Shu Han had five tiger generals, and Cao Wei had five sons and good generals, but the saying of five sons and good generals was always a bit unusual, because "son" was at that time an honorific title for teachers, morals, learned, and capable people.
Chen Shou wrote the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms to combine Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Yu Ban, Zhang Guo, and Xu Huang into one biography, and said that "Taizu Jianzi martial arts, and the good general of the time, the five sons are the first", which means that "these five people" were the more meritorious and good generals at that time, and the later generations derived the "five sons and good generals" theory, which does not seem to be very appropriate, and realistically speaking, if the five tiger generals are selected in Cao Wei, none of these five people can be selected, and it is also unknown whether Dianwei and Xu Chu are eligible.
The Five Tiger Generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, or Five Tiger Generals, were the former general Guan Yu, the right general Zhang Fei, the left general Ma Chao, the rear general Huang Zhong, and the Middle Protector Zhao Yun, who were also combined in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms: "Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are called enemies of all people, and they are the tiger subjects of the world." Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun were strong and fierce, and they were pawns. ”
The four-character comment of "strong and strong" can overturn the conjecture that "Zhao Yun is a civilian official", and relevant historical materials can prove that Zhao Yun is not only Liu Bei's yamen general's bodyguard, the Battle of Jinchuan and the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhao Yun has made enough military achievements to be a marquis, but at that time, Liu Bei's number of marquises in his hands was limited, and if he wanted to give Xu Jingma chao Huang Zhongfazheng Li Yan Wuyi, who had surrendered, he had to let the bold general Hu Wei suffer some grievances -- Zhao Yun was not high and powerful, and he might not care about the title of Marquis of Ting.
Unlike Liu Bei, who had limited resources in official hats, Cao Cao, who had a wealthy family, was very willing to be knighted: the former general and Marquis of Duxiang, Zhang Liao, the Marquis of Jinyang, had 2,600 households; the Left General, Tejin, and Duxiang Marquis Zhang Gaojin had 4,300 households; the Right General and Marquis Xu Huang of Luxiang had 3,100 households; Hou Lejin of Guangchangting did not survive until Cao Pi became emperor, and the Marquis of Yishouting was captured and surrendered, but they also had 1,200 households.
The five ziliang generals all served as sifang generals (Yu Ban was once a left general, Le Jin was a right general), but to say that they were the most senior generals of Cao Wei is obviously to forget several of the top generals in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Volume IX, Zhu Xiahou Cao Cao: the great general Xiahou Huan, the general Xiahou Yuan of the Western Expedition, the great general Sima Cao Ren, the general Cao Hong, the great Sima Cao Xiu, the great general Sima Cao Zhen, and the tiger and leopard riding commander Cao Chun.
The so-called five sons of liang generals have always been the subordinates of xiahou and cao, who are seven members of the family, such as Zhang Liaojin's beheading of Dun, and the credit has also been recorded on Cao Chun's head: "The governor tiger and leopard rode from Wei Nanpi, and Chun's subordinates rode to decapitate Tan's head; in the three counties of the Northern Expedition, Chunbu rode shan Yu Dun." ”
The highest-ranking of the five ziliang generals was Zhang Guo (who enjoyed the treatment of a quasi-third duke), who repelled Zhuge Liang and Ma Mo in the second year of Taihe (228), but he was also beaten by Zhang Fei and did not resemble anything, and Zhang Fei and Ma Chao joined forces and lost to Cao Hong Cao Xiu in the lower division: "Taizu sent Cao Hongzhengzhi, with Hugh as a knight, to join the Hongjun army. Taizu said to Xiu Yue: "Although Ru joined the army, he was actually handsome." ’”
Cao Hong's uncle and nephew Repelled Zhang Feima's super-coalition forces and harvested two first-class pieces: "Cao Hong broke Wu Lan, beheaded his general Ren Fu, and so on." Zhang Fei and Ma Chao walked in Hanzhong, and Yin Pingqiang beheaded Wu Lan and passed on his head. ”
The reason why Xiahou Yuan was beheaded by Huang Zhongjin was also to save Zhang Guo: "For twenty-three years, Liu Bei's army was at Yangping Pass, and Yuan led the generals to refuse it and stayed together for many years. In the first month of the twenty-fourth year, prepare to burn the antlers of the deer at night. Yuan sent Zhang Hao to protect the eastern encirclement, and he sent his light troops to protect the southern encirclement. Prepared to provoke a battle, the Gao army is unfavorable. The general of the Yuan Branch office was half-assisted, and in order to prepare for the attack, Yuan Sui was killed in battle. He is known as the Marquis of Humulus. ”
Zhang Gao and his main force could not defeat Liu Bei, and Xiahou Yuan had to divide half of his light troops to support Zhang Guo, which was attacked and killed by Huang Zhong in the case of an enemy outnumbered.
