Is “At Changban Slope, he held the bridge and repelled Cao's army by shouting” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biography of Zhang Fei records that he led twenty riders to hold the bridge over the water, glaring and brandishing his spear to shout back Cao's army, and none of Cao's troops dared to approach. The original text: 「飞据水断桥，瞋目横矛曰：“身是张益德也，可来共决死！”敌皆无敢近者」(Source: Book of Shu, Biographies of Guan, Zhang, Ma, Huang, Zhao.txt)
Zhang Fei
In official histories, he is a famous general who respects gentlemen but is harsh on common soldiers, skilled in both civil and military affairs; in novels, he is often depicted as a rough and rude man.
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