Lü Bu was recognized as the strongest general in the Three Kingdoms period. It is known as "Lü Bu among people, red rabbit among horses". He held the Fang Tian Painting Blade, sat under the red rabbit horse, and flew back and forth on the battlefield, and was praised as a "flying general". Not only was he outstanding in martial arts, but he also had a bow and arrow like a god, shooting a sword at the Yuanmen to resolve Liu Bei's crisis, and one arrow hit the small branch of the painting one hundred and fifty steps away. Such martial arts are rare in the world.
Lü Bu had few opponents on the battlefield. Before the Tiger Prison Pass, Lü Bu suppressed the princes and was invincible. It was only because Liu Guanzhang and Zhang were in the battle that they defeated Lü Bu and took the Tiger Prison Pass. This scene left a deep impression on all the princes and generals present.
In the twelfth "Tao Gongzu Three Let Xuzhou Cao Mengde Fight Lü Bu" in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, when Cao Cao recaptured Yanzhou and attacked Puyang occupied by Lü Bu, Cao Cao ordered Xu Chu and Dianwei to be the vanguard, Xiahou Huan and Xiahou Yuan to be the left army, Li Dian and Le Jin to be the right army, and Cao Cao to lead the central army, and Yu Ban and Lü Qian as the combined forces. Lü Bu did not listen to Chen Gong's advice and personally confronted the enemy. The book reads:
So he did not listen to the palace's words, led the troops out of the battle, and scolded. Xu Chu came out. Twenty fights, no matter whether you win or lose. Fu Yue: "Lü Bu is not alone to win." "Then he sent Dianwei to assist in the battle, and the two generals attacked; on the left, Xiahou Huan and Xiahou Yuan, on the right, Li Dian and Le Jin arrived, and the six members would attack Lü Bu together." BuSha could not stop it, and rode back to the city.
Why did Cao Cao send six people to fight Lü Bu together?
The first reason is that this is the time when Lü Bu is empty.
When Cao Cao attacked Puyang, because of famine, Lü Bu's general Gao Shun Zhang Liao and others went out to collect grain, but they were not in Puyang. At this time, Cao Cao's people were numerous, and Lü Bu could only rely on his own martial courage.
Therefore, Lü Bu single-handedly wanted to resist Cao Cao's army with his own martial courage. If he fought alone, Cao Cao's generals were not Lü Bu's opponents. In this way, it was exactly in line with Lü Bu's wishes, how could the old and treacherous Cao Cao possibly fulfill Lü Bu's wishes.
The second reason is that at this time, Cao Cao's group will gather and the victory is in hand
。 Among these generals of Cao Cao, Xiahou Huan, Dianwei, and Xu Chu could fight with Lü Bu for dozens of rounds without winning or losing, plus Xiahou Yuan, Li Dian, and Le Jin, Lü Bu was not an opponent at all. In this way, Cao Cao's group of people went up to beat lü Bu in groups, and they would definitely be able to win the victory. Therefore, Cao Cao would say that Lü Bu was not a single person who could win, and sent six people to fight Lü Bu.
The scene of Liu Guan Zhang Sanying fighting Lü Bu before the Tiger Prison Pass also inspired Cao Cao. In the case of a firm victory, why should we talk to someone like Lü Bu about any rules. Therefore, Cao Cao sent everyone to attack Lü Bu together.
Cao Cao's encounter with Zhang Fei was a different situation. Cao Cao and Zhang Fei clashed, and they did not see Cao Cao send so many generals to beat Zhang Fei in a group, and there were mainly the following reasons here.
The first reason was that most of Zhang Fei and Cao Jun did not have the opportunity to confront each other head-on.
Unlike Lü Bu, who took the initiative to pose with Cao Cao and confronted each other head-on. Most of the clashes between Zhang Fei and Cao Cao's armies were under inferiority. At this time, Zhang Fei was either defeated or killed. Cao Cao's generals had no chance to meet Zhang Fei at all. Without the opportunity to confront each other head-on, how could Cao Cao send someone to beat Zhang Fei in groups?
The second reason is that the terrain and situation are unfavorable. The only time Zhang Fei and Cao Jun clashed was when they were at Nagasaka Bridge.
At that time, Cao Cao went south to Jingzhou and learned that Liu Bei had gone to take Jiangling, so he personally led five thousand elite horsemen and chased three hundred miles a day and a night. In Dangyang, he caught up with Liu Bei and defeated Liu Bei.
In order to break the queen, Zhang Fei single-handedly stood on the Changsaka Bridge to intercept Cao Cao's pursuers. This time, Cao Cao's generals basically arrived. Including Cao Ren, Xiahou Huan, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao and others. However, this time, Cao Cao did not let everyone go to the group to beat Zhang Fei like Lü Bu.
This is mainly Because Zhang Fei waited for work and took the lead. Moreover, Zhang Fei took advantage of the situation first, he stood alone on the bridge, and Cao Cao's generals had no way to rush up and besiege Zhang Fei. Even if those generals wanted to besiege Zhang Fei, they couldn't do it. After Cao Cao arrived, he naturally saw this situation and would not let his generals confront Zhang Fei under unfavorable circumstances.
The third reason was that Zhang Fei's personality was feared by Cao Cao and his generals.
Zhang Feiqi is a man, his sex is like a fierce fire, and he is brave and invincible. His fearless character frightens every enemy. When Guan Yu beheaded Yan Liang in the Wanma Army, he told Cao Cao and his men about Zhang Fei, saying that he had taken the first rank of general in the Million Army, such as probing the bag to take things. This made Cao Cao and his men aware of Zhang Fei's martial prowess.
And Zhang Fei and Lü Bu are different. Although Lü Bu was strong in martial arts, there were too many distracting thoughts in this person's heart, and he was very concerned about the desire for power and women. This kind of person, although the martial arts are very strong, but once the situation is unfavorable, they will immediately choose to retreat. Therefore, the use of group beatings can repel him.
Zhang Fei is different, he is the only one who dares to take the initiative to challenge Lü Bu. He is not afraid of life and death, which is the most frightening place. This kind of person who dares to fight desperately, even if it is a group beating, he would rather die than retreat. Cao Cao took great care of these fierce generals under his command, and of course did not want them to exchange Zhang Fei's life.
Because of the above reasons, Cao Cao did not deal with Zhang Fei like He did with Lü Bu, and used the means of group beatings to besiege Zhang Fei. Because, even a group fight is of no use.
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