As we all know, the Sui and Tang dynasties generally have a ranking of the world's masters, which first originated from the ancient vernacular** "The Complete Biography of the Tang Dynasty".
This is a literary work of gods descending into the world, combining fantasy, gods and monsters and war, its value, we are not good at evaluation, but there are indeed many bugs and flaws in the earliest version, such as Yang Lin from Yang Jian's uncle to Yang Guang's uncle.
Today, we will not talk about the relationship between the characters, but separately talk about some problems and flaws in the list of heroes in the book, and attach the final list in my heart.
Let's take a look at the order of heroes in the book.
Li Yuanba
Yuwen Chengdu
Pei Yuanqing
Majestic sea
Wu Yunzhao
Wu Tianxi
Luo Cheng
Yang Lin
Wei Wentong
bug
bug
Vacancies
Vacancies
Vacancies
Vacancies
Qin Qiong
Vacancies
Shan Xiongxin
In the book, when Master Shang and his apprentice appeared, it was pointed out that he was the tenth good man of the Great Sui Dynasty, but when Xin Wenli appeared, it was said that after Wei Wentong's death, Xin Wenli was considered the ninth. Thus there are two tens.
That is to say, in addition to vacancies, there are also bugs.
Yuwen Chengdu once fought with the three generals of Yunhai Xi in Siming Mountain for a day, and when his physical strength was about to be exhausted, he was repelled by Pei Yuanqing with a hammer.
Although this is an unfair example, judging from the result, it is indeed Pei Yuanqing who defeated Yuwen Chengdu.
If it is not clear here that Pei Yuanqing is stronger than Yuwen Chengdu, then from the perspective of the battle against Li Yuanba, Pei Yuanqing is far better than Yuwen Chengdu. Pei Yuanqing took three hammers and walked away, while Yuwen Chengdu couldn't even catch a hammer, and was even snatched by Li Yuanba empty-handed and captured the horse alive.
Some people say that this is because Pei Yuanqing is powerful, and his technology is not as good as Yuwen Chengdu. This statement is completely taken for granted, because there is no evidence in the book that Yuwen Chengdu has any outstanding skills that can beat Pei Yuanqing, and it is an indisputable fact that Pei Yuanqing is better than Yuwen Chengdu through indirect comparison of battle records.
Xiong Kuohai, Wu Yunzhao, and Wu Tianxi are usually regarded as the same level, and they are the kind that are not different.
The level of the three is indeed the same, but Xiong Kuohai and Wu Tianxi have fought for half a month without winning or losing, and it is more reasonable to put the two close together. Moreover, after Wu Yunzhao lost to Yuwen Chengdu, he thought that it was possible to defeat Yuwen Chengdu by inviting Wu Tianxi to come, so he sent Jiao Fang to Gyro Village to ask Wu Tianxi to help, indicating that in his heart, Wu Tianxi should be above him.
Therefore, it is more reasonable to put Wu Tianxi on top of Wu Yunzhao.
There are few descriptions of moves in the book, but the Luo family gun has been emphasized many times, so in terms of martial arts alone, Luo Cheng, who is a master of the Luo family's marksmanship, will not be inferior to the martial arts of Haiyun Xi and the three of them.
In terms of strength, Luo Cheng's Zhangba Rolling Cloud Spear is 240 catties, Wu Yunzhao's Zhangba Snake Spear is 160 catties, the double axe of the majestic sea is also 160 catties, and Wu Tianxi's mixed gold boring is 200 catties.
The reason why Luo Cheng was criticized was because he was not at the same level as Yang Lin because he fought with Yang Lin Shihe, and Yang Lin was repelled by Pei Yuanqing, and Haiyun Xi was able to fight with Yuwen Chengdu for more than ten times.
But I don't know what this can mean, the original text in the book, Yang Lin and Luo Cheng fought Shihe, and only won a draw, so what about after Shihe? Judging from the battle against Cheng Jin, Luo Cheng is obviously stronger than Yang Lin, and what evidence is there to prove that Yang Lin and Haiyun Xi are less than ten in battle?
In addition, when the difference in strength is not large, and even Luo Cheng has the advantage, can Hai Yunxi block it?
Although Cao Yanping was killed by Yang Lin, it was completely a blind cat that met a dead mouse. When Cao Yanping went out to fight, Yang Lin secretly said that it was not good, and he only lasted forty times in a desperate battle, and when he was defeated, he casually threw out the dragon stick and killed Cao Yanping, but he couldn't hide the fact that Cao Yanping's martial arts were higher than Yang Lin.
What's more, in Cao Yanping's self-report, he once beat Yang Lin to beg for mercy. And if Cao Yanping is not selected because of his age, it is even more unreasonable, according to his generation, Yang Lin is two to three generations older than Li Yuanba, he can be shortlisted, why can't Cao Yanping?
Shan Xiongxin's character has nothing to say, but his martial arts are not enough to rank among the eighteen heroes. Wei Chigong, who was inseparable from Qin Qiong, could get Shan Xiongxin in a few moves, while Chai Shao had fought with Yu Chigong for twenty rounds.
In addition, Cheng Biting Jin also cut off a single pass with two axes. The strength of the prince of the Ryukyu Kingdom is also above Shan Xiongxin, as well as Liu Heimin, Su Dingfang and many other people whose strength is not inferior to Shan Tong, and they are obviously inferior to Qin Qiong and Wei Chigong. Therefore, Shan Xiongxin should not be on the list.
First of all, Han Baohu, who has long been dead in history, appeared in the book when he conquered Nanyang, regardless of whether he is inferior to Yang Lin in the book refers to status or martial arts, just look at his performance.
After Wu Yunzhao conceded three moves, Han Baohu and Wu Yunzhao fought again, and they couldn't stop it, this record was better than that of Master Shang, and they should be shortlisted.
Liang Shitai quickly defeated Shan Xiongxin, couldn't stop Li Yuanba's hammer, and blocked Wu Tianxi's three or four boring killings, which is slightly better than Qin Qiong vs. Yang Lin, and should be shortlisted.
Qiu Rui and the peak Qin Qiong fought without a win, if he wasn't too cautious, he almost killed Qin Qiong, a little higher, he should be shortlisted, Wei Chigong and Qin Qiong, who had a three-point illness, didn't know whether they won or lost, and they played a single pass, but they couldn't stop Luo Cheng's three or four shots, so they should be shortlisted.
Wu Deng and Wei Chigong are not divided between victory and defeat, and they are not far behind Qin Qiong, so they should be shortlisted.
To sum up, in my personal opinion, after correcting the flaws and supplementing the omissions, the eighteen heroes of "Saying Tang" are ranked as follows:
Li Yuanba
Pei Yuanqing
Yuwen Chengdu
Luo Cheng
Wu Tianxi
Majestic sea
Wu Yunzhao
Cao Yanping
Yang Lin
Wei Wentong
Han Baohu
Shang master and apprentice
New Bunley
Liang Shitai
Qiu Rui
Qin Qiong
Wei Chigong
Wooden