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Xiahou Dun was born in Qiao County, Pei State, and was a descendant of Xiahou Ying, a founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty.

When he was fourteen years old, he became an apprentice. Someone insulted his teacher, so Xiahou Dun killed that person, and thus became famous for his toughness.

When Cao Cao first led his troops to fight, Xiahou Dun served as his deputy general and followed Cao Cao into battle.

In the first year of Chuping reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Cao Cao was appointed acting General Fenwu, and together with General Yuan Shu and others attacked Dong Zhuo.

Xiahou Dun was appointed as Sima by Cao Cao and stationed in Bai Ma. Later, he was transferred to be the commander of the Zhechou Army and concurrently served as the governor of Dongjun.

In the spring of the first year of Xingping in the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Cao Cao led his army to attack Tao Qian, and Xiahou Dun was left behind to guard Puyang.

It happened that Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others betrayed Cao Cao and defected to Lu Bu. At that time, Cao Cao's entire family was in Yecheng. When Xiahou Dun heard about it, he led light troops to rescue them. On the way, he met Lu Bu on a narrow road and the two sides went to war.

"Lü Bu withdrew his troops and retreated to Puyang, where he took the opportunity to seize Xiahou Dun's military supplies."

"Lü Bu then sent his generals to pretend to surrender, captured Xiahou Dun, and demanded that he hand over the treasures. Xiahou Dun's army was terrified."

"So Xiahou Dun's subordinate Han Hao summoned all the generals in the army and ordered them to pacify their soldiers, and the army was able to calm down."

"Afterwards, Han Hao went to Xiahou Dun's residence and angrily rebuked the kidnappers, saying that he would not let them do whatever they wanted because of Xiahou Dun. The kidnappers were frightened and begged for mercy, so Han Hao killed them all, and Xiahou Dun was saved."

"After hearing about this, Cao Cao approved of Han Hao's approach and ordered that any hostages taken in the future should be killed. As a result, hostage-taking never happened again."

"After Cao Cao returned from Xuzhou, Xiahou Dun followed him to fight against Lu Bu, but was unfortunately shot in the left eye by a stray arrow."

"At that time, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan were both generals. The army called Xiahou Dun "Blind Xiahou". Xiahou Dun hated this name and would throw the mirror in anger every time he looked in it."

"After that, he served as the governor of Chenliu and Jiyin, and was appointed General Jianwu and was granted the title of Marquis of Gao'an."

"At that time, there was a severe drought and locusts were everywhere. Xiahou Dun blocked the Taishou River to make a pond. He personally carried soil and led his soldiers to persuade the people to grow rice. The people benefited from this. Xiahou Dun was later transferred to be the governor of Henan."

"In the third year of Jian'an, Lü Bu allied with Yuan Shu. He sent General Gao Shun and the Northern Governor of Yanmen Zhang Liao to besiege Liu Bei together."

"Xiahou Dun was sent by Cao Cao to rescue Liu Bei, but was defeated by Gao Shun and others."

"In the seventh year of Jian'an, Liu Biao ordered Liu Bei to invade the north to Ye County, and Xiahou Dun, Yu Jin and others were ordered to resist the enemy."

"Liu Bei burned the camp and withdrew. Xiahou Dun and others are going to pursue him."

"Li Dian, a deputy general of Julu, advised him not to retreat without reason, fearing that the enemy would set up an ambush. Xiahou Dun and his men did not listen, and asked Li Dian to stay behind while they pursued the enemy. As expected, they were ambushed and badly defeated. It was not until Li Dian went to rescue Liu Bei that Liu Bei retreated."

"After Cao Cao pacified Hebei, he ordered Xiahou Dun to serve as a rear guard to stop the pursuing enemies behind."

"After Yecheng was captured, Xiahou Dun was promoted to General Fubo and continued to serve as the governor of Henan. Cao Cao granted him special permission to act according to circumstances and he was not restricted by any rank."

"In the tenth year of Jian'an, Wei Gu and others sent thousands of soldiers to block Shanjin. Du Ji was unable to cross for several months after he arrived."

"Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun to attack Wei Gu, but before he arrived, Du Ji crossed through Xijin via a deceitful route."