Cao Cao's request for merit did not ask about personality, basically achieved meritocracy, the status of Xiahou Cao has always been higher than that of the five sons of liang generals, and it cannot be said that Cao Cao has selfish intentions - most of the time, the five sons of liang generals fought under the command of Zhu Xiahou Cao, such as Zhang Gao repelled Zhuge Liang's battles of Jieting, Qishan, and Jigu, the commander-in-chief was also Cao Zhen, and Zhao Yun suffered losses under Cao Zhen's hands: "Zhuge Liang besieged Qishan, Nan'an, Tianshui, and Anding counties reacted brightly. The emperor dispatched Zhen to oversee the armies of the army, and sent Zhang Hao to strike at the general Ma Chen, and broke it greatly. ”
Although Cao Xiu, Cao Chun, and Cao Zhen were younger, they were all contemporaries of the Five Sons liang, and the status of the five sons was difficult to surpass them, and the big mountain that really stood in front of the five sons and liang generals was Still Xiahou Huan and Cao Ren.
Although Xiahou Huan was not surnamed Cao, he was recognized as the first general of Cao Ying: "The twenty-sixth army of the capital of Xiahou Huan stayed in the nest." Give the name of the trick, Taizu Army in Mopi, summoning Chang and the same load, special seeing and respecting, in and out of the bed, the generals Modbiye. ”
Yu Ban's peak (and lowest valley) was to lead the Seven Armies of 30,000 horses to aid Xiangfan, Xu Huang's highlight moment was to take advantage of the fire to defeat Guan Yu, but they were all controlled by Cao Ren at that time, and Cao Ren also showed superb command ability and tenacious will to fight in the duel with Guan Yu: "Guan Yu attacked Fan, shi Han flooded, Yu Ban and other seven armies were gone, forbidden to descend feathers." Thousands of benevolent people and horses defended the city, and Yu took a boat to the city, surrounded by several heavy, cut off outside and inside, ran out of food, and did not save the soldiers. Benevolence inspires soldiers, shows that they will die, and the sense of soldiers is the same. Xu Huang rescued him, the water also decreased slightly, and Huang hit Yu from the outside, Ren de collapsed, and Yu retreated. ”
Yu Was forbidden to fall, cao Ren died, this is the difference between a migrant worker and a disciple soldier. Readers, please imagine, if Cao Cao was crowned as a general of the Five Tigers, would the preferred character be Cao Ren or Yu Ban?
The Xiahou brothers and cao's uncles and nephews were all close relatives of Cao Cao, while Zhang Liao, Yu Ban, Zhang Guo, and Xu Huang all returned halfway home, and Zhang Liao changed four lords: originally belonging to Ding Yuan, and later from He Jin, and then following Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu, seeing that Lü Bu was going to finish playing, he surrendered to Cao Cao with his troops. Baimenlou first scolded Lü Bu and then scolded Cao Cao, which was a fiction, the fact is that "Taizu broke Lü Bu in Xia Pi, Liao demoted his people, worshiped the general Zhonglang, and gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei" - according to the Han Dynasty military merit system, leading a thousand people to surrender and killing a thousand people is the same merit, can be knighted, Guan Yu who was captured and surrendered did not have a marquis at the beginning, and the Marquis of Hanshouting was the reward he got for cutting Yan Liang.
With the seven mountains of Xiahou Huan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Cao Chun, and Cao Zhen pressing down, it was almost impossible for The Five Sons liang to be promoted to Five Tiger Generals.
Perhaps none of the Five Sons of Liang will be selected as the Five Tiger Generals of Cao Wei, so are the "Cao YingMeng Generals Gemini Star" Dianwei and Xu Chu eligible to compete for one or two places?
