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When Man Chong was eighteen years old, he served as the Inspector of Shanyang County. At that time, there were people like Li Shuo in the county who each had their own private armed forces and harmed the people. The prefect sent Man Chong to investigate.

Li Shuo and others hurried to apologize and never dared to rob again.

Soon Man Chong served as the acting magistrate of Gaoping County. A man named Zhang Bao served as the county inspector. He was corrupt, abused his power, accepted bribes, and disrupted government affairs.

Man Chong suddenly arrested him when he came to the official post station to do business, investigated his crimes, tortured him to death on the same day, and then resigned and returned home.

Cao Cao was appointed governor of Yanzhou and he recruited Man Chong as his assistant.

"In the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao was promoted to general and appointed Man Chong as a subordinate of the Western Cao. Later, he was changed to the magistrate of Xu County."

"At that time, Cao Cao's cousin Cao Hong had a guest who broke the law many times in Xu County, so Man Chong arrested the guest and punished him."

"Cao Hong wrote a letter to Man Chong to plead for mercy, but Man Chong ignored it. Cao Hong told Cao Cao about this, and Cao Cao summoned the officials in charge of Xu County."

"Man Chong learned that Cao Cao was about to pardon this man, so he quickly executed him."

"Cao Cao did not blame him, but praised him for doing so."

"Former Grand Commandant Yang Biao was married to Yuan Shu, which disgusted Cao Cao, so he arrested him and put him in Xu County Prison. Shangshu Ling Xun Yu, Shaofu Kong Rong and others all told Man Chong not to torture Yang Biao."

"Man Chong refused to answer anyone and tortured and interrogated Yang Biao according to the law. A few days later, Man Chong asked to see Cao Cao and said that he had not found any evidence of Yang Biao's crime. Yang Biao was famous all over the world and should not be killed unjustly."

"After hearing this, Cao Cao pardoned Yang Biao on the same day. Xun Yu, Kong Rong and others were very angry when they heard that Man Chong had tortured Yang Biao, but later when Yang Biao was pardoned, they praised Man Chong's actions instead."

"During the Jian'an period, Yuan Shao's power in Hebei became stronger and stronger. Runan County was Yuan Shao's hometown, and Yuan Shao's students and guests were distributed in various counties, with troops guarding them."

"Cao Cao was very worried about this, so he appointed Man Chong as the governor of Runan County."

"Man Chong recruited 500 soldiers who obeyed his orders and led his troops to capture more than 20 armed strongholds. He also designed a plan to lure those leaders who did not surrender and killed more than a dozen of them at a banquet."

"He quickly pacified Runan County and gained more than 20,000 households and more than 2,000 soldiers. Man Chong allowed them to cultivate the land on the spot."

"In the 13th year of Jian'an, Man Chong followed Cao Cao in his southern expedition to Jingzhou."

"After Cao Cao led his army back, he ordered Man Chong to act as General Fenwei and station him in Dangyang."

"Sun Quan led his troops to harass the eastern border of Wei State many times, and Cao Cao recalled Man Chong to serve as the governor of Runan County and granted him the title of Guannei Hou."

"In the 24th year of Jian'an, the Shu general Guan Yu led his army to besiege Xiangyang. Man Chong assisted the general Cao Ren who conquered the south and stationed in Fancheng to resist Guan Yu."

"Because the heavy rain caused the Mian River to rise, the army led by Left General Yu Jin and others was destroyed by Guan Yu."

"Guan Yu attacked Fancheng fiercely. The walls of Fancheng collapsed everywhere due to the flood. Everyone was horrified."

"Someone suggested to Cao Ren that he should abandon the city and flee before Guan Yu's encirclement was formed."

"But Man Chong believed that the flood came quickly but would not last long. Guan Yu's army did not dare to advance north rashly because they were worried that we would attack from behind.

"If we abandon the city and flee now, the area south of the Yellow River will be in danger. Man Chong suggested that Cao Ren hold on to Fancheng, and Cao Ren obeyed."

"Man Chong also ordered the killing of white horses and the drowning of them in the Mian River, and swore an oath of blood with the soldiers, determined to hold their ground."

"Just then, Xu Huang and his men arrived with reinforcements, so Guan Yu had to retreat. Man Chong fought hard and was promoted to the title of Marquis of Anchangting."

