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Cao Ren, whose courtesy name was Zixiao, was the cousin of Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao. When he was young, he liked archery and horse riding, and did not pay attention to improving his moral cultivation.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos and heroes emerged. Cao Ren traveled around the Huai River and Si River and secretly gathered more than a thousand people.

After Cao Cao started his army, Cao Ren brought more than a thousand heroes to join Cao Cao and served as Sima of a separate department under Cao Cao, exercising the authority of Lieutenant Lieutenant of Lifeng.

In the fourth year of Chuping during the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Cao Ren made great gains in the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu.

Later, he followed Cao Cao to attack Xuzhou, where he led the cavalry and served as a vanguard in the army, and made many military achievements.

"When attacking Tao Qian in Xuzhou, Cao Ren first defeated his subordinate general Lü You, then returned to join the main army in Pengcheng and defeated Tao Qian's army again."

"Afterwards, he followed Cao Cao to attack Fei, Hua, Jimo, and Kaiyang, and once again used cavalry to defeat the army sent by Tao Qian to rescue the county."

"In the second year of Xingping during the reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, when Cao Cao was fighting against Lü Bu, he sent Cao Ren to attack Juyang. Cao Ren captured Juyang and captured Liu He, a subordinate of Lü Bu, alive, making great contributions to Cao Cao's subsequent control of Xuzhou."

"In the first year of Jian'an, after Cao Cao pacified the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he appointed Cao Ren as the governor of Guangyang. However, Cao Cao did not arrange for him to take up the post. Instead, he kept him by his side and authorized him to supervise the army as a counselor."

"In the first month of the second year of Jian'an in the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu in Wancheng. Cao Ren was ordered to tour other counties and announce government orders, and captured more than 3,000 men and women."

"Zhang Xiu attacked Cao Cao by surprise. Cao Cao was defeated and was pursued by Zhang Xiu's army when he returned with his troops. Cao's army suffered heavy losses and lost morale. Cao Ren immediately led his troops to encourage all his subordinates, boosting their morale and making great contributions to Cao Cao's final victory over Zhang Xiu."

"In April of the fourth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao marched to the south bank of the Yellow River and ordered his generals Shi Huan and Cao Ren to cross the Yellow River and attack Sui Gu to the north. Sui Gu went north to surrender to Yuan Shao."

"He met Shi Huan and Cao Ren in Quancheng. Cao Ren killed Sui Gu, and Cao Cao's sphere of influence expanded to the north of the Yellow River."

"In the fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were deadlocked at Guandu. Yuan Shao sent Liu Bei to lead his army to launch a military operation in the Rushui and Yingshui areas. Many soldiers and civilians in the area responded to Liu Bei, which made Cao Cao distressed."

"Cao Ren believed that the southern counties thought that Cao's army was in urgent need of Guandu and could not rescue them. It was normal for them to rebel when Liu Bei's army was approaching. In addition, Liu Bei had just taken over Yuan Shao's troops and had not yet made use of them, so they could be defeated in one blow."

"So Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren to lead the cavalry to pursue Liu Bei, defeat Liu Bei's army, and recapture all the rebellious counties."

"Yuan Shao also sent General Han Xun to block Cao's army's passage to the west, but he was defeated by Cao Ren at Jiluo Mountain."

"Since then, Yuan Shao dared not send troops to attack Cao's army again. Cao Ren and Shi Huan and others looted Yuan Shao's own vehicles and burned their food and grass."

"In the tenth year of Jian'an, after the north of the Yellow River was pacified, Cao Ren followed Cao Cao to besiege Huguan. Cao Cao ordered that all the defenders be buried alive after the siege, and as a result, Huguan could not be captured for a long time."

"Cao Ren suggested that Cao Cao leave a gate open to give his soldiers a way out when attacking the city. His reasoning was that ordering the people in the city to be buried alive would only lead to their death,"

"They will definitely hold their ground, but the walls of Huguan are strong and there is plenty of food in the city. If we attack by force, many soldiers will be killed and wounded, and it will take too long to besiege the city."

"It is not a good strategy to send soldiers to attack a strong enemy who is determined to die."

"Cao Cao followed Cao Ren's advice. Not long after, the commander of Huguan surrendered. Cao Ren was granted the title of Marquis of Duting for his many achievements."

"In the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Ren followed Cao Cao to attack Jingzhou and served as the acting General of the Southern Expedition."

