If you divide the grades according to the level of martial arts, you foolishly think that there are ten "super first-class generals" in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", namely Lu Bu, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong (in no particular order). In addition, Pound's draw with the elderly Guan Gong and his struggle to defeat Wei Yan can be regarded as a "bridge" between the super-first-class and the first-class, and it belongs to the connecting figures, so it is not within the scope of consideration of today's theme.
10: Ma Chao
Ma Chao's most dazzling record is undoubtedly that Cao Cao cut his beard and abandoned his robe in the Battle of Weishui, but in the end, "200,000 troops went out and more than 30 rode away", and the fundamental reason was his lack of intelligence. From joining forces with Han Sui to attack Cao Cao to finally losing his foundation and defeating Zhang Lu, let's take a look at what stupid tricks he has made.
First of all, Cao Cao's discord plan is actually not very clever, if it is forgivable to say that he has doubts in his heart, but Cao Cao and Han Sui on the battlefield are really too obvious, but Ma Chao was fooled. Imagine if Han Sui really had the heart to return to Cao, how could he put it on the table?
Secondly, Wei Kang surrendered, Ma Chao destroyed his full door, and then reused Wei Kang's henchman Yang Fu. Pang De once said that Yang Fu was loyal and wise, and should be killed to get rid of his worries, but who knew that Ma Chao not only did not listen, but also enabled Yang Fu's friends Liang Kuan and Zhao Qu. The most jaw-dropping thing is that Yang Fu used the excuse of visiting relatives, and ended up borrowing troops to crusade against Ma Chao, and when his face was already torn, Ma Chao actually led Pang De and Ma Dai out of the city to meet the enemy, and handed over the task of defending the city to Liang Kuan and Zhao Qu! The result was that the whole family was killed.
This is not counting the siege of Chang'an, there is nothing to do, I don't know how to "attack half-crossing" and so on...... Although the opponent was Cao Cao, Ma Chao didn't have much chance of winning, but his performance in wisdom was too poor.
9: Dian Wei
Dian Wei is a taciturn person, and if you pay attention to it, you may find that he has few lines and a relatively calm temperament. However, his emotional intelligence is not high, at least in my opinion, he is not as good as his partner Xu Chu, and he doesn't make any moves when he should come out. However, as a guard, the arch guard is the first priority, and we can't be harsh, so although these performances do not add points, they will not detract points.
Many people feel "uneasy" about Dian Wei's death, but in my opinion, this incident is actually inseparable from himself, and it is a kind of paying for his own mistakes. Zhang Xiu's new surrender, his heart is undecided, Cao Cao is in his army, as a guard, Dian Wei should be very careful, plus Cao Cao also circled the Zou family, Dian Wei should always be guarded. But not only did he go to drink with his enemies not long ago, but he was also so drunk that he didn't even know that his weapon had been stolen. As a result, Cao Cao finally broke through the siege, and Dian Wei himself died in the chaos.
On the whole, Dian Wei is a pure reckless man who is strong and powerful, loyal enough but has few ideas, and the word intelligence does not seem to have much to do with him.
8: Yan Liang
If there are the top ten "wonderful" in the selection book, Yan Liang will inevitably be among them, and it can be seen from his few performances that this master's brain circuit seems to be different from that of normal people.
In Jiajing's book, Liu Bei found him before Yan Liang left, asked him to find his righteous brother Guan Yunchang on his behalf, and told Yan Liang about his physiognomy and characteristics, suspecting that he was at Cao Cao's place, saying that if he met Guan Yu, he could teach him to come to Hebei quickly.
Yan Liang was sincere, recognized Guan Yu at a glance, and saw him lifting the Qinglong knife upside down, only when he was here to vote, and when he was about to ask, Guan Gong rushed to the front before he could say anything, and stabbed him under the horse.
Here Guan Gong did rely on the speed of Chitu to catch Yan Liang off guard, but everyone thought about it, the two armies confronted each other, and Guan Gong held a knife in his hand, even if he really wanted to come to serve, should Yan Liang also greet him with a fighting posture or order someone to stop early? How can he be defenseless? Moreover, Liu Bei asked Yanliang to tell Guan Yu his whereabouts, and then let Guan Yu come to Hebei, at this time Guan Yu didn't know about the situation of the eldest brother, and Liu Bei didn't call him, how could he come over to cast Yuan Shao alone for no reason?
