Among these five generals, although Ma Chao is a surrendered general, Liu Bei still values him very much, which is directly related to Ma Chao's identity and his own combat power.
At that time, Ma Chao and Ma Dai allied forces arrived, and the army was approaching the city of Jiameng Pass. Liu Bei didn't know what to do when facing Ma Chao's army, so he could only ask military Zhuge Liang . Zhuge Liang said: Only can deal with Ma Chao, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun.
In the end, since Zhao Yun was not around, Liu Bei had to let Zhang Fei go to the battlefield to fight the enemy. So if Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were with him, how would Liu Bei choose? Compared with Zhao Yun and Ma Chao, who is stronger?
1. Ma Chao fights with Meng Zhang Fei
According to the records in the book, when Ma Chao's troops were at the city, the first battle was fought by the vanguards of both sides. Ma Chao's side sent Ma Dai , while Liu Bei's side sent Wei Yan .
Although Wei Yan is somewhat unpopular on Liu Bei's side, Zhuge Liang often thinks about his reverse , but Wei Yan's combat power cannot be ignored, and in order to save his life, Wei Yan worked very hard every time he fought.
In the battle with Ma Dai, the two fought for dozens of rounds, and Wei Yan had the upper hand. In the end, Bai Ma Dai was injured in a sneak attack and had no choice but to return. Afterwards, Zhang Fei broke out from the city and defeated Ma Dai in just a dozen moves.
In the second round of battle between the two sides, Ma Dai's escape the day before, Ma Chao lost all his face. Therefore, when Ma Chao came, he called under the city.
After hearing this, Zhang Fei rode his horse and was about to rush out of the city to fight Ma Chao, but was stopped by Liu Bei. Zhang Fei was puzzled, but Liu Bei said it was not yet time.
Until Ma Chao called three times in a row, the Shu army was already red in his face, and Zhang Fei was even more anxious. At this time, Liu Bei finally released Zhang Fei and led 500 elite soldiers to fight Ma Chao.
In the entire Jiameng Pass battle, Ma Chao and Zhang Fei fought for three games in total. The first two fought for more than a hundred rounds, and both sides gradually lost their strength. Liu Bei was afraid that Zhang Fei would suffer losses, so he called the gold to withdraw his troops.
The second game is a night battle. This time the two of them only fought for dozens of rounds, and then began to use hidden weapons to test.
Although the battle lasted for a short time, the danger was dangerous. In the end, Liu Bei took the lead in order to withdraw his troops and called Zhang Fei back to the city.
Ma Chao has long been famous. Now after two matches with Zhang Fei, his combat power has once again been recognized by Liu Bei and others.
If you continue to be anxious, Liu Bei can only call Zhao Yun or Huang Zhong to help. In desperation, Zhuge Liang had to make another plan of rebellion.
Zhang Lu is suspicious. Although he shows kindness to Ma Chao and even proposes to marry his daughter to him, Ma Chao always feels that Zhang Lu is not a wise ruler, so he doesn't obey Zhang Lu so much.
At this time, Zhuge Liang used a trick to hit Zhang Lu's weakness. In order to prove whether Ma Chao was loyal to him, Zhang Lu ordered Ma Chao not to return to the camp.
In the next battle, Zhang Fei fought fiercely with Ma Chao in succession. When he was exhausted, he returned to the city to rest, while Ma Chao could only wait on the battlefield. 's physical strength was not replenished, and was eventually subdued by Liu Bei's use of his three-inch tongue.
Through the battle at Jiameng Pass, it can be seen that Ma Chao's combat effectiveness is not much different from Zhang Fei, and it can even be said to be evenly matched. If the two continue to fight and have to fight to the death, then it is still unknown who will win.
If Zhao Yun was present at that time, would Liu Bei still send Zhang Fei to fight? Which one is better, Ma Chao or Zhao Yun?
2. Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are with each other, how would Liu Bei choose?
At that time, Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei to fight Ma Chao, a large part of the reason why he sent Zhang Fei to fight Ma Chao was that according to Zhuge Liang's speculation, only Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei could fight Ma Chao, and Zhao Yun was not in the army, so Liu Bei had no choice but to send Zhang Fei to fight.
, even if Zhao Yun is present, the result will not be different.
First of all, according to Liu Bei's actions of insisting on surrendering Wei Yan despite Zhuge Liang's dissuasion, Liu Bei wanted to expand his strength, so Liu Bei wanted to use any general with some reputation for his own use. Ma Chao, of course, is no exception.
Zhao Yun's bravery is well known to everyone. If Zhao Yun is sent to the field, Zhao Yun's character will definitely fight quickly and fight to the death with Ma Chao. No matter who is damaged by Zhao Yun or Ma Chao, it is not what Liu Bei wants to see.
Secondly, compared with Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun's combat power and achievements are obviously better.
When Zhang Fei went out to fight, Liu Bei ordered to withdraw his troops many times in order to protect Zhang Fei's safety. If Zhao Yun is present, Liu Bei will probably send Zhang Fei to test Ma Chao's reality and reality first to protect Zhao Yun's full strength.
Finally, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has many elements of jokes. If Zhao Yun and Ma Chao fight, then the two will definitely fight quickly. Although the scene will be very dangerous, it is far less exciting than the many battles between Ma Chao and Zhang Fei.
This not only reflects Ma Chao's combat power, but also reflects Zhuge Liang's wit. Therefore, from this perspective, Zhao Yun must be absent at the time, and only Zhang Fei was the one who fought with Ma Chao.
3. Comparison of the combat power of Zhao Yun and Ma Chao
Since in the book, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao have not had a head-on confrontation, they can only infer from other directions.
First of all, both of them have fought with Xu Chu . As a general around Cao Cao , Xu Chu's combat power is naturally understandable.
When Zhao Yun fought with Xu Chu, Xu Chu was at a disadvantage in just a few dozen rounds, while Ma Chao fought with Xu Chu. After more than two hundred rounds, Xu Chu still had the power to fight. From the point, we can see that Zhao Yun’s combat power is obviously stronger than Ma Chao.
Secondly, after Ma Chao surrendered, Liu Bei held a banquet for entertainment, but Zhao Yun was not absent this time.
While preparing for the banquet, Liu Zhang had two generals attacked. Zhao Yun went to fight. After a moment, the banquet had not started, and Zhao Yun had already returned with the heads of the two enemy generals to restore the Ming Dynasty.
Ma Chao was shocked when he saw it. From that time on, he was obviously much more respectful to the generals of Shu Kingdom, especially Zhao Yun. From this perspective, Ma Chao believed that he was not Zhao Yun's opponent.
Finally, according to the later generations' division of combat power of each general in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there is such a saying: "One Lu, two Zhao, three Dian Wei , four gates, five Ma, six Zhang Fei."
According to this sorting, Zhao Yun's combat power should rank second among the Three Kingdoms, while Ma Chao is only fifth. From this perspective, Ma Chao is indeed not Zhao Yun's opponent.
