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Zhang He was born in Zhao County, Hejian Prefecture. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he participated in the recruitment of troops to fight against the Yellow Turban Army and served as a military Sima under Han Fu, a native of Yingchuan Prefecture.

In the second year of Chuping, after Han Fu was forced to give up Jizhou, Zhang He led his troops to surrender to Yuan Shao and was appointed as a colonel to resist the northern lord Gongsun Zan.

After Gongsun Zan was defeated, Zhang He was promoted to General of the Ning Kingdom because of his many contributions.

In the fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao confronted each other at Guandu. Yuan Shao sent his subordinates Chunyu Qiong and others to supervise the transportation of food and grass and stationed in Wuchao. Cao Cao personally led his army to attack quickly.

Zhang He persuaded Yuan Shao that Cao's army was now elite and Chunyu Qiong and others would definitely be defeated. Once Chunyu Qiong was defeated, the general would be doomed and he should send troops to rescue as soon as possible.

"But the counselor Guo Tu opposed this idea. He believed that they should directly attack Cao's main camp. Cao's army would surely return and the dilemma would naturally be solved."

"Zhang He advised again. Cao's main camp is well guarded and difficult to break through. If Chunyu Qiong and others are captured, Yuan Shao's entire army will be captured."

"However, Yuan Shao valued Guo Tu's opinion more, so he only sent a light army to rescue Chunyu Qiong, but used a heavy force to send Zhang He and Gao Lan to attack Cao's main camp. The main general guarding the camp was Cao Ren, and they failed to capture it."

"Later, Cao Cao defeated Chunyu Qiong and his men, the grain and grass at Wuchao were burned, and Yuan Shao's army was routed."

"Guo Tu felt ashamed of this, so he falsely accused Zhang He, saying that he was happy about Yuan's defeat and that was why he spoke rudely."

"Zhang He was afraid of being held accountable, so he and General Gao Lan burned the siege towers and defected to Cao's army."

"Cao Cao was very happy when he learned that Zhang He had surrendered. He cited the example of Wu Zixu, who had not realized his mistake early on and put himself in danger. How could he compare to Weizi abandoning King Zhou of Shang and Han Xin leaving Chu to return to Han?"

"Zhang He was appointed as a general by Cao Cao and was given the title of Marquis of Duting."

"Zhang He was highly valued by Cao Cao and was given an army to follow Cao Cao to attack Ye City. After successfully conquering Ye City, he followed Cao Cao to Bohai to attack Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan."

"Later, Zhang He personally led his army to besiege Yongnu and defeated them."

"When Cao Cao conquered Liucheng, Zhang He and Cao's general Zhang Liao both served as vanguards."

"In the Battle of Bailang Mountain, Zhang He, under the command of Zhang Liao, defeated the Wuhuan. Zhang Liao killed Chanyu Tadun and many tribal kings, captured more than 200,000 people from the Hu and Han tribes, and finally pacified the Wuhuan."

"Zhang He was promoted to General of Suppressing the Di because of his merits. After that, he led his troops to Donglai County to attack Guan Cheng, and then he joined forces with Zhang Liao and others to attack Chen Lan and Mei Cheng who had occupied six counties of the Di people and rebelled."

"Chen Lan and his men sneaked into Tianzhu Mountain in the Qiong Mountain. The mountain was steep and over 20 miles high. Zhang He, along with Zhang Liao and his men, besieged Tianzhu Mountain and eventually captured it. They won a great victory and captured the heads of Chen Lan and Mei Cheng."

"Zhang He followed Cao Cao to Weinan and defeated Ma Chao, Han Sui and others."

"He besieged Anding and subdued Yang Qiu. He also joined Cao's general Xiahou Yuan in conquering Liang Xing, the leader of Fucheng, and the Di people in the Wudu area."

"When Zhang He arrived at the Wei River, Ma Chao ordered thousands of Di and Qiang tribesmen to resist him."

"Before the battle even started, Ma Chao retreated, and Zhang He led his troops to seize the military supplies from Ma Chao's army."

"When Xiahou Yuan arrived, all the counties had surrendered to Zhang He."

"After defeating Ma Chao's troops again, Zhang He also pacified the area ruled by Song Jian, who was separatist in Liang Province."

"In March of the 20th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao personally led an expedition against Zhang Lu who occupied Hanzhong."

