The second general of Hum Ha beside Cao Cao was neither Xiahou Xiahou Yuan Cao Ren Cao Hong, nor Zhang Liao, Zhang Guo, Xu Huang and other five sons of liang generals, but The Iron Sword Dianwei and the Tiger Fool Xu Chu, the courage of these two people is basically the same in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, which has always cherished ink and gold, uses a considerable number of words to describe the bravery and loyalty of these two people to Cao Cao.
The Dianwei in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. XVIII, "has a large appearance, has a good resume, and is good at holding a large double halberd and a long sword, etc., and the military says: 'A strong man under the tent has a pawn, and a pair of halberds and eighty pounds are mentioned.' ’”
If the Three Kingdoms period also used real people as door gods, then Cao Cao's gate, one left and one right, must be pasted with the portraits of Dianwei and Xu Chu, because Xu Chu, like Dianwei, is also fierce in appearance: "More than eight feet long, with a waist of ten circumferences, a majestic appearance, and great courage." ”
The official history does not record Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's physical characteristics and famous weapons, but it does use the method of fiction to describe the might of Dianwei Xuchu—this may be Chen Shou's submission to Cao Wei or Sima Jiana: demean Zhuge Liang Guan Yu and elevate the generals of Cao Ying.
Xu Chu's appearance was similar to that of Lu Zhishen in the Water Margin, and Lin Chong, the leopard head on Liangshan, obviously did not have Zhang Fei's mighty domineering spirit--if Lin Chong had half the courage of Zhang Fei, Gao Li might become a beaten overseer.
In the main history, it is said that it was Liu Bei who was the one who was angry at the post, but according to the habit of the secretary of history, only the leading big brother was expressed when fighting, so beating the postmaster may also be Liu Bei shouting the trumpet, Zhang Fei's hands, saying that Zhang Fei was angry and whipping the post, which is not completely fictitious.
The historical record is so brief that we don't even know that if Xu Chu was not drunk, he would be able to support hundreds of rounds under Zhang Feizhang's eight snake spears. For the sake of convenience, let's put aside the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that may be mixed with water, based only on the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", with Lü Bumachao as a reference, and based on the seven fights and victories, let's talk about the results of the fair duel between Xu Chu and Zhang Fei in a sober state.
Xu Chu may be because of his large size, he has fought with almost all the top fighters of the Three Kingdoms: Lü Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, he is not afraid to see anyone, but it seems that he has never won a fight with anyone.
Xu Chu fought with Lü Bu for twenty rounds, and Cao Cao saw that he could not hold on: "Lü Bu led the troops out of the battle, and scolded him. Xu Chu came out. Twenty fights, no matter whether you win or lose. Cao Yue: 'Lü Bu is not a man who can win.' On the left, Xiahou Huan and Xiahou Yuan, and on the right, Li Dian and Le Jin arrived, and the six members would attack Lü Bu together. ”
Zhang Fei first fought Lü Bu, fifty rounds did not distinguish between victory and defeat, and then fought Lü Bu, and after a hundred rounds, he did not see Liu Bei GuanYu in a hurry, indicating that they had seen that Zhang Fei was not in danger of losing. After playing a hundred rounds, Lü Bu also knew that he could not win, so after surrounding Xia Pi, he did not ask to go head-to-head with Zhang Fei, and when Zhang Fei broke through at night, Lü Bu did not go to intercept, it is estimated that he was busy at that time, so only Song Xian and Wei Xu pretended to intercept it, and let Zhang Fei pass.
Xu Chu and Zhang Fei had both singled out Lü Bu, and it was obvious that Zhang Fei had shown stronger combat effectiveness, and the only single challenge between Zhang Fei and Xu Chu was that Xu Chu found an excuse for failure and could not count: "As the first general, it is Zhang Feiye, who is spearheading and riding horses, and directly taking Xu Chu." Chu Wudao came to greet him, but because he was drunk, he could not resist Zhang Fei; he was stabbed in the shoulder by a flying spear and turned over and fell off his horse; the sergeant hurriedly rescued him, retreated and left. ”
If Xu Chu is not drunk, he may be able to walk a hundred rounds in front of Zhang Fei, but there is one factor that we must consider, that is, Zhang Fei is different from Ma Chao - Ma Chao is more afraid of his life, Zhang Fei is not afraid of anything, and the reason why Xu Chu can fight with Ma Chao for two hundred and thirty rounds is because Ma Chao has a shadow in his heart: Ma Chao wants to take advantage of the opportunity of Han Sui and Cao Cao to have a decapitation operation, and when he is preparing to start, "see a person behind Cao Cao, open his eyes, carry a steel knife, and stand with his horse." ”
Ma Chao only suspected that Cao Cao's bodyguard was Xu Chu, so he did not dare to start assassinating, and the momentum was first weakened, and then Xu Chu shouted in a loud voice, and he directly colded the pot to paste the cake - slipped away.
