He was a famous soldier in the early Song Dynasty. In fact, there were many famous soldiers in the Song Dynasty. However, he has a long-standing reputation and the highest reputation. In the Song Dynasty, he was known as "the first good general in this dynasty", which attracted great attention. Later generations also praised him, and his reputation has never waned. Then, what are the remarkable achievements and military achievements of this famous general that deserve people's admiration? Recently, some scholars, after investigating Cao Bin's life record, think that he is actually very mediocre in military affairs, but he is a mediocre man with a great reputation. What's the matter? What is the reason? Cao Bin's word Guohua is the true name of Cao Bin, and it is the true name of Lingshou (now Hebei). Father Cao Yun, who knows all about military forces and envoys in order to become a German army, can be described as a family member. It is said that when he was one year old, his parents put a cloth with all kinds of toys on the bed mat and watched what he took. He took the weapon in his left hand, the bean for sacrifice in his right hand, and then he grabbed an official seal and didn't look at anything else. People were quite surprised. > In the later Han Dynasty, he became a general of the German army when he was in charge, and in the latter week, he made up for the official, moved to the middle of the river, and went out to be the supervisor of Jinzhou military forces. In the Song Dynasty, he moved the guest to the province, changed General Zuo SHEN WOO with the meritorious military service, and Russia served as a council member. During the Taizong and Taizong dynasties, he fought bravely, leveled Shu, attacked Taiyuan, conquered the south of the Yangtze River, levied the Northern Han Dynasty, fought the Khitan, and fought in the south and the North, which made great contributions to the reunification of the Northern Song Dynasty. He won the favor of the monarch, the official to the Tang Dynasty, the proofreader Qiu, the loyal military forces, and the peace chapter. > In the second year of Xianping (999), he died at the age of sixty-nine. He was given a written order to posthumously seal the king of Jiyang County and pay tribute to Wu Hui. He was the first military minister in the Song Dynasty to mourn the whole country after his death. He also gave his wife, Mrs. Gao's Korean wife, more than 10 relatives, guests and parents, and enjoyed the Taizu Temple with the famous Zhao Pu. It can be described as honor and death, and it has a prominent position. > Ouyang Xiu's Record of Returning to the Field praised: "Cao Wuhui and Wang Bin, a great national star, have unparalleled achievements. Li You's Facts of the Song Dynasty, Li Dao's A Long Edition of Continuing Capital Management as a Mirror and Li Zongkai's Cao Bin's Behavior all praised Cao Bin: "He was called the first because he kept his fame, obeyed the law and was a good soldier in modern times." Luo Dajing's "He Lin Yu Lu" said: "The only Zhao Chongguo in the Han Dynasty, the only Wang Zhongsi in the Tang Dynasty, and the only Cao Bin in the current dynasty have three generations of generals. "Song people about praise, too numerous to mention. Later generations also praised him and enjoyed a long reputation. > In 1980s, after carefully examining Cao Bin's life and achievements, Zhang Qifan, a scholar, thought that he was actually very mediocre in military affairs, but he was famous as a mediocre general, and made an in-depth analysis of the reasons for this phenomenon in the Song Dynasty. > Throughout his life, Cao Bin participated in military activities mainly for four times: > The first time was the battle of Shu after the pacification from October of the second year of Gande (964) to the first month of the following year. Cao Bin, with a council secretary as the supervisor, entered Shu with the Guang Liu Rebel Army. Under the forbidden constraint of Cao Bin, this army is disciplined, and Qiu has committed no crime, which is praised. However, in the days when Shu was pacified and stayed in Chengdu, the generals competed for merit and plundered, and the people were still greatly disturbed. After the war, there was a saying that "I am honest and fearful, and I do not live up to your majesty as an envoy, but Cao Bin is the only one.". "So he was specially rewarded by the imperial court and promoted to be the ambassador of Xuanhui South Hospital, ranking among the generals. However, he was not the commander-in-chief in this war, and the post-Shu political corruption made him vulnerable. He did not experience fierce fighting, and he did not see any tricks of Cao Bin. In a