Interesting answer: Ancient times did exist, but the number was so small that it was almost negligible.
The classic battle of the Three Yings battle Lü Bu
Presumably, many small partners have heard of such a battle, that is, the famous Three Ying Battle Lü Bu.
What is the so-called Three Ying Battle Lü Bu? To put it simply, Lü Bu forced these three people to the wall, and Liu Bei and Guan Yu Zhang Fei attacked Lü Bu together.
However, according to the market at that time, Zhang Fei and Lü Bu were actually in a state of 3 to 5, and judging by Zhang Fei's cowhide qi and Lü Bu's war situation at that time, Zhang Fei was likely not to lose to Lü Bu in a short period of time, and if the time was long, it would inevitably be suppressed by Lü Bu.
At that time, his second brother, Guan Yu, found Ni Duan and felt that his third brother might be in danger, so he joined the camp and helped his third brother stabilize his position.
Slowly Zhang Fei and Guan Yu took advantage of each other, and at this time Liu Bei moved his heart of compassion, not wanting his second brother and third brother to directly kill Lü Bu, so he also joined the battle, which belonged to the state of helping Lü Bu to fight assistance.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, such high-ranking generals fought very often and frequently, but in real history, this situation is actually rare, mainly because high-ranking generals are very precious.
The most classic Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao, lost everything, but none of the high-ranking generals died, only two died, or they were destroyed by Cao Cao's suspicious ghosts.
Fine customs of the Spring and Autumn Period
The form of high-ranking generals fighting alone was actually mainly concentrated in the Spring and Autumn Period, and it was rare in the Warring States period.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was an extremely strict set of restrictions on marching operations, such as a high-ranking general on each side, which side won the battle, then everything had to be under the command and dispatch of the winning side.
But in the later period, it was found that such a marching operation actually had great drawbacks, such as a certain person who had a very powerful military general, and this military general could resist all people, then, I am afraid that no matter how weak this country is, as long as there is such a person, it can dominate the world, right? Obviously unrealistic.
Because the battles of the Spring and Autumn And Warring States period also competed in the comprehensive strength of various piglet countries, when the comprehensive strength was abandoned aside, simply looking at the high-ranking generals who were strong and who was weak, it was itself inconsistent with the history of the development of war.
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