When we talk about the wars and strategies of the Three Kingdoms era, Liu Bei Group is indispensable, and Liu Bei's fame is inseparable from the right-hand man around him. The five tiger generals led by Liu Bei are naturally widely known, including Zhang Fei, the fierce general in Cao Cao's eyes, Wei Yan, who was valued by Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, who was invulnerable several times, and Zhao Yun, who was almost relied on by Liu Bei, and Huang Zhong, who finally joined Liu Bei.
Some people say that Huang Zhong is likely to be a "rookie" among the five tiger generals, but if you think about it carefully, Huang Zhong was named a general as soon as he appeared, and he was personally promoted by Liu Bei, Huang Zhong guarded Guiyang alone for three years, which shows that he is not much worse than other generals.
On the contrary, it is Zhao Yun, when his reputation is not noticed by Zhao Yun, it has been spread all over the battles, indeed, Zhao Yun of Yan Hui is too impressive, as soon as Zhao Yun appears, he will be noticed, and because of this, he has all kinds of aura.
But now, this famous Zhao Yun may not have too many impressive achievements in his life.
Huang Zhong's achievements are beyond doubt, he is old and frail, but he has not become a disadvantage in his battles in the slightest, and he will not become a useless burden in the future.
On the contrary, in the same Three Kingdoms era, Zhao Yun's Internet star may face becoming a "rookie" with weak real ability under Liu Bei.
1. Zhao Yun's melee combat power is not outstanding
When it comes to Zhao Yun, everyone is afraid that the first thing in their minds is the original battle of Changbanpo, yes, the contribution made by Zhao Yun in this battle is indeed not small.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun's trip to Changbanpo can be said to have gone through several twists and turns, but he was conscientious and conscientious, and finally succeeded in escorting Liu Bei to Jingzhou.
And after this battle, Zhao Yun became a well-known general.
At that time, people almost regarded Zhao Yun as a character who sought defeat alone, thinking that he must have excellent melee combat power.
It's a pity that among all the Wen fierce generals, only Zhao Yun is a real character, and only he has become a fierce general in the history books in all the legends.
In fact, judging from Zhao Yun's military performance, maybe he is not as good as everyone thinks.
First of all, Zhao Yun's melee combat power is not outstanding, and in the battle with Wen Chou, Zhao Yun did not defeat Wen Chou, that is to say, he and Wen Chou are tied combat power.
In the original text of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wen Chou is a very coward, he will be terrified at that moment when he faces the enemy, and he doesn't even have the courage to make a move.
Zhao Yun was beaten so hard by him, it is conceivable that if he and Wuru met Guan Yu and others, there was no possibility of victory at all.
Second, Zhao Yun is not an invincible general in history
We must know that Zhao Yun is not as powerful as everyone thinks in history, and there is no invincible general in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
In history, in addition to protecting Liu Bei, Zhao Yun did not have too many impressive achievements, let alone the battle of Changbanpo that everyone expected.
We must know that the battle of Changbanpo has almost become Zhao Yun's label, and his reputation is inseparable from this battle.
If it weren't for the Battle of Changbanpo, maybe Zhao Yun wouldn't have become the figure everyone knows, and his current reputation would have been greatly reduced.
In the original battle of Changbanpo, although Liu Bei's guards were a little awesome, they did not have much of a powerful opponent.
It can be said that the opponents that Zhao Yun encountered were almost all easy fish and meat, and they were far from meeting everyone's expectations.
We shouldn't just see Zhao Yun's battle at Changbanpo, after all, this is just the crown moment of his life.
If we want to really evaluate Zhao Yun's martial arts, we must look at his other battles.
In other battles, Zhao Yun did not have too many outstanding performances, on the contrary, he was defeated very badly, and he also fled a few times.
Especially in the battle of Bowangpo, Zhao Yun at that time was also facing Cao Cao's army, although Liu Bei ordered him to rescue, but Zhao Yun did not have the slightest opinion, so he took Liu Bei all the way to the west, and after that, he hid in the thick formation and avoided the fierce battle
And afterwards, he actually wanted to make up for it, and said to Liu Bei: I saw that Cao Jun was indeed attacking, otherwise our army would not be so embarrassed.
Such a sinister thought made Zhao Yun lose his prestige, and also ruined his military reputation for a lifetime.
Zhao Yun's equestrian and riding skills are also far less outstanding than everyone says.
Zhao Yun's Red Rabbit Horse was deceived, that is to say, he didn't have much affection for his horse, and he was not as proactive as Guan Yu when it came to things like escorting.
On the other hand, Guan Yu was able to solve problems on his own and did not rely on anything, which shows that his equestrian and riding skills are better than Zhao Yun.
Therefore, from this point of view, Zhao Yun is not comparable to Guan Yu at all, and he is far from being as fierce as everyone imagined.
Third, Huang Zhong's strength is far better than Zhao Yun
In contrast, we can see that Huang Zhong's strength is far better than Zhao Yun's.
First of all, whether it was in the Battle of Changbanpo or in other battles, Huang Zhong's performance was very good, and judging from the opponents he defeated, it can be found that the opponents Huang Zhong encountered were not comparable to Wen Chou
of ordinary fighters, but some amazing fierce generals.
For example, in the Battle of Fancheng, Huang Zhong met Xu Chu, a fierce general, and in the Battle of Jiangzhou, he was still trapped by Zhang Liao, which shows that the opponent he faced was not so easy to fight.
It can be said that everything Huang Zhong did relied on his own strength, he did not rely on anyone, and he did not gain a lifetime of fame because of any Chibi schemes.
And in the formation, he practiced and explored step by step, and he finally had such an achievement, which is also what Liu Bei later said, "There is Guan Yu in the front, Zhang Fei in the back, and the martial arts competition in his life can be Lingyun." It can be seen that Liu Bei praised Huang Zhong like this, and there is indeed a very good reason, because in what he has seen with his own eyes, Huang Zhong is indeed a very, very good general. Later, as time went by, Zhao Yun gradually grew old, and he did not have any outstanding performance, but became a soft persimmon later, which was used by others, and there was a great contrast with the conjecture of the invincible general.
So in my eyes, the real "rookie" should actually be Zhao Yun, not Huang Zhong as everyone says.