The so-called people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, guan Yu is like this. But almost all those who can relate to him have a high reputation. For example, Xu Huang, who is obviously one of the five sons of liangjun, is very cattle! But the most famous thing was to repel Guan Yu in the Battle of Xiangfan.
On the contrary, the five sons of Liang are the first to be forbidden. After his defeat to Guan Yu, he chose to surrender, so he was not only obliterated by the style of the five sons, but also became a prop person who flattered Guan Yu's prestige. As for Lü Meng, he was even more sad, he was the one who really defeated Guan Yu, and it was reasonable to say that he should have jumped on this leap and become the first general of the Three Kingdoms.
But it has become a villain, and it is impossible to see the light. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms does not talk about martial virtue, and directly arranges for Lü Meng to be possessed by Guan Yu and take his life.
Therefore, don't mention the famous generals of the Three Kingdoms, otherwise Guan Yu will definitely "fall from the sky." It doesn't matter whether it's praise or depreciation, no one should try to get around it.
So among the many famous generals of the Three Kingdoms, is there really no one who can compete with Guan Yu? Of course, in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Lü Bu did not give in, the so-called Lü Bu did not die, and Guan Yu was difficult to run rampant! And in the main history, there is no doubt that it is Zhang Liao!
Guan Yu's most famous example of the battle is that in the Battle of BaimaPo, he beheaded Yan Liang in the Wanma Army, whether it is the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which is quite wonderful, so I will not say more. So is there any relevant record of Zhang Liao? Of course! This is the White Wolf Mountain Chopper Leader Gandun.
It was 207 AD, and Yuan Shao's son Yuan Shangbing fled to the Wuhuan region after his defeat. Cao Cao also immediately decided that it was time to completely sweep the north and kill yuan shao and Wu Huan's forces with one stone. Therefore, despite the persuasion of the people, with the strong support of Guo Jia, he made an expedition to Wuhuan (Karasuma).
As a result, Cao Cao was in trouble, just in time for the rainy season, and the army could not enter or retreat when it was blocked. I had to admire Cao Cao, under such great difficulties, he saw the opportunity - I was so uncomfortable, then Wu Huan would definitely decide, I will not attack them, why not be surprised?
In this way, Cao Cao took Zhang Liao and other fierce generals to form a fierce sharp knife army, although the number was small, but the combat effectiveness represented the peak of Cao's army. Under the guidance of Tian Yu, he unexpectedly pounced on Liucheng, the base camp of Wuhuan. As a result, when Cao Cao came to the White Wolf Mountain, which was less than two hundred miles away from Liucheng, he found that things were not good!
It turned out that tens of thousands of Wuhuan troops were gathering under the White Wolf Mountain. Almost everyone advised Cao Cao: Quickly withdraw, while the other side has not yet found us, otherwise we will not be able to plug the gaps between their teeth.
Only Zhang Liao said, "Where to retreat?" What are we here for? What a good time, don't look at the tens of thousands of black huans, but you see, they are in a state of assembly, like a plate of scattered sand. Therefore, they should be attacked by surprise and completely destroyed! ”
Cao Cao was immediately overjoyed, and Zhang Liao said the voice of my old Cao. Without saying a word, he handed over his lingqi to Zhang Liao and said: How to fight this battle is up to you, I Cao Aqi, just stand at the top of the mountain and watch the scenery. The subtext is to say: If you Zhang Liao wins, we will all live, and if you lose, I Cao Cao will also die!
In this way, under the leadership and command of Zhang Liao, the Cao army rushed down the mountain from the sky and directly attacked Wuhuan! Zhang Liao was even more of a pioneer. The Wuhuan people were all confused, this is not scientific, doesn't it mean that Cao Jun can't come? Suddenly there was chaos, and the greater the number of people, the more chaotic it became.
In this way, the White Wolf Mountain battle, "the great break, (Zhang Liao) chopped the single yu Jiandun." (from Romance of the Three Kingdoms)"
It is said that Guan Yu chopped Yan Liang stunned history, so what about Zhang Liao? Obviously, the gold content is higher than that of Guan Yu's yanliang, because it is more significant.
