"Sick bed just Hou Yu shocked the enemy, the English name is longer than the sun to xuan the heavens." Even if you fall ill and collapse, you can still use your name to deter the enemy, who is this domineering person?
He was one of the sixty-four generals of ancient and modern times, zhang Liao, a general at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who once hunted down Cao Cao at the age of 25, pursued Liu Bei at the age of 29, and pursued Sun Quan on the battlefield at the age of 46. But he was also the first general under Cao Wei's seat, so what was the matter with pursuing and killing Cao Cao? Why were the three giants of the late Eastern Han Dynasty hunted down and killed over and over again?
This matter also starts from the career of Zhang Liao, who was originally born in Yanmen County in 196 AD. His hometown was on the verge of the border, so he was often harassed by foreigners, and Zhang Liao learned kung fu from an early age in order to protect his family from being robbed. Later, a kung fu gradually became stronger in actual combat, and began to emerge in the war chaos of the border plug, and directly became a county official of Yanmen County.
Subsequently, The Prefecture Assassin Shi Ding, who belonged to Yanmen County, saw that Zhang Liao was brave and strong, and gradually began to think of promotion. In 188, Zhang Liao was promoted by Ding Yuan to join him and ordered him to go to the capital to follow the general He Jin. However, the situation in Korea was strange, and the general was soon killed by eunuchs. So Zhang Liao was alone in the capital and was forced to switch to Dong Zhuo, who was in power and opposition.
However, soon after dong Zhuo's army was defeated, Zhang Liao reluctantly switched to Lü Bu and became a lieutenant of light cavalry. At this time, Zhang Liao had learned to be clever, and he had trained his army into a form like a mercenary today, although nominally it was still under Lü Bu's name, but Zhang Liao retained a lot of autonomy as the Taishou of the Northern Territory.
Although he was already independent of Lü Bu's army, Zhang Liao was still very loyal to his defected lord. Lü Bu had been following Lü Bu during the period of lü bu's defeat and escape. He was 25 years old, in 194 AD. Lü Bu and Cao Cao's army met at Puyang, and Zhang Liao, as Lü Bu's first general, led his cavalry to the front every time, killing Cao Cao.
In 196, Zhang Liao was 29 years old and had already been appointed minister of state by Lü Bu. At the same time, in the first half of the year, Lü Bu also took Liu Bei's Xuzhou, so in the second half of the year, Liu Bei snatched the war horses that Lü Bu had bought with armaments. Lü Bu was furious and immediately sent Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to attack Liu Bei's army. Zhang Liao lived up to expectations and crushed Liu Bei's troops, so much so that Liu Bei could only flee with his family.
Later, Liu Bei fled to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao sent reinforcements to fight Liu Bei once against Lü Bu. Lü Bu was defeated, and Zhang Liaoning did not surrender. Cao Cao happened to appreciate such talents, and after a period of persuasion, Zhang Liao submitted to Cao Cao. However, because of his many deeds of turning to the lord, Zhang Liao's entry into Cao Cao's camp was not valued.
In 215 AD, Sun Quan led an army of 100,000 to Hefei to prepare for the siege. Zhang Liao's opportunity arrived, but at that time Zhang Liao only had a few thousand soldiers and horses, and the attack order from Cao Cao was vague. So Zhang Liao took matters into his own hands and led eight hundred cavalry directly into Sun Quan's military camp one night.
Directly scattering Wu Guo's army, it rushed to the front of Sun Quan's marshal's tent, and Sun Quan fled in fright. It was not until many years later that Sun Quan once again faced Zhang Liao's army with palpitations. Even when the news of Zhang Liao's illness came, Sun Quan said to the people around him: "Although Zhang Liao is ill, he should not be treated as well, be careful!" ”
This is enough to see the bravery of Zhang Liao at that time, and it is worth mentioning that Zhang Liao was also one of the few famous generals who had to play famous and high-ranking officials in the chaotic world of the Three Kingdoms, and his wife and children were all famous generals who spent their old age with him. This life of great fortune, coupled with a beautiful old age, is unique among the Three Kingdoms.