Historically, Zhao Yun was a real person in Changshan, which is now Zhengding, Hebei Province. In his early years, he joined the army of Gongsun Zan, a white horse general, and met Liu Bei during this period. Later, he left Gongsun Zan because of his brother's death, met Liu Bei seven years later and followed Liu Bei all his life.
As a follower of Liu Bei after Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun took part in the battles of Bowangpo, Changbanpo and Pingding in the south of the Yangtze River all his life, and commanded the battles of entering Sichuan, Hanshui and Ji Gu alone. Two of them helped Liu Bei leave his only son at that time.
The battle with Hanshui led Beishan Yu to attack Cao Cao's grain and grass, and then defeated Cao Cao's ambush with a trick, which reversed the stalemate between Liu Beijun and Cao Cao Jun in Hanzhong, made Liu Bei take the initiative and finally defeated Cao Cao. Regarding Zhao Yun's bravery, Liu Bei said that he was "going forward bravely", and all the soldiers in the army called him General Hu Weiwei, which means that he was a warrior in the battle, and even defeated Baekje in the Tang Dynasty hundreds of years later and set up a monument to show off.
In terms of birth and status, they are not as good as Ma Chao's generation of princes. In terms of advice, he is not as skillful as skillful and resourceful. On bravery, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are undoubtedly better than Zhao Yun. But to be fair, few people with outstanding achievements and high positions in the Shu-Han regime are as perfect as Zhao Yun, and many of them also have flaws in their personalities, such as justice, Wei Yan, bring disgrace to oneself and Li Yan. Guan Yu is just proud, but now he is dust-free and works for his colleagues; Zhang Fei was violent and ungrateful, flogging athletes, so he died; Ma Chao abandoned his father and family, and his filial piety was lost; Even Zhuge Zhan regarded Jiang Wei's excessive strength as a curse.
There are not many records about Zhao Yun in the History of the Three Kingdoms. On official positions, Zhao Yun is not as good as Zhang, or even as good as Wei Yan. Liu Bei was only a general in Yi Jun before his death. So many people feel cheated and think that Zhao Yun's exploits are not outstanding. In fact, the main reason is that Liu Bei's strength is too weak to compare with Liu Bang, who unified the world. As the "main rider" of Liu Beijun, Zhao Yun played a role similar to that of Guan Ying, a young soldier under Emperor Gaozu. Guan Ying is naturally inferior to Han Xin, Xiao He, Sean, Cao Can and Chen Ping among the founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty. Compared with these people, the second historical figure is boasted and exaggerated. For example, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the Qing Dynasty praised history in the novel, and Guan Yu was much worse than Yue Fei in all aspects, but Guan Yu was regarded as a warrior.
In addition to the meritorious military service, Zhao Yun also has a high vision in politics. When I pacified Yizhou, I quoted the story of Huo Qubing to persuade Liu Bei to return the land to the people. After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were killed, I advised Liu Bei not to cut Wu. He was praised by later generations as a Confucian general with a large number of ministers, and even considered as a rare perfect figure in the Three Kingdoms period.