Warlords of the Three Kingdoms - Cao Cao

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Cao Cao is one of the most famous warlords of Chinese history. At the end of the Han Dynasty, this brilliant Machiavellian leader nearly conquered the entire empire but was stopped at the battle of Red Cliffs. Undaunted, he would go on to lay claim to all of northern China and found the Kingdom of Wei.

Research: John Zhu
Script: Invicta
Narration: John Zhu
Artwork: Robbie McSweeney
Editing: Invicta
Music: Dreamnote

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Cao Cao is so famous in Vietnam that we created a way of saying "I'm having diarrhea"
Is to say "I'm being chased by Cao Cao" instead, meaning you're so blindly running toward the toilet that not even bother about anything around you.
Which originally took place in The battle of Changban, where Liu Bei was so in hurry running from Cao Cao that he left his wife and son behind.

tansult
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I find it very fascinating that both Rome and China suffered crisis at roughly the same time (Rome's Crisis of the Third Century and China's Three Kingdoms).

olefredrikskjegstad
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Cao Cao wasn't adopted by the Eunuch Cao Teng, his father Cao Song was.

barbiquearea
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Absolutely love the correct pronunciation

benayakohler
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Cao Cao = *The Glorious name of a worthy OP Villain of the Historical Anime Session*

thedoruk
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Love how 80, 000 strong army in China is "only 80k".

vadeemir
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In eastern side of things, Cao Cao wasnt seen as the “Darth Vader” of chinese history but rather a rational, strict and unethical but treats his generals like his own family.

Cao Cao is more of an anti hero rather than a villain. He had his unethical side of things but he is only human, his skills greatly accommodates his imperfections

treeheet
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Out of all the great warlords of the warring states period, Cao Cao stands head and shoulders above the rest, since he led the Wei in forming China.

mrk
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One of my personal favorite warlord of the Three Kingdoms. I do admire of his brilliance on military, governance, and even the arts. Sure, he wasn’t perfect but he was good what he did. I do call Cao Cao as Julius Caesar of Three Kingdoms.

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My favorite. Clever, resourceful and talented administrator and leader.

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Cao Cao: "i would rather betray the world that have the world betray me"





By the way that line was completely apocryphal or at least taken out of context. The translation got muddied but more accurately what Cao Cao actually said was, “I would rather betray men before they betray me.” You see he said men. He didn't say all men, not even the whole world either. He just wanted himself be alerted and aware of the people surrounding him. If you betray the whole world, who will follow you? Cao Cao knew that far more better than most people.

barbiquearea
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let me show you guys one of cao's poetry, by the way he's one of my favourate character in chinese history.
Though the Tortoise Lives Long
Cao Cao

Though the tortoise blessed with magic powers lives long,
Its days have their allotted span;
Though winged serpents ride high on the mist,
They turn to dust and ashes at the last;
An old war-horse may be stabled,
Yet still it longs to gallop a thousand miles;
And a noble-hearted man though advanced in years
Never abandons his proud aspirations.
Man's span of life, whether long or short,
Depends not on Heaven alone;
One who eats well and keeps cheerful
Can live to a great old age.
And so, with joy in my heart,
I hum this song.

emilia
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My god, had George RR Martin based his franchise on the Three Kingdoms instead of the War of Roses, he wouldn't even be a quarter done with all former's betrayals and dramas. It's like the Red Wedding on steroids.

Mr.LaughingDuck
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Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde. An Able Statesman in times of peace, and a Hero of Chaos in times of war.

SeanHiruki
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I've watched the drama War of Three Kingdoms 2010, it's truly a masterpiece, i've never seen such unique character like Cao Cao, he's nature is ruthless but effective, he's always planned a evil crafty tricks and scheme yet he was able to to pacify his domains. The warlords call him a crafty villain yet Cao Cao was succesful on campaigning on his own ways. I cant say he was a good guy but he has an ambition to unite and brought peace to the realm

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Good video, though I was a little disappointed to see no mention of Cao Cao's expedition against the Wuhuan. It's one of the most interesting campaigns from the period, as he ventured beyond China's borders on a risky expedition to defeat a potential future threat. It's also probably the closest he really came to losing, as the forced marches through winter and drought-starved land nearly killed him, and did kill Guo Jia. It was so dangerous that upon returning, Cao Cao rewarded the counselors who had advised against the expedition, as only good fortune had saved him.

brettd
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I’ve always admired him and haven’t thought of him as a “villain”.

cromabu
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Cao Cao is delicious. Especially with milk

emiliofernandez
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Aww shit, I didn't realize John Zhu did work with Invicta. I needed this in my life. His ROTK Podcast is a frequent walking companion of mine.

DoctorMagoo
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Dynasty Warriors taught me the names and battles and stories, Romance of the Three Kingdoms taught me the legend, it's nice to learn more about the real history.

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