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PersonAD 215

Huang Gai

Veteran Wu general who feigned surrender at the Red Cliffs and burned Cao Cao’s fleet with fire ships

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  1. AD 208The Self-Inflicted WoundFictionkey figure

    A scene from chapters 46–47 of the Romance: the Wu veteran Huang Gai has Zhou Yu flog him so that Cao Cao will believe his letter of surrender. The feigned surrender and the fire attack are in the history; the flogging is the novel’s.

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  • Zhou YuAD 175 – AD 210

    Sun Quan’s commander, who led the Wu forces that defeated Cao Cao at Red Cliffs in 208

  • Cao CaoAD 155 – AD 220

    Chancellor and King of Wei in the late Han, who controlled Emperor Xian, defeated Yuan Shao at Guandu and unified the north, laying the foundation of Wei