Do the eighteen heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties really exist in history?

Apart from The Water Margin written by 18 generals, the other historical romance literature depicting heroes in ancient times is Talking about the Tang Dynasty written by 18 heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties. The eighteen heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties originally came from the novel "The Complete Biography of the Romance of Tang Dynasty" in Qing Dynasty. Only thirteen heroes were mentioned in the eighteen heroes book, but the twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth heroes were missing. Dan Tianfang's version of the ballad, The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, has filled up eighteen heroes, and based on this, we will talk about the real situation of eighteen heroes in history.

The 18 heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties, although with strong folklore, are also partly adapted from real historical figures.

In fact, Shuo Tang didn't tell all the 18 heroes, but only 13 heroes, all of whom were fictional characters except Qin Qiong, Dan Xiongxin and Weichi Gong. The rankings are as follows:

No.1 Li Yuanba, No.2 Yuwen Chengdou, No.3 Pei Yuanqing, No.4 Xiongkuo Sea, No.5 Wu Yunzhao, No.6 Wu Tianxi, No.7 Luocheng, No.8 Yanglin, No.9 Wei Wentong, No.1 Shang Shitu, No.11 Xinwenli, No.15 Qin Qiong and No.18 Shan Xiongxin. Among them, books 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17 were not mentioned, and one said that Weichi Gong ranked 17th.

Li Yuanba, the third son of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, was originally named Li Xuanba, and was named Li Yuanba to avoid the name of Kangxi. There is no record of his expedition, let alone his martial arts skills.

Yuwen Chengdou is the eldest son of Yu Wenhuaji, and Yu Wenhuaji has two sons, named Chengji and Yuwen, who have no Chengdu. However, Yu Wenhuaji and his son are skilled in martial arts, and they are in charge of Emperor Yangdi's forbidden army, and Xiao Guo's army is also under their control.

Pei Yuanqing's prototype is Pei Xingyan, the son of Pei Renji, a Sui general. He is brave and good at fighting, and has the reputation of "ten thousand enemies". The father and son first served Shi Mi, and then surrendered to Wang Shichong, but they leaked the news about the establishment of Yang Dong, the king of Yue, and were killed by Wang Shichong.

there are no historical materials for Xiongkuo Sea, Wu Yunzhao and Wu Tianxi. There is no such person in Yang Lin. Looking at the deeds in Shuo Tang, it can be inferred that it is Yang Xiong, the king of virtue in the Sui Dynasty, and an imperial clan in the Sui Dynasty.

Wei Wentong, Shang Shitu and Xin Wenli are also fictions. The last Qin Qiong, Dan Xiongxin and Weichi Gong are all familiar.