In the early period of the Three Kingdoms, guan yu, Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, and Xu Chu were all first-class figures, showing many classic achievements. However, in the late Three Kingdoms period, there was an extreme shortage of talents, and after the fall of Wei Yan, Zhang Gao, Guan Xing, and Zhang Bao, xiahou Ba's appearance had a refreshing feeling. This Xiahou family's general Gate Tiger Son, Zheng Liaodong beheaded PeiYan, the famous general Guo Huai in the great war, and the battle of Di Dao defeated the Wei army and became famous again, with these achievements also made him a legendary hero. So what is the level of his martial arts in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Why is he called a lone hero?
【Forced to helplessly inspire Xiahou Ba】
Liu Bei quickly fled Xu Capital on the occasion of the conquest of Yuan Shu, and it was during this urgent march that an unexpected marriage occurred, that is, Zhang Fei's men abducted a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old girl outside Xu Capital, and was later saved by Zhang Fei on the way to the march, and only after inquiry did she know that she was the daughter of a brother of Xiahou Yuan. Due to the tension of the war, Zhang Fei did not send her back to Xu Capital, and she, who had always been carefully cared for by Zhang Fei, married Zhang Fei, who was in her thirties under the mediation of everyone, and later the two daughters they gave birth to successively became the empresses of the later lord Liu Chan.
Xiahou Ba's mother Lady Ding and Cao Cao's wife were sisters, and his father Xiahou Yuan was not only Cao Cao's brother but also had a very close relationship with Cao Cao, so the death of Xiahou Yuan in the Dingjun Mountains made Cao Cao very sad, and he also took extra care of Xiahou Ba's brothers. As the eldest son, Xiahou Ba was very inspirational, and he wanted to avenge his father and learn the skills to destroy the Shu kingdom. Therefore, he followed Xiahou Huan to dance with the gun from a young age, and he practiced a superb sword technique with excellent marksmanship, and he was even more proficient in bow and horse riding and shooting, and over the years his martial arts were no longer under his father Xiahou Yuan, and he was also a well-known figure in the State of Wei, and he also made a lot of military achievements when he followed Sima Yi to fight against the Shu army.
With the withering of many veterans of the Wei state, the capable Xiahou Ba was also about to usher in the peak of his life, and a coup d'état by Sima Yi caused the Cao clique to be severely damaged. Cao Shuang was killed, all the capable and powerful figures in the Cao family were eliminated, and the Xiahou family was also greatly hit. Xiahou Ba, also sensing the danger coming, led his army to fight hard, and finally escaped from the State of Wei in a fiasco, and in order to settle down and take revenge, he was forced to defect helplessly to the State of Shu, and two unexpected things happened here. First of all, Empress Zhang confessed her relatives, and the later lord Liu Chan personally set up a family banquet to entertain him, and he also received higher treatment, that is, he was named a che riding general, and secondly, he met another close friend and confidant, Jiang Wei, and they became important figures in the Northern Expedition.
【Heroic and warlike Xiahou Ba】
Xiahou Ba was the most skilled figure in the Xiahou family, he was skilled in sword skills, and he also had some strategy, and he also became Sima Yi's most important love general for a time, Ma Dai, Zhang Yi and other Shu generals were powerless under his surprise attack, and Xiahou Ba also became the most powerful cadre in Sima Yi's army during the conquest of Liaodong, attacking the city and seizing the land along the way, killing Pei Yan and making a miracle. However, with the changes in the political struggle, Sima Yi also loved and hated him, and the former love general instantly became the biggest opponent of the Sima family because of his identity, so Xiahou Ba also became a thorn in his eye and was forced out of the Wei state by Sima Yi.
Xiahou Ba, who returned to the Shu army, became Jiang Wei's most important helper, he was also very brave in the battle before the battle, in the Battle of Di Dao, he designed an ambush for Jiang Wei, and then he and Zhang Yiwei helped Jiang Wei to break the Wei army of 70,000 horses in two ways, this battle is also the most classic battle since Xiahou Ba surrendered to Shu, he was more courageous than Zhang Yi and Jiang Wei, personally killed eight Wei army generals, and the commander Wang Jing was almost killed by Xiahou Ba. Xiahou Ba, together with Liao Hua and Zhang Yi, became Jiang Wei's most important generals, and because he was deeply familiar with the military situation and landforms of the State of Wei, the Wei army was defeated by Jiang Wei's army many times, and it was Xiahou Ba who successfully rescued him several times when Jiang Wei was in distress.
