During the Three Kingdoms period, although it was a famous chaotic era in Chinese history, there were also many loyal and righteous people. The brotherhood between Guan Yu and Liu Bei, and the relationship between Cao Cao and Dianwei and Xu Chu, are all touching. Although another person is not famous, he chose the most difficult path in order to repay the favor when the country broke the mountains and rivers, and his spirit of loyalty and righteousness was definitely not under Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and Zhuge Liang. Fast forward to 263 AD, when the Shu Han forces were defeated at Mianzhu, there was a lot of surrender in the middle of the country. First, Yu Zhou took the initiative to undertake the work of "surrender ambassador", then the lord Liu Chan led the sheep out of the Chengdu city gate, and finally Jiang Wei, in the dream of "fake surrender", also chose to surrender. However, at this time, there were still two people who resolutely refused to surrender, one was Luo Xian, the leader of Padang, and the other was Hogo.
Huo Ge, in the Shu Kingdom is not a big figure, the historical reputation is not loud, in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and other literary and artistic works, the number of appearances can be ignored. However, his father was more famous, that is, Liu Bei's beloved general Huo Jun. Huo Jun, who was originally a general in Jingzhou, defected to Liu Bei after Liu Biao's death and was soon rewarded. In 212, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang turned their faces and prepared to return to Chengdu with their troops. What he was most worried about at this time was ye Meng City in the rear. Yemeng City was the gateway from Hanzhong to Shu and would be attacked by Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang. At this time, Liu Bei's troops were not surplus, and he could only let Huo Jun lead 800 men and horses of his headquarters to stay in Ye Meng. This was a dangerous move, and once Huo Jun failed, Liu Bei would be attacked on his stomach and back. Don't say that taking down shu land, even your own safety will become a problem.
However, Huo Jun did not disappoint Liu Bei. After Liu Bei left, Zhang Lu asked a man named Yang Shuai to persuade him to surrender. Huo Jun said in awe, "The head of the little man can be obtained, but the city cannot be obtained." Yang Shuai could only return in ashes.
Soon after, Liu Zhang's men supported the ban and Xiang Cun led an army of 10,000 to kill Ye Mengcheng. Huo Jun responded to the battle with the composure of his own hundreds of people, and actually defended for a year without letting the enemy succeed. Supporting the forbidden and Xiang Cun's army gradually slackened off, Huo Jun seized the opportunity to counterattack in one fell swoop, not only rushing the enemy army to pieces, but also beheading the opposing general Xiang Cun. At this point, Liu Zhang's strength was further weakened, and he could only surrender to Liu Bei in the end. After the Battle of Ye Meng, Huo Jun served as the Taishou of Zi Tong, but unfortunately, three years later, he died young. Liu Bei was very sad after hearing this, and held a solemn funeral for Huo Jun, personally led the group of courtiers to cry and sacrifice, and stayed overnight in his cemetery. This kind of courtesy, except for Guan Yu Zhang Fei, I am afraid that no one can enjoy it.
After Huo Jun's death, Liu Bei also attached great importance to his son Huo Ge and promoted him to the position of Crown Prince Sheren. Zhuge Liang also valued him very much and let him do the diary. Hogo himself is very grateful to Dade and has been doing his work diligently. Internally, he dared to persuade the crown prince Liu Xuan to observe etiquette; externally, he was able to defeat the barbarians of Yongchang County and keep a safe side. In the sixth year of Jing Yao, Huo Ge was promoted to general of Annan. After the State of Wei began to attack the Shu Campaign, Huo Ge originally wanted to rush to the aid of Chengdu. Later, Liu Chan believed that the defensive work had been arranged and stopped, and did not let Hogo return. When Hogo heard that the Lord had surrendered, it was too late. His generals urged him to surrender as well, but Hogo said: "Now that there is no news, the roads are blocked, and the safety of the monarch is not clear, we must not act rashly." If the Lord really surrenders the State of Wei, and the State of Wei treats it with courtesy, then it is not too late for us to surrender in order to save the people; if the Lord is humiliated, then I will fight to the death to resist the Wei army! ”
Later, it was reported that after Liu Chan surrendered, he was treated well by Sima Zhao, the ruler of the State of Wei, without any grievances. Huo Ge was relieved and led his men to surrender to the State of Wei. This is not only to protect the peace of the people of Shudi, but also to protect the peace of the Lord Liu Chan. It can be said that his surrender was full of righteousness as an official, and it was also full of loyalty as a courtier, and it was really as heavy as Taishan.