Cao Chun
| Cao Chun | |
|---|---|
| General of Cao Cao | |
| Born | (Unknown) |
| Died | 210 |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 曹純 |
| Simplified Chinese | 曹纯 |
| Pinyin | Cáo Chún |
| Wade–Giles | Ts'ao Shun |
| Courtesy name | Zihe (Chinese: 子和; pinyin: Zǐhé; Wade–Giles: Tzu-h'o) |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Wei (Chinese: 威侯; pinyin: Wēi Hóu; Wade–Giles: Wei Hou) |
Cao Chun (died 210),courtesy name Zihe, was a cavalry general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He was the younger brother of Cao Ren, a better known general who also served under Cao Cao. He commanded the elite mounted force – the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry (虎豹骑) – in several campaigns against Cao Cao's rivals Yuan Tan, Tadun and Liu Bei.
Cao Chun was a younger brother of Cao Ren. When Cao Chun was thirteen, their father died and the brothers took over the family estates and several hundred servants in their employ, whom Cao Chun managed well. Being well-learned himself, Cao Chun also befriended scholars, who flocked to him.
At seventeen, Cao Chun entered the Han imperial court in Luoyang as the Attendant at the Yellow Gates (黄门侍郎, a spokesman for the emperor). In 189, Cao Chun joined his elder cousin Cao Cao's army and followed him to war against Dong Zhuo, the tyrannical warlord who held the emperor hostage.
During the siege of Nanpi against Yuan Tan in early 205, Cao Chun commanded the elite mounted force – the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. In the initial stage of the confrontation, Cao Cao's troops suffered significant losses to skirmishes by the enemy but eventually prevailed. Cao Chun's men took the head of Yuan Tan.
In the subsequent northern expedition against the Wuhuan tribe, Cao Chun's force again excelled in battle. The riders captured Tadun, chief of the Wuhuan, in the Battle of White Wolf Mountain. For his credits, Cao Chun was enfeoffed as Tinghou of Gaoling (高陵亭侯) with stipends from 300 households.
In 208, Cao Chun accompanied Cao Cao south on the campaign to take the Jingzhou. At Xiangyang, Cao Chun and his men was sent ahead to pursue the retreating force of Liu Bei. They caught Liu Bei at Changban and in the ensuing encounter, captured Liu Bei's two daughters and supplies, as well as some enemy troops.
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