The Three Kingdoms, Shu Han and Five Tigers rank in combat effectiveness.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the four famous classics of ancient China in the mainland, and without the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the history of the late Eastern Han Dynasty would not have spread so widely.
The duel between the generals of Wei, Shu and Wu is very exciting, and if you talk about the first-class martial arts generals in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, you have to talk about the "Five Tiger Generals" of Shu Han. In the most popular slip of "one Lu, two Zhao, three Dian Wei", the top seven of the five tigers will all be on the list, and the other two are Lu Bu and Dian Wei.
However, among the five tiger generals, can Zhao Yun's martial arts really rank first? Let's take a look at the martial arts ranking of the five tiger generals of Shu Han.
In fact, there are 100 sayings about martial arts in the Three Kingdoms, and some people even say that Lu Bu can't be ranked first, and the first ones are Qu A and Wutu Bone. As for the two, three, four, and five under Lu Bu, there is no unified result, why is this so?
Because the performance of the generals in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not particularly stable, everyone has their own upper and lower limits, for example, Ma Chao's upper limit is 100 rounds to draw Zhang Fei, and the lower limit is to draw Cao Hong in 50 rounds. Guan Yu's upper limit is to kill Xu Chu and Xu Huang together, and the lower limit is to draw Ji Ling in 30 rounds.
If you compare the lower limit of one general to the upper limit of another, there will never be a result. Therefore, everyone has their own ranking in their hearts. Getting back to business, let's take a look at the martial arts rankings of the five tiger generals of Shu Han.
5, Guan Yu, 4, Huang Zhong
Yun Chang said angrily: Yide is my brother, Meng Qi is a famous family for generations, Zilong has been with my brother for a long time, that is, my brother is also: the position is the same as me, but also. What kind of person is Huang Zhong, who dares to be in the same column with me?
Guan Yu and Huang Zhong fought three battles, the first game, the two tied in 100 rounds, Guan Yu was secretly frightened, admired Huang Zhong's knife skills, and wanted to cut Huang Zhong with a drag knife the next day; in the second game, the two fought for 50 rounds, Guan Yu dragged the knife away, Huang Zhong chased after the horse lost his front hoof, Guan Yu spared Huang Zhong's life; in the third game, Huang Zhong in order to repay Guan Yu's grace of not killing, shot Guan Yu's helmet with an arrow, and the two tied again.
Guan Yu took advantage of his age, but he couldn't take the veteran Huang Zhong. The moment Huang Zhong shot Guan Yu's helmet, Guan Yu also knew that he had lost to a veteran. And when Liu Bei was named the Five Tiger Generals, Guan Yu threatened to disdain to be with Huang Zhong, which shows that the veteran Huang Zhong really hit Guan Yu's arrogance and dignity. Guan Yu is good at killing second-class generals in seconds, such as Wen Chou Yanliang, but he is not good at fighting hard battles and vicious battles.
In the smoke of the battle of Xiangfan, Pang De and Xu Huang, two Wei generals, were brave and fearless, and they were able to equal the powerful martial saint Guan Yu. Pang De even held the belief of death and went out with the coffin, showing his determination to fight Guan Yu to the death. In the fierce battle, Pang De and Guan Yu fought for more than 100 rounds without defeat, and their martial arts were breathtaking.
Guan Yu held the Qinglong Yanyue Knife, which was incomparably powerful, and Pang De was not far behind, and his knife skills were extremely exquisite. After the war, Guan Yu spoke to his son Guan Ping and Pang De, praising his skillful swordsmanship and being a fierce opponent. Pang De can be so praised by the martial saint, which shows that his martial arts attainments are profound, and he is proud of the world.
3, Zhao Yun
In the epic picture scroll of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhao Yun's appearance is like a bright meteor piercing the night sky. When the white horse general Gongsun Zan was chased by Yuan Shao's general Wen Chou and was on the verge of life and death, this heroic young man seemed to be destined to return and galloped out from the left side of the grassy slope.
He is Zhao Yun. The posture is erect, and the eight-foot body shows the heroic spirit. Thick eyebrows and big eyes, broad face, plump eyes, and a majestic atmosphere exudes from the whole body. He jumped on his horse with his spear and swooped straight at Wen Chou, and a fierce battle ensued.
This battle was Zhao Yun's debut, but it had already shown his amazing martial arts. Fighting against a famous player like Wen Chou for fifty or sixty rounds without winning or losing, it shows his extraordinary strength. In contrast, Gongsun Chan was powerless in front of Wen Chou, and was defeated in only ten rounds, and his four generals could not resist Wen Chou's edge.