So just by rushing Yan Liang's brain circuit, you can see that he is not a smart person.
7: Xu Chu
At first glance, Xu Chu is more like a reckless man than Dian Wei, and it is described as "tiger" in one word, but I don't know whether it is intentional or temperamental, Xu Chu is very "stuck", and I will give you a few examples.
When he first voted for Cao Cao, Xu Chu did not directly serve, but fought a big battle with Dian Wei, which made Cao Cao, who loved talent, quite tempted, which somewhat attracted attention to his performance before the army. And Cao Cao did introduce Xu Chu as a confidant soon after he got him.
Secondly, Xu You took a "secret", which made Cao Cao deeply disgusted, but he didn't want to kill him to leave a bad reputation. Although Cao Cao shouted at Xu Chu and shouted and killed, he was actually happy in his heart.
Third, Xu Chu was much more conscientious as a guard than Dian Wei, when Cao Cao was resting, he even stopped Cao Ren from the door, and in the face of Cao Ren's accusations, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and his answer was not leaky, so Cao Cao was even more trustworthy.
If these things are deliberately done, it doesn't seem like them, but if they are completely due to true temperament, they are all too much. In short, Xu Chu may only know how to fight bravely and ruthlessly, but doing things for people gives people a feeling of high emotional intelligence, so he stands out among several "reckless men".
6: Huang Zhong
Few people will regard Huang Zhong as a pure military general with no brains, and think that he deserves the name of a general, but objectively speaking, Huang Zhong's performance in terms of IQ and EQ is not very high, even if he is placed in these ten fierce generals who are not known for their brains, they can be regarded as an inferior existence.
The first is that he can't be a person, or that his emotional intelligence is not high. When Guan Gong's troops invaded Changsha, Wei Yan rescued Huang Zhong under Han Xuan's butcher's knife, so Huang Zhong owed Wei Yan a big favor. Later, when they entered Shu, the two of them almost fought when they were pioneers, and that's it, after all, one yard is one yard, and the debt will not give up everything. But later, Wei Yan was defeated because he did not obey the military order, and after being rescued by Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong could actually take this opportunity to return the favor, after all, Wei Yan at this time was not only ashamed but also grateful to Huang Zhong. You see that the two of them were still red-faced before, and they wanted to "pry" again, but the old general rescued himself regardless of his previous suspicions, and at this time, Huang Zhong only needed a few words to not only repay the grace of saving his life, but also let Wei Yannian have a good time.
What was the result? Huang Zhong went directly to Liu Bei and told Wei Yan about violating the military order, this is not the end, the key is to suggest that Liu Bei behead Wei Yan in accordance with the military order! Liu Bei could not kill Wei Yan at this time, so Huang Zhong said that it was useless at all, and by the way, he also offended Wei Yan, which is equivalent to saying that he has done all the work and has a grudge, what kind of honey operation is this?
Secondly, Huang Zhong was so happy and somewhat stubborn. After the battle of Dingjun Mountain, the old man floated away, and when he led the men and horses with Zhao Yun, he not only used his identity as the main general to suppress Zhao Yun, but also insisted on not listening to his dissuasion, and was besieged by Zhang He and Xu Huang.
From these, it can be seen that Huang Zhong's temper is very anxious, and he always wants to prove that he is "not old", so sometimes he is more aggressive, and he can always successfully avoid the right choice.
Of course, Huang Zhong has one thing that is particularly desirable, that is, if there is a resourceful person around him to give him advice or plan the battle process, Huang Zhong is very humble, basically you move your brain, let me do whatever I want. This is also the reason why he was able to complete the feat of killing Xiahou Yuan in Dingjun Mountain.
Therefore, Huang Zhong's intelligence actually depends on the staffing around him, and he is more dependent on his teammates. Of course, I have to admit that he has done a very good job in this regard, in addition to disobeying any generals like him, it is very rare to obey the literati.
