After Cao Rui came to power, Cao Zhen's status went further, and after Cao Xiu's death, Cao Zhen succeeded to the throne of Da Sima, but Cao Zhen eventually followed in Cao Xiu's footsteps. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In history, Cao Zhen's military ability is quite outstanding, he was basically evenly matched in the four encounters with Zhuge Liang, and did not fall into the disadvantage, which can be said to be better than Sima Yi later, but it is a pity that Cao Zhen did not have a record of direct confrontation with Zhuge Liang.

【Cao Zhen and Zhuge Liang】

In the seventh year of the early Huang Dynasty (226), Cao Pi died, the general of the Chinese army Cao Zhen and the general of the Zhenjun Chen Qun, the general of the expedition to the east Cao Xiu, and the general of the Fu army Sima Yi were bequeathed and assisted.

In the second year of Taihe (228), after the Northern Expedition of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han, Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty took Cao Zhen as the governor and led the troops stationed in Yi to fight against Zhuge Liang, and since then Cao Zhen has become the supreme commander of Cao Wei's Western Front, and he and Zhuge Liang have started four confrontations in Yongliang and the land of Hanzhong.

The first confrontation Zhuge Liang first launched an offensive, and occupied Nan'an, Tianshui and Anding three counties, Cao Zhen led the troops to counterattack, he led the army to attack Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi in the Kei Valley, and sent the left general Zhang He to break the horse in the street pavilion, Yongzhou Assassin Guo Huai also defeated the garrison Liucheng Shu general Gao Shen, and then Cao Zhen led the troops to recapture the three counties, and it is possible to send troops to further capture the two counties of Wudu and Yinping, the first confrontation ended with Cao Zhen's complete victory, Zhuge Liang was demoted to three ranks.

The second confrontation was launched by Zhuge Liang again, but Cao Zhen had already anticipated Zhuge Liang's goal, and had already sent Hao Zhao and others to garrison Chencang earlier, although Zhuge Liang took advantage of the emptiness in the pass to attack, but again to no avail, forced to retreat, although he killed Cao Wei's general Wang Shuang, but to no avail. This time it still ended in Cao Zhen's victory.

The third confrontation was still launched by Zhuge Liang, but this battle victory no longer belonged to Cao Zhen, Zhuge Liang sent troops to capture Wudu and Yinping two counties, although Guo Huai came to help in time, but was hindered by Zhuge Liang himself, and finally Cao Zhen failed to prevent Zhuge Liang from recovering the two counties, and the battle ended with Zhuge Liang's victory. Soon after, Cao Zhen returned to the dynasty and was promoted to the rank of Grand Sima, and Zhuge Liang was also reinstated.

The fourth confrontation was no longer launched by Zhuge Liang, Cao Zhen in order to take revenge on Shu Han, organized several armies to crusade against Hanzhong, but because of the continuous heavy rain, the road was blocked, Cao Zhen was forced to return halfway, Cao's forward Xiahouba suffered a setback, Zhuge Liang sent Wei Yan, Wu Yi and others to counterattack Cao Wei, and defeated Cao Jun's Guo Huai and Fei Yao in the Yongliang area, so this confrontation ended with Zhuge Liang's complete victory.

On the whole, General Cao Wei, Cao Zhen, and Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of Shu Han, clashed four times, won two and lost two, and there was no change in the territory as a whole, and the two sides were basically evenly matched, with no winner or loser. Judging from the trend, although Zhuge Liang is getting stronger and stronger and gradually reversing the situation, if he continues to fight, the outcome is still uncertain, after all, after four encounters, the losses suffered by both sides are relatively limited, the situation is still deadlocked, and the signs of victory and defeat have not yet appeared.

And although Cao Zhen and Zhuge Liang have been in a stalemate for a long time, they have clashed several times, but the two have not confronted each other, the first Northern Expedition Cao Zhen defeated only a partial army led by Zhao Yun, and the fourth confrontation Cao Zhen himself failed to reach Hanzhong, so what will happen to the head-to-head confrontation between the two, it is still unknown.

Although Cao Zhen failed to reach Hanzhong in history, even if there is no obstacle from rainy weather, I personally tend to Zhuge Liang's defensive victory, not because I do not recognize Cao Zhen's ability but because of the geographical advantages of Hanzhong, earlier Cao Cao fought against Hanzhong for the first time, almost failed to fight a Zhang Wei, and the second time he fought against Liu Bei, he was also forced to retreat, which is closely related to the dangerous geographical environment of Hanzhong, and Zhuge Liang was already prepared at that time, so although Cao Zhen had strong troops at that time, he was still quite hanging.

