Liu Biao once had a group of famous fierce generals, all of whom were unparalleled warriors in the world. Regrettably, however, Liu Biao was not able to give full play to the talents of these generals. In the end, after Liu Biao's death, these seven fierce men were divided between Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Bei. Under the hands of the new owner, they displayed their talents and established immortal feats, becoming famous generals during the Three Kingdoms period. Which are the seven fierce generals, and what did they do under the three families of Cao, Sun, and Liu? Let us reveal them one by one.
The seven fierce generals under Liu Biao
It is said that during the Three Kingdoms period, heroes rose together and heroes emerged. Among them, Liu Biao once had a group of famous fierce generals. These generals are all brave generals in the world, and they are powerful all over the world. Their names were household names at the time.
The most well-known are Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and Huo Jun. Huang Zhong has been good at martial arts since he was a child, and he has already learned good martial arts at the age of fifteen. Later, he took refuge in Liu Biao and made a lot of meritorious achievements. Especially in the battle of Dingjun Mountain, he personally killed Xiahou Yuan, a general under Cao Cao, and made great achievements. Wei Yan is a figure with both courage and courage, he was entrusted by Liu Bei with a heavy responsibility, and he guarded Hanzhong for ten years. During the reign of Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan was regarded as the number one person among the military generals of the Shu Han Dynasty. Although Huo Jun is not as famous as the previous two, his bravery is also unmatched. Once, he led only a few hundred people to confront Liu Zhang's army of 10,000 people for more than a year, and in the end he gained the upper hand and defeated Liu Zhang.
In addition to these three people, Liu Biao also has four fierce generals under the command of Wen Ping, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and Gan Ning. All of them are famous generals in the world, and they are powerful all over the world. Wen Ping was a loyal, brave and warlike man, and later took refuge in Cao Cao and made great achievements. The exact deeds of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are impossible to verify, but they were also famous generals at that time. As for Gan Ning, he is even known as "Xingba". He is not only brave in martial arts, but also has a unique strategy, and is on a par with Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu.
Unfortunately, despite the fact that Liu Biao had gathered so many famous generals, he was unable to give full play to their talents. On the contrary, after Liu Biao's death, these seven fierce generals were divided between Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Bei. Under the hands of the new owner, they displayed their talents, established immortal feats, and became famous generals during the Three Kingdoms period.
Liu Bei's three fierce generals
The three fierce generals Liu Bei got were Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and Huo Jun. When these three people were under Liu Biao, although they were not fully famous, after taking refuge in Liu Bei, they all displayed their talents and became famous generals in Shu Han.
First of all, Huang Zhong, he has been good at martial arts since he was a child, and he has learned a good martial arts at the age of fifteen. Later, he took refuge in Liu Biao and made a lot of meritorious achievements, especially in the battle of Dingjun Mountain, he personally killed Xiahou Yuan, a general under Cao Cao, and made great achievements. After taking refuge in Liu Bei, Huang Zhong was named a general, alongside Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and others, and had supreme honors in Shu Han. In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Huang Zhong was portrayed as one of the five tiger generals of Shu Han, not only strong in martial arts, but also a must-have in archery.
The second is Wei Yan, who is a figure with both courage and courage. When he was under Liu Biao, Wei Yan was already a famous general. Later, he took refuge in Liu Bei and was entrusted with an important task to guard Hanzhong for ten years. During the reign of Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan was regarded as the number one person among the military generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, and was deeply respected by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. It's a pity that after Zhuge Liang died, Wei Yan died of infighting and was stigmatized as an "anti-thief".
Finally, there is Huo Jun, although his fame is not as great as the previous two, his bravery is also unmatched. Once, he led only a few hundred people to confront Liu Zhang's army of 10,000 people for more than a year, and in the end he gained the upper hand and defeated Liu Zhang. After taking refuge in Liu Bei, Huo Jun also became a brave general of Shu Han. However, it is a pity that Liu Bei Dingshu died three years later, and when he was dying, he personally led a group of officials to pay tribute and stay at the tomb, and everyone at that time felt honored for Huo Jun.
After these three fierce generals took refuge in Liu Bei, they all displayed their talents and made great achievements for Shu Han, becoming famous generals of Shu Han. Their deeds have also become a good story in the history of the Three Kingdoms.
Liu Biao's mistake in talent
Although Liu Biao gathered many famous generals in the world, he failed to give full play to the usefulness of these talents. This cannot but be said to be a major regret and mistake of Liu Biao.
