As everyone knows, Zhao Yun was an outstanding general during the Three Kingdoms period, he was almost invincible on the battlefield, no matter how powerful the enemy he faced, he was not afraid and showed extraordinary combat skills. However, what is less known is that even such a powerful Zhao Yun has some opponents that he fears. Do you know who Zhao Yun is afraid of?
In fact, in the history of the Three Kingdoms, the only thing Zhao Yun feared were the five fierce generals, three of whom he did not dare to provoke easily, while the other two were opponents that he was difficult to defeat!
A fierce general that Zhao Yun can't provoke
There are three main generals that Zhao Yun can't afford to provoke, namely Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Mi Fang.
Guan Yu, as Liu Bei's own brother, is the leader of the entire Liu Bei Group, and Zhao Yun naturally does not dare to act rashly. In addition to his prominence in status, Guan Yu's strong combat effectiveness on the battlefield also made Zhao Yun deeply admired.
In the Battle of Panhe, Zhao Yun fought with Wen Chou, a powerful general under Yuan Shao, and there was no victory or defeat in 50 rounds, showing that the two sides were close in force. However, as soon as Guan Yu made a move, Wen Chou fled the battlefield in fear in just three rounds, and then pursued and slashed, demonstrating Guan Yu's outstanding performance in force. Under Zhao Yun's deterrence of Guan Yu, he didn't dare to be an enemy at all.
In fact, Zhao Yun behaved extremely low-key in front of Guan Yu, and his style of acting was also deeply loved by Guan Yu, so much so that when rewarding the five tiger generals, Guan Yu directly regarded Zhao Yun as his own brother. In the case of Guan Yu's condescending, how could Zhao Yun, as a younger brother, dare to act rashly?
In Liu Bei's camp, Zhang Fei's status can be described as noble, on the same level as Guan Yu. His personal combat effectiveness is very strong, and even Lu Bu can't take it lightly. However, in addition to these striking qualities, Zhang Fei also has an extremely remarkable personality - that is, his fiery temper!
Zhang Fei's personality is extremely aggressive, no matter who he is, as long as he provokes him, it is almost difficult to die well. Once, Dong Zhuo was disdainful of Zhang Fei, if it wasn't for Liu Bei to keep him, Zhang Fei would have been indignant and decided with Dong Zhuo. Even if Lu Bu later returned to Dong Zhuo as the world's number one fierce general, Zhang Fei was not afraid and openly provoked Lu Bu many times, which shocked the whole world!
Not only is he fiery to the enemy, but Zhang Fei is also merciless to his colleagues and ruthless to anyone!When meeting in the ancient city, he mistakenly thought that Guan Yu had betrayed, Zhang Fei didn't say a word, and rushed directly towards Guan Yu with a snake spear in his hand, showing no mercy to Guan Yu and not giving him a chance to explain, this kind of fiery character is really jaw-dropping!
In the Battle of Changbanpo, Zhang Fei's temper also affected Zhao Yun. Mistakenly thinking that Zhao Yun had rebelled, he decided to find out in person without hesitation and prepare for a showdown. However, when he finally found Zhao Yun, he was surprised to find that he had mistakenly blamed Zhao Yun - it turned out that Zhao Yun was to rescue Mi Zhu and Mrs. Gan!Although Zhang Fei realized the misunderstanding, he still stubbornly did not intend to apologize, but asked Zhao Yun directly, why did he seem to have betrayed Liu Bei?
In Zhao Yun's view, Zhang Fei's actions seem to be completely deliberate and provocative. However, what can Zhao Yun do?After all, he is not Zhang Fei's opponent, so in the face of this kind of bullying, he can only explain it in gentle words and deal with it in a low-key manner, so as not to cause greater disputes.
In addition to Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun also has a character he can't provoke - Mi Fang. In the Battle of Nagasakapo, Mi Fang was the culprit who falsely accused Zhao Yun of surrendering. If it weren't for Liu Bei's trust in Zhao Yun and dissuading Zhang Fei's actions, according to Zhang Fei's character, maybe Zhao Yun would really become his victim. This shows the danger of Mi Fang, what he does can be described as extremely bad!
However, although Mi Fang was so wronged by Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun did not have the courage to retaliate. This is because the forces behind Mi Fang are too strong for Zhao Yun to shake!
The Mi Fang family is one of the major shareholders of Liu Bei Group. When Liu Bei's group was on the verge of being dissolved in Xuzhou, it was the support of the Mi Fang family that helped Liu Bei's group stabilize the situation. Subsequently, the Mi Fang family refused Cao Cao's temptation and firmly stood on Liu Bei's side. This made Liu Bei deeply respect and trust them. With such a powerful background, Zhao Yun couldn't take any action against Mi Fang at all, so he could only silently endure this humiliation.
A fierce general that Zhao Yun can't beat
Zhao Yun encountered two unrivaled strong enemies on the battlefield, namely Vulture Bone and Jiang Wei.
The vulture bone became Zhao Yun's invincible opponent in terms of force, and it was in Zhuge Liang's southern conquest of Meng Shu that the vulture bone showed his great strength. He was as tall as two feet, his whole body was covered in solid scale armor, which was difficult for swords and spears to penetrate, and the mount he rode on turned out to be a huge elephant. This made the combat power of the vulture bone comparable to, or even inferior to, Lu Bu. In front of Zhuge Liang's army, almost no one in the vulture bones dared to directly confront him. Even a top fierce general like Zhao Yun, who has experienced many fierce battles, can only choose to temporarily avoid the edge when facing the vulture bone.
Another opponent that made Zhao Yun daunting was Jiang Wei. In the battle of Zhuge Liang's First Northern Expedition, Zhao Yun was sent to raid Tianshui City, but was ambushed by Jiang Wei's cunning. In the face of Jiang Wei's powerful offensive, Zhao Yun was unable to resist at all. The jealousy and helplessness of Jiang Wei can be seen from the original text of "Who would have thought there is such a character here!".This sentence is embodied. This encounter was deeply engraved in Zhao Yun's heart, which made him maintain a cautious attitude towards Jiang Wei.
Ending: Overall, Zhao Yun had great achievements in his life and had few opponents, but throughout the Three Kingdoms period, he was jealous of the five fierce generals. Among them, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Mi Fang are the three strong enemies he will never dare to provoke, while Vulture Gu and Jiang Wei are two opponents that he cannot easily defeat.