How did Huang Zhong die in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? How did Yan Yan die in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms uses characters as carriers to vividly interpret the basic spirit of Chinese traditional culture, namely, benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, trustworthiness, courage and other core elements of the value system of Chinese traditional culture. So, how did Huang Zhong die in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? How did Yan Yan die in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Let's take a look at the introduction of Encyclopedia Knowledge Network to answer these questions!

Contents of this article

1. How did Huang Zhong die in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

2. How did Yan Yan die in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

3. Who are the celebrities in Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

How did Huang Zhong die in Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

Huang Zhong died of illness. In 220 AD, Huang Zhong died of illness at the age of 73, and was posthumously named Ganghou.

Huang Zhong followed Liu Bei in his expedition against Sun Wu. Liu Bei said that old generals were useless, but Huang Zhong refused to accept his old age. During a battle with Wu general Pan Zhang, he was ambushed by Ma Zhong and shot in the shoulder by a stray arrow. He died from the pain of the arrow wound due to his old age and blood deficiency.

In 219 AD, Liu Bei attacked Dingjun Mountain in Hanzhong. Huang Zhong killed Xiahou Yuan, a battle-hardened general under Cao Cao, in one battle. Cao's army was defeated, and Huang Zhong became famous. Later, Huang Zhong was promoted to General of the Western Expedition. In 219 AD, Liu Bei declared himself King of Hanzhong and appointed Huang Zhong as the rear general. It was at this time that Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Ma Chao were named the "Five Tiger Generals" of Shu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Huang Zhong was ranked fifth.

How did Yan Yan die in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

According to the Biography of Zhang Fei in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, the First Lord entered Yizhou and attacked Liu Zhang. Fei and Zhuge Liang went upstream and divided the counties. When they arrived in Jiangzhou, they defeated Yan Yan, the governor of Ba County and captured Yan alive. Fei scolded Yan, saying, "Why don't you surrender and dare to fight when the army is here?" Yan replied, "You are shameless and have invaded our state. We only have beheaded generals, not surrendered generals." Fei was angry and ordered his attendants to take him away and chop off his head. He did not change his face and said, "Chop off my head if you want, why are you so angry?" Fei was so proud that he released him and made him his guest. Fei won every battle he went to, and met the First Lord in Chengdu.

Zhang Fei admired Yan Yan's courage, so he released Yan Yan and treated him as a guest. His subsequent deeds did not appear in the official history.

Which celebrities are there in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

1. Zhuge Liang: Zhuge Liang, courtesy name Kongming and nicknamed Wulong, was a native of Yangdu, Langya, Xuzhou (now Yinan County, Linyi City, Shandong Province). He was the prime minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, and an outstanding politician, military strategist, diplomat, writer, calligrapher, and inventor.

2. Liu Bei: Also known as Emperor Zhaolie of Han, with a courtesy name Xuande, he was a native of Zhuo County, Zhuojun, Youzhou (now Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province) in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was a descendant of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty. He was the founding emperor and politician of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. Historians also call him the First Lord.

3. Guan Yu: Guan Yu's original name was Changsheng, and later changed it to Yunchang. He was from Jie County, Hedong Commandery (now Yuncheng, Shanxi Province). He was a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In his early years, he followed Liu Bei to various places. He was once captured alive by Cao Cao. He killed Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang at Baimapo and was known as a match for ten thousand men together with Zhang Fei.

4. Cao Cao: courtesy name Mengde, another name Jili, nickname Aman, a native of Qiao County, Pei State (now Bozhou, Anhui). An outstanding politician, military strategist, writer, and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the founder of the Cao Wei regime during the Three Kingdoms period.

5. Zhang Fei: courtesy name Yide, was a native of Zhuo County, Youzhou (now Zhuozhou City, Baoding City, Hebei Province). He was a famous general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.

6. Zhao Yun: courtesy name Zilong, was born in Zhending, Changshan (now Zhengding, Hebei Province). He was eight feet tall, with a majestic appearance, and was a famous general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.

7. Huang Zhong: courtesy name Hansheng, from Nanyang (now Nanyang, Henan), a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.