The origins and identities of Zhao Yun and Ma Chao can be traced back to their respective family backgrounds. Zhao Yun was born in a poor family in Hedong, and has shown extraordinary courage and martial arts talent since he was a child. In contrast, Ma Chao was born in the Ma family and has a prominent family background. The origins of the two determined that their status in the Shu Han army was different.
Zhao Yun was loyal to Liu Bei
Zhao Yun has been determined to serve the Han family since he was a child, and he has a strong heart of loyalty and patriotism. When he was young, Zhao Yun used to rob houses in the township, and met Liu Bei after being arrested. Liu Bei saw that he was heroic, so he took him under his command, and from then on, Zhao Yun was even more desperate for Liu Bei. Ma Chao was surrendered by Liu Bei at Jiameng Pass and joined the Shu Han camp. Ma Chao was originally a prince of the Ma family, and his strength was once stronger than Liu Bei, from the "lord" to the "general", and the difference in identity made him not loyal to Liu Bei.
In the Battle of Qishan, Zhao Yun's martial arts can be described as superb. At that time, Zhang He wanted to capture Liu Bei under his absolute superiority, but Zhao Yun stepped forward and fought with Zhang He for more than 30 years, and finally repelled him. What's even more breathtaking is that Zhao Yun killed Gao Ran in seconds with one shot on the battlefield. Gao Ran is a brave general under Yuan Shao, and he once fought with Xu Chu and was injured, which shows the high level of his martial arts. But in the face of the furious Zhao Yun, Gao Ran was killed without even having a chance to fight back.
"Xuande was panicking, Fang wanted to fight himself, Gao Lan's rear army suddenly messed up, a general rushed into battle, the gun started, Gao Ran turned over and fell off the horse. Regard it as Zhao Yunye. Xuande was overjoyed. Yun Zong's horse raised his gun, killed the rear team, and came to the front army to fight Zhang He alone. He and Yun fought for more than 30 times, and the horse was defeated. ＂
This scene vividly showed Zhao Yun's supreme martial arts at that time. In order to protect Liu Bei, he was able to kill a master like Gao Ran so easily, which was really impressive. And the battle with Zhang He brought Zhao Yun's force to the extreme. Zhang Henai is one of the "Four Pillars of Hebei", with outstanding martial arts, but he is also invincible to Zhao Yun's bravery. Zhao Yun's outstanding performance in the Battle of Qishan demonstrated his extraordinary martial arts and loyalty to Liu Bei.
Zhao Yun performed well in the Battle of Qishan
The Battle of Qishan took place in the nineteenth year of Jian'an and was a key battle between Liu Bei and Cao Cao. At that time, Cao Cao's army was pressing, and Liu Bei was forced to abandon the county and retreat. At the critical moment, Zhao Yun stepped forward and showed his extraordinary martial arts in this battle.
When the battle situation was critical, Zhang He took the opportunity to capture Liu Bei. Seeing this, Zhao Yun immediately rushed into the battle group, picked up the horse, and fought with Zhang He in front of the battle for more than 30 years. The two sides come and go, and it is difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat. Finally, Zhao Yun relied on his superb martial arts to repel Zhang He.
"Xuande was panicking, Fang wanted to fight himself, Gao Lan's rear army suddenly messed up, a general rushed into battle, the gun started, Gao Ran turned over and fell off the horse. Regard it as Zhao Yunye. ＂
At this moment, Zhao Yun suddenly found that Gao Ran was making a mistake in the rear army, and immediately approached with a gun. Gao Ran is a brave general under Yuan Shao, with strong martial arts, and he once fought with Xu Chu and lost both. But in the face of Zhao Yun's shot, Gao Ran was powerless to return to the sky, turned over and fell off his horse on the spot, and his body was in a pile of corpses.
Zhao Yun's marksmanship is powerful, and it is really thrilling. His shot was invincible, and even a master like Gao Ran couldn't resist it, which showed that Zhao Yun's martial arts at that time had reached the realm. Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yun waved his army to fight back, killing and scattering the rear team of the Cao army. In the end, he came to the front army again, continued to fight with Zhang He, and finally completely repelled him.
In this battle, Zhao Yun can be said to have made great contributions. He successively repelled Zhang He, killed Gao Lan, single-handedly turned the tide, and preserved the last foundation for Liu Bei. Such a heroic performance is truly admirable. What's even more commendable is that Zhao Yun has never had the slightest selfish distraction in this battle of life and death, and his only goal is to protect Liu Bei wholeheartedly. His loyalty to Liu Bei can be seen, and it is this courageous loyalty that created his extraordinary performance in the Battle of Qishan.