"In the 12th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao counted Xiahou Dun's merits and achievements and increased his fiefdom by 1,800 households. Together with the fiefdoms he had received before, Xiahou Dun now had a total of 2,500 households."

"In the 21st year of Jian'an, after Xiahou Dun returned from following Cao Cao to conquer Sun Quan, he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of 26 armies and stayed in Juchao. He was also given a famous musician, indicating that this was the treatment he deserved."

"In the 24th year of Jian'an, Cao's army was stationed at Mobei."

"Cao Cao often invited Xiahou Dun to ride in the same carriage with him. Xiahou Dun was particularly valued by Cao Cao and could enter and leave Taizu's inner chamber. No other general could compare to him."

Li Bai: Xiahou Dun, a great general of Cao Wei, whose courtesy name was Yuanrang, was a native of Qiao County, Pei State. According to historical records, he was a descendant of Xiahou Ying, a founding hero of the Han Dynasty.

When he was fourteen years old, he went to study under a teacher. Someone insulted his teacher too much, so Xiahou Dun killed the man in anger. Therefore, he became famous for his strong character.

Since Cao Cao started the rebellion, Xiahou Dun often served as a deputy general and followed the army to fight.

In the first year of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao rebelled against Dong, and when he was serving as General Fenwu, he appointed Xiahou Dun as Sima and ordered him to garrison Bai Ma.

Later, Xiahou Dun was promoted to the rank of Zhechou Xiaowei and concurrently served as the prefect of Dongjun.

In the first year of Xingping, when Cao Cao was conquering Tao Qian, he left Xiahou Dun to guard Puyang.

Zhang Miao, who was originally on good terms with Cao Cao, rebelled against Cao and wanted to welcome Lu Bu as the governor of Yanzhou with Chen Gong. Cao Cao's family was in Juancheng, so Xiahou Dun led light troops to rescue them. They happened to meet Lu Bu's army and the two sides fought.

When Lu Bu retreated, he took the opportunity to attack Puyang and attacked Xiahou Dun's baggage.

On the same night that Xiahou Dun arrived in Juancheng, he and Xun Yu killed dozens of people who were plotting rebellion, and Juancheng was stabilized.

At this time, Lu Bu sent his generals to pretend to surrender, and took the opportunity to kidnap Xiahou Dun and demand money and property. Xiahou Dun's army was shocked and panicked.

At the critical moment, Xiahou Dun's subordinate Han Hao led his troops to station outside the gate of Xiahou Dun's camp, summoned military officers and generals, and ordered all troops to stay put. Only then did the camps calm down.

Han Hao rebuked the kidnappers, saying, "How dare you, vicious criminals, kidnap the general? Do you still want to live? I have been ordered to fight against the enemy. How can I let you go just because of one person?"

He wept again and said to Xiahou Dun: "It is difficult to violate the laws of the country!"

He then ordered an attack on the kidnappers. The kidnappers kowtowed in panic and said, "We just want to get some money and leave!" Han Hao rebuked them and killed all of them, and Xiahou Dun was able to escape.

When Cao Cao heard about this, he said to Han Hao: "Your actions can be emulated by future generations."

So he gave the order that if anyone took hostages again, they should be attacked with all their might without regard for the hostages.

Since then, hostage-taking has ceased. Han Hao is from Hanoi.

Shi Huan and Han Hao of Pei State were both famous for their loyalty and bravery. Han Hao was promoted to the rank of Central Guard General, while Shi Huan was promoted to the rank of Central Commander, both of whom were in charge of the imperial guards and were granted the title of Marquis.

After Cao Cao returned from his expedition to Xuzhou, Xiahou Dun followed the army to fight against Lu Bu. He was hit by a stray arrow on the battlefield and injured his left eye.

Later, Xiahou Dun also served as the prefect of Chenliu and Jiyin, and was given the title of General Jianwu and the title of Marquis of Gao'an.

At that time, there was a severe drought and locusts were everywhere. Xiahou Dun cut off the Taishou River to build a pond, personally carried soil, led the soldiers to encourage people to plant rice, and the people benefited from it. Soon Xiahou Dun was transferred to Henan Yin.

