Therefore, Cao Cao felt that this man was very kind to himself, so he inherited his son as a godson. Later, Cao Cao discovered Cao Zhen's ability, made him a general, and then went to fight the enemy. When he became a general, he did not live up to Cao Cao's trust. He won many battles and maintained the strength of Cao Wei.
After xelloss succeeded to the throne, Cao Zhen's opportunity came. With the death of many generals in Wei, Cao Zhen began to be taken seriously. In the third year of Huang Da's reign, he was made a general in the army and a general in charge of internal and external military affairs. At this time, Cao Zhen has been regarded as a general guarding the western part of Cao Wei, and a facade general of Wei State. When Cao Pi was alive, Cao Zhen performed more. Lead the troops to pacify the rebel Hu (Wuhuan) Coalition forces and pacify Hexi.
Another outstanding performance is going to Wu Dong. In the year of Huang San, Xelloss divided his forces and attacked three ways, while Cao Zhen, General, General Zhang He and General attacked Jiangling. Cao Zhen first defeated Xu Sheng, then repelled Zhu Gejin, and then surrounded Jiangling City. Although Zhu Ran's command was not broken for half a year, he was still unable to resist Wei Jun's attack. However, when the city was about to break down, a plague appeared in the army, and finally he had no choice but to move troops back to the DPRK and became General Zhong Jun.
Xelloss was seriously ill, so he recruited Cao Zhen, Chen Qun and Sima Yi to support him by testamentary edict. After Wei Mingdi Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, Cao Zhen was appointed Shao and promoted to general.
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Cao Zhen's Literary Image
In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in order to emphasize the fierce confrontation between Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang, Cao Zhen's success in repelling Zhuge Liang's two northern expeditions was transferred to Sima Yi, and Cao Zhen's strength was greatly weakened. In the face of Zhuge Liang's repeated battles and defeats, he was finally furious because of Zhuge Liang's letter after the failure to levy Shu.
However, in Romance, Cao Zhen also described that Zhuge Liang captured the news of Sima Yi's rebellion by alienating others, and voluntarily ceded the viceroy to Sima Yi when Sima Yi was ill, which still showed considerable intelligence and generosity. In the evaluation of Wei Yan, the general of Shu, Cao Zhen is also a figure who knows the art of war.