"After the defeat at the Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren and Xu Huang to stay in Jiangling while he led his army back to Xudu."

"Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu led tens of thousands of people to confront Cao Ren across the river. Before the battle, Zhou Yu sent Gan Ning to seize Yiling and cut off Cao Ren's right arm."

"After Gan Ning arrived in Yiling, he immediately occupied Yiling and was on guard. Cao Ren sent troops to besiege Yiling. Gan Ning asked Zhou Yu for help. Zhou Yu led his troops to defeat Cao Ren's troops under the city of Yiling and captured 300 horses."

"Then Zhou Yu led his army across the Yangtze River and set up camp on the north bank to confront Cao Ren."

"In the 14th year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu led tens of thousands of troops to attack Nanjun, which was defended by Cao Ren. Cao Ren recruited more than 300 people from the army and sent his subordinate Niu Jin to meet the enemy and fight with Zhou Yu's vanguard troops."

Li Bai: Niu Jin's army was surrounded by Zhou Yu. The Chief Clerk Chen Jiao was on the city wall and was shocked to see that Niu Jin's soldiers were about to be wiped out. However, Cao Ren ignored the dissuasion and ordered his subordinates to fetch horses to rescue Niu Jin with high morale.

Cao Ren personally led dozens of warriors on horseback, rushed out of the county, and rushed into the encirclement to attack the enemy. Niu Jin and others were able to be rescued.

At this time, some people from other tribes were still trapped. Cao Ren rushed into the encirclement again to rescue other soldiers, fought hard and repelled the enemy.

When Chen Jiao and others saw Cao Ren leading his troops back to the city, they all praised Cao Ren as a "true god-man". The soldiers of the three armies all admired Cao Ren's courage, wisdom and bravery. Cao Cao appreciated his bravery even more and transferred Cao Ren to the title of Marquis of Anping Pavilion.

In the Battle of Nanjun, Zhou Yu was wounded by an arrow and had to retreat due to his serious injury.

When Cao Ren heard that Zhou Yu was seriously injured, he personally led his troops to Zhou Yu's camp. Zhou Yu personally went to the barracks to boost morale, and Cao Ren retreated upon seeing this.

Zhou Yu and Cao Ren fought for more than a year in Nanjun. Cao Ren suffered heavy casualties in the battles. He could not hold on any longer, so he abandoned Nanjun and broke out to the north. Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu as the governor of Nanjun and stationed his troops in Jiangling.

In March of the 16th year of Jian'an, the generals in various separatist areas in Guanzhong united in rebellion, with a total of 100,000 troops, and stationed themselves in Tongguan.

Cao Cao ordered General Anxi, Cao Ren, to lead the troops to advance to Tongguan, but ordered not to engage in battle.

In August of the same year, Cao Cao personally led a large army to Tongguan, and set up camp across the pass with Ma Chao and other rebels. Later, he fought with Ma Chao in Weinan and defeated Ma Chao's army.

In the 17th year of Jian'an, Su Bo and Tian Yin rebelled. Cao Cao sent Cao Ren to serve as the General of Cavalry and lead seven armies to denounce Tian Yin and others. Cao Ren defeated the rebels in one fell swoop.

In the 22nd year of Jian'an, Cao Cao captured Juchao and repelled Sun Quan at Xurukou. He left Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Zhang Liao and others to garrison in Juchao in Yangzhou.

Soon after, Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren to leave Juchao in Yangzhou and take over the post of General Zhengnan, station troops in Fancheng and guard Jingzhou.

In October of the 23rd year of Jian'an, Hou Yin, the defender of Wancheng, rebelled and captured the fleeing Nanyang County Governor Dong Li Gun alive. Under the persuasion of Zong Ziqing, Hou Yin released Dong Li Gun.

Afterwards, Zong Ziqing escaped and followed Dong Li Gun to gather the remaining troops and surrounded Hou Yin. Coincidentally, at this time, Cao Ren, who was ordered by Cao Cao to attack Hou Yin, led a large army to attack. The two armies attacked at the same time and Wancheng was quickly captured.

In the first month of the following year, Cao Ren ordered a massacre in the city and executed the defending general Hou Yin, then led his army back to Fancheng and was formally appointed as the General Who Conquers the South.

In the 24th year of Jian'an, Guan Yu personally led his army to attack Fancheng, which was defended by Cao Ren. Cao Ren ordered the Left General Yu Jin, the Righteous General Pang De and others to garrison in the north of Fancheng.

