During the Three Kingdoms period, if you want to talk about the combination of famous generals, the Five Tigers of the Shu Kingdom can be said to be the first in popularity, and the Five Sons of the Wei State are also very popular. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chen Shou refers to Zhang Liao, Yu Ban, Le Jin, Xu Huang, and Zhang Guo as the "Five Sons of Liang Generals".
In history, the two Zhang, Yu, Le, and Xu are very brilliant, but they are not all outstanding in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" - Yu Forbidden Enemy but Ma Chao 20 rounds, Lejin's force value is not even first-class. However, there was a famous general of the State of Wei, whose strength was comparable to that of the Five Tiger Generals, who had shot Guan Yu with arrows and had beaten Xu Chu, but still could not be selected as the Five Sons of Liang Generals.
Ma Chao had an adjutant under him named Pound. At first, Pound was not very conspicuous, because his aura was covered by Ma Chao, but after the fierce general left Ma Chao, he fully showed the true color of the fierce general, and even showed the strength of Guan Yu, one of the five tiger generals.
Pound's first major appearance was when he played under Zhang Lu. At that time, Cao Cao wanted to capture Hanzhong in Dongchuan and went to war with Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu did not have any good military generals, but fortunately, there was a horse super old general Pound, so Pound became a lifesaver for Zhang Lu to defeat Cao Cao.
Pound was a man who was loyal to his lord and very brave. In the early years, Pound was very loyal with Ma Chao and saved Ma Chao from danger many times. After Pound and Ma Chao parted ways, they became Zhang Lu's right-hand man. Pound had intersected with Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was well aware of the tiger general's strength, so he sent several famous generals such as Yu Ban, Xiahou Brothers, and Xu Chu to engage in a wheel war with Pound.
Pang Demian did not lose against Ban, Xiahou Brothers, and Xu Chu, and also fought with Xu Chu for 50 rounds. Later, these famous generals of the Cao camp all praised Pound in front of Cao Cao. So Cao Cao took a little effort to subdue Pound. Then, under Cao Cao, Pound truly played his heroic nature.
Before Xiangyang City, Pound had the privilege of fighting Guan Yu, the Five Tigers of the Shu Kingdom. At that time, Guan Yu personally led Guan Ping, Zhou Cang and others to attack Xiangfan, opening the prelude to the Northern Expedition. The general Cao Ren only had the ability to shrink in the face of Guan Yu, and he did not dare to go out and confront him.
Cao Ren was even so frightened that he rushed to Cao Cao for help, and Cao Cao sent Yu Banjia Pond's combination to Jingzhou to relieve the siege. At that time, Yu Ban led 7 elite soldiers to the enemy Guan Yu, and the result was a loss.
Pound had long heard of Guan Yu's prestige, but he was very dissatisfied, and he carried a coffin to fight guan Erye to the death. I have to admire Pound, he is really a more inspirational macho man. If Guan Yu is compared to a big name who has been in the art for 30 years, then Pound is just a newcomer who has acted in a few plays, and he dares to be so arrogant to his predecessors, which shows how confident he is.
Of course, Pound also used facts to prove that his self-confidence is also well-founded. In the battle of Xiangyang, Pound and Guan Yu fought a duel, just when they wanted to watch Pound's jokes, the two fought for 100 rounds and did not distinguish between victory and defeat. Later, Pound fought with Guan Yu for another 50 rounds, and also deliberately defeated and secretly shot Guan Yu with an arrow.
However, there is a reason why Pound performed well. Guan Yu was 58 years old at the time, while Pound was about 40 years old, and there was a 10-year-old age gap between the two sides.
However, this fierce man whose strength was comparable to that of the Five Tiger Generals was actually unable to qualify as the Five Sons of Good Generals, which looked a little awkward. In fact, the selection of the five sons of wei depends on seniority.
In Cao Cao's early years, Yu Ban and Le Jin brought in troops to surrender; Xu Huang surrendered to Cao Cao when Cao Cao welcomed the emperor's move to the capital; Zhang Liao submitted to Cao Cao when he was at the White Gate Tower; and Zhang Gao defected to Cao Cao during the Battle of Guandu. Pound only surrendered when Cao Cao was pacifying Hanzhongdi, so Pound's seniority influenced him to be selected for the five sons of liangjun.
If Pound had defected to Cao Cao in the early years and made more merits, then he would have been properly selected as the Five Sons of Liang.