1 Lu 2 Zhao 3 Dian Wei, why do they all say that Zhao Yun is a fierce general second only to Lu Bu? is because Zhao Yun has no obvious lower limit, Zhao Yun has not fought more than 50 rounds with others except for the 60 rounds of drawing Wen Chou when he first appeared. And Zhao Yun's ceiling is very high, and the Nagasaka slope is majestic, and a gentian bright silver spear swept thousands of troops. In addition, Zhao Yun also shot sails on the river and showed off his good archery skills, so "one Lu and two Zhao" also has some truth.
But which first-class star did Zhao Yun fight against? What excellent record did he have? Zhao Yun drew with Xu Chu in 30 rounds, single-handedly rushed to kill Gao Ran, and when he was old, he was one against five, this may be Zhao Yun's peak record. This is slightly inferior to the first two Ma Chao and Zhang Fei, but with Luo Guanzhong's single-handedly planned "Changban Slope Shangzi Longfei", Zhao Yun's martial arts are enough to overwhelm Guan Yu and Huang Zhong.
2, Ma Chao
Xiliang Warrior, Jinma Chao. Ma Chao's peak record: 8 rounds of light defeat to ban, less than 20 rounds to defeat Zhang He, 200 rounds with Xu Chu to win, but then Xu Chu was impetuous, 100 rounds of flat Zhang Fei.
Ma Chao's lower limit: 50 rounds to draw Cao Hong. When he wanted to sneak attack Cao Cao, he was frightened by the burly and fierce Xu Chu, and he didn't dare to act rashly.
Why is Ma Chao stronger than Zhao Yun, because he has fought against many first-class generals, and his record is good. Why is Ma Chao weaker than Zhang Fei, because when he fought with Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei was already past his peak age. In addition, Xu Chu frightened Ma Chao as soon as he glared, but what about Zhang Fei, who dared to point at Lu Bu's nose and scold, no one was afraid.
In the official historical records, Ma Chao's bravery and resourcefulness are by no means inferior to the depictions in the romance. As the son of the famous general Ma Teng, he was immersed in the military since he was a child, and learned the art of riding horses and fighting at a very young age. Through a series of battles, his military skills were refined day by day, and finally forged extraordinary command talents.
When Cao Cao waved his army to conquer the combined forces of Ma Chao and Han Sui, Ma Chao repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on Cao's army, and even forced Cao Cao to a desperate situation. This situation forced Cao Cao to lament: "If the horse does not die, I am afraid that I will have no place to bury." Cao Cao and Ma Chao fought fiercely for more than three months, but they never failed to defeat Ma Chao. On the contrary, Ma Chao won many victories, and Cao Cao himself almost lost his life at the hands of Ma Chao twice. It can be said that this battle was thrilling in Cao Cao's long military career.
In this fierce competition, Ma Chao made Cao Cao suffer with his extraordinary martial arts and outstanding military talents.
1, Zhang Fei
Zhang Fei led the light horse in front and broke into the village, but saw that there were scattered and scattered, there were no horses, a cannon sounded, the fire on all sides was bright, and the shouts were in one fell swoop. Zhang Fei knew that he was in a hurry, and he was in a hurry to go out of the village, due east, Zhang Liao killed, due west, Xu Chu killed, due south, Yu Ban killed, due north, Li Dian killed, southeast, Xu Huang killed, southwest, Lejin killed, northeast, Xiahou Yuan killed, northwest, Xiahou Yuan killed: Eight Routes of soldiers and horses, surrounded by regiments.
Why is it said that Zhang Fei can rank first among the five tigers, because Zhang Fei's record is too convincing and impactful.
In the historical scroll of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Lu Bu is known as the first in the world with excellent martial arts, however, who can sit firmly on the throne of the second in the world has always been divided. According to the folk "Twenty-four Generals of the Three Kingdoms", Zhao Yun seems to be ranked second. However, in the novel, Zhao Yun's record of duels with top masters is a little thin, and Wen Chou, who had drawn with him, was defeated after only three rounds under Guan Yu, so Zhao Yun's ranking is up for debate.
Ma Chao is also admired, Cao Cao once praised him for his courage of Lu Bu, but he and Xu Chu fought for 200 rounds and it is still difficult to distinguish, which shows that there is still a gap between his strength and the real number one in the world.
In the author's opinion, the second fierce general in the world is none other than Zhang Fei. In Lu Bu's era, Zhang Fei was the only brave man who dared to challenge him many times. Although Xu Chu also challenged Lu Bu, he was defeated in 20 rounds, and he needed Cao Ying's six generals to compete with Lu Bu. It can be seen that Zhang Fei, who can fight with Lu Bu for 100 rounds, deserves to be called the second in the world. Zhang Fei's bravery, Cao Ying's generals are unmatched, even if Cao Ying's eight generals gather, it is difficult to besiege Zhang Fei alone.