The Five Sons of Liang were the five generals under Cao Cao. Look at the name to know that it is the world's famous general, otherwise there would be no name. When Cao Cao was on an expedition to the world, these five people made great contributions to Cao Cao, and all of them were full of battle achievements. Of course, although they are all famous players, the specific situation and ability are completely different. Today we look at the general situation of the five sons of liang, three of the five people are from the descending general, but the most capable general was forced to die by Sima Yi.
The statement of the five sons of liangjun is also made up by modern people, and when Cao Cao was alive, there was no "five sons of liangjun". This is similar to the "Five Tiger Generals" of the Shu Han. They were all compiled by later generations according to historical records. The reason why they are called the Five Sons of Liangjun is because Chen Shou put these five people together when he wrote the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, and the book also records that "Taizu Jianzi martial arts, and the good general of the time, the five sons are first." According to this sentence, these five people are called the five sons and good generals.
The Five Sons of Liang refer to the former general Zhang Liao, the right general Le Jin, the left general Yu Ban, the right general Xu Huang, and the cheqi general Zhang Gao. These five people have great merit, but the specific performance is different, and the ending is completely different. Some died well, while others died in humiliation. Let's first look at the general situation of these five people.
Former general Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao was born in Yanmen County, and looking at this name, he knew that it was a border area. Zhang Liao initially followed Ding Yuan, and was later assigned by the general He Jin to recruit troops. However, after the recruiters returned, they found that He Jin had been killed by the eunuchs, and then Dong Zhuo entered the palace and kidnapped the emperor. Zhang Liao, like He Jin's other troops, thus became Dong Zhuo's subordinate. After Dong Zhuo was killed by Wang Yun and Lü Bu, Zhang Liao became Lü Bu's subordinate again. Judging from Zhang Liao's experience, it can be found that Zhang Liao, like many people at that time, often changed masters, and this phenomenon was very common at that time. However, although Zhang Liao was a subordinate of Lü Bu, because his troops were recruited by himself, they were very loyal to him, which is why the independence of Zhang Liao's troops was very high. It was a bit out of place with Lü Bu's other units. After Lü Bu was killed in Xia Pi, Zhang Liao led his troops to surrender to Cao Cao.
After Zhang Liao surrendered to Cao Cao, he basically swept through the entire north. Later, Zhang Liao participated in the Battle of Guandu, attacked the cities of Yuan Shao's sons, and also expeditioned to Wuhuan. The most classic case of Zhang Liao is to keep Hefei. When Zhang Liao was in Hefei, Sun Quan sent an army of 100,000 to attack Hefei. As a result, Zhang Liao sent 800 men to attack Sun Quan, causing Sun Quan to lose his armor and armor. The history books record that "Sun Quan led 100,000 people to besiege Hefei, Liao recruited 800 of his daredevils, Dengfeng fell into battle, and broke the throne" When Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he was a knight of zhang liao, but Zhang Liao died of illness in 222.
Throughout Zhang Liao's life, his main feature on the battlefield was his bravery in battle. Cao Pi himself said, "This is also the ancient summoning of the tiger." To put it bluntly, he is a fierce general who is similar to Zhang Fei, but he is not a qualified handsome talent. In any case, he is also a good death.
Right General Lejin. Compared with Zhang Liao, Lejin's history is relatively simple, he just appeared in the mix with Cao Cao, and has never changed his master from beginning to end. Compared with the others in the Five Sons, Lejin has a very significant feature, that is, he is relatively short. The history books say that he was "short-looking." A short person can become a famous general in the world, which shows that Lejin's efforts are definitely not less than others.
After LeJin followed Cao Cao, it can be said that he basically participated in all the big and small battles during Cao Cao's period. Fighting Lü Bu, expeditions to Zhang Xiu, capturing Pi, besieging Xiao Pei, the Battle of Guandu, pingyuan Tan Yuan Shang brothers, attacking Jingzhou, zhan guanyu, etc., it can be said that Lejin's combat experience is still very rich.
