Zhang Liao, like Cao Ren, was one of Cao Wei's famous generals, and in history he became famous because of his Xiaoyaojin breaking Sun Quan. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

【Return to Cao in troubled times】

Zhang Liao was not a general under Cao Cao earlier, and he had already spent a long time under Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, and Lü Bu before he surrendered to Cao Cao.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the reason for the assassination of Shi Ding in Bingzhou was that Zhang Liao's martial arts were strong and powerful, so he was called to serve as a professional and asked him to lead troops to Kyoto. He Jin sent him to Hebei to recruit soldiers, summoned more than 1,000 people, and when he came back, just in time for He Jin's failure, he took the recruited recruits to join Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was defeated, and led his troops to defect to Lu Bu and was promoted to the rank of cavalry captain. Lü Bu was defeated by Li Dao, and Zhang Liao followed Lü Bu to flee east to Xuzhou, where he served as the Taishou of the North and the Minister of Lu. He also worked with Gao Shun to break through Liu Bei Yu Peicheng.

Cao Cao broke Lü Bu in Xiapi, Zhang Liao led the people to surrender, and Cao Cao appointed him as a Zhonglang general and gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei.

【Count the merits】

He made many military exploits and was promoted to the rank of general. In the Battle of White Horse, Zhang Liao and Guan Yu served as the vanguard together, and after Yuan Shao was defeated, Cao Cao sent Zhang Liao to pacify the counties of the Lu State.

Zhang Liao and Xiahou Yuan besieged the rebellious Changfeng in Donghai County, and Zhang Liao found him hesitant and persuaded him to surrender. Later, Zhang Liao followed Cao Cao to conquer Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang in Liyang, and once again made meritorious service and acted as a backbone general. Cao Cao returned to Xuchang and ordered Zhang Liao to take Yin'an with Le, and move the locals to the south of the Yellow River. Later, Zhang Liao followed Cao Cao to attack Ye County again, and Ye County was breached. Zhang Liao was sent alone to Zhao Guo and Changshan to recruit thieves from all walks of life along the mountain, as well as Sun Qing and others in Montenegro.

After that, he attacked Yuan Tan again with Cao Cao and defeated Yuan Tan, and Cao Cao also sent Zhang Liao to lead an army to seize the seashore and defeat the thieves Kou Liuyi and other troops in Liaodong. When he returned to Ye County, Cao Cao personally came out to welcome him, took him in a car, and appointed him as the general of Dangkou. Later, he led his troops to attack Jingzhou and pacified Jiangxia counties. The Hui army was stationed in Linying and was named the Marquis of Duting.

When Cao Cao was preparing, Zhang Liao advised him to pay attention to Liu Bei's threat, but Cao Cao said that Liu Biao would not allow Liu Bei to send troops, so he went on a northern expedition, and Zhang Liao, as the vanguard, broke the enemy army. After returning, Zhang Liao also stabilized the rebellion in the army, and successfully crusaded against Chen Lan and Mei Cheng, so Cao Cao increased the food for Zhang Liao and allowed him to march on a festival.

Cao Cao conquered Sun Quan after Chibi, Zhang Liao and Zang Ba defeated Sun Yang, the governor of his command, and after Cao Cao returned to the court, he ordered Zhang Liao and Le Jin, Li Dian and others to lead more than 7,000 people to Hefei to station. Sun Quan took advantage of Cao Cao's absence, went north, led more than 100,000 troops to attack Hefei, Zhang Liao attacked with 800 people, deterred the enemy, after Sun Quan retreated, Zhang Liao led his troops to pursue, and almost captured Sun Quan. Cao Cao was deeply moved by Zhang Liao's bravery and named him the general of Zhengdong.

When Cao Cao conquered Sun Quan again, he once went to Hefei and walked along the ruins of Zhang Liao's battle at that time, and sighed for a long time. So he increased the troops for Zhang Liao, left more troops, and Zhang Liao moved to Juchao to be stationed. After Guan Yu surrounded Cao Ren in Fancheng, Zhang Liao also led troops to rescue, but before he arrived, Guan Yu had already withdrawn.

【Glory and Death】

After Emperor Wen ascended the throne, Zhang Liao became a former general (in fact, demoted), and his elder brother Zhang Pan and one of his sons were made liehous. Sun Quan betrayed again, and Emperor Wen sent Zhang Liao to stay in Hefei and confer on him the title of Marquis of Duxiang. Gave Zhang Liao's mother a chariot, sent soldiers and horses to escort Zhang Liao's family to the station, and ordered Zhang's mother to greet her from the ground when she arrived, and the generals of all the armies under her command should bow down on the side of the road. Everyone thinks that Zhang Liao's family is very glorious. After Cao Pi became emperor, he named Zhang Liao as the Marquis of Jinyang, and added 1,000 households to the food estate, together with the previous total of 2,600 households.

