Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Ma Chao, who is more powerful? Don't look at the ranking of the famous generals of the Three Kingdoms, but look at who Zhang Fei is the most frightened. When mentioning the famous generals and heroes of the Three Kingdoms era, it is not difficult for us to think of Lu Bu's bravery, Zhao Yun's brave champion of the three armies, Guan Yu's martial generals, and Ma Chao's brave and good fighting. They are all famous and have a brilliant record, and it is difficult to distinguish between them and the inferior. But if you look at it from a different perspective, from the perspective of Zhang Fei, the "Ma Dai Tiger Wolf", what kind of ranking and insights will it be? Maybe Zhang Fei, who fought with them before and after the battle, is the person who has the most right to speak. Who is the strongest and who is the weakest hero in his eyes, and what kind of order will it be? Let's go back in time, explore the twists and turns, and hear what this straightforward hero really thinks about his fellow fighters.
Zhao Yun in Zhang Fei's eyes: The battle of Guiyang revealed Zhao Yun's pressure on Zhang Fei
After the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei naturally entered Jingzhou and became a warlord of Xichuan. With the expansion of power, Zhuge Liang also began to reorganize the military formation and prepare for the next major war of the Eastern Crusade. At this time, the Guiyang area became a new target for competition. Zhuge Liang humbly consulted Zhang Fei and other generals, and Zhang Fei did not hesitate to say that he would go to Guiyang alone.
This decision can be said to have come as a surprise to all. Just before the Battle of Chibi, Zhang Fei was not the first hero, but Zhao Yun was remembered by the world for his thrilling Battle of Changbanpo. In that battle, Zhao Yun rushed into battle alone to rescue the two ladies and Adou, won the appreciation of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and became famous in the army from then on. The Battle of Changbanpo is also known as Zhao Yun's first battle to start the first place, which can be said to be an important battle for him to set foot in the martial arts.
However, Zhang Fei did not make any meritorious contributions in Changbanpo. Not only that, Zhao Yun took the lead in heroically killing the bloody road, but Zhang Fei instead spoke wildly to Zhao Yun in this battle, scolding him for "surrendering to Cao Cao". This remark was extremely stupid, which shows that Zhang Fei had not fully recognized Zhao Yun's martial arts status at that time.
However, time has passed, and Zhang Fei after the Battle of Chibi has a completely different reaction. This time, he scrambled to conquer Guiyang, which was similar to his previous suspicion of Zhao Yun. The turning point in this undoubtedly stemmed from Zhao Yun's extraordinary martial arts displayed in Changbanpo, which impressed Zhang Fei and had to reassess Zhao Yun's strength.
What's more critical is that Zhang Fei doesn't want Zhao Yun to take the lead again and grab the first prize. Because this time, if Zhao Yun makes another great achievement, his status in the army will completely surpass Zhang Fei. At that time, Zhang Fei, one of Liu Bei's closest confidants, may be squeezed and threatened by Zhao Yun. It is conceivable that this battle must be Zhang Fei's desire to take advantage of the battle of Guiyang to regain his dominant position in the army.
Of course, the final result was that Zhao Yun did not expedition to Guiyang, but stayed in Jingzhou to defend. But this does not affect us to explore Zhang Fei's scrambling and tireless ambition, which must have been suppressed by Zhao Yun. From this point of view, Zhao Yun is already a force that cannot be ignored in Zhang Fei's heart, and he is one of his most eye-catching and respected opponents.
Zhang Fei admired Dian Wei a lot, but the few fights were inconclusive
Dian Wei was a famous strategist during the Three Kingdoms period, and his military talents were excellent, and he was known as "the only military advisor". He followed Cao Cao in his early years and formulated many wonderful strategies in the Battle of Guandu, which made great contributions to Cao Cao's final victory. Later, he served in Soochow, gave advice to Sun Quan, and gave great help to the military command of Soochow, and can be said to be an important military strategist in the Three Kingdoms.
Dian Wei's prestige during his lifetime has naturally already reached Zhang Fei's ears. As a military general, although Zhang Fei is used to being rude and straightforward, he still respects the mastermind like Dian Wei. After all, strategizing and winning thousands of miles away, this kind of far-sighted wisdom and talent is rare among military generals.
However, it is a pity that Zhang Fei and Dian Wei were in the midst of the fierce battle that year, but there was no record of direct confrontation. Dian Wei died of illness during the Eastern Wu period, when he was only in his early forties, which was regarded as a generation of heroes who died young. At that time, Zhang Fei was still playing for Shu Han, and the opportunity for the two sides to meet was very limited.