Ma Chao's martial arts are not weak, but his courage is slightly insufficient, so when he fights Xu Chu, he is very skilled, and he can only use eight points, when fighting Against Zhang Fei, Ma Chao has already been in a dilemma, he must take out all his skills, if he wins, he can take Ye Mengguan as a base area, even if he loses, don't lose too ugly - that will affect his image in Liu Bei's mind, and after surrendering, he may not be taken too seriously.
To discuss whether Xu Chu can win Zhang Fei in a sober state, the two heads-ups between them and Lü Bu can be used as a reference, if their two heads-ups with Ma Chao can not be used as a basis, then let's take a look at the other three duels, a total of seven heads-ups, Xu Chu can not win Zhang Fei, how many rounds can be supported under Zhang Fei's spear, readers should have a clear answer in their hearts.
In these other three fights, there were two people who could be used as references, they were Guan Yu and Ji Ling.
Xu Chu was a ruthless character who did not accept defeat, and in the face of Lü Bu and Ma Chao, they dared to single-handedly fight and fight to the death, but in the Battle of Xiapi, they were slashed and run away by Guan Yu with a chaotic knife: "Only one cannon sound could be heard, there was Xu Huang on the left, and Xu Chu on the right, the two teams of troops intercepted the way, Guan Gong took the road and left, and the ambush troops on both sides lined up with hundreds of hard crossbows, and the arrows were like flying locusts." Guan Gong could not pass, and the soldiers returned, and Xu Huang and Xu Chu caught up with the battle. Guan Gong struggled to kill the two men, leading the army to return to Xia Pi, and Xiahou Huan intercepted the fight. ”
Xu Chu and Xu Huang joined forces, but they still could not defeat Guan Yu, who had been fighting with Xiahou Huan for half a day, and this duel showed two problems: First, Xiahou Huan was not weak in martial arts, dared to fight with Guan Yu and was confident that he would not be killed (in order to save Cao Cao, Xiahou Huan once led his troops to fight with Lü Bu, and finally the draw ended); second, Xu Chu also knew that Shan Zhao was not Guan Yu's opponent, so he fought with Xu Huang without talking about martial virtue, and finally lost with shame.
Through the Battle of Xia Pi, we can be sure that Xu Chu can't beat Guan Yu, and he can't even support a hundred rounds, even if he adds Xu Huang, it will be in vain.
Guan Yu defeated Xu Chu, but he may not be able to defeat Zhang Fei, which we can confirm from Guan Yu Zhang Fei's two heads-ups with Ji Ling: Guan Yu did not show mercy that year, but he did not hack Yuan Shu's number one general Ji Ling in thirty rounds - at that time, Liu Bei had completely torn his face with Yuan Shao, and there was no such thing as Guan Yu releasing water.
Ji Ling, who could support thirty rounds in front of Guan Yu, hung up in front of Zhang Fei: "Xuan De knew that Yuan Shu was coming, and it was to lead Guan, Zhang, Zhu Ling, and Lu Zhao's 50,000 troops out, and they were facing the vanguard Ji Lingzhi." Zhang Fei didn't even bother to talk, and went straight to Ji Ling. Fighting without ten, Zhang Fei shouted loudly, stabbed Ji Ling under the horse, and the defeated army ran away. ”
Zhang Fei to Lü Bu, Xu Chu to Lü Bu, Zhang Fei to Ma Chao, Xu Chu to Ma Chao, Guan Yu to Xu Chu Xu Huang, Guan Yu to Ji Ling, Zhang Fei to Ji Ling, these seven fights are over, the readers have already had a good idea, the author believes that in Xu Chu's eyes, Zhang Fei, who is bold and fast, should be more difficult to deal with than Ma Chao, if Xu Chu does not drink, it is difficult to fight with Zhang Fei for two hundred rounds, and it is likely that within one hundred rounds, he will be picked off by the Zhangba Snake Spear.
Saying that Xu Chu will be defeated by Zhang Fei's spear within a hundred rounds is just the author's family's words, there may be many important details, the author did not find, so finally I still have to ask the readers: In your opinion, Zhang Fei played Xu Chu in his heyday, how many rounds can produce results? Taking Xu Chu as a reference, can we deduce who is better than Ma Chao and Guan Yu Zhang Fei?