Liu Zhang (~220) was the successor of his father Liu Yan as the pastor of Yizhou at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Yizhou has a total of 41 prefectures and counties, with vast land and rich people, which can be described as "the country of heaven and the fertile wilderness". Henkel Zu succeeded in this business.
Liu Zhang, because he did not fight with the princes and did not harass the people, the Central Plains were full of wars, but Yizhou was almost calm for many years. As a result, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and their lives are relatively rich. However, Liu Zhang's indisputable relationship with the world has given many people a dark and cowardly negative impression. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang commented on Liu Zhang as:
Now Liu Zhang is weak, the people are rich in the country, and they do not know how to save, the wise man, the wise man, the wise man.
Zhang Song commented on Liu Zhang:
Although Liu Jiyu was beneficial to the land of the state, his temperament was weak and he could not appoint a virtuous person; in addition, Zhang Lu was in the north, and he thought of violating it; the people's hearts were scattered, and they thought of the Lord.
That is to say, Liu Zhang's chest was not ambitious, and although the people of Yizhou were spared the disaster of war, they left the scholar class with a weak appearance of not thinking of making progress.
Everyone thinks that Yizhou will one day fall into the hands of a tyrant who is trying to govern. Therefore, Fa Zheng, Zhang Song, Meng Da and others began to take the initiative to find the British lord who could firmly occupy Yizhou, and then base on Yizhou, north of Hanzhong, and then restore the Central Plains and Kuangfu Han Room, and go down in history. Therefore, in the chaotic world, Liu Zhang's gouge and stealing security are ultimately difficult to save themselves. "Wolves around", only by turning themselves into lions and tigers can they settle down. Like Liu Zhang, there is no future in blindly talking about peace.
Zhuge Liang, Fa zheng, Pang Tong, and Zhang Song all urged Liu Bei to advance into Yizhou and restore the Central Plains. The importance of Yizhou's strategic location and the irrationality of the possessor Liu Zhang can be seen.
Liu Bei's military strength was actually inferior to Liu Zhang's, but Liu Bei's enterprising spirit made many people, including Liu Zhang's men, willing to help Liu Bei. Of course, there were also many generals under Liu Zhang who resolutely resisted Liu Bei. So, how many famous generals did Liu Zhang have resisted Liu Bei at that time?
First, Li Yan, the great battle of Huang Zhong fifty or sixty is not divided into victory or defeat.
Li Yan's martial arts were also close to the level of first-class masters. It is indeed not easy to be able to fight a super first-class master fifty or sixty. However, many times, everyone tends to exclude Li Yan from the ranks of first-class masters. The reason for this is that Li Yan vs. Huang Zhong may be an illusion. Li Yan had the intention of surrendering to Liu Bei at that time, and may have made contact with Liu Bei, and Liu Bei should have an account for Huang Zhong. Therefore, Huang Zhong should have been perfunctory and Li Yan faked a fight.
Second, resolutely resist Liu Bei's Zhang Ren.
Zhang Ren should be the first fierce general in Shu. Zhang Ren ambushed and killed the military commander Pang Tong at Luofengpo; he defeated Liu Bei at Luocheng and chased Liu Bei around like a headless fly; and zhang Fei fought two major battles for more than a dozen rounds without distinction between victory and defeat. It can be said that Zhang Ren's record is also very brilliant. In the end, Liu Bei personally went to war, and Kong Ming used his calculations and dispatched Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, and Huang Zhong, three generals of the Five Tigers level and a quasi-Five Tigers level, to surround and capture Zhang Ren.
After Zhang Ren was captured, he regarded death as a return and resolutely refused to surrender, and Zhuge Liang ordered him to be beheaded. Liu Bei felt quite sorry and buried his body on the side of the Jinyan Bridge to show his loyalty.
Zhang Ren also resisted Wei Yan's sword dance at Liu Zhang's banquet to welcome Liu Bei, causing Pang Tong's plan to assassinate Liu Zhang to abort.
Third, Huang Quan, who holds a military position, is no less than an excellent strategist. Served as a general after the Shu Han Dynasty.
1. See through Zhang Song's plan.
2. Guessed the danger of Liu Zhang's greeting Liu Bei. In order to stop Liu Zhang, Huang Quan bit Liu Zhang's clothes with his teeth, and as a result, two teeth were ripped off.
3, accurately predicted that inviting Liu Bei into the river is to lure the wolf into the room.
4. After surrendering to Liu Bei, he accompanied Liu Bei in his crusade against Eastern Wu and accurately predicted Lu Xun's plot.
5. After surrendering to Cao Pi, he once again accurately predicted that his family would not be killed by Liu Bei.
Fourth, Yan Yan and Zhang Fei fought inextricably. It was not a single-handed and intractable fight, but a military obstacle to Zhang Fei's advance.
