In the Three Kingdoms era at the end of the Han Dynasty, strong armies were not uncommon, and the White Polish Army was undoubtedly an important one of them. The so-called White Polish Army is actually a branch of the Yellow Turban Army, which is called the White Polish Army because it originated in the Baibo Valley of the West River (present-day Yonggu Town, Xiangfen County, Shanxi). In the White Polish Army, there are four fierce generals known for their strong force, as follows:
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > first place: Yang Feng</h1>
Yang Feng was a native of Yang County, Hedong County, Hezhou, and was the first general of the White Polish Army.
After Dong Zhuo's rebellion broke out, Yang Feng led his people to surrender to Dong Zhuo's general Li Dai. In the second year of Emperor Xingping of Han (195 AD), Li Dai and Guo Feng broke out in Chang'an, and Yang Feng took the opportunity to rebel against Li Dai and led an army to escort Emperor Xian of Han to move east. Because of this, although Yang Feng was originally born as a thief, he was able to be crowned as a general of Xingyi and a general of cheqi by Emperor Xian of Han with his merits in escorting the eastward migration.
After that, Yang Feng mistakenly took Dong Zhao's plan and was deceived and fooled by Cao Cao. After Cao Cao held Emperor Xu of Han hostage, he led an army against Yang Feng. Yang Feng was unable to defeat Cao Cao, and successively defected to Yuan Shu and Lü Bu, and was eventually killed by Liu Bei.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > second place: Han Xian</h1>
Han Xian is unknown, but he was also a member of the White Polish Army.
While escorting Emperor Xian of Han to move east, Yang Feng was repeatedly attacked by Li Dai, Guo Feng, and other Western Liang forces. In this situation, Yang Feng was invincible, so he invited his former comrade-in-arms, Han Xian who was also the leader of the White Polish Army, to come to his aid. With the support of Han Xian, Yang Feng was able to defeat Li Dai and Guo Feng and successfully escort Emperor Xian of Han to move east to Anyi.
From this point of view, Han Xian also escorted the Han Xiandi to move east, and belonged to the meritorious ministers of the Han court. Therefore, after Emperor Xian of Han arrived in Luoyang, he made Han Xian a great general. At this point, Han Xian, who was originally born as a thief, became a great general of the Eastern Han Dynasty and created a legend. Regarding this matter, one of the great generals of the author in the Han Xiandi was actually the leader of the Yellow Turban Army! It is also introduced and will not be repeated here.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" > third place: Hu Cai</h1>
In the White Polish Army, Hu Cai was also a fierce general. However, unlike Yang Feng and Han Xian, there are few records of Hu Cai in the history books, and it is difficult to explore his full picture.
The only thing that can be known is that Hu Cai was also a meritorious person who escorted Emperor Xian of Han to move east. After Yang Feng was defeated by Li Dai and Guo Feng, he not only asked Han Xian for help, but also launched a plea for help from Hu Cai. It was with the full support of Han Xian and Hu Cai that Yang Feng got out of the predicament and was able to repel the attacks of Li Dai and Guo Feng, thus ensuring the smooth eastward movement of Emperor Xian of Han. With the merit of escorting, Hu Cai was made a general of Zhengdong by Emperor Xian of Han.
Regarding Hu Cai's fate, the history books say that he was killed by enemies in Hedong County. As for who it is, it is not known.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > fourth place: Li Le</h1>
Similar to Hu Cai, the records of Li Le in the history books are also few and far between.
Similar to Han Xian and Hu Cai, Li Le was also a Bai Bo general who went to support Yang Feng after the defeat of yang Feng's army, and played an important role in Yang Feng's repulsion of Li Dai and Guo Feng. Therefore, from this point of view, Li Le was also a meritorious minister who escorted emperor Xian of Han to move east. In the end, Li Le was awarded the title of General of Zhengbei by Emperor Xian of Han.
It should be pointed out that compared with Yang Feng, Han Xian and Hu Cai, Li Le's fate is the best. According to the history books, after Emperor Xian of Han moved east to Luoyang, Li Le returned to Hedong County, and eventually fell ill and died, which is considered to have received a good death.
In summary, the White Polish Army in the Three Kingdoms period had four major generals, namely: Yang Feng, Han Xian, Hu Cai and Li Le. It was under the desperate protection of the four of them that Liu Xie, the Emperor of Han Xian, was able to move east smoothly and get rid of the control of the Liangzhou warlord Li Dai. From this point of view, they were also meritorious ministers who made certain contributions to the Eastern Han Dynasty.