The history books do not say who killed Wen Chou and Gao Ran, why Zhang He was hit by an arrow, and the records of historical materials are not completely consistent, so "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" gave Guan Yu the credit for killing Wen Chou and Zhao Yun for killing Gao Ran in seconds, and we can't find enough reason to deny it.
The "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" and the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" are extremely brief records of Wen Chou's death, and there is no mention of Gao Lan's death, but there are two more contradictory records of Zhang He's death.
Readers who are familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty certainly know that Chen Shou, the author of "Three Kingdoms", followed Liu Chan to surrender, and served as a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, Changguang Taishou, Zhishu to treat the imperial history, and the prince in the concubine, so he can't say bad things about "Emperor Gaozu Xuan of the Jin Dynasty" Sima Yi, so he can only be vague in the "Three Kingdoms": "Zhuge Liang returned to Qishan, and the generals of the Governor went west to Luoyang, Liang also protected Qishan, and he chased to Mumen, fought with the Liang army, and flew to the right knee of the middle knee, and the arrow. ”
Whether Zhang He took the initiative to ask Ying to chase him, or Sima Yi forced him to chase, Chen Shou did not say it explicitly, and Yu Feng, who was loyal to Cao Wei and ashamed of being a Jin minister, seemed to imply that Sima Yi borrowed a knife to kill people in "Wei Luo": "The Liang army retreated, and King Sima Xuan made He chase him, and He said: 'Military law, the siege of the city will open a way out, and the army will not chase. King Xuan did not listen. As a last resort, he entered. The Shu army rode high and ambushed, the bow and crossbow were messy, and the arrow was in the middle of the hair. ”
The hip is the thigh, and a shot in the thigh may injure the aorta, while an arrow in the knee generally does not kill a person - in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when medicine was not developed, digging the knee was a punishment, and it is rare to hear of anyone who died because the kneecap was dug out.
The kneecaps may not be dead if they are dug up, they will hang up after being hit by an arrow, Zhang He died strangely, and Chen Shou didn't know how to write it properly, so he could only mention the "trivial matter" of Wen Chou and Gao Lan's death, or simply didn't mention it.
Chen Shou didn't care about writing or didn't dare to write because of his scruples, but Luo Guanzhong wrote it very carefully, but Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" also said that Zhang He died by himself: "Yi said: 'When the Shu soldiers retreat, there will be an ambush in the dangerous place, and they must be very careful before they can be chased. He said, "I know it, don't worry." Yi said: "If you want to go, don't regret it." He said: "The eldest husband sacrificed his life to serve the country, although he died without hatred." ’”
Sima Yi is a clever opponent set by Luo Guanzhong for Zhuge Liang, if Sima Yi is written too badly, it will not help to establish the image of Zhuge Liang, so Sima Yi must be very cunning, and Zhang He can only be a brave man. Who defeated Ma Tan in Jieting, why Zhao Yun was demoted from General Zhendong to General Zhenjun, and why Zhuge Liang degraded himself to General Right, of course readers all know, and Zhuge Liang also knows it.
Let's put aside Zhang He, let's take "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as the basis, let's take a look at Wen Chou and Gao Ran in the Four Courtyard Pillars of Hebei, as well as the victorious general and Huwei general Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong who killed Gao Ran with one shot.
Luo Guanzhong was very good to Zhao Yun, so he couldn't find the credit of the master, he would generally record it on Zhao Yun's head, and even did not hesitate to fictionalize the story of Zhao Yun's gun against Zhu Ran, the general of Eastern Wu-Zhu Ran - Zhu Ran did not die of illness until the twelfth year of Chiwu in Eastern Wu and the twelfth year of Yanxi of Shu Han, that is, in 249 AD, while Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang had passed away in 229 and 234 respectively.
Wen Chou in the official history was killed in the Battle of Yanjin in the fifth year of Jian'an, Gao Ran didn't know what happened, Luo Guanzhong attributed it to Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, and no counter-evidence can be found in the historical materials, so we can discuss such a question based on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": Zhao Yun can't win Wen Chou in fifty or sixty rounds, why can he kill Gao Ran in one shot?
Some people say that when Zhao Yun singled out Wen Chou, it was the first time to go to the battlefield, and he was a little inexperienced, so it was already rare to be undefeated in fifty or sixty rounds to fight the "veteran" Wen Chou, and if it was Dian Wei and Xu Chu who went up, it might not be fifty rounds, and Wen Chou would be picked on the iron gun.
Readers who have read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" certainly know that Xu Huang and Xu Chu have gone head-to-head, Xu Chu and Dian Wei have gone head-to-head, and the two heads-up battles are all evenly matched, indicating that the martial arts of "Cao Ying's three fierceness" are only between the two and the middle. Dian Wei didn't have a chance to fight Yan Liangwen Chou, Xu Huang got this embarrassing opportunity: under the watchful eye of the boss Cao Cao, Xu Huang was defeated by Yan Liang in twenty rounds, and Lao Cao saw that Xu Huang was defeated so quickly, so he didn't let Xu Chu go up and make a fool of himself - Xu Chu is a tiger idiot not a tiger fork, and he will not fight if he can't win a fight.
