Wen Tao ranks first among the Five Tigers, with both martial arts skills. The word cloud is long, the word fairy, Hedong Xie Liangren (now southwest of Linyi, Shanxi) people. Warm wine to chop Hua Xiong, riding a thousand miles, driving seven armies, going to the meeting alone shows that he is brave and resourceful, but he is too arrogant and treats people with others, which sometimes makes him lose his mind, and finally loses Maicheng and dies at the hands of villains. After his death, he was revered by the people and praised by the court. He was honored as Guan and also called Bodhisattva by Buddhism. The famous soldier of Shu in the Three Kingdoms period. He was honored as a "warrior sage" by later rulers, and was nicknamed "Wen Sheng" along with Confucius.
Guan Yu met the Eastern Han government in Zhuoxian County (now Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province) to mobilize local landlords to organize armed forces and suppress the Yellow Scarf Uprising. Here, he met Liu Bei (Liu Bei claimed to be the descendant of Liu Sheng, the son of Sun Yat-sen Jing, the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty) and Zhang Fei, who were like-minded, fell in love at first sight and were extremely friendly and close as brothers. According to legend, Liu, Guan and Zhang became sworn friends in Taoyuan. Liu Bei got up and took part in suppressing the yellow turban insurrectionary uprising. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei acted as his guards and his right-hand men, standing beside Liu Bei all day to protect him.
Cao Cao attacked Liu Bei and fled to Yuan Shao in case of failure. Guan Yu and Liu Bei's wife were besieged in Xiapi, and Cao Yu was appointed as a partial general and received generous courtesy. In July, Yu learned that Liu Bei was under Yuan Shao's command, so he hung up the seal, worshipped the book, left Cao Cao and returned to Liu Bei. Then he and Liu Bei ran to Runan (now southeast of runan county, Henan Province) to contact Liu Pi to attack Cao Cao. In the twelfth year of Jian 'an (207), Liu, Guan and Zhang went to Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage in Longzhong, and Zhuge Liang was invited to help.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an (2 19), Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao and occupied Hanzhong, calling himself the "King of Hanzhong", worshiping him as a former general and pretending to be the first of the "Five Tiger Generals". In August, Yu Hua took advantage of Sun Quan's battle with Cao Cao to attack Fancheng and Xiangyang in the north, flooded Cao Jun, killed Cao Jiang Pound, surrendered to the Forbidden City, and made China a great success. Just as Guan was full of ambition, in October of the same year, Sun Quan sent a back road to attack Jingzhou. Feather was caught between Scylla and Charybdis, and the army was distracted and in a difficult situation. In November, Yu retreated to Fancheng in an attempt to recapture Jingzhou. On the way, he was stopped by Wu Jun, and his strength was lost and his fighting capacity was greatly reduced. Seeing that Jingzhou was hopeless, Yu first went to Maicheng (southeast of Dangyang County, Hubei Province) and wanted to escape to Xichuan to meet Liu Bei. 1February, Yu defeated Zhang Xiang and Lin Ju (now North of Anyuan County, Hubei Province) from Maicheng, and was captured by Sun Quan. He and Ziping were killed at the same time, at the age of 59.
Guan Yu was officially appointed as the prefect of Xiangyang and governor of Jingzhou affairs, except that Cao Cao invited Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty to make him Hou Ting of Hanshou. Liu Bei was first named as a general of Dangkou, and later as a former general, ranking first among the "Five Tiger Generals" in Shu Han. In 4 1 year after his death, that is, in the three years of Shu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms (260 years, which happened to be the100th anniversary of his birth), the late Lord was posthumously sealed as a strong Muhou and died. However, from the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the end of Qing Dynasty, Guan Yu was respected by feudal emperors. "The prince is king, the king is emperor, the emperor is holy, and the sky is holy", and there are different opinions. There are boundless temples, and Guan Yu is famous at home and abroad, and has become one of the most worshipped sacred idols in history, so that he is as famous as Confucius and is called "both civil and military saints".