By August, there was continuous heavy rain and the Han River broke its banks and flooded. Yu Jin and Pang De's army were all wiped out. Yu Jin and other generals climbed to high places to avoid the flood. Guan Yu attacked fiercely on a large ship and Yu Jin and others surrendered.

Pang De fought hard but was defeated. After all his troops surrendered, Pang De escaped on a small boat and prepared to join Cao Ren. On the way, he was captured alive by Guan Yu. Pang De refused to surrender and was beheaded by Guan Yu.

Guan Yu took advantage of the victory to attack Fancheng again. The city walls were eroded by the flood and some places began to collapse.

Some people advised Cao Ren to flee overnight before he was surrounded. Man Chong, the governor of Runan, believed that the flood would not last long and Guan Yu would not advance. If he fled, he would lose the territory south of the Yellow River, so he should hold on to the end. Cao Ren agreed, so he sank his white horse into the water and swore an oath with the whole army to hold on together.

"At this time, there were only a few thousand troops in the city capable of fighting, and Guan Yu was surrounding the city from outside, completely cutting off any information from inside or outside."

"Soon after, Cao Cao ordered Xu Huang to rescue Cao Ren. Guan Yu was stationed in Yancheng at the time, so Xu Huang set up camp nearby and dug trenches, deliberately showing that he would dig all the way to the south of Yancheng to cut off Guan Yu's retreat. Guan Yu's generals burned their camp and retreated."

"Xu Huang captured Yancheng, but his troops were not enough to relieve the siege of Fancheng, so he shot an arrow to send a letter to Cao Ren, letting him know that reinforcements were coming to stabilize the morale of the army."

"Cao Cao personally led the army from Luoyang to the south to rescue Cao Ren. The attendant Huan Jie advised Cao Cao that a personal expedition would be counterproductive. Cao Cao accepted the advice and stationed troops in Mobei. He successively sent Yin Shu, Zhu Gai and other twelve troops to reinforce Xu Huang."

"After the enemy retreated slightly, Xu Huang and his men attacked Guan Yu from the outside, and Cao Ren was able to defeat the enemy and escape, while Guan Yu led his troops to retreat."

"In the first year of Emperor Xian of Han, Cao Pi ascended the throne as King of Wei and appointed Cao Ren as General of Chariots and Cavalry, commanding the military affairs of Jing, Yang, and Yizhou. He was promoted to Marquis of Chen and given an additional 2,000 fiefs, bringing the total to 3,500 households."

"Sun Quan sent General Chen Shao to occupy Xiangyang. King Wen ordered Xu Huang and Cao Ren to attack. After the victory, they stationed in Xiangyang and sent General Gao Qian and others to relocate the uncivilized people south of the Han River to the north of the Han River."

"The following year, King Wen sent an envoy to appoint Cao Ren as the general. Soon, he was promoted to the position of Grand Marshal, in charge of military power and stationed troops in Hefei."

"In September of the third year of Emperor Wen of Wei's reign, Cao Pi sent Cao Ren to lead his army to Ruxu."

"In October of the same year, the negotiations with Sun Quan broke down, and Cao Pi personally led an expedition to the south, abolished Yingzhou, and restored Jingzhou."

"In the third year of Huangchu, Cao Ren led tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to attack Ruxu, claiming that he intended to attack Xianxi in the east first, and successfully lured the Eastern Wu general Zhu Huan to send troops to reinforce Xianxi."

"Just as Zhu Huan's army was marching, Cao Ren attacked Ruxu. Zhu Huan's reinforcements turned back but it was too late. Cao Ren's army had already arrived. Zhu Huan decided to take advantage of the situation and control the passive with the active. Zhu Huan pulled down the flags on the city wall and stopped beating the drums to lure Cao Ren."

"Cao Ren sent Cao Tai to attack Ruxu City directly, and sent Generals Chang Diao and Wang Shuang to attack Zhongzhou on patrol speedboats."

"The Imperial Attendant Jiang Ji believed that the enemy was entrenched on the west bank, and their ships were all upstream, while the army would go deep into Zhongzhou, which would be a self-destruction."

"Cao Ren insisted and personally led 10,000 men to stay in Tuogao to support Cao Tai."

"Zhu Huan ordered his generals to intercept Chang Diao, and he personally fought Cao Tai. Cao Tai was defeated and retreated."

