Ma Chao's death can be said to be very timid. As a general, he did not die on the battlefield, but spent the rest of his life in loneliness and depression, and finally died of illness! Why is this generation of famous soldiers who rebelled in Liangzhou and swept Kansai so miserable behind them? This should also start with his life experience. Ma Teng, Ma Chao's father, was not lured to Xuchang by Cao Cao at that time, but voluntarily surrendered to Cao Cao. In order to appease Liangzhou governors, Cao Cao treated him well and sealed his Wei (subordinate to Jiuqing, second only to Sangong). Marten also moved his family to Xuchang, ready to comfort happiness for the rest of his life. But later, when Cao Cao planned to attack Zhanglu in Hanzhong, Zhong You advised Cao Cao to say: Don't rush to attack. If we send troops from Chang 'an to the west, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of Ma Chao and Han Sui, who think that we are attacking the enemy by fake means. Cao Cao wouldn't listen. Maybe he thought Ma Chao had a hostage, so he didn't dare to resist. Maybe he just wants to provoke Ma Chao to rebel and solve the only force in the north that can threaten him. He let the wind out that he would send troops to Hanzhong. Sure enough, Ma Chao really rebelled regardless of his father and family. Cao Cao immediately killed more than 300 people in Ma Chao's family and defeated Ma Chao in Tongguan. Ma Chao retreated to Gansu, but instead of recovering it, he joined forces with Qiang to continue to oppose Cao Cao. After several years of hard work, Ma Chao almost controlled the whole Liangzhou in the eighteenth year of Jian 'an. Later, Xia Xizheng, Ma Chao split internally, and his wife and two sons were killed by the Ministry. In desperation, Ma Chao voted for Zhang Lu. But a hero like Ma Chao can be limited by a person like Zhang Lu? He is too outstanding and ostentatious to compare with Zhang Lu's incompetent mediocrities. Someone slandered that Ma Chao was not credible. He can betray his own father, let alone be the master. Zhang Lu is very strict with Ma Chao, a bit like Lu Bu. He was very capable, but he failed. Later, Liu Bei's Western Expedition to Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu thought that Liu Zhang could not finish it by himself, so he sent Ma Chao to Mengjiaguan to attack Liu Bei. At that time, Liu Bei was attacking Chengdu with all his strength, and there was no extra force to deal with Ma Chao. Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and other generals were sweeping the periphery of Chengdu and did not participate in the battle with Ma Chao. Just sent a Li Hui to surrender. Ma Chao's life in Zhang Lu is not satisfactory. This time, he just used his reputation to deter him. He had no command, so he surrendered to Liu Bei with Li Hui. After Ma Chao surrendered, he came to Liu Bei's army in Chengdu. Liu Bei was very happy and immediately released the news of Ma Chao's surrender. At that time, Liu Zhang was ready to fight, waiting for foreign aid, but when he heard that Ma Chao had returned to Liu Bei, he immediately lost the confidence to persist and surrendered. After Liu Bei pacified Xichuan, he gave Ma Chao an official position-General Pingxi, who was the highest-ranking military attache in Liu Bei's camp. But Ma Chao's fame was too great for anyone in Liu Bei's camp at that time. Guan Yu was a little jealous of Ma Chao and wrote to Zhuge Liang asking about Ma Chao's talent (Guan Yu didn't mention the contest between surprisingly and Ma Chao at that time). Zhuge Liang replied: Ma Chao is both civil and military, brave and good at fighting. Just like Ying Bu and Peng Yue, the founders of the Han Dynasty, he can keep pace with Zhang Fei, but not as detached as you. We all know Guan Yu's temper likes to flatter others. He took out a letter and spread it all over the world, subduing Ma Chao. Ma Chao has his own problems. He is careless. At that time, Liu Bei was only a left general in the Han Dynasty, and Ma Chao didn't respect Liu Bei very much when he saw him. Always call Liu Bei by his first name, such as: Hello, Xuande. This makes Liu Bei very uncomfortable, and Zhang Fei can't stand it. He has been looking for a chance to teach him a lesson. Later, Sun Quan sent Monroe to crusade against Jingzhou, and Liu Bei took Zhang Fei and Ma Chao to meet the police and Guan Yu along the waterway. At a military meeting, Zhang Guan came to Liu Bei in advance. Ma Chao didn't know, so he came in and shouted, Hello, Liu Bei. Guan Yu was on fire at that time. Zhang Fei and Zhang Fei drew their swords and ordered Ma Chao to kneel down to Liu Bei. Ma Chao was frightened at that time, and his whole back was sweaty. He plopped down on his knees and never dared to disrespect Liu Bei again. This incident touched Ma Chao very much. From then on, Ma Chao became cautious and behaved with his tail between his legs. We all know that if a military commander loses his personality, his talent will be annihilated. In the later crusade against Hanzhong, Ma Chao's performance made Liu Bei quite dissatisfied. Completely disappeared the prestige that swept Kansai at the beginning. Stumbling with a Cao Hong, they won and lost each other, even being upstaged by an old Huang Zhong. Ma Chao's prestige is also declining day by day. After Hanzhong was pacified, Liu Bei even preferred Wei Yan to Ma Chao. Liu Bei is deeply guarded against Ma Chao in his heart. After returning to Chengdu, a great event happened. A man named Peng Yang, because he was not valued by Liu Bei, was full of complaints and gossiped everywhere. He has a good personal relationship with Ma Chao. Once he was drunk and said a few disrespectful words to Liu Bei in Ma Chao's apartment. We know that Ma Chao is very sensitive after being stimulated. At that time, his situation was that "the wanderer returned to China and was always worried about danger"-"The History of the Three Kingdoms". Shushu. Ma Chaochuan immediately reported to Liu Bei, and finally Liu Bei killed Peng Yang. In fact, it is quite disgraceful for such a thing to spread. People trust you, treat you as a friend, and have a few words with you. You turn around and sell them. Since then, everyone has stayed away from Ma Chao, and no one dares to provoke him. Ma Chao, from then on, became more petty and cautious, and spent the rest of his life in loneliness and depression. Zhang Wu died young at the age of 47 two years later. Throughout Ma Chao's life, people can't help sighing for this talented and embarrassing general. This 17-year-old soldier joined the army. At the age of 20, he broke through the Hedong of Guo Town, thus spending the rest of his life in a once-in-a-lifetime day. This is due to Liu Bei's mountainism, and more to his own failure!