But in the book, we see that Ma Chao and Zhang Fei joined forces, but lost to Cao Hong and Cao Xiu. How did these two best generals lose? What is the reason? So today, let's talk about why Zhang Fei and Ma Chao joined forces in the battle of Hanzhong and why they lost to Cao Hong. What is the reason?
The book says that Cao Hong is Cao Cao's cousin and Cao Xiu is Cao Cao's son. These two men are not as famous as Zhang Fei and Ma Chao. A Zhang Fei is good enough, plus a Ma Chao, who will lose to two unknown people, which is really unexpected. Let's see if Ma Chao or Zhang Fei got a huge reward after the defeat. It can be seen that the failure of this matter lies in Liu Bei himself.
In the book, the first reason is that Ma Chao and Zhang Fei suddenly disappeared when the war started. Because they suddenly disappeared, the main forces of all wars were gone. The second reason is that after the defeat of the war, Wu Lan did not choose to get close to Zhang Fei, but fled by himself. The third reason is that Cao Xiu broke Zhang Fei's plan and defeated Ulan.