Guan Yu is famous for his loyalty, righteousness, courage and martial arts. The feudal rulers of past dynasties all needed typical figures like the patron saint to maintain their rule, so they greatly exaggerated and exaggerated their loyalty, bravery and ethics, hoping that more civil servants and military officers would be as loyal to the king and brave as Guan Yu. But Guan Yu also has flaws, that is, he lost Jingzhou by carelessness.
■ Zhang Fei
Five tigers and two seats, courage, but lack of wisdom, is the appointment, but can not be reused! But he is still crude and detailed. When Yang suspected the soldiers, it showed his intention to attack.
During the Yellow Scarf Uprising, Liu Bei organized volunteers to fight the Yellow Scarf Army in Zhuoxian, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were among them. Three people are like brothers. When Liu Bei sat down, they often took pains to accompany and take care of him, sometimes sitting for most of the day. After Liu Bei was transferred to many posts, he defected to his former classmate Gongsun Zan, and Liu Bei was named Ping Yuanjun. At that time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were appointed as other horses, belonging to different ministries.
Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu and was appointed as a corps commander. Later, Liu Bei followed Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, and finally stationed in Xinye. A few years later, Liu Biao died and Cao Cao went south. Liu Bei abandoned Xinye and fled by Lu Lunan. Cao Cao sent people to chase him for a day and a night. On Dangyang Bridge, Liu Bei abandoned his wife and fled first. After Zhang Fei led twenty riders to refuse, Zhang Fei broke the bridge and stood by the river, shouting, "I am Zhang Yide, but have I come to die?" After Battle of Red Cliffs, Liu Bei captured Jingnan, appointed Zhang Fei as the prefect and general Lu, appointed Xin, and then transferred to Nanjun.
Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, and Zhang Fei moved to be a general riding a chariot. He led a captain from the Ministry and entered Xixiang Hou. In the same year, Liu Bei claimed that Guan Yu took revenge and marched to Wu Dong. Zhang Fei is preparing to send troops to join forces with Jiangzhou in Langzhong. When he was about to leave, he was murdered by his generals Zhang Da and Fan Qiang (Fan Jiang in the romance) and even gave his head to Sun Quan. Liu Bei heard that Zhang Fei had a good watch and shouted, "Hey! Fly to death. " Liu Chan, the late ruler, was posthumously dubbed the Duke of Huan. Its trunk was buried in Langzhong, and its head was buried in Yunyang, with Zhanghuan Houdian and Zhanghuan Houdian respectively.
Zhang Fei was very brave. He once led twenty cavalry to scare off Cao Jun in Changbanpo. Besides, his calligraphy is good and he is good at drawing beautiful women. Today, there are still his Mo Bao and portraits left. Zhang Fei is very polite to learned people. For example, when Liu Ba just came down, Zhang Fei immediately visited his home, but Liu Ba didn't say a word to him. Although Zhang Fei was angry, he didn't complain. Zhang Fei also cherishes heroes and attaches importance to them. For example, when Yan Yan was arrested, Yan Yan would rather die than surrender. Zhang Fei respects him as a person and accepts Yan Yan as a general.
But Zhang Fei has a bad temper and is very strict with soldiers. Liu Bei often advised Zhang Fei: "Punishment in the Qing Dynasty is too bad, but it is also a way to eliminate disasters." But Zhang Fei wouldn't listen. Sure enough, Zhang Fei died at his hands.
Zhang Fei is very cute and belongs to the type of hatred! He is modest when dealing with civil servants, but he may look down on soldiers and some military commanders because of his high force (which led to his death). In addition to force, drinking is also unusual. Apart from Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang is the most obedient person, and then Guan Yu listens to Liu Bei. Because he is the boss, everyone who is a younger brother must listen to his eldest brother, which shows his loyalty! As for Zhuge Liang, I really admire him because he deeply understands this man's wisdom and everything he says is right. On personal shortcomings, Zhang Fei is "violent and ungrateful" to villains, making them around. His personality is too frank and simple. Zhang Fei ruled Sichuan and was deeply loved by the people. After his death, people immediately built a temple for him, and his reputation was very good. In any case, compared with the deified Guan Yu, Zhang Fei's straightforward image is more approachable and closer to people's hearts. This is just like the saying that "Zhang Fei was born as a butcher" can't be found in Shi Chuanli, but as the saying goes, "He is a scholar who kills dogs bravely, but he is ungrateful." Such Zhang Fei is still cute.
