During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei were naturally the heroes of the time. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the world was in chaos, Cao Cao conquered the four sides in the name of Liu Xie, the son of the Han Dynasty, and eliminated Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Lü Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao, Han Sui and other separatist forces, thus unifying the northern Central Plains and becoming the most powerful princes at that time. As far as Sun Quan and Liu Bei were concerned, after the Battles of Chibi and the Battle of Hanzhong, they also achieved the goal of dividing one side, thus dividing the world from Cao Cao. In the process of attacking the city, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei naturally encountered many first-class military generals, who not only won the appreciation of the three princes, but even had several top military generals that made Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei feel afraid. So, the question is, for the three princes Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei, who are the military generals they are most afraid of?
Cao Cao was afraid of Ma Chao
In the "Records of the Duke of Shanyang", it is recorded that in the beginning, Cao Gongjun was in Pusan and wanted to cross the west, and Han Sui said: "It is advisable to refuse it in Weibei, but on the twentieth day, when the Hedong Valley is exhausted, he will go." Sui Yue: "You can obey the order to cross, and you can crawl in the river, and you are not happy!" "Overstepping is not allowed. Cao Gongwen said: "Horses do not die, and I have no burial place." ”
For Ma Chao, a military general, Cao Cao said, "If Ma Chao's children don't die, I'm afraid I won't even have a place to bury." In the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211), Ma Chao joined forces with Han Sui to resist Cao Cao and participate in the Battle of Tongguan. In the process of Cao Cao's pacification of the guanzhong princes, Ma Chao was undoubtedly the most critical opponent, that is, Ma Chao was not only brave and fierce not to lose Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and Lü Bu, but also a prince of the party. During the Battle of Tongguan, Cao Cao initially chose to compete head-on with Ma Chao, that is, to compete in hard power, but he fell into danger many times and almost lost his life.
In other words, if this continues, although Cao Cao has Xu Chu, Zhang Guo, Xu Huang and other fierce generals, it is still difficult to defeat Ma Chao, and even continue to pay a heavy casualty price. In this context, Cao Cao chose the method of outsmarting, that is, to divide the relationship between Ma Chao and Han Sui through the divisive strategy, which drove Ma Chao out of the Guanzhong region.
However, the intersection between Ma Chao and Cao Cao did not end there. In 214, when Liu Bei attacked Liu Zhang, Ma Chao led his people to surrender and joined forces to besiege Chengdu and help Liu Bei capture Yizhou. From 217 to 219 AD, Ma Chao participated in the Battle of Hanzhong and helped Liu Bei repel Cao Cao and seize the land of Hanzhong.
Sun Quan was afraid of Zhang Liao
In the Wei Luo, it is recorded that Zhang Liao was surrounded by Sun Quan, and the Liao collapsed and re-entered, and the quan was broken. By is Wei Zhen Jiangdong. Whoever refuses to stop crying, his parents are afraid of him.
In the 20th year of Jian'an (215), the Battle of Hefei, Zhang Liao led 800 soldiers to attack The 100,000 troops of Eastern Wu. For Sun Quan, the 100,000 troops were actually scattered by Zhang Liao's 800 elite soldiers, who even rushed to the commander of Sun Quan, making the Eastern Wu army overwhelmed and discouraged. In the Battle of Hefei, or the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, Zhang Liao led the pursuing troops to destroy Sun Quan, Gan Ning, Ling Tong and others, and almost captured Sun Quan alive. Therefore, it is very obvious that Sun Quan was afraid of Zhang Liao, and undoubtedly like Cao Cao was afraid of Ma Chao, he almost lost his life at the hands of the other party, which really left an unforgettable impression. After the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, Zhang Liaowei shook Jiangdong, and "Zhang Liao stopped crying" became an allusion that has been passed down through the ages.
In the first year of the Huang Dynasty (220), Zhang Liaojin was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Jinyang. It is worth noting that after Zhang Liao was infected, he still made Sun Quan very jealous. In the third year of the Huang Dynasty (222), Zhang Liao fell ill and defeated the Wu general Lü Fan. That is, Hefei, which was guarded by Zhang Liao, was blocked in front of Sun Quan like a mountain peak, which made the latter fearful. Therefore, Sun Quan once said, "Although Zhang Liao is ill, he should not be treated as well, be cautious!" ”
Liu Bei was afraid of Zhang Gao
Zhang Gao used his troops to maneuver skillfully, was good at lining up camps, was good at assessing the situation, and made good use of the terrain. Since Zhuge Liang, the Shu army has been jealous of Zhang Gao. As for Liu Bei, the founder of the Shu Han Dynasty, he was also afraid of Zhang Gao.
"Wei Liu": Although Yuan is the governor of the capital, Liu Bei is worried and Yi Yuan. And kill Yuan, Bei said: "Deserve it, what is evil with this!" ”
In 219, at the Battle of Dingjun Mountain, Huang Zhong, one of the Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, beheaded Xiahou Yuan. However, compared to Xiahou Yuan, Liu Bei was more afraid of Zhang Guo, so Liu Bei said, "If you want to kill, kill Zhang Guo, what is the use of killing Xiahou Yuan!" Moreover, after Xiahou Yuan's death, it was Zhang Gao who was in danger, commanded the soldiers, and arranged the camp, prompting Cao Wei's army to be at peace. For Zhang Gao, a fierce general, he not only fought with Liu Bei, but also made Zhuge Liang remember deeply.
Finally, in the second year of Taihe (228), Zhang Gao accompanied Cao Zhen to defend against Zhuge Liang. During Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, as long as Ma Mo could hold the street pavilion, he could further expand the results of the battle. However, Zhang Gao, a fierce general, broke the horse at the Battle of Jieting, forcing Zhuge Liang to return to Hanzhong, and eventually moved to the General of the Western Che Riding Because of this battle achievement. Of course, although Zhuge Liang was as jealous as Liu Bei was zhang Guo, one of the five sons of Cao Wei, Zhuge Liang still helped Shu Han solve this big problem. In the fifth year of Taihe (231), Zhang Gao was forced by Sima Yi to lead an army to pursue the Shu army, chased to Mumen, and was ambushed by Zhuge Liang, so he was killed by an arrow.