The Battle of Chibi was an important battle between the coalition forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei and Cao Cao in the late Western Han Dynasty. Brief introduction to the characters in the Battle of Chibi Lu Su
(172～214) named Zijing. A native of Huaidong City (now Dingyuan) during the Three Kingdoms period. Born into a noble family. Chu led more than a hundred of his subordinates to follow Zhou Yu to the south of the Yangtze River, and was respected by Sun Quan. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Cao Cao led his army southward, seriously threatening Sun Wu's regime. He and Zhou Yu resolutely took the lead in the battle, and suggested joining forces with Liu Bei to fight against Cao. Sun Quan accepted his suggestion and was appointed as a captain in the Zan Army, assisting Zhou Yu in defeating Cao's army in Chibi. (Today's Jiayu County, Hubei Province). After Zhou Yu's death, he was appointed captain of Fenwu School and led his troops on his behalf. He was strict, lived a frugal life, managed the army well, and enforced all orders. Although he was busy with military preparations, he never let go of books. He was also good at talking and writing. Lu Su (172-217), whose courtesy name was Zijing, was born in the east city of Linhuai (now southeast of Dingyuan, Anhui). He lost his father when he was young. He was strong, fond of making strange plans, and liked to fencing, riding, and shooting. He was on good terms with Zhou Yu, Sun Ce was running Jiangdong, and he and Zhou Yu returned home together. After Sun Ce died, he continued to assist Sun Quan and was respected by Sun Quan. On the eve of the Battle of Chibi, he advocated joining forces with Liu Bei to fight against Cao Cao. After the Battle of Chibi, he persuaded Sun Quan to temporarily give up Nanjun to Liu Bei based on the overall situation. After Zhou Yu's death, Sun Quan appointed Lu Su as the captain of Fenwu, commanding the army on Zhou Yu's behalf, and continued to maintain the alliance with Liu Bei. When Lu Su died, Sun Quan visited his funeral in person, and Zhuge Liang also mourned for him in Shu. He was an outstanding statesman and diplomat during the Three Kingdoms period. Sun Quan
(182-252), courtesy name Zhongmou, was a native of Wu Dadi, Fuchun County, Wu County (now Fuyang, Zhejiang Province). He was born in the fifth year of Guanghe (AD 182) and died in the second year of Taiyuan (AD 252). The second son of Sun Jian, he followed his elder brother Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong when he was young. Sun Ce died young in 200. Before his death, he said to Sun Quan, "If you are not sure about internal affairs, ask Zhang Zhao, and if you are not sure about foreign affairs, ask Zhou Yu." Sun Quan succeeded to the throne as the lord of Jiangdong. In 208, Sun Quan raised his troops and marched westward, regained Ganning, and wiped out Huangzu. In the same year, Cao Cao went south and Liu Bei was defeated. After taking Jingxiang, Cao Cao wrote to Sun Quan, intending to take down Soochow. Soochow was divided into two factions: the main war faction and the main peace faction. The main war faction was headed by Huang Gai, and the main peace faction was headed by Zhang Zhao. Zhang Zhao was very convincing at the time, but Sun Quan wanted to fight. At this time, Lu Su brought Zhuge Liang from Jiangxia to express Liu Bei's determination to unite with Wu to fight against Cao. Zhou Yu returned in time to explain Cao Cao's various shortcomings and that the war was expected to be won. Sun Quan made a decisive decision, with Zhou Yu as commander, and sent troops to Sanjiangkou to fight Cao Cao. This is the famous Battle of Chibi in history. After the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan married his sister Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei in order to unite with Liu Bei. Later, following Lu Su's plan, Jingzhou was lent to Liu Bei. After Liu Bei succeeded in taking Sichuan, Sun Quan asked Liu Bei to return Jingzhou, but Liu Bei refused. Lu Su took back the three counties after a single-handed meeting. Later, Sun Quan went to fight Hefei and was defeated by Zhang Liao. In 217, Wei and Wu fought at Ruxukou, but neither side could win. After the Battle of Ruxukou, Sun Quan and Cao Cao made peace and signed a secret alliance between Wei and Wu to attack Guan Yu.
