Xu Chu and Dianwei were both first-class fierce generals under Cao Cao, and the two men were incomparably large, brave and championed the three armies, comparable, whether it was recorded in the history or described in the interpretation, the two people were on the same level.
It is recorded in the official history that Dianwei has great strength, the Yamen Banner grows up, people cannot win, and Wei single-handedly builds it and favors his talent. And Xu Chu's strength is also very large, one hand against the oxtail, more than a hundred steps.
However, Dianwei was never defeated in his life, but Xu Chu lost several times, especially in the Battle of Hanzhong, Xu Chu was drunk, escorting grain and grass, encountered Zhang Fei robbing grain, Xu Chu was stabbed in the shoulder by Zhang Fei's spear, planted under the horse, and never went to the battlefield again, which made Xu Chu's face a little ugly.
Then, Xu Chu had such a defeat, why could he still rank among the first-class fierce generals, and be on a par with Dianwei? This article only discusses evolution.
As we all know, people who can become first-class fierce generals have basically never been defeated in the battlefield, such as Lü Bu, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, and others, otherwise, as long as they lose once, they basically have no chance of first-class fierce generals, except xu Chu who loses to Zhang Fei.
So, how did Xu Chu lose to Zhang Fei? There are wonderful descriptions in the rendition.
The Seventy-second Time of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Halfway to the road, the drum horns in the hollow of the mountain shook the sky, and an army stayed. As the first general, Zhang Feiye, raised his spear and rode straight to 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. Zhang Fei snatched the grain and grass vehicle and returned.
Xu Chu took the initiative to ask zhan to protect the grain, met Zhang Fei, because he was drunk, he was stabbed by Zhang Fei under the horse in a single challenge, if it was not for the timely rescue of the sergeant, Xu Chu was killed by Zhang Fei, it can be said that Xu Chu picked up a life.
Xu Chu lost to Zhang Fei, the main reason is drunk, of course, if not drunk, Xu Chu may not suffer this defeat, but no matter what, Xu Chu lost, it is very humiliating.
In addition, Xu Chu also lost to Zhang Fei several times, for example, when riding a saddleless horse, he lost to Zhang Fei, and when Guan Yu released water to flood Cao Jun, Xu Chu met Zhang Fei and did not dare to love the war and took the road.
The reason why Xu Chu can still rank among the first-class fierce generals, juxtaposed with Dianwei, I personally summarize, there are the following points.
First, Xu Chu once fought Lü Bu twenty times, regardless of victory or defeat. Lü Bu was a super first-class fierce general, invincible in the world at that time, and could fight with Lü Bu in a draw, except for Zhang Fei, who was rare.
Second, Xu Chu once fought Zhao Yun thirty times, regardless of victory or defeat. Zhao Yun's martial arts, in the Three Kingdoms era, was second only to Lü Bu, he had experienced hundreds of battles in his life, never tasted a defeat, and was known as the "General of Constant Victory", so Xu Chu could draw with Zhao Yun and add points.
Third, Xu Chu once fought Ma Chao for hundreds of rounds, regardless of victory or defeat. Ma Chao is known as "Jin Ma Chao", the entire Three Kingdoms, there are the former cousin Lü Bu, the back table Ma Chaozhi said, Ma Chao's martial arts, very outstanding, twenty he defeated the famous Hebei general Zhang Guo, the force of the crowd, it can be seen.
Fourth, Xu Chu once fought Dianwei for a day and a night, regardless of victory or defeat. Dianwei is known as the "evil coming" of the ancients, and Xu Chu, who is known as the "Tiger Fool", has taken the initiative to challenge Dianwei many times, and the two people have fought from the hour of Tatsumi to noon, regardless of victory or defeat, and then until dusk, still without distinction between victory and defeat. It can be seen from this that Xu Chu's strength is not under Dianwei.
Therefore, combining the above points, although Xu Chu lost to Zhang Fei, with his strength, he could still rank among the first-class fierce generals and be on a par with Dianwei, which was proved by strength.