How awesome is Zhao Zilong in Three Kingdoms novels?

Among the Three Kingdoms, Zhao Yun has always been a controversial figure. People who like him speak highly of him, saying that he is the second military commander in the Three Kingdoms, second only to Lu Bu, or simply that he is the first general in the Three Kingdoms. People who don't like him belittle him, saying that he is just a mediocre general in the Three Kingdoms.

There is a simple reason. Zhao Yun in the romance film is really brave. He saved Gongsun Zan and fought Wen Chou for more than 60 rounds, regardless of the outcome. After following Liu Bei, he tried his best to save the late Master Dou twice. It was amazing for the first time. In Cao Cao's Bai Wanjun team, he went in and out seven times, and even beheaded many generals. When Cao Cao saw Zhao Yun, he couldn't help sighing, "What a brave general. I should give birth to it! " And also ordered to capture Zhao Yun alive, not stab him in the back. Zhao Yun survived.

For people who like to watch romance, Zhao Yun in their eyes must be a valiant soldier. He is brave and good at fighting, and he has the courage to take the head of the enemy general in the army. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and others are no match for him. However, Zhao Yunlian in the official history is not even a "General of the Five Tigers". He was just a general with a mixed name all his life.

So, Zhao Yun in the official history, how high is his martial arts? Below, according to official records, I make a comprehensive analysis of Zhao Yun from the following three aspects.

First, although Zhao Yun is not one of the "Five Tiger Generals", his martial arts are comparable to Guan, Zhang, Ma and Huang. In the official history, Liu Bei became the Queen of Hanzhong, and only four generals were appointed, namely former general Guan Yu, left general Ma Chao, right general Guan Yu and later general Huang Zhong. Zhao Yun, however, has just been made a general of the Yi army. The so-called "General of the Yi Army" is, to put it bluntly, a little-known general, which is also commonly known as "General with a miscellaneous name".

However, just because Zhao Yun has not been made a general, it cannot be said that his martial arts is very low. Why? There is a simple reason. Liu Bei did not name Zhao Yun as a general, and there may be many unknown "inside stories". It may be because Zhao Yun's background is not good, or it may be because Liu Bei really looks down on Zhao Yun, and so on. In a word, Zhao Yun didn't become a famous soldier, which can't prove that his martial arts is very low.

Since Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei, he has devoted himself to his life and made outstanding achievements. After Zhao Yun's rescue, the Lord went to war twice, which did happen in history. Therefore, even Chen Shou is keen on Zhao Yun. In Biography, Chen Shou combined Zhang, Ma, Huang and Zhao into one. Because of this, Luo Guanzhong will highlight Zhao Yun's bravery in his novels and describe him as one of the "Five Tiger Generals".

Think about it, if Zhao Yun's martial arts is not high, and Chen Shou is such a rigorous historian, will he be wronged? Luo Guanzhong will shape zhaoyun like this? The answer is self-evident.

Second, Zhao Yun did fight with Jun in Changbanpo. The battle of Changbanpo in the romance is indeed true in the official history. At that time, Liu Bei was hunted by Cao Cao. Zhao Yun rushed in, hugged the late ruler Dou and saved him and Mrs. Gan (Dou's mother). Because of his outstanding military exploits, Liu Bei made him a yamen general. The relevant records in Zhao Yunzhuan of the Three Kingdoms are as follows:

The former Lord was hunted down by Tso Kung in Osaka, Dangyang, abandoned his wife and went south, holding his weak son, the late Lord, in his arms to protect Mrs. Gan, the late mistress, and no one was spared. Move to the general's yamen.

This record is very brief in the official history. We can't see how strong Zhao Yun's martial arts are, and we can't prove that he once went to the Seventh National Congress. But in the face of Cao Cao's army, Zhao Yun dared to rush in and rescued the late master and Mrs. Gan. Therefore, Zhao Yun is not afraid of Jun, and he is courageous enough.

According to Zhao Yunchuan's reflection, Pei Songzhi quoted "The Legend of the Cloud":

The clouds are eight feet long and magnificent.

According to the Chinese system, eight feet is equivalent to the current 1.84 meters. It can be seen that Zhao Yun is tall and burly and looks dreamy. You don't have to think about it. You can see at a glance that Zhao Yun is a valiant soldier.

Third, in the battle of Jieting, Zhao Yun personally broke off diplomatic relations, so that the army could be preserved. In the sixth year of Lite-Hing (AD 228), Zhuge Liang sent troops to Qishan, letting Ma Su guard the street pavilion and Zhao Yun guard Ji Gu. Later, Ma Su did not listen to Zhuge Liang's advice and camped on the mountain, which eventually led to heavy losses for the Shu army. Zhao Yun was also outnumbered, so he fell into Ji Gu. But at the critical moment, Zhao Yun was able to lead troops to hold his ground and avoid losses. It can be seen that he has the talent of a general, and he is worthy of great responsibility. The official history is described as follows:

Yun and Zhi Dou were weaker than the enemy and defeated by. However, they gathered all the people to persevere and did not suffer a big defeat. The army retired and was demoted to general of the town army.

According to the "Journey to the Cloud", Zhuge Liang led his troops to retreat to Hanzhong and asked his generals, "The street pavilion fell, and there were many casualties among soldiers. After Shibuya's army was defeated, why were the soldiers and generals there? " Deng Zhi replied: "After General Zhao personally broke off, the ordnance materials were not left, and the generals were able to come back alive." Zhao Yun's courage is evident.

To sum up, although Zhao Yun is not a famous soldier, it can be seen from various signs that Zhao Yun's martial arts must be very high.