When mentioning the martial sage Guan Yu, people will think of slashing Yan Liang and Slashing Six Generals after five levels, and then capturing the forbidden Beheading Ofe Wei To shake Huaxia. However, according to the historical records, there are definitely no generals who have passed five levels and slashed six generals, because as long as those city guards do not leave the city, Guan Yu's horses will not climb the city wall no matter how fast, and a random arrow can knock Guan Yu down.
Whether Wen Ugly was killed by Guan Yu is also not recorded in the main history. What can show Guan Yu's bravery is the record in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms:
"Yu saw Liang Li Gai, and the spur of the horse was good among the multitudes, and beheaded him, and the Shao generals could not be the ones, so they relieved the White Horse Siege, and Cao Gong immediately made Yu the Marquis of Hanshouting."
Guan Yu was indeed brave, taking the first rank of general in the Wanma Army, and only Guan Yu did it during the Three Kingdoms period, but this did not conform to the ancient laws of war, and according to the historical records, there were some things in the process of Guan Yu's beheading of Yan Liang. If these things are not explained clearly, will it have a negative impact on Guan Yu's image?
The first thing we have to ask is that Liu Bei has already turned to Yuan Shao, this matter has almost caused a sensation in the world, does Guan Yu know it?
Influenced by the novel, many people believe that Yuan Shao of the Fourth Dynasty and the Third Duke looked down on Liu Bei, but the records of the Three Kingdoms Zhengshi are completely different, and the courtesy that Yuan Shao gave to Liu Bei was simply unprecedented:
"The first lord walked in Qingzhou, Qingzhou stabbed Shi Yuan Tan, the first lord Mao Caiye, will ride to meet the first lord." The first lord followed Tan to the plain, and Tan Chi made Bai Shao. Shao Xie welcomed the road and went two hundred miles to meet the Lord. On the rest of the month, the lost soldiers gathered a little. ”
First quote the original text of the "Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms and the Biography of the Ancestors", and then we will explain: the Han Dynasty implemented the inspection system instead of the examination system, and the qualifications of Xiucai were not subject to examinations, but were recommended by officials. From the Eastern Han Dynasty onwards, maocai (avoiding the name of emperor Liu Xiu) was xiaolian, which was equivalent to the later Xiucai people.
Like Liu Bei, a general of the left and a high-ranking official of the rank of Yuzhou Mu, he had a quota recommended by Xiucai, and Liu Bei gave yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan a quota in his hand, so Yuan Shao owed him a favor.
Because of liu bei's affection, Yuan Shao's reception of Liu Bei was very solemn, especially at that time, Yuan Shao, who was regarded by Cao Cao as the number one fierce enemy, sent special personnel to greet him along the way, and he personally left the base camp for two hundred miles, thousands of troops and horses, cao Cao would not know what he was doing?
Readers all know that Yuan Shao in the main history likes the false name of "Corporal Li Xian" and also likes pomp and circumstance, and he greets Liu Bei with great efforts to show the world how much he is thirsty for talent.
Liu Bei defected to Yuan Shao, even the soldiers who were scattered knew about it, and went to Yuan Shao's camp to return to the construction, such a big thing, Guan Yu would not know?
If Guan Yu knew that Liu Bei was sending people under the fence from Yuan Shao, then what he did next was puzzling: how dare he disregard the death or death of his late lord Liu Bei and kill Yuan Shao's beloved general Yan Liang on the battlefield? Couldn't he give this credit to Zhang Liao?
Liu Bei was not a secret in Yuan Shao's army, and neither Yuan Shao nor Liu Bei had thought of keeping secrets, and Liu Bei also went out on a high-profile expedition for Yuan Shao, which Cao Cao did not know, he did not deserve to win the Battle of Guandu.