"In the 25th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao died, Cao Pi succeeded him as King of Wei, and promoted Man Chong to General Yangwu."

"Soon after, Man Chong led his army to defeat the Sun Wu army in Jiangling. He was promoted to General Fubo for his merits and stationed in Xinye County."

"The army went to attack Sun Wu and arrived at Jinghu Lake. Man Chong led the troops in front, facing the enemy across the water."

"Man Chong warned his generals that the wind was strong at night and they should be careful of the enemy's surprise attack and fire at the camp."

"The troops were on high alert. At midnight, the enemy sent out ten groups of ambushes to set fire. Man Chong launched a surprise attack and defeated the enemy. He was promoted to Marquis of Nanxiang for his meritorious service."

"In the third year of Huangchu, Man Chong was given the title of General. Two years later, he was promoted to General."

"In the seventh year of Huangchu, Cao Pi died, and Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Rui, succeeded him and promoted Man Chong to the title of Marquis of Changyi."

"In the second year of Taihe, Man Chong was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou. People who came to surrender from Sun Wu reported that Sun Wu was dispatching a large army, claiming that they were going to hunt in Jiangbei, and Sun Quan was leading the army personally."

"Man Chong speculated that the enemy was going to attack Xiyang County and immediately stepped up preparations for war. Upon hearing the news, Sun Quan had no choice but to lead his troops back."

"In the autumn of the second year of Taihe, Emperor Ming of Wei sent Cao Xiu to lead his army from Lujiang County to Hefei to attack Sun Wu in the south, and ordered Man Chong to lead his army to advance towards Xiakou for coordinated operations."

"Man Chong submitted a petition to dissuade Cao Xiu, saying that Cao Xiu was not good at commanding troops and that the route he was taking could easily be blocked by the enemy."

"Before the court approved Man Chong's memorial, Sun Wu's army arrived at Jiashi and cut off Cao Xiu's retreat."

"Cao Xiu was defeated and forced to retreat. He encountered Zhu Ling and other generals who came from behind to intercept him. They met the Wu army, and the Wu army retreated, allowing Cao Xiu's army to retreat."

Li Bai: In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the Inspector was a "high-risk" occupation. Not only did Liu Bei beat the Inspector, but Man Chong also killed the Inspector. It's just that Man Chong's fame was overshadowed by Liu Bei.

Before he came of age, Man Chong was appointed as the Inspector of Shanyang County, his hometown. He was appreciated for investigating the villagers who had their own troops in the county.

Or he might have had experience as a supervisor. When Man Chong was acting as the magistrate of Gaoping County, he not only quickly discovered the corruption and bribery of the county supervisor, but also tortured him to death. Man Chong had no choice but to resign and return home.

In the third year of Chuping, Cao Cao, who had entered Gunzhou, was eager to seek talents. Hearing that there was a young man in his jurisdiction who was brave, resourceful and decisive, he recruited Man Chong as his assistant.

In the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian of Han and followed the advice to take Emperor Xian of Han to Xu County. The one who stayed behind to guard the Emperor and the rear was Man Chong, the magistrate of Xu County.

Welcoming Emperor Xian of Han was a double-edged sword. In order to eliminate the negative impact as much as possible, Cao Cao placed the emperor behind him. In order to prevent the emperor from causing trouble and to avoid conflicts between his own people and the royalists, Cao Cao thought of Man Chong, who enforced the law strictly and without favoritism. Man Chong only did two things to stabilize his position.

Cao Hong had presented Cao Cao with horses, and he was also Cao Cao's cousin. His guests relied on Cao Hong's reputation to bully others in Xu County, but were caught by Man Chong and would be punished soon.

When Cao Hong learned about this, he begged for mercy from Man Chong, but Man Chong ignored him and killed the offending guest before Cao Hong complained to Cao Cao. Cao Cao not only did not blame him, but also praised Man Chong for not punishing the person but the matter. At that time, Taiwei Yang Biao was loyal to his master and almost died. Cao Cao held Emperor Xian hostage and established the capital in Xu County. He was afraid of Yang Biao's reputation and wanted to kill him. Man Chong was responsible for the interrogation.

Faced with the "threat" from Xun Yu and Kong Rong, Man Chong had no psychological burden and tortured and interrogated Yang Biao, causing dissatisfaction between the two.

