In the author's opinion, Dong Zhuo in the historical records is actually very strong in martial arts, and is even not inferior to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who are known as "ten thousand enemies".
The reason why I say this is because in terms of personal martial arts, the representative of martial arts in the era of cold weapons is mounted archery.
And the description of Dong Zhuo's riding and archery in "Three Kingdoms" far surpasses others.
The only martial arts that have been officially recognized in the past dynasties are strength and mounted archery.
Sects and swordsmanship and spearmanship only exist in storytelling and martial arts. There has never been any historical record of which dynasty and which generation would use swords, spears, and boxing to select martial arts.
When historians write about the martial arts of the fierce generals of the past dynasties, they generally only have seven words, that is: "Superior strength, good at riding and shooting." ”
Brawn strength, not arm strength, refers to the strength of the lower back and the whole body.
And the history book, which cherishes words like gold, makes such an evaluation of Dong Zhuo's martial arts in sixteen characters.
Outstanding talent and martial arts, less brawn strength, double belt and two sheaths, left and right gallop shooting. "Three Kingdoms: The Biography of Dong Zhuo".Let's take a look at these sixteen words.Brawn strength, not arm strength, refers to the strength of the lower back and the whole body.
1) Talent. As the name suggests, it is talent and martial arts. Don't think that Dong Zhuo is uneducated, Dong Zhuo's early experience was selected as Yulinlang by virtue of the accumulation of military merits and fame from a good family.
Yu Linlang of the Han Dynasty was not just a guard, in fact, he was equivalent to the ** reserve cadre of the Han Empire. And the Eastern Han Dynasty can be Yulinlang, no one is uneducated!
2) Less brawn than.
That is to say, Dong Zhuo's waist and back strength is not only far superior to ordinary people, but also rare people can compare with it.
This is obviously a grade higher than the "extraordinary strength" said.
3) Double belt and two sheaths, left and right gallop shooting.
That's even more remarkable. You can bring two pots of arrows, and shoot your bow left and right on a galloping horse, both of which can shoot without missing a shot.
Even the flying general Lu Bu did not get such an evaluation.
If you can't shoot the bow left and right, the history books will not give the words "gallop left and right".
If some people think that "shooting left and right" is not uncommon, then there is only the word haha.
The real top-level martial arts when cold weapons are shooting left and right. Believe it or not, it's up to you!
Therefore, the strength of few people can be compared, and Dong Zhuo, who can carry two pots of arrows and shoot a bow left and right on a galloping war horse, will never lose to those famous generals in the Three Kingdoms era in terms of martial arts.
In this way, there are still many friends who still want to shoot me with bricks.
Why? Just because General Guan Zhang is known as the enemy of 10,000 people, and some people insist that the enemy of 10,000 people is martial arts.
What is certain is that the so-called "10,000 enemies" of the ancients refers to the art of war, which has nothing to do with martial arts.
The term "10,000 enemies" does not refer to martial arts.
The ancients used "ten thousand enemies" to describe a famous ancient general, which by no means means that the general's martial arts can defeat 10,000 people with the strength of one person, which is absolutely impossible!
The courage of ten thousand people is just an adjective, and it will never happen in any reality, ancient or modern.
How to select troops, how to organize troops, train soldiers, and then arrange troops to win a decisive battle, etc., this thing has been learned, one person can kill 10,000 people, and this is called 10,000 enemies.
When there are few items, you can't learn to learn, so you go; Learning swords, but it doesn't work, Xiang Liang is angry. Ji said: "Books are enough to remember names and surnames." The sword is an enemy of one person, and it is not enough to learn, and it is not enough to learn from ten thousand enemies. So Xiang Liang was a member of the art of war, and he was overjoyed, and he knew a little about it, but he refused to learn it.From this passage, it is clear that the so-called 10,000 enemies of the ancients refers to the art of war.
It can also be known that when Xiang Yu was a teenager, he didn't care about reading and gave up halfway. Then I learned swordsmanship, and I didn't have to worry about it, and I didn't practice fencing well.
His uncle Xiang Liang was angry and reprimanded him, so Xiang Yu said:
I can only remember my name and surname when I read, and no matter how good my swordsmanship is, I can only kill one person, and I want to learn the skills of ten thousand enemies.
So, Xiang Liang taught him the art of war such as marching and fighting, marching and marching. Xiang Yu was overjoyed and concentrated on studying every day.
According to this record, Xiang Yu learned the art of 10,000 enemies more seriously than learning fencing, but he didn't work hard to learn it completely.
Because the phrase "I know a little about it, but I don't want to learn" is very interesting.
Judging from the events in the struggle between Chu and Han, Xiang Yu learned the art of war, and it is estimated that he emphasized tactics and ignored strategy.Xiang Yu's main army focused on confronting Liu Bang, and sat back and watched Han Xin sweep the north, and when he came to his senses, the general trend of the world had gone.
