What is the name of Liu Bei's sword? Is Liu Bei's fencing really good?

Liu Bei's sword "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" Liu Bei used two swords, named double-edged sword or male-female double-edged sword, in which the male sword was three feet seven inches long and the female sword was three feet four inches long, all of which were modeled after the pre-Qin system. The female sword is made of meteorites, and the male sword is made of platinum and mysterious iron. Double swords are extremely sharp, almost as sharp as mud. Moreover, on the exterior decoration of the hilt, the female sword is engraved with a phoenix, while the male sword is a lifelike Youlong. These two decorations increase the friction of the sword and make it easier to hold it.

Double-stranded sword

But in real history, there will never be a general riding a horse with a sword, let alone a general going into battle to kill the enemy. First of all, during the Three Kingdoms period, fine steel's iron smelting technology was not forged, so the slender blade forged in general was easily broken under strong chopping. This is an unqualified weapon, and it is impossible for the general to use it. Moreover, before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, especially in the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties, the sword was worn as an accessory, only a symbol of status, not a weapon of war on the battlefield. It is an insult to kill the enemy with a sword. Another point is whether it is equestrian riding in the Three Kingdoms period or the technology in the Han Dynasty. At that time, there were no stirrups in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and the rider's feet were suspended. In such a state of poor physical stability, I still want to wave double swords, even if my leg strength is no matter how good, I will fall under the horse. What's more, anyone who knows a little about martial arts knows that using a sword lies in the word "Qiao". Fencing requires users to have good footwork and posture, which is unimaginable on horseback. To sum up, Liu Bei's double-edged sword in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is just a literary fiction to show Liu Bei's modesty.

Liu Bei's swordsmanship Liu Bei rarely left any record of one-on-one fighting in his life, which is related to his position on the one hand, and because there are already 10 thousand enemies around him who don't need to fight by themselves, many people think that Liu Bei's force is very poor, and some even think that he is powerless to return to heaven.

Liu Bei's fencing is first-class.

In fact, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was an era when everyone was martial, and there was a principle of "no merit", so even scholars were mostly able to fight, and Liu Bei was not that skinny. On the contrary, his force is good, especially his swordsmanship (which has little to do with the people who used swords at that time). This can be seen from Britain's three wars against Lu Bu. I don't think it was possible for them to take Lu Bu together until Liu Bei went to war.

At that time, Liu Bei fought, because his men were few, and he often fought alone, so he was good at archery and martial arts, and there were also records of killing Che Zhou and Cai Yang. Therefore, Liu Bei's force is not bad. Generally, when 160cm is around, Liu Bei 170 is more, and his arms are long and strong, so he is a brave man, so many people.

It is said that Liu Bei used a pair of male and female swords. In that era when there were not many generals who used swords, double swords were even more rare, and they were not very easy to use since ancient times. So some people say that Liu Bei's swordsmanship is first-class in the world (can these swordsmen not be first-class? According to the records in Historical Records of later generations, Liu Zhuxian's five swordsmanship, such as Gu Ying's method and Ma Chao's knife method, Liu Bei can be as famous as Ma Chao, which shows that Liu Bei's swordsmanship is really good.

Liu Bei's looks have been wonderful since ancient times. For example, Xiang Yu has a heavy pupil, and Liu Bei's appearance is more exciting. According to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "it is seven feet and five inches long, with earlobes and shoulders and hands covering knees."

Portrait of Liu Bei

The two most special features of Liu Bei are his long arms and big ears. First, let's talk about his arm. It is said that Liu Bei's arm can pass over his knee. According to historical records, Liu Bei is seven feet five inches tall, which is almost 173cm. This height should reach the knee, and the length of the arm should not be underestimated. Generally speaking, a normal Asian is about six to eight heads tall. Generally speaking, the knee is almost the fifth head, and the length from shoulder to knee is close to four heads. According to Liu Bei's height, it is almost one meter, which shows the arm strength of Liu Bei in Liu Long. So there is another joke: when Liu Bei and Cao Cao were cooking wine to discuss heroes, Cao Cao said, a bar of soap was dropped, and Liu Bei reached for it without bending over at all, showing that Liu Bei had a long hand.

Let's talk about Liu Bei's ears again. It is said that his eyes can see his ears. Generally speaking, this is either a unique eye position or a particularly large ear, and Liu Bei is the latter. It is said that Liu Bei's ears can hang down to his shoulders, which is simply Maitreya. This wonderful appearance also made Liu Bei the focus of many people's discussion. His appearance also attracted the attention of countless people. Ji Xianlin, a famous scholar, thinks that the description of Liu Bei's appearance is influenced by the introduction of Buddhism. This abnormal appearance is based on the description of Buddha's foreign minister in Buddhist books. For example, in the thirty-two phases of Sakyamuni, there are descriptions of "hands over knees" and "ears hanging down", which were invented by later historians. According to the maps of later emperors, Liu Bei's appearance is actually very ordinary.

Why did Liu Bei succeed? Originally, Liu Bei was a small vendor who made a living by weaving straw sandals in a small county town in Zhuo Jun County, Youzhou, but in that turbulent era, he became the king of a country and became a benevolent emperor who shared the world with Cao Cao and Sun Quan. So what did Liu Bei do to make him successfully reach the peak of his life?

