If at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which of the strongest is the most pitiful, it must be Liu Zhang of Xichuan. Liu Zhang, first, had no ambitions, unified China, and second, had no tricks, and was an honest gentleman. I only want to keep the inheritance left by my father and always guard the acre and three points of land in Xichuan. But the "honest people" are always bullied, and Liu Bei, under the sign of "old and good man", came to a rebel and incorporated Xichuan into his territory. Fortunately, Liu Bei did not kill Liu Zhang, but degraded Liu Zhang to a distant place.
Liu Zhang's annexation by Liu Bei, although pitiful, also has its hateful points. Because although Liu Zhang's strength is not great, he can also be regarded as a fierce general and a fierce general, and he has fallen into such a situation, which can also be regarded as "the weak eat the strong, and the survival of the fittest".
When Liu Zhang was defeated, a general gave Liu Bei a heavy blow and gave Liu Zhang a chance to breathe. Unfortunately, the building will collapse and it will be difficult to support a tree. Who is this person? It was Zhang Ren, the first general under Liu Zhang. How about Zhang Ren's martial arts?
First, when they met in Fucheng, Wei Yan danced his sword and wanted to assassinate Liu Zhang. Zhang Ren drew his sword and fought with it. Finally, he gave up under the persuasion of Liu Bei. However, Wei Yan's sight of Liu Feng's help also showed that Zhang Ren's martial arts were not under Wei Yan.
Second, at the Battle of Luocheng, when Pang Tong was shot dead with ambush troops and pursued and killed Liu Bei, Zhang Ren was intercepted by Liu Fengguanping's second general and killed for twenty miles.
Third, in the Battle of Luocheng, Zhang Ren defeated Liu Bei, and zhang Fei fought for twenty rounds without winning or losing, and after Yan Yan and others arrived, they quickly retreated into the city.
Fourth, the Battle of Luocheng, after more than ten rounds of fighting with Zhang Fei, surrounded Zhang Fei with a plan, if it were not for Zhao Yun's killing, Zhang Fei would be difficult to escape.
Fifth, the Battle of Jinyan Bridge, Zhuge Liang's plan, was calculated by Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, and finally captured alive by the soldiers.
Judging from Zhang Ren's battle record, he was indeed a rare general, and his bravery was no less than Wei Yan, or even higher than Wei Yan. With the strength of one person besieging Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei could not escape. It should be known that in the early days, when Zhang Fei fought against the Cao Army, one person was besieged by Xu Chu, Xiahou Huan and other people, and he was still able to kill.
In the original work, it is written: The battle is not more than ten, Zhang Ren is defeated, and he walks around the city. Zhang Fei tried his best to chase after him. Wu Yi's army intercepted, and Zhang Ren led the army back, encircling Zhang Fei in the heart of the city, unable to retreat. Just when he was helpless, he saw a group of troops coming out of the river. When the first general, with a spear and a prancing horse, confronted Wu Yi; only one, he captured Wu Yi, repelled the enemy army, and rescued Zhang Fei. See, it is Zhao Yunye.
It can be seen that Wu Yi was a leading parallelizer, took the sergeant out, and was captured by Zhao Yun in one turn. And the only one who besieged Zhang Fei was Zhang Ren who could match it. If after the Battle of Jinyan Bridge, Zhang Ren submitted to Liu Bei, in the Shu Han camp, where could Zhang Ren be ranked?
The answer is obvious, even if you can't evaluate the "Five Tiger Generals", you are still a rare general under Liu Bei. Zhang Ren persuaded Liu Zhang to refuse Liu Bei's entry into Sichuan, and then ambushed the Shu army at Luocheng Trail to intercept and kill the Shu army, designing a siege of Zhang Fei, if it were not for the encounter with Zhuge Liang, the first person of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei's victory or defeat in Sichuan would be unpredictable.
Zhang Ren's martial arts and strategies were not under Wei Yan,But if Zhang Ren submitted to Liu Bei, could he take Wei Yan's place and become the "Taishou of Hanzhong"? The answer, obviously, is not at all possible.
After Liu Bei took Chuan, he adopted the strategy of "reusing the Jingzhou faction, co-opting the Dongzhou faction, and suppressing the Yizhou mainland". Zhang Ren was an authentic Yizhou native warlord and a native of Yizhou Shu County. Strictly speaking, even after Zhang Ren returned to Liu Bei, he would be able to be frozen like Yan Yan, and even if the position was very high, he would not be reused.
When Wei Yan attacked Changsha in Jingzhou, Wei Yan took the initiative to submit. And when Liu Bei crossed the river with the people, he opened the gate of Xiangyang and asked Liu Bei to enter the city to kill the thieves. If it were not for Wen Ping's obstruction, Wei Yan would have become Liu Bei's chief hero in taking Jingzhou. When Liu Bei entered Sichuan, the generals he relied on were Huang Zhong and Wei Yan.
After Liu Bei took Chuan, although Zhang Renning did not surrender, Huang Quan, Liu Ba and others finally submitted to Liu Bei. Huang Quan was given the title of General of the Left, which can be said to be a very high position. However, when Liu Bei deployed the defense of Hanzhong, He did not consider Huang Quan at all, so it can be seen that even if Zhang Ren submitted to Liu Bei, he would not necessarily be used much. I can't help but feel sorry for Zhang Ren!
The above information mainly refers to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.