Cao Ren (168-223), the character Zixiao, Han nationality, Peiguo Qian (now Bozhou, Anhui), Cao Cao's younger brother (from the ancestral brother). The famous general of the Three Kingdoms Cao Wei.

Cao Ren was good at arching and riding horses, and when he was young, he did not practice inspection, and when he became a general, he became strict and obeyed the law. From Cao Cao for many years, he has made great contributions to the Wei Dynasty. Breaking Yuan Shu, Cao Ren won a lot, broke Tao Qian's army and Tao Qian's general Lu You, conquered Juyang, captured Lu Bu's general Liu He, and defeated Yuan Shao's army in the battle of Guandu.

After the defeat of the Battle of Chibi, Cao Ren guarded Jiangling and Zhou Yu dragged on for a year, which won valuable time for Cao Cao to regroup, Weinan broke Ma Chao, broke the rebellion of Su Bo, Tian Yin, Hou Yin, blocked Guan Yu's attack in the battle of Xiangfan, and Xu Huang broke through Chen Shao, marched to Xiangyang, after the establishment of the Wei State, Cao Ren worshiped the general of the chariot cavalry, commanded the military of Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Yizhou, Jin Feng Chen Hou, Cao Pi Dynasty Han Jianwei, named Cao Ren as the general, and moved to the Great Sima, died in the army soon after, at the age of 56, he was said to be a loyal marquis.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, Cao Ren secretly gathered thousands of young people, swam between the Huai River and Surabaya, and then led the team to follow Cao Cao, appointed Sima of other departments, and acted as a lieutenant.

In the fourth year of Chuping (193), in the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, Cao Ren made great gains. From the expedition to Xuzhou, Cao Ren often supervised the cavalry and served as the vanguard in front of the battle. Don't attack Xuzhou to assassinate Shi Taoqian's general Lu You, break the enemy's army, and then join the army in Pengcheng, defeating Tao Qian's army. Later, from the attack on Fei County, Huaxian County, Jimo, and Kaiyang (all of the above are counties under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou), Tao Qian sent his subordinates to rescue the counties, but they were all broken by Cao Ren.

In the second year of Xingping (195), Cao Cao conquered Lü Bu, sent Cao Ren to attack Juyang, successfully pulled out the city, and captured Liu He, the general under Lü Bu.

In the first year of Jian'an (196), after Cao Cao leveled the Yellow Turban, he welcomed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to set the capital in Xu County, and with Cao Renshu having military merits, he worshiped Guangyang Taishou. Cao Cao valued his bravery and martial strategy very much, so he did not let Cao Ren guard the county, but let him serve as a speaker (official name. The Qin Dynasty set up, and the palm discussed. Overseer.

In the third year of Jian'an (196 years), from the expedition to Zhang Xiu, Cao Ren did not attack the surrounding counties, and the city captured more than 3,000 people. When Cao Cao's army returned, Zhang Xiu sent an army to pursue, Cao's army was unfavorable, the soldiers were demoralized, Cao Ren rose up and exacerbated the soldiers, the army was very excited, Cao Cao Zhuang did what he did, and finally broke Zhang Xiu.

In February of the fourth year of Jian'an (199), Zhang Yang was killed by the general Yang Chou, and Yang Chou was killed by Zheng Gu, who led the public to vote for Yuan Shao and shot dogs. In April, Cao's army marched to Linhe, and Cao Ren and Shi Jian crossed the river to defeat Zhenggu. He made Zhang Yang's late Shi Xue Hong and Hanoi Taishou Miao Shang stay behind to shoot dogs, and he led his troops north to find Yuan Shao for help, but met Cao Ren and others in Dog City. The two armies fought, and Cao's army won a great victory and was defeated.

In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 years), Cao Cao and Yuan Shao held each other in Guandu, and Liu Pi, a thief from Runan, responded to Yuan Shao's rebellion and invaded Xu Di. From the south of Xuchang, the officials and the people were very uneasy, and Cao Cao was also worried. At this time, Cao Renjin said: "The southern counties think that our army is currently in an urgent need to cross the border and cannot rescue them, but Liu Bei is pressing the border with a large army at this time, and their betrayal is a normal thing." But Liu Bei had just led Yuan Shao's soldiers, but they had not been able to use them, and they could be broken with one blow. Cao Cao agreed, so Cao Ren sent cavalry to attack Liu Bei and beat him away, and Cao Ren finally recovered all the rebellious counties and returned. Later, Yuan Shao sent Han Xun to cut off Cao Jun's western road, but Cao Ren broke it in Jiluo Mountain. Yuan Shao did not dare to send troops again. Cao Ren and Shi Jian intercepted the grain truck and burned all its grain. [4]

In the tenth year of Jian'an (205 years), Hebei was established, and Cao Ren was from Wai Gao to Huguan. At that time, Cao Cao ordered: "After the city falls, the enemy army will be trapped." "The results have not been going on for months. Cao Ren advised Cao Cao: "To besiege the city and attack Guo, you must declare the trapdoor to the enemy, this is to open up a way for him." Now the lord has announced to the enemy that the city will fall and die, and the enemy will defend it to the death. Moreover, this city is strong and has a lot of food, and if it is to be attacked, the soldiers are tired, and if it is to be defended, it will be delayed for a long time; It is not a good plan to garrison the army under the fortified city and attack the soldiers who defend it to the death. Cao Cao listened to his words, and sure enough, the city immediately surrendered. So it included Cao Ren's military exploits before and after, and sealed the capital Tinghou.

