Zhang Fei, an important general of Shu Han, was easily assassinated by his subordinates

Zhang Fei, an important general of Shu Han, was easily assassinated by his subordinates

Zhang Fei was an important general of the Shu Han Dynasty, who followed Liu Bei to fight in all directions in the early stage, and was stationed in Langzhong for a long time after pacifying Yizhou. In June of the first year of Zhang Wu (221), Liu Bei to"Avenge Guan Yu"In the name of sending troops to attack Wu, he ordered Zhang Fei to lead his troops from Langzhong to Jiangzhou, but Zhang Fei was killed by his subordinates Fan Qiang and Zhang Da before leaving. So, why was Zhang Fei, as a general of Shu Han, killed by his subordinates, and how could Zhang Fei, as the chief general, be assassinated so easily?

The main reason for Zhang Fei's killing may have been a character problem.

In the Shu Han camp, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei's right-hand man Guan Yu actually died two people, it can be said that the defeat of the Shu Han camp, if death is a taboo for soldiers, Guan Yu can be regarded as a well-deserved death, and Zhang Fei may have died a little unjustly. So, why was Zhang Fei killed by his own people? Personally, I think that the main reason may be this character.

"Notes on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms" said that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are completely different characters, Guan Yu"Good step and proud soldier", Zhang Fei"Love and respect the gentleman and not the villain"。Therefore, Guan Yu ignored the sages, causing Mi Fang and Fu Shiren to surrender to Eastern Wu, and he was defeated and died; And Zhang Fei's death, with it"Don't care about villains"'s personality is closely related.

Here, of course"Bad guys"Not in the strict sense of the word, but in the sense of the word, but in the case of people of low status. So-called"Love and respect the gentleman, not the villain"In other words, Zhang Fei had great respect for the courteous scholars and literati, but had no mercy for low-status businessmen and pedestrians.

Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms - Book of Shu - Biography of Zhang Fei": The ancestors often admonished:"Gang Ji Taigang, both killing and flogging, but also looking left and right, this way to destroy the country. "Zhang Fei's personality is very irritable. It seems that Zhang Fei usually has a very irritable personality, and the generals are often whipped, Liu Bei advised him that sooner or later he would bring trouble to himself, but Zhang Fei didn't seem to listen.

Unlike the simple narrative of Zhang Fei's death in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Romance of the Three Kingdoms expands on the original story and clearly shows the connection between Zhang Fei's death and Zhang Fei's character.

According to the description of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", after Guan Yu was defeated and died, Zhang Fei often drunk and whipped the soldiers in addition to grief, and even"The whipping corpse does not stop"When Liu Bei decided to avenge Guan Yu and attack Wu, Zhang Fei asked the whole army to raise the white flag and white armor within three days"In order to prepare for the show of filial piety, attack the state of Wu"！Zhang Fei ordered the whole army to fly the white flag and put on white armor within three days. For this impossible task, Fan Jiang (called Fan Qiang in "Three Kingdoms") and Zhang Da put forward a deadline, and Zhang Fei was asked for it"Tie it to a tree and whip it fifty times"。

After the torture, Zhang Fei said again:"If you cross the border, I'll kill you two for public display. "Fan Jiang and Zhang Da, who had already been whipped, saw that they would still be executed if they did not comply, so they jumped over the fence, touched Zhang Fei's tent, and killed and beheaded the drunk Zhang Fei.

and Liu Bei in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" after learning of Zhang Fei's death"He cried loudly and fainted to the ground"、"I can't help myself, and I don't think about tea and dinner"Compared to Liu Bei in "Notes on the Three Kingdoms", he is much calmer, but"Crying"Nothing more! Fei Xuan is dead"。This may be because Liu Bei knew that Zhang Fei's character and behavior were"Woe to you", so I was mentally prepared.

As a commander, why was Zhang Fei assassinated so easily?

In "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms - Book of Shu - The Biography of Zhang Fei", the record of Zhang Fei's death is very simple"The first lord attacked Wu, led 10,000 troops, from Langzhong to Jiangzhou. Special hair, its account will be Zhang Da, kill Fan Qiangfei, take his head, run down, run to Sun Quan"。People can't help but ask, how could Zhang Fei, as a general of the army, be killed so easily, and even run to Wu State?

It is said that Zhang Fei, as the chief general in the army, must be in the army, he does not say three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, but he is also heavily guarded, and the big tent is full of guards, how can he let others easily touch the main general's big tent, and then kill people and easily escape?

The first is the identity of Zhang Da and Fan Qiang, "Three Kingdoms" said that these two people are Zhang Fei's"The general in the tent"Although these two people are not ordinary soldiers and have the opportunity to come to Zhang Fei's tent, the tent is not an ordinary place, even military generals have to pass through guards, and it is impossible to enter easily.

Therefore, I suspect that these two people may not be ordinary generals, but Zhang Fei's personal commanders, and only with such an identity can they sneak into the camp to kill Zhang Fei, and then leave easily. After all, as a lieutenant general, the status of the pro-soldier may not be high, but it is extremely easy to get close to the general.

The second reason is why they managed to escape. Zhang Da and Fan Qiang killed Zhang Fei and returned"Sticking to the head of the river to run to Sun Quan", not only successfully escaped from the barracks, but also put Zhang Fei's head down the river to throw Dongwu, which is simply incredible.

I think it was because Zhang Fei was too strict with the soldiers, and no one dared to enter the account to check the situation, so the two had enough time to escape. When everyone realized that Zhang Fei was dead, they had already fled and could not catch up.

To sum up, the reason why Zhang Fei, the heavy general of Shu Han, was so easy to kill, I am afraid that it has a lot to do with the fact that the soldiers are too strict on weekdays, after all, he is surrounded by pro-generals, and because of the fear of other soldiers, even if Zhang Fei does not show up for a long time, no one dares to break in, etc., when they find out that Zhang Fei is dead and want to follow, they are already cold.