Yan Yan was a general in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, who served under Liu Zhang, the mu of Yizhou, as the Taishou of Ba County, Liu Bei attacked Yizhou, Pang Tong was killed, Liu Bei summoned Zhuge Liang and others into Sichuan, among them, Zhang Fei encountered Yan Yan's stubborn resistance along the way, and Yan Yan was eventually defeated and captured.
In the face of Zhang Fei's questioning, Yan Yan was awe-struck, saying that there were only severed generals in our state, no generals who surrendered, and would rather die than surrender, Zhang Fei saw that Yan Yan was very backbone, very loyal, and respected him, so he treated him with courtesy and persuaded Yan Yan to surrender.
This incident is basically the same in the canonical records and in the interpretation, and there is basically no difference.
However, the record is very concise in the main history, and in the interpretation, it is very well depicted, and only the interpretation is discussed here.
Yan Yan is a veteran, both wise and courageous, strong in martial arts, why did he lose to Zhang Fei?
This is because Zhang Fei is a famous general, an enemy of thousands of people, and also very resourceful, and Yan Yan is not ashamed to lose to Zhang Fei.
In the rendition, Zhang Fei and Yan Yan had a wonderful contest, among which, once Zhang Fei also suffered a loss, was shot in the helmet by Yan Yan's arrow, and almost died.
Zhang Fei attacked Ba County, Yan Yan insisted on not fighting, took the method of consumption, Zhang Fei had no way, was dragged by Yan Yan for a long time, could not move forward, and finally, Zhang Fei used a trick to declare that he bypassed Ba County to lead Yan Yan to be deceived, Yan Yan hurriedly responded to the battle, and Zhang Fei fought for nearly ten times, and was finally captured by Zhang Feisheng.
See the Sixty-third Time in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Yan Yan saw the difference, beat the drum together, and ambushed the soldiers in all directions. As he was coming to snatch the car, a gong sounded behind him, and a Biao army covered up and shouted: "The old thief is leaving!" I'm waiting for you just right! When Yan Yan looked back, he was the first general, the leopard head was ringed, the swallow jaw was tiger whiskers, the eight spears were made, and the deep Uma was ridden: it was Zhang Fei. The sound of gongs shook loudly, and the armies came to kill. Yan Yan saw Zhang Fei, he was at a loss, the battle between the horses was not perfect, Zhang Fei sold a flaw, Yan Yan slashed with a knife, Zhang Fei flashed, crashed into it, pulled Yan Yan's armor, grabbed it raw, and threw it on the ground; the troops moved forward and tied it with ropes.
It can be seen from here that Yan Yan can insist on ten harmony in front of Zhang Fei, and his martial arts are still good, you know, this is still in the case of Yan Yan's calculations and military chaos, which is similar to the situation in which Ji Ling met Zhang Fei at the beginning.
After Yan Yan surrendered, Liu Bei treated Yan Yan kindly and gave Yan Yan a pair of his golden helmets to show his sincerity.
Yan Yan and Huang Zhong defeated Zhang Gao and Xiahou Shang at Tiandang Mountain, in which Yan Yan killed Xiahou De with a knife, showing bravery and strength.
See the 70th time in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms: When Xiahou De raised troops to fight the fire, he met the veteran yan Yan, who raised his knife in his hand and beheaded Xiahou De under his horse. It turned out that Huang Zhong had pre-empted Yan Yan's army to ambush in a remote place in the mountains, only to wait for Huang Zhongjun to arrive, but he came to set fire to it, and on the pile of firewood and grass, they lit it together, and the flames flew up and illuminated the mountain. Yan Yan beheaded Xiahou De and killed him from behind the mountain. Zhang Gao and Xiahou Shang could not take care of each other before and after, so they had to abandon Tiandang Mountain and hope that the army would go to Xiahou Yuan.
Just imagine, if Yan Yan's force is not good, Huang Zhong will not choose Yan Yan alone to go with him to seize the Tiandang Mountain, you know, the opponents are Cao Wei's famous generals Zhang Guo and Xiahou Shang, which shows That Huang Zhong's trust in Yan Yan's ability.
So, how was Yan Yan's force compared to Wei Yan's? Who is it?
Yan Yan's strength should be slightly inferior to That of Huang Zhong, and compared to Wei Yan, his strength was comparable, but Yan Yan's strength was older, and his strength should not be as good as Wei Yan's.