At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms era, the world was in turmoil, the heroes were competing for the deer, the princes were fighting, and the long-term war emerged a fierce general who could fight well.
We are familiar with Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Jiang Wei, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Xu Huang, Pang De, Wen Yang, Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Tai Shici, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Yan Liang, Wen Chou and so on.
As the saying goes, "generals will inevitably die before the battle", most of these fierce generals died on the battlefield in the prime of life, shrouded in horse leather, and of course, some fierce generals are over seventy years old and still gallop across the battlefield, fighting endlessly.
Below, let's take a look at how old these famous generals lived in the end.
1, Lu Bu, 156 years 199, at the age of 43
Lu Bu, whose name is Fengxian, is known as the "flying general". A native of Jiuyuan, Wuyuan County (now northwest of Baotou, Inner Mongolia). A famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, one of the heroes in the late Han Dynasty, known as "Lu Bu in the people, and the red rabbit in the horse".
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Bu once fought Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei alone in the Tiger Prison Pass, that is, "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu", and was the "first fierce general of the Three Kingdoms".
Lu Bu is about 5 years older than Liu Bei, born in 156, and once called Liu Bei "virtuous brother", which caused Zhang Fei to be dissatisfied.
In the end, Lü Bu was captured in December (February 7, 199) due to the rebellion of his subordinates, and was hanged in Baimenlou by Cao Cao's order.
2, Guan Yu, 162 years 220 years, at the age of 58
Guan Yu, the word cloud is long, a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the head of the five tiger generals of the Shu Han Dynasty.
When he was young, he married Liu Bei and Zhang Fei Taoyuan, and since then, he has never abandoned and followed his brother Liu Bei for life. Because of his unparalleled loyalty, Guan Yu was named a "martial saint" by the emperors of the later imperial courts.
In the folk, Guan Yu was even more deified: Taoism worships Guan Yu as "Guan Sheng Emperor", that is, people often say "Guan Di", one of the first four handsomes of Taoism. Buddhism reveres him as Garan Bodhisattva.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu Wenjiu beheaded Huaxiong, beheaded Yan Liang, Zhu Wenchou, beheaded six generals after five passes, flooded the Seventh Army, captured Yu Ban and Pang De, brave and unparalleled, and made great achievements.
Guan Yu finally "carelessly lost Jingzhou", was defeated and took Maicheng, was captured and killed by Eastern Wu, and the time was "December of the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an".He was fifty-eight years old.
Guan Yu is 3 years older than Zhang Fei and 1 year younger than Liu Bei. When he first met Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, Guan Yu was 27 years old and in the prime of life.
3, Zhang Fei, 166 years 221 years, 55 years old
Zhang Fei, whose name is Yide, was a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the five tiger generals of the Shu Han Dynasty.
Zhang Fei was born in a wealthy family, and the peach orchard where Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei married was part of Zhang Fei's manor;
After the Yellow Turban Uprising, Zhang Fei sold his property and recruited 500 villagers to follow Liu Bei to exterminate the Yellow Turban - it can be said that Liu Bei's capital was actually sponsored by Zhang Fei.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Fei fought against Lu Bu many times, and Changbanpo roared angrily, scaring away Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops.
Guan Yu once said to Cao Cao: "My brother Zhang Yide took the head of the general in the million-strong army, like probing the bag and taking the ear." "
It's a pity that Zhang Fei finally died at the hands of the villain - after being drunk and asleep, he was assassinated by the generals Fan Qiang (mistakenly written as Fan Jiang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms) and Zhang Da at the age of fifty-five.
4, Ma Chao, 176 years 222 years, 47 years old
Ma Chao, the word Meng Qi, the son of Ma Teng, the descendant of General Ma Yuan of Han Fubo. One of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.
Ma Chao's courage is no less than Zhang Fei, and he once tied with Zhang Fei and Xu Chu. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Ma Chao led his troops to defeat Cao Cao's army twice, and Cao Cao "cut his beard and abandoned his robe in Tongguan, and seized the boat to avoid arrows in Weishui".
Cao Cao was unable to defeat Ma Chao head-on, and Jia Xu offered a "discord plan", which caused Ma Chao and Han Sui to fight infighting, and only then did they achieve victory.
Ma Chao was defeated, first voted for Zhang Lu, and then surrendered to Liu Bei in desperation, and was arranged to guard Hanzhong. In the second year of Zhang Wu (222), Ma Chao died of illness at the age of forty-seven.
5, Huang Zhong, 145 years 220 years, at the age of 75
Huang Zhong, whose name is Hansheng, was a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the five tiger generals of the Shu Han Dynasty. Huang Zhong once drew Guan Yu, Dingjun Mountain killed Xiahou Yuan, Huang Zhong defected to Liu Bei in his 50s, and was still fighting on the battlefield in his 70s.
