Ma Chao in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the five generals in Shu and Han Dynasties. He was born with "a face like a crown jade, eyes like a meteor, and a tiger with an ape's arm, a tiger's belly and a wolf's waist." At the age of seventeen, he killed a general and captured a general alive for the first time. He is a handsome and courageous young man, worthy of the reputation of "Ma Jinchao".
In real history, there is no such name as "General Five Tigers". Although Xiliang Ma Chao was brave enough, he was ashamed when he first debuted.
That year, when he was twenty-one, his father Marten and his friend Han Sui turned against each other and fought. In order to get rid of Marten quickly, Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Hang decided to get rid of Ma Chao, the most difficult person in Marten's camp. Yan Hang stabbed Ma Chao with a spear, but the spear suddenly broke. Yan Hang was really cruel. He hit Ma Chao on the head with a broken spear. Ma Chao was caught off guard and almost died!
Why can't Ma Chao beat this unknown theft? I don't know. But in any case, it was a great shame in his military command career and surprised his fans. For Luo Guanzhong who respects Shu Han, this matter will naturally not be mentioned in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Of course, then again, young man, it is normal to make mistakes. After many years, Ma Chao will use practical actions to wash away the shame and prove his super fighting power.
In the ninth year of Jian 'an (204), Ma Chao was ordered by his father, Ma Teng, to follow a captain, Zhong You (a great official in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a great calligrapher at that time), and Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang (the son of Yuan Shao) to make a crusade for peace. The two armies fought in Pingyang (now west of Linfen, Shanxi), and Ma Chao became more and more brave, killing the enemy and crawling. Just when Ma Chao killed his red eye, an arrow flew in and hit his foot, but Ma Chao's face didn't change color. He quickly wrapped his feet in a cloth bag, then clenched his spear and went into battle. Guoyuan turned pale with fear, and Ma Chaogang wanted to take his life. His subordinate Pound (who is also a super macho man, and friends familiar with the Three Kingdoms are no strangers to him) cut off Guoyuan's head!
In the romance, Ma Chao rebelled against Cao Cao because the whole family was exterminated by Cao Cao, but the historical facts were just the opposite. It was because Ma Chao rebelled first that the whole family was killed. Ma Chao is a typical cheating father!
In the 16th year of Jian 'an (2 1 1), Ma Chao suspected that Cao Cao was going to attack himself, and decided to strike first, joining Han Sui and other eight west cool warlords to March on Tongguan.
Xiliang Legion, the cavalry is the strongest, swift and abnormal, and is best at spear assault. Ma Chao is determined to win. But Cao Cao was not alarmed. His subordinates said to him: Ma Chao's legions are all excellent spearmen, not elite strikers, and should not be treated equally! Cao Cao said confidently: the decision of war is in my hands, not in the hands of my opponent. They are good at spears, so I will make them unable to stab. Wait for the show!
The play is about to be staged. But at first, it was Cao Cao who was ashamed.
The two armies confronted each other on the banks of the Yellow River. Ma Chao led more than 10,000 people to storm Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was in danger. Thanks to the desperate protection of his bodyguard Chu Xu, he was saved from great trouble. Fortunately, a school Wei Dingfei released cattle and horses to disturb Ma Chao's army, and Cao Cao was able to cross the river.
"If this horse doesn't die, I won't come to a good end!" Cao Cao's heartfelt sigh expressed his fear of this macho man in the west.
The two armies continued to confront each other, and Ma Chao challenged several times, but Cao Cao couldn't hold on. At this time, Jia Xu, a shrewd counselor, suggested a diversion! After making a plan, Cao Cao made an appointment with Han Sui and Ma Chao to meet separately. Cao Han and his two friends used to be friends. When the two brothers rode to the front, their horseheads crossed and they talked together for a long time. The content does not involve military affairs. They only talked about the past in Beijing, talked about the excitement, clapped their hands and laughed.
When Ma Chao saw that his ally was so close to Cao Cao, he suddenly became suspicious. He came up with an amazing idea-relying on his military courage, he rushed out to capture Cao Cao alive! But Ma Chaogang was about to start work, only to find that a strong man around Cao Cao was staring at himself with a pair of strange eyes. Ma Chao thought to himself, Isn't this the famous "tiger nerd" in Cao Jun?
Thinking of this, Ma Chao shouted: "Is it safe to be a tiger?"