Liu Bei

The first and most important thing is Liu Bei's perseverance. Without perseverance, it is impossible for him to spend a long time without money. What's more, relying on others, suffering from unfair treatment of cynicism all day long. All these require him to have extraordinary endurance to deal with, and his two brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are far from him.

Then Liu Beiqian's obedient attitude also makes people feel that he is a benevolent person, not as bloodthirsty and violent as Cao Cao, nor as strange as Sun Quan. To put it bluntly, Liu Bei, who was born in poverty, is approachable and easy to deal with. So Liu Bei's men gathered such brave generals as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun. It's much more convenient to do something when someone is here. But these are not enough. If there is no central processor that knows how to coordinate and operate these talents, they will only be kept in the dark under Liu Bei.

I wonder how long it will take Liu Bei to cross the river by feeling the stones. Fortunately, Liu Bei has patience that ordinary leaders can't match. Only by visiting the thatched cottage and getting some hints from Zhuge Liang's "Long Zhong Dui" did Liu Bei realize how useless his years of exploration was. In the following years, Zhuge Liang's strategic deployment really helped Liu Beishao take a lot of detours, and finally made Liu Beiyou a three-legged position after uniting with Battle of Red Cliffs who resisted Cao Wu. Another important reason is that Liu Bei was pregnant with the blood of the Han Dynasty. Although he needs the above generations, he only needs to contact relatives and friends. This is a convenient condition that Cao Cao and Sun Quan did not have in that era when feudal patriarchal clan system was extremely emphasized. The superposition of these conditions, coupled with the good use of Liu Bei Group, finally made Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor in Western Shu.

There are many classic stories about Liu Bei throwing dice during the Three Kingdoms period. Among them, the story of Liu Bei's vote for A Dou is widely known, and it is still a model of buying people's hearts. There are three main characters in this story, namely Liu Bei, A Dou and Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun saves Dou.

It is said that it was after Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao that Cao Cao led an army to attack Liu Bei and eradicate him, but Liu Bei walked slowly because he took the people of Jingzhou. As a result, Cao Cao overtook him. After a scuffle, Liu Bei escaped, but he couldn't find Liu Bei's wife and children, so Zhao Yun went back to find them. As a result, he found Mrs. Mi and Dou by a well, and finally Mrs. Mi committed suicide in order not to drag Zhao Yun down. Zhaoyun struggled to break through with Adou, because Cao Cao's judgment wanted to capture him alive. As a result, Zhao Yun killed him, beheaded more than 50 units, and even Zhao Yun escaped. After seeing Liu Bei, Zhao Yun gave Adou to Liu Bei. At this time, a classic scene happened.

Zhao Yun handed Adou to Liu Bei with both hands. The recovery of children should be a great happy event, but Liu Bei is obviously the kind of person who doesn't care about his family and values his career more. As a result, the child threw Adou to the ground and denounced: "For you, I almost lost such a general." Such a move directly touched all the people present, and Zhao Yun was more grateful and died. It's hard to say how much of Liu Bei's story of brushing A Dou is a play and how much is a true feeling. But judging from Liu Bei's life, his love for Zhao Yun should be obvious. After all, in those days, if there were no sons, it would be difficult to find a loyal general like Zhao Yun. To sum up, in this play, both Liu Bei and Zhao Yun performed very well. Only Adou, who knew nothing, came out on the brink of life and death and let his father fall, so he was shot while lying down.

During Liu Quan's Three Kingdoms period, both Liu Bei and Sun Quan were outstanding talents. Liu Bei built Shu from scratch, and Sun Quan stuck to Wu for decades, so what is the relationship between them?

Sun quan of the three kingdoms

First of all, from the perspective of personal kinship, Liu Bei is Sun Quan's brother-in-law. In this relationship, I have to mention Sun Shangxiang, the poor woman. Although she is the key figure in the incident, in fact, in the eyes of two men, she is just a pawn. For Sun Quan, this is just a pawn he used to win over Liu Bei and then occupy Jingzhou. Liu Bei also performed a good play, which made the political marriage very real. Sun Shangxiang was so tired that he indulged in it. Finally, it is said that he committed suicide after hearing the news of Liu Bei's death.

Then, from the point of view of the world, the two men are not only allies watching each other against Cao Cao, but also rivals coveting each other and fearing each other. At the beginning, in order to be able to fight against Cao Cao, the two men teamed up to defeat Cao Cao in the Battle of Red Cliffs, so that Cao Cao could not cross the river from now on, which laid a tripartite confrontation, and also allowed Liu Bei to take the opportunity to "borrow" Jingzhou and have his own base area. However, Jingzhou is also a place that Soochow must occupy. Jingzhou can only seek the world if it occupies Dongwu. As a result, the contradiction between the two sides appeared. Liu Bei borrowed it, but after Sun Quan begged for it, he was furious and attacked Jingzhou. Guan Yu, who was famous for his shock, was defeated by Monroe and even died in this war.

Guan Yu's death dealt a great blow to Liu Bei. He couldn't restrain his anger and launched a desperate counterattack. It coincided with the death of Monroe. There were no generals in Soochow, but there were many generals under Liu Bei. Therefore, Liu Bei personally led the troops to launch an offensive. As a result, he was defeated by young Lu Xun and fled back to Baidicheng. He died soon after.