Xu Rong
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| Xu Rong | |
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| Military general of Dong Zhuo | |
| Died | 192 |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 徐荣 |
| Traditional Chinese | 徐榮 |
| Pinyin | Xǔ Rǒng |
Xu Rong (? - 192) was a military general in the service of Dong Zhuo at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and during the Three Kingdoms era of China.
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[edit] Life
Xu Rong was originally from the Xuantu province (玄菟郡) of Youzhou. In the year 190, when Yuan Shao led the Campaign against Dong Zhuo, Xu Rong defeated the forces of Sun Jian and Cao Cao, who were part of the alliance to put down Dong Zhuo.
When Dong Zhuo was assassinated by Lü Bu and Wang Yun, Xu Rong served Wang Yun in the new government. Afterwards, Li Jue and Guo Si, former generals under Dong Zhuo, led an army and attacked Chang'an. Xu Rong, along with his ally Hu Zhen, went out to do battle against the invading army. Xu Rong, however, was defeated and slain in battle.
[edit] In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is a dramatic novelization of the events of the Three Kingdoms era. In it, after Dong Zhuo moved his capital from Luoyang to Chang'an, Cao Cao set off in pursuit of Dong Zhuo's forces. According to the story, Xu Rong intercepted Cao Cao's army but Cao Cao's trusted general Xiahou Dun impaled him with a spear. In recorded history, Xu Rong's ambush of Cao Cao was successful, and Cao Cao would have been killed if he had not been rescued by his cousin, Cao Hong.
[edit] References
This page is a rough translation of the Japanese version, re-arranged and re-formatted.
[edit] See also
- Three Kingdoms
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- Records of Three Kingdoms
- Personages of the Three Kingdoms
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