Chapter 674: Li Dian and Man Chong: Cao Ren is captured, are we just freebies included in the deal?

As more and more soldiers surrendered.

Ju Shou's face turned deathly pale.

At this moment, the only force that remained relatively intact was perhaps the tens of thousands of Cao troops under Cao Ren's command.

I really must clear Cao Cao's name here.

But definitely not for the matter of slaughtering cities.

As everyone knows.

Cao Cao was highly guarded against generals of other surnames under his command.

For example, the Five Elite Generals, as well as numerous other generals of different surnames.

Among this group, the only ones who truly served as commanders of large army groups during Cao Cao's era were Yu Jin and Zhang Liao.

But even that was only under special circumstances that they were temporarily appointed as commanders of large army groups.

There was an unspoken rule in the Cao camp.

Only clan generals from the Cao and Xia Hou families could hold the position of commander of a large army group.

Especially during the eras of Cao Cao and Cao Pi.

This unspoken rule was silently enforced throughout.

Looking at the clan generals of the Cao camp.

Such as Cao Ren, Xia Hou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Xia Hou Shang, Xia Hou Mao, Xia Hou Ru, Xia Hou Xuan, and others.

All had successively served as commanders of large army groups.

Among these people, some had great talent.

Others are better left unmentioned.

Especially the last three; they were simply fighter jets among straw-filled bags.

However.

Precisely because they were clan talents of the Cao and Xia Hou families, they had the opportunity to become commanders of large army groups in the Cao camp.

Looking at the others.

Apart from Zhang Liao during the White Wolf Mountain period and Yu Jin during the Battle of Xiangfan.

For the remaining talents of other surnames, at least during the eras of Cao Cao and Cao Pi, there were no combat records of them becoming commanders of large army groups.

Even during the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford.

The number of troops commanded by Zhang Liao could not be called a large army group by any stretch.

Furthermore, he had Le Jin and Li Dian by his side.

This situation did not change until the era of Cao Rui.

Sima Yi, driven by the accumulated power of the aristocratic groups behind him.

Succeeded the deceased Xia Hou Shang to become the commander of the large army group on the Xiangfan front.

Since then. ===== CHAPTER 675 =====