The idiom of a late bloomer comes from the "Tao Te Ching" by Wang Biben in the Jin Dynasty, the meaning is understood by everyone, and Huang Zhong, one of the five tiger generals, is such a late-blooming veteran, and he became famous in the first battle.
Like Ma Chao, Huang Zhong followed Liu Bei late, only a little in front of Ma Chao, that is, when Jingzhou surrendered to Liu Bei and ran into Shu, Huang Zhong followed Liu Bei.
Thanks to Liu Biao's sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, Huang Zhong actually has no chance of becoming famous in his place, mainly because he has no family background, but this does not mean that Huang Zhong is incapable, you must know that during his garrison in southern Jingzhou, Dongwu did not take advantage of it at all.
So much so that Tai Shi Ci was sent later, a top fierce general, but it was only to compete with Huang Zhong, when he said Tai Shi Ci before, he mentioned that he was a person who was handed down with the princes, and there was no need to say much about his ability.
From another point of view, even if Huang Zhong's ability is not as good as Tai Shici, it will not be too bad, but Liu Biao has always been reluctant, so Huang Zhong has no chance to take the initiative, and he has no ability but nowhere to play.
Until when, Liu Biao died, and the successor Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao, because Huang Zhong was not famous, Cao Cao's subordinates were not short of people, so he casually gave a position to send.
That Huang Zhong must have been wronged, so he turned around and ran to Liu Bei, saying that I would follow you, so he entered Sichuan with Liu Bei and officially opened his own road to fame.
However, during this period, Huang Zhong did not fight with Guan Yu in Changsha, and the plot in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is just a simple story need, focusing on a flattering atmosphere.
During the fight against Yizhou, Huang Zhong was also the chief vanguard general, and launched the first battle of Yizhou to fight the territory, it can be said that in front of Huang Zhong, Yizhou is a person who can fight.
Especially after Pang Tong died in the battle of Luocheng, the enemy thought that the morale of the Shu army was low, and it was a good time to launch the first time, but Huang Zhong was still there, not only took the lead in killing the Quartet, but also captured the enemy's main general, Liu Bei also took the opportunity to take Luocheng.
The battle of the city was the most difficult battle since Liu Bei entered Shu, and the two sides took a year, and it was completely a meat grinder, so Huang Zhong should be the first merit after taking it.
As for the subsequent battle, it was all the way forward, and finally Liu Bei took Yizhou for three years, laying the foundation for the establishment of the Shu Han regime, and Huang Zhong, who had made great contributions, was worshiped as a general to capture him.
At the same time, Cao Cao took Hanzhong without blood, Liu Bei was definitely not happy, he finally won a turf, and before he had time to develop a wave, you came to block the door and count a few meanings.
So at the suggestion of Fa Zheng, Liu Bei began to attack Cao Wei, and Huang Zhong was also one of the generals of the main force, but the strength of Cao Wei's camp was not covered, and the first attack had failed.
So Liu Bei began to organize a second attack, and secretly crossed Chengcang to send Huang Zhong to seize the military commanding heights and establish a forward position.
Under the strategy of Fa Zhengsheng attacking the east and west, due to the lack of manpower, the commander Xiahou Yuan personally went to the front line to repair the defensive antlers, which was discovered by Liu Bei's side, and Huang Zhong took the opportunity to launch an attack on the whole army.
In this battle, Huang Zhong killed the famous general Xiahou Yuan and became famous in a battle, the commander died in battle, the army was shaken, and the Cao army had no choice but to shrink the defensive line, and Liu Bei took advantage of the situation to enter the Hanzhong Basin and occupy the main stronghold.
However, Liu Bei's first attack lost a lot of men and horses, so although he was defeated by Cao's army, he could only watch the enemy retreat and was unable to pursue.
And this battle became the most glorious moment of Huang Zhong's life, and it was also the most dazzling record, and it played a key role in the capture of Hanzhong.
After returning home, Huang Zhong was named the general of the expedition to the west and became the top ten senior generals in Liu Bei's camp.
After Liu Bei became the queen, Huang Zhong and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao were tied for the four generals, and Huang Zhong was the queen general.
So Huang Zhonglao, what age is he?He was sixty years old when he followed Liu Bei, and he was seventy years old when he killed Xiahou Yuan, and Huang Zhong died the next year at the age of seventy-one.
Because he is indeed relatively old and has made such achievements, in later generations, Huang Zhong has become a representative of late bloomers, inspirational representatives, and even the same name as the Warring States general Lian Po, who is "the sword is not old, and the old is strong".
Even Luo Guanzhong praised his poems in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so much so that there is such a sentence in later generations"The young man beat Zhao Zilong, and the old man beat the old Huang Zhong"。