No one knows how talented Tu Thu is. He doesn’t have his own stories listed in the Three Kingdoms, but the word of mouth about him is not inferior to any other strategist.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Tu Thu initially accompanied Liu Bei, but because he was guilty of running away, he took the fake name Dan Phuc.
He gave Liu Bei a plan to defeat Cao Cao’s general, Cao Nhan, and attack and capture Phan Thanh.
Tu Thu thought it was a letter from his mother, so he said goodbye to Liu Bei and left.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms reports this incident before the battle of Duong Duong Trang Ban that the official history mentioned.
This incident is called the classic story `Tu Thu Quy Cao`.
However, the fact that Tu Thu did not obey Cao Cao and did not offer him any plans is true, because after going to Wei, he did not have any outstanding activities.
He knew that Pang Thong had devised a series of plans to trick Cao Cao, but he remembered his promise to Liu Bei and did not reveal it to Cao Cao. Instead, he followed the plan Pang Thong presented and pretended to ask Cao Cao to let him return to the North.
According to historical data, in 208, Cao Cao brought a large army to attack Kinh Chau.
Since coming to Cao, Tu Thu did not make any significant contributions to the Cao family.
When Zhuge Liang led the Northern army to attack Cao Wei, hearing that Tu Thu was still serving the Cao Wei government, he lamented the fact that Wei had too many talented people while Shu had too few.
After that, Tu Thu fell ill and died, the year is unknown.
Tu Thu, whose real name is Nguyen Truc, is from Dinh Xuyen district.
In history, there are no military records about Tu Thu, but he was able to make friends with Zhuge Liang, proving that he was not a lost husband.