Yan Liang was only a general under Yuan Shao. Ta Dun is a big brother level figure, and he is also very brave, "Jian Dun and Xiao Wu, the bian elders are all better than The Elders are more than The Mao Dun, bullying their way, daring to accept the fate of the enemy, to be a hundred barbarians." And the Battle of White Wolf Mountain not only saved Cao Cao's life, but also directly fought against Wu Huan, "Guo Jia's will to determine Liaodong" was implemented.
Since then, the North has completely surrendered. At the same time, this is also the reason why during the Three Kingdoms period, although the Central Plains were so chaotic, no foreign tribes dared to invade and take advantage of the fire, resulting in the unique phenomenon of "Han using force to die".
Guan Yu's most shocking historical battle was the Battle of Xiangfan, a "flooded Seventh Army", which frightened Cao Cao into moving the capital and was positioned at the height of "Wei Zhen Huaxia".
So does Zhang Liao have it? Of course, there is, this is Wei Zhen Xiaoyaojin, which directly gives Sun Quan an extra "jianghu nickname", known as: Sun 100,000. So-called, when a child is born, it should be like Sun Zhongmou, and Hefei 100,000 people will be given heads.
The only difference was that Guan Yu was the commander of the unified army, a man with the Jingzhou troops, hard to join Cao Wei and Eastern Wu. Zhang Liao is at most one of the partners, and it was only with the cooperation and support of Li Dian and Lejin that he achieved this Weizhen Xiaoyaojin!
Therefore, Guan Yu was eventually designated as "Shuai", and Zhang Liao could only be a "general". Therefore, the Battle of Xiaoyaojin, analyzed from the perspective of historical impact, cannot be compared with the Battle of Xiangfan.
However, from the level of fright caused to Cao Cao and Sun Quan, it was Zhang Liao's fright of Sun Quan that was even more frightening. So much so that there is a record of "Zhang Liao stopping crying", so that Sun Quan was afraid of Zhang Liao for a lifetime, and he went deep into the bone marrow.
By comparing Guan Yu and Zhang Liao, the most cattle battle examples and the most shocking battles in history, we have to admit that on the whole, Guan Yu is better than Zhang Liao. In other words, among the five sons of Liang, only Zhang Liao could compare with Guan Yu. This argument can also be seen from the comments behind the two people, the most convincing of which is Zhu Yuanzhang's evaluation of the two people.
After Ming Yuzhen established himself as the King of Longshu, Zhu Yuanzhang once wrote him a letter, saying: Now you are the scoop of Western Shu, and my old Zhu is the eldest brother of Jiangnan, how similar is this to the Three Kingdoms period, and who is Cao Cao in the north? It's Wang Baobao! If Wang Baobao, like Cao Cao, had the same advisers as Xun Yu and Xu You (or Xun You), and zhang liao and Zhang Guo, then our brothers would be miserable! So don't say anything, Alliance.
Obviously, speaking to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Liao was the most powerful general under Cao Cao! So what did Zhu Yuanzhang say about Guan Yu?
When Chang Yuchun went to attack Hangzhou, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately called him and said in a serious tone: "If you want to defeat your opponent, you must be brave, but if you want to win, you must rely on strategic planning." Why was Guan Yu defeated by Lü Meng that year? It is because strategy is not good, so you must take it as a warning. (Defeating the enemy is courageous, and total victory is in the plot.) Xi Guanyu's ten thousand enemies were broken by Lü Meng, and for the sake of no plot, it was advisable to take a deep precaution. ）
Many people, because of Zhu Yuanzhang's denial of Guan Yu, believe that in fact, Guan Yu is blown out, it is not as good as Zhang Liao, otherwise why is Zhu Yuanzhang so exaggerated? In fact, it was overlooked that Zhu Yuanzhang positioned Guan Yu in the position of "shuai", while Zhang Liao was only a "general".
From Zhu Yuanzhang's original words, it can be clearly seen that Zhu Yuanzhang did not deny Guan Yu's bravery as a general at all, but only aimed at the lack of Guan Yu's strategy to remind Chang Yuchun: As a commander, don't always rush and fight, it is easy to defeat the opponent, but it is difficult to achieve the final victory, and you need to use more brains.
Therefore, it is obvious that Guan Yu's status is higher than Zhang Liao's in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and he is also better than Zhang Liao.