However, after beating and scolding Cao Cao, Man Chong thought that Cao Cao should have calmed down and regretted his actions, so he persuaded Cao Cao to stop in time, saying, "The person who should be killed should have his crime made clear first. This man is famous throughout the country. If his crime is not made clear, he will lose the support of the people. I feel sorry for you."

Man Chong's move not only won the friendship of Xun Yu and Kong Rong, but also helped him to gain the favor of Cao Cao by stabbing Cao Hong, a member of Cao Cao's clan, and Yang Biao, a stalwart of the royalist faction.

In order to deal with the subsequent war with Yuan Shao and avoid losses in the rear, Cao Cao sent Man Chong to serve as the prefect of Runan to govern.

Runan is Yuan Shao's hometown. In the Battle of Xiangfan, Guan Yu flooded seven armies, captured Yu Jin, and killed Pang De, shocking the whole of China. Even Cao Ren, who was good at defense, wanted to temporarily avoid the edge.

Man Chong not only persuaded Cao Ren to defend the city to the death, but also personally drowned his own white horse to show that he would not retreat. Finally, he held out until the arrival of reinforcements, and Guan Yu was defeated.

"Soon after, Cao Xiu died of illness, and Man Chong took over the post of general and took charge of the military affairs in Yangzhou."

"When Man Chong left his post in Runan County, the soldiers and civilians were reluctant to see him go, and they followed him, bringing along the elderly and children, and no one could stop them."

"The imperial guards submitted a petition to the court, demanding that the ringleader be executed. The court issued an edict allowing Man Chong to take 1,000 of his personal soldiers with him, and the rest would not be questioned."

"In the fourth year of Taihe, Man Chong was promoted to General Zhengdong and stationed in Hefei. In the winter of that year, Sun Quan threatened to attack Hefei, and Man Chong submitted a petition to the court, requesting the mobilization of troops from Yanzhou and Yuzhou."

"After the army was assembled, the Wu army retreated, and the court ordered Man Chong to disband the troops. Man Chong believed that the enemy was pretending to retreat, and if the army was disbanded, Sun Quan would definitely take advantage of the situation and attack."

"More than ten days later, Sun Quan led his army to attack Hefei, but failed and had to retreat."

"In October of the following year, Sun Bu, a general of Sun Wu, sent people to Yangzhou to surrender, hoping that Yangzhou Governor Wang Ling would lead troops to support them."

"Wang Ling asked General Man Chong to send troops, but Man Chong thought there was a trick and disagreed."

"It so happened that the court asked Man Chong to come to the court to report on the matter. Before leaving, Man Chong instructed the garrison commander not to send troops to Wang Ling."

"Wang Ling could not get the troops sent by Man Chong, so he only sent a lieutenant general with 700 infantry and cavalry to meet Sun Bu."

"Unexpectedly, they were attacked by Sun Bu, and the generals fled, with most of the soldiers killed or wounded. At first, Man Chong and Wang Ling worked together but did not get along. Wang Ling submitted a memorial to slander Man Chong, saying that he was old and weak and that his actions were absurd, so Emperor Ming of Wei summoned Man Chong to the court."

"When Man Chong arrived in the capital, Emperor Ming of Wei saw that he was in good health and sent him back to continue his duties."

"Man Chong petitioned many times to stay in the capital, and Emperor Ming of Wei encouraged him by citing the examples of ancient famous generals Lian Po and Ma Yuan, asking him to continue to serve the court."

"In December of the sixth year of Taihe, Sun Wu's general Lu Xun led his troops to attack Lujiang County. Many people thought that they should rush to rescue it, but Man Chong believed that although Lujiang County was small, it had strong generals and elite soldiers, and could hold out for a long time."

"The enemy is marching a long distance and is isolated and deep in the territory. This is a good opportunity to encircle and annihilate them."

"Man Chong then reorganized his troops and headed for Yangyikou. When the enemy heard that the Wei army was heading east, they retreated that night."

"Sun Quan had plans to attack Hefei every year. In the first year of Qinglong, Man Chong submitted a memorial stating that the old city of Hefei was close to the water and was vulnerable to enemy attacks by water, and was far away from the Wei army's Shouchun camp, making it difficult to provide assistance. He suggested building a new city of Hefei thirty miles west of the city."

