The following is a summary, for reference only. The bottom is a simple comment:

Lu Junyi is "the best stick in the world", but he is not Lu Bu in Water Margin. Although Lu Bu is the best in the Three Kingdoms A general, but not much better than Guan, Zhang, Zhao and Ma Huang. He repeatedly fought dozens of battles with his opponents, and even more than a hundred battles without deciding the winner (I remember that Zhang Fei had a hundred battles in one battle); Lu Junyi was deliberately created by Shi Gong. It is rare to see a person who stands out from the crowd, and it is rare for him to fight with someone in fifty or sixty rounds without deciding the outcome. A very powerful character is often inexplicably killed or captured by him within thirty or twenty rounds. Capturing Shi Wengong together was really terrifying. According to general reasoning, as a member of the Communist Party of China, he should not be better than professional military attaches like Lin Chong and Guan Sheng; but he is awesome - if we compare Jin Yong's martial arts, he is a figure like Xiao Feng, who also learned the most basic Shaolin Beggar Clan martial arts. Xiao Feng was born with extraordinary talents. No matter what kind of martial arts he got into his hands, his power would be greatly increased. He was one of those people who was especially favored by God.

Hua Rong has a good spear and a magic arrow, and he is a top military general who does his job. However, he is not the strongest in charge of battle and duel. He may be on the same level as Ba Qiaoqi and others, but not as good as Guan Lin. Therefore, although Hua Rong was not defeated by Shi Gong's love, he also did not arrange for him to fight against powerful enemies.

Zhang Qing never wavered, flying stones to defeat 15 Liangshan generals. This single battle was enough to establish his status as a first-rate military force. Even a clever person like Lin Chong would eat the third stone after dodging the first two. The only time Lu Zhishen was injured before the battle was because of Zhang Qing. These two first-class characters, the only time they suffered losses in their lives was at his hands. However, Zhang Qing, like Hua Rong and other horse generals who were good at bows and arrows, were ordinary at foot and single combat, and finally died in the foot battle during the expedition to Fangla.

The remaining four people: Why is Guan Lin Lu Wu’s martial arts better than everyone in Liangshan? Just listen to what I'm saying for you. The traditional martial arts evaluation method starts from the literal meaning of the book and examines the martial arts in detail down to the kung fu of each word. I like to speculate on the original intention of the author Shi Gong. Of course, this speculation itself has a certain degree of subjectivity, so it is somewhat conjectural. However, martial arts reviews are meant to be fun. You can write them casually when you feel like it, but you can’t take it seriously, haha.

By the way, let’s talk about Lu Zhishen:

I have read some comments about Lu Zhishen below. They all praised the monk’s character, but they made disrespectful remarks about his martial arts. Something like "not as good as the five tiger generals" makes me feel very unhappy. It is estimated that most of the people who made this comment are fans of the Three Kingdoms. They view the heroes of Water Margin based on the habit of commenting on the force of the Three Kingdoms. They cannot read the Water Margin thoroughly and are not accurate about the force of the heroes.

The great monk had many fights, and only once was he accidentally hit by Zhang Qing's flying stone. Apart from that, he never suffered a loss. He has fought several powerful characters: Shi Jin fought with Shi Jin for ten times, and Shi Jin secretly cheered: What a reckless monk! In the forty-year-old fight, Yang Zhi couldn't decide the winner. Yang Zhi exclaimed in his heart: The method is so good, I can only resist it just now. Hu Yanzhuo, who was between forty and fifty, fought with no difference in victory or defeat. Hu Yanzhuo cheered in his heart: Where did this monk come from? He is so good at martial arts! Even the dragon-tiger fight with Marshal Deng Yuanjue of the Southern Kingdom attracted admiration from the enemy generals watching the battle: he was indeed worthy of his reputation, and he never gave any advantage to the national teacher.

