As the saying goes, "a gun is an inch long and a soldier is two points stronger" refers to the role of a gun. In the era of cold weapons, you can't be an army without a gun, and you can't fight without a gun. We see that many famous soldiers like to use long guns. Pike seems to have eyes and murderous look in his hands. Especially in the novel art, a large number of military commanders with long guns have been created. They dismounted the enemy and stabbed him to death. They are all powerful heroes with touching images.

Then, in literary works, who was the most powerful general who used long guns in ancient times?

Let's start with Gupike. The pike gradually rose in the Wei and Jin Dynasties and was widely used in the Tang Dynasty. Before this, people generally used the long-handled weapon "spear", which can be regarded as the "ancestor" of guns. There are many similarities between guns and spears in material, structure and usage.

When describing a military commander or a battle, the ancients rarely wrote about the use of weapons. Even describing weapons often creates ups and downs. Guan Yu is known as the "warrior saint", and the pike produced a very beautiful story in his hands. Legend has it that his "Dragon Crescent Moon Knife" was made on a full moon night. When it was about to become a knife, dark clouds rolled and blood fell from the sky. Some gods thought it was the blood left by Qinglong, hence the name. In the novel, Red Rabbit Horse, Qinglong Knife and Beard are synonymous with Guan Yu.

In fact, the crescent knife appeared as early as the end of Tang Dynasty and the beginning of Song Dynasty. It's too big and heavy. Generally, it is not very practical as a ritual vessel or fitness tool. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu "stabbed people by riding a horse". We suspect that Guan Yu probably used a relatively simple and convenient weapon such as a pike.

Needless to say, Guan Yu was brave and good at fighting, whether he killed Yan Liang, a famous enemy general in Hebei Province, or led an army to the northern expedition, besieged Coss, killed Pound and was captured in the Forbidden City. Cao Cao was frightened and discussed moving the capital. All these show that he can fight and win battles, and he is a very good person.

If Guan Yu is counted as a military commander who uses a pike, he is undoubtedly one of the most powerful generals.

Besides Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, who is as close as a brother to him, is also a famous figure.

Zhang Fei once "broke the bridge according to the water and looked at it with his eyes open", but Cao Jun actually "nobody dares to go near". The spear in Zhang Fei's hand is similar to the pike we later said. The point is that Zhang flew there for a stop, but he was too scared to rush forward. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were called "ten thousand enemies" by Cheng Yu, a counselor of Cao Wei, are of course the best guns.

In many literary works describing the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there is Luo Cheng's figure. McCullough was portrayed as a young general with superb martial arts, dare to kill and dare to fight, and a handsome face. He has a nickname of "McCullough, a handsome cold-faced marksman".

Luo Cheng is a character created by a writer. It is said that his historical prototype is Luo Shixin, a valiant soldier at the end of Sui Dynasty. It is recorded in the official history book "Old Tang Book": "Only when there is an array, the scholar will rush to the thief's place, stab the countdown person, behead him, throw him in the air, hold him with a gun, and wear a short array. The thief was startled and no one dared to force him. "

From this description, we can see the prototype of "Luo Cheng" in history, with extraordinary skills and unparalleled courage. As soon as he fired, he fell down. But seeing him throw the thief's head into the air and turn the gun to pick the head, the enemy's legs cramped.

In Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Tang and Five Dynasties, Wang Wuyi, a famous soldier in the Back Liang Dynasty, was superior. Although suppressed by Li Cunxiao, who can "ride Chang 'an on the 18th", his martial arts seems to be inferior. In Ouyang Xiu's "History of the New Five Dynasties", Wang Yong is brave and powerful. With an iron gun in his hand, he rode in a high wind. When the iron gun rang, the enemy fell to the ground. People called him "Wang Tie Gun".

As for Yang, the "tiger-headed golden gun" in The Romance of Yang Jiajiang, his image is also deeply rooted in people's hearts. He shot Youzhou and became famous in one fell swoop. Later, he killed Pan Bao, the son of Pan Renmei. Although he was shot through the chest by random arrows, the story of Wujin gun is really touching.

There are countless famous soldiers who fight without spears, but their heroic images of fighting with guns are basically from literary works. Zhao Yun, the so-called "double-gun sword"; Xiang Yu, the overlord of the place of Chu, was accused of "overlord gun"; Yue Fei with a magic gun and so on, but there is no record of their use of firearms in real history.

A history of China, half a history of war. A gun is the king of a hundred soldiers. You can't fight without a gun, and you can't become an art without a gun. It doesn't matter how brave the famous men in the novel are with guns. It is important that the names of these famous players remain in people's hearts.