It's just that in the year when Zhang Fei entered the main Yiling, he had an encounter with Wu general Lu Xun. In this battle, Lu Xun had a young general named Fei Yi under him, who was said to be Dian Wei's beloved son. Fei Yi was extremely brave at that time, and after Lu Xun's defeat, he fought alone, and was almost killed by Zhang Fei. If Zhuge Liang hadn't come to the rescue, Fei Yi would probably have died under Zhang Fei's command that day.
This scene not only proves Zhang Fei's strong martial arts, but also shows that he attaches great importance to Dian Wei's protégé. After all, even Zhuge Liang personally rescued him, which shows the importance he attached to Fei Yi back then. Zhang Fei's subordinates were able to spare this general's life, out of respect for the origin of Dian Wei's family studies.
However, it is a pity that Zhang Fei and Dian Wei did not have a direct confrontation before their deaths, and it is difficult to get a glimpse of the strength of the two from a more direct confrontation. However, from Zhang Fei's importance to his protégé, we may still be able to vaguely feel that he admires the mastermind of the Three Kingdoms.
If Lu Bu and Zhao Yun were Zhang Fei's most feared opponents back then, then Guan Yu was the comrade-in-arms he relied on the most. These two brothers are like brothers and sisters, and they have supported each other and followed Liu Bei together since they were poor and sorrowful.
Zhang Fei thought about Guan Yu at night, but he also admired each other
Zhang Fei and Guan Yu have known each other since they were young, and the two have been close brothers since childhood. The two from poor backgrounds supported each other in the difficult years, and finally worshiped Liu Bei together. Since then, they have walked hand in hand, sharing life and death with the lord, and fighting all the way to the end.
This period of decades of life and death has made Zhang Fei extremely dependent on and admires Guan Yu. The two fought side by side in front of and behind the battle, and they had already engraved each other's martial arts in their hearts. Every night when people are quiet and long, Zhang Fei will silently miss his brother Guan Yu, who shares hardships with him.
Interestingly, Guan Yu's evaluation of Zhang Fei is also straightforward with a hint of admiration. According to the records of "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Guan Yu once exaggerated his "bravery" and was "a hero among people". This high praise is the greatest recognition of Zhang Fei's force. Moreover, Guan Yu added that Zhang Fei "abides by his duty and is loyal to Liu Jingsheng". This not only contains the appreciation of Zhang Fei's martial arts, but also the affirmation of his moral integrity.
In the final analysis, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have been close brothers since childhood, which is why they are so frank with each other. Back then, the two were invincible and invincible, precisely because they knew each other's strength well.
However, judging from some details, Guan Yu seems to have a slight scruple about Zhang Fei. For example, in the Battle of Qixia, seeing Zhang Fei fighting alone and being surrounded by tens of thousands of enemy legions, Guan Yu didn't say a word, and immediately rode out to rescue the embarrassed Zhang Fei.
Another example is that once Zhang Fei lost his temper after drinking and scolded Zhuge Liang for being a "poor vulture tiger". Seeing this, Guan Yu immediately came forward to fight back for Zhuge Liang and scolded Zhang Fei for being "unreasonable after drinking". These two incidents show that although Zhang Fei is Guan Yu's closest brother, there are indeed some subtle entanglements and differences between them.
The reason for this is probably that Guan Yu himself has a good character, and Zhang Fei's reckless and reckless behavior will more or less bring him some trouble. So on some occasions, Guan Yu had to show the majesty of his brother and discipline Zhang Fei's unreasonable behavior.
But even so, the relationship between the two is unshakable. Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei occasionally have disagreements, they still know each other's strength in their hearts, and they attribute it to a relationship of mutual admiration.
Zhang Fei regards Ma Chao as a "horseman", and the preferential treatment comes from kindness
In contrast, Zhang Fei's evaluation of Ma Chao is very different. In his eyes, Ma Chao is just a "horseman".
This contemptuous attitude stems from the differences in the backgrounds and combat styles of Ma Chao and Zhang Fei. Ma Chao was born in the Western Regions, and his martial arts combined the brave styles of the Hu people such as Khotan and Qian, and he was good at using long-range weapons, especially archery. And Zhang Fei is a pure Han military general in the Central Plains, with authentic iron-blooded martial arts, advocating personal killing in front of the battle.
In Zhang Fei's view, Ma Chao's deceitful and insidious combat method that relies on long-range weapons is really a "horseman". He despised Ma Chao's use of dark arrows to hurt people the most, believing that it violated the integrity of martial artists. Once, Ma Chao plotted against Zhang Fei on the battlefield, and even if Zhang Fei shot back angrily, it can be seen that he was angry at Ma Chao's secret arrow to hurt people.
But despite this, Zhang Fei has been under Liu Bei for many years, and he also knows that the commander attaches great importance to Ma Chao. Liu Bei once said to Zhang Fei and others, "I treat people with benevolence and righteousness", and asked everyone to treat Ma Chao preferentially. So although Zhang Fei didn't think so, for the sake of the lord's face, he had to be polite to Ma Chao.
Once, Ma Chao killed the enemy fiercely in front of the battle, and the enemy army was defeated. Seeing this, Zhang Fei exclaimed: "What a brave soldier! This kind of overflowing praise shows that he still has a little recognition of Ma Chao's martial arts in his heart. It's just that in Zhang Fei's values, the conspiracy and trickery inevitably make him have a slightly disparaging evaluation of Ma Chao.
Another incident that made Zhang Fei treat Ma Chao favorably occurred when the two were captured by Cao Jun. At that time, Ma Chao and Zhang Fei were both besieged by Cao Cao's army and captured alive. And when Zhang Fei was captured, he was severely tortured, and he was simply tortured and scolded.
Only Ma Chao was treated leniently. Not only did he not receive any torture, but he was heavily rewarded by Cao Cao, who gave him 10,000 taels of gold and thanked him for his kindness. At that time, Zhang Fei held a grudge and thought that Cao Cao was trying to win over Ma Chao and make things difficult for him in every way.
Later, the two were rescued by Liu Bei, and Ma Chao was able to rejoin Liu Bei. It is conceivable that Zhang Fei has a complicated feeling of respect and hatred for Ma Chao in his heart along the way. On the one hand, he is very disdainful of Ma Chao's scheming combat methods; But on the other hand, he had to admit Ma Chao's martial bravery. Moreover, Ma Chao also shared his guilt when he was captured, which shows that the two do have some friendship with allies.
Zhang Fei respects Lu Bu, but he is also secretly wary
Among Zhang Fei's comrades, Lu Bu is undoubtedly the one he respects the most, but also the most vigilant.
Lu Bu's prestige has long spread to the ears of heroes all over the world. He was born with a fierce and heroic appearance, coupled with his peerless martial arts, he is simply a "reckless arsenal" walking in the world. Before the Battle of Chibi, Lu Bu had turned the tide by himself, killed and repelled 10,000 people, and shocked China.
At that time, Zhang Fei served under Liu Bei and had many encounters with Lu Bu. I have to say that Lu Bu gave Zhang Fei great pressure and threats. Once in the Battle of Wancheng, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu wanted to go to meet Cao's army, but they were suddenly rushed out by Lu Bu alone, forcing the two brothers to dare not fight, so they had to retreat in a hurry.
From this scene, it can be seen how much of a deterrent Lu Bu's toughness poses to Zhang Fei. So although Zhang Fei respects Lu Bu on the surface, he is more wary in his heart. He clearly knew that Lu Bu was really a terrifying opponent.
However, Zhang Fei's respect for Lu Bu is also sincere. Later, Cao Cao put down Lü Bu's rebellion and beheaded his henchmen, and Lü Bu was finally burned alive. After Zhang Fei heard about this, he also sighed and regretted it. He praised: "Lu Bu is a generation of heroes, and now he is dead. It's a pity that life is like this, and the morning is an iron whirlwind and the night is a rope flail! ＂
It is not difficult to see from these words that Zhang Fei sincerely respects Lu Bu. He praised Lu Bu as "a generation of heroes", which shows that he sincerely admires Lu Bu's martial arts strategy and prestige. At the same time, he sighed at Lu Bu's tragic end, which showed his sympathy for the once biggest opponent.
In fact, Zhang Fei has praised Lu Bu on many occasions. He called Lu Bu "the first warrior in Shu", although his words were simply white, but he also expressed his supreme respect for Lu Bu in his heart. If Lu Bu really entrusts himself to Zhang Fei's door, Zhang Fei will definitely do his best to support it and show the grace of his hand planting.
But then again, Lu Bu did put a lot of pressure on Zhang Fei. In Zhang Fei's eyes, Lu Bu is definitely a well-deserved number one general in the world, daring to fight against ten thousand people by himself. So no matter how Zhang Fei praised Lu Bu, there was always a trace of vigilance and jealousy in his heart.
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After all, Lu Bu has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is a natural martial arts supreme. In the face of such an arrogant hero, even a brave person like Zhang Fei had to be on guard.