Throughout the entire Three Kingdoms period, Xiahou Dun, this old brother, is basically known for never winning battles, yet his promotions never ceased; he rose after each defeat. Why?
The reason is simple; he was a loyal kin left by Cao Cao as ballast.
Also part of the Cao Family, the Xiahou Family served as a fallback, and thus they had to be heavily employed; whether they lost a few battles was really unimportant.
Xiahou Dun is this way, and so is Chen Xiaohu.
Chen Xiaohu's status in the whole Huangzhou Prefecture could be considered second only to Chen Jie, regardless of whether those military commanders or that Prime Minister Hu Weiyong in governance.
Everyone needed to be regulated by this Tiger General.
Therefore, after Chen Jie left, the base camp had to be guarded by Chen Xiaohu. Chen Jie wasn't sure about much else, but he could ensure one thing: if trouble really arose, Chen Xiaohu would protect his family with his life.
