romance of the three kingdoms 13 child rearing

He was also enfeoffed as the Marquis of Gao'an District ( 高安鄉侯). Xiahou Dun was appointed as the Administrator ( 太守) of Chenliu (陳留 around present-day Kaifeng, Henan) and Jiyin (濟陰 near present-day Dingtao County, Shandong) commanderies, and held the rank of General Who Builds Martial Might ( 建武將軍). Cao Cao seized back his territories in Yan Province previously lost to Lü Bu. Lü Bu was besieged by Cao Cao in Puyang for over 100 days and he eventually abandoned the city when a famine broke out. Xiahou Dun hated this nickname and he would throw a mirror to the ground whenever he saw his own reflection. After the loss of his left eye, he was given the nickname 'One-eyed Xiahou' ( 盲夏侯) in Cao Cao's army. Xiahou Dun participated in the battles against Lü Bu, and was hit in the left eye by a stray arrow during a skirmish. When Cao Cao learnt of the rebellion, he withdrew his army from Xu Province and returned to Yan Province to attack Lü Bu. The hostage-takers kowtowed and begged for their lives, 'We only want to obtain some money for our use and we'll leave after that.' Han Hao reprimanded them sternly and had them all executed. I've to follow it.' Han Hao then ordered his men to attack the hostage-takers, who were shocked by his response and immediately gave up.

He then headed towards Xiahou Dun's tent and shouted at the hostage-takers, 'You murderous traitors, how dare you take the commander hostage! Do you still expect to live? I've received orders to attack the enemy, so I won't let you have your way just for the sake of one officer.' With tears in his eyes, he told Xiahou Dun, 'This is the law. The situation in the other camps became stable. Xiahou Dun's subordinate, Han Hao, led his men to outside Xiahou's camp, where he gave orders for the other officers to remain in their respective camps and not make any moves. Xiahou Dun's troops became fearful and confused when they heard that their commander had been taken hostage. Lü Bu later sent his men to pretend to surrender to Xiahou Dun, who fell for the ruse and was taken hostage by the enemy in his own camp. Lü Bu withdrew his forces and took advantage of Xiahou Dun's absence to conquer Puyang and capture much of Xiahou's supplies and equipment. He encountered Lü Bu's army on the way and engaged the enemy in battle. At that time, Cao Cao's family members were in Juancheng County, so Xiahou Dun led a lightly armed force towards Juancheng to fetch them.

While Cao Cao was away in Xu Province, his subordinates Zhang Miao and Chen Gong rebelled in Yan Province and defected to another warlord Lü Bu. Xiahou Dun was left behind to defend Puyang, one of Cao Cao's key strongholds in Yan Province. In 193, Cao Cao left his base in Yan Province on a campaign against Tao Qian, the Governor of Xu Province, whom he held responsible for the murder of his father Cao Song. He was later promoted to Colonel Who Breaks and Charges ( 折衝校尉) and was appointed as the Administrator ( 太守) of Dong Commandery (東郡 the areas around present-day Puyang, Henan and Liaocheng, Shandong). When Cao Cao was appointed as acting General of Uplifting Martial Might ( 奮武將軍) by the Han imperial court, Xiahou Dun was commissioned as a Major ( 司馬) and was ordered to garrison at Boma (白馬 near present-day Hua County, Henan). In 190, when Cao Cao was raising an army to participate in the campaign against Dong Zhuo, Xiahou Dun became an officer under Cao and fought in many battles. He was notorious for his fiery personality as he once killed a man who insulted his teacher when he was just 13 years old. He was a descendant of Xiahou Ying, who served under the Han dynasty's founding emperor, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao). Xiahou Dun was from Qiao County ( 譙縣), Pei State ( 沛國), which is on present-day Bozhou, Anhui.

Romance of the three kingdoms 13 child rearing