Four masters of swordsmanship in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of Han Dynasty, two emperors were on the list, two were famous generals

In the era of cold weapons, the sword was the most common weapon when the ancients fought. Since ancient times, swords can chop, slash, stab, and block, and have been hailed as the king of soldiers by countless people. In the Three Kingdoms era, when famous generals were born, there were also many masters who were good at using swords. The most surprising of them were actually the two emperors Liu Bei and Cao Pi.

top4: Lu Bu

, whether in Romance or official history, Lu Bu's personal strength value is very high, enough to rank in the top three. "Three Kingdoms: Lv Bu Biography" records that Lv Bu "given his martial arts to Bingzhou." With his outstanding martial arts, he gradually emerged in the army and became a leader in the Bingzhou Group. Although Chen Shou did not like Lu Bu and thought that he was cunning and repeated, but even so, he still had to admit that Lu Bu was "excellent, and he was called a pilot."

Although Lu Bu's famous weapon is an euphorbia, he is good at more than this weapon. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty • Dong Zhuo Biography also records that Lu Bu is also good at using spears. Of course, in addition to spears, Lu Bu's swordsmanship is also top-notch in the world. Situ Wang Yun once praised Lu Bu as an excellent swordsman. In the records of Lü Bu's biography, Lü Bu fought with people and was often used to using swords, and his achievements were also very eye-catching.

top3: Cao Pi

Speaking of Cao Pi, I believe many readers will be surprised. Because in the impression of many people, Cao Pi's presence has not been high. It's no wonder that Cao Pi's demeanor was gradually forgotten because of the great talent of his father Cao Cao, and the talent of his younger brother Cao Zhi. But in fact, Cao Pi is an all-round talent. Not only did he have clever political methods and successfully became the heir to Cao Cao's satisfaction, but his literary and martial arts were also top-notch.

In the history of ancient literature, Cao Pi's "Dian Lun" has already had the shadow of preliminary literary criticism, which shows that his literary skills are still very profound. Speaking of his martial arts, what Cao Pi is best at is probably his swordsmanship. According to the records of "Three Kingdoms • Wen Di Ji", Cao Pi's swordsmanship was taught by Shi A, and Shi A's master was Wang Yue, the number one swordsman in the Eastern Han Dynasty. After being carefully taught by a famous teacher, Cao Pi's swordsmanship became more sophisticated and gradually reached the point of "proficient".

One day, Cao Pi drank with Pinghu General Liu Xun, Fenwei General Deng Zhan and others. During the banquet, some people praised Deng Zhan's martial arts, saying that he "has arms and knows the five soldiers, also saying that he can do nothing with nothing." As soon as Cao Pi got interested, he talked about swordsmanship with Deng Zhan. Because of their interest, the two also used sugar cane instead of swordsmanship for a real battle. Unexpectedly, Deng Zhan was stabbed in the arm by Cao Pi three times in just a few rounds. Unwilling to fail, Deng Zhan decided to fight again, and was hit in the forehead by Cao Pi. The battle of

gave many people a new understanding of Cao Pi. Although Deng Zhan is just a miscellaneous general, he also crawled out of the dead, and he was naturally a martial artist. But even so, he was easily defeated by Cao Pi, showing the latter's superb swordsmanship.

top2: Liu Bei

Coincidentally, Liu Bei, the founding emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty, was also a master of swordsmanship, which made many people stunned. First of all, Liu Bei is not as unbearable as many people think. According to the records of "Three Kingdoms", Liu Bei's personal abilities have been affirmed by various heroes. And whether it was fighting Jingzhou or making progress in Yizhou Hanzhong, Liu Bei personally went to kill the enemy. Therefore, Liu Bei's literary and martial arts are all good, although they are not up to the first-class level, they are also very rare.

According to the well-known military strategist of the Ming Dynasty and the master of martial arts, He Liangchen's "Jiji" records: "Zhuangzi's tactics of fighting, Wang Ju's rise and fall, Liu Xianzhu's Gu Yingfa, Ma Ming's lightning method, Ma Chaozhi's method, and the five swords "From this record, Liu Bei's swordsmanship is very superb, even known as a master, enough to be passed on to future generations.

Similarly, Wang Shouren’s disciple Zheng Ruo also recorded the following in "Jiangnan Jinglue": "The family of swordsman, Fanliu, is called Ma Mingwang, Liu Xianzhu, Bianzhuang, Wangju, Ma Chao, and Xie Chehou. The spine is short.” As everyone knows, Liu Bei is known as the gentleman sword, and he is used to using double swords.The following Gu Ying's method is similar to the double-sword flow used by the Fusang people of later generations. It is a real killing technique with very powerful power.

"Three Kingdoms: The First Master's Biography" quoting "Dianlue" records: "Pingyuan Liu Ziping knew that he was equipped with martial arts, when Zhang Chun rebelled, Qingzhou was imprisoned, and sent his generals to seek purity." There is a problem here, that is Liu Bei's early years. Being famous is not because of his benevolence and righteousness for the people, but his "wu yong". When Liu Bei was in the village in his early years, he also gathered crowds to raise troops. At that time, wealthy businessmen gave Liu Bei a lot of money. From this perspective, they should have taken a fancy to Liu Bei's superb swordsmanship and spent money to invite him to serve as their guard. This situation was also common at the time.

top1; Ma Chao

In the above record, in addition to Liu Bei's swordsmanship was praised by future generations, Ma Chao was also on the list with him. As mentioned earlier, Lu Bu's personal martial arts value can be ranked in the top three, but Ma Chao's strength value is not inferior to Lu Bu. In the Battle of Weishui, Ma Chao relied on his own power to kill Cao Cao without his armor. After the war, Cao Cao also said with emotion: "The horse does not die, and I have no burial place."

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" describes Ma Chao's swordsmanship, which is also very wonderful. With a sword, he once defeated the five brave generals of Xiliang. Do not let the wind fall, kill to rise, cut down two of them, scared the other three and fled. Although the description in the novel is somewhat exaggerated, it is undeniable that Ma Chao's swordsmanship does have his superiority.

Reference books: "The History of the Three Kingdoms", "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty", "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"