Why is Xiahou Dun called the "parallel import general of Cao Wei"?

The person who has never won any battles in his life and is relatively incompetent, but is also named the God of War is Xiahou Dun. The origin of Xiahou Dun’s appearance as the God of War lies in the rendering of him by ancient literati and poets. On the one hand, Cao Cao's camp was originally a camp similar to villains in the article, and Xiahou Dun's one-eyed appearance is closer to the image of a vicious person in people's imagination, so after people's repeated renderings, it was finally With the image of Xiahou Dun as a powerful warrior.

Why is Xiahou Dun called the "parallel import general of Cao Wei"?

1. Although Xiahou Dun was powerful, he was defeated many times.

It is said that when Xiahou Dun was fourteen years old, someone insulted his teacher. Xiahou Dun's early performance was pretty good. In the early stage, whether it was the Eighteen Princes' crusade against Dong Zhuo or Cao Cao, or the destruction of Yanzhou Yellow Turban Army, Xiahou Dun performed well. At least it can be proved that Xiahou Dun's military force is indeed first-rate in the Three Kingdoms. But marching to fight a war does not rely solely on force, it requires more military art and strategy.

Obviously Xiahou Dun's strategy was mediocre, and Xiahou Dun preferred to read the art of war. It is said that he often brought books to read when leading troops in battles. Perhaps it was because of his lack of talent that Xiahou Dun suffered many defeats in his life. When Cao Cao went to attack Tao Qian, he asked Xiahou Dun, Xun Yu and others to guard Yanzhou. However, Chen Gong and Lu Buli cooperated with foreign forces to seize Yanzhou directly, and Xiahou Dun was shot blind in one eye. Hou Caoca sent him to rescue Liu Bei, but he was defeated by Gao Shun. When Cao Cao conquered Liu Biao in the south, Liu Bei was defeated. Xiahou Dun ignored Li Dian's advice and insisted on chasing Liu Bei. He was ambushed by Liu Bei and almost lost his life. Fortunately, Li Dian arrived in time.

2. He suffered many defeats, but was repeatedly rewarded.

Xiahou Dun's defeats did not stop there, but Xiahou Dun was repeatedly rewarded by Cao Cao. Cao Pi also valued him very much after Cao Cao's death. Later generations have relatively good evaluations of Xiahou Dun. Although Xiahou Dun was not good at fighting, he had good governance skills and was loyal. Xiahou Dun was very talented in governance. He was good at farming and encouraged farming. Xiahou Dun was an honest man and never made friends with others in Cao's camp.

And Xiahou Dun was the most loyal supporter of the Cao family. At that time, Cao Cao wanted to make Xiahou Dun a general of the Han Dynasty, but Xiahou Dun refused, saying that he was only loyal to Cao Cao and only wanted to be Cao Cao's general. It is precisely because of this that after Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi made Xiahou Dun the general.

Why is Xiahou Dun, who has such a disastrous record, still called the number one general of Cao Wei?

Xiahou Dun had no achievements worth showing off in his life, but he became Cao Cao's number one general by virtue of his loyalty and connections.

If you look at his personal record, it is difficult for Xiahou Dun to be ranked among the first-class warriors. He has not fought many good battles in his life, and he has basically been defeated by others. He relied on Cao Cao's trust in him, so he became the number one general in Cao Wei. The two brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan have known Cao Cao for a long time. When Cao Cao participated in the war for the first time, the two brothers followed Cao Cao. From then on, the fate of Cao Cao and their two brothers was tightly tied together, whether they lived or died. Always on the same front.

Xiahou Dun had seen Cao Cao's heroic spirit in defeating Lu Bu and defeating Yuan Shao. Xiahou Dun also witnessed Cao Cao's dejected look after his defeat in the Battle of Chibi. Cao Cao already regarded Xiahou Dun as the person closest to him. He gave Xiahou Dun the most elite tiger and leopard spirit around him to take charge, which already made it clear that Xiahou Dun was in Cao Cao's camp. position among them.

Xiahou Dun accompanied Cao Cao to the peak of his life, and also accompanied Cao Cao through the trough of his life. He is the person who knows Cao Cao's character best. At the same time, Cao Cao also knows Xiahou Dun's character very well. After Cao Cao's death, the issue of the military power of the Wei regime is a concern for Cao Cao. Cao Cao has many generals who are good at fighting and they have made great contributions to Cao Cao. , if this issue is not properly arranged, it is likely to cause internal conflicts.

After comprehensive consideration, Cao Cao must choose someone who is extremely loyal to her, and must choose someone who can be responsible for the Cao Wei regime for a lifetime. This person is Xiahou Dun. Xiahou Dun and Cao Cao are somewhat related. They are royal relatives in the Cao Wei regime. Cao Cao finally handed over the military power to his own people.

When considering who can control the military power of Cao Wei's regime, loyalty is particularly important and is placed in the first place. Xiahou Dun lived up to expectations and smoothly transferred military power to Cao Pi.