At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, eunuchs were monopolistic, bureaucratic decay, and discipline was corrupt, and the nomadic people outside Cyprus took advantage of this opportunity to cross the border several times to cause trouble. During this special period, some forces that have been fighting with the nomads for many years have risen. The Gongsun Zhan clique in the Youzhou region was the largest separatist force in the northern region at that time. The Gongsun Zan clique not only shocked the Xianbei and Xiongnu tribes that had been committing crimes for many years, but also shocked the entire Youzhou with its fierce cavalry team. According to today's geographical division, this article provides a brief introduction to the generals of the Gongsun Zhan clique.
First place: Gongsun Zhan. Gongsun Zhan was a native of Qian'an County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. Gongsun Zhan is not only the founder of the group, but also the first general in the group. Gongsun Zhan was born into a local aristocratic family, but his position in the family was affected by his mother's origins. Gongsun Zhan served as a shuzo in the county in his early years, and later married the daughter of the county sheriff, and since then he has had the opportunity to continue to improve. When Gongsun Zhan was a teenager, he was the same window as Liu Bei, and jointly studied under Lu Zhi, a famous scholar at the end of the Han Dynasty and who had served as a Shangshu in the imperial court. Later, Gongsun Zhan was recommended by the county to be an official and served as a long historian in the Liaodong vassal state. During Gongsun Zhan's tenure, he encountered hundreds of Xianbei cavalrymen during a patrol with troops, and Gongsun Zhan led his troops to take the initiative to attack and defeated the Xianbei cavalry. Since then, the Xianbei people no longer dared to easily cross the border to cause trouble, and Gongsun Zhan was also promoted to Zhuo County Order.
In the first year of emperor Zhongping (184 AD), Han Sui and others rebelled in the Western Liang region, and the imperial court recruited three thousand elite horsemen from the Youzhou region, and appointed Gongsun Zhan as the commander to lead the army to march into Xiliang to quell the rebellion. It was these three thousand cavalry that became the initial capital of Gongsun Zhan's meritorious establishment and the establishment of the group. Before Gongsun Zhan had left Youzhou, he heard the news of the rebellion of Zhang Chun and others in the Youzhou area. Therefore, Gongsun Zhan led his troops to turn back and quell the rebellion in the Youzhou area. After that, Gongsun Zhan traveled to many places, lasted several years, and quelled rebellions in Youzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou and other places. Gongsun Zhan fought bravely and bravely, and walked on the battlefield of protecting the border for many years. Most of his subordinates rode white horses, hence the nickname "White Horse Yicong".
The Gongsun Zhan clique was quite fierce in battle, and Youzhou itself was a place rich in good horses, plus they often fought against nomads outside of Sai. Therefore, the combat strength of the cavalry in this group was very well-known in the late Han Dynasty, and it was on a par with Dong Zhuo's Liangzhou group. After the Gongsun Zhan group was formed, it had the idea of entering the Central Plains and competing with the Yuan Shao group. However, what Gongsun Zhan did not expect was that in the Battle of Jieqiao, he was defeated by a famous general from the Liangzhou region of Yuan Shao's clique, Who also had experience in fighting against nomads. In the end, Gongsun Zhan was besieged by Yuan Shao's army in Yijing, and he ended his life when the city was destroyed.
Second place: Liu Bei. Liu Bei was a native of zhuozhou city, Hebei Province. There is no need to introduce too much about Liu Bei's deeds, he was in the same window as Gongsun Zhan, and when he was desperate, he threw himself under Gongsun Zhan's account and became a member of the Gongsun Zhan clique. Liu Bei made many meritorious achievements during the battle with Gongsun Zhan, and when he followed Tian Kai to rescue Xuzhou, which was besieged by Cao Cao, he switched to Tao Qian's tent.
Third place: Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun is a native of Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Zhao Yun's deeds do not need to be said much, I have introduced them many times in the previous article. Before joining the Shu Han clique, Zhao Yun was one of the main cadres in the Gongsun Zhan clique, during which time he fought alongside Liu Bei, thus establishing a deep friendship.
Fourth place: Gongsun Yue. Gongsun Yue was a cousin of Gongsun Zhan, a native of Qian'an County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. Gongsun Yue is not only a member of the family, but also a member of the Gongsun Yue clique. Gongsun Yue was ordered to lead more than a thousand troops to Yangzhou to ally with Yuan Shu, and when Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were fighting for Yuzhou, Gongsun Yue was ordered to participate in the battle, and was killed in this battle.
Fifth place: Gongsun Fan. Gongsun Fan was a cousin of Gongsun Zhan and a native of Qian'an County, Tangshan, Hebei Province. In the early days, Gongsun Fan followed Gongsun Zan around in his conquests, and his courage was incomparable, and he had many military achievements. When Gongsun Zhan and Yuan Shao were fighting for Jizhou, Yuan Shao tried to appoint Gongsun Fan as the Taishou of Bohai to reach a reconciliation. However, after Gongsun Fan arrived in Bohai, he gathered all the soldiers and horses to join the Gongsun Zan clique, and the later deeds are unknown.
Sixth place: Gongsun Continued. Gongsun Xu was the son of Gongsun Zhan and a native of Qian'an County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. In the third year of Han Jian'an (198 AD), when Gongsun Zhan was besieged by Yuan Shao's army in Yijing, Gongsun Continued was ordered to break out of the siege and ask Zhang Yan's Montenegrin army for help. However, by the time Gongsun Xu and the 100,000 Montenegrin army arrived in Yijing, the Gongsun Zan clique had collapsed, and Gongsun Xu was beheaded by the Xiongnu tribe shortly after.
Seventh place: Yan Gang. Yan Gang's place of origin is unknown, and in his early years he was one of the main cadres under Gongsun Zhan's account. Yan Gang was appointed Assassin of Jizhou when he followed Gongsun Zhan in battle against Yuan Shao. In the second year of Han Chuping (191 AD), Yan Gang was defeated and killed in battle with Yuan Shao's general Koji Yi.
Eighth place: Tian Kai. Tian Kai was one of the main warlords in Gongsun Zhan's clique, whose place of origin is unknown, and was appointed as the Assassin of Qingzhou when he followed Gongsun Zhan and Yuan Shao in the battle for Jizhou. During his battles against Yuan Shao's army, Tian Kai was ordered to work with Liu Bei to rescue Xuzhou, which had been attacked by Cao Cao, and was eventually killed in battle with Yuan Shao.
Ninth place: Single meridian. Shan Jing was also a major warlord in Gongsun Zhan's clique, his place of origin is unknown, he was appointed as the Assassin of Yanzhou when he followed Gongsun Zhan in his conquest of Yuan Shao, and resisted Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's army in the plains, and his later deeds are unknown.
Reference book: Romance of the Three Kingdoms