Yang Huai (died 212) was a general military serving under Liu Zhang, ruler of Yi Province (present-day Sichuan and

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), during the Three Kingdoms period of China.

Life

Little is known of Yang Huai except that he, along with Gao Pei (高沛), were assigned to guard the Boshui Pass (白水關) from Zhang Lu in case of a sudden attack. However, Liu Bei, along with Pang Tong´s second plan of taking control of Liu Zhang´s army`s in the north, then moving to capture

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's capital, caught Yang and Gao off guard. Before reinforcements could arrive, Yang and Gao were executed because they were disrespectful to him. Liu Bei took the pass`s garrison into his army and proceeded to attack Fu County (涪縣; in present-day

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In ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''

In the 14th-century historical novel '' Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', the story was a little different. When Liu Bei arrived at the pass, both Yang Huai and Gao Pei had feigned their surrender and planned on assassinating Liu Bei; however, Pang Tong´s insight had revealed their intentions to Liu Bei, and Yang and Gao were executed.''Romance of the Three Kingdoms''

Notes

References

* Chen, Shou (3rd century). ''

Records of the Three Kingdoms The ''Records or History of the Three Kingdoms'', also known by its Chinese name as the Sanguo Zhi, is a Chinese historical text which covers the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty (c. 184–220 AD) and the Three Kingdoms period (220– ...

'' (''Sanguozhi''). * Pei, Songzhi (5th century). ''

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'' (''Sanguozhi zhu'').

Three Kingdoms

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Huai 2nd-century births 212 deaths Executed Han dynasty people Liu Zhang and associates 3rd-century executions People executed by the Han dynasty