Zhang Liao is quite an interesting person, known for only two famous battles: one was when he followed Cao Cao on the northern expedition and decisively defeated the Xiongnu chieftain at Tadong, and the other was at Xiaoyaojin in Hefei, where he led 800 men to break through 100,000 troops and almost killed Sun Quan, which caused Sun Quan to lose the courage to compete for dominance in the north.

In fact, this record is very impressive and is stronger than that of Liu, Guan, and Zhang.

The Tang Dynasty's Martial Temple placing him ahead of Guan Yu is not without reason.