In the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and Cao Wei generals, what is the reason for the huge gap in the eyes?
In the long history of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun are both highly respected heroes, but their status in the minds of Cao Wei's generals is obviously different. This raises an interesting question: why did Guan Yu and Zhao Yun have such different positions in Cao Wei's eyes?
This question involves the complex relationship between power, strategy, and personal audacity during the Three Kingdoms period. In this article, we will examine the image of Guan Yu and Zhao Yun in the minds of Cao Wei's generals, analyze their performance on the battlefield and on the political stage, and the factors behind all this.
Perhaps, the impression of Cao Wei's generals on them was different because of Guan Yu's strength and Zhao Yun's wisdom. Following in the footsteps of history, we will unravel the mystery of the Three Kingdoms and see why these two heroes had such different positions in Cao Wei's army.
The difference between a strong personality and a weak personality, a stable personality and a volatile personality.
Actually, it has a lot to do with two different characters. Guan Yu has a strong personality, attaches importance to righteousness over profit, and has a stubborn and obstinate personality"Heroism"。He was loyal to his master Liu Bei, and he could spare his life for Liu Bei, so he was called"Martial Saint"。
However, this confident and resolute personality often makes him seem out of place with the crowd and difficult to work with. Guan Yu was direct, sharp, and decisive, without the slightest hesitation. This kind of resolute and resolute personality is often difficult to navigate.
In contrast, Zhao Yun is known for being kind and humble, kind and easy-going"General Renqin"。He never boasted of his exploits, and was amiable and made people feel close. Zhao Yun is always cautious and thoughtful before acting, and often says"If you want to hurry, you can't reach it"。
Zhao Yun never panicked when he encountered a problem, but calmly thought about countermeasures. Zhao Yun's character of overcoming rigidity with softness and knowing how to advance and retreat gives people a good feeling. These two different personalities and behaviors also subtly affect the status of the two in the minds of enemy generals.
In the eyes of Cao Wei's enemies, Guan Yu was a cunning and imperious general, and they admired Guan Yu's ability, but they were worried about it"Monsters"Difficult to control. Zhao Yun, on the other hand, gave people a sense of gentleness and inscrutableness, and although he was handsome on the outside, his position was deeply hidden, which made the enemy generals both relieved and faintly worried.
Aggressive power with clever tactical variations.
Not only that, but the two generals also fought very differently, which to some extent affected the enemy's perception of them. Guan Yu likes to fight with his head and always leads his subordinates to fight. When Guan Yu fights, he always rushes straight to the enemy with a long sword in his hand.
The legendary Zhao Ba's snake spear and the green dragon's giant glaive sword make enemies shudder every time they appear on the battlefield. Due to Guan Yu's bravery and fearlessness, the enemy was often unable to parry in the confrontation, and could only adopt the tactics of encircling the point to send reinforcements. However, Guan Yu's invincible and unstoppable momentum makes it difficult to dodge and is often defeated.
On the other hand, Zhao Yun's fighting style is more steady, and he is able to use skilful tactics to deal with his enemies. Zhao Yun's white horse silver spear often suddenly appeared in unexpected places for the enemy, and one shot hit the enemy's vital point. Zhao Yun is not good at frontal combat, and likes to use deception and sneak attacks to catch the enemy by surprise.
In battle, Zhao Yun is always improvised, using his wisdom to guide the enemy into the trap he has set. Sometimes the enemy army could not detect the movements of Zhao Yun's army, and even fell into his ambush circle, making it difficult for the enemy army to parry. Therefore, in the eyes of Cao Wei's enemy generals, Guan Yu was a brave and strong enemy.
They often recalled their encounters with Guan Yu and were impressed by Guan Yu's bravery. Guan Yu's surprise victory often made the enemy generals unable to figure out the movements of Zhao Yun's army, and they were often in a situation of being passively beaten. Because of these two very different ways of fighting, the two left a very different impression in the minds of the enemy generals.
Steady as a rock, no big ups and downs.
