Since ancient times, there is a saying: a hero is born in a chaotic world. In China's ancient history, every few hundred years or even decades there will be a chaotic world, such as the Spring and Autumn Warring States, the Three Kingdoms and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The most widely known of these is the Three Kingdoms era, which was written by Luo Guanzhong as a novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, liu's rivers and mountains were already accumulated and difficult to return, and the forces on all sides were eager to move, in a vain attempt to blackmail the son of heaven in order to make the princes or completely replace them. If a lord wants to achieve something, he must know that people make good use of it, because there are many advisers and generals under the lords of the Three Kingdoms, and Liu Bei, who established the Shu Han regime, has five fierce generals under his command, who are called "Five Tiger Generals", namely Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong. No matter whose name is mentioned, everyone will feel very familiar, but among these five people, there is actually a "parallel cargo", let's talk about this "parallel cargo".
When the word "parallel goods" is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind will probably be fakes, imposters and other meanings. But what we are talking about here is not that this general is useless, but that he is indeed slightly inferior compared to the other four of the "Five Tiger Generals". Guan Yu was known as "Second Master Guan" by posterity, and was one of the bravest generals; Zhang Fei could almost be as famous as Guan Yu, and his strength would naturally not be bad; Zhao Yun was a mighty general and full of courage; Ma Chao could match Lü Bu, the first fierce general of the Three Kingdoms, which showed that his combat strength was fierce. In this way, there is only one person left among the Five Tiger Generals, that is, Huang Zhong, who is obviously what we are going to call "parallel goods".
So where is Huang Zhongshui? First, Huang Zhong did not have a brilliant record. Looking at the other four of the "Five Tiger Generals", they all had more or less excellent records, such as Guan Yusheng capturing Cao Cao, defeating Yan Liang, and Zhang Fei only leading twenty cavalry to block Cao Jun. In Huang Zhong's body, we don't see that he has too many brave deeds, even with the help of others, he often carries out together with the help of others; second, Huang Zhong is too old. Compared with the others of the "Five Tiger Generals", Huang Zhong was already very old when he joined Liu Bei's command, and although he was also an excellent general, he could not violate the laws of nature. Therefore, in terms of age, Huang Zhong has a great weakness. However, this is an objective condition, and it cannot be used as a reason to look down on Huang Zhong.
Seeing this, many people will ask: Then why did Liu Bei leave Huang Zhong behind, and even list him as one of the "Five Tiger Generals"?
Huang Zhong does have strength. As mentioned earlier, Huang Zhong did not have many brilliant records, but don't forget, he also single-handedly killed Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan. It should be known that Huang Zhong was already very old at that time, and Xiahou Yuan was also a very famous fierce general in the Three Kingdoms, and Huang Zhong's ability to behead him under his horse was enough to show his strength.
The other four heroes in the "Five Tiger Admirals" are too rare. Although the Three Kingdoms are a chaotic world with countless heroes, the heroes are also divided into ranks and strengths. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Ma Chao were already among the best among the many generals of the Three Kingdoms. Liu Bei was able to win their loyalty, on the one hand, because of his personal charm, and on the other hand, because these four people were very affectionate. And if you want to find a general similar to these four people, it is undoubtedly difficult for Liu Bei to ascend to heaven, not to mention Cao Cao and Sun Quan, two enemies who have to compete with him in any aspect. Therefore, although Huang Zhong was not as brave as the other four, he was also very good in Liu Bei's group, and it was Huang Zhong who was qualified to be selected as the "Five Tiger Generals" to encourage other generals.
As mentioned earlier, the other four of the "Five Tiger Generals" are all talents who choose one out of a hundred. They are born with a talent that is difficult for others to match even if they try harder. But Huang Zhong is different from them, and Huang Zhong is a typical example of eventual success through his own unremitting efforts. Liu Bei named him one of the "Five Tiger Generals", and also borrowed Huang Zhong's example to inspire others.
In summary, we can see that although Huang Zhong is water in the "Five Tiger Generals", he is also "water". He is a veteran with his own wisdom and deep experience, and he seems to be a little dim compared to the other four colleagues, but in the Three Kingdoms, there is still his place, and there are still legends that belong to him. And these are the glories he has earned through his own efforts.