There was no winner in these fights between Lu Zhishen, because his opponents were also top-notch heroes, and Shi Gong didn’t want to offend those people, because they were all his own sons! However, every time Lu Zhishen played, he attracted unilateral applause from his opponents, but the applause given by Lu Zhishen to his opponents was not received. Is this an accident? Shi Gong's praise was only given to Lu Zhishen every time, and the information revealed between the lines was quite obvious, that is: Monk Hua's martial arts skills were slightly better than his opponent! Moreover, it is not difficult to get a glimpse of the opponent's strength in the supplementary remarks after the fight: Deng Yuanjue and Lu Zhishen are basically evenly matched. Hu Yanzhuo's cheers contained great surprise: Where did such a great master come from in this small place? His martial arts skills are definitely not as good as those of Lao Lu, and if he dismounts from his horse and fights on foot, he will probably be inferior. Yang Zhi's cheers were completely frightened as he had escaped a difficult situation, "I just managed it"! It seemed as if the voice was trembling, and one could tell at a glance who was more skilled in martial arts.

As for Shi Jin, Shi Gong didn't even give him the "qualification" to fight dozens of rounds with Lao Lu, so his martial arts skills may be worse than one or two points.

Many readers were influenced by CCTV's "Water Margin" and believed that Lu Zhishen was rough, so he was given a stick by Lin Chong in Daxiangguo Temple. However, the TV series specifically highlighted Lin Chong. In fact, there is no scene of Lin Chong's fight in the book. Lu Zhishen's Zen staff is as exquisite as Lin Chong's gun club and snake spear.

Shi Bao's sword skills are said to be "no less than Guan Sheng". Deng Yuanjue's ranking is still above Shi Bao. It is logical that the 50-pound Zen staff is "no less than Guan Sheng". , Lu Zhishen's Zen staff is much heavier than Deng Yuanjue's. Why is it that Zhishen is "not as good as the Five Tigers"? Moreover, Lu Zhishen immediately dismounted the same hero. Although he was the first general of the infantry, he could immediately equal Guan Lin and be stronger than Dong Qin, one of the Five Tigers. No one else in Liangshan except Lu Junyi had such ability. And except for Lu Junyi, the martial saint who was deliberately introduced by Shi Gong, there is probably no other person in Liangshan who is sure to beat Monk Hua immediately.

The most heroic person in Water Margin:

Wu Song, the tiger-fighting hero, is the number one hero that Shi Gong focuses on portraying, and he does not hesitate to use ten chapters of heavy ink and color to exaggerate Wu Song's heroic image. Praises such as "Tianzihao Divine Power" and "The Most Hero in the Water Margin Village" have been lavished on Wu Song. Although the words of praise for a person are not equivalent to the person's strength on the battlefield, at least these praises are not given in vain. Also being escorted, Lin Chong and Lu Junyi were bullied and slaughtered in front of the two escorts (although this highlights the forbearance of Lin and Lu until they reach the Yellow River, but they just look unhappy and unhappy); Wu Song, however, didn't take Jie Chai seriously at all. He "twisted the shackle with his hand and broke it in half." It was like killing two chickens and instead sent two Jie Chai on the road. If this kind of courage and cruelty were used on the battlefield, who would dare to say that it wouldn't add some fighting power?

Wu Song is invincible among thousands of troops and has repeatedly excelled. Unfortunately, he has never faced off against a recognized first-rate master. However, especially this, it gave him more room for imagination in terms of force. For example, Zhu Tong is second to Guan Sheng, and Shi Xiu is second to Wu Song; Guan Sheng's martial arts is superior to Zhu Tong, just as Wu Song's martial arts is superior to Shi Xiu. "Shi Xiu's martial arts is not inferior to that of Sun Li", so Wu Song's martial arts is naturally higher than Sun Li's; Sun Li's martial arts is not inferior to the average level of the Five Tigers and Eight Pears, and Wu Song's martial arts is naturally higher than the average level of the Five Tigers and Eight Pears. How much higher?

Not too much! Because he couldn't take advantage of Hu Yanzhuo.

