During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a famous general who was once evaluated by Cao Cao as: "The brave martial arts were not as good as Lü Bu in that year". This person was Ma Chao, one of the five tiger generals of the Shu Han Dynasty. Later generations have said that he is the first general of the Three Kingdoms, and his strength value is comparable to Lü Bu's. Some scholars who study the history of the Shu and Han dynasties have analyzed that Ma Chao's death greatly hindered Liu Bei's unification of the world. So what does such a high-ranking fierce general look like?
Speaking of Ma Chao, he should be a childhood idol for many readers in the Three Kingdoms. Ma Chao belongs to the fame of a teenager, and from the fact that Cao Cao has summoned him to the palace as an official many times, but he has been politely rejected, it can be seen that Ma Chao has high talent. At the same time, Ma Chao had a witty mind, and later once made Cao Cao feel frightened, and even said: "If Ma Chao does not die, my status will be difficult to protect, I am afraid that I will not even have a place to bury." words. Ma Chao had always been very prestigious in the Xiliang area, which made many people convinced, and the Western Liang army led by Ma Chao also provided great military assistance for Liu Bei's army in Hanzhong, but it was said that Ma Chao was The key general who eventually captured Hanzhong and became king. In addition, as Liu Bei's humerus minister, he successively made a lot of meritorious contributions on the subsequent political road.
Ma Chao is also a man with a brain, very good at attacking the heart, when he rebelled against Cao, Ma Chao even said that he could be Han Sui's son in order to win Han Sui over. This move made Han Sui understand his painstaking intentions and consider Ma Chao's ability, so he joined Ma Chao's team. In addition to the help of many capable people, at the same time, Ma Chao was deeply supported by the Qiang people and the Qiang people, and the whole Xizhou was in awe of him. So at that time, Liu Bei heard that Ma Chao was going to vote for him, and he directly said: "Yizhou is going to take it." Sure enough, not long after, Yizhou was afraid of Ma Chao's bravery and surrendered, and Yizhou was also taken.
Ma Chao's life was also miserable, and choosing to defect to Liu Bei was to a certain extent a helpless move. At that time, Cao Cao was furious and killed more than 200 members of the Ma Chao clan. Although Ma Chao is a famous general, but in the end is also an ordinary person, in the face of the full door was destroyed, Ma Chao can suddenly say that the psychological defense line collapsed. From that moment on, Ma Chao decided that he must avenge the death of his brother and family.
After assisting Liu Bei for 7 years, Ma Chao was restricted by all conditions, and he could not repay the great revenge, and he could not let go of his heart. In 222 AD, Ma Chao fell seriously ill and died soon after, at the age of 47, after which Liu Bei was devastated. After Ma Chao's death, no one in the Western Liang area could control the situation, which was undoubtedly a great obstacle to Liu Bei's unification of Jiangshan. Shu Han generals were unable to defeat the Western Liang Iron Horsemen and the Qiang, and the Northern Expedition was greatly hindered. It can be said that Ma Chao's illness and death caused Liu Bei to lose his right and left arm, and even lost the opportunity to unify the world, which can be said to be a great loss on Liu Bei's political road.
At this point, this famous General of the Shu Han Dynasty, who was both literate and militaristic, and who was brave and good at war, slowly faded out, leaving only a thick touch of color.