Command
Command verb - To ask for (something) earnestly or with authority.
Usage example: an act of courage that commands the admiration of all who witnessed it
Dun
Dun verb - Make a dun color.
Both words in one sentence
- Wei: While Xiahou Dun performed well under Cao Cao's direct command, when he was placed in command of an army he led his forces into an ambush by Liu Bei.
- That said, when Xiahou Dun was placed in command of 28 armies following a major battle at Ruxu between Cao Cao and Sun Quan, he performed excellently as his greatest skills were related to logistics.
- Xiahou Dun's son Xiahou Mao was put in charge of the western forces following Xiahou Yuan's death and Cao Zhang's enforced retirement, but he proved to have personality flaws that made him unsuitable for high command.
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