In August of the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (220 years), Huang Zhong followed Liu Bei to crusade against Eastern Wu, Huang Zhong wanted to avenge Guan Gong and chased and killed the Eastern Wu general Pan Zhang, but unexpectedly fell into the ambush of the Eastern Wu generals Han Dang and Zhou Tai, and unfortunately fell off the horse with an arrow - although he was rescued back to the camp by Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, but after all, he was old and frail, and finally died at the age of 75.
Before dying, Huang Zhong said to Liu Bei, "The minister is seventy and five this year, and his longevity is enough." I hope that Your Majesty will protect the dragon body in order to map the Central Plains! ”
6, Zhao Yun, 168 years 229 years, at the age of 62
Zhao Yun, the word Zilong, was a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun is one of the five tiger generals of the Shu Han Dynasty, wise and brave, and a victorious general. ”
Zhao Yun first voted for Yuan Shao, then for Gongsun Zhan, and finally for Liu Bei, who has been looking for a Ming Jun who can "relieve the people of hanging upside down and implement benevolent government", dedicated to the public and selfless.
In the Battle of Changbanpo, Zhao Yun rescued the queen Liu Chan (Adou) and Mrs. Gan in the chaotic army, which was described as "seven in and seven out" in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
In the autumn and September of the sixth year of Shu Han Jianxing, that is, in 229 AD, Zhao Yun died of illness at the age of 62.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that Zhao Yun lived to be 76 years old, which is inaccurate - Zhao Yun was 76 years old in 229 AD, so Zhao Yun was born in 153He is 8 years older than Liu Bei, and the age of the five tiger generals is second only to Lao Huang Zhong, which does not conform to historical facts.
7. Wei Yan, 175-234, aged 59
Wei Yan, with a long character, was a famous general of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. The first person under the "Five Tiger Generals" in the Shu Han Army, he was once named the Taishou of Hanzhong, the general of the expedition to the west, followed Zhuge Liang's six attacks on Cao Wei, and was the strongest general in the late Shu Han army.
During the Sixth Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Zhuge Liang died of illness on the way, and Prime Minister Shi Yangyi took control of the military power, arranged for the Shu army to withdraw, and asked Wei to delay the rear.
Wei Yan wanted to continue the Northern Expedition, but he was unwilling to retreat, let alone break the rear, and wanted to seize control of the Shu army by force, but was killed by Ma Dai at the age of 59. Yang Yi also exterminated the Wei Yan clan later.
In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", a Wei Yan has a backbone in the back of his head, and Zhuge Liang's plan to kill Wei Yan is nonsense and does not conform to history - the biggest reason for Wei Yan's death was to offend Yang Yi, a villain, and died under his calculations.
8, Jiang Wei, 202 264, at the age of 63.
After the death of Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wei controlled the military power of the Shu Han Dynasty and led the Shu army to the Central Plains nine times.
The Wei army attacked Shu, Jiang Wei led his troops to block Zhonghui's army, but Deng Ai led the army to attack Chengdu from the Yinping Trail, Liu Chan surrendered out of the city, and Shu perished. Jiang Wei was also ordered to put down the ** and surrender to Zhonghui.
But Jiang Wei was unwilling to be the demise of Shu, so he asked Zhong Hui to oppose Wei, and wanted to take advantage of the chaos to restore Shu, but the matter was revealed, and Zhong was shot to death by random arrows - Jiang Wei saw that the general trend had gone to kill himself, at the age of 59.
9. Dian Wei, 160-197, aged 38
Dian Wei, the first fierce general in Cao Wei's army, Cao Cao's chief of guard, how long did he save Cao Cao in danger, and Cao Cao called it "the evil of the ancients". In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Dian Wei held a double iron halberd to "chase the tiger across the stream".
Dian Wei died young. Cao Cao had an affair with Zhang Ji's wife Zou, and was learned by his nephew Zhang Xiu, who was ashamed to rebel and attacked Cao's camp at night.
Zhang Xiu knew Dian Wei's bravery, so he sent someone to steal Dian Wei's weapon and iron halberd in advance.
Dian Wei blocked the gate of the village, met the enemy with his bare hands, did not retreat, suffered the enemy on his back, and died on the spot at the age of 38.
10, Xu Chu, 169-226, at the age of 57
After Dian Wei's death, Xu Chu took his place and became Cao Cao's chief of guard, and won Cao Cao's trust.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Chu's force value was on par with Dian Wei, and he once fought with Dian Wei for a day without winning or losing, and later Xu Chu fought with Ma Chao for hundreds of rounds without winning or losing.
In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (220), Cao Cao died, and Xu Chu cried bitterly**. In the first year of Taihe (227), Xu Chu died of illness at the age of 57.
11, Xiahou Chun, 156-220, aged 64
Xiahou Dun, the character Yuan Rang, brave and good at fighting, outstanding achievements, is a fierce general in the Cao Wei army, and was named a general by Cao Pi. When Cao Cao raised his army, Xiahoudun was the first batch of generals to follow.
When he was 14 years old, he was killed by someone who insulted his teacher. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xiahoudun fought against Gao Shun, and was shot in the left eye by a sneak attack.
In the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (220), Xiahoudun died of illness at the age of 64.
12, Xiahou Yuan, 162-219, aged 57
Xiahou Yuan, the word Miaocai, Xiahou Dun's brother of the same clan, Cao Wei famous general. He followed Cao Cao to raise troops, fought in the south and the north, and made many meritorious achievements. In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Xiahou Yuan was beheaded by Huang Zhong in Dingjun Mountain at the age of 57.
13, Zhang Liao, 169-222, 53 years old
Zhang Liao, whose name is far away, was a famous general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, the head of the five good generals, and made great achievements.
In the twelfth year of Jian'an (207), he followed Cao Cao to conquer Liucheng. Thousands of miles rushed to the Battle of White Wolf Mountain, led the vanguard army to break Wuhuan, and killed Wuhuan Shan Yu Badun.
In the twentieth year of An (215), in the Battle of Hefei, Zhang Liao led 800 soldiers to attack the 100,000 army of Eastern Wu, and rushed to the command of Sun Quan's commander, killing Ling Tong, Lü Meng, and Gan Ning fled in a hurry, almost captured Sun Quan alive, and killed everyone in Jiangnan; Hearing Zhang Liao's name, the child didn't dare to cry at night.
In the third year of the early Huang dynasty (222), he went out with illness, led the army to attack Wu, and died of illness in Jiangdu (now Yangzhou). In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that Zhang Liao was shot in the waist by Ding Feng with an arrow and died of serious injuries, which is a fictional plot.
14, Zhang He, 167-231, aged 64
Zhang He, the word Junyi, a famous general of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period in the late Han Dynasty, he was originally a general under Yuan Shao, one of the four court pillars in Hebei, and later defected to Cao Cao, repeatedly made military exploits, and was named the general of the Western Cavalry by the Cao Wei court.
The Battle of Jieting was that Zhang He led his army to defeat Ma Tan, forcing Zhuge Liang to retreat to Hanzhong, and making Zhuge Liang's first northern expedition to the Central Plains fail.
In the fifth year of Taihe (231), Zhang He led the army to pursue the Shu army, was ambushed by Zhuge Liang, and was killed by an arrow, at the age of 64.
16, Xu Huang, 165-227, aged 63
Xu Huang, whose name is Gongming, was a famous general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.
Xu Huang followed Yang Feng in his early years, and later returned to Cao Cao, and participated in the Battle of Xuzhou, the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Jizhou, the Battle of White Wolf Mountain, the Battle of Nanjun, the Battle of Weinan, the Battle of Liangzhou, the Battle of Hanzhong and other major battles.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Huang once fought Xu Chu for 50 rounds, regardless of victory or defeat.
In the first year of Taihe (227), Xu Huang died. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Xu Huang was shot in the forehead by Meng Da with an arrow, and then died of his injuries.
17, Pound, 170-219, at the age of 50
Pang De, the word Lingming, a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, followed Ma Teng to crusade against the rebellious Qiang, Di and other foreign tribes when he was young, and he had several military exploits. When Ma Teng was in power, he followed Ma Chao and later surrendered to Cao Cao.
Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, Pang De was captured, would rather die than surrender, and was killed by Guan Yu at the age of 50.
18, Deng Ai, 197-264, aged 67
Deng Ai, a famous general in the Wei and Jin dynasties, was both civil and military, and was well versed in the art of war.
In the fourth year of Jingyuan (263), Deng Ai and Zhong Hui led their armies to attack Shu Han. Deng Ai led thousands of elite soldiers to smuggle across the Yinping Trail, climbed over the Sky Ridge, and suddenly appeared in front of the Jiangyou Pass, which was not heavily guarded.
After seizing Jiangyou Pass, Deng Ai's army was like a bamboo, taking Fucheng lightly, attacking Mianzhu, and approaching Chengdu, forcing Liu Chan, the queen of Shu, to surrender and destroy Shu in one fell swoop.
In the fifth year of Jingyuan (264), Deng Ai was slandered and rebelled by Zhonghui, and was taken into custody by Sima Zhao's suspicion, and finally killed him and his son Deng Zhong in Sanzaoting at the age of 67.
19, Sun Ce, 175-200, 25 years old.
