Compared to Cao Cao and Sun Quan, Liu Bei had a lower starting point and the career journey was not easy. During this difficult time, Luu Be was fortunate to have many loyal and talented people to help him, including Quan Vu and Truong Phi.
Both are effective hands of Liu Bei in the process of participating in many battles.
In the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Fei Considered one of the most talented generals. He made a brotherhood with Liu Bei and Guan Yu. History books describe Truong Phi as a martial arts general with a talent for calligraphy and a knack for drawing beautiful pictures.
Despite his hot temper, Truong Phi is considered a martial general who knows how to use tricks. Specifically, in the Three Kingdoms, historian Tran Tho also gave an assessment of Truong Phi as follows: “Truong Phi had the power of an enemy of ten thousand people, a tiger god for a time. Phi for the sake of releasing Nghiem Nhan, had the dignity of a nationalist. ..”.
However, with the appearance of many famous generals of the time, Truong Phi had little opportunity to show his talent. This is also a regrettable thing regarding this martial artist.
In 219, following capturing Hanzhong, Liu Bei chose the general to defend this land, Wei Yan. This was beyond the expectations of most of Shu Han’s generals, including Truong Phi.
Liu Bei’s decision to arrange personnel in this important land surprised many people. However, the reason Luu Bei did not choose Truong Phi to undertake this task was for a specific purpose. Instead, Liu Bei arranged for Truong Phi and his tens of thousands of troops to be stationed in Lang Trung, becoming a special mobile army.
Accordingly, Truong Phi and his soldiers can be used on many battles, instead of just doing fixed tasks in a certain area.
However, Kinh Chau’s death and Guan Yu’s sudden departure in 220 became a huge blow to Liu Bei. The death of the famous general Quan Vu also changed the situation of the Three Kingdoms.
After this great loss, in 221, Liu Bei mobilized a large force of Shu Han to punish Dong Ngo in order to avenge Guan Yu and take back Kinh Chau, despite the intervention of many people, including including Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun. Only by taking back Kinh Chau will Liu Bei have enough potential to confront Cao Wei.
Luu Bei sent Truong Phi to take the army for him from Lang Trung to Giang Chau to join the army. But unfortunately, Truong Phi was murdered by his subordinates.
This is also a great loss, and at the same time leaves many regrets for Luu Be. Because if Truong Phi is still alive, in the war with Dong Ngo, this mighty general will definitely be in the vanguard.
Truong Phi is extremely brave, with the enemy’s strength of ten thousand people, will definitely be Liu Bei’s effective assistant in this general offensive.
After Truong Phi was murdered, the soldiers under his command were temporarily transferred to Liu Bei.
In this war, despite being multi-skillful, Liu Bei pole did not hold two positions, both as a general, but at the same time as a decision maker. Concurrently holding two positions, it is difficult to avoid unpredictable situations.
Therefore, although he initially won many victories once morest the Dong Ngo army, in the end due to making many wrong decisions, Liu Bei was caught by the enemy general Luc Ton and eventually suffered a great defeat in the battle. Battle of Di Lang.
Liu Bei’s impatience to defeat Dong Ngo led to a serious tactical mistake. In addition, one of the reasons why Liu Bei suffered a heavy defeat was because he underestimated the enemy general, thinking that Luc Ton was a person with little battlefield experience.
So, the question is, if Truong Phi does not die soon, what will be the outcome of the battle of Di Lang?
If Truong Phi did not die, the situation of the battle of Di Lang would be different. Because first of all, if Truong Phi is not dead, this strong general will definitely be a pioneer general.
If Truong Phi took the vanguard position, Liu Bei would concentrate on the tactical planning of the entire offensive. With the brave Truong Phi pioneering in the front, Luu Bei will focus on deploying troops in the rear.
This will help Liu Bei assess the overall layout of the battle, the advantages and disadvantages of the great Shu Han army, thereby making the most appropriate decisions.