In 219, Guan Yu attacked Fancheng, and Sun Quan appointed Lu Meng to take Jingzhou. Lu Meng used the strategy of crossing the river in white clothes to capture Jingzhou, and captured Guan Yu alive in Maicheng. After Guan Yu was brought to Jianye, Sun Quan killed Guan Yu and gave his head to Cao Cao. In 220, Cao Pi succeeded the Han Dynasty. Sun Quan declared Soochow to be a vassal of Wei, and Cao Pi granted Sun Quan nine gifts. In 221, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, and then immediately launched an army to attack Soochow. It was called revenge for Guan Yu, but in fact it was to compete for Jingzhou. Sun Quan decisively appointed 39-year-old Lu Xun as the governor to fight against Liu Bei. Lu Xun defeated Liu Bei with a fire attack in Yiling. In 223, Liu Bei died of illness, and Zhuge Liang sent Deng Zhi across the river to make peace for the Northern Expedition. Sun Quan was at peace with Shu Han, and he attacked Cao Wei. In 224, Cao Pi's army attacked Soochow. Sun Quan asked Xu Shenghuo to attack the enemy. In 226, Cao Pi died of illness. Sun Quan personally led an army to attack Jiangxia, but was defeated due to the persistence of the prefect Wenpin. Guan Yu
, whose courtesy name is Yunchang, whose original name is Changsheng, was born in 161 AD. He was a native of Hedong Province. It is mentioned in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that he was a powerful man who relied on his power to dominate others. After Guan Yu killed him, he fled the rivers and lakes. He died in 184 During the Yellow Turban Uprising, he fled to Zhuo County (Zhuo County, Hebei Province) and met Liu Bei gathering troops, so he followed Liu Bei with Zhang Fei. He was only 23 years old at the time. Guan Yu is described in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as being nine feet long (a Han ruler is 23.4 centimeters today), with a beard two feet long, a face as heavy as a jujube, lips as if they were greased, red phoenix eyes, and silkworm eyebrows. Everyone knows that the weapon used by Guan Yu is the Qinglong Yanyue Sword. The Qinglong Yanyue Sword is also known as the Lengyan Saw and weighs 82 kilograms. Liu, Guan, and Zhang are famous brothers with different surnames in the Three Kingdoms and even in history. Guan Yu accompanied Liu Bei all day long, fighting in all directions, and was not afraid of hardships. Guan Yu was one of the most powerful figures in the Three Kingdoms era. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms focused on portraying his mighty and brave side. When he first dealt with the Yellow Turban Army, he first beheaded Cheng Yuanzhi, and then "warmed wine and beheaded Hua Xiong" in front of Sishui Pass, and in front of Hulao Pass. "Three heroes fighting Lu Bu" are all single-handed battles described in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In 200 AD, Liu Bei attacked Xuzhou and killed Xuzhou's assassin Che Zhou, while Guan Yu was stationed in Xiapi. Chariot". In the same year, Cao Cao went on an eastern expedition and defeated Liu Bei. Guan Yu was captured. Cao Cao treated him very courteously and worshiped him as a partial general.
In 201 AD, Yuan Shao marched into Liyang and sent Yan Liang to attack Liu Yan at Baima. Cao Cao sent Guan Yu and Zhang Liao to attack Yan Liang. Guan Yu killed Yan Liang in the middle of the crowd, took his head and returned to the formation. None of Yuan Shao's generals dared to stop him.
