According to incomplete statistics, there were 25 civil and military soldiers from Anhui who served in Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period. Among them, there are seven most famous generals, three of whom have served as frontline commanders.
Zhou Yu was born in Shu County, Lujiang County, which is now Chengchi Township, thirty miles southwest of Lujiang County, Hefei City, Anhui Province. Zhou Yu was a man of great influence in the Three Kingdoms. He was born in the Zhou family of Lujiang, a wealthy noble family. He was the number one general and first governor of Soochow. In the first year of Chuping (AD 190), Zhou Yu and Sun Ce got acquainted, and they became like-minded friends from then on.
Since the second year of Xingping (AD 195), Zhou Yu began to assist Sun Ce in marching to Jiangdong, and repeatedly made outstanding achievements in unifying Jiangdong. After Sun Ce died of illness in the fifth year of Jian'an (AD 200), Zhou Yu began to assist Sun Quan, who was only 19 years old, to stabilize the situation in Jiangdong. During this period, Zhou Yu made numerous military exploits, the most famous of which was naturally the Battle of Chibi, which laid the foundation for the tripartite alliance. Zhou Yu, then the commander of the Jiangdong frontline army, and Liu Bei, defeated the powerful Cao Cao group in Chibi. Regrettably, Zhou Yu died young at the age of thirty-six two years later.
Lu Su, a native of Dongcheng County, Linhuai County, is now the Sanguanji of Southeast Daqiao Township, Dingyuan County, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province. He is another influential figure in Soochow after Zhou Yu and the second leader of Soochow. Frontline commander. Lu Su was initially introduced by Zhou Yu to serve under Sun's family, and he was Sun Quan's main adviser in his early days. The "couch pairing" he proposed was the early national policy of the Soochow Group. He was also one of the main initiators of the Sun-Liu Alliance and the initiator and driving force behind the Battle of Chibi. In the 22nd year of Jian'an (AD 217), Lu Su died of illness at the age of 46.
Lü Meng, a native of Fupi County, Runan County, which is now Wanghua Town in the southeast of Funan County, Fuyang City, Anhui Province, was the third frontline commander of Soochow after Lu Su. Lu Meng joined the army at the age of fifteen. Because of his ability in running the army, he was highly valued by Sun Quan, who identified him as a key target for training and promotion. After that, Lu Meng made many achievements in the process of pacifying Shanyue and fighting against Cao Wei. He gradually grew up in the war and became a famous military general in the early days of Soochow.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (AD 219), Lu Meng planned and implemented the Battle of Jingzhou, which was the pinnacle of his life. However, not long after the Battle of Jingzhou, Lu Meng died of illness at the age of forty-two.
Chen Wu was a native of Songzi County, Lujiang County, located in the area 15 miles east of Huoqiu County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province. Chen Wu was a famous early general of Soochow and ranked among the twelve tiger ministers of Soochow. At the age of eighteen, he followed Sun Ce to pacify the counties east of the Yangtze River. In the early days of Sun Quan, he mainly focused on suppressing bandits and quelling rebellions. In the twentieth year of Jian'an (AD 215), the Battle of Hefei broke out. In order to cover Sun Quan's retreat, Chen Wu fought fiercely with Cao Wei's famous general Zhang Liao, and eventually died in the rebellion. After the war, in recognition of Chen Wu's heroic performance in the Battle of Hefei, Sun Quan personally buried him to show his condolences.
Lü Fan was a native of Xiyang County, Runan County, which is now the southeastern area of ??Taihe County, Fuyang City, Anhui Province. During the period when Sun Ce was forced to surrender to Yuan Shu, Lu Fan went to join Sun Ce. Later, he made military exploits in pacifying the counties in Jiangdong and suppressing the rebel rebellions, and was appointed as the Zhonglang General. After Sun Quan took over Soochow, Lu Fan assisted him wholeheartedly. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (AD 208), Lu Fan made meritorious service in the Battle of Chibi and was appointed as the prefect of Pengze and promoted to General Pi. The next year, he was promoted to General Pingnan and transferred to the garrison of Chaisang.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an (AD 219), Lu Fan was appointed as the prefect of Danyang, promoted to General of Jianwei, and given the title of Marquis of Wanling. In the following years, Lu Fan successively served as a former general, Yangzhou Mu, and other positions. He died of illness in the seventh year of Huang Wu (228 AD).
Hu Zong was a native of Gushi County, Runan County, which is now Linquan County, Fuyang City, Anhui Province. Hu Zong was a famous general in the middle period of Soochow and Sun Quan's classmate when he was a boy. When Hu Zong was fourteen, he joined Sun Ce and studied with Sun Quan in Wu County. After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, Hu Zong served as a clerk in the Jin Cao Department, and later he was appointed as a secretary in the Secretariat, responsible for military and state secrets. Hu Zong's greatest achievement in his early years was being ordered to recruit strong soldiers and form an elite force of 6,000 people - Jie Fanbing.
In the second year of Huangwu (AD 223), Hu Zong was ordered to join forces with He Qi to conquer Jin Zong, the rebel general of Eastern Wu. He fought hard and was promoted to Jianwu Zhonglang General.
In the sixth year of Huangwu (AD 227), Hu Zong and Zhou Li worked together to suppress the Poyang bandit Peng Qi's rebellion. After the war, he was given the title of Tinghou. He died of illness in the sixth year of Chiwu (AD 243) at the age of sixty-one.
Lü Ju was a native of Xiyang County, Runan County, which is now southeast of Taihe County, Fuyang City, Anhui Province. He was the son of Lu Fan. In the seventh year of Huang Wu (AD 228), after Lu Fan's death, Lu Ju inherited his father's business and was appointed as the Zhonglang General of the An Army. The initial achievements were mainly focused on conquering the Shanyue Rebellion. In the fourth year of Chiwu (AD 241), Lu Ju made great military exploits when he was ordered to attack Fancheng, and was promoted to partial general. In the first year of Taiyuan (AD 251), Lu Zheng was promoted to general of Wei. In the second year, Lu Zhengrong was promoted to general on the right. After that, Lu Ju led his troops to participate in the Battle of Dongxing and the Battle of Shouchun. In the first year of Taiping (AD 256), Lu Ju's plan to eradicate the powerful minister Sun Wei failed and he was forced to commit suicide.