In the early Three Kingdoms period, there were many famous generals, such as Lü Bu, Gongsun Zhan, Guan Yu, Dianwei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhang Liao, Tai Shi Ci and others, but with the passage of time, these generals either died on the battlefield or died of illness. Around 220 AD, many major generals of the Three Kingdoms died, such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Xiahou Huan, Zhang Liao, and others.
In 229 AD, Zhao Yun, the last Five Tiger General of the Shu Han Dynasty, died of illness, and in 231 AD, The last Five Sons of Cao Wei, Zhang Guo, died in battle at MumenDao, marking the past of the era of the Five Tiger Generals and the Five Sons of Liang. So, after the death of the last Five Tiger General Zhao Yun and the last Five Sons Liang General Zhang Guo, are there any famous generals in the Three Kingdoms? Who are the top five?
First: Wei Yan
Wei Yan, known as the sixth general of the Shu Han Dynasty, was second only to Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other five tiger generals. He performed extraordinary in the Battle of Jinchuan and the Battle of Hanzhong, and was highly valued by Liu Bei, and was given the title of Taishou of Hanzhong after the war.
Whether it was force or strategy, Wei Yan was first-class. For example, in terms of force, his best record was to kill the Cao Wei general Wang Shuang. Wang Shuang was a fierce general in the late Cao Wei period, nine feet long and powerful, but was beheaded by Wei Yan.
For example, in terms of strategy, Wei Yan once proposed the "strategy of heavy doors" and the "miracle plan of the Meridian Valley". Hanzhong was the northern gate of the Shu Han Dynasty and the forefront of the shu Han and Cao Wei wars. Wei Yan served as the Taishou of Hanzhong for more than ten years, formulating the "strategy of heavy doors", Cao Wei did not dare to attack, and Hanzhong was impenetrable.
The Meridian Valley Conspiracy was proposed by Wei Yan during Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, and it was a high-risk and high-yield strategy, but it was unfortunately rejected by the cautious Zhuge Liang. Therefore, Wei Yan was the first general of the Three Kingdoms after the death of Zhao Yun and Zhang Guo.
Second: Deng Ai
Deng Ai, the terminator of the Shu Han Dynasty, and Jiang Wei are a pair of life and death enemies, many wars, and a general who is both literate and martial. He had fought with Jiang Wei for dozens of rounds, regardless of victory or defeat, which was nothing, his most powerful thing was to fight with Wen Duan for fifty rounds, regardless of victory or defeat. Wen Duan was known as the first warrior in the post-Three Kingdoms period, reproducing the miracle of Zhao Yun's seven in and seven out of Cao's camp.
However, Deng Ai was able to fight with him for fifty rounds, which showed that Deng Ai's martial arts were still quite good, at least he could save his life under the hands of the super first-class martial generals. Deng Ai smuggled into Yinping and forced liu Chan to surrender, and his opponent Jiang Wei had no choice but to lay down his weapon and submit to Cao Wei, which was equivalent to losing to Deng Ai. Therefore, Deng Ai surpassed Jiang Wei in rank.
Third, land resistance
Lu Kang ( Lu Kang ) , the second son of Lu Xun , the fourth governor of Eastern Wu , inherited the Confucian style of his father Lu Xun and was known as the last famous general of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms. After the Shu Han was destroyed and Cao Wei was replaced by the Jin, Lu Xun defended Jiangling and confronted the powerful Western Jin Dynasty.
He fought back the Western Jin general Yang Hu and eliminated the rebel general Xiling Du Buxuan. After the war, Lu Kang was worshipped as the Great Sima and Jingzhou Mu, and sat in Jingzhou for many years, confronting the Western Jin Dynasty and maintaining the border of Eastern Wu. While Lu Kang was alive, Yang Hu did not dare to attack Eastern Wu without authorization and befriended him.