Zhang Fei the Stronger Warrior

[mrbeate]

Im opening up this topic to discuss who is the better warrior of the 2.

Zhang Fei or Guan Yu.

Many of you say Guan Yu will beat Zhang Fei, but why? Zhang Fei was known to have the strength of 10 000 soldiers and famed for his Loud Roars or war cries. In one stroke defeated Deng Mao the chosen champion of the Yellow Turbans to face with Zhang Fei. He was the only one recorded to fight Lu Bu to the end without dieing or retreating. Yide faced Cao Cao's 100 000 soldiers with only 20 men of his at Chang Ban Po, and scared Cao Cao's soldiers shitless with his roar.

While Guan Yu also have great reputation and feats. Known as the God of War for being a mighty warrior and general in battle yet kind. Killed Yan Liang in one stroke (Some say it was a cheap shot) And has proved his skills as a warrior many times.

But the one thing is Guan Yu admitted to Cao Cao's army that the only person stronger then him is Zhang Fei. I know a some of you say that Guan Yu wanted to tell Cao Cao that Liu Bei has some able personnel with him, but saying that your own brother is stronger then you is not to be lied about. If Guan Yu said that and Cao Cao, had found out it was not true then it would make Yide a laughing stock.

For all we know we have to take Guan Yu's word for it.

[Lord Chuff]

Well I see what you mean. Although I've always thought Guan Yu was generally more level headed and better suited to leading an army, I've always considered Zhang Fei to be the stronger fighter, even if only slightly. One of the reasons I've thought this is, as you said, the fact that he confronted Lu Bu alone on more then one occasion and was never defeated by him. In fact, I'm not sure exactly when this was at but I definitely remember Lu Bu purposefully avoiding Zhang Fei at one point because he feared his massive strength or something along those lines.

Possibly one of the reasons that Guan Yu is often considered above Zhang Fei is that he was much more consistent in that he did not get drunk and mess things up the way Zhang Fei sometimes did. Therefore Guan Yu was the more reliable of the two.

[mrbeate]

Yes i agree Guan Yu is more reliable and a better general and better then Zhang Fei. All im saying is Zhang Fei is a lesser General of Guan Yu but a better Warrior then him.

[HowSwiftThySword]

While all the above is true, the two if set in a duel against each other would be an equal match.

[tofu]

Both men are incredibly strong warriors. I would say that they are pretty evenly matched. For example Guan Yu might be more charismatic than Zhang Fei, but he also loses points for being arrogant. Perhaps Zhang Fei was better at fist fighting, whereas Guan Yu might have been better at sword fighting. So I'm not taking sides in this thread.

Im opening up this topic to discuss who is the better warrior of the 2.

Zhang Fei or Guan Yu.

Many of you say Guan Yu will beat Zhang Fei, but why? Zhang Fei was known to have the strength of 10 000 soldiers and famed for his Loud Roars or war cries. In one stroke defeated Deng Mao the chosen champion of the Yellow Turbans to face with Zhang Fei. He was the only one recorded to fight Lu Bu to the end without dieing or retreating. Yide faced Cao Cao's 100 000 soldiers with only 20 men of his at Chang Ban Po, and scared Cao Cao's soldiers shitless with his roar.

While Guan Yu also have great reputation and feats. Known as the God of War for being a mighty warrior and general in battle yet kind. Killed Yan Liang in one stroke (Some say it was a cheap shot) And has proved his skills as a warrior many times.

But the one thing is Guan Yu admitted to Cao Cao's army that the only person stronger then him is Zhang Fei. I know a some of you say that Guan Yu wanted to tell Cao Cao that Liu Bei has some able personnel with him, but saying that your own brother is stronger then you is not to be lied about. If Guan Yu said that and Cao Cao, had found out it was not true then it would make Yide a laughing stock.

For all we know we have to take Guan Yu's word for it.

Does anyone really think, if either of the two were put in the middle of ten thousand men, that they would be able to defeat all ten thousand of them, and not get killed themselves? As much as I would like to believe that, I would have to say no.

Even I would have to agree that we can't really judge Guan Yu's ability on him slaying Yan Liang, because it wasn't a proper duel, and Yan Liang wasn't prepared for the attack. Although it was quite brave of Guan Yu to charge straight into enemy lines.

Guan Yu may have told Cao Cao the truth, that Zhang Fei really was better than him, but then again, he may have been bluffing to scare the Wei army, and to hint at the fact that Shu had some very fine warriors on their side, and to dampen Wei's morale.

