If the 108 generals of Water Margin were ranked in terms of martial arts, who would be the top five? Lin Chong can only settle for second place?

In fact, even "Water Margin" itself cannot explain clearly the ranking of the 108 generals in martial arts of Water Margin. It is caused by two reasons.

First: The error between direct fights and indirect comparisons between heroes is too big.

For example, Hu Sanniang once fought with Hu Yanzhuo. "The two of them fought to the point of ten ties, and eagerness can't win even one foot of green." But when he was in Zhujiazhuang, he was easily captured alive by Lin Chong. But who can say that Lin Chong can win against Hu Yanzhuo? Because Hu Yanzhuo also tied with Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, it happened that Lin Chong also ended in a draw with these two people.

Second: Heroes are divided into: generals on horseback, generals on foot, and navy generals.

Also take Lin Chong as an example. When he was escorted to Cangzhou, he almost died in the wild boar forest and was restrained everywhere. Wu Song, on the other hand, regarded the escort as a process of showing off his boxing and kicking skills, and no one could do anything to him. Zhang Shun was beaten violently by Li Kui on land, but he almost drowned Li Kui when he got into the water.

But can you say that Wu Song is better than Lin Chong? Once on the war horse, Lin Chong never loses! Therefore, there is a saying that Lin Chong is on the horse and Wu Song is on the step. It is precisely because of these two reasons that it is very difficult to rank martial arts in Water Margin. It's not even possible to rank them by martial arts.

The question asked by the subject is more like the ranking of the five tiger generals of the Liangshan Horse Army. Guan Sheng ranked first, Lin Chong ranked second, followed by Hu Yanzhuo, Qin Ming and Dong Ping.

That is, why is Lin Chong ranked second among the five tiger generals of the Ma Army? Is it because his martial arts skills are inferior to Guan Sheng? It is also caused by two reasons.

One: Lin Chong and Guan Sheng have a record of direct battles. Unfortunately, it was watered down by Qin Ming and Song Jiang. Originally, Lin Chong was the first to challenge Guan Sheng, but Song Jiangfei called Lin Chong back to have a word with Guan Sheng. In the end, unable to convince Guan Sheng, Song Jiang gave up. But at this moment, Qin Ming was the first to rush out and fight Guan Sheng.

It was originally Lin Chong's food, but Qin Ming came to snatch it. Lin Chong quit, so he rushed out and fought Qin Ming two against one, and Guan Sheng was defeated. Soon, Guan Sheng could no longer hold on and was about to lose. However, Song Jiang ordered Jin to withdraw his troops, preserving Guan Sheng's undefeated record of two against one. Therefore, judging from this battle format, the ranking is obviously very powerful for Guan Sheng.

No matter what you say, Guan Sheng alone has fought against Lin Chong and Qin Ming without losing, which is naturally a bonus. As for the true level of martial arts, no one can tell clearly. It can only be said that Guan Sheng and Lin Chong are warriors of the same level. It doesn't matter who ranks first.

Secondly, in terms of overall strength, Guan Sheng is stronger than Lin Chong. For Song Jiang's recruitment, Guan Sheng was the first, which was more suitable for Song Jiang's recruitment needs. Guan Sheng's ancestor is Guan Yu, and he himself has experience in commanding troops, so in terms of overall strength, Guan Sheng obviously surpasses Lin Chong.