"A thousand gold is easy to get, a will be difficult to find", in the past, the birth of countless heroes, not all generals, into the battlefield, can break out of a reputation, many people are also after meeting another famous lord, only to do a career, and in ancient history, there are also 5 famous generals, changed the direction of history, the third ranked after the death of the posthumous 13 times, let's take a look at it!
Fifth place: Zhang Handan
During the Cheng Sheng Wuguang Uprising, it was Zhang Handan who led the Lishan prisoners and slaves to face the blows, which helped the Qin Dynasty alleviate the dangerous situation, and then successively attacked the rebel forces such as Tian Zang and Wei Gui.
However, the main force of the 400,000 Qin army led by Zhang Handan was defeated in Julu, and zhang Handan was once again defeated in the Battle of Zhanglu, leading the remaining 200,000 Qin troops to surrender to Xiang Yu and follow him into the pass, and the Qin Dynasty lost its final battle.
Fourth place: Li Ling
As the eldest grandson of the flying general Li Guang, Li Ling was skilled in bowing and horseback from a young age, moving to the capital lieutenant, establishing battle achievements many times, and once going deep into the Xiongnu territory for more than 2,000 miles to reconnoiter the terrain.
However, in 99 BC, Li Ling led 5,000 Han infantry and 80,000 Xiongnu soldiers to fight at Junji Mountain, and Li Ling fought hard but eventually defeated and surrendered. Li Ling's original intention was to deceive and then take the opportunity to return to the Han Dynasty, but emperor Wu of Han, who had heard the news, believed the rumors that Li Ling had helped the Xiongnu train troops, but he was furious and wiped out his three ethnic groups, causing Li Ling to completely sever relations with the imperial court, and because of helping Li Ling defend, Sima Qian was punished by the palace and finally completed the history.
Third place: Guan Yu
As a famous martial saint in history, the relationship between Guan Yu and Liu Bei Zhang Fei also became a good story, but in the early days of following Liu Bei, Liu Beijun was defeated by Cao Cao, and Guan Yu was also captured and had to surrender to Cao Cao. In the subsequent battlefield, Guan Yu, who served Cao Cao, raided and killed Yan Liang, the commander of Yuan Shao's army, thus reversing the situation of the Siege of Baima in one fell swoop.
When he heard that Liu Bei had defected to Yuan Shao, Guan Yu did his best to seal Cao Cao's reward and left a letter of resignation. In the past history, surrender was considered to be a shameful thing by historians who advocated "loyalty from one to the other", except for Guan Yu, whether it is a history or a novel, it is believed that Guan Gong's approach can be regarded as the end of benevolence and righteousness, and after his death, Guan Yu has become synonymous with heroes, and has been posthumously awarded 13 times by successive dynasties, which is also rare in ancient and modern times.
Second place: Wu Sangui
During the Chongzhen period at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Sangui can be said to be the most dependent force of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ningyuan regiment trained the general army, stationed 100,000 troops at Shanhaiguan, blocking the way of the Qing army, and with 1644, Li Zicheng attacked the city of Beijing, the Ming Dynasty fell, Wu Sangui's attitude was also crucial, and finally he fell to the Qing army, after the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the Qing army drove straight in, and when the Southern Ming regime was encircled, Wu Sangui was more willing to serve as a pawn, and finally completed the unification of the whole country for the Qing dynasty royal family. His decision directly led to the replacement of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
First place: Lü Bu
Lü Bu is naturally the most famous general, and his title of "three family slaves" has been ridiculed by later generations for a thousand years, and Lü Bu in the Three Kingdoms period did have military talent, but he also saw profit and forgetting righteousness, and successively served Ding Yuan Dong Zhuo and others, but rebelled again. However, Lü Bu had only married Dong Zhuo as a father and son.
In 198, Lü Bu's troops were defeated by Cao Cao at Xia Pi, and after the capture, Lü Bu still wanted to surrender, but Cao Cao was persuaded by Liu Bei to be deposed by Liu Bei, who was next to him, and then ordered him to be beheaded, and the life of WuXiong ended.