1. Xu Huang, courtesy name Gongming, was a Chinese military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
41 Facts About Xu Huang
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Xu Huang later served in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period under the first two rulers, Cao Pi and Cao Rui, before his death at the start of Cao Rui's reign.
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Xu Huang is best noted for breaking the siege at the Battle of Fancheng in 219 by routing the enemy commander Guan Yu on the field.
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Xu Huang was born in Yang County, Hedong Commandery, which is located southeast of present-day Hongtong County, Shanxi, in the late Eastern Han dynasty.
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Xu Huang served as a minor official in the commandery office in his youth.
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Xu Huang later followed Yang Feng to attack rebels and was commissioned as a Cavalry Commandant as a reward for his efforts.
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Yang Feng and Xu Huang were Li Jue's subordinates at the time.
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In late 196, after Cao Cao defeated Yang Feng in battle at Liang State, Xu Huang pledged allegiance to Cao Cao.
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Xu Huang defeated them and was promoted to Major-General.
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Xu Huang was promoted to Lieutenant-General for his achievements, and later joined Cao Hong in eliminating rebels led by Zhu Bi at Yinjiang.
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Xu Huang received the title of a Marquis of a Chief Village for his contributions.
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Xu Huang then wrote a letter to Han Fan, tied it to an arrow and fired it into the county.
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Xu Huang later set up an ambush and routed the Yuans' forces at Maocheng, defeated Yuan Tan at the Battle of Nanpi, and suppressed a revolt in Pingyuan Commandery.
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Xu Huang participated in Cao Cao's campaign against Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi and the Wuhuan tribes which led to the Battle of White Wolf Mountain in 207.
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Xu Huang was further promoted to General Who Sweeps Across the Wilderness for his contributions in battle.
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When Cao Cao retreated north after his defeat at Red Cliffs, Xu Huang was ordered to stay behind with Cao Ren in Jiangling County to resist attacks by Sun Quan's forces.
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In 210, Xu Huang led his troops to attack rebels in Taiyuan Commandery, besieged them in Daling County, and defeated and killed the rebel leader Shang Yao.
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In 211, when Han Sui and Ma Chao led a coalition of northwestern warlords to start an uprising in Liang Province, Cao Cao ordered Xu Huang to move to Fenyin County and pacify the people in Hedong Commandery.
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Xu Huang awarded Xu Huang gifts of cattle and alcohol, and allowed him to repair and clean up his ancestors' tombs.
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Xu Huang suggested to Cao Cao to send him north and cross the Yellow River via Puban Ford to circumvent Tong Pass from the west of the river.
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Xu Huang succeeded and was promoted to General Who Pacifies Bandits.
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Later, Xu Huang lifted rebels' siege on Zhang Shun, one of Cao Cao's officers, and defeated the rebel leader Chen Fu and destroyed some 30 rebel camps.
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Xu Huang left Xu Huang and Xiahou Yuan behind to defend Hanzhong Commandery against attacks by Liu Bei.
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Xu Huang led a separate detachment to launch a fierce attack on Chen Shi and defeated him.
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When Xu Huang showed up, he ordered his troops to pretend to dig trenches around Yancheng to fool the enemy into thinking that they were trying to cut off the supply routes leading to Yancheng.
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Xu Huang deliberately spread news that he was going to attack the main camp to trick Guan Yu into strengthening his defences at the main camp.
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Xu Huang launched a fierce attack on Guan Yu and succeeded in defeating him and lifting the siege on Fancheng.
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The Shu Ji recorded an incident about Xu Huang meeting Guan Yu on the battlefield.
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Xu Huang had a close personal friendship with Guan Yu.
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Xu Huang continued to be heavily trusted by Cao Pi, and he was appointed General of the Right and enfeoffed as the Marquis of Lu District.
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When Xu Huang became seriously ill later, he gave instructions that he was to be given a simple burial after his death.
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Xu Huang died in 227 and was granted the posthumous title "Marquis Zhuang", which literally means "robust marquis".
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Xu Huang often sighed: 'The people in the past complained that they did not have a chance to meet and serve a wise lord.
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Xu Huang is a character in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which romanticises the events before and during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
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Xu Huang makes his first appearance in Chapter 13 as a subordinate of Yang Feng.
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When Cao Cao comes to Luoyang to fetch the emperor to his base in Xuchang, Yang Feng sends Xu Huang to stop him.
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Cao Cao knows on first sight that Xu Huang is an extraordinary man so he orders Xu Chu to duel with Xu Huang.
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Man Chong then suggests that Xu Huang slays Yang Feng to prove his loyalty to Cao Cao, but Xu Huang refuses to kill his former superior out of respect for him.
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Xu Huang is featured as a playable character in Koei's Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi video game series.
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Xu Huang appears in all instalments of Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms strategy game series.
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Xu Huang appears in Total War: Three Kingdoms, serving various factions depends on the starting date of the campaign before finally joining Cao Cao.