This can be said to be Guan Yu's famous battle in history. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu was already famous among the princes for "killing Hua Xiong and fighting Lu Bu". In the novel, beheading Yan Liang and punishing Wen Chou was just the icing on the cake for Guan Yu's bravery. But in history, Guan Yu After beheading Yanliang, he was named Han Shoutinghou, and he left Cao Cao and joined Yuan Shao's army to join Liu Bei. The Zhu Wenchou added in the novel is not a real situation. Guan Yu was once shot by a stray arrow. Because the arrow was poisonous, his bones would hurt every rainy day. Guan Yu accepted the doctor's advice and scraped the bones to cure the poison. During the operation, he drank from his glass and talked and laughed freely. What is mentioned in the novel is that when he attacked Fancheng in 219 AD, he was hit by a poisonous arrow from Cao Ren's army and had to be treated by Hua Tuo.
In 219 AD, Liu Bei established himself as King of Hanzhong and named Guan Yu a former general. In the novel, it was also at that time that he named Guan Yu the leader of the Five Tiger Generals and ordered him to attack Fancheng (Xiangfan, Hubei) guarded by Cao Ren. Cao Cao Yu Jin and Pang De were sent to lead seven armies to assist Cao Ren, but they were flooded by Guan Yu at the Hekou River, ten miles north of Fancheng. Dramatic explanation), Yu Jin surrendered, Pang De was beheaded by Guan Yu, and Guan Yu became powerful in China. Cao Cao once moved his capital from Xuchang because he wanted to avoid Guan Yu's attack (Fan City was the last barrier to Xuchang, the capital of Wei). Later, Sima Yi and Jiang Ji resisted and encouraged Sun Quan to attack Guan Yu's rear. Before this, Sun Quan had sent an envoy to Guan Yu, hoping to marry Guan Yu's daughter as his son-in-law. However, Guan Yu did not follow Zhuge Liang's words to "conquer Sun Quan in the east and reject Cao Cao in the north" and insulted the envoy, which made Sun Quan furious. At the same time, Mi Fang, the prefect of Nanjun, and Fu Shiren, the general stationed in the public security, were jealous of Guan Yu's contempt for them and did not try their best to supply military supplies. After hearing Guan Yu's words that "he should still be governed", they colluded with Sun Quan and attacked Guan Yu's retreat. Cao Cao sent General Xu Huang reinforced Cao Ren, but Guan Yu failed to attack Fancheng. When he led his army back, Jiangling had been captured by Sun Quan, and Guan Yu's army collapsed. Guan Yu and his son Guan Ping were beheaded by Sun Quan in Linju. He died at the age of 58. After the Shu Han Dynasty, he was posthumously named Guan Yu Zhuang Miaohou. Throughout his life, Guan Yu was worthy of his military career and went through hundreds of battles, but in the end he lost due to his weakness of "being kind to the soldiers but being proud of the scholar-bureaucrats". Lu Xun once commented on Guan Yu in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms: "Only Guan Yu has many good words." During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Guan Yu was revered as the "True King" and "King Wu'an". In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, he was revered as the "Great Emperor" and temples were built everywhere. Guan Yu had three sons and one daughter, including one adopted son, Guan Ping. Guan Pingyuan was the second son of Shangguan Ding in Guandingzhuang, Runan. He had an older brother, Guan Ning, who studied literature. The second son Guan Xing, named Anguo, was highly regarded by Zhuge Liang and served as General Long Xiang during the Northern Expedition. Guan Xing had sons Guan Tong and Guan Yi. Guan Yu's third son, Guan Suo, was used as a vanguard by Zhuge Liang when he