Later, Zhang Liao went to Luoyang Palace to worship, and Emperor Wen met Zhang Liao in the Jianshi Palace and personally asked him about the defeat of Wu. After Emperor Wen heard this, he sighed and said to the left and right: "Zhang Liao is also a person like Zhaohu in the Zhou Dynasty. Emperor Wen built a mansion for him, built a palace for his mother, and called the soldiers recruited by Zhang Liao to follow him to defeat Wu as "Tiger Ben".

Sun Quan once again claimed the vassal state, and Zhang Liao returned to the army to garrison Yongqiu, where he fell ill. Emperor Wen sent Liu Ye, a servant, to come with a doctor to diagnose and treat. Those tiger warriors inquired about the condition, and kept on and on the way. The illness was not cured, Emperor Wen took him to his camp, came to visit him in person, held his hand, gave him imperial clothes, and the eunuchs came to deliver imperial meals every day. The condition improved slightly, and Zhang Liao returned to the place where the troops were stationed. Sun Quan rebelled again, and Emperor Wen sent Zhang Liao to take a boat with Cao Xiu to Hailing County, facing the river. Sun Quan was very frightened and told the generals: "Although Zhang Liao is sick, he is still unstoppable, you must be careful!" That year, Zhang Liao and his generals defeated Sun Quan's general, Lü Fan. Zhang Liao became seriously ill and died in Jiangdu County. Emperor Wen wept bitterly and gave him the nickname of Ganghou. His son Zhang Hu inherited the title.

In the sixth year of the early Huang Dynasty (225), Emperor Wen remembered the exploits of Zhang Liao and Li Dian in Hefei, and issued an edict saying: "In the battle of Hefei, Zhang Liao and Li Dian defeated 100,000 enemy troops with 800 infantry. The enemy has been disgraced so far, and he can be called a pawn of the country. Give Zhang Liao and Li Dian 100 households each, and give each of them the title of Marquis of Guannei. Zhang Hu was appointed as a general, and after his death, his son Zhang Tong inherited him.

In the first four years (243), Zhang Liao was enshrined in Cao Cao's temple.

【Zhang Liao's military ability】

In history, Zhang Liao participated in many battles with the army, and the victory rate was very high, and he made a lot of contributions, but unfortunately Zhang Liao lacked enough records to lead the troops alone. When Liu Bei was first beaten, Gao Shun was the main general; Wai Changxuan, Zhang Liao and Xiahou Yuan together; conquest of Chen Lan and Mei Cheng, at that time Yu Ban, Zang Ba, and Zhang He were also there; When Sun Yang was broken, Zhang Liao and Zang Ba were together; When defending Hefei, it was Zhang Liao, Lejin and Li Dian who defended together; During Cao Pi's southern expedition, the commander of the Eastern Front was also Cao Xiu; The rest of Zhang Liao's battles with Cao Cao will not be mentioned.

There are only two battles in which Zhang Liao led the troops alone, one is to break Liu Yi, and the other is to break Chen Lan and Mei Cheng, this is because after Mei Cheng surrendered, Yu Ban and Zang Ba had already withdrawn, and Zhang He belonged to Zhang Liao at that time.

As one of the five good generals of Cao Wei, Zhang Liao's military ability is indeed very good, but he lacks the experience of leading troops alone in major battles, so Zhang Liao can only be rated as a famous general, not as a famous marshal like Lu Meng.

[Zhang Wenyuan in history]

Name: Liao Zhang

Attributes: Commander (a-) Zhang Liao is one of the famous generals of the Three Kingdoms period, and if his status is higher, the evaluation may be higher

Strategy (b) Zhang Liao himself also has quite good strategic ability

General Comment (A-) Relatively speaking, Zhang Liao's position in the Cao Wei group was still suppressed by Cao Wei's relatives

Alias (title): Zhang Wenyuan

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Offices:

Class: General

Nickname: Ganghou

Family background: After the original wealthy Nie Yi

Birth and death: 169--222

Place of birth: Yanmen Mayi

Main social relationship: Son (Zhang Hu)

Major Experiences:

From 169 to 199, he successively followed Ding Yuan, Dong Zhuo, and Lü Bu, and later took refuge in Cao Cao

From 199 to 209, he followed Cao Cao to fight in the south and the north, and made many achievements

From 209 to 220, he was stationed in Hefei, broke Sun Quan, shocked Xiaoyaojin, and deterred Wu State

From 220 to 222, he participated in Cao Pi's three-way expedition to Wu, and died of serious illness

Summary: One of the several famous generals in the Three Kingdoms period, one of the five good generals of Cao Wei, and his status in later generations was very high