Hao Zhao

郝昭
Courtesy name: Bodao (伯道)
Ancestral home
Taiyuan County (Taiyuan, Shanxi)
Book mentions
29
Roles:
general
Factions:
Cao Wei (primary)
Appears in 3 chapters:
  • Chapter 96 — Shedding Tears, Zhuge Liang Puts Ma Su To Death; Cutting Hair, Zhou Fang Beguiles Cao Xiu.
    Hao Zhao; first major appearance - assigned to fortify Chencang against Zhuge Liang's expected Second Expedition. The next chapter's antagonist.
  • Chapter 97 — Sending A Second Memorial, Zhuge Liang Renews The Attack On Wei; Forging A Letter, Jiang Wei Defeats The Northern Army.
    Hao Zhao; the chapter's hero on the Wei side. Holds Chencang against Zhuge Liang's full siege with under 3,000 men through every assault method the Shu army can think up. The defender's masterclass; one of the novel's great unsung small-scale commands. Dies of illness in the next chapter, just as the siege ends.
  • Chapter 98 — Pursuing The Shu Army, Wang Shuang Meets His Death; Raiding Chencang, Zhuge Liang Scores A Victory.
    Hao Zhao; dies of illness; the Chencang garrison falls.