pacified the Southern Barbarians. I think Yang Xiong's name "Sick Guan Suo" in Water Margin refers to him. There was also a daughter Guan Feng, whose son Sun Quan proposed to in vain. Regarding Guan Yu's military power, it is beyond reproach. He killed Hua Xiong with warm wine, killed Yan Liang with only one battle, killed Wen Chou with two battles, five passes and six generals and other unnamed generals. It must be said that he can fight Pang De bravely in his old age. It can be seen that he has extraordinary strength, but when he and Zhang Fei fought together before Hulao Pass, Lu Bu could not win. It can be seen that Lu Bu is slightly more brave, but who is stronger, Guan Yu or Zhang Fei? I can't make a conclusion, but I got a glimpse of it when I watched the two of them fight against Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling: Guan Yu fought with him for thirty times and was defeated, while Zhang Fei killed Ji Ling under his horse in ten matches. There is a couplet praising Guan Yu: A horse beheaded Yan Liang, and Hebei heroes were frightened and Lu Su and Jiangnan civil and military officials were devastated. Zhou Yu
(175-210), courtesy name Gongjin, was the first among the four elite generals of Soochow and a native of Shucheng, Lujiang. He met Sun Ce when he was young and became close friends of life and death. After Sun Ce left Yuan Shu and became independent, Zhou Yu took the initiative to defect to Sun Ce. In Sun Ce's battle to pacify Jiangdong, he played a dual role as a counselor and a general, and used tactics to conquer Tai Shici. After Sun Ce pacified Jiangdong, Zhou Yu was appointed commander of the navy. In 200, Sun Ce died young. Before his death, he said to Sun Quan, "If you don't decide on foreign affairs, ask Zhou Yu." After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, he also trusted Zhou Yu very much. In 208, Sun Quan conquered Huang Zu in the west, and Zhou Yu made great achievements. In 208, Cao Cao went south, aiming directly at Jiangdong, and the war with Sun Quan was undecided. Zhou Yu rushed back from Poyang Lake in time and correctly analyzed the shortcomings of Cao Cao's distant arrival, which made Sun Quan decide to fight Cao Cao. As the commander-in-chief of the navy, Zhou Yu used fire attacks to defeat Cao Cao. This was the famous Battle of Chibi. After the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu was poisoned by a poisoned arrow when he attacked Nanjun, but he still fought hard to capture Nanjun. Zhou Yu then gave the south bank of the Yangtze River to Liu Bei, but Liu Bei went to Jingkou to see Sun Quan and asked for the entire Jingzhou. Sun Quan agreed, so Zhou Yu had to retreat to Chaisang County to recuperate. During his illness, Zhou Yu reminded Sun Quan to beware of Liu Bei. In 210, Zhou Yu led his troops to attack Xichuan. When he arrived at Baqiu City, he was injured by an arrow and died young at the age of 36. After Sun Quan heard the news, he immediately dressed in plain clothes to welcome Zhou Yu's coffin back to Chaisang.
Zhou Yu in history was handsome and heroic, with a broad mind. Cheng Pu, a veteran of Soochow, followed Sun Jian in his early years. He thought he had great achievements and looked down on the young Zhou Yu. But Zhou Yu didn't argue with Cheng Pu, and finally convinced Cheng Pu himself. Cheng Pu said: "Being friends with Zhou Gongjin is like drinking mellow wine, and you are unconsciously drunk." By the Song Dynasty, the world still liked Zhou Yu very much. It can be seen in Su Shi's "Niannujiao". But after the Yuan Dynasty, people gradually vilified Zhou Yu. By the time "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was written, Zhou Yu had become a completely different person.
