Wu in The Romance of The Three Kingdoms is not a history, but a history of Emperor Wu, just as Shu Shu started with Ada and Liu Zhang instead of Liu Bei. Since it is the history of the State of Wu, let's first write about several governors of the State of Wu. Bamboo slips ranked first, followed by Lu You and Taishi Ci.
The evaluation of Chen Shou's Biography of Wu is not underestimated, but overestimated. After the Biography of Taishi Ci, it was the turn of concubines, imperial clan, senior civil servants, Wu Dadu, and then the twelve Iliad. If you put Taishi Ci in the Iliad, it will lower Taishi Ci's status. Second, Huan Zhu, his contribution is not great enough. History books are not sorted by ability, but by status and merit.
The twelve generals except Ding Feng were all early generals, who made great contributions to resisting Cao Liu's attack and maintaining the survival of Dongwu. Killing Sun Chen enabled Wu to survive. Although Huan Zhu made many contributions, first of all, he didn't save the country. Secondly, his victory did not break the balance of power, nor did it bring any land. So it has never been listed.
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During the Three Kingdoms period, the twelve generals of Sun Wu were collectively called and praised for their bravery and outstanding military achievements. According to the official history of the Three Kingdoms, their biographies are: Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Chen Wu, Dong, Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang and. "The History of the Three Kingdoms" combined these twelve people into a volume for biography, praising them as "the tiger ministers on the river", hence the name.
Cheng pu
General cheng pu (? —2 10 year), whose name is Demou, was born in Tuyin, Beiping (now Fengrundong, Hebei). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wu Dong became a military commander after Sun Jian, Sun Ce and Sun Quan. He followed Sun Jian in his crusade against the Yellow turban insurrectionary and Dong Zhuo, and helped Sun Ce pacify Jiangdong. After Sun Ce's death, he assisted Sun Quan with Zhang Zhao and others, and made great contributions to fighting mountain thieves in Jiangdong. Cheng Pu, the oldest general in Wu Dong, is known as "Cheng Gong".
Huang Gai-a famous general in ancient times
Partial general, Wuling satrap Huang Gai (the year of birth and death is unknown), Lingling Quanling (now Yongzhou, Hunan) people. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, he was brave and good at fighting in Jiangdong, and was once the three masters of Sun Jian, Sun Ce and Sun Quan. In 208 AD, Battle of Red Cliffs, Huang Gai went to Cao Ying to surrender and took the opportunity to attack Cao Cao's army, which was one of the main heroes of Battle of Red Cliffs. He was also widely praised by later generations for this deed. The novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes the story of "danger" when portraying the character Huang Gai.
Han Dang
Shicheng Hou Han Dang (? -227), the word Gong Yi, was born in Lingzhi (now Qian 'an, Hebei Province) in western Liaoning, and was a general of the State of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of Han Dynasty. Han Dang was appreciated by Sun Jian because he was good at archery, riding and brawny. He followed him around conquering the world, taking several risks, capturing the enemy and capturing prisoners. It had an important influence on the gradual stabilization of the foundation of Jiangdong and the establishment of the State of Wu. The official is General Zhaowu, the top scholar is the satrap, and the title of viceroy is increased, and the title of Shicheng Hou is increased. Huang Wu died in the fifth year (226).
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia: Minister of Twelve Tigers in Jiangdong