5: Lu Bu
Lu Bu's bravery in the romance has nothing to say, it can almost be regarded as the first in the world, but when it comes to intelligence, many people must also disdain it. However, I think that among these ten super-first-class generals, Lu Bu's IQ is actually passable.
Lu Bu's personality is characterized by extreme selfishness, unscrupulous means for the sake of interests, he was criticized for killing Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, but from the perspective of his own interests, he actually gained a lot. Killing Ding Yuan, with his head as a vote, won Dong Zhuo's high trust, and then worshiped him as his father, which made Dong Zhuo overjoyed, it can be said that he regarded Lu Bu as a confidant, so this rebellious behavior added a lot of points for Lu Bu to gain a foothold under Dong Zhuo. Later, Dong Zhuo was killed, and in private terms, he had the hatred of taking his wife, and Yu Gong was a feat of eradicating the national thief. So although these two things make people feel cold about their humanity, they have won great benefits for themselves.
In addition, another thing that makes Lu Bu criticize is who cheated him and who he believed, such as Chen Gui, Chen Deng's father and son and his wife Yan, and the beautiful concubine Diao Chan. On the contrary, it was Chen Gong, who was planning for Lu Bu, what did Lu Bu say. But Chen Gong's so-called methods, in fact, are not very clever, at most they are only expedient, such as marrying Yuan Shu on Stinky Street, Chen Gui's father and son pit Lu Bu, but in the long run, the marriage of Yuan Shu does more harm than good, although it was on fire at that time, and he should take care of the present, but at most, Lu Bu can't figure out the priorities, and it can't be said that his IQ is not enough.
As for Yan and Diao Chan's refusal to let Lu Bu out of the city, although it was selfish, could Lu Bu really be reversed if he left the city? Even Chen Gong himself did not have the confidence to do this, but he felt that he might not be defeated. There are too many uncertainties in this, and Lu Bu is gone, can Chen Gong hold the city? Even if Gao Shun is added. In fact, I have always felt that Chen Gong's so-called strategy of dividing troops is not a good strategy, and the effect may not be better than sticking to it. Facts also proved that Lu Bu stubbornly defended Xiapi and Cao Cao could not attack it for a long time, and even once gave birth to the heart of retreating.
In addition, Lu Bu's whimsical Yuanmen halberd shooting can actually be regarded as a stroke of genius, but he and Liu Bei have too deep a grudge to change anything because of this incident, of course, he is used to being a person, and he doesn't feel that he has anything to be sorry for Liu Bei.
Therefore, Lu Bu's low IQ is mainly set off by the people around him, Chen Gui, Chen Deng, Chen Gong, including Cao Cao and Liu Bei, these are all human spirits, and Lu Bu is a primary school student in front of them, but if it is put together with those vulgar martial artists who are five big and three coarse, I think that Lu Bu is not outstanding, at least his intelligence is also at the top.
6: Wen Chou
Although he became the background board of Guan Gong's fame like his good brother Yan Liang, and he was repelled and chased by the front, but in terms of Wen Chou's few performances, there is actually nothing inappropriate, so his intelligence should be regarded as insufficient compared to the above, and more than the bottom.
First of all, in the Battle of Panhe, Wen Chou showed his side of being a general in addition to his extraordinary bravery. He first fought four generals under Gongsun Zan alone, killing one and scaring the other three generals. If it is an ordinary brainless martial artist, he will inevitably rush into the enemy formation and kill all sides. But Wen Chou took a "decapitation operation", chased Gongsun Zan closely, and even chased the frantically fleeing White Horse General into a lonely man, if it weren't for Zhao Yun's "divine soldiers descending from the sky", Wen Chou's tactics would have been successful. And after Gongsun Zhan's reinforcements arrived, Wen Chou retreated decisively before the other party formed a siege, which is rare, after all, Gongsun Chan is in front of him, and others may not be willing to let go of this pouring wealth. So judging from the performance of this battle, Wen Chou walked very orderly in every step, and he couldn't find any problems.
The same was true of the later battle of Yanjin, which was originally the Hebei soldiers chasing the Cao army, but because Cao Cao ordered a small county on Cao Cao's side to release the cattle and sheep in time, the Hebei soldiers were crazy to rob, and Wen Chou saw this and drank again and again, but unfortunately it was useless. Even so, his reaction at the time was correct.
