In the chaos of the Three Kingdoms period, many excellent warriors emerged. For these generals, they are not like the literati, who do not care about the ranking of the world. Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a proverb, that is, "There is no first in the text, and there is no second in the martial arts". After many people have read the Three Kingdoms, they have made a ranking of the warriors in it. Just a hundred readers have a hundred opinions, and people have some doubts about the traditional ranking of martial artists. Among them, the two most controversial people are Guan Yu and Dianwei.
In the eyes of many people, Guan Yu's performance in his life has always been very outstanding. He was not only a general with outstanding martial skills, but also a handsome man full of strategy. Although he was Liu Bei's brother-in-law, his position in the Shu state could be said to have worked completely on his own strength. Especially in the process of Guan Yu's crusade against Dong Zhuo, it was precisely because of his coming forward that he created a legend of "Warm Wine Cutting Huaxiong". Even if many people don't like Guan Yu very much, I'm afraid they can't deny his high martial arts. Therefore, in the eyes of some people, he is absolutely not able to rank behind Dianwei.
In fact, in Guan Yu's life, there was not only a wonderful event against Hua Xiong. After Guan Yu and Liu Bei were separated that year, he temporarily fell into Cao Cao's camp. During Guan Yu's war career, he had defeated Xu Huang, Yan Liang and Wen Ugly. It can be said that it is a firm foundation for their future prestige. So, why is such a heroic warrior ranked after a seemingly 'nameless' Dianwei? After all, those who have seen the Romance of the Three Kingdoms should also know that Dianwei cannot be called an excellent general, and his final result is also to die in the rebellion.
After some people have studied the historical data of the Three Kingdoms period, they have come up with the following reasons. First of all, although Dianwei said that he was not as famous as Guan Yu, his strength should not be underestimated. It can be seen in a text description of the novel that when Cao Cao was in danger, Dianwei rushed to the rescue every time. At one point, several of Lü Bu's generals were even forced to retreat. In the end, in the Battle of Wancheng, Dianwei paid for his own life in exchange for Cao Cao's glimmer of life. It can be seen from this that although Dianwei's fame is not very great, he will definitely not be inferior to Guan Yu in terms of martial arts ability and loyalty.
According to some folk rumors, in fact, the reason why Guan Yu ranked behind Dianwei was not because of the huge gap in strength between the two people. It was because Guan Yu did not think of participating in this ranking at first. Not only that, but some storytellers will make some rhyme changes in order to make what they are telling more attractive. Therefore, the third place of Dianwei and the fourth position of Guan Yu are also due to rhyming considerations. In fact, for many martial artists at that time, ranking was not the key to determining the value of their lives. For every general, as long as they contribute to their respective monarchs in their own lives, it should be worthy of recognition.