Posted in History, Three Kingdoms on Nov 11th, 2008
Huang Yueying (? - 234) is the fictional name for the wife of the Shu strategist Zhuge Liang, and daughter of Huang Chengyan. Her true name is unknown, as no name for Zhuge Liang’s wife survives in history.
The lack of historical information about Zhuge Liang’s wife did not prevent folk traditions from creating a name […]
Posted in History, Three Kingdoms on Aug 7th, 2008
In 208, Cao Cao marched south with his army hoping to quickly unify the empire. Liu Biao’s son Liu Cong surrendered the province of Jing and Cao was able to capture a sizeable fleet at Jiangling. Sun Quan, the successor to Sun Ce in the Lower Yangzi, continued to resist however. His advisor Lu Su […]
Posted in History, Three Kingdoms on Aug 3rd, 2008
Son of the warlord Ma Teng and a highly skilled warrior. He mobolised his father’s forces for revenge when Cao Cao tricked his father to the capital and kill him along with his brothers Ma Tie and Ma Xiu. Together with his father’s sworn brother Han Sui, they troops set off for Chang’an and conquer […]
Posted in History, Three Kingdoms on Aug 3rd, 2008
An old veteran general probably the oldest ever known to take to the battlefield. Initially a general under the warlord Han Xuan, Huang Zhong led troops to defend Changsha against Guan Yu’s invading forces after Yang Ling got slain by Guan Yu in the initial battle. Both men were evenly matched in the duel till […]
Posted in History, Three Kingdoms on Aug 3rd, 2008
The longest surviving of the five tiger generals of the Shu Kingdom, Zhao Yun originally served under the warlord Gongsun Zan but abandoned him after finding him to be a warlord who fights for his own gains and didn’t bother about suffering of the general populace. He joined up with Liu Bei when Liu Bei […]
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