"After arriving at Chencang, prepare to enter the Di tribe from Wudu County;"

"The Di people blocked the road, and Zhang He was ordered to lead the army to attack Liangzhou warlord Liang Xing and Di king Dou Mao."

"Later, Cao Cao entered Hanzhong from Sanguan Pass and sent Zhang He with 5,000 elite soldiers to open the way ahead and reach Yangping Pass."

"In November of the same year, Zhang Lu surrendered, and Hanzhong was pacified."

"Cao Cao returned to the court, and Zhang He, Xiahou Yuan and others were left behind to guard Hanzhong against Liu Bei."

"Zhang He also led his army to conquer the two counties of Badong and Baxi, and relocated the local people to Hanzhong."

"He then marched to Dangqu and confronted Zhang Fei, a general under Liu Bei, for more than fifty days."

"Zhang Fei led tens of thousands of elite soldiers to engage Zhang He's army from a small path. Because the mountain path was narrow, Zhang He's troops were unable to support each other, so they were defeated."

Li Bai: Zhang He led only a dozen of his men to abandon their horses and flee back to Nanzheng. Cao Cao appointed Zhang He as the general who smothered bandits.

In the 23rd year of Jian'an, Liu Bei stationed his troops at Yangping Pass, and Zhang He, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang and others confronted him.

Zhang He was stationed in Guangshi City. Liu Bei led 10,000 elite soldiers and divided them into ten groups to attack Zhang He at night. Zhang He led his personal soldiers to fight him, and Liu Bei failed to conquer him.

Afterwards, Liu Bei burned Duwei Lujiao in Zouma Valley. Xiahou Yuan sent Zhang He to protect the East Encirclement, and he led light troops to protect the South Encirclement.

When Liu Bei was fighting with Zhang He, Zhang He's army was not doing well, so Xiahou Yuan sent half of his troops to help Zhang He.

On his way to put out the fire, Xiahou Yuan met Liu Bei's troops. The two sides fought and Xiahou Yuan was killed in the battle.

Zhang He retreated to Yangping Pass. Although Xiahou Yuan was the commander-in-chief, Liu Bei was wary of Zhang He but not afraid of him.

After Xiahou Yuan was killed, Liu Bei said that if he had to kill someone, he should kill Zhang He, and there was no point in killing Xiahou Yuan.

After Xiahou Yuan was killed in battle, the Wei army was worried that Liu Bei would take the opportunity to attack, and the entire army was in a panic.

Xiahou Yuan's Sima Guo Huai then ordered the entire army to attack, saying that Zhang He was a famous general and Liu Bei was afraid of him;
The situation was urgent, and only Zhang He could stabilize the army's morale. So he recommended Zhang He as the army commander.

Zhang He took charge of dispatching the troops and setting up camp. The generals all obeyed his orders, and the morale of the army was thus stabilized.

After Cao Cao learned about this in Chang'an, he sent an envoy to order Zhang He to take over the imperial power.

Afterwards, Cao Cao personally led his army to attack Hanzhong, but Liu Bei defended the mountain and refused to fight.

Cao Cao had no choice but to withdraw all the troops from Hanzhong, and Zhang He was ordered to return and station in Chencang.

In the first year of Yankang, Emperor Wen of Wei ascended the throne, and Zhang He was promoted to General of the Left and was granted the title of Marquis of Duxiang.

After Cao Pi ascended the throne, Zhang He was promoted to Marquis of Zhou.

Zhang He was ordered to join Cao Zhen in conquering the Lushui Hu people and the eastern Qiang people in the Anding area.

Later, Cao Pi summoned Zhang He and Cao Zhen in the Xuchang Palace, and sent Zhang He south to attack the Jiangling area together with Cao's general Xiahou Shang.

Zhang He led his army across the Yangtze River and captured the Wu army's garrison on Bailizhou. After Emperor Ming of Wei ascended the throne, Zhang He was sent to the south to garrison in Jingzhou, and together with Cao Wei's powerful minister Sima Xuanwang, he attacked Liu A and other generals under Sun Quan.

They pursued the Wu army to Qikou and defeated Liu A in the battle.

In the second year of Taihe, the Shu general Zhuge Liang led his troops out of Mount Qishan and invaded the north. The officials and people of Tianshui, Nangan and Anding counties responded to Zhuge Liang.

Zhang He, who was the right general at the time, was promoted to the rank of special advancer and led various troops to resist Ma Su, a general under Zhuge Liang, at Jieting.