Won all battles, and the defeated army was wiped out, which made future generations sigh.
Let's talk about martial arts first.
"Historical Records" said that Xiang Yu was not serious about learning fencing, and the word "not successful" means that he did not learn swordsmanship well.
Then, there must be someone who doesn't believe it again and will say:
How is this possible, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, can kill hundreds of people with one person, how can there be a reason why he has not learned swordsmanship well!
That's what is written in the book, if you don't believe it, you can't do it, if you don't accept it, ask Taishi Gong to go.
However, there is one thing to popularize science.
1) If you can't do swordsmanship, you can't do fencing.
For example, professional combat athletes, many people just can't win the championship and have to retire. But that doesn't mean they can't fight, it's easy to beat ordinary people, it's like playing.
2) Cold weapon fighting, the key is that the three points of strength, armor, and weapons are the most important, and then martial arts.
Martial arts are of course important, but they can only be relegated to the top three, ranking fourth.
In the face of the absolute power of multiplier advantage, skill has little effect.
Just like a thirteen-year-old boy, even if he has mastered his martial arts skills, just because his strength has not yet been generated, it is still difficult to resist the blow of a thirty-year-old strong man who has never practiced martial arts.
For example, Xiang Yu. Possessing the divine power of carrying the crown, even if his swordsmanship is ordinary, his strength and courage are rarely rivals.
He is also the son of the Xiang family, he is a general when he first joins the army, of course, he has the strongest armor, the best quality spear, and a group of brave guards to escort him, these factors are superimposed, and he has become an invincible general who is invincible when he charges into battle.
Ten thousand enemies, it means that Guan Zhang and the two of them are both talented generals.
And before Liu Bei Group got Zhuge Liang, there were really not many people who had the talent of a general.
Therefore, Guan and Zhang were willing to be by Liu Bei's side, and they fought thousands of miles with him, and they did not lose their morale after repeated setbacks, which was particularly significant and eye-catching, and they were called "ten thousand enemies".
Guan Zhang Zhiyong, of course, is uncontroversial.
But the name of 10,000 enemies does not mean that the two are invincible, let alone that only the two of them are the enemies of the Three Kingdoms.
From Dong Zhuo Lu Bu Group, and then Cao Cao and Jiangdong and other groups, there are tens of thousands of talented generals and ministers, there are really not too many!
However, only by following Liu Bei, who lacks talents, can he attract the attention of all people.
If anyone thinks that the Three Kingdoms are only about Zhang and 10,000 enemies. Then read a passage in "Three Kingdoms: The Biography of Lu Bu".
"In the third year of Jian'an, Bu Fu rebelled as a technique, and sent Gao Shun to attack Liu Bei and Yu Pei, and broke it. Taizu sent Xiahou to the rescue, but Shun was defeated. ”This is to say: Liu Guanzhang and the three people garrisoned in Xuzhou Xiaopei, but Gao Shun led a partial division to attack, good guys, Guan Zhang's two 10,000 enemies plus Liu Bei, actually let Gao Shun abandon the city and leave.
Then, under Cao Cao's order, Xiahoudun led his army to help Liu Bei, and then fought with Gao Shun, and was defeated by Gao Shun.
This says two things:
1) If someone thinks that Guan and Zhang Wuyi are invincible to 10,000 people, then why don't they rush into the army and directly behead Gao Shun?
It can also be seen from this that martial arts are not what is said in Romance!
2) If the Three Kingdoms are only related to Zhang Erjiang and can be the enemy of 10,000 people, then why did they lose to Gao Shun, and then join forces with Xiahoudun and lose to Gao Shun?
Therefore, if it is determined that "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is called Guan and Zhang's 10,000 enemies, it is one-sided to think that the Three Kingdoms are only related to Zhang and Zhang are 10,000 enemies!
If so, then what is this Gao Shun, could it be called "40,000 enemies"?
What is Xu Huang who defeated Guan Yu in Fancheng?
In that case, these 10,000 enemies are not particularly rare, because there are still 40,000 enemies and 50,000 enemies on it.
To be correct, the title of 10,000 enemies should be a necessary ability for a general.
During the Three Kingdoms era, a battalion had a thousand soldiers, and several battalions of thousands were a first-class army; Several military forces are gathered into 10,000 or tens of thousands, and they are commanded by a general in a unified and controlled manner, and the generals who can take on this role are 10,000 enemies.
In the Battle of Fancheng, Yu Ban's Seventh Army was in charge of the Seventh Route Army, with a total of more than 30,000 men and horses.
And there are many generals who have this ability in the Three Kingdoms. was the only one under Liu Bei, and there were only two people at that time.
Therefore, the ability of Guanzhang to be 10,000 enemies is particularly significant.
However, having the title of 10,000 enemies is by no means equal to being invincible in the world.