, he pushed Dong Wang to steal official grain and beheaded him, so as to stabilize the morale by borrowing the head of the official grain.
Seven, manslaughter Lv Boshe.
At that time, Cao Cao was chased by Dong Zhuo. He fled to Lv Boshe's home, but Lv Boshe was not there. Because Cao Cao suspected that Lv Boshe's son and others were going to kill him, he killed the Lv Boshe family first, which was later found to be manslaughter. So he left and met Lv Boshe on the way. He may be afraid that Lv Boshe will reveal his whereabouts and kill him together. Act decisively.
Eight, defeat Yuan Shao.
There is such a plot in the Romance of the New Three Kingdoms: when Cao and Yuan confronted each other, they were located in the west of the battlefield and Yuan Shao lived in the east. It was early in the morning, and the sun shone on Cao Jun's eyes, which affected the battle. So Cao Cao thought of an idea, ordered people to set tables and chairs in front of the two armies, and said that they would make up with Yuan Shao. After all, I used to be a minister under the same roof, but now I'm hostile. I really have a lot to say. When Cao Cao greeted Yuan Shao's family again, the sun had already set. At this time, the fighter plane was unfavorable to the enemy and harmless to itself, so it ordered an attack. It's time to attack Qi Fei. Many Yuan Junren died before they could see clearly, so they won the battle.
Cao Cao (155-0315,220) was born in Mengde, a lucky man and a small character, Asan, from Peiguoqiao County (now Bozhou, Anhui Province). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was an outstanding politician, strategist, writer and calligrapher, and the founder of the Cao Wei regime in the Three Kingdoms.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. In the name of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao conquered all directions, wiped out the separatist forces such as Er Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao and Han Sui at home, surrendered the southern Xiongnu, Wu Huan and Xianbei abroad, unified the northern part of China, and implemented a series of policies to restore economic production and social order, which laid the foundation for the founding of Cao Wei. Cao Cao was the prime minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty before his death, then Wang Wei, and after his death, posthumous title became King Wu.
Cao Cao is good at writing poems, expressing his political ambitions with great boldness of vision, generosity and sadness, and reflecting the miserable life of the people in the late Han Dynasty. Prose is also neat, which opens and prospers Jian 'an literature and leaves precious spiritual wealth to future generations, which is called Jian 'an style in history. At the same time, Cao Cao is good at calligraphy, especially at carving grass. In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Huaiguan named it a "wonderful flower" at the end of Shu.