In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel, the Shu Han regime once had five tiger generals, each of whom was the top general at that time, especially Guan Yu, a great general who not only controlled the governance of the land of Jingzhou, but also claimed to be the first in strength besides Lü Bu.
Judging from the novel, it seems that no one can compare with Guan Yu at that time, at least the Shu Han Group is closest to Zhang Fei, but it is still far away. However, although Guan Yu is very tough, we cannot think that no one in the Shu Han Group can compare with him, and if we combine the historical records, we will find that there is a young man in the Shu Han Group who may be stronger than Guan Yu.
Some scholars believe that this young man is not only comparable to Guan Yu in terms of status, but also as a rising star, his explosive power and miracles cannot even be compared with Guan Yu. So the question is, who is this person?
In the novel, the reason why Guan Yu was rated as the first of the Five Tigers listed as a god is that there are many reasons that are combined.
First of all, Guan Yu started from Taoyuan Sanjie, so his relationship with Liu Bei is extremely close, and Liu Bei's trust in him is unparalleled. This is the first point that Guan Yu stands out. Secondly, Guan Yu's strength value was the first place besides Lü Bu, which was recognized by Cao Cao. With this alone, it is difficult for up-and-coming stars to compare.
In the end, Guan Yu had the merit of wei Zhen Huaxia, and was able to use a part of his military strength to fight more fierce results than Liu Bei's main force, and the frightened Cao Cao wanted to move the capital, which was unmatched by everyone.
Under these conditions, let alone other people cannot be compared with Guan Yu, even the other members of the Five Tiger Generals are also much worse, so who is the character recorded in the main history who can be compared with Guan Yu?
The name of this character is Huo Jun, who is unknown in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but has a great reputation in the history of the canon.
According to the official history, this man's brother once pulled up a force of 300 people at the time of war, and originally lived under Liu Biao's hands. However, coincidentally, they met Liu Bei under Liu Biao's hands, and fell in love with him at first sight, and after his brother's death, Huo Jun did not hesitate to lead everyone to Liu Bei.
Originally, Liu Bei's strength had been greatly strengthened at that time, and he really couldn't look at the 300-strong troops. However, after Liu Bei inspected this Huo Jun, he found that this person not only had a high value of force, but also was brave and intelligent, quite brainy, and was a very remarkable rising star. Although there was no record of a confrontation between the two men similar to that of Longzhong, in the historical records, the contact between the two did not last long at all, and Liu Bei turned his head and began to fight with Liu Zhang, but he entrusted a heavy task to Huo Jun.
At that time, Liu Bei Group was in a hurry, so there was only one base area in Yizhou, that is, Ye Mengguan. It should be said that this is the only place of progress of Liu Bei Group, just like the street pavilion of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition. Who to send to guard this place is crucial, and the most reliable and capable people must be the most talented.
Liu Bei did not hesitate to choose Huo Jun, which was no less than the appointment of Zhao Kuo by Zhao Xiaocheng Wang Li in the past, which was Great Trust and Great Recognition.
So how did this General Huo behave? The history books record that when Liu Bei's army set out, only a few hundred people were left for Huo Jun. In this context, Zhang Lu began to persuade Huo Jun to surrender, saying that he could only hold on to a few hundred people, and if he wanted to survive, he could only surrender. As a result, Huo Jun expressed his absolute loyalty, and the original text recorded: The head of the villain can be obtained, and the city cannot be obtained.
As a result, the negotiations collapsed, and Liu Zhang's side hurried to intervene and gathered tens of thousands of troops to besiege Huo Jun. Tens of thousands of people beat hundreds of people no matter how they looked at it, and the history books recorded that Liu Bei did not give Huo Jun any assistance for a whole year. Under this kind of desperation that was almost like the defense of Hongdu, Huo Jun never wavered, and frantically defended the city with all the strength he could use. For a whole year, the city was unbreakable, and it protected Liu Bei's retreat to the death.
What is even more terrifying is that in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, it is recorded that under the siege of tens of thousands of people, this general can actually leave a part of the elite, kill the siege when the other party is not paying attention, and kill the other general Xiangcun.
What is this operation? Is this a godlike battle? To put it bluntly, if you don't consider the scale, with this war alone, Huo Jun will be more brilliant than Second Master Guan.
It was precisely because he firmly guarded Liu Bei's rear, so liu Zhang eventually failed, and Zhuge Liang's Longzhong pair achieved the second step, completing the cross-state lian county.
Because of Huo Jun's outstanding performance, after the end of the war, Liu Bei gave this rising star a huge reward and appointed him as the general of Zi Tong Taishou and Pei. He was also allowed to administer several important places, including Ye Meng, Baishui, Jiange, Jiangyou, and Fucheng.
If you are more familiar with the post-Three Kingdoms era, you should find that the words in it are very familiar, whether it is Sword Pavilion or Jiangyou City, which is the basis for the survival of the Shu Kingdom and Deng Aila in the future, and it is the life of the future Shu Kingdom.
From this, we can see that if we only look at the real power and importance, this rising star is like a rocket, and generally succeeds in becoming an important figure of Liu Bei Group. Moreover, compared with the contemporaries, the only ones who can be compared with it are probably only two people, one is Guan Yu of Zhenshou Jingzhou, and the other is Zhang Fei of Bajun Taishou. As for Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and Ma Chao, one of these three people is a partial general, and the other two have no merit or territory.
Therefore, we can say unceremoniously that the rising star is fully capable of competing for the Five Tigers generals, and can even rank in the front.
So the question is, compared to guan yu in terms of this general's ability, who is stronger? If you don't look at the later developments, at that time, Huo Jun's performance was still more dazzling than Guan Yu.
First of all, from the perspective of trust, Guan Yu has changed from a brother to a heavy minister, and the relationship is inevitably estranged. However, Liu Bei promoted a rising star so well that the relationship between the two may be closer, which is the embodiment of the ruler's vanity and the means by which the ruler controls it. Not to mention, at that time, Liu Bei was able to rest assured that he would ignore it for a year, believing that Huo Jun could defend the rear.
Secondly, at that time, Guan Yu did not yet have the power to shock Huaxia, but Huo Jun really created the miracle of winning more with less and made great achievements, and in comparison, Huo Jun was more brilliant.
Finally, although in terms of force value, this rising star may not be as good as Guan Yu. But you must know how long Guan Yu has been mixed in Liu Bei Group to have his current strength, and Renjia is just a small role that has just entered Liu Bei Group, and the result has been so successful, so there is no doubt that Huo Jun's explosive power is stronger, and the future is really uncertain.
But it is a pity to say a thousand ways and ten thousand, these are only hypothetical, because all this possibility was terminated before Liu Bei became the fourth general of the Hanzhong Dynasty, and this excellent general died early, failing to catch up with the later era, leaving only endless regrets.
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