Ok " Fact vs. Fiction
Differences Between Fact and Common Fiction
* The Peach Tree Garden oath did not actually take place but Sanguozhi states that Liu, Guan and Zhang ‘slept in the same bed and were as close as brothers.’
* Did not kill Hua Xiong. Hua Xiong was killed in battle with Sun Jian by Jian’s troops.
* Did not give specific terms of surrender to Cao Cao at Xiapi.
* Never killed Wen Chou, who actually died in battle with Cao Cao after falling for a plot.
* Guan Yu did not ‘traverse five passes’ and ‘slay five generals’. Cao Cao admired his honor and sense of duty, and allowed him to leave. In majority, the characters that appeared in this novel event were fictional.
* Did not ‘fight with and release’ Huang Zhong. Han Xuan and Huang Zhong surrendered of their own accord.
* In the events following Chibi, Guan Yu did not meet with and spare Cao Cao at Huarong.
* Was not healed by Hua Tuo, though the story did take place at the hands of an unnamed doctor.
* Did not plan to duel Ma Chao when he was promoted. Simply sent a letter asking how they compared.
* When poisoned during the Battle of Fan, Guan Yu was not treated by Hua Tuo. Rather, he was treated by an unnamed physician. Also, rather than play chess with Ma Liang, he hosted a banquet while being operated on.
* In the novel Lü Meng feigned illness to trick Guan Yu. Historically, Lü Meng was truly ill.
* The flooding of Fan Castle was not Guan Yu’s stratagem. It was a natural occurrence.
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