The four most famous generals of the Three Kingdoms: Huang Gai, Huang Quan, Huang Zhong, and Huang Zu. Who is the strongest and who is the worst?

The surname Huang is one of the 100 surnames, ranking 96th among the 100 surnames. However, in terms of population, the total population of the surname Huang accounts for about 2.2% of the total population of China, ranking seventh in the country. The ancestor of the Huang surname came from Lu Zhong, the great-grandson of Zhuanxu, one of the Five Emperors. Because he established the Huang Kingdom in Huangchuan, Henan Province, his descendants all took the surname of the country, that is, the surname Huang. During the Three Kingdoms period, there were also many people with yellow names, such as Huang Zu, Huang Gai, Huang Zhong, Huang Quan, Huang Chengyan, Huang Hao and others. Today we will talk about Huang Zu, Huang Gai, Huang Zhong and Huang Quan. Who has the strongest overall ability and who has the worst?

Huang Zu is a general under Liu Biao. He is also a powerful man in the Anlu area of ??Jiangxia County, Jingzhou. He is a descendant of Huang Xiang, a famous official in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Huang Xiang is a famous filial son among the 24 filial piety. , the allusion of fan pillow and warm quilt comes from Huangxiang.

At that time, Liu Biao was the shepherd of Jingzhou, and Huang Zu was the governor of Jiangxia. The famous Sun Jian died in the hands of Huang Zu. After Sun Jian defeated Dong Zhuo, under the instruction of Yuan Shu, he attacked Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and Huang Zu fought with him. After a major defeat, Huang Zu fled and Sun Jian pursued him. As a result, Sun Jian was shot by Huang Zu's generals with hidden arrows.

Huang Zu killed Sun Jian, who was famous at the time. You must know that among all the coalition forces in Guandong with Yuan Shao as the leader, only Huang Zu defeated Dong Zhuo. Everyone else, including Cao Cao, was defeated by Dong Zhuo's army. The battle was severely defeated. When Huang Zu killed Sun Jian, Huang Zu became famous, but he also offended Sun Jian's descendants and laid the foundation for his death.

Huang Zu also killed Mi Heng, a famous scholar at that time. Ni Heng was very talented but arrogant. Cao Cao gave it to Liu Biao, who in turn gave it to Huang Zu. Mi Heng was so arrogant that he He offended Huang Zu and was killed by Huang Zu.

The Jiangxia County where Huangzu was located was a strategic location to resist Jiangdong's eastward advance. When Sun Ce established a stable foundation in Jiangdong, he prepared to attack Jiangxia Huangzu. On the one hand, he wanted to avenge his father's murder. On the other hand, Sun Ce also wanted to expand his power. When the two armies fought, Liu Biao sent 5,000 spear troops to support Huang Zu. However, Sun Ce's fighting power was too strong, and Huang Zu suffered heavy losses. Seven of his wives, concubines, and children were captured. , more than 20,000 of his soldiers were killed, and more than 6,000 warships were captured. Only Huang Zu escaped alone.

After Sun Ce's death, Huang Zu fought against Sun Quan three more times until the final battle in 208 AD. Sun Quan sent Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Ling Tong, Dong Xi and other generals to defeat and kill Huang Zu. Zu was beheaded and presented to Sun Quan, and Sun Quan was able to avenge his father's murder. Judging from Huang Zu's abilities, he still has some abilities, mainly reflected in the defense of Soochow. At least when he was guarding Jiangxia County, he blocked Soochow's westward expansion. Although he was defeated repeatedly, he managed to hold on to the territory. You know Sun Jian and Sun Ce were extremely powerful in combat

In addition, Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Ling Tong and others under Sun Quan were also first-rate generals. Under Liu Biao's strategy of only defending but not attacking, Huang Zu could only defend and wait. The Soochow army came to attack, but in the end, because his generals were killed, and the Soochow army attacked desperately, they were broken through the defense line and killed. If Huang Zu is given a position, he can be regarded as a third-rate defensive general among the Three Kingdoms.

Huang Gai Er, Huang Gai Huang Gai was from Lingling District, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. He was born in poverty. He followed Sun Jian to fight in troubled times and participated in the battle against Dong Zhuo and the battle against Liu Biao. Sun Jian fought against After his death, Huang Gai followed Sun Ce. Huang Gai was a strategic military general. His greatest contribution in his life was to provide Zhou Yu with the false surrender strategy and the fire attack strategy in the Battle of Chibi. Huang Gai used Cao Cao's false surrender as an excuse and arranged a surrender date with Cao Cao. On that day, he prepared the Mengchong battleship loaded with flammable materials. When approaching Cao Cao's camp, Huang Gai lit the Mengchong battleship and the battleship burst into flames. Xiang Cao camp, Cao Cao was defeated as a result

Everyone knows that the Battle of Chibi was led by Zhou Yu, but few people know that Zhou Yu’s strategy was proposed by Huang Gai, and Zhou Yu only adopted and implemented it and perfected Huang Gai Huang Gai's strategy was actually the first contributor to the Battle of Chibi. Huang Gai was able to defeat Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi with strategy, so strategy is Huang Gai's specialty. Huang Gai also participated in the battles to pacify Shanyue and the barbarians, but they were not as famous as the Battle of Chibi. Gai died of illness in the end and died a good death.

