From the perspective of romance, Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu are all recognized as super-first-class generals of the Three Kingdoms. However, in addition to the above 10 people, there is also a fierce man who is also expected to hit the super-first-class level, he is Ma Chao's former follower Pang De. Pang De is also a ruthless man who fights very fiercely, especially the performance of Guan Yu is particularly good, which is also a favorable condition for him to be ranked in the super-first-class group. However, some people think that Pang De is playing the elderly Guan Yu, which is not a skill. Next, let's discuss whether Pound's level is worthy of being super-first-class.
Pingguan Yu is a proud battle for Pound's pride for a lifetime. Guan Yu personally led the troops of Jingzhou to kick off the Northern Expedition, and he also performed well in the early days of the war, directly frightened Cao Ren and did not dare to go out. Later, Cao Cao sent Yu Ban and Pang De to lead elite soldiers to the rescue. In this case, Pound had the opportunity to face Guan Yu. At this time, Guan Yu was 58 years old, and the red rabbit horse was also in his twilight years, and Pang De was in a state of rage because he was stimulated by Cao Cao. Although the status of the two sides is not equal, Guan Yu is already famous all over the world and is a prince of one side. In terms of fame and status, Guan Yu crushed Pound.
In the battle of Fancheng, Pang De fought Guan Yu in front of everyone, and they won or lost in 150 rounds. In the first meeting, Pang De and Guan Yu fought for 100 rounds, and the battle ended in a draw between the two sides. At that time, both sides paid their own troops, but the two sides were worried about different things: the Wei army was afraid that Pang De would lose, and Guan Ping was afraid that his father would be old. It can be seen that Wei Jun is afraid that Pang De will make a mistake, and Guan Ping is afraid that Guan Yu is too old and his physical strength will not be able to keep up with the rhythm. In other words, Guan Yu is a bit of a disadvantage when he is older. In addition, Pang De personally praised Guan Yu's hero, and Guan Yu said that the opponent was his opponent. That is to say, at this stage, Pang and Guan are basically the same.
In the second encounter, Pang De only fought with Guan Yu for 50 rounds, and then deliberately dragged the knife away. At that time, Guan Yu thought that the other party was using a dragging knife, so he didn't prevent the other party from releasing an arrow, and later he was hit by an arrow. In fact, Guan Yu's poor anti-arrow ability is notoriously good. Han Fu and Cao Ren's soldiers, these non-mainstream characters can shoot Guan Yu. So it wasn't unusual for him to be shot in the arm by Pound. Judging from the situation of this Fancheng battle, Pang De and Guan Yu are basically tied, and no one can take advantage of it if they fight hard. But Pang De was obviously more cunning, knew how to use arrows to deal with Guan Yu, and suddenly found the opponent's shortcomings. However, all he met was the elderly Guan Yu, and the state of the elderly Guan Yu declined a little.
Next, we need to take a look at Pound's other records, so that we can further intuitively see Pound's level.
In the battle of Chang'an, Pang De mixed into the city and easily beat the non-mainstream Zhongjin. In the battle of Weinan, Pang De jumped out of the trap, and many soldiers broke through on foot. In the Battle of Weinan, Pang De beheaded Cao Yong, Cao Ren's subordinate, and rescued Han Sui in the encirclement. In the battle of Nanzheng, Pang De was defeated by Zhang He, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, and Xu Chu. In the Battle of Hefei, he killed Chen Wu again. In the battle of the boundary of the valley, he repelled Wei Yan. In addition, he also drew Guan Ping for 30 rounds. Judging from the above records, only the 2 performances of the 4th general and Wei Yan are better.
Although Wei Yan doesn't have many opportunities to perform, he has a first-class level. Pound was able to fight back against Wei Yan, which can be regarded as a manifestation of the high force value. However, the performance of the 4 generals cannot be regarded as a real showdown. Because Cao Cao intended to subdue Pang De at that time, he specially instructed his subordinates 4 generals to fight a war of attrition with Pang De, hoping to capture Pang De alive. In this case, Xu Huang, Xiahou Yuan, and Zhang He only fought a few rounds, and Xu Chu only fought 50 rounds, but they didn't do their best, they just consumed Pang De's physical strength. However, Pound also relied on his bravery to win the praise of Xu Chu and others.
Xu Chu is a first-class general. Through the head-to-head duel, Xu Chu can naturally see Pound's level. If Pang De's martial arts were not good, Xu Chu, Xiahou Yuan and others would not praise him. In addition, Guan Yu himself admitted that Pang De could be regarded as his opponent. Although Guan Yu is older, his super-first-class martial arts foundation is still there, and only his physical function is declining. Guan Yu looks down on people very much, and even a general like Cao Ren can't get into his eyes. Guan Yu can personally recognize Pang De's level, which also shows that the latter's strength is indeed good. After all, Guan Yu didn't say: "Pound kid doesn't have any skills, if I were a few years younger, I would have killed him earlier." It can be seen that Pound should also have a super-first-class level.
(Information from "Romance of the Three Kingdoms")