The five sons of Liang all made great contributions to Cao Wei, and their personal abilities were extraordinary. If Wu ziliang will rank in the future force value, I personally believe that the ranking of wuziliang should be: Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang Gao, Lejin. The following is a brief analysis based on relevant information.
First of all, why is Zhang Liao's martial arts the strongest
Zhang Liao himself was a warrior, and was reused under Lü Bu. If he could get the appreciation of Lü Bu, who was superior in strength, naturally Zhang Liao's skills must be superb. Judging the superiority of force is not only to pass the level, but also to charge the front as the criterion for judgment. Zhang Wenyuan led a small army many times, daring to attack the enemy army, if he did not maintain his own martial courage, how could he dare to launch a suicide attack on the enemy army?
The most classic example of this is the Battle of Hefei. In this battle, Zhang Liao not only led 7,000 people to resist the attack of Sun Quan's 100,000 troops, but also took advantage of the night to recruit 800 strong soldiers to fight near Sun Quan's camp, and Zhang Liao dared to lead a small number of troops to pursue, and even almost captured Sun Quan. This kind of courage is not something that ordinary people can have. If you look at the remaining four generals, although they can more or less have such performances, they are all a little worse in comparison.
Second place Xu Huang
Xu Huang's record is very similar to Zhang Liao's, he is a demotion in himself, and he is indeed appointed because of his personal ability. Xu Huang once fought Yan Liangwen ugly, and broke them one after another, and when he fought with Ma Chao, he also used his personal martial courage to curb the military strength of the Western Liang armies. These achievements are very dazzling, but unfortunately they are all meritorious achievements when they are partial generals, and they were defeated when they were Xiahou Yuan's deputy generals, so they are not very prominent in themselves.
Xu Huang's real dazzling moment should be at the battle of Fancheng, fighting Guan Yu. Although at this time the Wei army was in the midst of the forbidden new mourning army, morale was low, and Xu Huang was still able to continuously break through Guan Yu's camp and defeat Guan Yu, temporarily defusing the crisis in Fancheng. The long drive goes straight in, and the leopard peeks in the tube, which can be seen. Xu Huang's forces must not be underestimated. Therefore, I think Xu Huang can be the second.
Third place Zhang Gao
Zhang Gao himself was a general of Yuan Shao, enough to be alone. But unfortunately, he has always been a vice admiral and is very depressed. Whether it was early with Zhang Liao attacking Yuan Shao, together with Xiahou Yuan to pacify the west. Still fighting against Cao Zhen, Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang, they all lacked the opportunity to show their strength.
Despite the lack of performance, we can still study its strength by peering into the written record. It is written that Zhang Guo was worried about Zhuge Liang, and after Xiahou Yuan was killed, he was unanimously approved as the commander of the generals. If it is not a strong personal strength, how can it be recognized by all the heroes? Cao Pi commented that Zhang Gao was Phi Jian and resolute, which could also show Zhang Gao's personal strength from the side. Therefore, Zhang Gao can be called the third.
Fourth place Lejin
Lejin is naturally super strong in force, and is known for climbing first (climbing the city wall first), and the personal martial courage is obvious. Unfortunately, there are too few records about him, so he can only be wronged, so that he has to be reduced to the fourth. Moreover, in his personal biography, there is a phrase "short in appearance." Therefore, if it is really two opponents, Lejin's personal figure is a major flaw. For this reason, it also had to be made to be the fourth place.
Finally controversial – Yu Ban
Yu Ban himself was a general who trained the army, not as a general who charged into the battlefield. Looking at its achievements, in addition to being able to stand alone in the early years, it has attacked the city and the ground, and there are almost no achievements in the later period. He himself was also appreciated for stopping Cao Cao's personal rebellion. Therefore, the evaluation obtained by Yu Ban is that the army is strictly maintained and there is no private entry, and it is not an evaluation that others will win the attack and win the battle.
Moreover, the most unsuccessful was to surrender to Guan Yu at the Battle of Fancheng. The newly surrendered Pound still dared to die for the country, and the decades-old general had forbidden him to turn his back on the enemy, which was naturally a shameful act. Although the remaining four people, except for Lejin, are not Cao Cao's generals and have been following, Cao Cao has not been indebted to Ban, and Yu Ban has always appeared as a loyal subject. It is precisely for this reason that whether from the perspective of personal achievements or from the influence of personality, Yu Ban can only rank last.
Therefore, from the perspective of comprehensive personal strength, battle achievements, and experience, the order is Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang Gao, Le Jin, and Yu Ban. Unfortunately, as Chen Shou said, the rest of the people were not as detailed as Zhang Liao and Xu Huangzhi. Therefore, there may be some improprieties in the words, and there may be debatable points in judgment, and you are welcome to correct them.
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