Huang Gai's advice three, Huang Zhong Huang Zhong was a native of Nanyang, Henan, and one of Liu Biao's Zhonglang generals. He had been stationed in Changsha to assist Liu Biao's nephew Liu Pan in guarding Changsha. After Cao Cao went south to Jingzhou, Liu Biao died. Liu Cong surrendered, and the four counties in Jingnan nominally belonged to Cao Cao. After Cao Cao was defeated in Chibi, Liu Bei took the opportunity to seize the four counties in Jingnan, and Huang Zhong belonged to Liu Bei.

Huang Zhong's fortune began when he followed Liu Bei into Sichuan. After Liu Bei and Liu Zhang fell out, Liu Bei went south from Jiameng Pass to attack Chengdu. Huang Zhong, like Wei Yan at the time, performed bravely. After Liu Bei captured Chengdu, Huang Zhong was named a general to conquer the captives. The glory of Huang Zhong's life began with the Battle of Hanzhong

In 219 AD, the Battle of Hanzhong entered its third year. Liu Bei adopted Fa Zheng's ingenious plan to fight with the enemy. He left Dingjun Mountain and lured Xiahou Yuan to fight. Then Liu Bei used the strategy of seducing the east and attacking the west to besiege Zhang He with a heavy army. The actual target was Xiahou Yuan. Huang Zhong led an army to attack and kill Xiahou Yuan, which was a great achievement. Huang Zhong also Therefore, he was awarded the title of Hou General due to his military merit.

You must know that Xia Houyuan was the highest officer of the Guanzhong Military Region of Cao Wei, equivalent to the level of a war zone commander. Huang Zhong’s military exploits in killing Xia Houyuan can be recorded in the annals of history, becoming one of the only times in the history of the Three Kingdoms that he killed an opponent’s general. , Huang Zhong's achievement can be compared with Guan Yu's killing of Yan Liang in the Battle of White Horse, and Zhang Liao's killing of Ta Dun in the Battle of Bailang Mountain.

Huang Zhong Huang Zhong died of illness in the second year after the Battle of Hanzhong and died a good death.

4. Huang Quan Huang Quan was from Langzhong, Sichuan. He was originally the chief clerk under Liu Zhang, almost like a secretary. After Liu Zhang surrendered to Liu Bei, Huang Quan also belonged to Liu Bei and was appointed as a partial general. Huang Quan He was the first person to suggest to Liu Bei to launch the Battle of Hanzhong, even earlier than Fa Zheng. Huang Quan believed that Hanzhong was the gateway and lifeblood of Yizhou. Liu Bei accepted and adopted Huang Quan's suggestion and later captured Hanzhong.

After Liu Bei became emperor, Huang Quan was appointed as General Zhenbei and participated in the Battle of Yiling with Liu Bei. Huang Quan's task was to lead an army of 10,000 north of the Yangtze River to defend against possible attacks by Cao Wei. Liu Bei was responsible for commanding the entire Battle of Yiling south of the Yangtze River. Before the war, Huang Quan suggested that Liu Bei should be the vanguard to find out the enemy's strength. However, Liu Bei only wanted to attack without leaving any room, so he did not agree to Huang Quan's suggestion. Liu Bei An opportunity that didn't have to fail was wasted.

In the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei was defeated. The Soochow army led by Lu Xun took advantage of the victory and pursued it all the way to the border between Zigui and Shu Han, and cut off Huang Quan's return route to Shu Han. Huang Quan had no choice but to surrender. , but he was unwilling to surrender to Soochow, which he was at war with, and instead surrendered to Cao Wei. This was for the sake of Liu Bei. After Huang Quan surrendered to Cao Wei, he was highly regarded and became a general of chariots and cavalry, and was the first to open a government in the Cao Wei regime. As a general of chariots and cavalry, Huang Quan is indeed capable and loyal to his old master.

Huang Quan also died well in Cao Wei. At the same time, Huang Quan had the highest official position among the four Huang surnames. After Huang Quan surrendered to Cao Wei, Liu Bei did not punish his family, and Huang Quan stayed in Shu Han. His son Huang Chong followed Zhuge Liang's son Zhuge Zhan and Deng Ai in the battle at Mianzhu, and died heroically. Among the four Huang Zu, Huang Gai, Huang Zhong and Huang Quan, Huang Quan has the highest status. Huang Quan's ability is mainly reflected in strategy. At the same time, Huang Quan's loyalty to his old master is also the reason why he is reused.

The strongest strategist is Huang Gai. Huang Gai's ability is mainly reflected in strategy. He assisted Zhou Yu to win the Battle of Chibi, one of the three major battles of the Three Kingdoms. It was also a major battle that affected China's political situation. . The one with the strongest force was Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong followed Liu Bei as a Zhonglang General and fought bravely. His achievement of killing the enemy's military commander on the battlefield was extremely rare. Relatively speaking, the one with the worst abilities was Huang Zu. He had average defense and average abilities, but he was the only one who died in battle. Therefore, Huang Quan is the strongest, Huang Zhong is the second, Huang Gai is the third, and Huang Zu is the worst.