Guan Yu was praised by posterity for his loyalty and courage to win the three armies. In the Battle of Xiangfan, he beheaded Pound and surrendered to the forbidden city, threatening Huaxia. Unfortunately, Jingzhou was secretly attacked by Lü Meng, and Guan Yu was attacked on his stomach and back. At this time, Xu Huang was also ordered to rush to the aid of Fancheng and attack the Jingzhou Army.1 Village. Guan Yu brought a wounded knife to fight Xu Huang, and the eighty rounds did not distinguish between victory and defeat, which could be described as having more than enough heart and insufficient strength. Why Guan Yu da Xu Huang at this time is so incompetent, the following is based on relevant information, briefly analyzed.
Guan Yu did not need to mention much, except for Lü Bu, it was not too much to say that the world was unparalleled. Others such as Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are certainly superior in force, but Guan Yu may not be under them. In a word, Guan Yu is the first in the world with suspense except For Lü Bu.
Xu Huang was a very powerful tiger general in the Cao Wei camp. Xu Chu should be familiar to everyone. As Cao Cao's captain of the guards, he fought in a head-to-head with Ma Chao. Combined with the record of Ma Chao and Zhang Fei's basic draw, we can basically confirm that Xu Chu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other tiger generals in the first echelon. Before Xu Huang returned to Shun Cao Cao, he had singled out Xu Chu and was slightly behind in 50 rounds. It can be seen from this that although Xu Huang is not as good as Guan Yu, his strength value is definitely one of the best.
So, what about Yan Liang and Wen Ugly? Let's start with Yan Liang. Yan Liang and Xu Huang had a serious battle, and in 20 rounds, Xu Huang was defeated. That is to say, if Xu Huang is used as a reference, Yan Liang is a top martial artist of eight hundred. So why was Guan Yu able to kill Yan Liang almost in a second?
This has to mention the version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In Jiajing's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liu Bei once instructed Yan Liang before the war that there was a red-faced bearded man on the other side who was my second brother, and that was our own people (at that time, Liu Bei temporarily submitted to Yuan Shao). Thus, the original text reads:
Yan Liang was under the cover, when he saw Guan Gong coming, he just wanted to ask, and the horse was near. Yun Chang raised his hand and slashed Yan Liang with a knife.
That is to say, Yan Liang did not think of fighting with Guan Yu at all, and even felt that Guan Yu might have come to surrender to find the eldest brother Liu Bei. Coupled with the red rabbit horse fast, it was inexplicably killed in seconds. This is the so-called "only because of Xuande's pro-mortem, causing the hero to die." ”
The "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that we are currently in use has been modified by Mao Chonggang's father and son, which is the so-called Mao Ben. Mao Chonggang's father and son loved Liu Bei Guanyu very much, believing that this sneak attack incident damaged the image of the eldest brother and the second brother, and some deletions were made. This led to the explosion of Guan Yu's strength value in the book. Originally, Xu Huang was only slightly weaker than Guan Yu, and he could beat Xu Huang's Yan Liang, how could he be directly killed by Guan Yu?
So, what is the matter of literary ugliness?
Let's start with the original text:
Wen Ugly returned to the horse, and Xu Huang hurriedly took a big axe and intercepted the fight. Only to see that the military horses behind Wen Ugly arrived, and the enemy could not be shaken, and the horses returned. Wen Ugly rushed along the river.
The original text was written very clearly, and Wen Ugly and Xu Huang did not really fight at all. Xu Huang saw that there were many people behind Wen Ugly, and directly withdrew. That is to say, Xu Huang's battle example with Wen Ugly has no value. Guan Yu's killing of Wen Ugly in a second does not affect our judgment of Xu Huang.
The original text reads:
Shaking back at the generals, he shouted loudly, "If you obtain the first rank of The Cloud Chief, you will be rewarded with a thousand gold!" Gong Ming was shocked: "Why did Gong Ming say this?" "Today is a matter for the state, and a certain person does not dare to abolish the public with private interests." "Verbally, swing a large axe and take Guan Gong directly." The public was furious and waved his sword at him. After more than eighty battles, although the gong was extremely skilled in martial arts, he finally had less strength in his right arm. Guan Ping was afraid of public loss, and the fire was urgent, and the public dispatched horses back to the village.
Guan Yuli cut off Liangwen ugly, why did it take so much effort to beat Xu Huang? First, Xu Huang has a psychological advantage, first salute and then soldiers, Guan Yu is impetuous. Second, Guan Yu had just experienced bone scraping and healing, and the original civilization wrote "less strength in the right arm". Finally, and crucially, Guan Yu is older than Xu Huang.
Guan Yu was nearly sixty years old, and Xu Huang was slightly younger than him. The ability of a martial artist has a lot to do with age, Xu Huang is young, and it is not a strange thing to win against An older than himself, who has just been injured and has no good luck, and who is impetuous.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that Guan Yu's own combat mode. Guan Yu has the strongest spike ability in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Wenjiu chopped Huaxiong, cut off Yan Liang, and slashed six generals after five levels, basically all of them were second kills. On the oppressive power of the first 10 moves, even Lü Bu was not enough. However, once the opponent held out the first few rounds, Guan Yu's record was no longer good.
For example, for Guan Hai, Xu Huang, and Pound, Guan Yu failed to kill in a second, and the final record was not good. My personal guess is that this may be related to the Green Dragon Crescent Moon Knife, which weighs up to 82 kilograms. This knife is too heavy, and it can't stand to be killed directly. But if he resisted, Guan Yu's consumption of swinging the sword would also be very large.
To sum up, Guan Yu and Yan Liang are both the top martial generals besides Lü Bu. Guan Yu killed Yan Liang in a second, purely because Mao Chonggang's father and son revised the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and deliberately praised Guan Yu's prestige. Xu Huang belonged to the sub-top martial arts, and it was understandable that he defeated Guan Yu in a favorable situation. Wen Ugly and Xu Huang have not really fought, and their killing by Guan Yu does not affect our judgment of Guan Yu Xu Huang.
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