In 219 AD, with Huang Zhong's sword slashing, poor Xiahou Yuan was killed at Dingjun Mountain. The stakes were high, and Huang Zhong became famous for his exploits and became a tiger general with the same name as Guan Zhangzhao and others. However, Xiahou Yuan was nailed to the pillar of shame, which simply became synonymous with the courage of Pifu!
Xiahou Yuan was a major general of the Cao Wei clan and was so capable that he was entrusted with the heavy responsibility of Hanzhong by Cao Cao. Perhaps in Cao Cao's mind, Xiahou Yuan was excellent in martial arts, and Shu Han could hardly have an opponent, and being suddenly beheaded was unexpected.
How is Xiahou Yuan's martial arts? If Huang Zhong did not sneak attack in the Battle of Dingjun Mountain, could he defeat it?
Xiahou Yuan and his brother Xiahou Huan were Cao Cao's earliest generals, and after Cao Cao's failed assassination of Dong Zhuo, he returned to Chen Liu's home and began recruiting troops under the patronage of the rich man Wei Hong. The arrival of xiahou yuan's brothers just became Cao Cao's vanguard general. Xiahou Yuan's main achievements are as follows, which can be roughly referred to in his martial arts level.
1, the Battle of Youshan, although Cao Cao lost in the early stage, but in the later period, he showed great might, xiahou Yuan was ordered to sneak into Liu Bei's rear grain road and kill Gong Du.
2, the Battle of Youshan, also at this time, Xiahou Yuan was killed by Zhang Fei.
3, in the Battle of Hanzhong, Xiahou Yuan hacked Chang Qi to death with a knife, and then fought with Yang Ren for "thirty rounds" without winning or losing, and finally killed him with a dragging knife.
4, the Battle of Weishui, because he was not accustomed to Ma Chao's arrogance, took the initiative to attack Ma Chao, but was freed by Ma Chao, and Cao Cao was continued to be pursued and killed by Ma Chao.
5, the Battle of Hanzhong, and pound's battle number of fraudulent defeats, because it is Cao Cao's instructions, so it is not used as a reference.
6, the Battle of Hanzhong, Huang Zhong did not talk about martial virtue, an arrow shot at Xiahou Shang, who exchanged prisoners of war, Xiahou Yuan was furious, and Huang Zhong fought "twenty rounds", Zhang Guo was afraid of the plan, and forcibly stopped.
7, Dingjun Mountain, won the Fazheng strategy, was killed by Huang Zhongdao.
From this battle record, it can be seen that Xiahou Yuan is indeed brave and fierce, and dealing with ordinary generals is indeed like chopping melons and cutting vegetables. Especially in the face of Zhang Fei at his peak, it is indeed rare for Zhang Fei to use the word "struggle", indicating that Xiahou Yuan has several brushes. After Xu Chu's naked fighting with Ma Chao, the grumpy Xiahou Yuan dared to confront Ma Chao, indicating that Xiahou Yuan was also very confident in his martial arts, and coupled with his fiery temper, he was bound to fight With Ma Chao to the death. But unfortunately, Ma Chao did not take Xiahou Yuan seriously at all, and after getting rid of his entanglement, he went straight after Cao Cao. It can be seen that Xiahou Yuan's martial arts are not enough to see when facing a martial general of Ma Chao's level.
Summary: Judging from the above achievements, Xiahou Yuan belongs to the first-class level, and there is still a slight gap between him and the super-first-class Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and others.
Veteran Huang Zhong
As one of the Five Tiger Generals, Huang Zhong not only had his merits to reach this height, but his martial arts were also very good, and he was absolutely worthy of the honor of the Fifth Tiger General.
Huang Zhong's late success was almost unknown in the first half of his life, and he also wasted most of his youth under Liu Biao's account. With a long knife in his hand and a bow carved under his saddle, he has the courage of a thousand men. More than half a hundred years old, but only as an idle general in Changsha City, if it were not for Guan Yu's killing, it is estimated that this life would be wasted. However, in the Battle of Changsha, Huang Zhong showed great might, which made the second half of the veteran's life improve. Huang Zhong's main achievements are as follows:
1, the Battle of Changsha, and Guan Yu fought hundreds of rounds, it is difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat. Although the front hoof of the horse was broken for a while, with its super high arrow technique, it killed Guan Yu's pride and made Guan Yu retreat.
2, into the River to fight, kill the cold bud that can be equal to Wei Yan.
3, the Battle of Mianzhu, and Li Yan's "forty or fifty rounds" do not distinguish between victory and defeat.
4, the Battle of Ye Mengguan, and Zhang Gao's battle of "more than twenty he" did not distinguish between victory and defeat, Yan Yan killed from behind, and Zhang Gao was defeated.
5, the Battle of Tiandang Mountain, han Hao was slashed under his horse.
6, the Battle of Dingjun Mountain, only one round to capture Xiahou Shangsheng away.
7, the Battle of Dingjun Mountain, adopting the strategy of Fazheng, Zhan yi beat up the mountain and killed Xiahou Yuan.
The above is Huang Zhong's killing of Xiahou Yuan and his previous achievements, it can be said that Huang Zhong's martial arts at the peak were directly close to Guan Yu, and he could be called a super-first-class martial artist of the Three Kingdoms. By the time of the Battle of Hanzhong, it was already from 209 to 219 AD, and Huang Zhong, who was less than sixty, was already a veteran general of less than seventy, and his strength had declined. If it were not for Yan Yan's cooperation, it was estimated that he would not be able to defeat Zhang Gao in fifty rounds.
Dingjun Mountain occurred in 219 AD, when Xiahou Yuan was still at his peak, although not as brave as Ma Chaozhi, but at least stronger than Zhang Gao. Zhang Gao was defeated after twenty rounds of facing Ma Chao, while Xiahou Yuan directly challenged Ma Chao, although there was an element of fiery temper, but he thought that he was much stronger than Zhang Gao, Yu Ban and others.
In summary, it can be seen that at this time, Xiahou Yuan's martial arts surpassed Zhang Guo's, although it could not be said that huang zhong was 100% victorious, but if it were not for the exhaustion of vigor and mental weakness, Huang Zhong would not have achieved great success at all. If the two do not retreat from the fierce battle, it is estimated that the victory and defeat will be divided after a hundred rounds! But if you are facing Huang Zhong at the peak, it is estimated that Xiahou Yuan will be dangerous after fifty or sixty rounds, and he will die under Huang Zhong's sword in less than a hundred rounds!
The above information mainly refers to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.