Xu Huang is not as smart as Xu Chu, Xu Chu saw that Yan Liang was invincible, so he held his head and smeared oil on the soles of his feet with Lao Cao, and Xu Huang went to challenge Wen Chou in Yanjinkou.
Xu Huang thought that he would join forces with Zhang Liao and at least be able to fight with Wen Chou, but he didn't expect that after Zhang Liao was shot down by Wen Chou, he didn't change horses to support Xu Huang, but Xu Huang was chased by Wen Chou and ran along the river, if Guan Yu hadn't arrived in time, Xu Huang would have added a transparent hole in his heart.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou showed their might in Baimapo and Yanjinkou, and beat Cao Ying's generals "Li Ran", while Zhao Yun fought with Wen Chou in the battle of Panhe (the novel is Panhe, and some historical sources write it as Panhe) fought with Wen Chou for fifty rounds, and achieved his goal, it seems that Zhao Yun won: Wen Chou wanted to kill Gongsun Chan at that time, and Zhao Yun wanted to save Gongsun Zhan's life, but the result was that Gongsun Chan was rescued, and "Wen Chou turned back to the horse".
Although Zhao Yun failed to leave Wen Chou in the Battle of Panhe, he picked Yuan Shao's general Lu Yi off his horse after a few rounds - "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" does not say that Lu Yi was killed on the spot, and Lu Yi in historical materials was later killed by Yuan Shao.
Zhao Yun failed to win Wen Chou in fifty or sixty rounds, and it seems that he is not as good as Guan Yu Guan Yunchang, who killed Wen Chou with four knives, but compared to Xu Huang, it is still more than one grade stronger, and it is only higher than Xu Chu Dian Wei: Dian Wei has no chance to beat Yan Liangwen Chou, Xu Chu has the opportunity to beat Yan Liangwen Chou but does not make a move.
Whether Zhao Yun and Wen Chou went head-to-head with all their strength, we may be able to find the answer from the battle of Qishan in eight or nine years: Gao Ran and Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Zhang He are called "Hebei Four Court Pillars", even if Zhang He and Gao Ran only have half of Yan Liang and Wen Chou's combat effectiveness, it is not to be underestimated, for example, Liu Bei's die-hard fan Runan Liu Pi died quickly: "If you can't fight three times, you will be cut down by Gao Ran under the horse."
Liu Pi was killed, Liu Bei brandished a double-strand sword and wanted to engage in battle in person, Zhao Yun "rushed into battle, where the gun started, Gao Ran turned over and fell off the horse".
It is not objective to say that Gao Ran is not prepared at all, because Zhao Yun did not run behind Gao Ran unimpeded, and it will take some time and strength to break through the formation of Cao Jun (Zhang He and Gao Ran have all surrendered to Cao at that time).
Even if Gao Ran only has the head of Liu Bei who can be exchanged for "rewarding thousands of gold and sealing ten thousand households" in his eyes, he can't be without any precautions against Zhao Yun who is coming from a long distance, and we can infer that when Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan fought at the Panhe Boundary Bridge, Yuan Shao's side should not only have Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Lu Yi, but also Chun Yuqiong, Zhang He, and Gao Lan, and Gao Ran should have some impressions of Zhao Yun.
Gao Ran's concentration can't beat Zhao Yun, which Zhang He can testify: Zhang He, who wants to avenge Gao Ran, fought with Zhao Yun for thirty rounds, and found that if he didn't run again, he would walk hand in hand with Gao Ran on Huangquan Road and clink glasses with Meng Po soup.
In the battle of Qishan, Zhao Yun defeated Zhang He in one shot and thirty rounds, even if Zhang He Gaoran only had half of Wen Chou's combat power, and fought with Zhao Yun for sixty rounds, he should have won the battle and handed over his life.
If it is only based on Zhang He Gaolan, then Wen Chou has already reached the limit of supporting sixty rounds in Panhe, but why didn't Zhao Yun kill him? The question is actually very simple: Zhao Yun didn't want to fight for Gongsun Zan at all, but he was willing to give his life to save Liu Bei's life.
According to the division of territory, Zhao Yun led Changshan's soldiers to defect to Yuan Shao instead of helping Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Chan also asked Zhao Yun this question very inappropriately, this is the same as Chao Gai wanting to kill Yang Xiong Shixiu, it is very hurtful, Zhao Yun just wanted to save Gongsun Zhan's life at that time, and then found an opportunity to leave by himself, so beating Wen Chou was just to complete the task, to put it bluntly, it was just a job.
Zhao Yun fell in love with Liu Bei at first sight, for Liu Bei he could sacrifice his life and forget about death, as soon as he saw that Liu Bei's life was in danger, the original combat power of ninety-nine could suddenly explode to one hundred and twenty or even one hundred and fifty, not to mention Zhang He Gaolan, that is, Yan Liangwen appeared in Qishan and posed a threat to Liu Bei's life, and he might also be defeated or even killed by Zhao Yun within fifty rounds - readers, just imagine, is the truth that simple?