The position of General of the Hun Horse first appeared during the Western Han Dynasty, and was established by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as a famous general Huo Qiyi, and was later inherited until the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms and even the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the Western Han Dynasty, although the general of the Hun Qi was second only to the general in name, he was equal in treatment, and was known as "golden seal purple silk, the same as the three dukes". By the end of the Three Kingdoms of the Han Dynasty, despite the large number of princes in various places and the emergence of various miscellaneous generals, the general of the Hun Horse was still the second in command of the military, still above the four marches and the four generals.
After the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, the hussar generals of various countries were also famous generals of a high and powerful generation, such as Cao Hong and Sima Yi of the State of Wei, and Zhu Zhao of Eastern Wu. The Shu Han Dynasty regarded itself as the orthodox Han Dynasty and naturally followed the official system of the Han Dynasty, so in the history of the Shu Han Dynasty in just a few decades, five people served as generals on horseback. The first Hussar General of the Shu Han Dynasty, Ma Chao, one of the Five Tiger Generals, and the other three after him can also be regarded as both wen and wu, but this last Hussar General is enough to make many readers fall through the eyeballs.
Soon after Liu Bei entered Shu, Ma Chao was attached to him. Although Ma Chao's character is not good, he has pit many of his relatives and friends, but his name of tiger and wolf outside is enough to make many people jealous. In Liu Bei's persuasion table for the throne of Hanzhong, Ma Chao, by virtue of his prestige and status, was at the top of the persuasion table.
When the sifang general selection was established, Ma Chao was second only to Guan Yu, and was named a left general by Liu Beijia, hiding above Zhang Fei. When Liu Bei was proclaimed emperor, Ma Chao was also given the title of General of the Horse Riders and led Liangzhou Mu. At this time, the post of general of the Shu Han Dynasty was not established, so Ma Chao was nominally the highest-ranking person in the army. And Liu Bei's hardcore confidant Zhang Fei, who is also a che riding general, is slightly lower in reputation.
However, don't look at Ma Chao's status in the military is very high, but his life in Shu Han is not good. Tangtang, a general on horseback, was actually sent to the border by Liu Bei to intimidate the Qiang people, which shows that Ma Chao was actually not valued by Liu Bei. In a series of military operations launched by Liu Bei, Ma Chao almost did not participate in the battle, let alone commanded a side of the soldiers and horses. Obviously, Ma Chao is just a very famous "mascot" for Liu Bei.
According to the "Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms and The Biography of Ma Chao", When Ma Chao was in shu Han, he often felt frightened, and his friend Peng Xian complained that Liu Bei said bad things, and he could only secretly play secretly to show loyalty. In such an environment, Ma Chao was only 47 years old and depressed, which made people sigh.
After Ma Chao, the second general to serve as a hussar was the backbone of the Dongzhou clique, Li Yan. At a young age, Li Yan was known for his talents, and later led troops to Liu Bei in the Mianyang area, and showed his side of both culture and martial arts. The basis of Shu Han law, the Shu Ke, involved Li Yan; and during his local tenure, he also repelled several times the rebels. In this way, the all-round Li Yan gradually entered Liu Bei's field of vision. When the latter was entrusted with the white emperor's city, Li Yan was appointed as an auxiliary chancellor together with Zhuge Liang.
After Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, Li Yan was reused and was promoted to the rank of Marquis of Duxiang , False Festival , and Jia Guangluxun. In the eighth year of Jianxing (230 AD), Sima Caozhen, the Grand Sima of the State of Wei, attacked Shu Han in three ways. In order to appease Li Yan, Zhuge Liang appealed to Liu Chan, promoted Li Yan to the rank of General of the Hussars, and was ordered to go to Hanzhong to guard the town.
However, as Li Yan's authority grew, he thought he had the qualifications to compete with Zhuge Liang. Faced with Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, Li Yan was dissatisfied and began to raise objections. Not only that, Li Yan also deliberately delayed the supply of grain and grass for the Northern Expeditionary Army, thus offending Zhuge Liang, who was deposed by the latter with thunderous means, and finally withdrew from politics and was exiled to Zitong County.
After Li Yan, the Shu Han general was Wu Ban, the shu general. When Liu Bei entered Shu, in order to gain the support of the local scholar clique, he married Wu. Wu Ban and another general, Wu Yi, are the brothers of the Wu clan. Despite his noble status, Wu Ban is a man of great courage and righteousness, and has been praised by many people. For many years as a general in Shu, Wu Ban also participated in many wars. For example, in the Battle of Yiling launched by Liu Bei and the Northern Expedition launched by Zhuge Liang, Wu Ban had a good record.
In the ninth year of Jianxing (231 AD), Zhuge Liang launched the Fourth Northern Expedition, and Wu Ban cooperated with Wei Yan to defeat the enemy commander Sima Yi, "obtaining the first 3,000 ranks of armor, 5,000 collars of Xuan armor, and 3,100 pieces of horned crossbows". After Li Yan delayed military information and was deposed by Zhuge Liang, Wu Ban was gradually promoted to the rank of General of hussars and was given the title of Marquis of Mianzhu by virtue of his seniority and military merit. It is not difficult to speculate that Wu Ban should have a good old age.
After the middle of the Shu Han Dynasty, many young generals of the Jingzhou clique also grew up. Hu Ji, the master of Zhuge Liang's command, was an important general in the late Shu Han Dynasty. After Zhuge Liang's death, Hu Ji had a good friendship with Dong Yun and Fei Yi, and coupled with his own ability, he gradually stood out in the army and was promoted to the position of Central Supervisor and former general.
After Fei Yi was assassinated, the power in the army was in the hands of Jiang Wei, and at that time, Liu Chan did not trust Jiang Wei, so he set up positions such as Right General and Right Horse Riding General to divide Jiang Wei's military power. In the nineteenth year of Yanxi (256 AD), Jiang Wei was defeated by Deng Ai, and Liu Chan took this opportunity to promote Hu Ji to the rank of General of the Right Horse, hoping to use his hand to restrain Jiang Wei. However, although Hu Ji has performed since then, the historical records are unclear and cannot detail his future life.
The above four are the four Hussar generals of the Shu Han Dynasty. But what was surprising was that after the fall of the Shu Han Dynasty, there was still another hussar general, and this person was the later lord Liu Chan. This situation is really surprising. As we all know, Deng Ai smuggled his way to the Yinping Trail and made a surprise attack all the way to chengdu. The later lord Liu Chan was forced by diplomatic and internal difficulties, so he had to surrender the city, and shu Han perished. However, Deng Ai borrowed the name of Tianzi as a great general and crowned Liu Chan as a general of the Hussars. In this way, the last king of the Shu Han Dynasty became the last Hussar general. If Liu Beiquan knew about it, he didn't know how he would feel.
Reference book: Romance of the Three Kingdoms