"Emperor Ming of Wei disagreed, so Man Chong submitted another memorial stating that moving the city could confuse the enemy, lure them deeper into the territory, and keep the Wu army away from the waterways, thus gaining a geographical advantage. Only then did Emperor Ming of Wei agree to build a new city in Hefei."

"In the same year, Sun Quan personally led a large army to attack, intending to surround the new city of Hefei."

"However, because the new city of Hefei was too far from the waterway, Sun Quan stayed on the water for 20 days and did not dare to get off the boat."

"Man Chong believed that although Sun Quan would not dare to attack the new city of Hefei, he would definitely disembark and go ashore to show off his military power."

"So he secretly sent 6,000 soldiers to ambush near the old city of Hefei. As expected, Sun Quan went ashore to show off his military power. Man Chong ordered the ambush troops to go out and kill hundreds of Wu soldiers."

"In May of the second year of Qinglong, Sun Quan claimed to lead an army of 100,000 and attacked the new city of Hefei again."

"Man Chong went to the rescue, recruited dozens of warriors, cut down pine branches to make torches, filled them with sesame oil, set fire to the wind, burned the enemy's siege equipment, and shot and killed Sun Quan's nephew Sun Tai. Sun Quan had no choice but to lead his army to retreat."

"In the spring of the third year of Long, Sun Quan sent thousands of soldiers and their families to Jiangbei to cultivate the land."

"In August, Man Chong saw that the crops planted by Wu's army were about to be harvested, and men, women, and children were everywhere in the fields, while their soldiers who were protecting the farms were hundreds of miles away, so he thought he could launch a surprise attack."

"So he sent the chief secretary to lead troops eastward along the Yangtze River, destroyed the enemy's garrisons, burned their grain, and then withdrew."

"The imperial court issued an edict to commend Man Chong and give all the captured supplies to the soldiers."

"In the second year of Jingchu, the court summoned Man Chong back to the capital because of his old age. In March of the following year, Man Chong was promoted to the position of Grand Commandant, one of the Three Dukes."

"Man Chong did not manage his business, and his family had no extra money. Emperor Ming of Wei issued an edict to grant Man Chong ten hectares of good land, five hundred bushels of grain, and two hundred thousand coins as a reward."

"All the fiefs before Man Chong totaled 9,600 households, and two of his descendants were granted the title of Tinghou."

"In March of the third year of the Zhengshi reign, Man Chong died and was posthumously named Marquis Jing. His son Man Wei inherited his title and served as the Imperial Guards."

Su Shi: After Cao Pi ascended the throne, Man Chong was awarded titles for his merits several times, and was promoted to Marquis of Nanxiang, and was granted the power of the imperial sword and was appointed General.

During his seven years in power, Cao Pi pacified the remaining separatist forces in the north, but his three personal expeditions to the Eastern Wu did not achieve much effect, which also resulted in Man Chong not having the opportunity to make military achievements.

In the first year of Taihe, Cao Rui succeeded to the throne and Man Chong was granted the title of Marquis of Changyi. The following year, he was appointed Governor of Yuzhou.

At this time, Cao Xiu, the supreme commander of the Cao Wei army, believed the false surrender of the Eastern Wu, and Man Chong wrote a letter to advise him.

However, before Cao Rui could react, Cao Xiu had already acted rashly and greedily. Although Jia Kui, Man Chong and others came to rescue him, Cao Xiu died in shame after the defeat. Man Chong, his former general, took over as the acting commander-in-chief of all military affairs in Yangzhou.

Hefei is the only way for the Eastern Wu to march north, and it is also a must-fight place that greatly reduces the "natural barrier of the Yangtze River".

Before Man Chong took office, Hefei had been managed by Liu Fu, Jiang Ji and Wen Hui, and had long become an insurmountable military stronghold.

What’s even more amazing is that after personally experiencing the strength of the Eastern Wu navy, Man Chong believed that the Eastern Wu was “made by the navy and destroyed by the navy”, and personally requested the demolition of Hefei City and the construction of a new city to the west of the old site, which was called “Hefei New City”. This place forced the Eastern Wu navy to give up its advantage on the water and walk 30 miles to fight the Wei army, which was the best in land warfare. (End of this chapter)