Zhang He was originally a general under Han Fu and Yuan Shao, who defected to Cao Cao during the Battle of Guandu, and was one of the famous five good generals under Cao Cao, who assisted Xiahou Yuan, Cao Zhen and Sima Yi on the western front of Cao Wei, and was ambushed and killed in Zhuge Liang's fourth northern expedition because of the pursuit of the Shu army. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

【Successive Three Masters】

Zhang He, the word is a person, and he is a native of Hejian. At the time of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he was conscripted into the army and participated in the suppression of the rebellion as Han Fu's military commander. After Han Fu sold Jizhou, he worked for Yuan Shao. He made a lot of military exploits when attacking Gongsun Zhan and moved to the rank of general of Ningguo.

When Yuan Shao launched a large-scale southern expedition and launched the Battle of Guandu, Zhang He and Gao Ran finally chose to betray Yuan Shao and defect to Cao Cao because of the false accusations of Guo Tu and others, which led to the further defeat of Yuan Shao's army. Earlier, Cao Cao attacked Wuchao, and Zhang He persuaded Yuan Shao to send an army to rescue as soon as possible, but Guo Tu persuaded Yuan Shao to take the opportunity to directly attack Cao Cao's camp, and Yuan Shao was because of the dispute between the two. Only a small number of troops were sent to aid Chun Yuqiong, and Zhang He led the army to attack the Cao camp, but the Cao camp failed to break through, and the black nest was lost.

After Guo Tu's plan failed, he framed Zhang He and made insulting remarks after the failure, and Zhang He and other generals were afraid of being held accountable, so they surrendered to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was pleased with Zhang He's surrender, personally greeted him and said, "Ruweizi goes to Yin, Han Xin returns to Hanye", and then served as a partial general and a marquis of the capital pavilion.

After that, Zhang He followed Cao Cao to conquer the east and west, and he was first appointed by Cao Cao as a partial general, granted troops, and went north with him to crusade against Yuan. When Cao Cao attacked Yecheng, Zhang He participated, and also followed Cao Cao to the Bohai Sea to attack Yuan Tan, and he alone led his army to surround Yongnu and defeated Yuan's army. When accompanying Cao Cao to conquer Liucheng, Zhang He and Zhang Liao served as vanguards, and Zhang He was promoted to General Pingdi because of his repeated military exploits. Zhang He also led the army to conquer Donglai County, crusaded against Guan Cheng, and also fought against Chen Lan, Mei Cheng and others with Zhang Liao and others, and won a complete victory. Zhang He followed Cao Cao to Weinan, defeated Ma Chao, Han Sui, etc., and surrounded Anding, and Yang Qiu surrendered.

【Western Front Auxiliary Three Marshals】

In the sixteenth year of Jian'an (211), Zhang He followed Cao Cao to crusade against Han Sui, Ma Chao and other princes in Guanzhong and Liangzhou, and began a twenty-year military career on the Western Front. The following year, Cao Cao took the post of general of Xiahou Yuanxing's army, and the governors Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao were stationed in Chang'an, and Zhang He also stayed in the west and actually became Xiahou Yuan's deputy. Zhang Hehou and Xiahou Yuan defeated Ma Chao's troops again, pacified the area ruled by Song Jian, and consolidated Cao Wei's dominance in the Yongliang area.

In the twentieth year of Jian'an (215), Cao Cao marched west to Zhanglu and arrived in Chencang, preparing to enter the Di tribe from Wudu County; The Di people blocked the way, and Cao Cao sent Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He to command a large army to attack Liang Xing and the Di leader Dou Mao's troops. Soon from Sanguan into Hanzhong, Zhang He was sent to lead 5,000 infantry to open the road in front of Yangping. Zhang Lu surrendered, Cao Cao returned to the army, and Zhang He, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang and others were left to defend Hanzhong to reject Liu Bei and pacify Ba County. After that, Zhang He led his troops south to harass Ba County, and was defeated by Zhang Fei, the Taishou of Basi County in Shudi, and retreated to Hanzhong, where he was promoted to General Dangkou.

In the twenty-third year of Jian'an (218), after the failure of Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, Liu Bei personally crusaded against Hanzhong. Liu Bei divided more than 10,000 elite soldiers into ten divisions and quickly launched an attack at night. Zhang He led his own soldiers to fight to the death, and Liu Bei failed to break through Guangshi. However, in order to rescue Zhang He, Xiahou Yuan was attacked and killed by Huang Zhong of the Shu army, and Zhang He retreated to Yangping Pass.

At that time, because the marshal had just been lost, the Wei army was very scared, and the whole army panicked, so Sima Guohuai promoted Zhang He as the commander-in-chief. Zhang He came forward to arrange the troops to line up the formation, and all the generals obeyed Zhang He's orders, and the military spirit settled down. Cao Cao was in Chang'an at the time, and he also sent envoys to Zhang He Jieyue to recognize Zhang He's status. After Cao Cao personally crusaded against Hanzhong, he ordered Zhang Hetun to be in Chencang.

