Many people say that Guan Yu's death should be considered from two aspects, the first is because Guan Yu is arrogant and arrogant, so that he is too light on the enemy and defeated Maicheng; on the other hand, because Lu Xun's talent is indeed much higher than his, so he cannot compete with it. However, there is also another voice that says that Guan Yu's death was actually a decision made by Liu Bei because he was afraid of his high achievements, so according to such statements, Guan Yu was actually framed to death by the tricks of his own people. But after all, this kind of statement is not accepted by the mainstream, and Liu Bei will not do such a tasteless thing, so this statement should be taken at a glance.
However, unlike Guan Yu, there was another warrior in the Three Kingdoms, who also made countless achievements with Guan Yu and was deeply loved by Cao Cao, but in the end, he died tragically at the hands of his own family because of his excessive merits. And this general was also one of the five sons of Cao Wei, Zhang Guo.
According to Chen Shou's evaluation, Zhang Guo, as a general who was proficient in the art of war, good at using terrain to maneuver with the enemy, had many strange strategies, and was good at using clever tactics to defeat the enemy, was once praised and praised by famous generals such as Cao Cao and Han Xin of the Han Dynasty, and was quite appreciated and praised. He was originally a general of Han Fu, but later reluctantly submitted to Yuan Shao, and after the Battle of Guandu, Zhang Gao was obtained by Cao Cao and served under his command. At the time of the Battle of Hanzhong, although Zhang Gao was only Xiahou Yuan's deputy general, his main general was nothing more than that in Liu Bei's eyes, and what really made the emperor feared was Zhang Gao himself. Even though he had been beaten by Zhang Fei and fled, it was a great feat that he was able to save Cao Wei's soldiers and horses and bring them back safely after the main general Xiahou Yuan was beheaded.
By the time of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Zhang Gao was even more famous, so much so that his prestige made the Shu army fearless, and even the Chancellor did not dare to take it lightly ("since Zhuge Liang was afraid"). However, at that time, Cao Wei not only had Zhang Gao, but also another general, that is, Sima Yi. Mention of Sima Yi's hidden forbearance and power plots will certainly be familiar to relatives, he endured in the State of Wei for ten years, has killed several enemies, coupled with his unpredictable ghost talent, scheming, after the overthrow of Cao Shuang, his status and power have been further strengthened, can not help but feel admiration and even fear.
At that time, although Sima Yi was in a high position, Zhang Gao's identity was very prestigious in the military, and it was also a stumbling block on the road of threatening Sima Yi's power. Therefore, Sima Yi, who was deliberately calculating, finally seized the opportunity of Zhang Guo's death during Zhuge Liang's Fourth Northern Expedition. At the time of the defeat and retreat of the Shu army, Sima Yi ordered Zhang Gao to lead his troops forward to pursue, but Zhang Gao reminded Sima Yi of such a move on the grounds that "the siege of the city will open a way out, and the return of the army should not be pursued", but the military order was like a mountain, and Sima Yi was deliberate, so Zhang Gao had no choice but to lead the troops to catch up. As a result, when Zhang Gao chased him to the area of Mumendao, he was unfortunately ambushed and killed by Zhuge Liang's ambush troops in advance, and a generation of famous generals were also killed.
Although Sima Yi used the military order as a shield to kill Zhang Guo, emperor Yu Yuli could not pursue that he was deliberate, so he had to give up, to put it bluntly, Cao Rui could only bite his teeth and swallow it into his stomach in the end. However, it is not difficult for anyone with a heart to see that Zhang Gao's death was indeed the result of Sima Yi's deliberate murder, so if it is said that he and the Shu army jointly killed Zhang Gao, it is reasonable to say. After all, although Zhuge Liang was on a par with Sima Yi, Zhang Gao was also a hard bone for him, so he could get rid of one.
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Although it is said that the lord of the high merits must be blamed, the so-called "enemy country breaking" fang to "plot the death of the subject", and when the country like General Zhang Gao is still employing people, it is very rare that people are jealous because of their excessive merits, and finally they are killed by their own families. Therefore, I have to say that General Zhang Gao cannot but be the most embarrassing existence among the generals of the Three Kingdoms.