Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's martial arts, self-taught, how can they be among the best?
There is a ranking of military generals in the Three Kingdoms period: the first Lu Bu, the second Zhao Yun, the third Dian Wei, the fourth Guan Yu, the fifth Ma Chao, and the sixth Zhang Fei.
Among these six people, Lu Bu ranked first, Zhao Yun ranked second, and Dian Wei was called"Ancient demons of the future", it stands to reason that he should not be too controversial in third place.
But why are Guan Yu and Zhang Fei ranked fourth and sixth? At the very least, Ma is beyond a military family, and his personal martial arts are definitely not superb enough.
On the other hand, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, these two people have no experience in apprenticeship, how can they make a lot of contributions out of thin air and help Liu Bei form a hegemony?
The reason is actually very simple: the place of birth, personal courage, the social atmosphere of the era in which they lived, and the author's exaggerated descriptions are enough evidence for future generations to judge. Judging from the reasons for joining these aspects, the martial arts of the two can be described as second to none.
Place of birth. Cao Zhi once wrote such a poem in "White Horse Chapter":"The white horse is adorned with gold reins and gallops in the northwest. I don't know who the boy is, the boy is like a knight"。
It can be seen from this poem that the rangers of Youzhou and Bingzhou County at that time were considered to be the most talented group of people in the late Han Dynasty. At that time, of course, the evaluation of the literati was the most favorable, and later generations had no reason to doubt it.
Guan Yu was originally from Hedong, and Zhang Fei was originally from Zhuo County, Youzhou, where they were home, and their fate was incomparable to others. Even among the rangers in these two districts, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei can be at the top.
In this case, after meeting Liu Bei, of course, we will help him develop his career. Many people may not be fully aware of the stereotypes of the region, but the fact that they were also military generals from Henan and Ze provinces is enough to prove it.
Taking the capital and state as an example, there have been military generals such as Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Guo Huai, etc., I believe everyone has heard of Lu Bu's name, although his personal character is not outstanding, but his brave strength has been recognized by many people in later generations.
There are also famous generals such as Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Zhang He in Youzhou. Zhao Yun's seven battles, seven wins and seven defeats, Yan Liang and Wen Chou's prestige as the highest pillars of the Hebei Imperial Palace are enough to prove that Youzhou also has famous generals, and nothing is more common than this.
Of course, the military generals of the Three Kingdoms period could not be limited to the two counties of Ping and You. After all, Jingzhou also has outstanding generals such as Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, so how can this be explained? Looking at the division of provinces during the Three Kingdoms period, Pingzhou and Youzhou actually belonged to the northern frontier of the Han Dynasty.
When the minorities of the north attacked, the people of these two countries bore the brunt. Under such circumstances, the people of the two countries cannot survive without practicing martial arts all year round.
What if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't have a teacher to teach them martial arts, and they didn't have such a foundation? After so many years of training, ordinary people want to compete with them, but they don't actually have the knowledge to do so.
followed Liu Bei into battle to kill the enemy, accumulated more and more actual combat experience in actual combat, and got more and more actual combat training, and it is not impossible for their martial arts to be further improved. After all, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" did not say that after these two people appeared, the world became invincible.
Personal courage. Secondly, the courage of the two is one of the main reasons why they are famous all over the world.
Taking Guan Yu as an example, when Guan Yu beheaded Yan Liang in the early years, Yan Liang was indeed in the tens of thousands of troops. If Guan Yu didn't have the courage to look at death as if he were home, would he dare to kill a general in such a huge army?
Whether he is capable or not, if he shows the slightest cowardice, he is doomed to die mercilessly under the siege of the rebellious army.
It is completely wrong to say that two people with similar martial arts are more likely to win than the braver ones.
For example, Guan Yu has more than six generals in five passes, riding alone for thousands of miles, fighting with a knife, scraping bones to heal wounds, etc., all of which are enough to show that Guan Yu's courage is extraordinary.
Perhaps it was his fearless courage in many battles that led him to the final victory. Otherwise, many past enemies might prevent Guan Yu from rallying further.
Zhang Fei was even simpler, he had his soldiers stationed behind the long planks in front of the bridge, so that Cao Cao was naturally suspicious and did not dare to act rashly. In such an extreme situation, if you are an ordinary person, you will have to be frightened a long time ago. But how did Zhang Fei do it?
Just as Cao Cao was retreating, Zhang Fei roared angrily, which frightened Cao Cao's nephew Xiahou Jie, and Cao Cao was forced to withdraw his troops. Without such strength, there can be no strong force.
