Among the generals under Cao Cao's command who once led the army alone, Xiahou Yuan was one of the few who died in battle without a good death, and died relatively early. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

【Southern Expedition and Northern War】

Xiahou Yuan is one of Cao Cao's generals, Xiahou Yuan's younger brother, who had previously substituted for Cao Cao, when the world was in turmoil, there was a lack of food, and he gave up his young son in order to save his brother's orphan daughter.

After Xiahou Yuan fought in the north from Cao Cao's southern expedition, Xiahou Yuan first followed as Sima of other departments and cavalry captain, and then was appointed as Chen Liu, Yingchuan Taishou. When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought in Guandu, he served as the captain of the military academy.

After the defeat of Yuan Shaoguandu's army, Xiahou Yuan was in charge of grain and grass, and Cao Cao asked him to supervise the military rations of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou. At that time, it was difficult to collect military rations, and Xiahou Yuan made every effort to transfer grain, so that the army could regain its majesty.

Later, Changfeng rebelled repeatedly, Xiahou Yuan and Zhang Liao at first conquest, Changfeng was once persuaded by Zhang Liao to surrender, and then he rebelled again, Cao Cao first sent Yu Ban to crusade, and then sent Xiahou Yuan to support, Chang Feng surrendered to Yu Ban and was killed. Xiahou Yuan returned to the dynasty victoriously and was appointed as a military captain.

Xu He, Sima Ju, and others, the leaders of the Yellow Turban Army in Jinan and Le'an, attacked the city and slaughtered the officials, and Xiahou Yuan led the troops of Taishan, Qi, and Pingyuan Counties to fight back, broke the Yellow Turban Army, killed Xu He, pacified the counties, and distributed the captured grain and grass to his subordinates.

In the fourteenth year of Jian'an (209), Cao Cao appointed Xiahou Yuan as the leader of the line. After returning from the expedition against Sun Quan, Cao Cao sent Xiahou Yuan to lead the generals to break the Lujiang rebel leader Lei Xu, after Lei Xu was defeated, Xiahou Yuan was appointed as the protector of the expedition to the west, and led Xu Huang to attack the traitors in Taiyuan, captured more than 20 tuns, killed the thief leader Shang Yao, and razed his city.

Later, Xiahou Yuan followed Cao Cao to conquer Han Sui and others, and fought in Weinan. He also supervised Zhu Ling to pacify Huang Mi and Wangyi. Rendezvous with Cao Cao in Anding, forcing Yang Qiu to surrender.

In the seventeenth year of Jian'an (212), Cao Cao returned to Yecheng and made Xiahou Yuan the general of the army, supervising Zhu Ling, Lu Zhao and others to garrison Chang'an, defeating the Nanshan traitor Liu Xiong and forcing all his subordinates to surrender. In Juxian County, Liang Xing, the remnant party of Han Sui and Ma Chao, after conquering Juxian County, beheaded Liang Xing, and Xiahou Yuan was named the Marquis of Bochang Pavilion.

However, Xiahou Yuan was unable to rescue Liangzhou assassin Shi Weikang in time, resulting in the Liangzhou Zhizhi Jicheng being captured by Ma Chao, Wei Kang was also killed, and Xiahou Yuan himself was repelled by Ma Chao. Later, Jiang Xu and others rebelled against Ma Chao and asked Xiahou Yuan for help, he learned the previous lesson, sent troops in time, and drove Ma Chao out of Liangzhou.

After repelling Ma Chao, Xiahou Yuan fought with Han Sui again, attacked him and saved him, and defeated Han Sui in one fell swoop. Xiahou Yuan returned to Luoyang and sent troops to besiege Xingguo again, only King Di defected to Ma Chao, and the rest surrendered. Turning to attack Gaoping and Tuge, the defenders there fled one after another, and Xiahou Yuan collected all the military supplies there. So the imperial court awarded Xiahou Yuan the Fu Festival.

Earlier, Song Jian, who was in Liangzhou, proclaimed himself the king of Heshou Ping Han because of the Liangzhou turmoil~ turmoil, and Xiahou Yuan led his troops to conquer it, pacified it, and beheaded Song Jian and all the officials below the prime minister he appointed. In addition, Xiahou Yuan sent Zhang He and others to lead troops to pacify the river pass, crossed the river and went deep into Xiaohuangzhong, and all the Qiang tribes in Hexi surrendered.

In the twentieth year of Jian'an (215), Cao Cao went west to conquer Zhang Lu and conquered Hanzhong, Xiahou Yuan accompanied him, and was left in Hanzhong to guard, Cao Cao took Xiahou Yuan as the general of the capital, and the governors Zhang He and Xu Huang pacified Ba County. After Cao Cao returned to Yecheng, he further appointed Xiahou Yuan as the general of the expedition to the west, and then the battle of Cao Liu Hanzhong, in this battle, Xiahou Yuan was beheaded at Dingjun Mountain, his son Xiahou Rong was also killed in battle, and his body was buried by his niece.

