One of the four famous works, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", presents us with a wonderful era, in which various princes fight wits and courage, and the civilian and military generals are their masters, making this era of war and chaos full of legendary stories.
Among them, what people are most talking about is the combat effectiveness of the various military generals, and if the two generals who have not fought have the opportunity to compete, what will be the outcome, so there will be such a ranking of martial generals as "one Lü, two Zhao, three Dianwei, four levels, five horses, and six Zhang Fei".
So, if Lü Bu, who ranked first, and Zhao Yun, the second place, were in direct confrontation, what would be the result? How big the gap is between first and second place.
Lü Bu, god of war
Not only did people have no objection to the claim that Lü Bu ranked first among the military generals of the Three Kingdoms, but I am afraid that even other military generals at that time had no opinion at all, otherwise there would be no "Lü Bu among people and red rabbits among horses". It can be seen that Lü Bu's Xiao Yong was widely recognized at that time.
As the saying goes, "there is no virtual reality under the fame", which can be praised by the world in such an era of heroes, and Lü Bu's martial arts should naturally not be underestimated. From the moment he appeared, he could see his powerful aura.
In the third episode of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dong Zhuo, with the support of the Western Liang Iron Horse, put an end to the rebellion of the Ten Constant Attendants, and controlled the government of the dynasty, intending to abolish the establishment. Ding Yuan openly opposed Dong Zhuo and drew his sword to kill Ding Yuan, while Li Ru hurried to stop Dong Zhuo when he saw Lü Bu behind him.
Lü Bu led his troops to challenge Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo was killed in a big defeat, and retreated for more than thirty miles before he dared to stop. The Western Liang cavalry led by Dong Zhuo at that time could be said to be the most powerful legion at that time.
Because Xiliang is rich in good horses, this horse is a hybrid of the West Asian war horse and the Central Plains war horse, so the size and endurance are much better than the Central Plains war horse, and the destructive force is extremely strong when charging. Dong Zhuo, who owned this legion, was like having an armored vehicle unit at that time.
Such a strong army, Lü Bu charged into the battlefield as if into no man's land, and also drove Dong Zhuo out of more than thirty miles, which showed his fierceness and fierceness. No wonder Dong Zhuo sighed after fighting with Lü Bu: "Lü Bu is also a man! I'm afraid that escaping so badly is an experience he has never had before.
After Lü Bu defected to Dong Zhuo, the Battle of Tiger Prison Pass made Lü Bu famous all over the world. Although before the Three Ying Battles Lü Bu, none of the people who fought against him were the famous generals at that time, but these people were all killed by Lü Bu as soon as they clashed.
In the three-ying battle against Lü Bu, Zhang Fei first fought with Lü Bu for fifty rounds, and then Guan Yu participated in the battle and fought for another thirty rounds, and Lü Bu, who fought one against two, still did not fall behind at all. In the end, Liu Bei joined the battle, and the three of them surrounded Lü Bu, and Lü Bu still retreated without being injured.
After this battle, Lü Bu's combat effectiveness was obvious to all. Liu Guanzhang's three men were still unable to defeat Lü Bu, and Lü Bu deserved the title of the first fierce general of the Three Kingdoms.
General Changsheng
As the second ranked Zhao Yun, his strength is also not bad. In his youth, Zhao Yun threw himself into the hands of Gongsun Zhan. Like Dong Zhuo, Gongsun Zhan had a cavalry with excellent combat effectiveness, known as the White Horse Yicong. Zhao Yun is one of the members of the White Horse Yicong.
This cavalry had uniform dress and equipment, riding white horses and armor and cloaks, so Zhao Yun always maintained this attire.
Gongsun Zhan organized this force, the main target of combat was the Hu people in the north, and repeatedly won victories. The combat effectiveness of this unit is evident.
As a member of this team, Zhao Yun also underwent a lot of training and accumulated a lot of experience for later battles. In the Battle of Changshanpo, Zhao Yun carried Ah Dou back and forth on the battlefield to kill, which showed his rich combat experience and exquisite riding skills.