Well I see what you mean. Although I've always thought Guan Yu was generally more level headed and better suited to leading an army, I've always considered Zhang Fei to be the stronger fighter, even if only slightly. One of the reasons I've thought this is, as you said, the fact that he confronted Lu Bu alone on more then one occasion and was never defeated by him. In fact, I'm not sure exactly when this was at but I definitely remember Lu Bu purposefully avoiding Zhang Fei at one point because he feared his massive strength or something along those lines.

Zhang Fei didn't really confront Lu Bu in real life. (Did he?)

Possibly one of the reasons that Guan Yu is often considered above Zhang Fei is that he was much more consistent in that he did not get drunk and mess things up the way Zhang Fei sometimes did. Therefore Guan Yu was the more reliable of the two.

It annoys me when people say that Zhang Fei was a drunkard in real life. That was made up by LGZ. The historic Zhang Fei was actually quite a capable man, and he did not fly into drunken rages. He was very competent general, and an exellent fighter. Infact Zhang Fei was known for his painting and calligraphy; some say he may have even written a book.

[Lord Chuff]

Zhang Fei didn't really confront Lu Bu in real life. (Did he?)

I don't know. I'm basing my arguments off the novel's version of things. A lot of people were 'pumped up' for the novel probably Lu Bu included haha.

It annoys me when people say that Zhang Fei was a drunkard in real life. That was made up by LGZ. The historic Zhang Fei was actually quite a capable man, and he did not fly into drunken rages. He was very competent general, and an exellent fighter. Infact Zhang Fei was known for his painting and calligraphy; some say he may have even written a book.

Well as I said I haven't read much of the historical versions so I'm basing things purely off the novel and I accept that what I say may not me accurate from the historical point of view. Weren't both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei vastly exaggerated and changed from their historical forms to their novel forms?

[Qu Hui]

It annoys me when people say that Zhang Fei was a drunkard in real life. That was made up by LGZ. The historic Zhang Fei was actually quite a capable man, and he did not fly into drunken rages. He was very competent general, and an exellent fighter. Infact Zhang Fei was known for his painting and calligraphy; some say he may have even written a book.

It's true that Zhang Fei was not a drunkard, but Zhang Fei wasn't exactly a pillar of virtue, either. He was known to exsessively beat and execute his men, which lead to his death at the hands of Fan Qiang and Zhang Da.

[mrbeate]

Does anyone really think, if either of the two were put in the middle of ten thousand men, that they would be able to defeat all ten thousand of them, and not get killed themselves? As much as I would like to believe that, I would have to say no.

But to have a name or title or people to know you to have the strength of 10 thousand soldiers is a big one, its not easy to get to be known as that, and of course that one man cannot take on 10 000 soldiers but it means that you should not be underestimated and very fierce and skilled warrior.

Guan Yu may have told Cao Cao the truth, that Zhang Fei really was better than him, but then again, he may have been bluffing to scare the Wei army, and to hint at the fact that Shu had some very fine warriors on their side, and to dampen Wei's morale.

The thing is Guan Yu was known to be the strongest warrior of that time, and Zhang Fei to be a drunkard, giving up his title of most strongest or skilled warrior to his youger and less known Brother is a huge deal. Im pretty sure Guan Yu wouldn't lie about that, and if Cao Cao found out it was not true he would say Yide is nothing and scorn him, does Guan Yu want that?
Also Shu wasn't even built, and Liu Bei had very little personnel that are capable. Cao Cao saw liu bei as a small threat to him as Liu Bei had nothing at the time, he would not think highly of him.

[Qu Hui]

Guan Yu may have told Cao Cao the truth, that Zhang Fei really was better than him, but then again, he may have been bluffing to scare the Wei army, and to hint at the fact that Shu had some very fine warriors on their side, and to dampen Wei's morale.

The thing is Guan Yu was known to be the strongest warrior of that time, and Zhang Fei to be a drunkard, giving up his title of most strongest or skilled warrior to his youger and less known Brother is a huge deal. Im pretty sure Guan Yu wouldn't lie about that, and if Cao Cao found out it was not true he would say Yide is nothing and scorn him, does Guan Yu want that?
Also Shu wasn't even built, and Liu Bei had very little personnel that are capable. Cao Cao saw liu bei as a small threat to him as Liu Bei had nothing at the time, he would not think highly of him.

Historically, Zhang Fei was not a drunkard, nor was he known to be one. As for the Guan Yu/Cao Cao incident where Guan Yu says that Yide is the better warrior, it is fictional.

[Dong Zhou]

In fairness, this is a novel topic judging by what the author said

Guan Yu was acting nonchalant in the novel after killing Yan Liang, might have been galling for Wei to be going "Wow, that was amazing" then hearing Guan Yu go "oh that's nothing, you should see what the other guy can do". Bear in mind Zhang Fei was an able warrior at the time and had some fame so it wasn't going to be dismissed out of hand, don't it as anything more then a little psychological thing.