Regarding the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is a saying that everyone knows, called "
Liao in the people, red rabbits in the horses
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This means that in the work "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there are two particularly living gods:
One is the Red Rabbit Horse, and the other is Liao Hua.
Let's start with the Red Rabbit Horse.
The Red Rabbit Horse first appeared when Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, and Dong Zhuo used it to bribe Ding Yuan's righteous son Lü Bu.
The Han Ling Emperor died, and Dong Zhuo entered the capital in 189 AD. According to the Han Dynasty's law on the management of horses, horses must grow to a certain height before they are allowed to enter the field.
Red Rabbit Horse"
It is one foot long from head to tail and eight feet high from hoof to neck
Horses need to grow for at least five years to meet this standard. The Red Rabbit Horse should be five years old by this time.
After Lü Bu's death, the Red Rabbit Horse was given to Guan Yu by Cao Cao, and until Guan Yu left Maicheng, both father and son and Red Rabbit Horse were captured.
Twenty-five years of Jian'an (
220 AD
Red Rabbit Horse died of hunger strike at the age of 36. Large riding horses typically have a lifespan of 25 years. The red rabbit horse is equivalent to 120 years old for our humans, and it still carries Guan Yu on the battlefield.
Therefore, Guan Yu's later decline in strength value was obvious, which should have a lot to do with his insistence on riding such an old red rabbit horse.
Let's talk about Liaohua.
The Red Rabbit Horse is already very cattle, but compared with Liao Hua, it is not a matter at all, this Liao Hua is simply a big god.
Liao Hua's first appearance in Romance of the Three Kingdoms was during Guan Yu's journey of a single ride (
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Guan Yu protects the two sisters-in-law Qianli to find his brother, crosses the level, and meets the fan Liao Hua on the way.
Liao Hua wanted to follow Guan Yu along, but Guan Yu was not very happy, because he hated Liao Hua as the "Yellow Turban Yu Party". Friends who know history say that the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in 184 AD and basically ended in 188, if Liao Hua participated in the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the age of 15, by the time he met Guan Yu and rode alone (
200 AD
Liao Hua is already 28 years old.
Guan Yu did not take him in, and Liao Hua had to leave. By the time he reappeared, it was already the time for Liu Bei to lead his army into Sichuan (
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At Liu Zhang's kind invitation, Liu Bei led His men into Sichuan and Shu, and when Liao Hua came to defect, Liu Bei asked him to go to Guan Yu's tent to listen to orders and garrison Jingzhou.
There's a saying that it's called"
There were no generals in Shu, and Liao hua was a pioneer
", is to question Liao's military talents. In fact, this is not right, Liao Hua was a pioneer very early, when Guan Yu was marching north to Xiangfan (
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Guan Yu's Northern Expedition was originally to appoint Fu Shiren and Mi Fang as pioneers, but these two bastards were drunk and misbehaved, resulting in the burning of grain and grass, Guan Yu was angry, almost slaughtered them, and everyone persuaded them to spare the dog's life. However, the vanguard position was held by Liao Hua, and Guan Ping was made a deputy general.
Therefore, Liao Hua's military ability was still recognized by Guan Yu.
Guan Yu Maicheng was trapped, and Liao Hua's breakthrough to ask for help from Shangyong was rejected by Liu Feng, so he had to enter Sichuan alone and report to Liu Bei.
His brother Guan Yu died, and his son Liu Feng also died, Liu Bei led a large army to conquer Wu, and when he left Yiling, he met Liao Hua, but Liu Bei had a difficulty in his heart and did not take Liao Hua with him.
After this, Liao Hua disappeared for a long time, until Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Liao Hua reappeared.
Liao Hua again served as a pioneer when Zhuge Liang was out of Qishan (
230 AD
At this time, Liao Hua was 58 years old. In this battle, Liao Hua made a meritorious contribution, and bravely killed Qin Liang, the forward general of the Wei army.
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Qin Liang fought to the death and was slashed by Liao Hua under his horse.
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In 234 AD, the 62-year-old veteran general Liao Hua followed Zhuge Liang out of Qishan and made new contributions.
Zhuge Liang made wooden cattle and horses to transport grain and grass, and Sima Yi led his troops to rob the grain, but he was ambushed. Liao Hua pursued Sima Yi and almost captured him alive, Sima Yisheng fled east and west, Liao Hua picked up Sima Yi's handsome helmet, and was recorded by Zhuge Liang as the first merit (
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Zhuge Liang Wuzhang originally returned to Tianjin, and Jiang Wei inherited the legacy of his ancestors and led his troops in the sixteenth year of Yanxi (
253 AD
In the Northern Expedition again, Liao Hua served as the vanguard.
At this time, Liao Hua was already 81 years old, and he personally fought against Cao Wei's general Xu Qian (
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But the age is not spared, and Liao Hua is defeated by Xu Qian.
Jing Yao's first year (
258 AD
Jiang Wei once again waved his northern expedition, and the 86-year-old veteran Liao Hua served as a pioneer again. In this battle, Liao Hua rose up bravely and beheaded Guo Huai's vanguard Zheng Lun (
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This should be the highest age record of a general among the generals of the Three Kingdoms.
Sima Zhao killed the Wei emperor Cao Xian (
260 AD
), the political arena of the State of Wei underwent drastic changes, and Jiang Wei took advantage of the situation to raise an army and once again go north. At this time, Liao Hua was 88 years old, still being appointed as a pioneer general, dragging his old body and accompanying the army to the army (
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Jing Yao five years (
262 AD
At this time, Liao Hua was already 90 years old and could not run, and he had a dispute with the commander Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei was furious, and this time he did not take Liao Hua on the expedition, but let him stay in Hanzhong (
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In 263, the State of Wei sent Zhong Hui, Deng Ai, and Wei Ou to lead three large armies to cut down Shu. Liao Hua was already 91 years old, still supporting his old body, and led his troops to support Jiang Wei's defense of the Sword Pavilion.
Deng Ai secretly du Yin PingGuan, the army approached Chengdu, and the later lord Liu Chan Kaesong surrendered, at this time Liao Hua was still on the front line, and along with Jiang Wei surrendered Zhong Hui (
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Jiang Wei launched a mutiny with the intention of restoring the country, but was defeated and killed. The Shu lord Liu Chan was sent to Luoyang (
264 AD
Liao Hua, 92, said he fell ill and died shortly after.
Liao Hua experienced the changes of the entire era at the end of the Han Dynasty, from the initial Yellow Turban Rebellion to the fall of the Shu Han Dynasty, Liao's footprints ran through the whole process, witnessing the magnificent waves and participating in the vicissitudes of the mulberry fields.
He was ordinary and had no brilliant achievements, but wrote a great legend in his own way.