In 219 AD, Liu Bei was called King of Hanzhong and was granted the title of five generals of the tiger, namely Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong. This ranking is ranked after comprehensive qualifications, martial arts and other aspects.

In 219 AD, Liu Bei was called the King of Hanzhong, and enfeoffed to the Five Tiger Generals, namely Guan Yu , Zhang Fei , Zhao Yun , Ma Chao , Huang Zhong . This ranking is ranked after comprehensive qualifications, martial arts and other aspects. Among them, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei joined as early as when Liu Bei organized the volunteer army to suppress the uprising of the Yellow Turban Army in Zhuo County . They have been following Liu Bei and are veritable veteran leaders. After leaving Gongsun Zan, Zhao Yun found Liu Bei and officially joined Liu Bei's group. He is half an old man. Huang Zhong surrendered to Liu Bei in Changsha County after the Battle of Chibi. Ma Chao joined Liu Bei's group when Liu Bei seized Yizhou. He had the least qualifications among the five.

From this we can see that the Five Tiger Generals of Shu Han mainly look at their qualifications. Among them, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have the most qualifications, so they rank first and second. Zhao Yun's qualifications are second only to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so they rank third. Ma Chao and Huang Zhong finally surrendered to Liu Bei. Since Ma Chao is stronger than Huang Zhongnian and R&F, he has a great influence in Xiliang , so he ranks ahead of Huang Zhong. Ma Chao and Huang Zhong ranked fourth and fifth respectively.

If only military force is discussed and the qualifications of the five people are not considered, then how should the Five Tiger Generals of Shu Han be ranked? The ranking is slightly different from the Romance of Legend. Based on the relevant content in the Romance of Legend, the analysis is as follows.

First: Guan Yu

Guan Yu, together with Zhang Fei, is known as the "enemy of thousands of people". His martial arts are so high that it is unimaginable. However, Guan Yu's martial arts skills are slightly higher than Zhang Fei's. When he was alive, Lu Bu, he fought invincible all over the world with his Red Rabbit Horse and Fang Tian Huaji. However, Lu Bu was brave but not resourceful, and was captured alive by his subordinates. He was executed by Baimenlou by Cao Cao . After Lu Bu's death, the Red Rabbit Horse was obtained by Cao Cao and later rewarded him with Guan Yu. Guan Yu got the Red Rabbit Horse, his combat power was greatly improved, and he became the new world's number one strong general. His achievements in killing Yan Liang and slaughtering Wen Chou made the generals of Cao's camp stunned.

Among the Five Tiger Generals of Shu Han, Guan Yu and Huang Zhong fought outside Changsha for three days. On the first day, there was no victory or defeat in 100 rounds. On the second day, Guan Yu showed mercy. On the third day, Huang Zhong shot Guan Yu with an arrow and won with archery, not a one-on-one victory. Therefore, in terms of force, Guan Yu's combat power should be greater than that of the elderly Huang Zhong.

When Ma Chao just surrendered to Liu Bei, Guan Yu was preparing to enter Sichuan to compete with Ma Chao, but was stopped by Zhuge Liang . Zhuge Liang wrote a letter to Guan Yu, saying that although Ma Chao is a rare general, he and Zhang Fei are of the same level as military generals, and there is still a certain gap between him and Guan Yu.

Zhao Yun is good at charging into battle, and he rushed left and right among the chaotic army, as if he was entering a state of no one. He killed more than 50 generals of Cao's camp in , the Battle of Changbanpo, just in . However, Zhao Yun's single challenge results were not much, and the generals he killed were not as valuable as Yan Liang and Wen Chou Da who were killed by Guan Yu. He was a veritable "martial saint".

Therefore, only in terms of combat power, Guan Yu is better than Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, and ranks first among the Five Tiger Generals.

Second: Zhao Yun

Although Zhao Yun killed the generals, they did not have much value, but they could not stand the number. In his life, he killed at least three famous generals including Qu Yi, Gaolan , Zhu Ran , and . As for ordinary generals, there are more. Such as Pei Yuanshao , Zhang Wu, Lu Kuang , Chunyu Dao, Xing Daorong , Zhu Zan , Su Yan and others.

Although Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong also killed some military generals, the number is far from comparable to that of Zhao Yun. Therefore, only in terms of combat power, Zhao Yun is better than Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, and ranks second among the Five Tiger Generals.

Third: Zhang Fei

Zhang Fei dared to fight Lu Bu alone, making progress every time and every time. Outside Xiaopei City, he fought with Lu Bu for 100 rounds and was not defeated. In front of Jiameng Pass, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao fought for hundreds of rounds, from daytime to night, and continued to fight at night with a light, but there was no difference between winning and losing. However, at that time, Zhang Fei was tied with Ma Chao on the surface, but in fact he had already decided, and Zhang Fei had a slight advantage.Therefore, only in terms of combat power, Zhang Fei is better than Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, and ranks third among the Five Tiger Generals.

Fourth: Ma Chao

Ma Chao, in order to avenge his father, raised an army to attack Cao Cao. He has a strong combat power. He fought with Xu Chu for hundreds of rounds in Tongguan Battle, no winner or loser. Compared with Huang Zhong, Ma Chao is more young and strong, with long-lasting endurance. Therefore, only in terms of combat power, Ma Chao ranked fourth among the Five Tiger Generals of Shu Han.

Fifth: Huang Zhong

Among the Five Tiger Generals of Shu Han, Huang Zhong is the oldest. He doesn’t care about his muscles and bones when he is old. Even if he is powerful, he can’t stand his age. Therefore, only in terms of combat power, Huang Zhong ranked fifth among the Five Tiger Generals of Shu Han.

Conclusion

Shu Han Five Tiger Generals are derived from factors such as comprehensive qualifications and combat power. If we only talk about combat power, Guan Yu is still ranked first, Zhao Yun is ranked second, Zhang Fei is ranked third, Ma Chao is ranked fourth, and Huang Zhong is ranked fifth. This ranking is slightly different from the rankings of "Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong" in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The difference is that the rankings of Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were exchanged, and the rankings of others remain unchanged.

(This article mainly refers to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms")