Zhang Liao, a famous general during the Three Kingdoms period, was a rare general. In real history, this fierce general, who was listed as one of the five sons of the Wei State, was not only excellent in martial arts, but also very good at fighting, could stand alone, and had the style of a great general.
Friends who are familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms period know that Zhang Liao was originally a brave general under Lü Bu, who later surrendered to Cao Cao and eventually became one of the top generals in the State of Wei.
In the early years, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were lü Bu's right and left arm. Cao Cao and Liu Bei jointly besieged Xia Pi City, and Lü Bu, Zhang Liao, Chen Gong, and Gao Shun each held 4 gates, but unfortunately Lü Bu was betrayed by his subordinates Wei Xu and Song Xian, and Lü Bu, the first general of the Three Kingdoms, was eventually killed in Baimenlou. Zhang Liao, on the other hand, was pardoned by Cao Cao at Guan Yu's intercession and became a general under Cao Cao.
Because Zhang Liao had followed Lü Bu in those years, and Lü Bu had turned to Liu Bei, Zhang Liao also had intersections with Liu, Guan, and Zhang, especially with Guan Yu. I remember that Guan Yu once said such a sentence to Zhang Fei at that time: "Zhang Liao's martial arts are not under you and me." Guan Yu is not easy to praise people, he can praise Zhang Liao, which shows the high level of Zhang Liao's martial arts.
Later, when Guan Yu temporarily took refuge in Cao Cao, he and Zhang Liao got along very well. Everyone knows that Guan Yu is a very proud person, ordinary people he can't look at it, and he can call Zhang Liao a brother, which shows that Zhang Liao's personality is not bad.
Someone once said: "Zhang Liao is a general that Liu Bei missed." "There's some truth to thinking about it. This brave general intersected with Liu Bei and had a deep friendship with Guan Yu, but Zhang Liao submitted to Cao Cao, and for Liu Bei, he really had some regrets.
However, there is a question that has always bothered everyone: Zhang Liao's martial arts are comparable to Guan Zhang's, so can he turn to Liu Bei to rank among the five tiger generals? In fact, this question is not difficult to answer, and Wen Ugly can give the answer - no.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong were listed as the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Kingdom. Guan Yu has flattened Huang Zhong, Zhang Feiping Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun has never lost in his life, so the martial arts of these 5 people can be said to be basically at a level, but old Huang Zhong suffered the loss of age and was often considered to be the weakest of the five tigers. According to the plot of the interpretation, Zhang Liao is not even as good as Huang Zhong, the "weakest" of the five tigers.
In the Battle of The White Horse, Guan Yu slashed Yan Liang, of course, there was a suspicion of opportunism. Yan Liang easily solved small people such as Song Xian and Wei Xu in 3 rounds, and then defeated a fierce person of Xu Huang's level in 20 rounds.
At that time, after Zhang Liao saw Xu Huang's defeat and retreat, he was so frightened that he did not dare to come out. From this point of view, Zhang Liao should not be Yan Liang's opponent, and it is estimated that it will not be possible to hold out for dozens of rounds.
If you take Yan Liang as a reference and can't see the gap between Guan Yu and Zhang Liao, then you can draw conclusions through Wen Ugly. After Yan Liang was beheaded, wen ugly, who was equally powerful, also lit up.
As soon as Wen Ugly came out, he could shoot Zhang Liao's mount with an arrow in a retreating state, and defeat Xu Huang in seconds. However, after Wen Qiu met Guan Yu, he was timid in his heart: "The enemy is not expected." ”
It can be seen that Wen Ugly can't fight Guan Yu hard, but he can win Zhang Liao and Xu Huang. In addition, Zhang Liao was scared by Yan Liang before and did not dare to show his face, so it can be seen that the difference in the strength value of several people is as follows: Guan Yu> Yan Liang, Wen Ugly > Zhang Liao.
Turning the camera back to Changsha, Guan Yu and Huang Zhong played inextricably, with a total of 200 rounds. At that time, Huang Zhong was over 60 years old, while Guan Yu was less than 50, and Guan Yu could only draw Huang Zhong with his superior age.
It can be seen that Huang Zhong's strength value is not lower than Guan Yu. Because Guan Yu ≈ Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong > Yan Liang, Wen Ugly > Zhang Liao. Therefore, even if Zhang Liao defected to Liu Bei, he could not be ranked among the Five Tiger Generals.
As for Guan Yu's evaluation that "Zhang Liao's martial arts are not under Guan Zhang", it is estimated that Guan Yu admired Zhang Liao's praise in his heart, and some exaggerated Zhang Liao's skills, and everyone right took it as a kind word.