Sun Ce, the word Bofu, was one of the heroes of the Eastern Han Dynasty, one of the founders of the Sun Wu regime, the eldest son of Sun Jian, the general of the Breaker, and the eldest brother of Sun Quan, the Emperor of Wu.
Sun Ce has infinite power, has the posture of the overlord of Western Chu, known as the "little overlord of Jiangdong", at the age of 20, borrowed 3,000 soldiers and horses from Yuan Shu with the jade seal as the quality, and laid the foundation of Jiangdong.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Ce once captured Liu Mi alive in three rounds and clamped him under his armpit. With a loud shout, Fan Neng, the enemy general who intended to sneak attack, was so frightened that he fell off his horse and died.
Sun Ce died young, and after five years of Jian'an, he was seriously injured by the enemy's assassination and died.
20, Cheng Pu, 151-216, aged 65
Cheng Pu, the word Demou, a general under Sun Jian in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the head of the twelve tiger ministers in Jiangdong, successively assisted Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan, and fought in the east and west, with outstanding achievements.
In the winter of the twentieth year of Jian'an (216), Cheng Pu died of illness at the age of 65.
21, Huang Gai, 154-218, aged 65
Huang Gai, the word Gongfu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms in the late Han Dynasty, one of the twelve tiger ministers in Jiangdong, successively assisted Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan, and made many meritorious contributions.
Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai - one is willing to fight, one is willing to suffer", this sentence that has been passed down for thousands of years, is about the battle of Chibi, Huang Gai used bitter meat to deceive and surrender, and then carried out a fire attack, burned the Cao army warship, helped Dongwu win the victory in the Battle of Chibi, and laid the pattern of the future Three Kingdoms.
In the twenty-second year of Jian'an (218), Huang Gai died of illness.
22, Tai Shici, 166-206, 41 years old
Tai Shici, the word Ziyi, was a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
Tai Shi Ci is skilled in archery and horses, and his archery skills are excellent. In order to save Kong Rong, he broke through the siege on a single ride and asked Liu Bei for help.
Later, Tai Shici was convinced by Sun Ce and helped him sweep Jiangdong.
In the eleventh year of Jian'an (206), Tai Shici died at the age of 41. Before he died, he said: "When a husband is born, he should bring a seven-foot sword and a ** step." If you don't follow your will today, you will die! ”
23, Gan Ning, 174-222, 48 years old
Gan Ning, the word Xingba, was a famous general of Sun Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, and the official was the Taishou of Xiling and the general of Zhichong.
When Gan Ning was young, he "had little strength and was a good ranger", and often led a group of light teenagers to loot around, known as the "Jinfan Thief". Later, he defected to Liu Biao in Jingzhou, which belonged to Huang Zu and was not allowed to be reused.
In the eighth year of Jian'an, Gan Ning defected to Sun Quan of Eastern Wu and won Sun Quan's weight, and since then he has participated in the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Nanjun and made many meritorious contributions. Gan Ning's most legendary thing is to lead a hundred elite soldiers to attack Cao Ying at night, behead dozens of levels, and retreat.
In the first year of Huangwu (222), Gan Ning died of illness at the age of 48. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in the second year of Zhang Wu (222), Liu Bei led the army to attack Wu to avenge Guan Yu, Gan Ning was shot in the head by an arrow from King Shamoke, fled to Fuchikou with an arrow, and died under a big tree.
24, Yan Liang, 152-200, 48 years old
Yan Liang, a general under Yuan Shao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, bravely crowned the three armies, and shocked Hebei. In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Yan Liang once defeated Xu Huang in 20 rounds.
Under the tiger prison, Hua Xiong showed off his martial arts, and Yuan Shao lamented that Yan Liang, a fierce general under his command, did not come, otherwise "why be afraid of Hua Xiong".
In the fifth year of Jian'an, in the battle of Guandu, Yan Liang led his troops to attack Baima (now the northeast of Huaxian County), and was killed by Guan Yu alone, achieving the great feat of Guan Yu "taking the head of the general among the ten thousand troops".
25, Wen Chou, 158-200, 42 years old
Wen Chou, a general under Yuan Shao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, a famous general in Hebei.
In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Wen Chou once defeated Gongsun Zan in 10 rounds, and then fought with Zhao Yun for fifty or sixty rounds without a winner.
In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 years), Wen Chou led his troops to march into Yanjin, but was ambushed by Cao's army, and Wen Chou died in the chaos at the age of 42.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wen Chou shot down Zhang Liao's war horse with an arrow in the Battle of Yanjin, and fought against Xu Huang fiercely, and was finally killed by Guan Yu.
On the whole, among the above 25 famous generals of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, Huang Zhong is the only one who lives to be over 70 years old, and Sun Ce is only one under 30. Dian Wei is the only one between the ages of 30 and 40, and most of the others are between the ages of 40 and 70.