The water rolling in the east of the Yangtze River, the waves exhaust the heroes. At the time of the Three Kingdoms, the masses rose up together, and famous generals emerged. It can be said that a history of the Three Kingdoms is a heroic history. The Golden Iron Horse, the battlefield of the Three Kingdoms filled with smoke, has emerged a large number of outstanding military generals, creating an immortal military legend.
Throughout the Three Kingdoms period, there are countless famous generals, but the top famous generals are few. In the editor's view, the so-called top-level generals must have two core elements: one is the extraordinary ability to unify the army; the other is the strategic vision that is different from ordinary people. According to this standard, there are only eight top players in the Three Kingdoms period (Note: the ranking is not in any order):
First place: Zhou Yu
One of the most outstanding military commanders of the Three Kingdoms period, he was also a very famous Confucian general in Chinese history!
Zhou Yu is long and strong, has a posture and a fine rhythm, and Jiangdong has the words of "the song is wrong, Zhou Lang Gu".
Zhou Yushao befriended Sun Ce, and from the age of 21, he accompanied Sun Ce to the battlefield to pacify Jiangdong, and then Sun Ce was assassinated, Sun Quan succeeded him, and Zhou Yu went to the funeral with his generals, and took charge of everything with Changshi Zhang Zhao as a middle protector.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Zhou Yu led an army to unite with Liu Bei and defeated the Cao army in the Battle of Chibi, thus laying the foundation for the "three divisions of the world". In the fourteenth year of Jian'an (209), the general Bai Biao led the Southern Commandery Taishou.
It can be said that a Chibi fire burned out Zhou Yu's reputation and burned out the situation of three parts of the world. Zhou Yucai is also a man of letters and martial arts, proficient in the art of war, good at the unified army, and can be called a rare generation of famous generals in the Three Kingdoms period!
Second place: Zhang Liao
Zi Wenyuan was a famous general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period and the head of the five sons of Cao Wei.
In the early days, Zhang Liao was subordinate to Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, and Lü Bu. After Lü Bu's defeat and death, he submitted to Cao Cao. After that, he accompanied Cao Cao everywhere to negotiate, and he made great achievements in battle.
After the Battle of Wusu, Zhang Liao, Together with Li Dian and Le Jin, defended Hefei and repeatedly repelled Sun Wu's attacks. In particular, it is worth mentioning that in the Battle of Hefei in the twentieth year of Jian'an (215), Zhang Liao led 800 soldiers to attack Sun Quan's 100,000 troops and hit Sun Quan's commander-in-chief, which made Sun Quan feel frightened and the Wu army was defeated. Later, with a crowd of 7,000 people, he broke through 100,000 troops and almost captured Sun Quan alive. After this battle, Zhang Liaowei shook Jiangdong and became famous, and "Zhang Liao stopped crying" also became a legendary allusion circulated by the people.
After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he still ordered Zhang Liao to guard the imperial grandson power. In the second year of the Huang Dynasty (221), Zhang Liaotun was stationed in Yongqiu and became ill. During Zhang Liao's serious illness, Sun Quan was still very jealous of him. In the third year of the Huang Dynasty (222), Zhang Liao lived up to the expectations of the people and defeated the Wu general Lü Fan with illness.
It can be said that throughout the Cao Wei regime and even the entire Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Liao's military ability was first-class. The only Cao Wei general who could make Sun Quan feel frightened was Zhang Liao!
Third place: Guan Yu
Zi Yunchang, a top famous general at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, honored him as the head of the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han Dynasty.
In the early days, he followed Liu Bei around the country, was captured by Cao Caosheng, and beheaded Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang at BaimaPo, and together with Zhang Fei was known as the enemy of ten thousand people.
After the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei assisted Eastern Wu Zhou Yu in attacking Cao Ren in Nan Commandery, and sent Guan Yu to block Cao Cao's reinforcements, and after Cao Ren retreated, Guan Yu was appointed by Liu Bei as the Taishou of Xiangyang. Liu Bei entered Yizhou, and Guan Yu stayed in Jingzhou.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Guan Yu besieged Xiangfan, Cao Cao sent Yu Ban to reinforce, Guan Yu captured Yu Ban, beheaded Pound, Wei Zhen Huaxia, Cao Cao wanted to move the capital to avoid Qirui.
It can be said that throughout the Three Kingdoms period, the only military general who could make Cao Cao and Sun Quan feel afraid and worried at the same time was Guan Yu. Although later generations had a certain deification of Guan Yu, Guan Yu's military talent was undoubtedly first-class throughout the Three Kingdoms period!
Fourth place: Lu Meng
Zi Ming, a famous general at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is also another outstanding Confucian general in the history of Eastern Wu after Zhou Yu!