One of the important reasons for this is the relationship between Zhou Yu and Liu Bei. On the one hand, Zhou Yu took the initiative to cede the land on the south bank of the Yangtze River to Liu Bei, but this was largely a diplomatic act; on the other hand, Zhou Yu saw Liu Bei's heroic nature. He didn't want Liu Bei to grow stronger day by day, so he wrote to Sun Quan and asked Sun Quan to put Liu Bei under house arrest in Jingkou (this is the origin of the honey trap in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but in fact Zhou Yu himself did not use the honey trap, and Sun Shangxiang also took the initiative to marry Liu Bei by Sun Quan) ), but Sun Quan did not want to. Zhou Yu and Lu Su adopted completely different approaches in their attitudes toward Liu Bei. Zhou Yu was a radical, while Lu Su looked further ahead. Regrettably, thousands of years later, both of them became the backers of Zhuge Liang, who was still unknown at the time. Zhou Yu became synonymous with being narrow-minded, while Lu Su became a surprisingly honest and stupid person. Ma Chao< /p>
(176～222) A general of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period. The courtesy name was Mengqi, a native of Maoling, Fufeng (now northeast of Xingping, Shaanxi). When his father Ma Teng and Han Sui were equal to Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, they launched an army to separate Liangzhou. Later, due to internal conflicts, Ma Teng returned to the Han Dynasty and served as a guard in the capital. Ma Chao led his troops and became a partial general, which won the hearts of the Qiang, Hu and other tribes. In the 16th year of Jian'an (211), Cao Cao conquered Guanlong to the west. Ma Chao, Han Sui and other separatist forces in Guanzhong stationed in Tongguan and jointly resisted. Cao Cao used a stratagem to alienate each other, which made Ma and Han suspicious of each other, and they were defeated in one fell swoop. Ma Chao led the Qiang and Hu to withdraw from Guanzhong and moved to Longshang to capture Jicheng. He killed the Liangzhou governor and all his troops. He called himself General of the Conquest of the West and supervised Liangzhou's military affairs. Soon after, the former governor Yang Fu launched an army to attack and killed his wife. Ma Chao defected to Hanzhong, where he separatized Zhang Lu and failed. In the 19th year of Jian'an, he returned to Liu Bei. At that time, Liu Zhang was surrounded by Liu Bei in Chengdu. Ma Chao led his army to the city. The city was shaken, which accelerated Liu Zhang's defeat. Zhuge Liang praised him for his versatility in both civil and military affairs and his extraordinary bravery. In the 22nd year of Jian'an, Liu Bei led his army to attack Hanzhong, and Ma Chao joined the expedition. In the twenty-fourth year, Liu Bei became the king of Hanzhong and worshiped Ma Chao as the general of the left. In the first year of Zhangwu (221), he moved to the general of Hussar and led the herdsman of Liangzhou. He died the following year. Yuan Shao
(?-202), courtesy name Benchu. Because his ancestors had four generations and three Dukes, he was very influential among the princes. When Dong Zhuo dominated the capital, Yuan Shao had a head-on conflict with Dong Zhuo and left Luoyang to return to Bohai. Dong Zhuo wanted to pursue Yuan Shao, but Li Ru said to him: "Yuan Shao is so resourceful that there is nothing to worry about." Then Cao Cao issued a proclamation, and fourteen princes attacked Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Shao was promoted as the leader of the alliance. Due to Sun Jian's outstanding performance, the coalition of princes invaded Luoyang. After the princes were disbanded, Dong Zhuo was executed by Lu Bu and Wang Yun. The counselor offered a plan for Yuan Shao to welcome Emperor Xian to Yecheng, but Yuan Shao was afraid that he would have to ask for reports for everything in the future, which would be too troublesome, so he did not adopt it. Later, Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian to Xuchang. Yuan Shao regretted it after hearing about it. In 198, Cao Cao was attacking Lu Bu in Xuzhou. Tian Feng suggested a plan for Yuan Shao to attack the empty Xuchang. However, Yuan Shao refused to fight because his youngest son was ill, and he lost an excellent opportunity. Then Yuan Shao launched an army to attack Gongsun Zan, the governor of Peking. After some efforts, he finally eliminated Gongsun Zan in 199. Later, Liu Bei killed Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao instead formed an alliance with Liu Bei. In the end, Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao took Liu Bei in. Then Yuan Shao issued a message to attack Cao Cao and raised troops with white horses, but the vanguard Yan Liang was beheaded by Guan Yu who was living under Cao Cao. Yuan Shao raised another army in Yanjin, but the vanguard Wen Chou fell into Cao Cao's plan and was beheaded again. After Yuan Shao heard that Guan Yu was with Cao Cao, he asked Liu Bei to recruit Guan Yu back. After Guan Yu defected to Liu Bei, Yuan Shao asked Liu Bei to station in Runan. At this time, Jiangdong Sun Ce died of illness and Sun Quan succeeded to the throne. After Yuan Shao learned that Sun Quan had no intention of cooperating with him, he personally led his army to Guandu and attacked Cao Cao's 20,000 men with 70,000 men. But it was impossible to capture it for a while. The next year, Cao Cao successfully attacked Yuan Shao's granary Wuchao and captured the guard Chunyu Qiong alive. Then he defeated Yuan Shao. This is the famous Battle of Guandu. Yuan Shao fled back to Yecheng with only a few hundred horses. Then Yuan Shao raised troops in Cangting to avenge Guandu. As a result, he was defeated by Cao Cao again. Yuan Shao fell ill after returning to Yecheng. The following year, Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan launched an army to attack Cao Cao, but was defeated again. After hearing the news, Yuan Shao vomited blood and died. Before his death, he passed the throne to his third son Yuan Shang. This laid the foundation for the future conflict between the two Yuan Dynasties, and also paved the way for Cao Cao to pacify the north in the future.
