Compared with Li Clan, Cao Clan is very average. Cao Cao is good, but it can only be said to be good.
For Emperor Zhilin, one Cao Cao is not enough. Compared with the many talents of the Li clan, especially people like Li Shimin, they are still far behind.
Moreover, although everyone is of the same generation, in fact, even if they are of the same generation, the age may be very different. Cao Cao's age is almost catching up with their father's generation.
In the past few years, outstanding disciples from each family have traveled across the sea to show their magical powers. During the past few years of war, the outstanding disciples of each family have naturally demonstrated their military abilities first.
To say that Cao Cao's military ability is poor is definitely an injustice to him. But to say how extreme his military ability can be, it seems to be exalting him again!
The campaigns against the Central Plains warlords in the south, the destruction of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, the defeat of Yuan Shao in Guandu, and the campaign against Wuhuan in the north were all highlights.
Cao Wei became the strongest force among the Three Kingdoms in one fell swoop, which is definitely inseparable from Cao Cao's ability.
However, Cao Cao won many battles in his life, but he also suffered countless defeats.
In the first year of Chuping, Cao Cao VS Xu Rong was defeated in the Battle of Bianshui.
When he arrived at Bianshui in Xingyang, he met Zhuo General Xu Rong. The battle was unfavorable and the soldiers suffered many casualties. --"Three Kingdoms: Chronicle of Emperor Wu"
In the third year of Chuping, the Battle of Qingzhou, Cao Cao VS Qingzhou Yellow Turban, failed in the early stage.
Taizu sent more than a thousand men on foot and cavalry to the bandit camp, but the battle was unfavorable and hundreds of people died, so they were led back. --"Book of Wei"
In the first year of Xingping, the Battle of Puyang, Cao Cao VS Lu Bu, failed in the early stage.
In the second year of Xingping, Cao Cao VS Yuan Shu's party and was defeated.
At the end of Xingping, Yuan Shu's party attacked Taizu. Taizu went out and was chased by the bandits. He walked into the Qin family and Bonan opened the door to accept him. --"Wei Lue"
In the second year of Jian'an, in the Battle of Wancheng, Cao Cao VS Zhang Xiu was defeated, and Dian Wei Cao Ang died in the battle.
In the eighth year of Jian'an, in the Battle of Yecheng, Cao Cao VS Yuan Shang failed in the first battle.
Cao Cao's army advanced, but Shang counterattacked and broke Cao Cao's army. Cao Cao's army returned the favor. --"Book of the Later Han·Biography of Yuan Shao"
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao VS Liu Bei and Zhou Yu were defeated in the Battle of Chibi.
In the 16th year of Jian'an, the Battle of Tongguan (first phase), Cao Cao VS Ma Chao, failed.
In the eighteenth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao VS Gan Ning was defeated in the Battle of Ruxu.
In the 20th year of Jian'an, in the Battle of Yangpingguan, Cao Cao VS Zhang Wei lost in the early stage.
In the seventh month of autumn, the Duke arrived at Yangping. Zhang Lu sent his younger brother Wei and general Yang Ang to occupy Yangping Pass and build a city across the mountain for more than ten miles. They could not take it out, so they led the army back. --"Three Kingdoms: Chronicle of Emperor Wu"
In the 22nd year of Jian'an, Cao Cao VS Lu Meng was defeated in the Battle of Ruxu.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao VS Liu Bei was defeated in the Battle of Hanzhong.
Cao Cao can become the largest force in the Three Kingdoms. His military capabilities are indeed among the best in the same era, but he is far from the top, and it is far from being as good as Bai Han Wei Huo as some people say. In comparison.
Which one of Bai Han, Wei Huo and others was not an undefeated general who won every battle in his life? How could he have suffered so many defeats in his life like Cao Cao?
As for the final Dugu clan, he couldn't even produce a decent junior!
Of course, this does not mean that the Dugu clan is really just waiting to die. It really means that there is really no character left.
However, it depends on how you compare!
The above Cao Cao is the most typical example. In the independent Three Kingdoms era, he was the strongest among the strongest. But in the context of the whole history, let’s go back a little bit!
In Di Zhilin's eyes, Li Shimin was qualified to treat him seriously, while Cao Cao was relatively uninterested. As for those ordinary heaven-level figures, are they qualified enough for Emperor Zhilin to regard him as his enemy?
A wolf is a giant to a sheep, but what is it to a dragon above the nine heavens?
All forces in Daxia have begun to prepare silently. Once the time comes, it will be time for them to fight swords against swords and guns against guns.
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Xirong.
In the hearts of most Xirong people, I believe that in their inherent impression, the Holy See has been peaceful for too many years.
Indeed, among Xirong, the Holy See has maintained a transcendent status for too many years, and many people do not dare to challenge the Holy See's status even if they are unwilling to do so.
It is precisely because of this that over the years, the Holy See's largest operations were not carried out by Xirong itself, but by the seven dynasties of the Central Plains.
However, the Holy See has discovered missionary minions time and time again. Whether it is direct military conquest by sending troops, or subtle cultural export, they have all been cut off by the Central Plains Dynasty forces as soon as they showed their buds.
In the worst case, even their Pope died.
The Holy See, which had been quiet for so many years, finally made their own voice heard in the land of Xirong.
Unfortunately, this time the voice of the Holy See did not seem to work satisfactorily.
Alexander the Great marched south and conquered several small countries in succession, but after all, he had a good father, and many people in the Holy See could only watch. Before they crossed their bottom line, they had to be afraid of Zeus.
However, Persia and Rome also began to embark on the road of expansion, which made the Holy See very angry.
Even if Beidi was divided, it was not divided to the extent of Xirong. Except for a few large countries, the rest were small countries one after another.
And all of this is the result of intentional control by the Holy See.
If this is the country of Xirong, and each of them can bring out the power of the four major forces of Beidi, will the kings of Xirong still be used to the Holy See?
Think about what happened to Odin's group after they surrendered to Beidi? Just because they habitually showed their usual arrogance in front of Murong Yuan and were unwilling to lower their noble heads to Murong Yuan, Murong Yuan led tens of thousands of cavalry to chase them all over the grassland, even a celestial being. The warriors were all killed by these large-scale cavalry charges.
The Holy See of Xirong indeed has an endless supply of masters who have become their biggest support. However, another powerful weapon of Xirong, even the most powerful weapon, is the group of armed forces in the hands of the Temple of Judgment, which are the knights of the Holy See.
However, the land directly controlled by the Holy See is limited, and all their resources are donated to the Holy See by the large and small kingdoms of Xirong.
Without enough land under direct control, the knightly armies of the Holy See component would still be rootless water. It is precisely because of this that the number must be limited. A hundred thousand knights is definitely not too small, but it is not too much in front of those dynasties or the four major forces in Beidi.
Although this army is the strongest army in Xirong, it is impossible to rule the entire Xirong with these 100,000 people.
It is precisely because of this that the Holy See wants to control the size of the kingdoms of Xirong. If the scale of these kingdoms is strong enough, then the rule of their Holy See will be unstable.
(End of chapter)
