In the long history of China, there have been two famous military generals, good at controlling the Zhangba spear, whether it is the official history or the history **, these two generals are loyal to their **. Their names all contain the word "Fei", one is Zhang Fei Zhang Yide, and the other is Yue Fei and Yue Pengju. So at that time, among these two top spear masters, who had more superb martial arts?
If you follow the narrative of history, Zhang Fei seems to be even better. However, if we dig deeper into the official history, we find that Yue Fei seems to be superior in martial arts. During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Fei's only opponent who could not be defeated was probably Lu Bu. In contrast, Yue Fei was not described as a master of martial arts in "The Biography of Yue Fei", and even in the later confrontation with some young generals of the Jin Kingdom, such as Jin Danzi and Silver Danzi, Yue Fei did not have an advantage, let alone compared with the Eight Hammers of the Yue Family's army.
Therefore, from the perspective of romance, Zhang Fei's martial arts can be called the best of the Three Kingdoms, almost invincible. However, according to the official history, Zhang Fei is described as "majestic and mighty, inferior to Guan Yu", that is, his martial arts are even below Guan Yu. Moreover, Zhang Fei did not have a clear martial arts inheritance, and after he won the victory on the Dangyang Bridge, he was mainly active as a general in commanding the army. This means that the commander-in-chief does not need to be personally in battle, but is responsible for commanding the entire army, rather than charging heroically individually. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were listed as "10,000 enemies", and they paid more attention to the art of command than their personal strength. This can be seen from the historical records of Xiang Yu.
In contrast, Yue Fei has a clear martial arts heritage, and the "History of the Song Dynasty: The Biography of Yue Fei" records his early learning of art. Yue Fei was born with amazing divine power, able to hold a bow of 300 catties, a crossbow weighing up to eight stones, and learned shooting from martial arts master Zhou Tong, mastering superb archery skills. Various historical materials record Yue Fei's heroic deeds of charging into battle alone, such as the fierce battle with the Jin general Tuoba Yewu in Taihang Mountain, and the defeat of the Jin general in the Battle of Bishui Pass. Yue Fei's heroic performance is no less than that of heroes in historical legends, such as Qin Shubao.
On the whole, Yue Fei used the Zhangba Iron Spear to kill the enemy in terms of quantity and quality on the battlefield, which was better than Zhang Fei's. However, whether or not you think that Yue Fei's martial arts are higher than Zhang Fei depends on the perspective of the audience. If you start from the romance, Zhang Fei is indeed more powerful. But if based on the official history, Yue Fei's battle record and martial arts inheritance seem to be even better. This is also a question of Guan Gong and Qin Qiong's rivalry, depending on the perspective from which we look at history.
In general, the two generals who skillfully wielded the Zhangba spear have performed exceptionally well in the long course of history, and our evaluation is often limited by the selective presentation of legends and historical books.