A very old problem, in view of the lack of basis and illustration of Zhao Yun's positioning by some people, the evaluation is often too paranoid, either all-powerful or pifu. So I made a real and objective comment on Zhao Yun based on my meager historical knowledge. Or from the perspective of force, intelligence, commander-in-chief, politics, and several aspects that are most easily accepted by everyone:
Force, according to the description of the interpretation, various wild histories, commentaries, and games, Zhao Yun's force problem is not controversial, and the brave champion of the three armies, the charge of the front, and the siege of the city are all first-class. However, there are no examples of these. Looking at the records in the history alone, there are very few examples of Zhao Yun's bravery, but the first certain point is that the force will not be less than 80, and if the force is too low, Chen Shou will not list "Guan, Zhang, Ma, Huang, and Zhao" together when he wrote the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". And from the last sentence "Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun is strong and strong", Zhao Yun's strength value should be between 80 and 90, and the name of "Five Tiger Generals" is purely made up by posterity, but if you have to list such a ranking, Zhao Yun should be the last of the five. As for the "Battle of Dangyang Longboard", it is deliberately exaggerated by the author, and the description is quite wonderful, so that most people believe it to be true, and as for the "five generals of the Han family who are over seventy years old", it is even more illusory, and there is no such thing in history.
Intelligence, as far as the examples can be given, there are two interpretations, one is to outwit Guiyang, the other is the Hanzhong hollow camp plan, the first example has no historical records to examine, so the authenticity is very low. But the second is a classic example of war that can indeed be examined in the historical data. He was able to calm down and be calm and self-assured under the pressure of Hundreds of Thousands of Troops of the Cao Army, and his momentum did not diminish, but instead he used suspicious tactics to scare off the Cao Soldiers. The intelligence of a general who can have such a strategy and courage is indeed superior to that of ordinary people. So intelligence should be no less than 70, should be between 70 and 80.
Commander-in-chief, this has always been a frequently controversial issue. Regarding Zhao Yun's ability to unify the army, there is little record in the historical records, and there are very few cases of Zhao Yun leading troops alone, except for the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that "the Yun and Zhi soldiers are weak and the enemy is strong, and they are defeated in The Valley of Migu, but they hold on to the crowd and do not lead to a major defeat." In addition to the retreat of the army and the demotion to the general of the town army", other examples are relatively rare. Therefore, there is only one conclusion to be drawn: Zhao Yun's ability to command is indeed problematic. Needless to say, as early as when Liu Bei escaped from Xiakou, Guan Yu had commanded a powerful water army alone, which was also the main force that Liu Bei used against Cao Jun in the Battle of Chibi. This army was later expanded to become Guan Yu's main force guarding Jingzhou. Before his defeat of Maicheng, in addition to the more awkward handling with Eastern Wu, other aspects, especially in the campaign against Cao Wei and the attack on Xiangyang, from the perspective of military struggle alone, there was basically no mistake, Guan Yu relied on his mature and experienced command ability, swinging his division straight up and directly attacking Fancheng, which made Cao Ren, a general known as "Cao Cao's chief general", a headache. As for the subsequent failure, the main reason was the result of the Eastern Wu Betrayal Alliance. This, of course, is inextricably linked to his pride and conceit, lack of long-term strategic vision and political acumen. But all this reflects is that his diplomatic and political ability is low, and the command is not the same thing. Ma Chao had led his Western Liang army alone against Cao Cao for a long time. Huang Zhong once single-handedly led the army to kill the Wei general Xiahou Yuan in one fell swoop, and those who do not know can see a section of the "Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms" Dingjun Mountain: "Twenty-four years after Jian'an, he attacked Xiahou Yuan at Dingjun Mountain in Hanzhong. Yuanzhong jijing, loyal to push the front will advance, persuade the soldiers, golden drums vibrate the sky, rejoice in the valley, cut the yuan in a battle, and the yuan army is defeated. Although this is inseparable from Fa Zheng's good strategy, if there is no high command ability, how can he make his sergeants "golden drums vibrate in the sky and stir the valley with joy"? Zhang Fei single-handedly commanded the army to break Yan Yan and Zhang He, and the historical data can be verified. Some people say that Liu Bei is used as a relative, and he looks down on Zhao Yun's origin, so he is not given the opportunity to perform, in fact, this statement is very one-sided, Wei Yan was once a local tycoon in Yiyang, and later Shuai's private troops followed Liu Bei. After the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei appreciated Wei Yan's bravery and fierceness, so he deliberately promoted him to hanzhong taishou, and I think that if Zhao Yun really had a high commanding ability, Liu Bei should not ignore it, and only sealed his official position as a general of the Yi Army, which was contrary to Liu Bei's usual style of loving talent, knowing talent, and emphasizing talent. Therefore, Zhao Yun's commanding ability should be around 70.
Politics, Yanyi's evaluation of Zhao Yun's "having the style of a courtier, and not treating it as a war general" shows that he has a certain political quality, can see the current situation clearly, and proceed from the big picture. However, if the Zhengda ideology, which has the whole world in mind and regards the early completion of the great cause as its own responsibility, is a little simple, naïve, and not profound enough in the intricate and sinister political struggle at that time. He only knows the troubles and disasters brought about by the cutting of Wu, but he can't see Liu Bei's true intentions, just imagine, everyone in the world knows that Liu, Guan, and Zhang are brothers, as one, and the righteous brother has been harmed by others, you don't even pay attention to it, it is completely improper, then Liu Bei's tail as a hypocrite will be immediately exposed, Liu Bei's image of a magnanimous, benevolent, and righteous gentleman in people's minds will collapse completely in an instant, and his prestige will be greatly reduced. As for Zhao Yun, when he was in Yizhou, he persuaded Liu Bei to open a warehouse and let go of the people. In fact, this kind of behavior will be proposed by anyone with a slight benevolent heart, and when they first arrive in other places, it is important to win the hearts and minds of the people, but what is more important is to win the hearts of the local national soldiers, that is, those Shu lieutenant generals, local heroes and heroes, including civilian and military generals who have fought all the way with themselves. In the land of Shu that they are fighting for, their merits should be the greatest, and if they do not re-reward, they will snub their hearts. Those who have gained the soldiers will prosper, and those who have lost soldiers will die. Zhuge Liang just didn't take the local cadres in Yizhou seriously, and they either complained or stagnated. Therefore, Deng Ai's breaking of Shu will be like a broken bamboo, and the wind will fall. This cannot but be said to have a certain relationship with political vision. From this point of view, Zhao Yun's political value is between 60-70.
In summary, Zhao Yun's historical ability value is in the upper middle, similar to the generations of Wang Ping, Guo Zhi, and He Zhao in the yanyi.