In this battle, Zhao Yun showed super endurance. Purely from the perspective of the length of the battle, Zhao Yun had already "killed from the four to the dawn" before he found Lady Mi, and had been fighting for at least three hours. After finding Ah Dou and fighting again, the battle should be more than eight hours.
Such excellent martial arts and physical strength, even after seeing Zhao Yun's performance, Cao Cao, who has been experienced for a long time, sincerely praised him as a tiger general.
If Zhao Yun was only a martial arts Zhuo Qun, then he was just a tiger general. The reason why Zhao Yun was able to obtain the title of Changsheng General was also related to his calm personality. After Zhuge Liang came out of the mountains, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were suspicious of Zhuge Liang, while Zhao Yun obeyed him.
Zhao Yun's attitude reflects that he is a well-trained general with high military qualities. Because of this, Zhuge Liang arranged for Zhao Yun to take him away from Eastern Wu after borrowing the East Wind, which shows that Zhuge Liang had great trust in this general.
Quality determines success or failure
If Lü Bu and Zhao Yun can have a chance to compete, then this will be an extremely exciting battle in the Three Kingdoms. However, Lü Bu was killed by Cao Cao at the White Gate Tower, and later during the Battle of Guandu with Yuan Shao, Zhao Yuncai defected to Liu Bei, and the two had no chance of encountering each other.
Therefore, to compare who is strong and who is weak, we can only rely on analysis and assumptions. If both of them were at their peak and were fighting one-on-one, Lü Bu would undoubtedly still be the first fierce general, and even Zhao Yun would not be Lü Bu's opponent.
And if it is analyzed in combination with the actual situation, the situation is not so simple. The first is the age gap between the two, Lü Bu was 48 years old when he died, Zhao Yun assisted Liu Bei when he was only in his twenties, and the age difference between the two was more than twenty years old.
Even if the two could really meet on the battlefield, it could only be Lü Bu, who was nearly half a hundred years old, and met Zhao Yun, who was young and powerful. As the saying goes, "the fist is afraid of less strength", for the strength of fighting, naturally the younger the better, so from the age, Zhao Yun has an absolute advantage.
Lü Bu's White Gate Tower was captured because Cao Cao used the tactics of the sea of people to take turns to fight Lü Bu, which exhausted Lü Bu and was eventually captured. In contrast, Zhao Zilong's endurance of Changsakapo's seven-out and seven-in was better than Lü Bu's.
The second is the personal quality aspect. From Lü Bu's later behavior, it can be seen that his personality has many flaws, one of which is rudeness and tyranny. In the end, it was also because of this character flaw that the crowd rebelled.
Zhao Yun is rigorous and serious, very calm. And Zhao Yun's participation in battles is usually followed by only a small number of non-commissioned officers, and even so, morale is still very high, and he can win more with less. It can be seen that Zhao Yun must be very kind to the soldiers in peacetime, and they can swear to follow Zhao Yun to the death on the battlefield.
Finally, there is the strategy gap. With the help of Chen Gong, Lü Bu repeatedly kept advising, resulting in the final defeat and killing of the soldiers. It can be seen that Lü Bu only has the courage of a puppet. Zhao Yun, on the other hand, is brave and strategic, and is calm and cautious, and such a general is the most rare talent.
If the two meet on the battlefield, although Lü Bu is the first fierce general of the Three Kingdoms, he is still not the opponent of the world-famous general Zhao Yun.
epilogue
In today's society, accomplished talents are often not people with extremely outstanding abilities. And people who are only capable usually don't have much to achieve. The reason for this is that it can be concluded that a person's comprehensive quality is far more important than his personal ability.
Lü Bu and Zhao Yun are very typical of the two representative figures. As the first fierce general, Lü Bu, who should have been invincible, was eventually captured and killed, and Zhao Yun, with his excellent comprehensive quality, made the name of Changsheng General Wei Zhen Huaxia.