During the Three Kingdoms period, there was really no martial arts master who could sweep the battlefield and lead the group?
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there are many heroes with strong martial arts. Some people have no arrows, and some people are brave. However, they are either offensive or defensive, and there are always certain shortcomings. Didn't there be a peerless master with complete weapons and both offense and defense at that time? The answer, of course, is no. Because, there is indeed such a master of the art of war in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and he is Zhao Zilong.
Zhao Yun, the word Zilong, his real name is Zhao Fan. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Niu Zhu was a member of the family, and later lived in the Zhao Mansion of the general of Zhenbei and was raised by the Zhao Mansion. He is not only an agile martial arts wizard, but also a famous general of the Three Kingdoms who has gone down in history because of his loyalty and integrity.
In 184 AD, when Zhao Yun was only seventeen years old, he participated in the campaign to suppress the Yellow Turban Army uprising with his adoptive father Zhao Fu. It was the height of summer and the sun was scorching. One day, Zhao Yun was ordered to go to the boundary bridge to reconnoiter the enemy's movements. I saw that the Yellow Turban Army was burning and killing at the bridgehead, and innocent people were brutally killed. Zhao Yun was furious, and immediately decided to go into the tiger's den alone to eliminate harm for the people.
At this time, Zhao Yun had already begun to show his edge, and he was proficient in various martial arts, especially good at riding horses and carrying guns. He rode his horse and galloped, beheading several leaders of the Yellow Turban Army, as if he were in a no-man's land. One by one, the besieging enemies fell, none of them were his opponents. Just as Zhao Yun's eyes were red, he suddenly heard the sound of whistling and breaking through the air from behind.
Zhao Yun hurriedly rolled sideways, one turned over and dismounted, and a poisoned arrow swept past him, and then shot an enemy soldier in the throat. It turned out that this was sent by Feng Xi, a divine archer under the command of Zhao Fu. Zhao Yun took this opportunity to re-mount his horse and return to the bridgehead to meet the Zhao army. In this battle, the Yellow Turban Army at the bridgehead was completely annihilated. Zhao Fu saw that Zhao Yun's martial arts were outstanding, and praised him and authorized him to enter the city first. Since then, Zhao Yun has become famous and is famous in the army as a young hero. And this is just the prelude to his legendary life.
After the Battle of the Boundary Bridge, Zhao Yun went to various places with the Zhao Mansion. This period was the period when Zhao Yun's martial arts were becoming more and more mature. In many battles, Zhao Yun relied on his amazing marksmanship, killed decisively, and repeatedly performed miraculous feats. At that time, the reputation of "Zilong Divine Spear, Unparalleled in the World" spread.
In 197 AD, Cao Cao went east to Lü Bu, and the two sides launched a decisive battle in Guandu. In this battle, Zhao Yun followed his adoptive father Zhao Fu to take the vanguard of Cao's army and entered the camp of Lu Bu. I saw Zhao Yun holding a Zhurong gun, running wildly, invincible. He beheaded several enemy generals in a row and took Lu Bu himself. Seeing this, Lu Bu hurriedly danced the Feiyan Iron Spear to meet the battle.
The two met between the horses, and under the fierce stabbing of the flying spear, Zhao Yun was not in a hurry, and his marksmanship was endless, and he actually blocked Lu Bu's gun. Just as the two were wrestling with marksmanship, Cao Cao personally rushed to help. Lu Bu had to retreat, leaving behind hundreds of men and horses, and defeated the black nest.
Zhao Yun made the first contribution in this battle, and Cao Cao admired his bravery very much, and specially married his daughter Cao Shuang to him as his wife. Since then, Zhao Yun has become a celebrity under Cao Cao and is admired by the whole army.
In 198 AD, Liu Bei defended Xuzhou and fought fiercely with Lü Bu. At this time, Zhao Yun had been promoted to the position of the Metropolitan Governor of Cao Ying's forward. He was ordered to lead his army to rescue Liu Bei. When they arrived at the city, they saw Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others resisting desperately and were on the verge of despair. Zhao Yun judged that the time had come, waved his sword, and personally led hundreds of elites to break into the enemy formation.