The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Vol. 74, records:
Shao challenged Liu Bei and Wen Ugly, and Cao Cao broke it again and beheaded Wen Ugly. Fighting again and the birds (chopping) the second general, the Shao army was greatly shaken. ”
The art of war has clouds, and it is impossible to know oneself and one's enemy. If Liu Beidu came out with Wen Ugly to challenge, the generals of Cao Ying did not know who the leader of the opposite side was, so they would not have a chance to see the sun tomorrow.
According to the records of the Book of Later Han and the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu fought for Cao Cao, and Liu Bei went out for Yuan Shao, not because they took the initiative to ask for help, but because people had to bow their heads under the eaves, and Cao Cao did not have complete trust in Guan Yu and Yuan Shao to Liu Bei: There was a Zhang Liao beside Guan Yu, and there was a Wen Ugly around Liu Bei, just like Lin Chong went down the mountain to take the title, and there were also small minions around him, and Wang Lun may also be watching from the mountain.
Liu Bei GuanYu was poor Lin Chong, and Cao Cao Yuan Shao was Wang Lun, a white-clothed Xiushi.
Guan Yu knew that Liu Bei did not mention it in Yuan Shao's army for the time being, that is, the process of Guan Yu cutting yan liang, it was also so incredible to look at it: Guan Yu "looked" at Yan Liang's cover, indicating that the distance was not close, as the main general of the first army, Yan Liang could not stand in front of the troops, and could be placed under the cover, indicating that Yan Liang's position was very important, there must be many guards around him, Guan Yu rushed to the front and Why did Yan Liang's guards have no reaction?
Readers know that the Han Dynasty army was known for its strong bows and crossbows, and most of the generals died under random arrows, such as Liu Bei's general Pang Tong, Cao Wei's famous general Zhang Guo, and Guan Yu was hit by an arrow at least twice (one of which was Pound's "shooting feather mid-forehead").
The Han army fought, whether it was offensive or defensive, the first wave was to release arrows first, but Guan Yu rushed to the front, and Yuan Shao's troops, which also belonged to the Han army, actually did not instinctively block with the rain of arrows, was this Yan Liang's improper command, or was Guan Yu scared silly?
In any case, when Guan Yu beheaded Yan Liang, Liu Bei was in Yuan Shao's army, this is a conclusive historical fact, the question here is whether Guan Yu knows that Liu Bei is in Yuan Shao's army, if Guan Yu knows that Liu Bei is in Yuan Shao's army, do you dare to cut off Liu Bei's life?
If Guan Yu knew that Liu Bei had brazenly killed Yan Liang in Yuan Shao's army, this would have a negative impact on Guan Yu's image. Therefore, I would like to ask the reader Zhujun to think of some reasonable reasons for Guan Yu, which the author has found, but I don't know whether the readers zhujun approves.
The author's view is as follows: In the post-Han chaotic era, it is not a new thing for civilian and military generals to change camps. At the time of the Battle of Guandu, Xun Yu had already run from Yuan Shao to Cao Ying and became Cao Cao's chief strategist (in charge of logistics), Xun You also became the chief of staff of Cao's army (plotter), while Xun Yu's fourth brother Xun Chen remained in Yuan Shao's camp and was not punished; Pound died with Guan Yu in Fancheng, and his late master Ma Chao was not taken by Liu Bei; Huang Quan surrendered to Cao Wei, and his family was not killed by Zhuge Liang or assigned to the meritorious servants as slaves, but received living allowances every year.
So we seem to be able to explain it: Guan Yu's cutting off Yan Liang would not endanger Liu Bei's life, so Guan Yu did not think much about it, and Yuan Shao did not shout at Liu Bei to kill, because in that war-torn era, no one dared to guarantee that his generals would not defect and make contributions to the enemy.
Of course, this is only an explanation of the author, the author himself believes that it does not matter whether he believes it or not, what matters is how the readers will view Guan Yu's beheading of Yan Liang: If Yuan Shao kills Liu Bei in anger because of Yan Liang, where will Guan Yu go?