Wu Song has actually fought against a recognized first-rate master, that is: Hu Yanzhuo! It’s just that readers didn’t see it. When Sanshan attacked Qingzhou, the two sides fought three or five times. Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhidu had fought against Hu Yanzhuo. Of course Wu Song, who was one step late at the foot of Taohua Mountain, would not let go of the opportunity to fight against the double whip general, but he did not take advantage. Although Yang Zhi said: "If we capture this person and take this city, it will be like soup splashing snow." Hu Yanzhuo plays more of a spiritual role in boosting the morale of the officers and soldiers, and is not so brave that he can deal with the three heroes of Erlong Mountain. The wheel war has reached the point. Hu Yanzhuo was very good at marching and using troops. He was by no means a brave and ruthless person. When he saw that the situation was not good, he slipped into the city and was lucky. Therefore, failing to win Qingzhou does not mean that Lu Yangwu is no better than Hu Yanzhuo, but judging from the confrontation with Hu Yanzhuo, Wu Song's martial arts should not be higher than Lu Zhishen.

The "Second Generals of Guan and Zhang" on Liangshan

Guan Sheng and Lin Chong are the reincarnation of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in appearance and status, but his martial arts and personality have been enhanced. Shi Naian's portrayal has brought the two men's martial arts to the super-class level of their respective predecessors, and to a certain extent is stronger: Guan Yu's ability to resist bows and arrows does not seem to be good, and he has suffered losses from Huang Zhong and Pang De, scraping his bones. The cure for poison was also caused by an arrow; his descendant Guan Sheng never suffered a loss from a stray arrow. Only when the fifteen generals of Liangshan attacked Zhang Qing, he blocked a stone from Zhang Qing with his broadsword, "causing sparks." , but it was blocked after all. Zhang Fei is not really the strongest among the Three Kingdoms. An often cited example is that Zhang Fei fought Zhang Ya for more than thirty rounds with no outcome, but Zhang Ya did not dare to fight Zhao Yun at all, and the battle only ended in twenty rounds. The horse was defeated and ran away.

But Shi Gong did not reveal the information about who is stronger in Guan Lin in the book. Both of them are second only to Lu Junyi. They are the most powerful characters among the Five Tiger Generals. They have their own unique skills and combat skills, making it difficult to compare. Later, Guan Sheng was ranked before Lin Chong. In order to emphasize this rationality, the author also specially used words to portray Guan Sheng's civil and military skills, as well as his courage to persuade Shan Dingguo to surrender alone. His character was more stable and the arrogance of his ancestor Guan Yu was removed. Contemptuous. But even so, it still cannot cover up the soaring light of Lin Chong: as a tragic character, benevolent and upright, loving his wife and loyal, indifferent to fame, wealth, power and status, but having the ability to make important decisions at critical moments, Lin Chong has been one of the heroes of the Water Margin for thousands of years. public lover. Guan Sheng ranks ahead of Lin Chong, mostly because of the reputation of his ancestors - of course Guan Sheng himself is indeed impeccable. But since ancient times, tragic heroes have been more sympathetic. This is why Xu Xiangqian, who is also the most outstanding general in China, wins my heart more than Su Yu.

Conclusion

Among the seven Lu Hua, Zhang, Guan Lin and Lu Wu, the first hero Lu Junyi stands out from the crowd; Hua Rong, Zhang Qing all win with stunts; the four Guan, Lin and Lu Wu are "preferred" by Shi Gong . Many other heroes had to succumb to the bottom.

If the martial arts of the 108 people in Liangshan are first-class according to the standard of Qin Ming and Yang Zhi, then Lu Junyi is the only one who is super first-class; Guan Lin and Lu Wu are between first-class and super first-class. Hua Rong is king and dominates 200 steps away; Zhang Qing's territory is from 10 steps to 100 steps; Zhang Shun is the king of the water; immediately leave Lu Junyi aside, Guan Sheng and Lin Chong are invincible; leave Lu Junyi aside on the ground, it is Lu Zhishen and Wu Song. Have the final say.

So all in all, Yuan Lu is still the best.

The following is my simple understanding: Lin Chong could not defeat Lu Junyi, and the author did not agree.