Han Xin

韓信
Han Xin
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Born
231 BC
Died
March 196 BC
Book mentions
13
Roles:
general politician
Factions:
Chu State (Warring States) Han dynasty (primary)
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Appears in 9 chapters:
  • Chapter 30 — Shunning Advice, Yuan Shao Loses Leaders and Granaries; Using Strategy, Cao Cao Scores Victory At Guandu.
    Han Xin, who left Xiang Yu for the rising Han - Cao Cao's welcome-compliment to the defectors Zhang He and Gao Lan.
  • Chapter 43 — Zhuge Liang Disputes With The Southern Scholars; Lu Su Denounces The Majority Opinion.
    The strategist whose long-unrewarded service turned Gaixia - Zhuge Liang's answer to those who count Liu Bei's defeats.
  • Chapter 71 — At Opposite Hill, Huang Zhong Scores A Success; On The River Han, Zhao Zilong Conquers A Host.
    The Han founder's great general, cited by Xu Huang for the river-in-rear death-ground array — and turned back on him by Wang Ping: Han Xin's enemies were unskillful.
  • Chapter 73 — Liu Bei Becomes The Prince Of Hanzhong; Guan Yu Marches To Attack Xiangyang.
    The runaway leader from Chu whom Liu Bang made a prince over his oldest friends — Fei Shi's parable that talks Guan Yu into his seal.
  • Chapter 85 — The First Ruler Confides His Son To A Guardian; The Prime Minister Calmly Settles Five Attacks.
    Named with Chen Ping as the virtuous defectors of old — a credit Huang Quan tearfully refuses to claim.
  • Chapter 91 — Sacrificing At River Lu, The Prime Minister Marches Homeward; Attacking Wei, The Lord Of Wuxiang Presents A Memorial.
    The denounced vassal in Cao Zhen's precedent — seized by Liu Bang at the feigned Lake Yunmeng outing, the manoeuvre Cao Rui copies at Anyi to test Sima Yi rather than strike him.
  • Chapter 96 — Shedding Tears, Zhuge Liang Puts Ma Su To Death; Cutting Hair, Zhou Fang Beguiles Cao Xiu.
    Named by Sima Yi as the model he expects Zhuge Liang to copy — 'Zhuge Liang shall imitate Han Xin who secretly crossed the river into Chencang' — which is why Chencang gets a garrison and a commander before the second expedition has begun.
  • Chapter 118 — Weeping At The Ancestral Temple, A Filial Prince Dies; Marching To The West River Land, Two Leaders Competes.
    Named in the same edict, paired with Bai Qi, as the measure of Deng Ai's achievement - and, in a chapter about a victorious general who is about to be destroyed by his own government, an uncomfortable comparison.
  • Chapter 119 — The False Surrender: A Wit Scheme Becomes A Vain Plan; The Abdication: Later Seeds Learn From The Ancient.
    Named in Jiang Wei's bait to Zhong Hui: 'At the beginning of Han, Han Xin hearkened not to Kuai Tong to establish his own kingdom, and so blundered into trouble at the Weiyang Palace, where he met his fate.' A victorious general destroyed by the government he served - offered as a warning and meant as an invitation.