Cao Cao pointed to the strong man. Sure enough, this man is really a "tiger idiot" Chu Xu! Ma Chao knows the reputation of "tiger infatuation". Ma Chao is crazy, but he is not stupid. He knows very well that it is a dream to capture Cao Cao alive with Chu Xu around. Therefore, Ma Chao is very honest.
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Luo Guanzhong invented Chu Xu and Ma Chao's wonderful feat of naked one-on-one combat in order to beautify Shu Han, and also invented Ma Chao's wonderful feat of killing Cao Cao and cutting off his robe. Unfortunately, these are not historical facts. Ma Chao in history did show extraordinary military courage in the rebellion and really scared Cao Cao, but it was never as exaggerated as in the romance.
Cao Cao's double agent was very successful. After this meeting, Ma Chao asked Han Sui, "What did Cao Cao say to you?" Han Sui said, "Nothing." Ma Chao is a little suspicious. A few days later, Han Sui suddenly received a letter from Cao Cao. Ma Chao took a closer look and became more suspicious! It turns out that there are many changes and smears in this letter, which is very similar to what Han Sui did himself. The alliance between Xiao Ma and Lao Han has completely broken down. Cao Cao seized the opportunity, led his troops to storm and killed him. Ma Jiajun was defeated. Even if Xiliang fighters are brave and Ma Chao is mighty, they can't recover the defeat.
Ma Chao, who was badly hit, fled back to his hometown in Xiliang. Ma Chao's defeat was not too bad. The worst thing should be his father Ma Teng-because of the pony rebellion, Cao Cao killed his hometown in Beijing in a rage!
Although Ma Chao sometimes has a bad brain and works a little unreliable, his bravery really left a deep impression on the world. Yangfu, a minister who knew Ma Chao very well, told Cao Cao that Ma Chao was brave, had faith, and had cloth (Han Xin and Ying Bu, the founders of the Western Han Dynasty, also said that "faith" meant Ji Xin, while "cloth" meant Luan Bu or Ji Bu, both of whom were valiant soldiers at the time of Chu and Han), which won the hearts of Hu Qiangren and must be guarded against!
When yangfu made these remarks, it was unexpected that only two years later, he was almost killed by this guy who was brave and dressed in cloth. ...
Although Ma Chao's rebellion brought disaster to himself, his father and the whole family, the unstable factors in his bones still exist. A year after the defeat, he annexed Longyou ministries, rose up against Cao again, and besieged the secretariat of Liangzhou Weikang (now Gangu East, Gansu) with more than 10,000 people.
In the eighteenth year of Jian 'an (2 13), Wei Kang, who had been besieged for eight months, was in great pain, so he had to send another coachman out of the city secretly, intending to ask Xia, a famous Cao Wei, for help. However, the next day, Yan Wen was caught by Ma Chao. Ma Chao took Yan Temperate to the city gate and forced him to shout to the city with his sword, saying that no reinforcements would come. However, Yan Wen has great courage. He shouted, but what he shouted was: "Help will arrive in three days. You should stick to it!" " Ma Chao flew into a rage, but thinking that the city was not broken and Yan Wen needed to be used, he slowly induced him to surrender, hoping that he could, but this man was really a tough nut to crack, and he even scolded Ma Chao. Ma Chao couldn't stand it any longer, so he killed Yan Wen with his sword.
There were no reinforcements outside, and there was no food in it. Wei Kang was desperate and planned to surrender in Kaesong. Yangfu, who once said that Ma Chao was "brave and clothed in cloth", is now assisting Weikang in guarding the city. Hearing that Wei Kang was going to surrender, Yang Fu firmly opposed it, but tried to persuade him not to listen. Ma Chao headed his army into Ji Cheng, beheaded Weikang and the prefect of guarding city, and appointed himself as the general of the West, concurrently serving as the governor of Zhoumu and Liangzhou. When Cao Cao's general Xia arrived with reinforcements, Ma Chao's soldiers jumped into the air and killed Xia.
A month after Ma Chao killed Wei Kang, Wei Kang's old men, such as yangfu, Jiang Xu and Zhao Ang, assembled an army to challenge Ma Chao. Ma Chao was furious and went out to meet the enemy. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got out of Ji Cheng, the door suddenly closed! After a while, several bloody heads were thrown out of the city. Ma Chao looked intently and almost fainted to the ground. It turns out that this man's head is his wife and children!
