Throughout the history of the Three Kingdoms, we can find many heroes and good men, each of whom has its own legendary mark. Today we are going to talk about a good man under Cao Cao, he is Pound, he once shot Guan Yu in the forehead with an arrow, he would rather die than follow Liu Bei, why is this?
If you want to explore the reasons for this, you must push forward along the timeline, when Pound was still an ordinary soldier under Cao Cao, just when Guan Yu was famous at that time, in the Battle of Xiangfan, Guan Yu defeated Cao Ren one after another, and Cao Cao saw the situation and prepared to send troops to help Cao Ren. When Pang De saw this, he immediately asked to meet Cao Cao, assured Cao Cao that he would take the initiative to participate in the front-line battle, and firmly stated that he would definitely be able to take guan Yu's hard bone.
Cao Cao admired Pound's self-confidence, so he began to reuse Pound, ordering Pound to follow Behind Yu Ban to assist in the battle. As Pound said, when he and Guan Yu met on the battlefield, Pound did not have the slightest fear, but instead used all his strength to confront Guan Yu, Pound rode his mount white horse, and an arrow accurately shot at Guan Yu's forehead, which also greatly damaged the morale of Guan Yu's troops.
However, the good times were not long, and the troops led by Pound Were far inferior to Guan Yu's subordinates in terms of overall combat effectiveness, although Guan Yu was wounded in the war, but the reinforcements who came to help in time bought enough time for Guan Yu to prepare. Subsequently, Guan Yu successfully defeated Yu Ban by taking advantage of the flood, and the Cao army led by Yu Ban suffered heavy losses, and Guan Yu also captured Pound alive.
After Guan Yu captured Pound, he thought that Pound was a talent that could be recruited by them, so he threw an olive branch to Pound. Guan Yu said that as long as Pound is willing to follow Liu Bei to complete his great cause, then everyone is a brother in a boat, and the previous things will be written off. In the face of Guan Yu's repeated invitations, Pound directly stated that he was unwilling to follow Liu Bei in death, that he would not betray Cao Cao and chose Liu Bei, and asked Guan Yu not to waste his energy on him.
Guan Yu is also a straight man, and in the case of his repeated good persuasion without success, Guan Yu felt that Pound was toasting and not eating the penalty wine, so he personally killed Pound. Pound is a heroic figure with integrity, sticking to his principles and not changing his mind easily. Later, after Pound's death, he was also added the nickname of "Zhuang Hou", becoming an excellent figure that has been passed down through the ages, and it can be regarded as a more correct choice. However, in the later period, many people said that Pang De would rather die than surrender, not because of his loyalty to Cao Cao, but because he had a family that was detained in Cao Cao's camp and could not surrender to Liu Bei.
Many friends who like history think that Pound, who refused Guan Yu's invitation at that time, was a very transparent and open-minded person. Pound seems to have anticipated that Liu Bei would not be able to achieve great things, not to mention Liu Bei's many descendants. Instead of surrendering to Safety, Pound did not waver until the moment of his death, and his noble style was praised by future generations. What do you think about Pound's reluctance to follow Liu Bei?