During the Battle of Puyang, Cao Cao's army and Lü Bu's army fought. At that time, Cao Cao's side sent a total of six of the strongest military generals to besiege Lü Bu, first letting Xu Chu go out on horseback and fight with Lü Bu for twenty rounds, regardless of victory or defeat, and then Cao Cao sent Dianwei, Xiahou Huan, Xiahou Yuan, Li Dian, and Le Jin to join in succession.
Although Lü Bu is known as the world's first brave general, he is still difficult to defeat with two fists and four hands. After all, these six generals under Cao Cao's command, although not as good as Lü Bu, were all first-class or super-first-class fierce generals. The final result was naturally that Lü Bu fled in defeat.
I have to say that Lü Bu's first name in the world is really not in vain. Throughout the Three Kingdoms period, those who could retreat under the siege of these six generals were estimated to have no one else except Lü Bu.
However, when Yang Changshanpo was at the time, Zhang Fei alone crossed the bridge, but Cao Cao did not follow the example of the great battle of Lü Bu and sent so many generals to besiege Zhang Fei. Why?
First, Zhang Fei is known for his bravery
The first reason must be because Zhang Fei's hard strength was recognized by Cao Cao, after all, at the time of the Three Ying Battles against Lü Bu: Zhang Fei took the lead in the battle, and Lü Bu fought for more than fifty rounds, and he did not show defeat. This is not to say that Zhang Fei is really almost as strong as Lü Bu, but at least in the short term, the combat effectiveness of the two is comparable.
After Guan Yu beheaded Yan Liang, he once exaggerated and exaggerated his third brother Zhang Fei, bluntly saying that Zhang Fei's martial arts were above him, and he took the first rank of general in the million army, just like probing for things. Therefore, Cao Cao naturally had to keep an eye on it and be a little jealous.
At the same time, in Nagasaka Slope, Zhang Fei did not live up to himself."
Fly violently
With a loud roar, he completely spread his name, which not only frightened Cao Cao's army from moving, but even the sword general Xiahou Jie around Cao Cao was scared to death. This is not to say that Zhang Fei is really as invincible as the Heavenly Gods, but at least his strength is strong enough.
In this way, Cao Cao naturally did not dare to act rashly. Of course, this is not to say that Cao Cao attaches more importance to Zhang Fei than Lü Bu, nor does it mean that Zhang Fei's strength is stronger than Lü Bu, this is just one of the major reasons.
Second, the face will not pass
Although Zhang Fei also had many remarkable achievements at that time, whether it was better than martial arts or fame, he was definitely still inferior to Lü Bu before.
Can Hewei a Lü Bu, who is the first in the world, and Hewei, a general under Liu Bei's hands, be the same? Moreover, before Cao Cao's Battle of Puyang, there was already a precedent for Liu Bei's three brothers and three Ying to fight Lü Bu, and Cao Cao could only be regarded as a model at best.
Besides, at that time, Lü Bu was the world's veritable first fierce general, and it was not a loss of face for a group of people to join forces to fight a first. And zhang fei on the other hand? At that time, Liu Bei did not have any major official positions, and Zhang Fei under his hands was even less, and he had been wandering around with Liu Bei. Fame is not big, it is not small, at least the six generals under Cao Cao's command, it can be said that each person's fame is not weaker than Zhang Fei.
With six strong generals, to besiege a military general of similar strength, it was strange and humiliating to spread this word, and Cao Cao could not hold this face.
Third, the geographical location is not the same
Where was the Battle of Puyang? It was a flat land in the Central Plains, accessible in all directions, not to mention the melee of seven people, even thousands of people fighting in a scuffle can also be accommodated.
Look at Dangyang Nagasaka Slope again. At that time, Zhang Fei stood on a narrow bridge. Not to say that it is a husband and wife, at least it is difficult to accommodate several people fighting at the same time.
In this case, it is difficult to close Zhang Fei at all, it can only be carried out."
The narrow road meets the brave to win
"Ordinary military generals singled out (except for random arrows, which are discussed here as to why six generals are no longer sent to besiege Zhang Fei).
And Cao Cao had always known that Zhang Fei's strength value was not weaker than Guan Yu's, and even fiercer than Guan Yu. Cao Cao really didn't have the confidence that those generals under his command could defeat Zhang Fei steadily, so naturally he didn't dare to rush to send them.
Fourth, I was afraid that Zhang Fei would have an ambush
Zhang Fei was notoriously bold and careful, and he didn't stupidly really go to provoke Cao Cao's army and ask people to beat him up. He sent a dozen cavalrymen, tied branches to the horse's tail, and ran back and forth across the river, raising dust, so as to make suspicious soldiers.
And Cao Cao? As everyone knows, he is notoriously cautious and suspicious. Seeing the smoke and dust behind Zhang Fei, he naturally wondered if Zhang Fei had laid an ambush, so that he did not dare to act rashly.
Therefore, Cao Cao was really afraid not of Zhang Fei alone, but of Zhang Fei setting up an ambush. In that kind of terrain, it is difficult for large armies to advance in tandem, and they can only cross the river little by little, so that they are easily attacked by the enemy's half-crossing, and it is difficult to form a huge superiority in troops, making it difficult for the enemy to resist.