Yang Zuo
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Yang Zuo was a military general serving under the warlord Gongsun Yuan
during the Three Kingdoms
period of Chinese history
. In 238, he led a front of troops along with Bei Yan
during Sima Yi
's Liaodong campaign
against Gongsun. Yang then engaged Sima during a protracted battle, but ended up being lured out by Sima and defeated. He then escaped into Xiangping (襄平), Gongsun's headquarters, and surrendered to Sima when the city was under siege.
Gongsun Yuan
Gongsun Yuan , style name Wenyi , was a warlord and vassal of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.-Biography:...
during the Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
period of Chinese history
History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...
. In 238, he led a front of troops along with Bei Yan
Bei Yan
Bei Yan was a military general serving under the warlord Gongsun Yuan during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.During the Liaodong campaign against Gongsun Yuan by the state of Cao Wei, Bei led Gongsun's troops against Sima Yi but ultimately lost...
during Sima Yi
Sima Yi
Sima Yi was a general and politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He is perhaps best known for defending Wei from Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions...
's Liaodong campaign
Sima Yi's Liaodong campaign
Sima Yi's Liaodong campaign occurred in 238 during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Sima Yi, a general of the state of Cao Wei, led a force of 40,000 troops to attack the warlord Gongsun Yuan, whose clan had ruled independently from the central government for three generations in the...
against Gongsun. Yang then engaged Sima during a protracted battle, but ended up being lured out by Sima and defeated. He then escaped into Xiangping (襄平), Gongsun's headquarters, and surrendered to Sima when the city was under siege.
See also
- List of people of the Three Kingdoms