In 219 AD, the Battle of Dingjun Mountain was slashed by the veteran general Huang Zhong, Xiahou Yuan was beheaded, and the Entire Cao Army was shaken. This battle laid a solid foundation for Liu Bei to capture Hanzhong and Ding Litian! Huang Zhong's merits were great, and he was directly named the general of Zhengxi, and after Liu Bei was proclaimed queen, he was listed as a major general of the Shu state along with Guan Yu, Ma Chao, and others. At this time, Zhuge Liang objected, believing that Huang Zhong's prestige was not as good as Guan Yu's, although Ma Chao, Zhang Fei and others had personally seen Huang Zhong's achievements in dingjunshan, and Guan Yu was far away in Jingzhou, and he would definitely not be convinced! But Liu Bei said directly: "I should solve it." ”
Liu Bei promoted Huang Zhong in this way, but Zhuge Liang objected, so what was Huang Zhong's martial arts? Juxtaposed with Guan Yu, Ma Chao, Zhang Fei and others, is it truly deserved?
Huang Zhong was originally a general under Liu Biao's account, stationed in Changsha You County with Liu Bei's nephew Liu Pan, and after Liu Pan's death, he assisted Han Xuan in Changsha. After Cao Cao conquered Jingzhou, Huang Zhong was not promoted, it should be that Huang Zhong's prestige in his early years was not prosperous, otherwise how could He Zhong be discovered with Cao Cao's degree of love and talent. Cao Cao was defeated at the Battle of Chibi and retreated to the north, Liu Bei took the opportunity to attack the south of Jingzhou, and Huang Zhong submitted to Liu Bei.
In the Battle of Changsha in the rendition, Guan Yu's battle of Huang Zhong can be described as a capital letter, but there is no record in the main history, only the sentence "The first lord of the southern ding counties, loyal to the pledge, followed into Shu." ”
Wei Yan, the general who went to Xichuan with Huang Zhong, was originally Liu Bei's general, so according to the prestige and seniority in the army, Huang Zhong could not even catch up with Wei Yan, let alone be juxtaposed with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other Generals of Liu Bei.
However, Huang Zhong belonged to the type of late bloomer, and in the Battle of Entering Sichuan, Huang Zhong charged into the battlefield and often bravely championed the three armies, which can be said to directly rob Wei Yan of the limelight. During the Battle of Dingjun Mountain, Huang Zhong led an army to meet Xiahou Yuan, the main general of the Cao Army. Xiahou Yuan was a concubine of Cao Cao, so the soldiers were very elite, but Huang Zhong, the elderly, led his men to push forward, exhorted the soldiers, the drums shook the sky, the shouts shook the valley, and xiahou yuan was killed in a battle, and Xiahou Yuan's army was defeated. This is the famous Dingjun Mountain of the Three Kingdoms. In this battle, Huang Zhongju was so meritorious that he was made a general of The West By Liu Bei.
Immediately after Liu Bei's victory at the Battle of Hanzhong, he successfully protected Xichuan, who had just been pacified, and drove Cao Cao out of Yangping Pass. At this time, Liu Bei was sitting in Jingyi Erzhou and could have been proclaimed emperor, but after much thought, he was proclaimed the King of Hanzhong in Qiuyang. Since Liu Bei had been promoted, his brothers would also be wiped out. Among them, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Ma Chao were named famous generals, and Huang Zhong was also named a post-general, directly alongside Guan Yu and others.
Zhuge Liang objected at that time, believing that Huang Zhong's prestige was not as good as Guan Yu, Ma Chao and others, although the merits of the Battle of Hanzhong were not small, but it was too fast to promote Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, Zhang Fei and others were close at hand, and they knew Huang Zhong's merits. And Guan Yu was far away in Jingzhou, and he would definitely be dissatisfied. But Liu Bei insisted on this, and Huang Zhong was ranked as a famous general.
People can't help but wonder, why did Liu Bei not listen to Zhuge Liang's words, but insisted on vigorously promoting Huang Zhong?
First, Huang Zhong's merits are indeed not small, since the conquest of Xichuan, Huang Zhong charged into the battlefield, and even more when Liu Bei's foothold was unstable, he beheaded Xiahou Yuan in a battle and shocked the world. Therefore, promoting Huang Zhongzheng can inspire the soldiers to make meritorious achievements.
In addition, Huang Zhong belonged to the Jingzhou faction, and Liu Bei had always reused the Jingzhou concubine lineage, co-opted the Dongzhou faction, and suppressed the local Yizhou faction, so it was time to promote Huang Zhong.
Second, since Zhuge Liang and others entered Sichuan, Jingzhou has become Guan Yu's stronghold. Guan Yu, as the first general under Liu Bei, was beyond doubt. But Guan Yu was arrogant and despised the heroes of the world. Liu Bei promoted Huang Zhong, one to warn Guan Yu not to be proud of his achievements, and the other to suppress Guan Yu and let Guan Yu see that there were many generals available besides himself.
Third, although Liu Bei was already able to sit on an equal footing with Cao Cao, Sun Quan and others at this time, the Battle of Hanzhong had reached the situation of "male and female luck". Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao and occupied Hanzhong. At this time, the generals of the Great Seal could show their strength to Cao Cao, Sun Quan and others, and play a deterrent role.
For the above three reasons, Liu Bei sent Sima Feishi to Jingzhou and sent him to Guan Yu.com. When Guan Yu heard that Huang Zhong was also a famous general and was juxtaposed with himself, as Zhuge Liang expected, he immediately expressed disbelief: "The eldest husband will not be in the same line as the veterans in the end!" "Refuse to accept. Fei Shi made a grand statement, which made Guan Yu accept it with all his heart. Fei Shi said, "The King of Hanzhong and you are like one flesh and one, sharing the same family, and the misfortunes and blessings are equal, if I were a prince, I wouldn't have thoughts in my mind because of the number of officials and the number of high and low officials." Guan Yu felt that Fei Shi's words were reasonable, so he accepted the appointment.
It can be seen that what you think of as a king is indeed different from that of your subordinates. And Huang Zhong's bravery in battle and great achievements are indeed worthy of a good reward. However, Huang Zhong in the Zhengshi did not participate in the Battle of Wu like Yanyi, but died of illness in the second year after Liu Bei claimed to be the queen of Hanzhong. Huang Zhong perfectly completed his life, when he was young, he was under Liu Biao's hands, and when he was more than half a hundred years old, he met Liu Bei of Bole, and when his life came to an end, he became famous in the First World War, and he was promoted to the knighthood, which was also regarded as a death without regrets!
The above information mainly refers to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.