Ma Su stationed his troops in the southern mountains and did not go down the mountain to attack the city. Zhang He cut off his water supply and attacked and defeated Ma Su.

The counties such as Nangan, Tianshui, and Anding that responded to Zhuge Liang's rebellion were also defeated by Zhang He's troops, and he successfully pacified the counties.

Cao Rui issued an edict to commend Zhang He, praising him for his ability to wear strong armor and wield a sharp weapon, and for conquering and pacifying all the places he attacked.

Zhang He was also granted an additional fief of 1,000 households, bringing the total to 4,300 households before.

King Sima Xuan was in charge of the navy in Jingzhou, planning to march along the Mian River into the Yangtze River to attack the Eastern Wu.

Zhang He was ordered to lead the troops in Guanzhong to obey the orders of King Sima Xuan. After arriving in Jingzhou, it was winter and the water was shallow, so the large ships could not move forward, so Zhang He stationed in Fangcheng.

Later, Zhuge Liang led his troops out of Qishan again and attacked Chencang swiftly.

Cao Rui sent a post horse to summon Zhang He to the capital, and also went to Henan City in person to hold a farewell banquet for Zhang He.

"Cao Rui sent 30,000 soldiers from the north and south as well as the Wuwei and Huben battalions to guard Zhang He, and lamented that by the time Zhang He arrived there, Zhuge Liang had already taken Chencang."

"Zhang He knew that Zhuge Liang's army was short of food and could not attack for long, so he replied that Zhuge Liang had already withdrawn before he arrived;"

"Zhuge Liang calculated that his army's food supply would not last for ten days. So Zhang He led his army to Nanzheng day and night, and Zhuge Liang withdrew his army as expected."

"Cao Rui summoned Zhang He's troops back to the capital and appointed him General of the Cavalry for the Western Expedition."

"In the ninth year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang led his army to Qishan again. Zhang He was ordered to lead all the generals westward to Lueyang."

"Cao Rui sent Sima Xuanwang to the west to station in Chang'an, and led Zhang He, Fei Yao, Dai Ling, Guo Huai and others to fight against Zhuge Liang."

"King Sima Xuan ordered Fei Yao and Dai Ling to leave 4,000 elite soldiers to guard Shangbang, and all the rest of the troops were sent west to rescue Qishan."

"Zhang He wanted to divide his troops and station them in Yongcheng and Meixian. Sima Xuanwang said that the front army could handle it on its own, so he followed Zhang He's advice;"

"If you can't, then you shouldn't divide your troops. After that, Zhuge Liang defeated Guo Huai, Fei Yao and others in Shangbang, and met Sima Xuanwang's army in the east of Shangbang. The enemy camped and defended themselves, and the two armies did not fight, so Zhuge Liang led his troops back."

"King Sima Xuan followed Zhuge Liang's trail to Lucheng. Zhang He asked for a fight, saying that Liang's army had come a long way to fight, and that he was not allowed to fight. For the Wei army, it was better not to fight, so they wanted to take a long-term view."

"And the Qishan Fortress already knows that the Wei army is not far from them. According to common sense, they will spontaneously defend the fortress, so the army can stop advancing."

"Station here, send out surprise troops, and attack the rear of Liang's army. We should not just advance without fighting, and lose the support of the people."

"King Sima Xuan did not listen and just kept chasing Zhuge Liang. After catching up with him, he went up the mountain and dug a camp, refusing to fight Zhuge Liang."

"Wei generals Jia Xu and Wei Ping requested battle several times, but Sima Yi was afraid of Shu like a tiger, making the world laugh at him."

"In May of the same year, Zhuge Liang retreated to Qishan and ordered his subordinate Wang Ping to guard Nanwei."

"King Sima Xuan attacked Zhuge Liang himself and ordered Zhang He to attack Wang Ping. Wang Ping held his ground and Zhang He was unable to defeat him."

"King Sima Xuan sent Zhang He to pursue Zhuge Liang. Zhang He objected and said that the returning troops should not be pursued, but King Sima Xuan did not listen."

"Zhang He had no choice but to pursue. The Shu army set up an ambush in Mumen Valley, and the bows and crossbows were fired at will. A stray arrow hit Zhang He's right knee, and he was killed in the battle."

"The court bestowed upon Zhang He the posthumous title of Zhuanghou, and his son Zhang Xiong inherited the title."