【Cao Zhen's military ability】

In addition to Cao Cao, Cao Zhen basically has the strongest military ability among the Cao clan, and his military performance can be said to be above Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Xuan, Cao Ren and Cao Xiu.

Cao Zhen, as Cao Cao's junior, appeared relatively late in the Three Kingdoms period, and actually began to emerge during the battle of Cao Liu Hanzhong, when he first went to war with his predecessor Cao Hong and others, defeated Liu Bei's general Wu Lan, and finally forced Zhang Fei and Ma Chao to retreat. Later, together with Xu Huang and others, he defeated the Shu general Gao Xiang.

During the Cao Pi period, Cao Zhen had already held a high position and became one of the main commanders of Cao Wei, and he had already begun to lead the troops at that time, first pacifying Zhang Jin, making Zou Qi smoothly become the assassin of Liangzhou, and then defeated the Hexi Zhuhu coalition army, and reopened the passage of the Western Regions. When he went south to attack Jiangling, although he did not break the city in the end, Cao Zhen also had the highlight of defeating Wu general Sun Sheng.

During the Cao Rui period, Cao Allah wanted to confront Zhuge Liang, and Cao Zhen in the official history can be said to be completely worthy of Zhuge Liang, which is fundamentally different from other film and television novels.

It is said that Cao Zhen was able to share weal and woe with the soldiers every time he went on an expedition, and when the military budget was insufficient, he would reward him with his family's money, so the soldiers were willing to serve him. It can be seen that Cao Zhen is also very popular with the military. In the three generations of Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Rui, Cao Zhen basically belonged to the generals of the Western Front, so his influence on the western part of Cao Wei was very deep.

[Depressed and Dead]

Cao Zhen's death is inevitably related to the defeat of Shu Han. This battle was too depressing and aggrieved for Cao Zhen.

First of all, Cao Zhen proposed that there would be a lot of things after cutting down Shu, Sikong Chen Qun and others took the lead in disagreeing, Cao Zhen had given up the plan to send troops from Xiegu because of their influence, but Chen Qun continued to look for trouble, and in the end Cao Zhen simply cut it in two, and sent troops directly without the consent of the imperial court.

After sending the troops, the journey was even more difficult, not only the road was difficult to walk, but also encountered the rainy season, the time and place were not cooperative, Cao Zhen walked for a month and failed to see Hanzhong, saw that the army was difficult to move forward, the court rose again, and the voice of opposition to continuing to fight was wave after wave, and finally Cao Rui ordered the troops to retreat, Cao Zhen was helpless.

Cao Wei's internal affairs were already upset enough, Zhuge Liang also came to find trouble, and sent Wei Yan and Wu Yi and others to the north again, Yongzhou Assassin Guo Huai and the later general Fei Yao were defeated, under multiple blows, Cao Zhen, who had just become the Great Sima and was about to show his skills, fell ill and finally died.

【Cao Zidan in History】

Name: Cao Zhen

Attributes: Commander (A-) Cao Zhen had outstanding military performance in the three generations of Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Rui

Armed Forces (B+) Cao Zhen had served in the Haw Par Cavalry earlier, and as a pro-soldier general, his personal strength would not be too low

General comment (a) Cao Zhen has a decisive influence in Cao Wei Group, but unfortunately died a little early

Aliases (titles): Zidan, Qin Zhen

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Official position: General, Great Sima

Profession: General

Title: Marquis of Shaoling

Nickname: Yuanhou

Family background: Cao origin

Born and died: --231

Place of birth: Peiguo County

Main social relations: father (Cao Shao or Qin Shao) son (Cao Shuang, Cao Xi, Cao Xun, Cao Ze, Cao Yan, Cao Hao) brother (Cao Bin, Cao Fan)

Major Experiences:

In 220, he was adopted by Cao Cao after his father's death and participated in the Battle of Hanzhong, defeating Wu Lan and Gao Xiang

During the Cao Pi period from 220 to 226, he pacified the rebellion of Zhang Jin, crusaded against the Hu people in Hexi, and went south to capture Jiangling and failed

From 226 to 231, he served as the Great Sima and became the supreme military commander of Cao Wei against Zhuge Liang of the Shu Han Dynasty

Summary: In later generations, in order to set off Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, Cao Zhen almost became a clown, but Cao Zhen in the official history said: "I don't carry this pot!" ”