In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Wei has five good generals, and Shuhan has five tiger generals, all martial arts and powerful generals. In the hearts of friends, Soochow seems to have a very weak sense of existence, lacking brave and capable fighters, such as the four chief governors Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng, and Lu Xun, most of whom belonged to Confucian generals.
In fact, in addition to the four chief governors, there were also "Jiang Biao Twelve Tiger Officials". In "Three Kingdoms", these twelve people are combined into one volume, in order: Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, Dong Xi, Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang , Ding Feng.
So, how did Chen Shou arrange the twelve people? Some people say that it must be arranged according to the record of the twelve. In fact, this is not the case. In addition to considering the achievements of the twelve, Chen Shou also considers seniority and ranks them.
So how did the Twelve Tigers of Jiangdong perform in the novel? How is their strength ranked? Analyzing the force of these twelve men, the ranking is as follows.
First, Ganning.
Ganning, the word Xingba, known as "Jinfan Thief", was originally a general under Huang Zu in Jiangxia County, Jingzhou. He had no ambition under Huang Zu, and finally abandoned Huang to Liu, and helped Sun Quan successfully break through Jiang Xia, behead Huang Zu, and avenge his father Sun Jian.
Gan Ning's most prominent record is "Hundred Horses Robbery Cao Ying". This battle was Sun Quan's counterattack after Zhang Liao's eight hundred warriors attacked him. After receiving a report from Cao Cao leading an army of 400,000 troops to assist Hefei, Sun Quan asked who could "who would dare to break the enemy first and thwart his vigor?" Ling Tong took the lead in asking for orders, saying that it would be enough to bring three thousand people. Gan Ning said: "Three thousand people are too many. I only need a hundred rides to kill seven in and seven out."
Gan Ning also issued a military order and only led at night. A hundred cavalry went, if one person and one ride were damaged, it would not be considered complete. Gan Ning did what he said, and with a hundred horses, he rushed into Cao Ying and galloped like Zhao Yun seven in and seven out. Cao Jun didn't know how many people came from Soochow to attack, one by one, they were so scared that they cried and ran away. Gan Ning Baiqi broke out from the south gate and, with Zhou Tai's response, returned to Ruxu smoothly. After this war, Sun Quan Fengren said: "Meng De has Zhang Liao, and Gan Xingba alone is enough to be an enemy."
Gan Ning, in addition to the glorious record of Cao Ying with a hundred horses and robbers, has a lot of cuts. Will record. For example, Ling Tong’s father Ling Cao and Jiang Xia prefect Huang Zu were shot by Gan Ning with an arrow, Deng Long was hacked to death, Ma Yan was chopped under the horse, and an arrow hit Lejin's cheek. It is precisely these irreplaceable achievements that Gan Ning has become the most martial general among the "Twelve Tigers".
Second: Zhou Tai
Zhou Tai, whose word is Youping, is known as "undead zombie", what does it mean? No matter how badly he was injured, it was all right. For example, in 197 AD, Sun Ce went out to fight, leaving Sun Quan to lead a small army to sit in Xuancheng and encountered thousands of bandits. The situation was urgent, Zhou Tai gave up his life to protect Sun Quan, led the army to fight the enemy bravely, and finally turned Sun Quan into peace. In this battle, Zhou Tai suffered twelve stab wounds. Fortunately, the genius doctor passed by Jiangdong and healed his injuries.
When Sun Quan was besieged by Cao Cao's army and had nothing to do, Zhou Tai opened the way in front and Sun Quan followed behind, saving Sun Quan's life again. Zhou Tai saved Sun Quan's life twice and was moved to tears. Sun Quan caressed Zhou Tai's back with the stab wound while telling everyone what happened and encouraging them. He toasted Zhou Tai and gave the Qing Luo umbrella to Zhou Tai, which was very prominent and envied everyone. The relevant description in the novel is as follows:
After saying this, Zhou Tai undressed and everyone will observe: skin, flesh and skin, like a knife, rooted all over. Sun Quan asked about the marks on his fingers. Zhou Tai said that he was injured in battle. One injury ordered a drink of wine. It was the day, Zhou Tai was drunk. The right is given by the Qingluo umbrella, so that he can go in and out of Zhang Gai and think that he is famous.
Of course, apart from saving Sun Quan twice, Zhou Tai has a very good record. For example, he once beheaded General Cao Wei Zhang Nan, beheaded Samoke for twenty rounds, and attacked Xu Chu with Han Dang. Therefore, Zhou Tai deserves the second place among the "Twelve Tiger Officials".
Third: Cheng Pu
Cheng Pu, as a veteran of the Soochow Wu, was able to stand behind him during the Sun Jian era. He has a good record. Zeng Shuhe stabbed Hu Zhen and Lu Gong. The most important thing is that he had a 30-round draw with Taishi Ci. Therefore, Cheng Pu ranked third.
Fourth: Huang Gai
Huang Gai, once captured Huang Zu in two rounds, defeated Cai Tao, in the battle of Chibi, shot the Chinese recruit with one arrow. His record is commendable, the most important thing is the implementation of bitter tricks, which established the victory of the battle of Chibi. Therefore, Huang Gai ranked fourth.
Fifth: Ling Tong
Ling Tong is the son of Ling Cao and belongs to the young general. In Soochow, he had contended with Gan Ning and wanted to seek revenge from Gan Ning. He had a 50-round draw with Zhang Liao, among the five great generals of Cao Wei, and a 30-round draw with Lejin, indicating that martial arts is not weak, so he ranked fifth.
Sixth: Han Dang
Han Dang, like Cheng and Huang Gaipu, is an old man in the Sun Jian period and has no credit. There is also hard work. His record is not much, in the water battle, only a few records such as beheading Jiao Shi. Therefore, Han Dang ranked sixth.
Seventh, Pan Zhang
Pan Zhang’s main record was to besiege Guan Yu, who defeated Maicheng. In the end, Ma Zhong used his lower hand to trap Guan Yu and capture Guan Yu alive. . Strictly speaking, Pan Zhang's martial arts are commonplace. He was defeated by the veteran Huang Zhong for several rounds, even Guan Xing could not beat, and finally he was killed by Guan Xing with the help of Guan Yu's idol. Therefore, Pan Zhang is ranked seventh for the time being.
Eighth, Ninth: Xu Sheng, Ding Feng
Compared with the previous few, these two people belong to the younger generation. They often follow Zhou Yu to fight. His left and right hands are ranked seventh and eighth for the time being.
Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth: Jiang Qin, Chen Wu, Dong Xi
Jiang Qin, Chen Wu, Dong Xi are among the twelve tiger ministers in Jiangdong, ranking all Very far behind, it belongs to soy sauce. If Chen Wu was killed by Pound, Dong attacked Shen Jiang and died.
Conclusion
In the official history, the Jiangdong twelve tiger minister Chen Shou is ranked according to their seniority and record, and in the romance, the "twelve tiger ministers" have their own merits, according to the value of force. The ranking is as follows. The most powerful one is naturally "Jinfan Thief" Gan Ning, and the second is "Undead Zombie" Zhou Tai. The remaining ones are Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Ling Tong, Han Dang, Pan Zhang, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, Jiang. Qin, Chen Wu, Dong Xi.
Of course, Gan Ning can become the first of the twelve tiger ministers in Jiangdong, mainly because Tai Shi Ci did not participate in the ranking. If Tai Shi Ci is not above the twelve tiger officials, but participates in the ranking, he is likely to surpass Gan Ning , Became the head of the twelve tiger ministers.
(This article is mainly based on Romance, and the Three Kingdoms as a supplement.)
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