When Cao Cao pacified Hebei, Xiahou Dun served as the rear guard of the army.

In the ninth year of Jian'an, after Yecheng was captured, Xiahou Dun was promoted to General Fubo and continued to serve as the Governor of Henan. Cao Cao allowed him to act as he saw fit and was not bound by the system.

In the 12th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao recorded Xiahou Dun's achievements and granted him an additional 1,800 households, totaling 2,500 households. In the 21st year of Jian'an, after returning from Cao Cao's expedition against Sun Quan, Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Dun to command 26 armies and stay in Juchao.

Cao Cao gave him a famous musician and ordered: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, Wei Jiang, a minister of Jin, was rewarded with music of gold and stone for his meritorious service in making peace with the enemy. How much more so for the general!"

In the 24th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao stationed troops in Mobei and summoned Xiahou Dun to ride in the same carriage with him, treating him with special closeness and respect.

Xiahou Dun could enter and leave Cao Cao's bedroom, which was unmatched by any other general. Later, he was appointed as the General of the Front and led the army back to Shouchun and moved the troops to Zhaoling.

After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he appointed Xiahou Dun as general, but he died a few months later.

"Later, Xiahou Dun was appointed as the general and led the troops back to Shouchun, and then moved to Zhaoling to station."

"In the 25th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao died in Luoyang, and Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, ascended the throne. Xiahou Dun was appointed as the general, and died on April 25 of the same year. He was posthumously named Zhonghou."

"In the first year of Qinglong, on the day of Renshen in the fifth month of summer, Xiahou Dun was enshrined in the temple of Taizu."

"Xiahou Dun was famous for his courage in his hometown when he was young. When Cao Cao started his army, Xiahou Dun was one of his earliest generals."

"He guarded Cao Cao's rear many times, cultivated land and stored water, which benefited the people and made outstanding contributions."

"Although Xiahou Dun spent most of his life in the military, he never forgot his studies. He personally met teachers and humbly sought advice."

"He was a frugal man, and all his rewards were distributed to his soldiers. He never acquired any property in his life, and when he died, his family had no wealth left."

"He served successively as the lieutenant of Zhechou, the governor of Jiyin, and the general of Jianwu. He was promoted to the rank of general and was granted the title of Marquis of Gao'an Township and posthumously named Marquis Zhong."

"He was treated very well in Cao's camp. During Cao Cao's time, Xiahou Dun first served as General Fubo, then Governor of Henan, and later as General Qian."

"After Cao Cao died, Cao Pi succeeded him and in February of that year, he appointed Xiahou Dun as the general. We know that during the Three Kingdoms period, military commanders were rewarded based on their military achievements."

"But after searching through history books, I couldn't find any record of Xiahou Chun's achievements. On the contrary, he was defeated in almost every battle throughout his life."

"What is left in history is a series of embarrassing and even hilarious legends."

"In 202 AD, Xiahou Dun led his troops, with Li Dian as his deputy, to resist the northern invasion of Liu Bei, the often defeated general."

"Before the battle, Xiahou Chun did not listen to Li Dian's advice and was ambushed by Liu Bei at Bowangpo. He was burned to ashes and suffered a great defeat."

"But it is amazing that such a fake general could always gain Cao Cao's trust and use him."

"First of all, he is the descendant of Xiahou Ying, a famous general and founding hero of the Han Dynasty, and a local tyrant in Qiao, Pei State."

"Secondly, Xiahou Dun and Cao Cao are brothers from the same clan."

"In fact, when Xiahou Dun was young, he did not develop into a military commander. He followed the Confucian doctrine."

"He studied Confucian classics when he was young. Even when he became a military commander, he was still eager to learn. Even in the military camp, he often studied Confucianism and personally met Confucian scholars who were lecturing on the classics and discussing the Dao."

"So Xiahou Chun's life's achievements were not his military achievements, but his political achievements!"

"He was also an expert in water control and farming. He dug canals to control water and benefit the people. He was an absolute model worker."

"When he was the governor of Jiyin and Chenliu, facing a locust plague, Xiahou Dun led his soldiers to cut off the Taishou River, built ponds for local residents, and personally carried soil to build dams, setting an example."

