In the rendition, Lü Bu can be described as the "first fierce general", waving the Fang Tian painting sword to make it into a divine sense, and no one can stop it. However, after reading through the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", we found a problem, that is, Lü Bu was unstoppable in the early stage, but in the later stage, his ability was greatly reduced, and his strength was not as good as before. There is a reason why even Lü Bu is difficult to say.
Photo: Lü Bu holding a still of Fang Tian's painting
First, Lü Bu's record
Lü Bu had fought with one of the top generals such as Guan Yu Zhang Fei for dozens of rounds in Tiger Prison Pass, but in the end Lü Bu successfully escaped and was not captured. It can be seen that Lü Bu in this period was very brave and strong. In addition, Lü Bu had also singled out Xiahou Huan twice with another fierce general of the Three Kingdoms. However, the two did not have the upper hand when fighting, and it was considered to be in a state of equality.
Xiahou Huan was a very courageous general, and many famous generals in the Three Kingdoms did not dare to fight with Lü Bu at all, not even in regimental warfare, let alone one-on-one.
It is said that the more fights, the more you can get exercise, the martial arts are also more advanced, Zhang Fei is a good example, along the way countless battles, strength improvement is also great, in addition to failing to win Lü Bu, almost all the heads-ups have won.
On the other hand, Lü Bu did not put Zhang Fei in his eyes at all before, but when he got to the back, he actually wanted to go around Zhang Fei, that is, he was unwilling to fight with him. Not only Zhang Fei, but even Xiahou Huan, who had won twice in a row before, couldn't beat it, so why did Lü Bu become weaker after a hundred battles?
Photo: Stills of Xiahou Huan
2. Lü Bu and Xiahou Huan
Some people may think that although Xiahou Huan is a famous general, his actual ability is not strong. In fact, it is not, in the history of the Three Kingdoms, it is recorded that Xiahou Huan's prestige in the Cao Wei camp is very high, even Cao Ren is not comparable, and the five sons of Liang will also bow their heads in front of him, which shows that Xiahou Huan has real ability. However, today we are mainly discussing the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", leaving aside the correct history for the time being.
In the rendition, Xiahou Huan is not an image of "playing soy sauce", when Dong Zhuo fled from Luoyang, Lü Bu was closely escorted, and there were very few people who dared to pursue, only Cao Cao took Xiahou Huan, Cao Ren and others.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was caught in the enemy's treacherous plan, and at the critical moment, Xiahou Huan rushed out of the horse, facing Lü Bu, who everyone feared, and wanted to fight with him.
Photo: Chasing Dong Zhuo stills
This time the battle ended with Xiahou Huan's defeat and escape, although the battle was lost, but Xiahou Huan was not convinced, he thought that he was starry night and night, physically and mentally exhausted, and Lü Bu rested for a long time, in order to wait for work to win, so Xiahou Huan found an opportunity to single out Lü Bu.
At that time, Cao Cao was pursued by Lü Bu, and it was Xiahou Huan who came to his aid and stopped Lü Bu. The two fought, inseparable, this time the two played a draw. Why did you win last time, but this time you won?
Many people have seen the reason, the last time Lü Bu waited for work and took advantage. That is to say, the strength of Lü Bu and Xiahou Huan was already equal, which did not prove that Lü Bu's strength had declined. It is indeed reasonable to say so, and we will take Zhang Fei as an example to let everyone see Lü Bu, whose strength has been greatly reduced.
Image: Stills with Lü Bu
3. Lü Bu and Zhang Fei
Before the Tiger Prison Pass battle, although Lü Bu successfully escaped, it seemed to be a draw with the three people, but in fact, Lü Bu lost. However, it was the three of them who fought lü Bu, and even if they lost, it was nothing. However, when Zhang Fei fought with Lü Bu alone, Lü Bu did not take any advantage. The two fought for more than fifty rounds, and it was still difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat.
