Famous generals of Soochow in the Three Kingdoms

1. Zhou Yu

Zhou Yu (175-210), courtesy name Gongjin, was born in Shu County, Lujiang (now Shu County, Hefei City, Anhui Province). A famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he was the son of Luoyang Ling Zhou Yi, his grandfather Zhou Jing, and his uncle Zhou Zhong, both of whom rose to the rank of Taiwei. The body is strong, the appearance is good, and the music is fine. There is a saying in Jiangdong that "If the music is wrong, Zhou Lang will take care of it."

Zhou Yu had a good relationship with Sun Ce. At the age of 21, he followed Sun Ce to the battlefield to pacify Jiangdong. Sun Ce was assassinated and Sun Quan succeeded him. Zhou Yu sent his troops to the funeral, leaving the Central Guard and Chief Shi Zhang Zhao in charge of everything. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Zhou Yu led his army to join forces with Liu Bei and defeated Cao's army in the Battle of Chibi.

This laid the foundation for the "three-part world". In the 14th year of Jian'an (209), he became a partial general and became the governor of Nanjun. He died of illness in Baqiu in the 15th year of Jian'an (210 years) at the age of 36.

2. Gan Ning

Gan Ning was a knight-errant who gathered men and horses, armed with bows and crossbows, and committed local crimes. He formed a Qu division to rob ships and property. He advocated luxury and was known as the Jinfan Thief. When he was young, he stopped robbing and became familiar with the classics. He once served as the Prime Minister of Shu County, and later served as an official under Liu Biao and Huang Zu, but was not reused. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208 years), Gan Ning led his troops to defect to Sun Quan and began to make contributions.

He once urged Sun Quan to break through Huang Zu and occupy Chu Pass, follow Zhou Yu to attack Cao Ren and capture Yiling, follow Lu Su to confront Guan Yu in Yiyang, and follow Sun Quan to attack Wancheng and capture Zhu Guang. He led more than a hundred people to attack Cao Ying at night, beheaded dozens of people and returned. In the battle of Xiaoyaojin, he protected Sun Quan from riding horses to Jin and narrowly escaped death. Sun Quan once said: "Mengde has Zhang Liao, and Gan Xinghe is alone, so they are enough to rival each other." Lu Meng once said: "The world is uncertain, and fighting generals like Ning are rare, so we should tolerate them."

3. Taishi Ci

Taishici (166-206), courtesy name Ziyi , a native of Donglaihuang County (now Donghuangchengji, Longkou, Shandong). A famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he rose to the rank of Captain of Jianchang. He is skilled in bow and horse, and has excellent archery skills. To rescue Kong Rong, he once broke through the encirclement alone and asked Liu Bei for help. Originally a subordinate of Liu Yao, he was later surrendered by Sun Ce. From then on, Taishi Ci became Sun's general and helped him sweep up Jiangdong. Afterwards, Sun Quantong, because Taishi was kind and able to control Liu Pan, entrusted him with the important tasks of managing the south.

4. Lu Xun

Lu Xun (183-March 19, 245), whose real name was Lu Yi and whose courtesy name was Boyan, was from Wu County, Wu County (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province). Politician and military strategist of Wu State during the Three Kingdoms period. In the eighth year of Jian'an (203), he entered Sun Quan's shogunate and served successively as the captain of Haichang Tuntian, the captain of Dingwei, and the governor of the right department of Zhangxia. Because he was appreciated by Sun Quan, he was able to display his outstanding military talents, and his status gradually increased.

In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (219), Lu Xun participated in the attack on Jingzhou. In the second year of Shu Zhangwu (222), Sun Quan took Lu Xun as the commander-in-chief and defeated Liu Bei in the Battle of Yiling. In the seventh year of Wu Huangwu (228 years), Lu Xun won the battle of Shiting. In the first year of Huanglong (229 years), after Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, he appointed Lu Xun as the supreme general, assisting the crown prince Sun Deng and taking charge of matters related to the capital Wuchang.

In the seventh year of Chiwu (244), he became the prime minister, the pastor of Jingzhou, the right protector, the general in charge of the affairs of the three public affairs, and the affairs of Wuchang. Sun He and Sun Ba were involved in the dispute between Sun Quan and his son during the second palace dispute. He died the next year at the age of sixty-three, and was given the posthumous title "Zhao".

5. Huang Gai

Huang Gai (date of birth and death unknown), courtesy name Gongfu, was born in Quanling, Lingling (now Lingling District, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province). A famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he served three times as Sun Jian, Sun Ce and Sun Quan. He was a county official in his early years, and later followed Sun Jian and traveled all over the country. After Sun Quan came to the throne, the mountains became more and more unwelcoming. Huang Gai was active in the line of guarding Fushan Yue, covering nine counties before and after. He was located in Xiping, and moved to Danyang to be the captain.

Huang Gai was a serious man and good at training soldiers. Every time he conquered, his troops were brave and good at fighting. During the Battle of Chibi in the 13th year of Jian'an (208 years), Huang Gai went to Cao Ying to feign surrender, and took the opportunity to attack Cao Cao's army with fire. He was one of the main heroes in the Battle of Chibi. He paid tribute to General Wu Feng Zhonglang, and he also Because of this incident, it was widely praised by future generations.

The novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" describes the story of the "bitter meat scheme" when portraying the character of Huang Gai. Soon the Wuling barbarians rebelled and attacked the city. Huang Gai sent five hundred men to let half of them in, intercepted them and defeated the thieves. When spring passes and summer comes, the chaos of the invaders is over. Later, he defeated the bandits in Yiyang County, Changsha, and added some generals. He was promoted to partial general and prefect of Wuling. There is a yellow handle.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tai Shici

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lu Xun

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Gan Ning

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhou Yu

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-Huang Gai