The Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Kingdom have the following rankings in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun. But what exactly is the basis for this ranking? Most people agree on the view that most people agree on the basis of force values based on a lot of historical data.
That is to say, Ma Chaozhiwu was above Zhao Yun. Compared with Ma Chao, Zhao Yun was weak
。 But in the Three Kingdoms, zhao yun is described in much more detail than Ma Chao. Zhao Yun had followed Liu Bei very early, seven in and seven out to save Ah Dou, and was unharmed in the battle line of the million Cao army. And Ma Chao's courage is also rare in the world, and he and Zhang Fei fought day and night without winning or losing. So in the end, Ma Chao is superior to Zhao Yun or Zhao Yun is better than Ma Chao? In the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there are three ironclad evidences that can prove that Zhao Yun's force is really inferior to Ma Chao.'
Battle of Tongguan
First, in the Battle of Tongguan, Ma Chao killed Cao Cao and cut off his robe, and even Cao Cao lamented that "Ma Chao did not reduce Lü Bu's courage." "You must know that after Lü Bu's death, no one in the Three Kingdoms War will dare Lü Bu to compare, and since Cao Cao praised Ma Chao so much, it shows that Ma Chao's courage is indeed strong and invincible
。 And even if Zhao Yun had the courage of seven in and seven out, Cao Cao only called Zhao Yun a tiger general.
Three British battle Lü Bu
Second, when Sanying fought Lü Bu that year, Zhang Fei and Lü Bu fought for two hundred rounds and lost slightly, and then Guan Yu went to help his third brother fight Lü Bu
。 Before the Qianye Pass, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao fought for a day and night without a victory or defeat, indicating that Ma Chao's martial arts were no less than Zhang Fei's. Although Zhang Fei was brave and resourceful, when it came to his combat effectiveness, Zhao Yun was definitely inferior to Zhang Fei. Therefore, according to this comparison, Ma Chao's martial arts are better than Zhao Yun's.
Zhang Gao and Ma Chao
Third, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Gao, Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun all had solid combat records.
In the battle of Yongshan, Zhao Yun and Zhang Gao fought for thirty rounds, and Zhang Gao fled into the wilderness. In the Battle of Tongguan, Ma Chao defeated Zhang Gao in twenty rounds
。 In these two battles, we can analyze that Ma Chao's strength is definitely above Zhao Yun, why? In the breakout battle and the battle between the two armies, the generals on both sides will do their best to leave the other side with a way to live, so in the comparison of the two people fighting, the difference is dozens of rounds, and the actual gap is still very large.
summary
After all, no one wants to be a defeated general. Therefore, at the time when the Five Tigers of the Shu Kingdom were ranked, although Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei earlier and established more meritorious deeds than Ma Chao, there was no way, and the strength had to match the official position.
The greater the ability, the higher the respect.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms