Wei Yan and Jiang Wei are not at the same level
During the Three Kingdoms period, the world was divided into three parts at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which gave birth to many brave and capable generals, who fought in their respective territories, leaving countless wonderful legends.
In the past, people mainly learned about the people and things of that era through the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which has been praised through the ages. However, it is important to note that this work is based on the subjective views of the author, so the information we receive may be biased.
Many people are attracted by the ups and downs of the plot of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and they have a deep memory of the characters in it, and even compare and ** in their spare time. For example, it is a common question about Wei Yan and Jiang Wei of Shu who is more powerful.
However, in the official history, there are many characters who are very different from the characters in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". For example, although Zhang Fei in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is portrayed as a reckless person, he is actually not so fierce and vicious, has a superior family background, and is witty and brave; Similarly, Diao Chan, a figure who was praised by later generations as one of the four beauties, is not real.
If you want to know who is more powerful, Wei Yan or Jiang Wei, you only need to look at the official history to find that they are not at the same level at all. Wei Yan is not the guy with a backbone in the back of his head, this is made up by "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Wei Yan joined Liu Bei's camp because he helped Liu Bei join later, not surrender.
In the sixteenth year of Jian'an, when Liu Bei entered Sichuan, the warlord Wei Yan, who heard the news, led his troops to fight with Liu Bei. Although the ministry was not a high-ranking official position at that time, it should be known that Liu Bei's power was not strong at that time, and there were even fewer generals who were willing to follow him.
However, the addition of Wei Yan greatly strengthened Liu Bei's team, and he naturally became one of the veterans of the "Shu Han Cause", and even Liu Bei's initial troops.
In the battle with Liu Zhang, Wei Yan repeatedly made military exploits, which was deeply appreciated by Liu Bei, and his official position continued to rise. Even during the siege of Chengdu, he went hand in hand with Zhang Fei and became one of the rare fierce generals in Shu Han.
Whether it was during Liu Bei's period or Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, Wei Yan showed outstanding performance. According to the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", after Liu Bei became the queen of Hanzhong, he moved to Chengdu, and he needed a heavy general to guard Hanchuan.
As a result, Liu Bei promoted Wei Yan to be the general of Zhenyuan in Hanzhong, and concurrently served as the Taishou of Hanzhong, and the whole army was shocked.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Yan is brave and good at fighting, but he is tired by the overall situation and communication. He thinks very highly of himself, has an estranged relationship with the Shu Han generals, and even has many contradictions with the important minister Yang Yi.
However, this is not the case with Jiang Wei. As a real general, although he joined the Shu Han camp late, his talent was appreciated by Zhuge Liang. He focused on the overall situation and was sociable, winning the respect of the Shu Han generals.
Compared with Wei Yan, Jiang Wei's conduct and talent are even better.
Jiang Wei did not make a name for himself in Cao Wei's camp, and after Zhuge Liang left Qishan, his superiors were suspicious of him and did not take him with him when he retreated. Desperate, Jiang Wei joined the Shu Han camp.
Zhuge Liang spoke highly of Jiang Wei, praising him for being proficient in military affairs, sharp-minded and having a global vision, which even Ma Liang could not match. There are only a few people who can be so highly praised in Zhuge Liang's heart during the Three Kingdoms period, which shows that Jiang Wei is a great help to the Shu Han camp.
Jiang Wei lived up to Zhuge Liang's trust, and when Wei Yan was in a small mood, he bravely stood up and led the troops to break the rear, successfully repelling the pursuing enemy. After Zhuge Liang died of illness, Jiang Wei became the main person in charge of the Northern Expedition of Shu, and his record was outstanding, but it was a pity that he was framed by villains and repeatedly restrained, and finally he could only farm outside.
Even if the Kingdom of Shu was shattered, Jiang Wei's loyalty remained unchanged, and he still wanted to restore the Han Dynasty of Shu and die as a martyr. Compared to Wei Yan, Jiang Wei is more loyal, and he has always maintained his love and loyalty to Shu.
There are fundamental differences between them. Although Jiang Wei is not as brave as Wei Yan, he has won many battles, and he has an advantage over Wei Yan in commanding the overall situation.
Although Wei Yan was not "born rebellious", he had contradictions with many generals of Shu, and often acted independently when doing things, which was not conducive to the development of Shu. In contrast, Jiang Wei was able to step up without anyone breaking back.
Therefore, Jiang Wei is undoubtedly a handsome talent, while Wei Yan can only be regarded as a general at most, and their levels are not the same at all.