word, there is nothing to boast about in this campaign, which makes him a famous soldier. > The second time was the battle to pacify Jiangnan from the first month of the seventh year of Kaibao (974) to November of the following year. This time, Cao Bin, as commander in chief, led the army down the Yangtze River. When the capital Jinling (now Nanjing) was surrounded, Cao Bin said that he was ill, and the generals came to greet him. They also proposed that no one should be killed on the day of the city's destruction, so as to restrain the soldiers, prohibit looting, and the generals promised to save the rich Jiangnan and the capital Jinling from war. At the time of moving troops, Cao Bin only had books and clothes in the boat, which was praised by people. Offer prisoners to Kaifeng, and the official will be promoted to a Tang dynasty. Pacify Jiangnan is the most proud battle of Cao Bin's life. However, this battle is based on the strong against the weak. At the time of the decline of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Cao Bin led a hundred thousand troops, but it took more than a year to pacify Jiangnan, especially the siege of Jinling, the capital, for nearly ten months before it was broken. It can be said that the army was lax and tolerated too much, which led to a protracted war, wasting people and money, and the coach was hard to blame. > The third time was the battle to pacify the Northern Han Dynasty from January to May in the fourth year of Taiping and Xingguo (979). At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Cao Bin once led the army to fight the Northern Han Dynasty several times under his command, and achieved some small victories. In the second year of Kaibao (969), Taizu attacked Taiyuan and was defeated. This time, he went out with Emperor Taizong. Although he destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, Cao Bin didn't command the battle in it, and naturally there was no strategy or record. Then Taizong took advantage of the Northern Expedition, and as a result, he was defeated by the Liao army Gaolianghe in World War I. > The fourth time was the northern expedition to attack Liao from January to July in the third year of Yongxi (986). In this battle, Cao Bin commanded about 200,000 troops as the main force of the East Road, leaving Xiongzhou (now Xiongxian, Hebei Province) and heading for Nanjing, Liaoning (Youzhou, now Beijing). The start was quite smooth, and Cao Bin led the army to quickly capture Qigou Pass (now Hebei) and Zhuozhou (now Hebei). In March, he was locked in a stalemate with the Liao army in the north of Zhuoshui. After more than ten days, he had to give up the land he had captured before and return to Xiongzhou for food. When Taizong learned the news, he thought that the command had made a mistake, which led him to gather with the army of Mi Xin, the deputy commander of the East Route Army, to save his strength and wait for the fighter plane. At this time, the West Route Army and China Route Army reported good news frequently. In order to win back the face of the main force of the Northern Expedition, the East Route Army once again headed for Zhuozhou. Due to the continuous sneak attack by the Liao army, Cao Bin ordered the troops to March in a phalanx, digging trenches on both sides while marching to prevent the enemy from riding. However, this made the soldiers exhausted, and it took more than 20 days to walk from Xiongzhou to Zhuozhou for more than a hundred miles. When the army arrived in Zhuozhou, it found that the Liao army had been lying in ambush in the northeast of Zhuozhou. Cao Bin hurriedly decided to retreat, and the elite of the Liao army began to pursue it with all their might. > In May, the main forces of Song and Liao fought fiercely in Qigou Pass. Song Jun was gradually surrounded by the Liao army, and Song Jun had to defend himself with grain wagons, thus closing the door and beating dogs. Cao Bin and Mi Xin took advantage of the night to break through and cross the Juma River, when they were attacked by the Liao army, the drowning people could not be counted. Cao Bin led his troops to Yizhou (now Yixian County, Hebei Province) and settled in Shahe River. I heard that the pursuer was coming again, and Song Jun was as frightened as a bird, fighting for the Shahe River, and more than half of the dead, so the river stopped flowing. Residual Song Jun fled to Levin (now Hebei), and was caught up by the Liao army. A burst of slashing killed tens of thousands of people, and the discarded armor was as high as a hill. At this point, Song Jun's main force suffered heavy casualties and lost more than 100,000 people, which led to the collapse of