In the end, Yuan Shao was nothing more than a sheep with tiger skin. Yuan Shao was the strongest among the princes at that time, and it was said that he had the greatest possibility of unifying the world. But his character caused him to miss excellent opportunities again and again, and it was inevitable that he would eventually lose to Cao Cao, who was much weaker than him in the Battle of Guandu. Yuan Shu
(? ~ 199), named Gongdao, was born in Ruyang, Runan (now southwest of Shangshui, Henan). The son of Yuan Feng, Sikong of the Han Dynasty, and the younger brother of Yuan Shao. He once served as Han Henan Yin and Huben Zhonglang general. When Dong Zhuo came to Beijing to take power, Yuan Shu fled to Nanyang and was recommended by Liu Biao as the prefect of Nanyang. Failure to practice laws in a state is a disaster for the people. Later, he had a conflict with Yuan Shao and formed an alliance with Gongsun Zan of Youzhou in the north. He was attacked by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Yuan Shu couldn't resist, so he led his troops to Jiujiang and led the Yangzhou governor himself. In the second year of Jian'an (197), he proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun. He arbitrarily plundered people's wealth, selected harems, and was extravagant and licentious, leaving the Jianghuai area in ruins. In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), he was defeated by Cao Cao and died of illness on the way to Yuan Tan. Lu Bu
was a native of Jiuyuan, Wuyuan County. Dong Zhuo's general at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The courtesy name was Fengxian, a native of Wuyuan (now Baotou, Inner Mongolia). Known for his bravery, he is familiar with the bow and horse, has extraordinary physical strength to wield a square-shaped halberd, and has superb archery skills. He is known as the "Flying General" and the best general in the Three Kingdoms era.
Lu Bu was very brave, but he had no plan and was full of suspicion.
At first he was a subordinate of Ding Yuan, but later he killed Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo, whom he considered his father. He was moved to Zhonglang General and made the capital Tinghou. Dong Zhuo was a tyrannical man. He once drew his halberd and threw cloth when he was frustrated over trivial matters. Bu was having an affair with Zhuo's maidservant, and he was afraid that something would be discovered, which made him feel uneasy. At that time, Situ Wang Yun and the servant archer Sun Rui conspired to kill Zhuo, and used a series of tricks to make Lu Bu kill Dong Zhuo and obtain the beautiful Diao Chan. Wang Yun regarded Bu as a powerful general, with a three-level performance, and was granted the title of Marquis of Wen. He was responsible for the administration of the government.
Li Guo rebelled, Lü Bu defected to Yuan Shao, and jointly attacked Zhang Yan. Later, Yuan Shao wanted to kill Lu Bu, but Lu Bu had no choice but to surrender to Zhang Yang and traveled around. He once fought with Cao Cao in Puyang, was defeated and surrendered to Liu Bei. He took advantage of Liu Bei to attack Yuan Shu, attacked Tapi, condemned Liu Bei to camp Xiaopei, and called himself the governor of Xuzhou. He also shot a halberd at Yuanmen to relieve Liu Bei. In the third year of Jian'an, he was defeated by Cao Cao again and hanged in Baimen Tower.