This is the conspiracy of yangfu, Jiang Xu, Zhao Ang and others! They secretly united Liang Kuan, Zhao Qu and others in the city, and asked them to encourage Ma Chaoxian to go out of the city, close the gate immediately after he left the city, and then kill all his wife and children who stayed in the city. Angry Ma Chao quickly broke through Licheng (now northwest Gansu), where Jiang Xu had been stationed, and caught Jiang Xu's old mother. When the old woman saw Ma Chao, she swore, "You rebellious son, a thief who killed the king! Heaven and earth are hard to accommodate! How dare you meet people if you don't die early? ! "
Ma Chao was furious and flew into a rage when he heard such insults. He split the old woman in half with his sword, then grabbed Zhao Ang's son Yue Zhao and cut off his head. Soon, yangfu committed suicide, Ma Chao jumped out, and the "five creations" killed yangfu. Yang Fuzong's brothers came to attack together, only to be killed by Ma Chao in one breath!
Unfortunately, the general's personal military courage cannot determine the success or failure of the battle. Yangfu was beaten to death, but his troops were outnumbered and attacked fiercely. After all, Ma Chao, who was hard to fight with four hands, was defeated by Ou in the army and never returned to the West again. Desperate Ma Chao thought twice and decided to go to Lu who supported him against Cao.
Zhang Lu was overjoyed when Ma Chao came to Hanzhong. He not only gave Ma Chao an official position, but also planned to marry his daughter. But Zhang Lu's subordinates said to him, "Ma Chao, this guy doesn't even love his parents. How can he love others? " Zhang Lu thought that it seemed reasonable, so she gave up the idea of treating Ma Chao as a son-in-law.
Ma Chao is very angry. He asked Zhang Lu to send an army to recapture Xiliang. Zhang Lu was very generous. Ma Chao got the horse and quickly went north to kill it. In Qishan, Ma Chao met his old rival Xia. At this time, Xia's soldiers were well prepared, and another famous soldier, Zhang He, helped him. Ma Chaogang confronted him and was defeated. Just then, a mysterious man named Li Xie came to visit Ma Chao. When Ma Chao asked, he realized that he was sent by Liu Bei, and Liu Bei wanted Ma Chao to join him.
Ma Chao was filled with joy and immediately wrote a letter to Liu Bei, expressing his willingness to defect. Liu collapsed and sent someone to meet Ma Chao and let him be stationed in the north of Chengdu. At this time, Liu Beizheng led an army into Shu, and laid siege to Liu Zhang in Chengdu. Liu Zhang was besieged with fear. Suddenly, he heard that the ferocious Xiliang Ma Chao also came to the gates of Chengdu, paralyzed on the spot, and the officials and people in Chengdu were stunned. In desperation, Liu Zhang had to open the gate and surrender to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei went to Chengdu, gave a big banquet and rewarded the generals. Ma Chao, who just entered the customs, made great contributions and was named the General of the Day and the ancient capital of Hou Ting. Five years later, in the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an (2 19), Liu Bei, who lived in Xishu, established himself as the king of Hanzhong. Liu Bei was king, and Ma Chao played an important role, because one hundred and twenty of Liu Bei's men signed a petition asking Han Xiandi to be king for Liu Bei. Ma Chao was a leading figure, ahead of Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others. This is not to say that he has the greatest military exploits, but that he is the most outstanding. Liu Bei called the king of Hanzhong and named Ma Chao as the left general, almost on an equal footing with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. In the first year of Zhangwu (22 1), Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, and Ma Chao was promoted to a title of generals in ancient times, leading Liangzhou animal husbandry and sealing Tai's hometown.
In the romance, before Ma Chao joined Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Liu Bei's most intrepid soldier, fought more than 200 rounds one-on-one. It is not recorded in the official history, only that Guan Yu was dissatisfied when he heard Ma Chao surrender. As for how Ma Chao's fighting skill is better than Guan Yu's and Zhang Fei's, I can only guess at will.
As in the Romance, Ma Chao, who returned to Shu, did not make any outstanding achievements, but his fame can shock some Qiang conference semifinals. In the second year of Zhangwu (222), that is, the second year of the official founding of Shu Han, the brave warrior who believed in cloth died at the age of 47, and posthumous title was named "Wei Hou". On his deathbed, Ma Chao wrote to the court: "Almost all the 200 people in my family were killed by Cao Mengde. Only my cousin Ma Dai should be the successor of our weak family. I sincerely entrust him to your majesty, and there is nothing more to say. " As the saying goes, when a man dies, his words are good, his life is fierce and arrogant, but his last words are really touching.