After Zhang Liao and Xu Huang rode out together, Wen Chou did not fight the second general fiercely, but first shot Zhang Liao with an arrow, and then fought Xu Huang, so that the enemy was defeated and left, which was equivalent to temporarily stabilizing the overall military situation, but Guan Gong appeared again at this time. Wen Chou originally planned to use his martial arts to repel Guan Yu to turn the tide of the battle like he did against Xu Huang, but in the face of Guan Gong's stormy attack, Wen Chou found that he could not win, coupled with Guan Gong's reputation for killing Yan Liang in seconds and the disadvantage of the overall strength, so Wen Chou was timid.
As far as the situation at that time is concerned, the wisest choice is to withdraw from the army to avoid the edge temporarily, and Wen Chou did so, but he didn't expect Guan Gong's horse to be so fast, so he was chased and beheaded. Although he died aggrieved and humiliating, from the beginning of the war to the final choice to flee, the choice made by Wen Chou was basically correct and understandable.
Therefore, although Wen Chou does not have too much intellectual display, and at first glance, Yan Liang, who has problems with brain circuits, can be called "a moment of Yuliang", but if you think about it, you can see that at least in terms of the performance of the two battles of Baima and Yanjin, Wen Chou is probably at least one grade ahead of Yan Liang in intelligence.
3: Zhang Fei
Zhang Fei's ranking so high may surprise many people, after all, this guy is a typical fierce general, reckless man, with a hot head, and obvious character flaws. But we can't deny Zhang Fei's coarse and fine, among the pure generals in the book, he is the one who has succeeded the most times, which shows that his intelligence is definitely not low.
First of all, Zhang Fei knew his own problems, such as whipping soldiers after drinking, but he couldn't change it, so he took advantage of the situation and took advantage of it, so he captured Liu Dai alive.
Secondly, when Yangqiao rode a thousand, why did Cao Cao dare not move forward in the presence of so many people? It was precisely because Zhang Fei used a suspicious tactic to let his subordinates tie a branch to the tail of a horse, and then run around in the woods, causing smoke and dust to rise. This is not a clever strategy, but it is in the middle of it, and there is no other reason - Cao Cao is suspicious. Of course, later the broken bridge was considered a failure by Zhuge Liang, but this requirement was a bit too high, if Zhang Fei could still think of this layer, I am afraid that it could be compared with the four major governors of Eastern Wu.
In the battle of Shu, Zhang Fei first Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun converged with Liu Bei in one step, undoubtedly because of "righteousness and interpretation of Yan Yan". Zhang Fei's performance in this battle was perfect, first he led Yan Yan Zhongji to capture him, and then treated him politely in the face of the old general who regarded death as home, almost pushing his IQ and EQ to a new height, impeccable.
The best thing has to be the battle of Wakou, in the face of Zhang He, who is definitely a famous general, Zhang Fei won a big victory with a strategy, not to mention such a feat, not to mention the generals, how many strategists can do it?
Therefore, if it weren't for Zhang Fei's violence and lack of Entella points, he would have been able to top the generals in this list.
2: Guan Yu
Guan Yu, like Zhang Fei, has serious personality problems, which makes his intelligence lower a lot, but Zhang Fei is because of "violence", while Guan Yu is because of "pride".
First of all, Guan Yu knew very well what Liu Bei was thinking, and he realized that Junxin's point was a grade higher than Zhang Fei's. Whether it is the capture of Wang Zhong or the Great War of Ji Ling, Guan Yu thinks from Liu Bei's point of view. Including when Zhuge Jin came to Jingzhou later, Guan Yu also knew that this was the eldest brother who let him sing a double reed, so he ran Zhuge Jin away on the grounds of "the king's life will not be affected by the foreign monarch".
And Liu Bei also thought that he and his second brother were more compatible, so when he left Xuzhou, he said that he would discuss with him sooner or later, and he couldn't leave it, so he left Zhang Fei to guard the city. This not only emphasizes that Guan Yu is stronger than Zhang Fei in making suggestions, but also makes Zhang Fei have no objections.