Lu Bu was courageous and capricious throughout his life. He was short of heroism but long in love with his children. Later generations wrote a poem and sighed:
The flood flooded Xiapi, when Lu Bu was captured.
The red rabbit and horse are thousands of miles away, and there is a square halberd.
It is too cowardly to tie a tiger and look forward to the future, but it is no doubt that raising an eagle will give it a rest.
The beloved wife did not accept Chen Gong’s advice, and she scolded the ungrateful big-eared son in vain. Cheng Pu
, courtesy name Demou, was born in Tuyin, Youbei (Fengrun, Hebei Province). Minister of Wu State during the Three Kingdoms period.
Cheng Puchu was a state and county official, and he participated in the suppression of the Yellow Turban Uprising and the crusade against Dong Zhuo with Sun Jian, the founder of Wu State. He "attacked the city and fought in the field, and was wounded and wounded."
After Sun Jian's death, he succeeded Sun Ce, Sun Jian's son. In the fourth year of Chuping reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty (AD 193), Sun Ce began the war to pacify Jiangdong. He first attacked Lujiang, then returned to the east and crossed to the east, conquering Wu, Kuaiji, Danyang, Yuzhang, Xindu and other five counties. Cheng Pu was awarded the title of Captain of Wu County due to his military exploits. Later he moved to Danyang to be the captain. Once, Sun Ce's army was surrounded and in a dangerous situation. Cheng Pu led his cavalry to protect Sun Ce and break out of the encirclement. He held a spear, drove his mount, and rushed towards the enemy's formation with a loud roar. The enemies were all frightened, and no one dared to attack him, so Sun Ce escaped. Because Cheng Pu sacrificed his life to save the savior, he was worshiped as the general of Lang of the Dang bandits and changed to the prefect of Lingling. In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), the total number of ships followed Sun Ce to conquer Liu Xun, attacked Lujiang County, and captured more than 30,000 Yuan Shu's troops.
After Sun Ce died, he, Zhang Zhao and others assisted Sun Quan together. Fighting in the east and west, suppressing rebellions, conquering Jiangxia, and pacifying Le'an, the troops and horses were always ruthless, "the man did not disarm, and the horse did not take off the saddle."
In the 13th year of Jian'an (208), Cao Cao led an army of 200,000 people southward in an attempt to unify China. Liu Bei and Sun Quan, who occupied the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, united to resist Cao Cao. Sun and Liu led a coalition of 50,000 people to fight Cao Jun in Chibi (northwest of Jiayu County, Hubei Province). The coaches Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu were the left and right commanders of the Soochow army.
He collaborated with Zhou Yu and other generals to use fire attacks to defeat Cao's army. Cao Jun defeated Huarong, "Liu Bei and Zhou Yu advanced by land and water and pursued Cao to Nanjun." Cheng Pu directly participated in the battle to attack Nanjun and drove away Cao Cao's southern general Cao Ren. The Battle of Chibi established the situation in which the Three Kingdoms stood in harmony. In the 14th year of Jian'an (209), Cheng Pu was appointed as the prefect of Jiangxia.
Cheng Pu was the founding minister of Soochow and one of the three generations of elders. He was an important figure in the military and political circles. He was respectfully called "Cheng Gong" both inside and outside the court because of his high moral character and prestige.
Cheng Pu "Have a good nature and give, and you will like the doctor." He once thought he was older and more accomplished, looked down on Zhou Yu, and tortured him in public many times. However, Zhou Yu had a "huge temperament", a broad mind, could endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens, was always tolerant and never cared about. Cheng Pu was moved. He corrected his mistakes when he knew them, and since then he has been sincerely convinced and established a deep friendship with Zhou Yu. He took the initiative to say to people: "When you have a relationship with Zhou Gongyu, you will get drunk without realizing it."