The battle horse super performance of Tongguan was mediocre
The Battle of Tongguan in the sixteenth year of Jian'an was a decisive battle between Cao Cao and Ma Chao during the Three Kingdoms period. This battle was crucial in judging Ma Chao's martial arts status.
At that time, Ma Chao set up an ambush at Tongguan, preparing to wait for an opportunity to annihilate Cao Cao's army. At the beginning of the war, Ma Chaoda showed his skills and killed Cao's army. He first defeated Yu Ban in eight or nine rounds, then fought off Zhang He in twenty rounds, and then stabbed Li Tong under his horse.
"Ma Chao will enter the Cao array, and the Cao army will be defeated and killed at the camp gate. Panic, cut off his beard and abandon his robe, and got on the horse to leave. ＂
In the face of Ma Chao's frantic offensive, Cao Cao was so frightened that he cut off his beard and fled without his robe. Just as Ma Chao was chasing Cao Cao, Cao Hong suddenly blocked his way. The two fought more than 50 times in front of the battle, and they were equal, you came and went, and it was difficult to distinguish the winner from the loser.
Although Hong did not increase his strength and his knife skills were scattered, Ma Chao struggled but failed to win. ＂
Although Cao Hong's sword skills were messy and his martial arts were far inferior to Ma Chao's, Ma Chao was unable to defeat him. At this moment, Xiahou Yuan also rushed to reinforce him. Ma Chao saw that the general trend had gone, so he had to retreat.
In this battle, Ma Chao can be described as a famous battle. With his excellent riding and archery skills, he almost killed Cao Cao's camp gate, which made Cao Cao embarrassed. But in the end, Ma Chao failed to completely defeat Cao Cao in one go. Although he defeated Yu Ban, Zhang He and others, it was difficult to win in the battle with Cao Hong, and he was finally forced to retreat.
This shows that although Ma Chao's martial arts are outstanding, he has not yet reached the point of being the world's number one master. His riding and archery skills are first-class, but in the battle against midstream generals such as Cao Hong, it is difficult to perform tricks and cannot win completely. This is in stark contrast to Zhao Yun's performance in the Battle of Qishan, which shows that Zhao Yun's martial arts are indeed more than a step higher than Ma Chao.
The difference in Zhao Yunma's superpsychological state
The gap between Zhao Yun and Ma Chao in martial arts, in addition to talent and skill factors, their psychological state is also an important reason. Zhao Yun was loyal to Liu Bei, while Ma Chao had a great loss of fighting spirit after surrendering, and this completely different psychological state directly affected their martial arts performance.
Zhao Yun, who has been practicing martial arts since childhood, has always had the ambition of serving the Han family. Although he once embarked on the evil path when he was young, he changed his mind after meeting Liu Bei, and since then he has been dead to Liu Bei. Zhao Yun regards Liu Bei as a brother, no matter what danger he encounters, he will share weal and woe with him regardless of life and death.
It was this brave loyalty that made Zhao Yun show extraordinary courage in the two battles of Yushan and Tongguan. In order to protect Liu Bei, he was even able to single-handedly enter the encirclement and kill a master like Gao Ran with one shot. In the face of Zhang He's siege, Zhao Yun also fought alone, and finally repelled him. It can be said that the reason why Zhao Yun was able to establish great achievements in these two key battles was largely due to his unswerving loyalty to Liu Bei.
In contrast, Ma Chao's psychological state is very different. Ma Chao was originally a prince of the Ma family, and his strength was once stronger than Liu Bei. But after Jia Mengguan was demoted by Liu Bei, he changed from a "lord" to a "general", and the difference in identity made him unloyal to Liu Bei.
"Xuande is in charge of Ma Chao in the city. Before the banquet was settled, Zilong had beheaded the two of them and offered them to the feast. Ma Chao was also shocked and respected. ＂
Although Ma Chao has great respect for Zhao Yun's martial arts, he has lost his fighting spirit and courage. In the Battle of Tongguan, although Ma Chao once killed the Quartet, he was unable to completely defeat Cao Cao in the end, and could only retreat. This is similar to his bravery against Cao Cao in the first place. It can be seen that after Ma Chao surrendered, his fighting spirit and courage were not as good as before, and his martial arts naturally declined.
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It is precisely because of the huge difference in psychological state that the difference between Zhao Yun and Ma Chao's martial arts has been created. Zhao Yun was loyal and high-spirited, so he was able to display extraordinary martial arts at critical moments, while Ma Chao's fighting spirit was greatly reduced after the surrender, and his martial arts naturally declined. This kind of internal psychological factor has a decisive impact on the combat power of military generals.