When Lü Meng was a teenager, he was attached to his sister-in-law Deng Dang and followed Sun Ce as a general. He was known for his courage and was enfeoffed as a sima of the other departments. After Sun Quan's unification, he gradually became heavily used, from breaking Huang Zu as the first to ascending, and sealing Yokono Nakaro. From the siege of Cao Ren to Nan Commandery, to the destruction of Zhu Guang in Anhui City, tired of paying tribute to Lujiang Taishou. Later, he entered and occupied the three counties of Jingnan, captured Hao Pu, and bravely resisted the pursuit of Zhang Liao's army in the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, and counted the Imperial Wei army in The Wei Army, with merit to eliminate the left guard army and the general Huwei.
After Lu Su's death, Lü Mengdai guarded Lukou, designed to attack Jingzhou, defeated the famous Shu Han general Guan Yu, and greatly increased the land area of Eastern Wu.
It can be said that Lü Meng was still diligent in studying and studying at the time of military affairs, and gave practical applications, becoming the assets of a generation of famous generals. He made great achievements in battle in his life, successively bravely beheading Chen Cheng, breaking Huang Zu and Zhu Guang, and wisely capturing Hao Pu and Guan Yu.
Fifth place: Zhang Fei
Zi Yide, a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, was one of the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Kingdom.
In 184 (the first year of Zhongping), the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, Liu Bei organized a volunteer army in Zhuo County to participate in the war to extinguish the Yellow Turban Army, and the young Zhang Fei joined guan Yu and traveled with Liu Bei. When Liu Bei attended various banquets, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu stood next to Liu Bei all day long.
Since Zhang Fei followed Liu Bei, he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats and has gained Liu Bei's weight. The specific achievements are as follows:
After Liu Bei's defeat at Banpo and Zhang Fei's defeat and zhang fei's only twenty horsemen were broken, according to the water broken bridge, no one in the Cao army dared to approach; when Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun swept Xichuan, Yu Jiangzhou Yiyi interpreted Yan Yan; during the Battle of Hanzhong, he defeated Zhang Gao at Tangqu, and made great contributions to Shu Han.
Although in traditional Chinese culture, Zhang Fei is known for his bravery, recklessness, and jealousy, it cannot be denied that Zhang Fei's military ability is also first-class, with independent military ability!
Sixth place: Lu Xun
His real name was Lu Yi (陸論), a prominent politician and military figure of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
In the eighth year of Jian'an (203), Lu Xun entered the shogunate of Sun Quan. In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Lu Xun participated in the attack on Jingzhou.
In the second year of Zhang Wu (222), Sun Quan made Lu Xun the governor of Dadu, and defeated Liu Bei at Yiling Fire And became famous in Battle I. In the seventh year of Huang Wu (228), Lu Xun won the Battle of Shiting.
In the first year of the Huanglong Dynasty (229), Sun Quan was proclaimed empress dowager, with Lu Xun as the general and assistant crown prince Sun Deng.
History has proved that Lu Xun followed Sun Quan for more than forty years, commanded the military and government of the State of Wu for more than ten years, and won the weight of Sun Quan. He was far-sighted, loyal and upright, and was praised as a "minister of the society".
Seventh place: Deng Ai
Zi Shi zai was an outstanding military figure and general of the State of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He is a humanistic and martial all-rounder, proficient in the art of war, and also quite accomplished in internal affairs.
In 263, he and Zhong Hui led separate armies to attack Shu Han, and finally he took the lead in entering Chengdu, causing the shu Han to perish.
Deng Ai had a far-sighted vision in the war, superhuman insights, and a rare strategic acumen. In combat, Deng Ai was good at anticipating the enemy's opportunities, always grasping the initiative on the battlefield, and did not lose in several battles with Jiang Wei. His smuggling of Yinping was arguably the most outstanding of all the battles in The History of Chinese Warfare, and has been recorded in history as a masterpiece in military history.
It can be said that the Cao Wei regime was able to maintain the strongest strength among the three kingdoms, especially in the later period, many of Deng Ai's military and political ideas played a great role.
Eighth place: Lu Kang
Zi Youjie, a famous general of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, was the second son of Lu Xun.
Lu Kang's father was the Marquis of Jiangling, a lieutenant of Jianwu, and led his father to 5,000 people. Later, he moved to the middle of the festival, the general of the town army, and so on. Sun Hao was made emperor and served as the general of the Zhen Army, the governor of Xiling, Xinling, Yidao, Lexiang, and Gong'an, and was stationed in Lexiang (lexiang, southwest of present-day Jiangling, Hubei). In the first year of the Phoenix Dynasty (272), he repelled the attack of the Jin general Yang Hu and killed the rebel general Xiling Du Buxuan.
It can be said that Lu Kang and Lu Xun are the mainstay of the Wu Kingdom, and are called "Sun Kang", known as the last famous generals of the Wu Kingdom.
These are the real top eight famous players in the Three Kingdoms period, which one do you like more?