Guan Yu was not at ease with the third brother, plus his own skills were unbearable, so he came forward to help, from the original single head to melee. Zhang Fei originally wanted to have a good fight with Lü Bu, dividing the high and low victories, but he did not expect the second brother to come to help, which Zhang Fei did not want.
However, Guan Yu was worried about him after all, so Zhang Fei didn't say much. However, Zhang Fei failed to swallow this breath, and it was bound to be different from Lü Bu, so he constantly provoked Lü Bu and wanted to fight with him.
Image: Stills of head-to-head with Zhang Fei
Since then, Zhang Fei and Lü Bu have also fought many times, for example, outside Xiao Pei City, the two have moved their hands, Zhang Fei is not afraid at all, the two have played more than a hundred rounds, still can not distinguish between the high and low. Later, the situation became much clearer, lü Bu was besieged by Cao Liu's combined forces in Xia Pi City, during which Zhang Fei also fought with Lü Bu, more than once.
In the fights again and again, Lü Bu gradually became powerless and became afraid of Zhang Fei. Lü Bu even said something like this: "A Zhang Fei is so difficult to deal with, if Guan Yu and others are around, then where do I have a life to escape?" ”
In the back, Lü Bu directly chose to escape and did not dare to fight again. Why is Zhang Fei more and more brave in the war, but Lü Bu is more and more powerless in the vietnam war?
Photo: Lü Bu was besieged by Cao Liu's forces at Xia Pi City
Fourth, the cause analysis
1. Zhang Fei experienced in battle, while Lü Bu encountered a bottleneck
In the process of a person's growth, there will be many stages, such as the growth stage, the bottleneck stage, and the breakthrough stage. The same is true of martial arts, and the higher the martial arts, the better the martial arts, then their martial arts will also be greatly improved.
Just like Zhang Fei, since following Liu Bei all the way to fight with the world's masters, the martial arts have improved rapidly, and they have been tested and trained in battle. Especially when fighting Lü Bu, Zhang Fei could learn more.
On the other hand, Lü Bu, who can be described as the first fierce general in the Three Kingdoms, is difficult to make a breakthrough in the fight, unless he encounters someone more powerful than himself. Therefore, Lü Bu was slowly no longer Zhang Fei's opponent.
Image: Lü Bu stills
2. Zhang Fei's will to fight is stronger than Lü Bu's
Zhang Fei's idea is very simple, winning the battle against Lü Bu can prove his strength, and no one dares to underestimate himself at that time. Because Lü Bu is the first fierce general of the Three Kingdoms, he won the battle with infinite glory, even if he loses, he will not be ashamed, start all over again! Therefore, every time Zhang Fei encountered Lü Bu, he was eager to move and wanted to have a good fight with Lü Bu.
And Lü Bu? His consideration is also very simple, that is, to maintain his record of undefeated. Previously, Lü Bu had singled out with many people, either winning or drawing, and had never lost at all.
Coupled with the fact that Lü Bu is the hegemon of one side, once he loses a battle, then his wisdom will be destroyed. Therefore, he was reluctant to fight zhang fei, and many times he was forced to do so.
Rather than going head-to-head with Zhang Fei, he is more willing to keep the title of undefeated, so from the perspective of momentum, Lü Bu has already lost.
Image: Stills of Lü Bu becoming a party overlord
3.
Lü Bu was ruined by the wine
Lü Bu once said a sentence after drinking: "I am hurt by the color of wine!" Because of the siege of Xia Pi City, Lü Bu could not fight and could not escape, so he secretly indulged in wine. We all know that "wine color" is not shallow, but few people under the sky can do it without sticking to wine.
At the moment of the great enemy, Lü Bu was still like this, spending all his energy on this aspect, how could he have the strength to fight with Zhang Fei? Nature is overwhelmed. Therefore, lü Bu's weaker and weaker war is not without reason, only that he does not cherish his body too much!
Article author: Dahui
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