1. Cai Yong (yōng), courtesy name Bojie, was born in Yu County, Chenliu County (now Yu Town, Kaifeng City, Henan Province). A famous writer and calligrapher in the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was the father of the talented Cai Wenji.
2. Li Jue (jué, pronounced "què"), whose courtesy name is Zhiran. A native of Niyang County, Beidi County (now Yao County, Shaanxi Province), he was one of the heroes in the late Han Dynasty. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was a warlord and powerful minister during the reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. His officials ranged from Grand Sima, Chariot and Cavalry General, Kaifu, Sili Xiaowei, and Jiejie.
3. Cai Yan (yǎn), also known as Wenji and Zhaoji. The year of birth and death is unknown. She was a native of Yuxian County, Chenliu County (now Qixian County, Kaifeng, Henan Province) in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the daughter of Cai Yong, a great writer of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
4. Guo Si (sì, "Si" is a pseudonym for "pan", pronounced as fàn), also known as Guo Duo, was born in Zhangye, Liangzhou (now northwest of Zhangye, Gansu), and was a general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. A warlord, a powerful minister during the reign of the emperor.
5. Yong Kai (kǎi), a local wealthy family during the Three Kingdoms period. At the beginning, Yong Kai surrendered to Liu Bei. After Liu Bei's death, Yong Kai killed Zheng'ang, the prefect of Shu, bound Zhang Yi to Soochow, and then surrendered. Wu Yao appointed Yong Kai as the prefect of Yongchang. When Prime Minister Zhuge Liang conquered Kai in the south, he was attacked in Dao, but Kai was killed by Gaoding Buqu.
6. Zhou bream (fáng), whose date of birth and death is unknown, named Ziyu. A native of Yangxian County, Wujun County (now Yixing, Jiangsu Province). A general of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
7. Cao Mao (máo), courtesy name Yanshi, was born in Qiao County, Peiguo, Yuzhou (now Bozhou City, Anhui Province). He was the fourth emperor of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period (reigned from 254 to 260 AD). The grandson of Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, and the son of Cao Lin, the king of Donghai, he was named Gaogui Township Duke before he came to the throne.
8. Sun Wei (chēn), also known as Zitong. A native of Fuchun, Wu County (now Fuyang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang). During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Wu was a powerful official in the clan, the great-grandson of Zhaoyi Zhonglang General Sun Jing, the grandson of Dingwu Zhonglang General Sun Hao, and the son of Anmin Duwei Sun Chuo.
9. Yang Zhao (zhào), named Xiuchu, was born in Xingyang (now Xingyang, Henan). General of the Jin Dynasty. The son of Yang Ji, the leader of the army, and the father of Yang Tan and Yang Xin, he was talented and served as the governor of Jingzhou. In the first year of Fenghuang (272), Bu Chan, the governor of Xiling, surrendered to the Jin Dynasty. The Wu Lu resisting troops attacked him and went to Xiling to resist Lu Kang. Because the Jin army was defeated in this battle, Yang Zhao was dismissed from his official position and became a civilian.
10. Yang Hu (hù), courtesy name Shuzi, was born in Nancheng, Mount Tai (now Xintai City, Shandong Province). A minister during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, he was a famous strategist, politician and writer.
11. Ma Rixi (dī), named Uncle Weng. A native of Maoling, Fufeng (now northeast of Xingping, Shaanxi). A minister in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty and a grandson of Ma Rong, a master of Confucian classics.
12. Jia Xu (xǔ), courtesy name Wenhe, was born in Guzang, Liangzhou (now Liangzhou District, Wuwei City, Gansu Province). From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Three Kingdoms, he was a famous counselor and military strategist, and the founding hero of Cao Wei. He was originally a general under Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo's death, he offered Li Jue and Guo Si a plan to counterattack Chang'an. After Li Jue and others failed, he became Zhang Xiu's adviser. Zhang Xiu used his tactics to defeat Cao Cao twice. Before the Battle of Guandu, he persuaded Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao.
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The three major battles during the Three Kingdoms period are:
1. The Battle of Guandu (200 AD---201 AD)
Brief content: Yuan Shao and Cao Cao ended with Cao Cao winning, and Cao Cao unified the north.
2. The Battle of Chibi (208 AD)
Brief content: The alliance between Sun and Liu and Cao Cao ended in Cao Cao's defeat, which opened the prelude to the establishment of the Three Kingdoms.
3. The Battle of Yiling (AD 221---AD 222)
Brief content: Also known as the Battle of Yiling and the Battle of Xiaoting, it was a battle fought by Emperor Zhaolie of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. The large-scale battle launched by Liu Bei against Soochow was the last of the "Three Major Battles" of the Three Kingdoms.