Liu Biao himself is a person who is complacent and does not want to make progress. Although he ruled Jingzhou, an important town rich in products and talents, he never thought about expanding his territory to the outside world. All day long, he only thought about holding on to his one-third of an acre of land, and he had no ambition for the development of the great cause at all. As Guo Jia, a famous minister at the time, commented: "Table, sit and talk about the guest ear!" means that Liu Biao is just a guy who can only talk about it, and he can't do anything else except empty talk.
Cao Cao's evaluation of Liu Biao was even more severe, and he directly called Liu Biao a "self-defending thief". It can be seen from this comment that Cao Cao did not take Liu Biao seriously at all. In Cao Cao's view, people like Liu Biao do not have any ambition and ability to develop the great cause at all, and will only rest on their laurels and protect themselves, so it is not surprising that they are degraded as "self-defending thieves".
In addition to the seven fierce generals mentioned above, there are also a large number of talented people such as Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Sima Hui, and Pang Degong. These people later all became famous figures, but unfortunately, when they were under Liu Biao, none of their talents were reused and discovered. Liu Biao can be said to know nothing about the way of employing people, which makes these talents unable to display their talents under him, and finally has to join him to show his ability.
This cannot but be said to be a major regret and mistake of Liu Biao. If he could pay as much attention to talents as Cao Cao and be good at employing people, maybe his Jingzhou would not have been destroyed by Cao Cao so soon, and a new situation would appear in the territory of the Three Kingdoms period.
The importance of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms to the fierce generals
In stark contrast to Liu Biao's lack of talent, Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Bei attached great importance to these fierce generals. They all know the value of talents, so they cherish and reuse these fierce generals from Liu Biao.
Take Cao Cao as an example, he has always appreciated loyal soldiers. For example, Wen hired this person, and he was deeply appreciated by Cao Cao. After Wen Ping surrendered to Cao Cao, he has been loyal and has made great achievements for Cao Wei to guard Jiangxia. Once, when Cao Cao saw Wen Ping's loyalty and morality, he burst into tears, and praised again and again: "Wen Ping is really a loyal and brave person!" It can be seen how much Cao Cao values Wen Ping.
Looking at Sun Quan again, he gave a very high evaluation of Gan Ning. Before getting Gan Ning, Sun Quan had always been worried about Zhang Liao in Cao Wei's camp, after all, the name of "Sun 100,000" was not for nothing. But after getting Gan Ning, Sun Quan said to his subordinates: "Meng De has Zhang Liao, and he is lonely and prosperous, and he is also an enemy." It can be seen that Sun Quan compares Gan Ning and Zhang Liao as equally important figures.
Liu Bei's attention to Huang Wei and the others is also obvious to all. After Huang Zhong made great achievements in the battle of Dingjun Mountain, Liu Bei made him a general, alongside Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, which shows the degree of importance he received. As for Wei Yan, he was entrusted with a heavy task by Liu Bei, guarding Hanzhong for ten years, and was later regarded by Zhuge Liang as the number one person among the military generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, which shows how important he is in the minds of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
It can be seen that in stark contrast to Liu Biao's miss of talents, Caosun and Liu Sanjia attach great importance to these fierce generals. They are well aware of the preciousness of talents, so they cherish and reuse these fierce generals obtained from Liu Biao, so that these fierce generals can display their talents under the new owners and establish immortal feats.
Cao Cao's three fierce generals
When Cao Cao divided the seven fierce generals under Liu Biao, he got Wen Ping, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. After these three fierce generals defected to Cao Cao, they each had their own achievements.
Among them, Wenpin can be said to be the most outstanding one. He is a loyal, brave and warlike man, and after returning to Cao Cao, he has been guarding Jiangxia for Cao Wei and has made great achievements. Once, Wen Ping captured Guan Yu's baggage, burned Guan Yu's warship, and repelled Sun Quan's attack, which can be described as a great record. Because Wen Ping was loyal to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was very moved when he saw this, and he burst into tears, and praised again and again: "Wen Ping is really a loyal and brave person!" It can be seen that Cao Cao attaches great importance to Wen Ping.
In contrast, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's deeds are not so outstanding. After the two took refuge in Cao Cao, they were never reused, nor did they make any meritorious achievements. It is said that Cao Pi even insulted the two of them, which shows how low their status in Cao Wei's camp is. However, the claim that the two of them were killed by Zhou Yu with a counter-plot is a fiction of the later Luo Guanzhong in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".