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Zhang He
Cao Wei general who went over from Yuan Shao at Guandu, routed Ma Su at Jieting, and was killed by an arrow while pursuing Zhuge Liang at Mumen
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Also known as Zi Junyi
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Zhang He, courtesy name Junyi, came from Mao county in Hejian; he joined the campaign against the Yellow Turbans and served Han Fu and then Yuan Shao. At Guandu in 200 he urged Yuan to relieve the depot at Wuchao, was overruled and slandered by Guo Tu, and went over to Cao Cao, who made him a lieutenant general. He fought the Wuhuan, Ma Chao and Zhang Lu, shared the defence of Hanzhong with Xiahou Yuan, and when Xiahou fell at Mount Dingjun the officers chose him as acting commander to steady the army. In 228, during Zhuge Liang's first northern campaign, he crushed Ma Su at Jieting and forced the Shu army back. In 231 he pursued the retreating Zhuge Liang to Mumen, where an arrow struck his right knee and killed him; he was named Marquis Zhuang. In the Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) Chen Shou grouped his biography with those of Zhang Liao, Yue Jin, Yu Jin and Xu Huang.
Life and times
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Han
Three Kingdoms - 200Battle of Guandu
Overwhelming the mighty Yuan Shao at Guandu, laying the foundation for Cao Cao's unification of the North.- Cao Cao's Raid Burns Wuchao GrainCao Cao led 5,000 elite riders disguised as enemy troops to incinerate Wuchao's grain, shattering Yuan Shao's army and unifying northern China.
- Cao Cao's Raid Burns Wuchao Grain
- 228Ma Su Defeated at Jieting
On Zhuge Liang's first northern campaign, Ma Su disobeyed orders and was routed by Zhang He at Jieting, forcing the Shu Han army back to Hanzhong. - 231 CEDied