"Zhu Huan killed Chang Diao and captured Wang Shuang alive. More than a thousand Cao Wei soldiers drowned in front of the battle line. The Wei army had no choice but to retreat."

"Not long after this battle, Cao Ren died at the age of fifty-six."

"The Wei army led by Cao Ren in the direction of Ruxu was replaced by Jiang Ji, the General of the Eastern Army. Cao Ren was posthumously named the Marquis of Loyalty by the court."

"In the first year of Qinglong during the reign of Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Ren was honored by Cao Rui in Cao Cao's temple for his meritorious service."

Su Shi: Zhang Xiu stationed troops in Wancheng and allied with Liu Biao, posing a serious threat to the central government controlled by Cao Cao.

So Cao Cao launched an attack on Wancheng and the surrounding areas. Cao Ren led the cavalry and made rapid progress along the way, capturing more than 3000 men and women.

Cao Cao prepared to personally lead his army to attack Sui Gu, who was affiliated with Yuan Shao. He stationed his troops on the south bank of the Yellow River and sent Cao Ren and Shi Huan as vanguards to cross the river and attack.

Sui Gu was afraid and personally led his troops to seek help from Yuan Shao, but he was suddenly met with the troops of Cao Ren and Shi Huan on the way. The two armies met and Sui Gu was killed.

Yuan Shao sent Liu Bei to lead his troops to the Runan area to harass Cao Cao's rear.

At the same time, Liu Pi and other Yellow Turban leaders in Runan area attached themselves to Yuan Shao and rose up against Cao.

Liu Bei and Liu Pi's constant harassment temporarily threatened Cao Cao's base in Xuchang.

At this time, the Battle of Guandu had already begun, making it impossible for Cao Cao to return to quell the rebellion. At this time, Cao Ren took the initiative to volunteer.

Cao Cao then ordered Cao Ren to lead elite cavalry to attack Liu Bei. As a result, Liu Bei was defeated, and all the counties were recovered by Cao Ren, who then returned to Guandu to continue fighting.

Cao Ren personally led the army from Fancheng to besiege Wancheng, and captured Wancheng in the spring of the following year.

After that, Cao Ren guarded Jingzhou, fought against Shu general Guan Yu, and won the subsequent Battle of Fancheng.

What made Cao Ren famous was the year-long defense of Jiangling. At that time, Cao Cao was defeated at Chibi and returned to Yecheng to rest.

Before leaving, he appointed Cao Ren as the acting General of the Southern Expedition and stationed him in Jiangling. Sun Quan took advantage of the victory and ordered Zhou Yu to lead his army to Jiangling.

At the same time, Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei with a thousand men to help in the battle, and sent Guan Yu north to cut off Jiangling's supplies and reinforcements.

Cao Ren was prepared for battle and, relying on the ample reserves in Jiangling, he held the city for a year.

Finally, Cao Ren had to give up his attempt to break out of Jiangling because the city's reserves were exhausted. Zhou Yu took Nanjun and stopped the attack.

At this point, the battle of Jiangling ended. Although Jiangling was lost, it bought Cao Cao a year of rest and recuperation. From a strategic point of view, it was a success.

After Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne and appointed Cao Ren as General of Chariots and Cavalry, and ordered him to garrison in Wancheng and command the military affairs of Jing, Yang and Yi.

After defeating Wu general Chen Shao's attempt to capture Xiangyang, Cao Pi appointed Cao Ren as the general.

Afterwards, because of his successful completion of court tasks many times, Cao Ren was promoted to Grand Marshal.

Wei and Wu became further hostile. Cao Pi ignored the opposition of his ministers and personally led three armies to attack Wu.

In February of the following year, Cao Ren led tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry in the central army to attack Sun Quan. This was the last action in Cao Ren's military career.

The elderly Cao Ren was no longer able to go to the front lines in person and could only command and dispatch troops from his military tent.

Cao Ren adopted the tactic of feinting to the east and attacking in the west, but he underestimated his opponent. When facing a powerful enemy, Zhu Huan calmly dispatched soldiers to defend the city and took the initiative to show weakness to lure Cao's army to attack.

As a result, Cao Ren's last military campaign ended in failure. Cao Ren was unable to put a perfect end to his military career. In the same year, Cao Ren died.

Cao Ren is Cao Cao's cousin, and can be said to be from a prominent family. He followed Cao Cao in battles, had been on the battlefield for many years, and had made many military achievements, so he was deeply trusted by Cao Cao. (End of this chapter)