After Zhou Yu's death, Cheng Pu took over as the governor of Nanjun, and Sun Quan divided Jingzhou and Liu Bei. He also "returned Jiangxia" and was appointed as the general of the gangsters. After Sun Quan became emperor, he "pursued Pu Gong" and made his son Cheng Zi the Marquis of Ting. Cao Cao
(155-220): Emperor Wu of Wei. A statesman, military strategist and poet during the Three Kingdoms period. His courtesy name was Mengde, his nickname was Amo, and he was a native of Qiao County, Peiguo (now Bozhou City, Anhui Province). He was promoted to Xiaolian for the first time, appointed as the Northern Wei of Luoyang, and moved to Dunqiu Ling. Later, in the war to suppress the Yellow Turban Uprising and conquer Dongzhuo, the military power was gradually expanded. In the third year of Chuping (AD 192), he served as the herdsman of Gunzhou, divided and lured part of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army to surrender, and organized it into the "Qingzhou Soldiers". In the first year of Jian'an (196), the imperial capital Xu (now Xuchang, Henan) was welcomed. From then on, he used his name to issue orders, and successively defeated Lu Bu and other separatist forces. After the Battle of Guandu defeated the Hebei separatist force Yuan Shao, he gradually unified northern China. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, he became prime minister and led his army southward, but was defeated by the coalition forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei in Chibi. Conferred the title of King of Wei. His son Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor and pursued the title of Emperor Wu. He farmed in the north and built water conservancy projects, which solved the problem of shortage of military rations and played a certain role in the recovery of agricultural production. He employed people based on their talents, recruited people from the middle and lower classes of the landlord class, restrained tyranny, and strengthened centralization of power. The social and economic development of the areas under their control has been restored and developed. He is an expert in the art of war and has written books such as "Sun Tzu's Brief Explanation" and "The Art of War". He is good at poetry, such as "A Walk in the Grass" and "Viewing the Sea", which express his political ambitions and reflect the suffering life of the people in the late Han Dynasty. They are majestic, generous and desolate. The prose is also clear and neat. His works include "Collection of Emperor Wu of Wei", which has been lost and has been compiled by Ming Dynasty people.
There is now a compiled and typeset version of "The Collection of Cao Cao"
Huang Gai was a native of Quanling County, Lingling County during the Three Kingdoms period. The courtesy name is Gongfu, after Huang Zilian, the prefect of Nanyang, his grandfather moved to Quanling County, Lingling County (today's Lingling). When I was young, my family was poor and I was prepared to experience hardships. After collecting firewood and paying wages, he often read scriptures and studied the art of war.
Later he was promoted to Xiaolian and given a public position. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sun Jian raised troops in the south of the Yangtze River, and Huang Gai followed. After many battles, he was firmly worshiped as Sima of another department. After Jian's death, he followed Sun Ce and Sun Quan. He once served as the order of Xunyang, and then moved to Danyang to make Shanyue surrender. Whenever there is turmoil in the territory, Gai Chang is appointed as the chief guard. He visited 9 counties successively, many of which were peaceful.
In the thirteenth year of Emperor Xian's reign (208), he followed the governors Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others to attack Cao Cao in Chibi. Cao's army came north and was not used to water warfare, so they used chains to connect the ships for stability. Gai suggested a fire attack, and first wrote a letter to Cao Cao, falsely claiming that he wanted to surrender. It was agreed that ten warships would be loaded with firewood, filled with anointing oil, covered with cloth, and galloped north of the Yangtze River in the southeast wind. Cao's army thought that Gai Guo was really coming to surrender, so they all left the camp to wait and see. As Cao's warship approached, Gai set it on fire due to the wind, and the fire took advantage of its power. Cao's army was in panic and the whole army was defeated. In order to defeat Cao Gong, he was appointed as the general of Wufeng Zhonglang. Later, he served as the county guard, pacified the "Wuling barbarians" and "mountain bandits" in Changsha, Yiyang and other places, and added partial generals.
Gai is dignified in appearance, resolute in temperament, decisive in doing things, and never delays. He is also considerate of his subordinates and good at running the army. After his death, people painted his image to offer sacrifices. There is a biography in "Three Kingdoms".