Why do so many people say that the first military commander of the Three Kingdoms is Lu Bu instead of Guan Yu?

This will not be said by so many people, but it is true. From the point of view of force alone, from the point of fact, it shows that Lu Bu is among the first military commanders.

First, judging from Liu Bei's 18 princes, basically, when Yuan Shao's star challenged Dong Zhuo's side, he was beheaded by Dong Zhuo's general in three rounds. In the face of such a military commander, it is only a wait-and-see battle. For example, Lu Bu has beaten Yuan Shao's side out of the water, while Guan Yu came out directly from Yuan Shao's side. From this point of view, it is basically the ranking of Lu Bu's fame and strength, or even higher, because the battles between ancient military commanders are arranged according to the comparison of their respective military strength.

From another point of view, after a military commander was beheaded by Guan Yu, Lu Bu appeared on Dong Zhuo's side. Judging from the one-on-one comparison, Guan Yu was in danger many times in the competition of Lu Bu, and there was the possibility of falling off his horse many times. In the face of such a crisis, the three brothers Liu Bei decisively made an act of one enemy and three enemies. Such behavior did not actually appear in the competition between ancient military commanders, but appeared in time. Winning will also be regarded as a joke, so in the face of such three people, Lu Bu still did not fail, did not lose his reputation, and did not lose the battle with them. Finally, I returned to the camp exhausted.

Secondly, judging from the prestige at that time, Lu Bu's spread was too wide. Basically, military commanders in the Three Kingdoms period will understand such a name. Among them, Lu Bu, a red hare, and such two horses are all gathered together. You said that Lu Bu was not ranked above Guan Yu?