"Zhang He fought for many years and made great contributions. Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Rui, gave him a fief, made his four sons marquises, and gave his youngest son the title of Guannei Marquis."

Su Shi: During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a general who was one of the five best generals of Wei.

In history, his military achievements were not inferior to those of a famous general in the same camp. His name was Zhang He.

Zhang He was a famous general of the Wei Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period and one of the surviving generals from the late Han Dynasty.

He was originally a volunteer soldier who suppressed the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and later became the "Military Sima" under Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, among the heroes of the late Han Dynasty. He was a comrade-in-arms with Qu Yi, who commanded the Xiandeng Camp.

Later, Han Fu was threatened by Qu Yi and Yuan Shao, and the position of Jizhou Mu was obtained by Yuan Shao. Zhang He also led his army to join Yuan Shao's army. In the subsequent battle with Bai Ma Gongsun Zan, he gained a lot of military merits and was highly valued by Yuan Shao.

Later, during the Battle of Guandu, Zhang He saw the urgency of the situation and told Yuan Shao about it. However, Yuan Shao's adviser Guo Tu disagreed with Zhang He's opinion.

Yuan Shao chose to believe Guo Tu when the two were arguing, and Zhang He's words turned out to be right. The battle situation became increasingly unfavorable. Guo Tu knew he was wrong but still falsely accused Zhang He of "being defeated and speaking rudely".
So Zhang He decisively led his troops to surrender to Cao, and from then on became a general in the Cao Wei camp. As everyone knows, Boss Cao's strengths are that he values ​​talent.

So when he learned that Zhang He had led his army to surrender, he was very happy and said, "It is like Weizi leaving Yin and Han Xin returning to Han." He also conferred the title of "Marquis of Du Ting" on him.

Zhang He officially began to shine under Boss Cao's command. He first stabbed Yuan Shao in the back, and then served as a vanguard in Zhang Liao's famous battle, the "Battle of White Wolf Mountain". Under Zhang Liao's command, he defeated the Wuhuan and completely wiped out Yuan Shao's forces.

Then he followed Zhang Liao to suppress the Chen Lan Rebellion, defeated Ma Chao and Han Sui and pacified Weinan, and together with Xiahou Yuan, he destroyed the small dynasty of Song Jian, a country within a country.

Zhang He was a very capable general, well versed in tactics, and able to anticipate the enemy's moves.

In the battles with the two major forces of Shu and Wu, he demonstrated his strong ability to command troops and defeated the Wu army in Jiangling. The famous Battle of Jieting in history was when Zhang He led his troops to defeat Ma Su who was guarding Jieting, leading to the subsequent disastrous defeat of the Shu army.

There were many brave generals during the Three Kingdoms period, but it was rare to find a general who was both brave and resourceful. Zhang He was one of them.

His personal military strength was not very outstanding, but his deployment of troops and military arrangements were very sophisticated, and he was regarded as a key target for elimination by Shu and Wu. In the Battle of Hanzhong, he and Xiahou Yuan led troops to fight with Shu Han for the land of Hanzhong.
As a result, Xiahou Yuan was beheaded by Huang Zhong, but Zhang He gathered the remaining troops and retreated. Afterwards, when Liu Bei heard that it was Xiahou Yuan who was beheaded instead of Zhang He, he sighed: "We should have caught the leader, why not use him?" It can be seen that he was afraid of Zhang He.

In the end, Zhang He was killed by Sima Yi on the battlefield of Zhuge Liang's fourth northern expedition. Just like Yuan Shao, he advised Sima Yi not to pursue, but Sima Yi insisted on ordering Zhang He to pursue the Shu army.
In the end he had no choice but to obey orders. As expected, Zhang He was shot and killed by the Shu army, and a famous general fell.

Zhang He understood tactical changes, was good at setting up camps and deploying troops, and judging the battle situation and terrain. Nothing was contrary to his expectations. From Zhuge Liang to the generals of Shu, they all feared him.

He was later called one of the "Five Best Generals" under Cao Cao and was famous for his clever tactics.

Emperor Ming of Wei, Cao Rui, praised Zhang He. Zhuge Liang called the people of Bashu the "Fierce Tiger Army". Zhang He, wearing strong armor and holding sharp weapons, conquered and pacified all the places he attacked.

Modern historian Cai Dongfan believes that Zhang He was a famous general of the Wei State and that the Battle of Jieting was actually led by him. (End of this chapter)