In the official history, how did the Five Tiger Generals die?
In the official history, the Five Tiger Generals referred to the five generals of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. They were Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong. They were hailed as heroes because of their outstanding performance, but they also died unfortunately because of the cruelty of the war. Among them, Guan Yu was besieged by Cao Cao in Maicheng and eventually committed suicide; Zhang Fei was killed when Liu Bei marched south; Zhao Yun was besieged by Cao Cao's army at Changban Slope but surrendered to Liu Bei after successfully breaking through; Ma Chao was defeated by Cao Cao in the Battle of Tongguan and committed suicide; Huang Zhong was killed by Liu Bei's general Wei Yan in the Battle of Dingjun Mountain; Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others all had tragic endings and died heroically in the war.