The mc physical strength and capabilities are equivalent to Beginner Supreme General level barely at 254 bce so not too op from start. He might have strength and physical capabilities but he is still growing and yet to reach peak performance. The higher rank someone reaches, the more it will be difficult to breakthrough. For example, Despite being a beginner Supreme General of Heavens, it may take years to break through the next rank.
The strength parameters of enemies are also increased to increase the difficulty. General strength levels :
Beginner General (Bgl) Shin during Kokuyou arc
Advanced General (Agl) Ouhon during Choyou arc
Peak General (Pgl) Rokuomi during Choyou arc
Beginner Great general(Bggl) Mougou, ChouTou level
Advanced Great General (Aggl) Kanki,Keisha during coalition, Ordo, Rinbukun,Current Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao (Peak when plot begins)
Peak Great General (Pggl) Tou, Gohoumei, Kochou,
Supreme General of Heavens Beginner (Sghbl) Houken(252 BCE), Bai Qi , Moubu, Han Ming, Ousen, Karin, most of the the three Kingdom generals
Supreme General of Heavens Advanced (Sghal)
Ouki, Riboku, Kou En,Ren Pa(Lu Bu, Dian Wei,Guan Yu,Zhang Fei, Sun Ce,Huang zhong during coalition war)
Supreme General of Heavens Peak (Sghpl) Lu Bu during Shukai Plains timeline,
Greatest General under the Heavens (GGHL) Not achieved by anyone yet.
Characters strength will improve with time until they reach 50-60 years. All Three Kingdom generals were born at 275-285 bce in this story. Their background will be given as they appear during plot.
The mc currently possess Captain America's strength (70%), all weapons efficiency and mastery over Glaive. He is limited by his age. By the age of 20, He will fully mature and start training earnestly.