There is a saying that "among men, there is a Liao Hua, and among horses, there is a red rabbit." It means that there were two strange things in the Three Kingdoms era.
In the sixth year of Zhongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 189), Dong Zhuo went to Beijing and presented the red rabbit horse to Lu Bu. At this time, judging from the height of the red rabbit horse (eight feet tall from hoof to neck), it should be an adult horse, at least five years old. In other words, the red rabbit and horse originated before 184 AD. In the 25th year of Jian'an, Guan Yu defeated Maicheng and was captured in Linju (AD 220). The red rabbit horse had lived for at least 35 years, and Guan Yu was still riding him on the battlefield. This is equivalent to our human Bolt participating in the Olympic sprint competition at the age of more than 120 years old.
But compared to Liao Hualai, the red rabbit and horse are nothing. Everyone knows that Liao Hua once participated in the Yellow Turban Uprising, which occurred in 184 AD. Even if Liao Hua participated in the Yellow Turban Uprising at the age of 15, he was born no later than 170 AD. In 263 AD, the Kingdom of Shu was destroyed, and Liao Hua was still alive when Liu Chan was sent to the Kingdom of Wei, which means that Liao Hua lived at least 93 years old. That year, he also led troops to help General Jiang Wei resist the Wei army.
Xing Daorong was also a famous general in the Three Kingdoms era. His famous saying "Say my name will scare you" has shocked the past and present. Xing Daorong was a general under Liu Du, the prefect of Lingling City after the Battle of Chibi. He was known as "the enemy of ten thousand people".
So if the divine turtle Liao Hua and the "Lingling Ten Thousand Enemies" Xing Daorong confront each other in front of the battle, who's martial arts will be better? Let's analyze them through their respective records.
After the Battle of Chibi, the Liu Bei Group expanded outward and took over the four counties in Jingnan. The first one to bear the brunt was Lingling. What kind of lineup has Liu Bei prepared? ——"Zhang Fei is the vanguard, and after Zhao Yun joins forces, Kong Ming and Xuande are the middle army, with fifteen thousand troops and horses."
Zhao Yun brought 3,000 troops to Guiyang, Zhang Fei brought 3,000 troops to Wuling, and Guan Yu brought 500 swordsmen to Changsha. In order to capture Lingling, Liu Bei's group actually dispatched two super generals, including the lord and military advisors, and fifteen thousand troops and horses. The bravery of Fei and Zhao Yun, as well as our general Xing Daorong, can defeat ten thousand people and can withstand them."
Xing Daorong's weapon is a "mountain-breaking ax", which shows that he is a powerful general. In the battle with Zhang Fei, "the battle was not over, and the strength was not increased, so he just turned his horse and left." There were ambushes everywhere. After Xing Daorong falsely surrendered and returned to the camp, he also gave Liu Xian advice to lure the enemy to rob the stronghold and prepare to ambush the enemy. It can be seen that Xing Daorong was not only good at martial arts, but also good at using tricks, and was both wise and brave.
The hand wields a mountain-breaking ax and is also known as "the enemy of ten thousand people". Similar military commanders are the Xiliang fierce general Han De and the Wei army pioneer Xu Zhi. However, Han De "couldn't fight in three matches" in front of Zhao Yunma, who was nearly seventy years old, so he was picked by Zhao Yun. Xing Daorong, on the other hand, was able to retreat without losing any fight in front of Zhang Feima. It can be seen that Xing Daorong's martial arts is far superior to Han De.
How did Liao Hua perform when he encountered such a powerful general with a huge ax on the battlefield?
Wei general Xu Huang is a fierce general with an axe. In the 76th chapter of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Xu Huang attacked Sizhong Village, and Guan Ping and Liao Hua "fought to the death and ran away". They were not Xu Huang's enemies at all.
In Chapter 109 of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liao Hua met Xu Zhi, a "brave" Wei general holding a mountain-breaking ax. The two sides fought, and "the fight was endless, but they were defeated with a drag of a knife." They were no match for Xu Zhi.
Liao Hua lost to Xu Zhi in "no battles", while Xing Daorong lost to Zhang Fei in "no battles". Xu Zhi definitely cannot be compared with Zhang Fei.
It can be deduced from this that even though Xing Daorong's martial arts skills are not as good as those of Xu Huang and Xu Zhi, he is still a fierce general who can defeat ten thousand people. If he fights with Liao Hua on the battlefield, Liao Hua will definitely be defeated.