I would like to ask, in ancient times, people who were skilled in martial arts (not in novels, people who could fight in real life), would they have a chance to win against someone who held a gun?

In ancient times, it was indeed possible for people to have martial arts skills as outstanding as those in wuxia novels. However, due to the limitations of historical records, we are unable to understand the cultural and technological levels of all ancient societies, nor are we able to determine who had outstanding martial arts in each era. In Chinese history, there were many famous martial arts masters such as the descendants of Confucius, martial artists in the Tang Dynasty, and martial arts masters in the Song Dynasty. In wuxia novels, many protagonists also had extraordinary martial arts. However, these were only fictional characters in novels and not real characters in history. Besides, being strong in martial arts was not his only advantage. In ancient times, people might have made a living through other skills and talents such as literature, calligraphy, music, painting, and so on. Therefore, whether the ancient people were really as outstanding as in martial arts novels still needed to be evaluated according to different eras and cultures.

In ancient times, those who were cut to pieces were Shi Dakai, Zeng Shihe, Liu Jin, Yuan Chonghuan, Fang Xiaoru, Zheng Wei, Li Fuyi, Zhao Wei, Zhao Gao and his brother Zhao Sui, Lian Zining, Hu Run, etc.

In ancient times, those who were cut to pieces included Shi Dakai, Zeng Shihe, Liu Jin, Yuan Chonghuan, Fang Xiaoru, Zheng Wei, Li Fuyi, Zhao Wei, Zhao Gao, and his brother Zhao Sui, Lian Zining, Hu Run, etc.

In ancient times, Liu Jin, Zheng Wei, Shi Dakai, Zeng Shihe, Yuan Chonghuan, Fang Xiaoru, Li Fuyi, Zhao Wei, Zhao Gao and his brother Zhao Sui, Lian Zining, Hu Run, etc. were all killed by the Ling Chi.

In ancient times, people who were cut to pieces were Liu Tianxu, Yang Jinying, Yang Lianxiang, Shi Dakai, Zeng Shihe, Liu Jin, Yuan Chonghuan, Kang Xiaoba, Fang Xiaoru, Li Feng, Liu Yu, Xu Ge, Zhang Jing, Hao Shixuan, Qin Biao, Li Shining, Zhang Bokui, Yan Gaoqing, Yuan Lvqian, Zheng Man, Wang Gao, and others.

In ancient times, there were some famous stories about people who were dismembered. In the late Ming Dynasty, Liu Jin, the eunuch, and Zheng Man, the imperial scholar of the Imperial Academy, were all executed by a thousand cuts. In addition, there was also the late Ming Dynasty Jianzhou tyrant Wang Gao and the Qing Dynasty robber Kang Xiaoba who were also executed by dismemberment. Yuan Chonghuan, the general of the Ming Dynasty, was also one of the celebrities who were executed by a thousand cuts.

In ancient times, the people who were cut to pieces included Liu Tianxu, Yang Jinying, Yang Lianxiang, Shi Dakai, Zeng Shihe, Liu Jin, Yuan Chonghuan, Kang Xiaoba, Fang Xiaoru, Li Feng, Liu Yu, Xu Ge, Zhang Jing, Hao Shixuan, Qin Biao, Li Shining, Zhang Bokui, and others.

In ancient times, the people who were cut to pieces were Liu Tianxu, Yang Jinying, Yang Lianxiang, Shi Dakai, Zeng Shihe, Liu Jin, Yuan Chonghuan, Kang Xiaoba, Fang Xiaoru, Li Feng, Liu Yu, Xu Ge, Zhang Jing, Hao Shixuan, Qin Biao, Li Shining, Zhang Bokui, Yan Gaoqing, Yu Qian, Zheng Wei, Li Fuyi, Zhao Wei, Zhao Gao and his brothers Zhao Sui, Lian Zining, Hu Run, etc.

There were some famous stories about people who were executed by dismemberment in ancient times. The eunuch Liu Jin from the late Ming Dynasty, the Tianqi Jinshi from the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Man from the Imperial Academy, Wang Gao from Jianzhou at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and Kang Xiaoba, the robber from the Qing Dynasty, were all executed by a thousand cuts. In addition, Yuan Chonghuan, the general of the Ming Dynasty, was also one of the celebrities who were executed by dismemberment. These cases showed that there was indeed such a cruel punishment in ancient times.

In ancient times, the people who were cut to pieces included Liu Tianxu, Yang Jinying, Yang Lianxiang, Shi Dakai, Zeng Shihe, Liu Jin, Yuan Chonghuan, Kang Xiaoba, Fang Xiaoru, Li Feng, Liu Yu, Xu Ge, Zhang Jing, Hao Shixuan, Qin Biao, Li Shining, Zhang Bokui, and others.