What's more, after the battle of Guandu, he got two generals, Zhang He and Gao Lan. So don't look at the scale of the battle of Guandu, but the loss of boss Cao is not worth mentioning at all. Instead, Yuan Shao was beheaded by Guan Yu in Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and the loss of two generals made Guan Yu famous. Chunyu Qiong, who stayed in Wu Dynasty, was also killed by Le Jin.
In a word, the boss Cao Can can be said to have made a lot of money. We can see boss Cao's mentality of employing people from specific stories. In the battle of White Horse, Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang challenged him. Cao Cao wanted to test the quality of Song Xian and Xu Wei.
So he said to Song Xian, "I heard that you are a valiant soldier under Lu Bu's account. Now you can compare it with Yan Liang and see who is good? " Song Xian had no choice but to know that he might lose to Yan Liang, but did you dare to refuse the first request that the new owner gave you face to face? So he mounted the horse with a gun, killed Yan Liang, and became a dead body after only three rounds. Cao Cao has no regrets at all. Instead, he praised the other side's Yan Liang, "What a brave general!"
Xu Wei felt cold for his good friend, and he felt sorry for the rabbit, so he asked Cao Cao to have a good fight. Cao Cao knew that their martial arts were as bad as theirs, and that Xu Wei might not beat Yan Liang, but he nodded. Romance once recorded:
Damn it, go. Then he got on the horse, gun in hand, strode out of the battlefield, cursing Yan Liang. Liang Geng stopped talking, handed the horse, picked up the first knife, and cut Xu Wei under the horse.
We usually say that Cao Cao cherishes talents, and Cao Cao himself said that "the Duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world belongs to his heart." But it also depends on what kind of talents they are. Before the battle of Guandu, there was no shortage of third-rate talents. This kind of person belongs to the chicken gang for boss Cao, and it is a pity to abandon it. At that time, Cao Cao's boss wanted second-rate talents like Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and first-class talents like Guan Yu.
So what is Guan Yu's gesture of surrendering? Guan Yu put forward three conditions, the first is not to surrender to Cao Cao in this life, the second is not to get close to Liu Bei's family, and the third is that once he knows Liu Bei's whereabouts, Guan Yu will leave Cao Cao immediately. Boss Cao also accepted this condition, rewarded Guan Yu with a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, and named him the Pavilion Hou of Hanshou. You know, Cao Cao himself was frugal in order to concentrate resources against Yuan Shaocai.
Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are both generals. They were originally subordinates of Liu Biao, the secretariat of Jingzhou, but they were not the same as Song Xian and Xu Wei. Because although these two men are far from high in strength, they have a very important ability, and they all know the water army!
This is simply too important for Cao Cao, who wants to travel south! Due to the developed water system in the south, it is inevitable to use water transportation for military horse transportation and grain transportation. If we don't defeat Sun Quan's water army, the army will be cut off after crossing the river.
But these two important figures did not die on the battlefield, but were killed by Cao Cao, who had been actively training the water army before. Why is this?
Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are proficient in water warfare, and Zhou Yu, the governor of Soochow, certainly knows, so he is very afraid of these two people! At that time, his old friend Jiang Gan was coming to visit him, and Jiang Gan was a member of Cao Cao's camp. Zhou Yu knew that he would probably come here.
Spying on military intelligence! He remembered that Cao Cao was suspicious, so he came up with a double agent to get rid of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. On this day, Jiang Gan came, and Zhou Yu gave a banquet to entertain old friends. During the dinner, Zhou Yu pretended to be too happy and drank as drunk as a fiddler. At night, they slept in the same bed, and Zhou Yu slept like a dead pig. Jiang Gan got up secretly in the middle of the night, found confidential documents and letters on Zhou Yu's desk, and found a cover? Cai Yunjin Printing? He read the letter secretly, and he was frightened!
It turned out that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun wanted to betray Cao Cao and agreed to send letters to Cao Cao. At this time, Zhou Yu was still talking in his sleep, to the effect that he wanted his old friends to appreciate Cao Cao's head in a few days. Jiang Gan broke out in a cold sweat and dared not delay. He sneaked away before dawn.
Non-stop came to Cao Ying, found Cao Cao, presented a letter, reported the defection of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. When Cao Cao read the letter, he was furious and immediately called the two men for questioning. They know nothing and can't answer any questions. Cao Cao thought they were playing dumb and immediately ordered them to be killed. But after the murder, I woke up. This is the enemy's plan.
Therefore, Cao Cao's defeat in Chibi is not without reason. His advantage is too great, so he is proud. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, two important people, if they say so, kill them. According to Cao Cao's attitude towards talents before, will he be killed immediately in a rage? No, he will definitely think about the possibility of these two people defecting to the enemy. Even if these two people really have the intention of defecting to the enemy, he will certainly try his best to fight for it. Only after he is sure that the two men are hopeless will he bite the bullet and kill them.