Sun–Liu allied armyGan (Wu)
Gan Ning
甘寧
“The Brocade-Sailed Pirate”
dates unknown
- Rank / office
- General Who Breaks the Enemy
- Domain / base
- Jiangdong (Wu)
- Battles in 3D
- 2 battles
Later imagined depiction · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
In his youth the chief of a band of river pirates who sailed under brocade sails, he reformed and entered Sun Quan's service, becoming the most feared assault leader in Wu. He fought at Red Cliffs and Nanjun, and at the stand-off at Hefei is said to have raided Cao Cao's great army by night with a hundred picked riders and come back without losing a single man, raising morale enormously.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 208Jian'an 13
Red Cliffs and Nanjun
Made his name as the vanguard of Sun Quan's army in the war against Cao Cao.
Battle of Red Cliffs 8,000 troops Watch in 3D › A former river pirate with brocade sails, the finest assault leader in Wu. He threaded the gaps in the burning fleet and led the pursuit. - 213Jian'an 18
The Night Raid of a Hundred Riders
Surprised Cao Cao's camp with a hundred picked riders and returned without losing one.
- 215
Battle of Hefei
The fierce Wu general who rode with bells ringing. At the Xiaoyao Ford he held off Zhang Liao's men with his bow and cursed the silent drummers into beating the retreat that got Sun Quan away.
Hefei, Yang Province 5,000 troops Watch in 3D ›
