The life of the character
Cao Cao: Cao Cao was born in a eunuch family. After the Three Kingdoms, he was called Cao Can. During the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao's father Cao Song was the adopted son of eunuch Cao Teng, and Cao Teng worked for four generations of emperors, which was quite famous. When Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty was appointed, Cao Song succeeded Cao Tenghou and became a courtier of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
In his early years, Cao Cao showed his love and talent for martial arts, read widely and especially liked the art of war. He copied the strategies of various ancient art of war, and the book Wei Wu's Notes on Sun Tzu, which annotated the art of war, was handed down from generation to generation. These laid a solid foundation for his later military career.
Ma Chao: In the first year of Jian 'an (196), Ma Chao's father Ma Teng and the northwest warlord Han Sui attacked and killed each other because of some minor friction between their subordinates. Ma Chao was known as "Jian Yong" when he was young. In the battle with Marten and Han Sui, he fought with the foreign affairs department of Han Sui. The foreign affairs department attacked Ma Chao, and the spear was broken by Ma Chao. Ma Chao almost hurt Ma Chao's neck with the broken spear and killed Ma Chao. During the Sanfu Rebellion, Ma Chao led an army to attack the dock fort of Su.