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), from Cao Cao to level Jingzhou, Cao Ren entered the southern general. After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao left Cao Ren, Xu Huang and others to continue to stay in Nanjun (Zhishu Jiangling). Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu led tens of thousands of horses and horses to hold Cao Ren across the river. Before the two armies clashed, Zhou Yu first sent Gan Ning to occupy Yiling. Cao Ren sent a part of his troops and horses to surround Gan Ning, and Gan Ning complained to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu adopted Lü Meng's strategy, left Ling Tong to guard the rear, personally led Lü Meng to rescue Gan Ning, broke Cao Ren's army at Yiling, and lifted the siege of Gan Ning. Zhou Yu took advantage of the situation to cross the Yangtze River, garrisoned troops on the north bank, and held Cao Ren. [7]

In the fourteenth year of Jian'an (209), Zhou Yu led tens of thousands of troops to attack Nanjun, and thousands of its forwards had arrived. However, there were many Wu troops and few cattle and gold, so they were surrounded. Cao Ren and Changshi Chen Jiao were all in the city, and when they saw Niu Jin and other 300 people dying, the people on the left and right were all disgraced and frightened. However, Cao Ren was angry, calling left and right to take the horse, Chen Jiao and others knew that Cao Ren wanted to go down to the city to save Niu Jin, so they pulled Cao Ren together and said: "The thieves are strong and powerful. Why not give up these hundreds of people, while the general has to go with his body! Cao Ren should not put on his armor and mounted his horse, leading dozens of strong men under his command to ride out of the city. More than 100 steps away from the Wu army, approaching the city ditch, Chen Jiao and others thought that Cao Ren was just staying on the ditch and making a gesture for Niu Jin's support, but who knew that Cao Ren actually crossed the ditch and rushed into the enemy's encirclement, and Niu Jin and others were rescued. However, the remnants of the enemy siege had not yet been exhausted, and Cao Renfu broke through again, pulled the remaining soldiers out of the siege, and killed several Wu soldiers to repel the Wu army. When Chen Jiao and the others first saw Cao Ren rushing out, they were all frightened and at a loss, until they saw Cao Ren return to the city, and had to sigh: "The general is really a celestial!" The three armies admired his bravery, and Cao Cao valued him even more and transferred him to the title of Marquis of Anping Pavilion.

Later, Zhou Yu personally came to attack, but was injured by a stray arrow, and his injuries were serious, and he led the army back. Cao Ren heard that Zhou Yu was so injured that he couldn't get up, so he personally supervised the army to Zhou Yu's front, Zhou Yu got up and marched to the barracks to boost morale, and Cao Ren retreated when he saw this.

In the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211), Cao Cao conquered the Guanzhong in the west, Cao Ren was the general of Anxi, and the governors and generals refused to defend the Tongguan, and broke the ten princes of Guanzhong led by Ma Chao and Han Sui in Weinan. At that time, Hejian Sub Bo and Tian Yin, Cao Ren then carried out the general of Xiao Cai, and the governor of the seven armies to break Tian Yin and others. Cao Cao Fu used Cao Ren to march to the south general, fake the festival, and traveled to Fancheng, taking on the important task of guarding Jingzhou.

In the twenty-second year of Jian'an (217), Cao Ren, Xiahoudun and Zhang Liao lived in Tunchao.

In the twenty-third year of Jian'an (218), when Cao Zhang, the Marquis of Yanling, was conquering Karasuma in the north, his brother Cao Pi wrote a letter to admonish Cao Zhang: "If you want to obey the law for a general, shouldn't you be like General Zhengnan (referring to Cao Ren)?" ”

In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Hou Yin rebelled in Wancheng, plundered thousands of people from nearby counties, Cao Ren led the army to break the rebels, beheaded Hou Yin, and returned to Fancheng, and was appointed as the general of Zhengnan.

Later, Guan Yu attacked Fancheng, when the Han River swelled and overflowed, Yu Ban and other seven support armies were all submerged, and Yu Ban surrendered to Guan Yu. Cao Ren led thousands of soldiers to defend the city, and the water flooded almost the entire city. Guan Yu attacked the city by boat, surrounded several layers, and there was no news between the city and the outside, and there was little food left, but the reinforcements had not yet arrived. Cao Ren inspired the courage of the soldiers and expressed their determination to defend the city to the death, and the soldiers were moved by his spirit and devoted themselves to defending the city. Soon, when Xu Huang arrived with reinforcements, the water gradually subsided, Xu Huang attacked Guan Yu from the periphery, and Cao Ren was able to break through and finally repel Guan Yu.

In the first year of Yankang (220 years), Cao Pi ascended the throne of Wei, worshiped Cao Ren as the general of the chariot cavalry, commanded the military of Jing, Yang and Yizhou, entered the title of Chen Hou, increased the number of 2,000 people, and the total number of households in the front was 3,500, and then returned to Tunwan City. Sun Quan sent the general Chen Shao to occupy Xiangyang, Cao Ren was ordered to crusade, defeated Chen Shao with Xu Huang, entered Xiangyang, and sent the general Gao Qian and other uncivilized people who migrated south of the Han River to the north of the Han River.

In the second year of the early Huang dynasty (221), Cao Pi worshiped Cao Ren as a general. He also sent Cao Ren to behead the rebel general Zheng Gan, move to Linying, move to Sima, and the governor's army was stationed on the Wujiang River and returned to Hefei.

He died in the fourth year of the reign of Huang Chu (223) at the age of fifty-six,[13] and was known as a loyal marquis.

On the May Renshen Day of the first year of Qinglong (233), Cao Ren, Xiahoudun, and Cheng Yu were treated by Cao Rong as a sacrifice in Cao Cao's temple court because of their merits.

Previous official positions: Sima of other departments? Captain Xing Lifeng, Guangyang Taishou, General Xing Zhengnan, General Xing Anxi, General Xing Xiaocai, General Xing Zhengnan? Fake Festival, General Zhengnan, General Che Cai? Governor Jing Yang Yizhou military, generals, and horses.