In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, among the eighteen princes who attacked Dong Zhuo, who was the strongest and who was the weakest? How to rank them?

Based on the background of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, because Dong Zhuo caused trouble in the court and deposed the emperor, Cao Cao failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo, so he escaped. After fleeing to Chenliu County, Cao Cao recruited troops and horses locally to prepare for a crusade against Dong Zhuo. At the same time, Cao Cao issued edicts to various places. After the announcement of the crusade against Dong Zhuo, eighteen princes quickly gathered together to prepare for a joint crusade against Dong Zhuo.

The eighteen princes are: Yuan Shu, the later general and the governor of Nanyang, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Wang Kuang, the governor of Hanoi, Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu, Dongjun Prefect Qiao Mao, Prefect of Shanyang Yuan Yi, Prime Minister of Jibei Bao Xin, Prefect of Beihai Kong Rong, Prefect of Guangling Zhang Chao, Prefect of Xuzhou Tao Qian, Prefect of Xiliang Ma Teng, Prefect of Peking Gongsun Zan, Prefect of Shangdang Zhang Yang, Prefect of Changsha Sun Jian, Bohai Governor Yuan Shao and Fenwu General Cao Cao.

Among them, Cao Cao is the initiator and Yuan Shao is the leader. So among the eighteen princes, who is the strongest and who is the weakest in terms of strength? How to rank them?

In terms of official positions, the highest official position among the eighteen princes is the governor. There are 4 governors in one province. The second highest official position is the prefect, and there are 12 prefects in one province. In addition, there are also There was Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, whose official position was equivalent to that of a prefect, while Cao Cao appointed General Fenwu himself. Another special feature was Yuan Shu. In addition to being the prefect of Nanyang, Yuan Shu also served as a post general.

The governor is equivalent to the current governor, and the prefect is equivalent to the current mayor. Logically speaking, the strongest people should be these four people: Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Kong Wei, the governor of Yuzhou, and the governor of Yanzhou Liu Dai and Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou.

However, considering strength is not just about official position, but comprehensive strength, including men, generals, leadership ability and other factors. If ranked according to strength, it should be like this:

First place: Bohai Governor Yuan Shao

Yuan Shao should be the strongest among all, for two reasons: First, Yuan Shao was promoted as the leader of the alliance, because he was born in the fourth generation and the third prince, and had many disciples and former officials , Secondly, Yuan Shao has the largest number of troops participating in the alliance. Yuan Shao has 30,000 troops, which is the largest number of troops among all the princes. This is strength.

In addition, Yuan Shao also has famous generals such as Yan Liang and Wen Chou. They are among the best in Hebei in the past two days. Their martial arts skills are no less than Lu Bu. You must know that Yan Liang can defeat Xu Huang in twenty rounds. Wei Xu was killed in one round, and Song Xian was killed in three rounds. Wen Chou was able to defeat Zhang Liao and Xu Huang's combined forces, and easily defeated Gongsun Zan. Yuan Shao had elite soldiers, strong generals, and reputation, and his strength was among all the princes. Well deserved number one.

Second place: Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha

Sun Jian is known as the Tiger of Jiangdong. He is highly skilled in martial arts and has many talents under his command. He has four powerful generals, namely Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao, Hua Xiong relied on tactics to defeat Sun Jian when he faced Sun Jian. Even so, Sun Jian was second only to Yuan Shao in strength. At least he had been dealing with Hua Xiong for a long time. Sun Jian's own martial arts was equal to Hua Xiong, although his general Zu Mao was defeated. Hua Xiong killed him, but Cheng Pu also killed Hua Xiong's general Hu Zhen.

Third place: Peking Prefect Gongsun Zan

Although Gongsun Zan’s martial arts is not very strong, he dared to face Lu Bu. Although he was defeated by Lu Bu in several rounds, his courage was commendable. Gongsun Zan followed The other generals were a little different. He always went into battle personally, which showed that Gongsun Zan had some strength and was famous for his bravery. Later, Yuan Shao finally defeated Gongsun Zan, which shows that Gongsun Zan was not weak.

This time Gongsun Zan of the Gongmeng brought 15,000 soldiers. Although he only had half of Yuan Shao's troops, his strength was not weak. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were brought by Gongsun Zan, although not directly. Subordinate, but Liu Bei later did rely on Gongsun Zan for a period of time, so Gongsun Zan ranked third in strength.

Fourth place: General Fenwu Cao Cao

The crusade against Dong Zhuo was issued by Cao Cao, but Cao Cao was wanted for assassinating Dong Zhuo, so he had no official official position. General Fenwu was Cao Cao Appointed by himself, although Cao Cao relied on family assets and funding from others to recruit troops, his strength was not weak. At the beginning of Cao Cao's recruitment, Le Jin, Li Dian, Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong came to join him. Among them, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong each brought more than a thousand people to join Cao Cao.

That is to say, Cao Cao has not yet recruited his troops, but already has four to five thousand men. Adding the recruited troops, Cao Cao has at least 10,000 to 20,000 men, including generals, soldiers, and generals. They were all later famous generals. Although they were just starting out at this time, their martial arts abilities were not low, so Cao Cao's strength was not weak, ranking fourth.

Fifth place: Nanyang Prefect Yuan Shu

Yuan Shu was also the post-general and Nanyang prefect at that time. The post-general was a third-rank Quartet general and was considered a high-ranking official, but Yuan Shu was also considered a high-ranking official at that time. He fled and broke with Dong Zhuo in the imperial court, so the post general only had a temporary position, but his Nanyang governor was indeed the real power. Even Sun Jian at that time relied on Yuan Shu to provide food.

