Zhang Liao
Wei general, once Lü Bu’s officer, who at Xiaoyao Ford near Hefei in 215 shook Sun Quan’s army of 100,000 with 800 men
Wei general, once Lü Bu’s officer, who at Xiaoyao Ford near Hefei in 215 shook Sun Quan’s army of 100,000 with 800 men
In 198 Cao Cao and Liu Bei besieged Lü Bu in Xiapi in Xu province and flooded the city with river water. Betrayed by his officers, Lü Bu was captured and executed.
When Sun Quan besieged Hefei with 100,000 men in 215, the Wei general Zhang Liao broke his momentum with a dawn charge of 800 picked men. Retreating, Sun Quan was nearly captured at Xiaoyao Ford.
Late Han general who killed Dong Zhuo with Wang Yun in 192 and was captured and executed by Cao Cao in 198
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
Founding emperor of Shu Han (Emperor Zhaolie), who claimed descent from the Han house and became emperor at Chengdu in 221
Founding emperor of Wu (Emperor Da), who allied with Liu Bei to stop Cao Cao at Red Cliffs and became emperor in 229
From the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Jin reunification — a century of Wei, Shu and Wu, the age of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan