In the ancient romance, the five tiger generals of Shu - Guan, Zhang, Zhao, Ma, and Huang - were a high-profile group of military generals, and their force value was second only to Lu Bu. At the same time, there have been many heads-up battles between these five generals, including Guan Yu and Huang Zhong for 150 rounds without a win, and Zhang Fei and Ma Chao for more than 200 rounds. This shows that the level of force of the five tiger generals is similar, and the slight difference is elusive.
Interestingly, after Guan Yu heard that Ma Chao and Zhang Fei were evenly matched, he suddenly had the idea of competing with Ma Chao. Fortunately, Zhuge Liang stopped Guan Yu in time, so that this high-profile Guan-Ma duel could not be staged. It is worth mentioning that Zhuge Liang made it clear in the letter that Guan Yu is better than Ma Chao, although Ma Chao's martial arts are strong, but in Zhuge Liang's view, compared with Guan Yu, a peerless hero, he still belongs to the type of generals such as Tu Bu and Peng Yue.
Ma Chao has left a strong mark in history with his outstanding martial arts. When he was only 17 years old, he followed his father Ma Teng to crusade against Li Dao and Guo Yan, and solved Wang Fang, Li Meng and other generals in one fell swoop. In the battle of Cao Cao, Ma Chao's anger chased Cao Cao like a tiger, and there was a heroic picture of cutting his beard and abandoning his robe. He killed Yu Ban and Li Tong, and fought Zhang He for more than 200 rounds. However, in the fierce battle with Xu Chu, Ma Chao failed to win even if Xu Chu went into battle shirtless, showing that he was slightly inferior to Xu Chu.
Guan Yu at his peak showed a stronger side. In the romance, he cut down Huaxiong with one knife without the red rabbit horse, beheaded Yan Liang and Wen Chou Yu Yanjin, and even beat Xu Chu and Xu Huang in the battle of Tushan. Guan Yu held the 82-pound Qinglong Knife, and his strength was so great that he defeated his opponent within a few swords, showing his superior martial arts. In addition, Guan Yu also easily dodged Zhang Fei's sneak attack, showing his strong force value.
Therefore, if Guan Yu and Ma Chao really go head-to-head, considering Guan Yu's strong performance in the romance, he is likely to win in 200 rounds.