Gao Gan (?~2006), a talented person, was born in Yuxian County, Chenliu County (now Yuzhen Town, Qixian County, Henan Province).At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao was the nephew of Yuan Shao, the son of Gao Gong, the governor of Shu Prefecture and the great general of the army.
Gao Gan was born in Chen Liugao's family. He was talented and ambitious.Early unionXun ChenlobbyHan FuYieldJizhouPasture.After Yuan Shaoping settled down in Hebei, he thought that he would merge the state and pasture.Battle of GuanduAnd cooperate on the western front.Because Cao Cao had been prepared, there was no real progress.After Yuan Shao died,Yuan Tan、Yuan ShangAndCao CaoDuring the war in Liyang CountyGuo YuanAttack Pingyang County forMarten Guo Yuanwei was defeated by the leader of Guanzhong GeneralPound Chopped.After defeating Zhongshan, Yuan Shang surrendered to Cao Cao and remained governor of Bingzhou.During the ten years of Jian'an, the army was set up to fight against Cao, and the Huguan Pass was firmly defended and successfully resistedLejinAttack.After learning that Cao Cao fought in person, stay behind and guard the cityHunHuchu SpringAsking for help did not succeed.Lead troops to attack Hedong County, oftenZhong You、Zhang JiDefeat.
In the 11th year of Jian'an (206), high caliber cadres went to Jingzhouliu biao, when passing ShangluoShangluoCaptured and beheaded by the commander.
Gao Gan, Yuan Cai, Chen Liuyu.Born in Chenliu Gaoshi, a prominent family in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Gaoshi has accumulated a political capital through many generations of filial piety and clear name, and enjoyed a reputation among the scholarsRunan Yuan Familyto unite to marriage.
Later, Yuan Shao appointed Gao Gan as governor of Bingzhou, andYuan Tan、Yuan XiEach of them holds one state, and the senior cadres have been ordered to govern and merge the state for seven years, with outstanding achievements.During this period, he called his cousinHigh softnessTo Hebei;[2]He also attracted many tourists from all over the country, and most of them were attached to him.[17]
In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 years), the battle of Guandu broke out, and Gao Gan provided food and soldiers supplies for Yuan Shao.[3]
Hedong Battle
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After the decisive battle of Guandu, Yuan and Cao exchanged the offensive and defensive power.Cang Ting, Li Yang and Yuan Shi have been defending, but they can't resist the rout.
In the seventh year of Jian'an (202), Yuan Shao died,Yuan ShangYuan Tan succeeded to the throne as a cavalry general and stationed in Liyang to resist Cao Cao's Northern Expedition.In September, Cao Cao fought against the Yuan family.In the face of the great pressure from the eastern front, Yuan still needed to open a new front to relieve the pressure, so he sent senior cadres and his appointed prefect of HedongGuo YuanAnd Southern Hun Shan YuLuantihu Kitchen SpringAttacking Hedong together, and working with the generals in GuanzhongMarten And so on.Cao Cao sent Zhong You to fight, and Zhong You sent Zhang Ji to persuade Ma Teng to support him,Fu GanMa Teng was also advised to help Cao Cao.Ma Teng was persuaded and sentma chao、Pound Led more than 10000 elite soldiers, andHan SuiThe army rescues Zhong You together.Zhong YouWhen Guo Yuan crossed the river, he attacked and broke Guo Yuan's army. Pound beheaded Guo Yuan.When Nan Danyu saw that Guo Yuan was killed, he voluntarily surrendered, and the high cadres withdrew from the state.[14-15]
In the ninth year of Jian'an (204), Cao Cao led his army to encircle Yecheng,Leading moveSent to by Yuan ShangShangdangHe supervised the transportation of military rations, but Yuan Shang was defeated in Zhongshan before he returned.Qianzhao believed that Hengshan Mountain was a natural danger on the left side of Bingzhou, and there was a big river on the right side to defend it. He also supported 50000 troops, and there were powerful Hu people on the north side. Therefore, he advised Gao Gan to welcome Yuan Shang and join forces to cope with the changes.Instead of using their tricks, Gao Gan is eager to inflict harm.After hearing the news, Qianzhao sneaked away. Qianzhao couldn't go back to Yuan Shang because of being blocked by the road, so he turned to Cao Cao.[4]
In the same year, Cao Cao conquered Yecheng, and Gao Gan surrendered to the state and still served as governor of the state.[16]
Confront Cao Cao
Ten years of construction and installation (205 years),Zhao Du、HoruAnd killed Youzhou Assassin and Zhuo Prefecture Chief.Sanjun Wuwan is attacking in the rugged flatIt is rare。In August, Cao Cao led the army to rescue the people.[18]Seeing that Cao Cao's rear area was empty, Gao Gan turned against Cao Cao.[19]
Not long ago, Gao Gan turned to celebritiesMesozoicWhen visiting the event at that time, Zhong Changtong said, "You have the ambition to do great things but not the ability to do great things. You like to attract scholars but are not good at selecting talents. This is what you should be on guard against." Gao Gan always thinks highly of himself and does not take Zhong Changtong's advice.[17]
