In the era of cold weapons when short arms were connected, swords were the most common weapons when the ancients fought. Since ancient times, the sword can be split, cut, stabbed, blocked, and is praised by countless people as the king of soldiers. In the Three Kingdoms era, when famous generals were born, there were also many masters who were good at using swords. One of the most surprising is actually the two emperors Liu Bei and Cao Pi.
top4: Lü Bu
Whether in the rendition or in the canonical history, Lü Bu's personal strength value is very high, enough to rank in the top three. Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Lü Bu's biography records that Lü Bu "gave Xiao Wu to Hezhou", and he gradually stood out in the army with his superior martial arts, and became a leading figure in the Hezhou clique. Although Chen Shou did not like Lü Bu and thought that he was cunning and repetitive, even so, he still had to admit that Lü Bu was "extremely strong and called a flying general".
Although Lü Bu's famous weapon is a euphorbia, his weapon is good at more than this one. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty? Dong Zhuo's biography also records that Lü Bu was also good at making spears, of course, in addition to spears, Lü Bu's swordplay was also called the world's first-class, and Situ Wang Yun once praised Lü Bu as an excellent swordsman. In the records of Lü Bu's biography, Lü Bu often used to use swords when fighting with people, and his achievements were also extremely eye-catching.
top3: Cao Pi
When it comes to Cao Pi, I believe many readers will be surprised. Because in the impression of many people, Cao Pi's sense of existence has not been high. It is no wonder that before there was the great talent of his father Cao Cao, and then the talent of his brother Cao Zhi, Cao Pi's style was gradually forgotten. But in fact, Cao Pi is an all-round talent. Not only was he adept at political means and successfully became the heir to Cao Cao's satisfaction, but his Wenzhi martial arts were also first-class.
In the history of ancient literature, Cao Pi's "Classic Treatise" already has the shadow of preliminary literary criticism, which shows that his literary skills are still very deep. Speaking of his martial arts, Cao Pi's best skill is probably his sword skills. According to the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms? The Records of Emperor Wen records that Cao Pi's swordsmanship was taught by Shi A, and Shi A's master was Wang Yue, who was known as the first swordsman of the Eastern Han Dynasty. After being carefully taught by famous teachers, Cao Pi's swordplay became more and more sophisticated, and gradually reached the point of "mastery".
One day, Cao Pi was drinking with the Pingyu general Liu Xun and the Fenwei general Deng Zhan. During the banquet, some people praised Deng Zhan's martial arts, saying that he was "good at having arms, knowing the five soldiers, and saying that he could enter the white blade with his bare hands." As soon as Cao Pi heard the interest, he talked to Deng Zhan about swordplay. Interested, the two also used sugar cane instead of swordsmanship and engaged in a real battle. Unexpectedly, after only a few rounds of fighting, Deng Zhan was stabbed in the arm by Cao Pi three times. Unwilling to accept defeat, Deng Zhan decided to fight again, and was hit in the forehead by Cao Pi.
This battle made many people have a new understanding of Cao Pi. Although Deng Zhan was only a miscellaneous general, he was also crawling out of the pile of dead people, and his martial arts were naturally out of the question. But even so, he was easily defeated by Cao Pi, which showed the mastery of the latter's swordplay.
top2: Liu Bei
Coincidentally, Liu Bei, the founding emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty, was also a sword master, which made many people stunned. First of all, Liu Bei is not as unbearable as many people imagine, according to the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liu Bei's personal ability has been affirmed by all kinds of tyrants. Moreover, whether it was fighting Jingzhou or advancing into Yizhou Hanzhong, Liu Bei personally went on horseback to kill the enemy. Therefore, Liu Bei's Wenzhi martial arts are all good, although they cannot reach the first-class level, they are also very rare.
According to the Ming Dynasty famous military figure and martial arts master He Liangchen's "Records of the Array", "Zhuangzi's method of striking, Wang Ju's up and down method, Liu Xian's Gu Yingfa, Ma Ming's lightning method, Ma Chao's shot method, and the sword of the five families are passed down." Judging from this record, Liu Bei's swordplay was very superb, and he was even known as a grandmaster, which was enough to be passed on to future generations.
Similarly, Wang Shouren's disciple Zheng Ruo also recorded the following in the Jiangnan Jingluo: "The Sword House Fan Liu, Yue Ma Ming Wang, Yue Liu Xian Lord, Yue Bian Zhuang, Yue Wang Ju, Yue Ma Chao, Yue Qiao Thick Ridge Short Body." "As we all know, Liu Liu is known as a gentleman's sword, and he is accustomed to using double swords, and the Gu Yingzhi method he handed down is similar to the double sword flow used by the Fusang people in later generations, which is a real killing technique and is very powerful.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms? The "Biography of the First Lord" quotes the "Classic Sketch" to record: "Liu Ziping of the Plains knew that he had Wu Yong, when Zhang Chun rebelled, Qingzhou was commanded, and sent generals to seek purity. There is a problem here, that is, Liu Bei's early fame was not his benevolence for the people, but his "martial courage". When Liu Bei was in the township in his early years, he also gathered a crowd to raise troops, and at that time, rich merchants also gave Liu Bei a lot of financial support. From this point of view, they should have taken a fancy to Liu Bei's superb sword skills and paid him to act as their own escort. This situation was also common at that time.
Top1; Ma Chao
In the above records, in addition to Liu Bei's sword skills being praised by posterity, Ma Chao was also on the list with him. As mentioned earlier, Lü Bu's personal martial arts value can be ranked in the top three, but Ma Chao's martial arts value is not inferior to Lü Bu's. In the Battle of Weishui, Ma Chao single-handedly killed Cao Cao and threw away his armor. After the war, Cao Cao also sighed: "Horses do not die, and I have no burial place." ”
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" describes Ma Chao's swordplay, which is also very wonderful, he used a sword to fight against five Western Liang brave generals, did not fall behind, killed until the rise, cut two of them, and frightened the other three to flee. Although the descriptions in the novel are somewhat exaggerated, it is undeniable that Ma Chao's swordplay does have his cleverness.
Reference books: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Romance of the Three Kingdoms