The reason for this is the following：
First, Xia Houdun's martial arts is high, and in the Romance, he is also a first-class master; He fought Guan Yu more than once, and after the fight, he was basically tied; Read the original text first
First met
The duke and Juan fought about a dozen times, and then returned to the horse. When people are angry, they can fight and go. The congress rushed twenty miles, and suddenly it was saved and the soldiers returned. -Reference, Jiajing Edition "Popular Romance of Three Kingdoms"
This is Cheng Yu's plan; Make Xia Houdun a pioneer, lure Guan Yu into battle, then cheat and defeat, lead Guan Yu to catch up and break his retreat; Xia Houdun did a good job and denounced Guan Yu, which made Guan Yu very angry and rushed out to fight him. After ten times, Xia Houdun pulled out his horse and left, but he couldn't run fast, so he had to fight and retreat to lure Guan Yu; But if we fight and retreat, we all know that the one in front must have suffered a lot, and we have to control our horse to turn back and pay for it, and there is no eye in the back. Besides, Xia Houdun has only one eye; In this way, Xia Houdun can calmly cope with it and seduce Guan Yu for 20 miles, showing that its strength is almost the same as Guan Yu's;
The second confrontation
Guan Yu was furious and said, "I'm afraid of you, not a gentleman!" " Flatter the horse wheel knife and take Xia Houdun straight. I raised my gun to meet him, and two horses fought for more than twenty times, and another flying horse flew up; -Reference, Jiajing Edition "Popular Romance of Three Kingdoms"
He said, "If that's the case, don't let him go." The two generals fought for more than twenty times and then rode away; -Reference, Jiajing Edition "Popular Romance of Three Kingdoms"
Xia Houdun, playing 20 rounds first and then 20 rounds, this battle can better prove the strength of the two, basically in the middle reaches; It is almost impossible for Guan Yu to kill Xia Houdun again, because he is over forty years old. If we continue to fight, it is likely that, like Pound, Huang Zhong and Huang Xu, Guan Yu will find it difficult to win a substantial victory;
Second: Xia Houdun is not alone, but also a valiant soldier who can not be ignored-Zhang Liao, plus hundreds of soldiers;
Zhang Liao actually had a one-on-one fight with Guan Yu. Let's have a look.
Zhang Fei met Song Xian and Xu Wei before him. Kill two generals by flying, and get it. Zhang Liao came from behind, and locked the enemy up. Reference-Jiajing Edition Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Although this battle does not occupy the number of rounds, it does not occupy the victory or defeat; However, we can draw a conclusion from the later World War I;
Liao went away obsequiously. Zhang Fei was in a hurry, so Guan Yu called into the city and made the foot soldiers stick to the east gate. Fei said, "Zhang Liao left for fear of me. How can my brother drive me back? " Guan Yu said, "Zhang Liao's martial arts are not under you and me. I put in a good word at night, and he was quite obedient. I don't want to fight you today, so I kissed my horse and left. "
Zhang Liao and Guan Yu, although only one-on-one, but also regardless of the outcome of the battle; But two people's hearts put each other in, and since the First World War, they began to make friends with each other. This is the so-called "knowing heroes and emphasizing heroes"; Guan Yu and Zhang Liao's martial arts are actually almost the same, and Zhang Liao is undoubtedly a first-class top player; Therefore, Guan Yu's victory over Zhang Liao and Xia Houdun will only be lower;
Third, Guan and his sister-in-law are a burden; Guan Yu should always be distracted to protect his sister-in-law's life; What should Guan Yu do if hundreds of soldiers in Xia Houdun lose their footing, attack Guan Yu and punish his eldest sister-in-law? The winning rate is lower;