The story of Zhou Yu hitting Huang Gai is familiar to everyone in junior high school. However, many people may still know very little about Huang Gai, a historical figure. So, what kind of person was Huang Gai in history? After the Battle of Chibi, where did Huang Gai go? Today, let’s talk about this legendary star.
Huang Gai, courtesy name Gongfu, was a native of Quanling, Lingling County, Eastern Han Dynasty. When Huang Gai was young, he worked as a low-level official in Lingling County, and was later recommended as Xiaolian (note: a talent selected under the inspection system). When Sun Jian organized the rebel army, Huang Gai began to follow Sun Jian, and later assisted Sun Ce and Sun Quan one after another.
Huang Gai in the history books is very brave, and he has a desperate attitude: he goes around with his armor and kills the city with his sword. ?"Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms? Biography of Huang Gai"
Chen Shou used these eight characters to describe Huang Gai, which shows how powerful this general was. However, in addition to being brave in battle, Huang Gai was also a wise man who was good at planning. For example, in the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu's idea of ??burning Cao Cao's warships was originally proposed by Huang Gai. However, later "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" gave the credit for this matter to Zhuge Liang.
When the fire burned Red Cliff, Huang Gai behaved extremely bravely: in the battle of Chibi, the cover was hit by a stray arrow, fell into the water during the cold weather, and was obtained by the Wu soldiers. They didn’t know the cover, so they placed a toilet (side) bed. middle. Gai Ziqiang called out to Han Dang. When he heard it, he said: "This is the public reply." ?Weeping at him, he untied his clothes and survived. Pay homage to General Wu Feng. ?"Three Kingdoms? Huang Gai's Biography"
Although this passage is brief and does not directly describe Huang Gai's bravery, it reflects the veteran's loyalty and bravery through Huang Gai's injury and rescue. Huang Gai was shot by a stray arrow and fell into the cold river. After being rescued by the soldiers, no one recognized him and they just placed him on a bed nearby. Fortunately, Huang Gai called out to Han Dang with all his strength before he was found and rescued.
Just imagine, if Huang Gai was gorgeously dressed and hiding behind the sergeant, how could he be hit by an arrow and fall into the river without anyone recognizing him? It can be seen that Huang Gai on the battlefield is more like a brave soldier.
Because of Huang Gai's meritorious service in the Battle of Chibi, he was later named Wu Feng Zhonglang General. In the sphere of influence controlled by Soochow, there were still barbarians in the Wuling area, and they had been causing trouble for a long time, so Sun Quan appointed Huang Gai to be the local governor.
When Huang Gai was the prefect, he led 500 troops to fight against the rebels. As a result, with his skillful command and courage to fight, he successfully put down the rebellion. After Huang Gai's governance, many local leaders changed their ways and welcomed him with courtesy.
After Huang Gai proposed a plan to burn Red Cliff, he also helped Sun Quan quell the banditry, so he was highly regarded. Regarding Huang Gai's ending, there is also a record in "Three Kingdoms", saying that he was promoted to a partial general in his later years, and finally died of illness in office.
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