In fact, Zhang Fei has another well-known face in unofficial history. It is said that Zhang Fei's all-rounder, especially his skillful calligraphy and painting of beautiful women, is highly praised by the calligraphy and painting circles of later generations. In the notes of Ming Dynasty, Zhang Fei's paintings were very popular at that time, and people rushed to buy them.
In the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Fei's copybooks were handed down from generation to generation, including the extension of the famous "Eight Monks' Mountain Inscription": "Zhang Fei, a general of the Han Dynasty, led thousands of people to break the thief's first inscription on the Eight Monks. According to legend, this "Eight Monks Mountain Inscription" was written by Zhang Fei after Zhang He was broken, and craftsmen were recruited to carve stones and erect monuments at the top of the mountain. Mr. Cha Liang Yong, a giant of martial arts novels, quoted this allusion in his work "the legendary swordsman", which turned this stone carving into the powerful martial arts of the baldy in the book!
■ Zhao Yun
The third of the Five Tigers is a rare military commander in the Three Kingdoms and the first warrior in the Three Kingdoms since Lu Bu. Riding the savior alone is a true portrayal of his ability! But his strategy is also quite good, and he is Liu Bei's most valued general. Be cautious and be known as the ever-victorious general! In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei personally gave Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhongci the title of Five Tiger Generals, and Zhao Yun ranked third after Zhang Guan. However, Zhao Yun in History is not only much lower than Ma Chao and Huang Zhong in his life. In fact, besides Kong Ming, Zhao Yun is probably the most likable character in romance novels.
Counting Zhao Yun's heroic deeds in Romance, Zhao Yun's martial arts are superb, and he has encountered numerous strong enemies without losing, and even defeated Zhang He, a famous Cao Wei, several times; When he heroically rescued the old Huang Zhong by the Hanshui River, "the gun was like a pear flower dancing and covered with snow", which scared Huang Xu and Zhang He to dare not resist and let him come and go freely among the armies, like nobody's business; When Yang Changbanpo (note 1), Zhao Yun embraced Dou in millions, and was able to leave calmly after killing 50 famous soldiers. His strength is unparalleled! In the romance, because many enemy generals were killed, no one was better than Zhao Yun.
However, almost all the enemies killed by Zhao Yun in the romance are fictional; Among them, the savior of Dangyang and the enemy of Hanshui (note 2) are recorded in historical books, but they are by no means as exaggerated as in the romance. Zhao Yun's military courage was affirmed in Liu Bei's camp. The Biography of Shuyang Opera records the evaluation of Zhao Yun by Yangyang Opera, including the word "fierce in the fierce". However, out of Shu Han, I'm afraid not many people know Zhao Yun. Romance describes the enemy's fear of Liu Bei's camp, and often sends out "Zhu Gekongming's wisdom and Guan Zhao's courage". But what we saw was a letter from Zhou Yu to Sun Quan after Battle of Red Cliffs's death, in which only two heads of Liu Bei and Zhang Guan were mentioned.
Let's compare the descriptions in The Three Kingdoms Pinghua written earlier. "Pinghua" said that Zhao Yun is already one of the five generals, but according to historical facts, he is still at the bottom of the five; Although the gun used by Zhao Yun in Pinghua has the reputation of a sharp-edged gun ── it is said that there is no right in the ends of the earth, but it was first defeated by Zhang Fei's Zhang Ba Shen gun and then by Zhang Yi, an iron-armed general. After Zhang Fei heard the news that Zhao Yun was defeated by Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi's plot of "fighting in a rage" even vaguely revealed Zhao Yun's role in the early stories of the Three Kingdoms. Although Zhao Yun is not as radiant as described in romance novels, he is still an excellent soldier.