【Afterlife】

Xiahou Yuan's wife is Cao Cao's sister-in-law. Xiahou Yuan's son, Xiahou Heng, married the daughter of Cao Cao's younger brother Haiyang Aihou, and his grace was extraordinary. After Xiahou Yuan's death, he was nicknamed Marquis. His son, Xiahou Heng, inherited his father's title and was soon named Marquis of Anning Pavilion.

Huang junior high school (220~226), gave the neutron Xiahou Ba as the marquis of Guannei. Taihezhong (227~238), and the four brothers who were given the title of tyrant were all the marquis of Guannei.

Xiahou Ba, Zhengshizhong (240~249) was the right general of the Shu Protector Army, and then was named the Marquis of Bochang Pavilion, and has always been treated well by Cao Shuang. After Cao Shuang was killed, he fled to Shu for fear of harming himself. Because of Xiahou Yuan's meritorious deeds, Wei pardoned Xiahou Ba's sons and moved them to Lelang County. summer

Hou Ba's younger brother Xiahou Wei, the official to Yanzhou Assassin History. Xiahou Wei's younger brother, Xiahou Hui, once served as the Taishou of Le'an. Xiahou Hui's younger brother Xiahou He, once served as Henan Yin. After Xiahou Heng's death, his son Xiahou Ji succeeded him as the general of the Tiger Ben. Xiahou Ji died, and his son Xiahou Bao succeeded to the throne.

In July of the fourth year of Zhengshi (243), Cao Fang enshrined Xiahou Yuan and other deceased ministers in the temple of Taizu Cao Caozong.

【Military Capabilities】

Xiahou Yuan was among the Cao clan's relatives, and his military ability was still relatively good, and he gave full play to his talents when pacifying Liangzhou, defeating Ma Chao, defeating Han Sui, and Ping Song Jian, and finally helping Cao Cao occupy Liangzhou.

He is generally better at sports warfare, according to the "Book of Wei": Yuan is a general, goes to emergencies, and often surprises the enemy, so the army says: "Xiahou Yuan, the captain of the military academy, five hundred in three days, one thousand in six days." ”

Compared with other generals of Cao Wei, Xiahou Yuan followed Cao Cao less often, often alone, once with Zhang Liao, Yu Ban together to crusade against Changyi, alone led the troops to quell the rebellion of Xu He, Lei Xu, Shang Yao, Liu Xiong and others, when sitting in Guanzhong and Liangzhou, he made countless contributions, but in the battle of Jicheng failed to rescue Wei Kang in time.

When Liu Bei personally sent troops to Hanzhong, although Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He resisted hard, they were outnumbered, and were attacked and killed by the enemy after dividing their troops. (After repelling Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Xu Huang and other Cao Wei generals may also have retreated, so there is no record of them at the beginning of Liu Bei's attack, only Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He are still in Hanzhong.) ）

【Xiahou Yuan in History】

Name: Xiahoudun

Attributes: Commander (B+) Xiahou Yuan is good at sports warfare, often leading troops to fight alone, sitting on one side

General Comment (B+) Xiahou Yuan was already an official to the general of Zhengxi when he was in Hanzhong, higher than Cao Ren, if he hadn't died on the battlefield, his status in later generations might have been more than that.

Alias (title): The word Miaocai

Gender: Male

Official position: General of Zhengxi

Ethnicity: Han

Class: General

Title: Marquis of Bochang Pavilion

Nickname: Hou Hou

Family origin: Yuzhou Xiahou family

Birth and death: --219

Place of birth: Peiguo County

Main social relations: sons (Heng, Ba, Cheng, Wei, Rong, Hui, He) brothers (Xiahoudun) niece (Xiahou)

Major Experiences:

In 201, Cao Cao Chen followed him when he raised his army, and after the defeat of Guandu Yuan Shao, he supplied Cao Cao with grain and grass

From 201 to 212, he fought in the south and the north, and put down the rebellions of Chang Xuan, Xu He, Lei Xu, Shang Yao, Liu Xiong and others

From 212 to 216, he crisscrossed Liangzhou, defeated Ma Chao, broke Han Sui, and Ping Song Jian

From 216 to 219, he guarded Hanzhong and was defeated and killed in the battle of Dingjun Mountain

Summary: Although Xiahou Yuan's final status is not as high as his brother's, his military ability is much stronger than Xiahou Yuan's.

PS: Today we will start the chapter of the generals