After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he appointed Zhang He as the general of the left and was promoted to the title of Marquis of Duxiang. When Cao Pi became the emperor, he was named the Marquis of Yan. The edict ordered Zhang He and Cao Zhen to conquer the Lushuihu and the Qiang people in the east in the Anding area, which was also the first cooperation between Cao Zhen and Zhang He on the Western Front. He also summoned Zhang He and Cao Zhen to Xuchang Palace to worship, and sent Zhang He south to attack Jiangxia with Xiahou Shang. Zhang Hedu led several armies across the Yangtze River and captured the Tunwu on Bailizhou.

Emperor Cao Rui of Wei Ming ascended the throne and sent Zhang He to Jingzhou, the southern tun army, and Sima Yi attacked Sun Quan's subordinate general Liu A and others, chased to Qikou, and the two armies fought and broke Liu A.

After Zhuge Liang launched the Northern Expedition, Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty took Cao Zhen to sit on the Western Front and let Zhang He and others assist him, and Zhang He had been leading troops under Cao Zhen for a long time. Zhang He first defeated Ma Tan in Jieting and forced Zhuge Liang to retreat, and then expected that Zhuge Liang's second Northern Expedition lacked grain and grass and could not capture Chen Cang, so he was appointed by Cao Rui as the general of the Western Che Cavalry. When Cao Zhen attacked Hanzhong, Zhang He also led his troops to attack, but returned in vain.

During Zhuge Liang's Fourth Northern Expedition, Zhang He had many contradictions with Sima Yi, the commander of Cao Wei at that time.

In history, although Zhang He successively assisted Xiahou Yuan, Cao Zhen and Sima Yi, the three commanders of the Western Front, he never managed to sit on one side.

[Good Elegance and Aftermath]

Zhang He used military opportunities to become unparalleled, understood tactical changes, was good at setting up camps, and arranged strategies and tactics according to the terrain, there was no situation that he could not expect, and the generals of Shu from Zhuge Liang were very afraid of him. Although Zhang He was a military general, he liked to associate with Confucian scholars, and once recommended his fellow townsman Bei Zhan, saying that he was proficient in scriptures and noble character, and Cao Rong issued an edict saying: "In the past, when he was a general, he asked to set up a doctor of the Five Classics, and even in the military camp, he also sang poetry and played a game of throwing pots with Confucian scholars. Now the general is in charge of the army, and you are still paying attention to maintaining the etiquette of the imperial court inside. I greatly appreciated the general's kindness and allowed Bei Zhan to be promoted to doctor. ”

Emperor Cao Rong of the Ming Dynasty lamented Zhang He's death very much, and even sighed when he was in the court: "Shu has not yet pacified Zhang He but died, what should I do!" The court gave him the nickname of Marquis Zhuang, and his son Zhang Xiong was the heir. Zhang He established military exploits before and after, and Emperor Ming gave him food, awarded his four sons liehou, and gave his youngest son the title of marquis of Guannei.

【Military Talent】

Zhang He was the last person to die among the five good generals, and his personal record was better than that of Le Jin and Yu Ban, but not as good as Zhang Liao and Xu Huang. In the military aspect, he is quite keen, in the battle of Guandu, he promptly advised Yuan Shaofa to rescue Chun Yuqiong, and when he attacked Zhuge Liang, he had expected that his army was insufficient, but like other generals with foreign surnames, Zhang He led the troops alone very few, and the crusade against Bajun was also defeated by Zhang Fei, and the most famous battle was to defeat Ma Tan in the street pavilion, although Ma Tan was not a strong enemy, but it was of great significance.

Overall, Zhang He is not a top general, but he is already a rare first-class general.

【Zhang Junyi in History】

Name: Zhang He

Attributes: Commander (B+) One of the five good generals of Cao Wei, with outstanding military achievements

Armed forces (b) are veteran generals in the army, and their personal strength will not be too low

Strategy (b?) has made a lot of personal suggestions in military operations, and it is quite meritorious

General comment (a-): Because he is a demoted general and a general with a foreign surname, he has a lot of credit, but his status is slightly lower

Alias (title): 儁乂

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Official position: General of the Western Che Cavalry

Class: General

Title: Marquis of Yan

Nickname: Zhuang Hou

Family origin: Unknown

Born and died: --231

Place of birth: Hejian Guoyu County

Main social relationship: Son (Zhang Xiong)

Major Experiences:

In 211, he joined the army during the Yellow Turban Rebellion and followed Han Fu, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao

From 211 to 231, he went through three generations of Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Rui in the west, successively under the command of Xiahou Yuan, Cao Zhen and Sima Yi, and finally died on the battlefield

Summary: Zhang He has been loyal to the three forces of Han Fu, Yuan Shao and Cao Wei in history, experienced three generations of Cao Wei, and served as the deputy of the three commanders of the Western Front, but there are only three things!