Zhu Huan, courtesy name Xiumu, was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
13 Facts About Zhu Huan
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Since then, Zhu Huan had taken charge of some local defences and successfully quelled a few rebellions.
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Zhu Huan defeated the Wei general Cao Ren at the Battle of Ruxu.
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Zhu Huan was from Wu County, Wu Commandery, which is in present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu.
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Zhu Huan started his career under the warlord Sun Quan, who controlled the territories in the Jiangdong region in the late Eastern Han dynasty, and was appointed as the Chief of Yuyao County during this time.
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Zhu Huan succeeded in his mission and managed to resettle 10,000 people in Wu and Kuaiji commanderies after some years of effort.
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In 222, Zhu Huan succeeded Zhou Tai as the area commander of the fortress at Ruxu, a strategic location at the border along the Yangtze River between Eastern Wu and its rival state Cao Wei.
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Zhu Huan fell for Cao Ren's ruse and sent the bulk of his troops eastward to reinforce Xianxi.
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Zhu Huan then ordered his subordinates to hide the flags and drums to generate an illusion they were weak, so as to lure Cao Ren to attack.
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Zhu Huan sent Yan Gui to Zhongzhou to lay traps there, while he led the remaining troops out to battle Cao Tai.
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Outside Ruxu fortress, Zhu Huan repelled Cao Tai's attack and managed to infiltrate the enemy and burn down their camps.
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Six years later, Zhu Huan participated in the Battle of Shiting as a subordinate under the command of Lu Xun.
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Zhu Huan once proposed to Lu Xun that they could easily capture the enemy general Cao Xiu by blocking the latter's retreat route with only 10,000 troops under his command.