If you pick it up, you will be caught alive after more than ten combinations with Zhang Fei. The martial arts cultivation was not as good as Ma Dai, and it was similar to Ji Ling. Yan Yan's martial arts cultivation was at best a second-rate master.
Yan Yan was finally influenced by Zhang Fei and surrendered to Zhang Fei, helping Zhang Fei to reach the designated location all the way. He made a great contribution to Liu Bei's capture of Chengdu. Liu Bei gave it away with his own golden chainmail. Later, as Huang Zhong's second-in-command, he defeated the Cao Wei general Zhang Guo. Yan Yan was the best general under Liu Zhang. He later served as a former general of the Shu Han Dynasty.
Fifth, Deng Xian, Leng Bao. These two are difficult brothers.
The two of them also participated in the sword dance group dance activity of Pang Tong's "Hongmen Banquet", which crushed the assassination operations of Wei Yan, Liu Feng and others.
They each guarded the two large villages outside Luo City. Huang Zhong and Wei Yan each attacked a village, and Leng Bao's first great battle wei Yan did not distinguish between victory and defeat. The second time, he was caught off guard by Wei Yansheng. Leng Bao's false surrender was released by Liu Bei, and as a result, he brought troops to attack Liu Bei, and the second time he surrendered his horses, he was captured by Wei Yansheng and beheaded by Liu Bei's orders. Cold buds should be third-rate. Deng Xian, on the other hand, went out to fight for the first time, and wanted to sneak up on Wei Yan, but was killed by an arrow from Huang Zhong.
Sixth, Yang Huai and Gao Pei are also difficult brothers.
Just because they want to assassinate Liu Bei and remove the troubles for Liu Zhang, it proves that they are extraordinary. They carried sharp blades and went to see Liu Bei. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei had already had the heart of a false Dao and captured the two of them. As a result, the sharp blade in their arms became a powerful excuse for Liu Bei and Pang Tong to kill them.
Seventh, Wu Yi was Liu Zhang's brother-in-law, and later became Liu Bei's brother-in-law. As the brother-in-law of the two lords, it seems that many sisters are also beautiful.
Participated in Zhang Ren's great battle against Zhang Fei and trapped Zhang Fei in his heart. Later, Zhao Yun arrived and Yihesheng captured Wu Yi. Wu Yi surrendered to Liu Bei. Later, he participated in the Northern Expedition with Zhuge Liang and defeated the Cao Wei general Fei Yao together with Wei Yan.
Eighth, Liu Ba. Served as the left general of the Shu Han Dynasty.
Ninth, surrender the addictive MengDa.
The first surrender was to take the initiative to contact Fa Zheng to surrender Liu Bei.
The second time was because he instigated Liu Feng not to save Guan Yu, Liu Feng was held responsible, but he surrendered to Cao Pi and evaded responsibility.
The third time was after Cao Pi's death, he was not favored by Cao Rui, and was in a difficult situation, and he was ready to "turn back" and surrender to Zhuge Liang. As a result, Sima Yi learned of the news and rushed thousands of miles to kill.
Tenth, Wu Lan, Lei Tong.
Together with Zhang Ren outside Luocheng, he defeated Liu Bei. He pursued and killed Liu Bei all the way to Fuguan, killing Liu Bei back to the starting point of entering Sichuan. Liu Bei had to ask the military Zhuge Liang to enter the river for assistance.
The martial arts cultivation of the two should belong to the second- and third-rate level. The two joined hands and were killed by Huang Zhong. After surrendering to Liu Bei, they all served as Zhang Fei's second-in-command and participated in the Battle of Hanzhong. At the Battle of Hanzhong, Lei Tong was beheaded by the Cao Wei general Zhang Guo.
Eleventh, Liu Xuan, Ma Han.
Participated in the Battle of Luocheng to defeat Liu Bei. At the "Hongmen Banquet", he also participated in a group dance to protect Liu Zhang. Later, he was killed by Zhao Yun at Ye MengGuan, which strongly shocked Ma Chao.
In this way, there are indeed many famous generals in Shu. In particular, Zhang Ren defeated Liu Bei many times; Huang Quan and Liu Ba were resourceful; Yan Yan caused Zhang Fei a headache; Yang Huai and Gao Pei were loyal; Wu Lan and Lei Tong were very good deputies. Liu Zhang's men can be said to have a large number of generals, much more than Liu Bei brought to Xichuan, and there is no shortage of military personnel who can fight in battle. As a result, Liu Zhang was still defeated by Liu Bei. It seems that countless people's evaluation of Liu Zhang's weakness is not an empty wind.