The real Zhang Fei in history was actually a handsome man, brave and resourceful. The General Secretary used the strategy three times and succeeded every time. Doesn’t that explain the problem?
The episode "Zhang Yide makes a big fuss at Changban Bridge" in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is very wonderful. Zhang Fei glared angrily and raised his spear on the bridge. Zhang Fei has a loud voice. The book says that his "voice is like thunder and his power is like a galloping horse." This momentum immediately reminded Cao Cao of Guan Yunchang's words not long ago. In the midst of panic, Zhang Fei shouted again: "Fight and not fight, retreat and not retreat, but why!" Such a roar of a tiger and leopard can scare people to death - Xia Houjie next to Cao Cao was heartbroken. , knocked down by the horse. As a result, millions of troops fled. Cao Cao himself was even more embarrassed, "all his hairpins were off and he ran away with his hair disheveled." There is a poem in later generations that praises: "The murderous spirit was born at the end of Changban Bridge, and the horse's eyes widened immediately with the cross-barred spear. The sound was like a thunderous thunder, and Cao's millions of soldiers retreated alone." The lyrics in the opera went even further, saying that he was "Changban Bridge" With the last roar, the water in the bridge stopped and the water flowed back."
Historical records often describe Zhang Fei's bravery with words such as "the general of the bear and the tiger", "the enemy of ten thousand people", and "the tiger of the world". Minister" and other praises. In fact, the world often ignores another side of Zhang Fei's character. In addition to being brave, Zhang Fei is also a very strategic person. Take the matter of Nagasaka Bridge's retreat from the enemy as an example. At that time, he only had more than 20 cavalry as his trump card. Facing a million enemy troops, if he didn't use tactics, no matter how loud his voice was, it would not work even if he shouted to Po Tian. He knew how to arrange more than 20 cavalrymen. The horses tied branches to their tails and ran around in the woods. For a moment, "behind the woods to the east of the bridge, there was a lot of dust." Cao Jun restrained the horses' heads and did not dare to approach. Apparently the ploy worked. But what is intriguing is that the generals of Cao's army did not credit Zhang Fei for this achievement, thinking that it was "another Zhuge Kongming plan." It can be seen that in people's minds, frowning and planning is Zhuge Liang's patent. In fact, Zhang Fei also frowned a few times. This time "Zhang Yide released Yan Yan", Zhang Fei knew how to spread false news and used a substitute to confuse the old and cunning Yan Yan, and finally captured him alive, making him the first to enter Sichuan. In the next seventy chapters, "Zhang Fei outsmarts Wakou Pass", he actually knows how to use alcohol to pretend to be drunk to confuse the enemy, and also engages in a series of tricks, which completely defeats Zhang He, who is known to be both wise and brave. However, Zhuge Liang was very optimistic about him and praised him for "General Zhang's ability to use strategies." You must know that these three plots are real facts in history and are not fictions.
Zhang Fei was not only able to use strategies, but he was also a well-known calligrapher in history. The earliest record of Zhang Fei's calligraphy can be found in Tao Hongying's "Sword Record" of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It is said that Zhang Fei paid homage to Xinting Marquis and personally wrote the inscription on the sword: "Xinting Marquis, a general of Shu." The Ming Dynasty's "Danqian Zonglu" also recorded: " There is an inscription written by Zhang Fei Diao in Fuling, which is written by Fei." However, these physical evidences have been lost and cannot be verified. However, there is an existing rubbing from the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, which is called "Zhang Fei Lima Inscription". The inscription says: "The general of the Han Dynasty flew, leading thousands of elite soldiers, and the great thief first arrived in Bameng, and he immediately made the inscription." According to legend, after Zhang Fei won the battle , riding on the wine, he used a Zhangba snake spear to drill into the cliff. The characters are in official script, and the writing is very vigorous. There are still cliffs in Qu County, eastern Sichuan today. Although they have been eroded by wind and rain for thousands of years, the handwriting is still faintly legible. Regarding this matter, Xiaolan in the Qing Dynasty wrote a poem praising: "I didn't know that the calligraphy rubbings on the cliffs were written by the generals on the chariot and cavalry."
Zhang Fei was not only good at calligraphy, but also good at painting. Changbian's "Hua Xuanyuan Interpretation" said that Zhang Fei: "Likes to paint beauties and is good at cursive calligraphy." The Qing Dynasty's "Painting Collection of Past Dynasties" also records: "Zhang Fei, a native of Zhuozhou, is good at painting beauties." Nowadays, people in Zhuozhou say that Zhuozhou The "Picture of Nuwa Mending the Sky" on the north wall of the Drum Tower was painted by Zhang Fei. The mural in the Wanfo Pavilion in Fangshu Village near Zhang Fei's hometown is also said to have been painted by Zhang Fei.
General Zhang's elegance can be considered an achievement even for a scholar.
There is also an article below about what Zhang Fei was like in history. It is also well written, so you can read it.