There is a saying: Liao Hua among men, red rabbit among horses. 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 and I'll scare you" has resonated throughout the ages. Xing Daorong was a general under Liu Du, the prefect of Lingling City after the Battle of Chibi. He was known as "a powerful enemy of ten thousand people".
So if Liao Hua, the divine turtle, and Xing Daorong, the enemy of Lingling Wanfu, compete in front of the battle, whose 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 was the vanguard, and after Zhao Yun joined forces, Kong Ming and Xuande were the central army, with 15,000 troops.
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 15,000 soldiers and horses. The lineup was huge and they attached great importance to it because they knew that Lingling General Xing Daorong was very powerful. Although he had Zhang The bravery of Fei and Zhao Yun, as well as our general Xing Daorong, are strong enough to defeat ten thousand people, and they can withstand them."
Xing Daorong's weapon is a "mountain-breaking ax", which shows that he is a powerful general. He fought against Zhang Fei, but after a few battles and no strength, he turned his horse and ran away. 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, which is also known as "the enemy of ten thousand people". Similar generals are Han De, the fierce general of Xiliang, and Xu Zhi, the pioneer of the Wei army. Han De, who was nearly seventy years old, could not fight in front of Zhao Yunma, so he was picked by Zhao Yun. Xing Daorong was able to fight without counting in front of Zhang Feima and retreat completely. 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 Chapter 76 of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Xu Huang attacked Sizhong Village. Guan Ping and Liao Hua fought to the death and escaped. They were not Xu Huang's enemies at all.
In Chapter 109 of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liao Hua met the "extraordinary" Wei general Xu Zhi holding a mountain-breaking axe. The two sides fought, and the battles were not repeated, but they were defeated by dragging swords. They were no match for Xu Zhi.
Liao Hua lost to Xu Zhi in a battle without counting, and Xing Daorong lost to Zhang Fei in a battle without counting. 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.