Here we cannot but regret to say that although Dianwei was ranked third among some people in the "Twenty-Four Generals of the Three Kingdoms", he did not become a general until he died in battle, let alone a knighthood, and he was a veritable bodyguard: "Wei is both strong and strong, and all his generals are selected as pawns, and every battle, he often ascends to the battlefield first." Moved to Lieutenant Colonel. Sexual loyalty is extremely serious, often serving day and night, sleeping in tents around the same time, and rarely sleeping privately. ”
Lieutenant Dianwei had never been a general, so naturally he had no chance of being selected as a general of the Five Tigers, so did Xu Chu Xu Zhongkang, who had really been a general, have a chance to be selected?
Within Cao Ying, Cao Cao's most trusted person was Xiahou Huan, followed by Xu Chu Xu Zhongkang, Cao Cao's invention of "Wu Wei Zhonglang General" is Xu Chu's exclusive title, and Xu Chu's first and foremost title comes from his one-eyed look that scared Ma Chao away, and won the subsequent battle with Ma Chao: "Zu Gu refers to Chu, Chu Looks Forward to It." The super does not dare to move, but each stops. In the next few days of the battle, the great break of the super class, Chu body beheaded the rank, moved to the Wu Wei Zhonglang general. The number of Wu Wei has also begun since then. ”
Xu Chu's position in Cao Ying was basically equivalent to Zhao Yun around Liu Bei, Zhao Yun would give Guan Yu face, and Xu Chu would not even give Cao Ren's face: Cao Ren came to see Cao Cao, greeted Xu Chu and pulled a relationship, Xu Chu only answered three words and then went away, Cao Cao knew and praised it.
Whether Zhao Yun killed seven in and seven out at Changshanpo is not recorded in the main history (Cao Chun robbed Liu Bei's two daughters at Changshanpo), but the tiger soldiers under Xu Chu's command killed four sides, but it is well documented: "All the people who are from Chu xia are all thought to be tiger soldiers." From conquest to embroidery, first boarding, decapitation of tens of thousands... Chu Suo will be a tiger warrior from the conquest, Taizu thought that all the strong soldiers, the same day worship as a general, and then dozens of people who were knighted as generals, lieutenants, lieutenants, more than a hundred people, all swordsmen also. ”
Cao Cao had always been suspicious, but he gave Xu Chu 100% trust, because Xu Chu had killed the assassins who had infiltrated Cao Cao's tent and saved Cao Cao's life--if Zhang Fei had a super bodyguard like Xu Chu under his command, Fan Qiang Zhang Da would not have been able to get it so easily.
Zhao Yun's rank was not as good as Wei Yan and Li Yan and Wu Yi, but he could pass with Guan Zhang Ma huang, Xu Chu Xu Zhongkang in the end, although he was only a zhongjian general, a general of Wu Wei, and the Marquis of Mouxiang, but he was "the governor of the Zhongjun Guards", and Xiahou Cao jin saw Cao Cao, and also passed his pass, so to say that it is not Zhu Xiahou Cao who is expected to be elected as the general of the Five Tigers of Cao Wei, that is, Xu Chu has one percent of the hope - at most it is only one percent, and the probability of being selected is minimal.
There were seven brothers and nephews of Xiahou and the Cao family, the title of the five tiger generals of Cao Ying was that the fat water did not flow to the outsiders' fields, and when Cao Cao Pi was in power, the generals of the four sides were the ceiling of the generals with foreign surnames, and Zhang Gao's "special jin" only enjoyed the courtesy of the nine secretaries under the three dukes, and did not hold an informal title, so there was still an insurmountable gap between him and the generals of Cao Wei And wuhu.
Saying that no one of the Five Sons liang will be able to promote cao wei five tiger generals, the possibility of dianwei and Xu Chu being promoted is also very small, this is just the author's family's words, and finally I still have to ask the readers to make a fair ruling: If Cao Cao also has the whim to canonize the five tiger generals, then who can win this honor in The Xiahou Cao and the five sons of liang generals? If Dianwei did not die in battle and Xu Chu did not cry badly, and they accumulated battle achievements, was it possible to share the quota of five tiger generals with Xiahou Cao?