For Lejin, Cao Cao's evaluation of him was "both strong and strong, strategic and well-prepared, loyal and loyal, observant and righteous, every time he attacks in battle, he is often the governor, he is strong and strong, he is not strong, he is self-supporting, and his hands are tireless." He also dispatched a farewell expedition, commanded the division and brigade, and took care of the people and peace, and was ordered not to commit a crime, and when the enemy made a decision, there was a loss. On the use of merit and discipline, it is advisable to show favor to each other. "Translated into the present, it means to be more loyal to oneself and have strong combat effectiveness." He and Zhang Liao are similar, and they are also the type of fierce generals. However, what he was better than Zhang Liao was that he had never followed anyone else, so Cao Cao still trusted him very much.
General Zuo is forbidden. Yu Ban initially followed Cao Cao's friend Bao Xin, who followed Cao Cao after bao Xin's death. Although he was not with Cao Cao at first, he was also Cao Cao's own person. After all, he was Bao Xin's man, and Bao Xin and Cao Cao had a good relationship. After Yu Ban followed Cao Cao, the situation was similar to that of other generals, and it was also the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, and basically participated in large and small battles. When Cao Cao was proclaimed King of Wei, Yu Ban was given the title of General of the Left, falsely jieqi. He was the only general in Cao Cao's army who had a false knot, which showed that Cao Cao's recognition of prohibition was extraordinary.
The most prominent feature of Yu Ban on the battlefield is that he administers the army strictly. In the administration of the army, he killed his friends who violated military discipline, and often used military law to deal with those who violated military discipline. Not only that, but even Cao Cao's very conniving Qingzhou soldiers were attacked by Yu Ban. Therefore, Cao Cao said that he was "better than the famous generals of ancient times".
However, the final fate of Yu Ban is still relatively tragic. When Guan Yu besieged Fancheng, Fancheng was besieged and forbidden to surrender to Guan Yu. Judging from the situation at that time, it was normal for Yu Ban to surrender. After all, at that time, there was no way out, and the horizontal and vertical were dead. However, because he was Cao Cao's confidant general, many people felt that he should die like Pound, so they felt that he should not surrender. After Yu Ban surrendered, he later arrived in Eastern Wu. When Sun Quan declared himself a vassal to Cao Wei, he sent Yu Ban back. Although Cao Pi sent people to comfort Yu Ban, he ordered someone to draw Guan Yu Zhan Ke, Pound De's anger, and Yu Ban's surrender. Yu Ban was ashamed to see it and fell ill and died. Among the five sons of liang, his fate can be said to be the most tragic.
Right General Xu Huang. Xu Huang was originally a subordinate of Yang Feng, and when Li Dai and Guo Feng were fighting for power in Chang'an, Xu Huang persuaded Yang Feng to protect Emperor Xian of Han to Luoyang, which in a way was to some extent a blackmail of Tianzi to order the princes. Later, Yang Feng met Cao Cao, and Xu Huang persuaded Yang Feng to surrender to Cao Cao, and after Yang Feng surrendered to Cao Cao, Xu Huang also surrendered to Cao Cao. Although Xu Huang is also a descendant, compared with Zhang Liao, the composition is still relatively simple. Moreover, he persuaded Yang Feng to surrender to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao still recognized him. After Dianwei's death, Xu Huang commanded the Tiger Guards. This army was Cao Cao's most effective attack infantry, which was enough to show Cao Cao's trust in him.
After Xu Huang followed Cao Cao, he followed Cao Cao to participate in major battles such as the Battle of Xuzhou, the Battle of Guandu, the Attack on Jizhou, the Battle of White Wolf Mountain, the Battle of Nan County, the Battle of Weinan, the Battle of Liangzhou, and the Battle of Hanzhong. Like other generals, they basically participated in both large and small battles.
Xu Huang was praised by Cao Cao for his strict management of the army on the battlefield, "having the style of Zhou Yafu", which was similar to Yu Ban. However, unlike Yu Ban, he should not use military law in his treatment of soldiers at every turn, because there is no record in the history books that soldiers resent him. In 227 AD, Xu Huang died of illness, which can also be regarded as the end of his life.