Not only that, Zhang Fei dared to insult Lu Bu's three family slaves again and again, clamoring for 300 rounds of battle, Zhang Fei's courage is commendable. If you change to someone else, knowing that you have the opportunity to take their head, and still go to challenge, isn't that looking for death?
Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, he prefers to go to the tiger mountains. This extreme choice usually serves only two purposes: one is to be a good meal for the tiger, and the other is to become more and more powerful.
It can be seen that the bravery of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei is one of the main reasons for their high martial arts.
It is mostly unrealistic to say that there were no generals who could defeat them during the Three Kingdoms period.
Taking Wen Chou as an example, when Zhao Yun went down the mountain, he fought with Zhao Yun for dozens of rounds without winning or losing, but Guan Yu killed him with a sword.
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The social atmosphere of his time.
In addition, the social atmosphere of the era in which they lived was also the main reason for their superior martial arts.
During the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty in China, folk martial arts prevailed. Especially the rangers at that time, there were simply too many to count.
They are common in all social strata, and even powerful people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao dare not underestimate them easily. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are of course the best of the rangers.
Besides, which of Cao Cao's strategists is not outstanding in martial arts, let alone individual generals?
In addition to the death of Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia, Xun Yu and Xun You, who were in charge of Cao Cao's government affairs in the rear, were not incompetent. Cao Cao himself was able to kill Lu Bohao's family, proving that Cao Cao was also a capable person.
In such a social environment, it is normal for folk masters like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to appear.
Therefore, before why Guan Yu and Zhang Fei can be among the best without the guidance of famous teachers, we should also think about whether the existence of these two people is because the whole society has cultivated such talents.
The first master gathered apprentices in the countryside, and Yu Ban and Zhang Fei protected them from outsiders"。
The reason why Liu Bei didn't let them go is enough to prove that Liu Bei has long seen that these two people are strong in martial arts.
In addition, among the six people, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Guan Yu, Ma Chao and Zhang Fei did not mention that they were apprentices, only Zhao Yun worshiped the war prodigy Yuan as his teacher, and Ma Chao worshipped his father Ma Teng as his teacher.
Why can they get ahead, but Guan Yu and Zhang Fei can't? Not only that, but there is no mention of where their master came from, is it true that they don't have a master? Such a judgment is too arbitrary.
Putting aside the feathers, Liu Bei was able to raise an army to rebel and unite the princes of the Eighteenth Route to crusade against Dong Zhuo, which was inseparable from Zhang Fei's dispersion of his family wealth. In the era when rangers are everywhere, a person has so much money, it shouldn't be difficult to find one or two masters to train him.
No matter how high the martial arts of these masters are, after Zhang Fei walks on the right path, of course, he can continuously improve his personal strength through his own cultivation.
The author's exaggerated description.
Under the deliberate praise of Luo Guanzhong, the author of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Guan Yu and Zhang Fei became respected famous generals.
You must know that "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is just a **, although its overall structure is based on the history of the Three Kingdoms period, but most of the plots are slightly different from the real history.
In this case, it is certainly easy for the author to invite the two chinchas. Even Zhang Fei could turn into a conspirator because of his decisions.
It can be seen that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are famous, which is really a trivial matter.
Two people can fight, that's what history tells us. In the case of this scenario, add the previously mentioned"Scraping bones to cure poison", it is still relatively easy to scare away Xiahou Jie and other parts before Changban Slope.
Rather than worrying about whether they have that power, we should worry about the possibility that they will have it when the time comes.
I have to say that the real war during the Three Kingdoms period was really different from what people imagined.
In the real historical development process of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other military generals, they may not be admired for their power as in **, but because they have been known for thousands of years, which shows that their personal courage is by no means something that so many people can guess.
Instead of being petty-suspicious of the predecessors, it is better to look at the big picture and acknowledge the influence of the predecessors on the cultural development of the Three Kingdoms and the Chinese nation later.
It is worth noting that there are two aspects to the evaluation of Guan Yu by later generations.
First of all, Guan Yu's integrity, diligence, and original intention are commendable; Second, Guan Yu does not understand the great cause of reunification, his strategic vision is not high, and his relationship with his allies is not political.
Regardless of which of these two evaluations is better, it is important to consider whether you can do better than Guan Yu in the same situation, and learn accordingly.
The same is true for Zhang Fei. The commentary describes Zhang Fei's recklessness, arrogance, and insensitivity, as well as Zhang Fei's severity, slaughter, and wit.
It seems that just because the times are different, there will be two completely different personalities in the same person.
Therefore, if we only focus on martial arts, it is inevitable that we will fall behind.