After the high cadres started to fight, they captured the Shangdang Taishou and raised their troops to guard Hukou Pass;[19][23]And plotted to send troops to attack Yecheng, but wasXun YanIt was found that all the soldiers who attacked Ye City were killed.[5]Cao Cao SectLejin、Li DianLed the army to levy, Gao Gan returned to Huguan City to defend. Under the tenacious defense of Gao Gan, Lejin could not defeat it after all.[6][20]
Huguan Battle
Gao Gan in Huofeng Liaoyuan
In the first month of the 11th year of Jian'an (206), Cao Cao went to Huguan and passed Yangchangban.Gao Gan heard that Cao Cao personally led an army to attack Huguan. With the original Lejin and Li Dianjun, he thought that the force could not compete with each other, so he left Huguan City and stayed with the generalXia Zhao、Deng ShengDefend the city, run to the Xiongnu tribe and ask for help from the Xiongnu Shanyu, but Shanyu refused the request of Gao Gan.[21][23]At that time, Cao Cao ordered that "the city should be pulled out of the pit, and all the soldiers in the city of Huguan would fight to the death. As a result, Cao Cao's army could not capture for months. Later, Cao Cao obeyedCao RenThe order was withdrawn, and Huguan fell.[22]
During the Gaogan uprising, he once entered Tangze, Hedong CountyZhang BaiqiAttacking Hedong Dongyuan, Shangdang counties killed officials, and Hongnong County also hijacked Cao Cao's garrison, Hedong peopleWei Gu、Fan XianHongnong peopleZhang YanAll respond to high performance.andDu JiHe broke with Wei Gu and others openly, went to Zhang Pi to refuse to defend, and got more than 4000 soldiers in dozens of days.Gao Gan and Wei GuZhang ShengWhen the allied troops attacked Duji together, they had no choice but to overlook the counties east of the river and get nothing.At this time, Zhang Jixi marched Ma Teng and other troops to the west to meet Zhong Youjun.Zhong You led the generals to fight with senior cadres. Senior cadres were defeated by Zhong You again, and Wei Gu and other officials were killed.[7][24-25](Note: The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms did not record when this happened, but the Zizhi Tongjian said it happened in 205[26]）
After the fall of Huguan, the senior cadres were in a dilemma. They had to go south with a few cavalry to take refuge in Jingzhouliu biao。[8][23]But was taken by Captain LodoWang YanAndRigorously dryHunting.[21][27]
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Thank you: "Talents are great, and civil and military skills are displayed."[9]
Mesozoic"You have ambition but no talent, and you can't choose a good man."[10]
Fan Ye"Su Gui is famous, which has attracted many people to visit the country."[10]
Zhu Xueqin"The senior cadres are well versed in literature, politics and martial arts, and have a high reputation in Hebei. He was ordered to rule Bingzhou for a total of seven years, and has made outstanding achievements. Finally, he defended Huguan with his own army and fought Cao Cao's army alone for seven or eight months. He is a very outstanding general."
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Gao Gu lived in the era of Wang Mang.[29]
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High bestow，Gao ShenSon,High formHis younger brother was once a captain of Sili School in the Eastern Han Dynasty. See Xie Cheng's Book of the Later Han Dynasty.[29]
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Gao Gong used to be the governor of Shujun. See Xie Cheng's book of the Later Han Dynasty.[29]
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High softness, highly capable followers or children.He once attached himself to Gao Gan, followed Cao Cao, was the first lieutenant of the State of Wei, and was granted the title of Duke An.[28]
(Note: Records of the Three Kingdoms records Gao RoushiGao JingHis son is a highly capable follower.But the Biography of Chen Liuqi recorded Gao GushengGao Shen, Gao ShenshengHigh form、Gaochang、High bestow, Gao Shisheng gave birth to Gao Hong, and Gao Hong gave birth to Gao Jing;Xie Cheng recorded that Gao Gan was the grandson of Gao Ci in Hou Han Shu;If the two books are combined, Gao Rou is a highly capable follower and conflicts with the Three Kingdoms Annals.[29]）
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In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Gao Gan mainly appeared in the two chapters of "Cao Cao Cang Pavilion Breaks the Beginning, Xuande Jingzhou follows Liu Biao" and "Cao Pi Takes a Rebellion and Accepts Zhen's Guo Jia's Legacy Plan to Determine Liaodong". After Yuan Shao's defeat in Guandu, Gao Gan led troops to Jizhou to assist in the battle. Yuan's army was defeated in Cang Pavilion again, and Gao Gan was also wounded by arrows. He returned to Bingzhou on Yuan Shao's order to pick up his men and horses.[11]Soon, Cao Cao defeated RunanLiu BeiAfter returning to pacify Hebei, senior cadres led the army to Liyang to fight, but they were defeated repeatedly.Gao Gan still went back to Bingzhou, and was sent by Cao Cao according to the Hu PassLejin、Li DianandZhang YanUnable to attack, he personally led the troops to send Yuan's old generalLv Kuang、Lv XiangFeigned to surrender, Gao Gan fell into a trap and lost Huguan. He fled to the territory of the Huns. When he met King Zuoxian, he asked King Zuoxian to send troops to rescue him, but was refused, so he went south to fleeliu biao, went to Shangluo and was taken by the captainWang YanKilled.[12]
