Liao Hua

廖化
Courtesy name: Yuanjian (元儉)
Died
264
Ancestral home
Zhonglu, Xiangyang (Xiangyang, Hubei)
Book mentions
87
Roles:
general
Factions:
Shu Han (primary) Yellow Turban Rebels
Appears in 24 chapters:
  • Chapter 27 — The Man Of Beautiful Beard Rides On A Solitary Journey; Guan Yu Slays Six Generals Through Five Passes.
    Liao Hua's debut - Yellow Turban remnant bandit who offers his services to Guan Yu and Liu Bei's wives but is politely refused (Guan Yu doesn't want to mix his column with bandits). Will reappear under Liu Bei's banner later.
  • Chapter 28 — Putting Cai Yang To Death, The Brothers' Doubts Disappear; Meeting At Gucheng, Lord and Lieges Fortify Each Other.
    Recalled in Lady Gan's argument against taking on Zhou Cang's whole band: 'you refused the service of Liao Hua - why suffer this crowd?'
  • Chapter 60 — Zhang Song Turns The Table On Yang Xiu; Pang Tong Proposes The Occupation Of Shu.
    Liao Hua; with Liu Bei.
  • Chapter 63 — Zhuge Liang Mourns For Pang Tong; Zhang Fei Releases Yan Yan.
    Liao Hua; with Liu Bei in the western campaign.
  • Chapter 65 — Ma Chao Battles At Jiameng Pass; Liu Bei Takes Over Yizhou.
    Liao Hua; with Liu Bei.
  • Chapter 73 — Liu Bei Becomes The Prince Of Hanzhong; Guan Yu Marches To Attack Xiangyang.
    Liao Hua; with Guan Yu's force.
  • Chapter 74 — Pang De Takes His Coffin To The Field; Guan Yu Uses Water To Drown The Seven Armies.
    Liao Hua; with Guan Yu at Fan.
  • Chapter 76 — Xu Huang Fights At The River Mian; Guan Yu Retreats To Maicheng.
    Liao Hua; rides out from the encircled army to seek help; gets through to Liu Feng and Meng Da at Shangyong who refuse to come.
  • Chapter 77 — Cao Cao Is Possessed At Luoyang; Guan Yu Manifests At The Jade Spring Mount.
    Liao Hua; arrives in Chengdu to report Liu Feng and Meng Da's refusal to relieve Guan Yu.
  • Chapter 79 — Brother Oppressing Brother: Cao Zhi Composes Poems; Nephew Harming Uncle: Liu Feng Receives Punishment.
    Liao Hua; arrives in Chengdu reporting Meng Da's defection and Liu Feng's loss of Shangyong.
  • Chapter 91 — Sacrificing At River Lu, The Prime Minister Marches Homeward; Attacking Wei, The Lord Of Wuxiang Presents A Memorial.
    Liao Hua; with Zhuge Liang's northern expedition.
  • Chapter 97 — Sending A Second Memorial, Zhuge Liang Renews The Attack On Wei; Forging A Letter, Jiang Wei Defeats The Northern Army.
    Liao Hua; with the expedition.
  • Chapter 99 — Zhuge Liang Defeats The Wei Army; Sima Yi Invades The West River Land.
    Liao Hua; with the expedition.
  • Chapter 100 — Raiding A Camp, The Shu Soldiers Defeat Cao Zhen; Contesting Array Battles, Zhuge Liang Shames Sima Yi.
    Liao Hua; with the expedition.
  • Chapter 102 — Sima Yi Occupies The Banks Of River Wei; Zhuge Liang Constructs Mechanical Bullocks And Horses.
    Liao Hua; with the expedition.
  • Chapter 103 — In Gourd Valley, Sima Yi Is Trapped; In Wuzhang Hills, Zhuge Liang Invokes The Stars.
    Liao Hua; with the expedition.
  • Chapter 104 — A Falling Star: The Prime Minister Ascends To Heaven; A Wooden Statue: The Commander-In-Chief Is Terrified.
    Liao Hua; with the army on the retreat.
  • Chapter 109 — A Ruse Of A Han General: Sima Zhao Is Surrounded; Retribution For The House Of Wei: Cao Fang Is Dethroned.
    Liao Hua; with Jiang Wei's expedition.
  • Chapter 113 — Ding Feng Makes A Plan To Slay Sun Chen; Jiang Wei Arrays A Battle To Defeat Deng Ai.
    Liao Hua; with the expedition.
  • Chapter 114 — Driving To The South Gate, Cao Mao Plunges Into Death; Abandoning Stores, Jiang Wei Defeats The Wei Army.
    Liao Hua; with the expedition.
  • Chapter 115 — Listening To Slander, The Latter Ruler Recalls His Army; Living In Farms, Jiang Wei Avoids Disaster.
    Liao Hua; with Jiang Wei's force.
  • Chapter 116 — On Hanzhong Roads, Zhong Hui Divides The Army; In Dingjun Mountain, The Martial Lord Shows His Apparition.
    Liao Hua; with Jiang Wei.
  • Chapter 117 — Deng Ai Gets Through The Yinping Mountains; Zhuge Zhan Falls In The Battlefield Of Mianzhu.
    Liao Hua; with Jiang Wei at Sword Pass.
  • Chapter 119 — The False Surrender: A Wit Scheme Becomes A Vain Plan; The Abdication: Later Seeds Learn From The Ancient.
    Liao Hua; with Jiang Wei at Chengdu; dies of grief shortly after Jiang Wei's death.