Nanyang was the most populous and economically prosperous place in the Central Plains at that time, so Yuan Shu was strong. Yuan Shu's men and the heroic general Yu She all dared to fight against Hua Xiong, and their martial arts were naturally not weak, even though they died. Hua Xiong's hand is considered to be quite strong, ranking fifth.

Sixth place: Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang

Ma Teng is the governor of Xiliang, and the Xiliang soldiers are relatively strong. Although Ma Chao, Pang De and others were still young at this time, But Ma Teng has many elite soldiers and generals, so Ma Teng should be ranked sixth.

Seventh place: Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou

Tao Qian was the governor of Xuzhou, one level higher than these prefects. Although he could not defeat Cao Cao later, at this time, Tao Qian Qian's strength is pretty good. After all, he is the head of a state. He has five or six prefects under him, ranking seventh.

Eighth place: Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou

Liu Dai is the governor of Yanzhou, at the same level as Tao Qian, like Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu, and the governor of Dongjun Qiao Mao, Shanyang Prefect Yuan Yi and others were all Liu Dai's subordinates. Liu Dai was considered strong, but he later died in the battle with the Yellow Turban Army, ranking eighth in strength.

Ninth place: Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou

Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, controls Jizhou, the richest state among the four states in Hebei, with a population of one million. On the 18th Road When the princes attacked Dong Zhuo, Han Fu sat in the rear and provided food. It can be seen that Jizhou is rich in products. However, Han Fu is mediocre and incompetent. Although he is called the prefect, he cannot control Jizhou. Later, he was directly deceived by Yuan Shao. If Jizhou is handed over to Yuan Shao, no matter how strong such a person is, it will be useless.

Although Han Fu had many talented men, he had no choice but to use them. When Han Fu attacked Dong Zhuo in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he asked his general Pan Feng to fight against Hua Xiong. In less than three rounds, Pan Feng He was killed by Hua Xiong, which shows that Han Fu did not know how to use people. Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, ranked ninth in terms of strength.

Tenth place: Kong Ni, the governor of Yuzhou

Kong Ni is on the same level as Han Fu, Liu Dai, Tao Qian and others, but Kong Ni has done nothing. After all, as a The leader of the state can be considered a powerful figure, ranking tenth.

Eleventh place: Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin

When Hua Xiong went to war, Bao Xin sent his younger brother Bao Zhong to lead an infantry of 3,000 horses to attack Hua Xiong first. Bao Zhong's 3,000 cavalrymen were unable to defeat Hua Xiong's 500 men. Bao Zhong himself was killed by Hua Xiong in one round, and most of his generals were captured alive by Hua Xiong. Bao Xin dared to attack Hua Xiong first. He is quite capable, ranking eleventh.

Twelfth place: Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu

Zhang Miao was the person who later betrayed Cao Cao. Later, he attacked Cao Cao with Chen Gong and Lu Bu, but was defeated by Cao Cao. At the same time, Zhang Miao Miao was the prefect of Chenliu, and it was Zhang Miao who assisted Cao Cao in recruiting troops in Chenliu. Zhang Miao dared to betray Cao Cao, and he was also capable, ranking twelfth.

Thirteenth: Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi

Wang Kuang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was the prefect of Hanoi. He only knew that he had a famous general in Hanoi, Fang Yue, who dared to fight Lu Bu, but was killed. Lu Bu assassinated Wang Kuang in one round, and Wang Kuang was also defeated by Lu Bu. If Qiao Mao and Yuan Yi hadn't rescued Wang Kuang, Wang Kuang might have died at the hands of Lu Bu. Wang Kuang would be ranked thirteenth.

No. 14: Guangling Prefect Zhang Chao

Zhang Chao is Zhang Miao's younger brother and a subordinate of Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou. Later, he also followed Zhang Miao to fight against Cao Cao. His strength can only be considered average, ranking fourteenth.

No. 15: Zhang Yang, the governor of Shangdang

Zhang Yang had a general named Mu Shun who dared to fight Lu Bu, but was killed by Lu Bu in just one round, and Zhang Yang himself His strength was average. Later, when Cao Cao attacked Lu Bu, Zhang Yang rescued Lu Bu, but was killed by his subordinate Yang Chou. A prefect who was killed by his subordinates had only average abilities, and his control over his subordinates was not good. His strength was natural. It’s also average, ranking fifteenth.

Sixteenth place: Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun

Qiao Mao was the prefect of Dongjun and a subordinate of Liu Dai. However, at that time, due to the paralysis of the imperial court, he was considered half the local governor. It became independent. During the crusade against Dong Zhuo, Liu Dai asked Qiao Mao for food, but Qiao Mao refused to give it, so Liu Dai killed Qiao Mao and annexed his army. Therefore, Qiao Mao was relatively weak, ranking 16th. .

Seventeenth place: Shanyang Prefect Yuan Yi

Yuan Yi is Yuan Shao's clan brother. He has done nothing in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and is not strong, ranking seventeenth.

Eighteenth place: Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai

Kong Rong is the one who gave up pears. He had good literary talent, but he was not good at marching and fighting. Later, the Yellow Turban Army Guan Haibu surrounded Beihai. Kong Rong had no choice but to ask Taishi Ci to go to Liu Bei for help. Later, Liu Bei rescued Kong Rong. His strength was considered the weakest among the eighteen princes, so he ranked eighteenth.