the whole line and ended in a fiasco. This defeat greatly weakened the border defense in the northern part of the Song Dynasty, and the Liao army went south and the river shook. It was argued that the defeat of the Northern Expedition was so tragic, which was mainly caused by the general's neglect of strategy and poor command, among which Cao Bin's incompetence was the most obvious, and he was really a mediocre general. > In a word, Cao Bin, as a general, has no command ability, no strategic plan, and no outstanding record. He often has poor command and no plan to deal with the enemy. At most, he is a cautious, defensive and benevolent general. > So, what makes the general famous? First, Cao Bin is commendable. Honest and frugal, while other generals gathered together, he lived in a humble house, never cultivated, dressed in plain robes and content with frugality. I was sent to wuyue without a gift, but I had to accept it later, but I handed it over to the court. It is very rare to live in the DPRK and often help the people. Generous and humble, broad-minded, happy and invisible. Be friendly to colleagues and subordinates, be polite to petty officials, treat people with kindness, don't talk too much, don't remember people's suspicions, don't be proud of wealth, only be humble, and often help others in times of danger. I am eager to study and study. Every time I go out to war, I often bring back a large number of books. I am diligent in seeking knowledge, and my knowledge is broadened. I can talk with the courtiers all day long, and I often sigh. These qualities and self-restraint are the important foundation for his fame. > Secondly, Cao Bin's descendants have always occupied a prominent position in the four dynasties: the True Sect, the Renzong Sect, the English Sect and the Shenzong Sect. His daughter was a true Sect concubine, and his granddaughter was elected as the Empress Renzong, while the Empress Dowager was the Empress Dowager in Yingzong. Shenzong acceded to the throne and was honored as the Empress Dowager. His eldest son, the official to Heyang, is the same as Pingzhang. There are many other people who have served as our time, slaughtered and even sealed the king, and their family fame has been flourishing in the Northern Song Dynasty. In this case, the average scholar-bureaucrat naturally praised many lines. In the official history books at that time, it was even more generous. It is conceivable that Cao Bin's reputation has risen and enjoyed a long-standing reputation. > Third, the respect of the court. The imperial general's policy of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is to seek his loyalty instead of being good at fighting, so as to consolidate Zhao's country. On the contrary, we often suspect and guard against the generals who are good at fighting and talented, so as to try our best to reduce the threat to the supreme ruler. Therefore, it became the ancestral family law of the Da Song Dynasty to respect the martial arts, suppress the status of military commanders, use generals but seek loyalty and obedience, and not seek courage and resourcefulness. Cao Bin, on the other hand, is faithful and prudent, which is exactly what the rulers value most. He is the first good soldier in the Song Dynasty, and as a model for military officials, it is completely in line with the wishes of the highest authorities. Therefore, a mediocre man like Cao Bin will be famous for a long time, which reflects the fashion of the times and is the product of that era. > We can see that Di Qing of the Northern Song Dynasty, who can really be called a great star in the Song Dynasty, died of suspicion; Yue Fei in the Southern Song Dynasty was framed and killed; Yu Jie in the Southern Song Dynasty was suspected of sudden death ... The famous soldiers almost didn't come to a good end, which is the irrefutable evidence that the rulers of the Song Dynasty can't tolerate the famous soldiers. As a result, it will inevitably lead to the failure of military and political affairs, the lack of military strength, and the weak accumulation of force, and the repeated defeats. The Song Dynasty was unified from the country to the Southern Song Dynasty, and was finally wiped out by the Mongolian army. This is also called the consequences. > The above is mainly what Mr. Zhang Qifan said, but it is also well-founded and reasonable. However, Cao Bin's long-standing reputation is mainly in praising his serious military discipline and not killing innocent people, especially the battle of Jiangnan, which saved the city and the people from war looting. It is still worthy of praise anyway. In this respect, he is also a good soldier, isn't he?