In addition, he led the army north to attack Xiangfan, and beat Cao's army all the way, not only breaking Xiangyang, but also flooding the Seventh Army, which once made Cao Cao have the idea of moving the capital. It can be said that if it weren't for the secret communication between Cao Wei and Dongwu in the end, Guan Gong's Northern Expedition might have been completed.
But Guan Yu's arrogance limited his upper limit, first of all, he was very unfriendly to his colleagues, not only proposed to enter Shu War Ma Chao (in fact, Guan Yu didn't really want to do this, what he wanted was just an attitude from Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang), and he also insulted Huang Zhong when he heard that he was ranked among the five tiger generals.
treats generals like this, not to mention those little coffees, Mi Fang, Fu Shiren, Liu Feng...... Guan Gong basically offended his surroundings, so that no one came to save him when the situation was weak in the end. That is to say, in his eyes, except for the two younger brothers (Zhao Yun is also regarded as a younger brother), basically no one can enter his eyes.
In addition, due to the continuous improvement of his status and status, Guan Gong's arrogance and conceit almost reached a pathological level, Zhuge Liang asked him to "reject the east and the north", but he came to a "war of insult in the east and the north". Let's not talk about the north, after all, it is the enemy. Sun Quan is an equal figure with Liu Bei, and his sister is Liu Bei's wife, but people lower their profile and propose marriage, if you don't agree, just scold Sun Quan's family for being a dog son, how can Sun Quan be insulted like this?
And also because of his high self-esteem, Guan Yu didn't take the Jiangdong generals in his eyes at all, and was fooled by Lu Xun's letter, and completely relaxed his vigilance.
The most terrible thing is that when he saw that the game was completely over, Guan Gong was still stubborn and self-serving, and repeatedly rejected Wang Fu's good strategy, resulting in not only Jingzhou being lost, but also being in a different place.
1: Zhao Yun
In terms of IQ alone, Zhao Yun is not as high as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and even slightly inferior in army command and strategy, but Zhao Yun has a big advantage that is in stark contrast to Guan Zhang, that is, his personality, which makes him an almost perfect character in Romance.
Zhao Yun has a sense of the overall situation and never acts emotionally, for example, Zhao Fan wants to marry his widowed sister-in-law to him, Zhao Yun obviously fell in love with Fan, but because Zhao Fan was newly surrendered, his heart was undecided and he held back his selfish desires......
Secondly, Zhao Yun was steady and meticulous, and when he heard that Mrs. Sun was on the boat with Adou and hurriedly chased after him, he was not sure what Mrs. Sun would do. And when Zhang Fei was powerful, he proposed to accept it when he saw it, after all, there was a difference between master and slave, and he clearly put himself in the right position, and he was not pampered and arrogant; in the battle of Hanshui, Huang Zhong did not listen to his words, and pressed him with the identity of the main general, but Zhao Yun was not angry, but thought of a way to avoid risks as much as possible without persuasion, and finally succeeded in rescuing Huang Zhong who was trapped in the middle plan. It is precisely for this reason that Liu Bei went to Dongwu to marry, including Zhuge Liang to mourn Zhou Yu, all with Zhao Yun by his side, and it will make people feel at ease when he is there, and it is not an exaggeration to say that everything is worry-free.
In addition to Zhao Yun's good performance due to his personality, Zhao Yun also has no shortage of strategies, such as the most famous "empty camp plan", which made the conspirator Cao Cao defeat and leave......
Therefore, if you do an intelligence test, Zhao Yun may not score higher than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but if you look at the performance in real life, Zhao Yun, who has highlights and no obvious shortcomings, is obviously better than Guan Zhang. This is like saying that Zhang Song, You Heng, and Yang Xiu are all famous for their high IQ, but they all have no good death, but like Cheng Yu and Liu Ye, they not only have all beards and tails, but also often have good performances.
Of course, it is difficult to be recognized for martial arts evaluations, and the same is true for intelligence evaluations, not to mention that this time the evaluation is still the top ten super-first-class generals who do not perform much in wisdom. Therefore, this ranking is a matter of opinion, and it is a pastime after tea and dinner.