I saw Zhao Yun holding the Qingyu Sword in his left hand, and wielding the White Rainbow Silver Spear in his right hand, and the sharp sword light and gun shadow surrounded the enemy legions. He kills in and out, and he is brave. first beheaded Lu Bu's henchman leopard, and then beheaded several enemy generals in a row. Lu Bu's army was panicked for a while, and no one dared to step forward to meet the enemy. Zhao Yun took advantage of the situation to fight his way out and rescued Liu Bei and others from the encirclement.
In this battle, Zhao Yun made great contributions, and Cao Cao praised him. And Zhao Yun also became famous for this war. The reputation of "Zilong Divine Sword, Peerless Three Kingdoms" has spread far and wide. Since then, Zhao Yun has gradually grown into the first swordsman of the Three Kingdoms.
In 207 AD, Liu Bei was proclaimed king of Hanzhong in Hanzhong. The following year, Cao Cao personally led a large army south to crusade. At this time, Zhao Yun was 43 years old and was in middle age. He had already served as the vanguard governor of Cao's army, and was ordered to lead Cao Cao's cronies to conquer Liu Bei. Cao's army came all the way to the territory of Hanzhong, and Liu Bei was difficult to fight, so he had to retreat to the north bank of the Han River.
At this time, Huang Zhong learned that Liu Bei had withdrawn from Hanshui and wanted to lead an army to meet him. Zhao Yun judged that this was Huang Zhongzhong's plan, so he tried every means to rescue him. At dawn the next day, Zhao Yun left a few henchmen and infiltrated Huang Zhong's army in civilian clothes. Halfway through, the ambush unexpectedly appeared, and Huang Zhong fell into a heavy siege. Seeing that the general trend was gone, Zhao Yun immediately drew out his divine bow, and shot only three arrows, and shot the three enemy generals off his horse.
Huang Zhong hurriedly led the remnants of his troops to fight their way out of the encirclement. The two sides met on the north bank of the Han River. Zhao Yun quickly revealed his identity and protected Huang Zhong to board the boat. The two were ferried to the south bank and finally temporarily out of danger. Seeing this, Cao Jun hurriedly shot arrows on the north bank to block the attack, Zhao Yun was not in a hurry, bent his bow and set up arrows, and shot down all the pursuing arrows.
In this battle, Zhao Yun rescued Huang Zhong and made great contributions. The reputation of "Cloud Chang Divine Arrow, Unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms" has spread far and wide. Zhao Yun's archery skills made the soldiers of the three armies all look sideways and admire.
In 222 AD, Shu Han and Eastern Wu jointly attacked Wei. At this time, 58-year-old Zhao Yun participated in the war as the main force of the Shu army. Cao Pi sent famous generals Zhang He and Xu Huang to meet the enemy. The two armies fought fiercely at Fengming Mountain.
In this battle, Zhao Yun was brave, and the commander of the rear army, Guan Xing, was difficult to defeat Zhang He, and Zhao Yun saw that the situation was not good, so he hurriedly came to the rescue. I saw Zhao Yun, who was fluttering in white, galloping wildly, with a spear like the wind, and in the blink of an eye, he picked up the giant axe in Zhang He's hand. Zhang He was shocked, turned his horse's head and fled. Seeing this, Xu Huang didn't dare to fight, so he had to retreat.
Zhao Yun made outstanding achievements in this battle, and all Chinese and foreign soldiers in Shu and Han admired him. Zhao Yun was also named Marquis of Wuxiang and became one of the Five Tiger Generals. Even in old age, his martial arts are still improving, and he can be called the unparalleled god of war in the Three Kingdoms.
Through several allusions and battle examples in the above-mentioned Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is not difficult for us to see that Zhao Zilong's martial arts can indeed be called "Three Kingdoms". His marksmanship is brave, his horse is brave, and he has no opponent; His swordsmanship is exquisite, unparalleled in footwork, and invincible; His archery skills are superb, magnificent, and brave in rescue; Even his ability to avoid arrows and his horse skills are eye-catching.
From youth to old age, Zhao Yun's martial arts have become more and more refined and have not regressed. Although many heroes in Romance also have their own strengths, if you want to find such a comprehensive and outstanding character, only Zhao Zilong is the most suitable. Maybe we can't easily assert that "the first in the Three Kingdoms", but Zhao Zilong's title is indeed well deserved.