Che riding general Zhang Gao. Zhang Gao first followed Han Fu in suppressing the Yellow Turban Army, and has been in Jizhou. After Yuan Shao went to Jizhou with a ruse, Zhang Gao surrendered to Yuan Shao. Zhang Gao showed excellent military command skills before the Battle of Guandu. He told Yuan Shao that he should guard his grain and grass with heavy troops, and as a result, Yuan Shao followed Guo Tu's advice and sent troops to secretly attack Cao Cao's grain and grass. Zhang Gao said that Cao Cao's grain and grass must be better to stick to, and if it can't be attacked for a while and a half, our grain and grass will be lost if it is attacked. No matter what he said, Yuan Shao still listened to Guo Tu and directly sent Zhang Gao to secretly attack Cao Cao's grain and grass. Zhang Gao attacked Cao Cao's grain and grass for a long time, and as a result, Yuan Shao's grain and grass were burned by Cao Cao. Guo Tu's plan failed, and Guo Tu, fearing responsibility, framed Zhang Guo, saying that Zhang Guo was happy about Yuan Shao's failure and saying that he was not inferior. In this way, the desperate Zhang Hao surrendered to Cao Hong. Cao Cao was very happy to hear that Zhang Hao had surrendered.
Zhang Gao then followed Cao Cao on his southern expedition to the north. At the Battle of Guandu, Zhang Gao defeated Yuan Shao's army; on the expedition to Wuhuan, Zhang Guo broke through Wuhuan, beheaded more than ten people under the famous king, and captured more than 200,000 people, so he was made a general of Pingdi; Chen Lan, Mei Cheng, and others opposed Cao Cao in Huainan, Zhang Gao commanded the army to quell the rebellion; then defeated Ma Chao at Weinan; but Zhang Gao lost successive defeats at the Battle of Brazil and the Battle of Hanzhong. After that, Zhang Gao fought a lot of victorious battles.
Compared with the other four of the five ziliang generals, Zhang Gao was obviously different. If the other four are all generals, Zhang Gao is definitely a handsome talent. The people above are either brave in battle or strict in governing the army, and Zhang Gao's advantages can be said to be very prominent. The history books record that "Knowing the variables, being good at handling the camp, anticipating the terrain of the battle, everything is not as good as the plan, and Zhuge Liang is worried about it." "There are really not many generals who can make Zhuge Liang afraid. Zhang Gao was not only very good on the battlefield, but unlike other military generals, he liked to make friends with Confucians and was familiar with scriptures, so he was deeply liked by the scholars. Seriously, this kind of person is also an all-rounder. During the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei heard that Huang Zhong had killed Xiahou Yuan and directly said that if he wanted to kill, he would kill Zhang Guo, and what was the use of killing Xiahou Yuan. It can be seen from this that Zhang Gao's strength is.
During Zhuge Liang's Fourth Northern Expedition, Cao Pi sent Sima Yi to block Zhuge Liang. Sima Yi is certainly powerful, but Zhang Gao is not bad. With Zhang Gao's ability, he may not be Zhuge Liang's opponent. Moreover, Zhang Hao has been in the army for many years and has won the hearts of the people. Perhaps due to Sima Yi's shallow seniority, Zhang Gao opposed Sima Yi at every turn. Sima Yi also knew that without Zhang Gao, he would never be able to completely control the military power. Therefore, when Zhuge Liang retreated, Sima Yi sent Zhang Hao to pursue. Zhang Gao said: "Military law, the siege of the city will open the way out, return to the army do not pursue." Sima Yi did not listen, or forced Zhang Gao to chase. Zhang Gao was killed by a random arrow while chasing.
In terms of ability, Zhang Hao was definitely the strongest among the five sons. However, he was not too valued in his life, which may be due to his status as a demotionary general. Although Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were also surrendered generals, their surrender was completely different from Zhang Gao's. And people surrendered earlier. It can be said that Zhang Guo was still relatively depressed among the five sons of liang, especially in the end he was forced to die by Sima Yi, which was really wronged.
This is the general situation of the five sons. After reading it, did you find that these people basically participated in many battles large and small. The reason for this is that Cao Cao basically took these people with him in every conquest. Because of their great ability, these people almost all served as the vanguard when they attacked, and when they retreated, most of these people were behind the palace. It is precisely because of this that they have made many achievements.
Resources:
Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Romance of the Three Kingdoms