【Xiahou Ba's Martial Arts】
Due to the serious decline in the armed forces of the late Three Kingdoms period, the appearance of Xiahou Ba also had a new feeling, compared with the young general Wen Duan, who rode alone to retreat from the army, Xiahou Yuan's pre-battle was more stable and neat. Liaodong and Xiliang often appear brave warriors, although these battles will be insignificant in the early three kingdoms, after all, the early characters are too outstanding, Lü Bu, Ma Chao, Dianwei are all first-class strength warriors, but in the later stages, they can become brave generals. The five fathers and sons of Xi Liang, who were the so-called enemies of ten thousand people, were weak in front of Zhao Yun, and if the five fathers and sons of the Han family met Zhang Yi and Liao Hua, they should be strong opponents of the Shu army. That Liaodong warrior was humble, and when he met Xiahou Ba, he only had a few rounds, and he was neatly beheaded under his horse.
Guo Huai became famous relatively early, and appeared as a deputy general during the Battle of Hanzhong, his marksmanship was still somewhat different from Zhang Guo and Jiang Wei, and zhang Guo was obviously much stronger on the fierce courage, and Jiang Wei was also more exquisite and ingenious in his moves. However, the generals who can appear in Cao Cao's army are relatively good in martial arts, coupled with decades of conquest and fighting, Guo Huai, who is good at commanding troops, will not be inferior to Wang Ping and Zhang Yi in marksmanship. Guo Huai and Xiahou Ba also had a contest, and Xiahou Ba's fierce battle made him unable to resist defeat and run away.
Xiahou Ba was a figure who received a careful and true transmission from his uncle Xiahou Huan, who not only excelled in sword techniques, but also superb in marksmanship. In terms of moves, he has the fortitude and courage of Xiahou Huan, and the early death of his father makes him more inspirational, and he is also more sharp and decisive in his sword technique. His sword skills were not too ingenious, but his bravery in actual combat was no less than that of Wang Ping and Zhang Yi, and xiahou ba was also a first-class warrior in the era of lack of martial arts in the late Three Kingdoms period.
【Xiahou Ba and Jiang Wei】
Xiahou Ba and Jiang Wei were two heroes in very similar situations, Jiang Weiqin, who had lost his father at an early age, had learned martial arts and read military books, he had also thought about making meritorious achievements in the State of Wei, fighting Zhao Yunyong in the Tianshui Pass, and finally under the design of Zhuge Liang, who was highly skilled, he was forced to defect to the State of Shu, and Xiahou Ba also wanted to become a famous general of the Wei State's conquest battlefield, Zhuge Liang was also heroically attacked by Xiahou Ba during the Northern Expedition many times, but with a political struggle in the State of Wei, he came to the State of Shu. As generals, they were not popular in the Shu kingdom, and they were more snubbed and avoided, so they also had a common goal, that is, to become heroes of the Shu country through military merit.
They became true confidants with use and admiration, Zhang Yi and Liao Hua were Jiang Wei's most powerful helpers, because of their bold loyalty to the Shu state, but also for zhuge Liang's dedication to the northern expedition, they also had some admiration for Jiang Wei, but they found that the difficulties of the Shu state and the poverty of the people, Zhang Yi directly opposed Jiang Wei's northern expedition in the army, and Liao Hua did not oppose but also privately discussed the unfavorable factors of the northern expedition. Xiahou Ba's arrival gave Jiang Wei great confidence, and when he was able to fight in the Central Plains, the Shu army that had lost soldiers had learned his brave strength, and Xiahou Ba's desire for revenge also became the most favorable condition for helping Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition. In contrast, Jiang Wei relied more on the relationship behind him, after all, he was a family of the empress, and even the empress dowager Liu Chan loved him, and his joining would reduce the internal resistance of the Northern Expedition.
Xiahou Ba, as a demotionist who has not yet achieved anything and whose status is constantly rising, is an unspeakable helplessness for a hero who has been inspiring and capable since childhood. In addition to the Sima Yi family, he could only do it through the Northern Expedition, and it was also a good choice to establish a good relationship with Jiang Wei. Of course, he also had great respect for this famous general Jiang Wei, who was both wise and courageous, discussed the art of war together, and exchanged martial arts together, and over the years the two quickly became the closest confidants. When Jiang Wei encountered doubts, Xiahou Ba was always able to solve problems in time, because he was very familiar with all aspects of Wei Jun. Also when Jiang Wei asked him about the famous generals of the State of Wei, he could also accurately judge Zhong Hui, who had not yet made meritorious achievements.
【Lonely Hero】
Xiahou Ba, who has a bold personality, likes to make friends, but his status as a general and the reasons for Empress Zhang's family have also made him a lonely figure, after all, he has not been promoted many times, plus he promoted Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition, so that the shu kingdom has a hurdle with him to say that the more he does not go, even Zhang Yi and Liao Hua are trying to avoid him. Xiahou Ba took the initiative to come to the door to find The loyal Zhang Ling to show good friends, but in the end he was ruthlessly rejected. Without Sima Yi's political struggle, Xiahou Ba, with the prestige of the Xiahou family and years of military merit in resisting Shu, coupled with his alertness and wisdom, if Xiahou Ba's several classic battles were to be created, he should be able to become no less than his father Xiahou Yuan. However, everything backfired, and Xiahou Ba eventually became a lonely hero.