It is not difficult to see that Liu Bei never seems to regard Ma Chao as a general among the Five Tigers of Shu Han, and let Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong do everything. Those higher positions were hardly left to Ma Chao, but to others. In other words, this Ma Chao seems to be just a hollow reputation, and it can even be said that Ma Chao is a slacker among the Five Tiger Generals. Let's look at the other four generals.
First of all, there are all kinds of well-known stories about Guan Yu, such as scraping bones to cure poison, going through five customs and killing six generals, all of which reflect Guan Yu's courage and loyalty to Liu Bei. "Master Guan" and "Wu Sheng" are all his code names. Let's take a look at Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei's strength is obvious to all. As the third brother of Taoyuan Jieyi, Zhang Fei's loyalty to the liver and righteousness is not lost to Guan Yu, but it is too reckless. These two are indisputable as generals of the Five Tigers.
In addition, there is Zhao Yun, whose Changshan Zhao Zilong has high martial arts. Seven in and seven out of Changbanpo can explain everything. At the same time, when Liu Bei was trapped, he said that Zilong saved me, which shows Liu Bei's trust and trust in Zhao Yun. To say that Huang Zhong is synonymous with toughness, he is famous among these three countries for his image as a brave veteran.
On the other hand, let's take a look at this Ma Chao. The other four five tiger generals hold important positions, while Ma Chao only guards a small Linzhou county. Although he was promoted in the end, Liu Bei will die soon. Moreover, when Liu Bei was alive, he never reused Ma Chao, which was a distrust of his strength. This reputation is great, but its strength is unbearable.