Su Shi: Although Xiahou Dun was a general in the army, he still personally welcomed his teacher to teach him. He was honest and frugal. If he had extra money, he would give it to others. If he didn't have enough money, he would borrow money from the government. He didn't buy any property.

Xiahou Dun was posthumously named Zhonghou, and his son Xiahou Chong inherited the title.

Cao Pi remembered Xiahou Dun's achievements and wanted to make his descendants marquises, so he divided Xiahou Dun's fiefdom into 1,000 households and granted the title of Guannei Marquis to Xiahou Dun's seven sons and two grandsons.

Xiahou Dun's younger brother Xiahou Lian and son Xiahou Mao had originally been granted the title of marquis.

At the beginning, Cao Cao married his daughter to Xiahou Mao, Princess Qinghe.

Xiahou Mao served successively as Shizhong, Shangshu, Anxi Zhendong General, and Jijie.

Influenced by Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xiahou Dun's image in people's minds is that of a brave but unwise man.

In fact, from Chen Shou's "Records of the Three Kingdoms", Xiahou Dun was not only brave in battle, but more importantly, he was a man of integrity, respectful to teachers and honest and frugal. How could such a relative general not be loved by Cao Cao?

Xiahou Dun ranks first in "The Three Kingdoms: Biographies of Xiahou and Cao", which fully illustrates the position of Xiahou Dun in Cao Cao's heart.

Chen Shou recorded that Xiahou Dun could freely enter and leave Cao Cao's bedroom. As we know, as a clan general, Cao Ren had to pass Xu Chu before he could meet Cao Cao, and Xu Chu would not let him in easily, but Xiahou Dun could.

According to Chen Shou's records, although Xiahou Dun followed Cao Cao in his campaigns, his military achievements were not significant.

Thinking about it, it is probably because there are too many generals in Cao's camp whose military ability is higher than Xiahou Dun's, leaving Xiahou Dun with few opportunities to take charge of his own affairs;

The second reason was that Cao Cao loved Xiahou Dun too much, and because he had suffered an eye injury earlier, he could not bear to let him charge into battle. Although he had a military position, he mostly did military work.

After Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi appointed him as a general. Even in the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Jin still looked up to Xiahou Dun's family. This shows that Xiahou Dun's good reputation was still recognized by everyone at that time.

One day, Xiahou Dun heard soldiers discussing General Xiahou, and one of the soldiers asked: "Which General Xiahou are you talking about?"

Another soldier replied, "I'm talking about Blind Xiahou." This sentence made Xiahou Dun very angry. He turned around and went back to his residence.
He picked up the mirror and looked at his blind left eye. Xiahou Dun was so angry that he threw the mirror to the ground. With a clang, the mirror deflated.

Xiahou Dun had a bad temper, but his martial arts skills were not as superb as described in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He was not afraid of Guan Yu, and dared to challenge Lu Bu alone. In fact, he never challenged enemy generals alone on the battlefield.

In 194 AD, Cao Cao and Lu Bu were at war. Xiahou Dun led his troops to support Cao Cao, and Lu Bu sent several assassins.
They pretended to join Xiahou Dun's army. Xiahou Dun did not suspect them, but they suddenly attacked.

In full view of the public, he easily subdued Xiahou Dun, took Xiahou Dun as a hostage, and forced Xiahou Dun's troops to surrender.

From this incident, we can see that Xiahou Dun's martial arts skills are not very good, or even that he doesn't know martial arts.

If Xiahou Dun was like the one described in the novel, even a hundred assassins would not be able to subdue him.

Fortunately, Xiahou Dun had a general named Han Hao, who first stabilized the troops and then led them into Xiahou Dun's camp.
Several killers were confused and knelt down to admit their mistakes, begging Han Hao to let them go. After the killers released Xiahou Dun, Han Hao still killed them all, which shows that these killers were not martial arts masters.

Throughout the whole process, Xiahou Dun neither showed his bravery and skill in fighting, beating several assassins to a pulp, nor showed his heroic spirit of facing death with indifference. It is estimated that Xiahou Dun was scared to death at that time. (End of this chapter)