Machao information

Ma Chao (176-222), whose real name is Meng Qi, is the youngest of the four great generals in Shu and Han dynasties. I lived in Xiliang with my father Marten since I was a child. In 2008, the contradiction between Marten and Han Sui became increasingly serious. Marten had to take his whole family (except Ma Chao) to Xuchang to join Cao Cao, who made him an official in Yecheng. Ma Chao still stays in Xiliang. Cao Cao sent him to Xuchang several times later, but Ma Chao refused. 2 1 1 year, Cao Cao trained in Wancheng. Ma Chao and Han Sui suspected that they were seeking their own interests, so they set out to attack Chang 'an. Because Marten was in Yecheng, Cao Cao's men thought that Ma Chao would not rebel, and Chang 'an, unprepared, was captured by Xiliang soldiers in an instant. When Cao Cao heard the news, he immediately led his troops to Tongguan to fight Ma Chao. As a result, Cao Cao won a great victory and settled Xiliang in one fell swoop. Ma Chao had to take his younger brother Ma Dai and his subordinate Pound to Hanzhong to go to Zhang Lu. Cao Cao returned to Xuchang, and immediately took Marten to destroy the three clans. Ma Chao has an unshirkable responsibility for Marten's death.

Later, Liu Bei attacked surprisingly Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang turned to Zhang Lu for help. Zhang Lu immediately sent Ma Chao to the rescue. When Pound was ill, Ma Chao left him in Hanzhong and took his younger brother Ma Dai to Jiamengguan to attack Liu Bei. As a result, Ma Chao was trapped by Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Lu refused to take him in. Ma Chao had no choice but to take Ma Dai to Liu Bei. In the battle of Chengdu, Ma Chao took the lead in attacking, which laid a good foundation for his position in Shu. Later, when Liu Bei was the king of Hanzhong, Ma Chao was made the general of the Four Tigers. In 22 1 year, Liu Bei, who just proclaimed himself emperor, set out to attack Dongwu. At this time, Ma Chao was seriously ill and did not go out with Liu Bei. The next year, Ma Chao became more and more ill and went to Liu Bei before he died. He said that his family was almost killed by Cao Cao. Only his younger brother Ma Dai, please be kind to him, and there is nothing else to worry about. At the age of 47.

Ma Chao in history is also very different from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In order to make Cao Cao more cruel, Luo Guanzhong changed the order in which Cao Cao killed Ma Teng and Ma Chao. In this way, the nature of the facts has changed. In fact, Ma Chao is the real responsible person for the demise of the Marten family. And when Ma Chao died, Luo Guanzhong let Ma Chao live for nearly three years. In fact, Ma Chao died in the process of Liu Bei's attack on Wu, not after Zhuge Liang's southern expedition as in Romance. In addition, the word "Ma Jin Dynasty" is not recorded in the official history. At the time of Tongguan, Ma Chao was thirty-six years old, so he should be regarded as a middle-aged general, not a young general.