As we all know, Zhao Yun is one of the top military generals in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", zilong, alias "General Huwei" and "General Changsheng". He was awarded the title of General of zhenjun and marquis of Yongchangting. Looking at this alias, this official, it is clear that Zhao Yun is a person who has been in the battlefield for a long time and has won many battles. However, such a god of war level figure also had the only defeat in this life! If you think about the people in the Three Kingdoms who can defeat Zhao Yun, one hand can be counted, so who is this person who has defeated Zhao Yun?
This goes back to a war that broke out in the spring of 228, the Battle of Tianshui. In fact, it can be said that Zhao Yun was able to meet the only person who had defeated himself, all because of Zhuge Liang's plan. Without this strategy, Zhao Yun might not have had a single defeat in his martial arts career in this life. Zhuge Liang proposed in Hanzhong the strategic goal of seizing the upper reaches of the Wei River with superior forces on the left flank and then chang'an. For this goal Zhuge Liang asked Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi to attack Yu and Yicheng first.
Although the attack was fake, it made the opponents Jiang Wei and Ma Zun take it seriously. Seeing that the war was about to break out, Ma Zun on the other side disappeared at a critical moment, leaving Jiang Wei alone on the battlefield. On the battlefield, Jiang Wei faced the famous opponent Zhao Yun, without the slightest timidity, there was a sense that the newborn calf was not afraid of the tiger, and also took zhao yun a few moves, and finally with the advantage of many people, Let Zhao Yun lose the battle. This battle came and went quickly, and historically ended with Zhao Yun and Jiang Wei fighting a draw. They are all people who practice martial arts, and after so many strokes, the opponent's strength is high or low, and their hearts should be clearer than anyone.
At this time, Zhao Yun, who met Jiang Wei in his twenties, was initially dismissive, but in the later singles, he found that Jiang Wei's martial arts were good, and he could also pick up a few moves of his own, showing a look of surprise and appreciation. In front of Zhuge Liang, he also did not hesitate to praise Jiang Wei's great marksmanship, expressing his appreciation for Jiang Wei. This also allowed Jiang Wei to lay the foundation for his later return to Shu Han.
Zhao Yun himself was very convinced. It was clear from his praise of Jiang Wei in front of Zhuge Liang. How many people would praise their enemies? Moreover, after Jiang Wei entered the Shu Han, Zhao Yun also gave him a lot of guidance on martial arts. In addition, he was also deeply valued by Zhuge Liang. As the saying goes, there is no coincidence in the encounter of the world, it is all carefully designed to meet people. Such an encounter makes the fates of the three people closely linked, bringing you one wonderful story after another.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms