What did Cao Cao blurt out when he saw Sun Quan’s subordinate Wu Yanzheng?

Translation:

In the 18th year of Jian'an (213), Cao Cao led an army to attack Ruxukou and held a stalemate with Sun Quan for more than a month. Sun Quan surrounded Cao's army with water troops and captured more than 3,000 people. There were thousands of Cao soldiers who drowned.

Later, Sun Quan challenged him several times, but Cao Cao could not hold on. So Sun Quan personally sailed a boat into Cao Ying from Ruxukou. The generals all thought it was a challenger and were preparing to attack. Cao Cao said, "This must be Sun Quan who wants to see my army in person." He ordered the army to be in order and not to use bows and crossbows indiscriminately. Sun Quan walked five or six miles and played cheerful music on the way back. Cao Cao saw from a distance that the boat army was still in strict order, and he couldn't help but sighed: "Having a son is like Sun Zhongmou, and Liu Jingsheng's son is like a dolphin's ears!".

After Sun Quan returned, he wrote a letter to Cao Cao: "Spring is only coming, and it is wise for you to leave as soon as possible." He also attached a small note saying: "Unless you die with one step, you will not be alone." Cao Cao told everyone He said: "Sun Quan will not deceive me." So he withdrew his army and went back.

Original text:

In the eighteenth year of Emperor Xiaoxian Xin Jian'an's reign (Guisi, 213 AD)

In the spring of the first month, Cao Cao marched into Ruxukou. With 400,000 troops on foot, he defeated Sun Quan's Jiangxi camp and captured his commander-in-chief, Gong Sunyang. Quan led a group of 70,000 soldiers to guard him, and they stayed together for more than a month. When Cao Cao saw his ships and equipment being cleaned by the army, he sighed and said, "I should give birth to a son like Sun Zhongmou; like Liu Jingsheng's son, a porpoise and a dog's ears!" Quan wrote a note to Cao and said, "Spring water is the only way to make a living. It's better for you to leave quickly." Farewell paper He said: "Unless you die with one step, you will not be safe alone." Cao said to the generals: "Sun Quan will not bully an orphan." Then Che's army returned.

Extended information:

Cao Cao and Sun Quan were in a stalemate at Ruxu. Cao Cao attacked but could not break through. Seeing that Wu's army was reorganized, Sun Quan was extremely heroic and was quite envious. So he issued the praise "Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou". Later generations often use this metaphor to hope that the younger generation will be virtuous. Xin Qiji of the Song Dynasty wrote in "Nanxiangzi·Dengjingkou Beigu Pavilion You Huai": "You are young and have thousands of pockets, and the battle in the southeast has not ended. Who is the rival of the heroes in the world? Cao Liu. Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou."

Reference Information: Baidu Encyclopedia-213 years

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou