During the Three Kingdoms period, although there were many famous generals, it seems that the first fierce general recognized by people was only Wenhou Lübu, who was known as the "three family slaves". Because this benevolent brother in the description of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he showed a force value that was one notch stronger than other martial generals.
However, after all, Luo Guanzhong, the author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, did not give a clear ranking of military generals, so Lü Bu's first position is still controversial. Zhang Fei, the famous general of the Shu Kingdom, was the biggest challenger who threatened Lü Bu's title of "First of the Three Kingdoms".
Zhang Fei's most brilliant performance was that Nagasaka Qiao's first voice frightened millions of Cao soldiers and many Cao generals. In the Battle of Changshanpo, Liu Bei lost very badly, but he lost his wife and folded his troops, but fortunately, his general Zhao Yun took the risk of saving Liu Bei's brother's only seedling Xiao Adou from the enemy.
However, Zhao Yun was only a mortal, and after the fight of 7 out and 7 in, he was already exhausted and could only retreat all the way back. At that time, there were countless Wei generals and Cao Bing who were pursuing him in the rear, and Zhang Fei saved Zhao Yun at the head of the Changsaka Bridge.
At the critical moment, Zhang Sanye directly shouted a voice, and all the Cao generals and Cao Bing were so frightened that they did not dare to go forward to fight, and all fled. As far as this time the example of winning without a fight is concerned, it seems that Lü Bu is also difficult to do.
Of course, Lü Bu also has examples of battles that he can take.
The "strongest" man of the Three Kingdoms showed a terrifying strength that no one else had in the Battle of Puyang. At that time, Lü Bu and Xu Chu fought for 20 rounds, and then carried 6 masters of Dianwei, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Huan, Li Dian, and LeJin. Although Wen Hou failed to win in the end and was even forced to take the initiative to retreat, he was able to retreat with his whole body, and such a record was not something that others could easily achieve.
Lü Bu and Zhang Fei also had 3 direct conversations.
The first time, Lü Bu and Zhang Fei had a separate battle at Tiger Prison Pass, when the two fought a 50-round draw; the second time, Lü and Zhang dueled outside Xuzhou City, when Zhang Sanye was in a drunken state, and Lü Bu and he only had a brief confrontation and did not dare to pursue; the third time, the two fought in front of Xia Pi City, when Zhang Fei robbed Lü Bu's war horse, the two fought without a word, and this time the two fought a 100-round draw.
As far as the description in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is concerned, the only person who can fight with Lü Bu alone 3 times without winning or losing is Zhang Sanye. The two have a record of 3 encounters with a draw, so who are they?
In fact, who Lü Bu and Zhang Fei were really strong, it depends on the specific situation at that time, and it is really difficult to say. The state of the warrior is directly related to the environment at that time, the body of the character, the experience, etc.
At the time of the Battle of Tiger Prison Pass, Lü Bu was in his peak state, and Zhang Fei had just debuted, lack of "jianghu experience", and his martial arts were also in the ascending period, so Lü Bu, who was at his peak at the time, defeated Zhang Fei.
The best proof is that Guan Yu saw that Zhang Fei could not take Lü Bu for 50 rounds, and rushed out to help, but the two could not win Lü Bu. At that time, Lü Bu had already won 4 consecutive battles, and his physical strength was somewhat depleted, while Guan and Zhang were in a state of full blood. The bloodied Guan and Zhang could not win Lü Bu, so it can be seen that at this time, Lü Wenhou's strength completely crushed Third Master Zhang.
Looking at picheng qianlu and Zhang Dazhan again, Zhang Fei had grown a lot, and the third master's physical fitness was at its peak, so the combat effectiveness was strong enough to "explode". Brother Lü Bu is nearly 40 years old, and with the addition of drinking and having fun with Sable Cicada and Yan Shi every day, his physical fitness is not as good as before. Therefore, objectively speaking, Lü Bu at this time may not be as good as Third Master Zhang. After all, Zhang Fei's physical strength is good, he can fight a protracted war, and after a long time, Lü Bu will not be able to do it.
In summary, we can conclude that Lü Bu and Zhang Fei have their own strengths and weaknesses, and the combat effectiveness of the two sides is different in different periods, so who is strong in these 2 people cannot be generalized.