However, the records of the achievements of these two famous generals of the Three Kingdoms are very different. This had a certain impact on how Cao Wei's generals treated them. Although Guan Yu has won many battles and is known as a martial saint, he has also been defeated repeatedly. For example, in the Battle of Nagasakapo, Guan Yu did not listen to Zilong's advice and insisted on going deep into the battlefield himself, but as a result, he fell into a heavy siege and was forced to flee out of the city.
This left Guan Yu with an unstable impression in the hearts of the enemy. Although the generals of Cao Wei admired Guan Yu's bravery, they also made high criticisms of Guan Yu's failure. They believe that Guan Yu relied too much on his own martial arts, sometimes misunderstood others, and made mistakes in judgment, which was the main reason for his failure.
In contrast, Zhao Yun was much smoother on the battlefield. He rarely makes big mistakes, and he rarely suffers devastating defeats. Zhao Yun always kept a clear head, fought tenaciously, and had foresight. This kind of performance made Cao Wei establish a far-sighted image of a general in the minds of enemy generals. They believed that Zhao Yun was a rare wise general, and under the command of Liu Bei, he could always turn danger into a disaster at a critical moment, putting them on the defensive.
It is not difficult to understand that the enemy generals have different evaluations of the combat performance of the two - Guan Yu is brave, but ** miserable; Zhao Yun is deep and steady, which makes people unguardable. These two different impressions also influenced the attitude of the enemy generals towards the two.
We are all heroes, and each of us has a role to play.
Although in the eyes of Cao Wei's enemy generals, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun are obviously different, they are both loyal and righteous generals. Guan Yu's determination to regard death as if he were at home was rare in the Three Kingdoms. He decided to sacrifice himself to fulfill his lord's ambitions, and even the enemy generals admired his honesty.
Cao Wei's generals admired and feared Guan Yu's loyalty and openness. They believe that the reason why Guan Yu can repeatedly create miracles on the battlefield is inseparable from his spirit of treating death as home. If Liu Bei did not have an enthusiastic general like Guan Yu, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to go on a northern expedition.
Zhao Yun's calmness, wisdom and flexibility are also rare in the world. If it weren't for the fact that he grasped the military power when Zhuge Liang was seriously ill and outwitted the crisis, I am afraid that Liu Bei's great cause would have been difficult to achieve. Zhao Yun's wisdom and fearless spirit in resolving the crisis even admired Cao Wei's enemy generals.
It is believed that the reason why Liu Bei's army was able to fight tenaciously and achieve victory in the arduous military campaign was because of a visionary like Zhao Yun as the core of the army. Therefore, although Guan Yu and Zhao Yun have differences, they are both rare good generals.
No side can defeat the enemy alone. Only when the soldiers work together and complement each other's advantages can Liu Beijun stand out from the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms and complete the great cause of the Northern Expedition. Cao Wei's enemy generals admired and feared these heroic generals. They were the only two generals in Liu Bei's army who complemented each other, and they were the most difficult and terrible enemies in their eyes.
The famous generals of the Three Kingdoms are well-known. Liu Bei's favorite generals Guan Yu and Zhao Yun are among the best. Together, they created a legend in the history of the Three Kingdoms. On the battlefield of Liu Bei's Northern Expedition, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, two conscientious generals, cooperated tacitly and flew together, making the enemy unguardable.
Guan Yu's skills often make the enemy generals fearless, and Zhao Yun is even more unfathomable, making it difficult for the enemy generals to parry. Although the two have different personalities and combat styles, and their performances are also uneven, their ability to get along and cooperate with each other is impressive. This kind of in-depth understanding of the military situation and the depth of understanding of the two ruthless generals can enable Liu Beijun to gain a firm foothold in the battle step by step.
The portrayal of the two heroes is also well written - different personalities, different combat methods, and very different battle records, but in the end they are both loyal and righteous people. Perhaps it is precisely because of different temperaments, different means, and different styles that the enemy generals have very different evaluations of Cao Wei.
But this is precisely the charm of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, who have a colorful and complementary light, and jointly created this historical legend of heroes. In that troubled era, it is not easy to be a hero, and it is not easy to be a brave and warlike general, Liu Bei's subordinates are actually Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, two people with very different personalities, and the strength of the two famous generals complements each other, which is really enviable!