Yuan Shao's armyYuan (Hebei)
Yuan Shao
袁紹
“Four Generations of the Three Excellencies”
154–202 (aged 49)
- Rank / office
- General-in-Chief / Governor of Ji Province
- Domain / base
- Hebei
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Later imagined depiction · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Born into a family that had produced the Three Excellencies for four generations, he was chosen to lead the coalition against Dong Zhuo and became the great power of Hebei. Controlling Ji, You, Bing and Qing Provinces, he commanded the largest force in northern China. He confronted Cao Cao at Guandu but was crushed when his grain at Wuchao was burned. He died of illness in despair, and the Yuan house fell apart in the struggle over his succession.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 189Zhongping 6
The Coalition against Dong Zhuo
Chosen by the lords to lead the coalition against Dong Zhuo, he became famous throughout the empire.
- 200Jian'an 5
The Confrontation at Guandu
Marched south with 100,000 men and faced Cao Cao at the Yellow River crossing at Guandu.
Battle of Guandu Commander-in-chief 10,000 troops Watch in 3D › Scion of a family that had held the highest offices for four generations, and the great power of Hebei. Wuchao burned and his generals turned, he lost an army of 100,000 in a single night. - 202Jian'an 7
Death in Despair
Never recovered from the defeat at Wuchao and died without naming a successor.
