Yan Gang

Yan Gang

Yan Gang (163 ~ 191) was a governor of Jizhou under Gongsun Zan in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. In 191, Gongsun Zan took Yan Gang as the governor of Jizhou. Yuan Shao and Zan fought at Jieqiao, and Yuan Shao killed the gang by Qu Yi.

Historical biography

Gongsun Zan's Jizhou governor. Gongsun Zan took Gang as Jizhou, Tiankai as Qingzhou, Shanjing as Yanzhou, and set up Zhujun county.

In the winter of 191, Zan fought with Yuan Shao and Shao's army Guangchuan. He ordered general Qu Yi to fight Zan first. Zan lightened his army, but his soldiers were few. He rode up and up, and his righteous soldiers fell down. At the same time, Zan's army was defeated, and he cut off the gang and got more than 1000 class A.

Biography of romance

General of Gongsun Zan. Zan and Yuan Shao fought against each other, and Zan was the pioneer. Shao general Qu Yi ordered the archer to lie in ambush under the shield, only to hear the gun fire. The gang shouts for justice. When the volunteers saw the gang soldiers coming, they all fell down and did not move. Until they came near, a gun rang, and all the eight hundred archers and crossbows were fired. Gang was eager to return. He was beaten by Yi and killed by his horse.

Historical chronology

Gongsun Zan took Gang as Jizhou, Tiankai as Qingzhou, Shanjing as Yanzhou, and set up Zhujun county.

In the winter of the second year of Yonghan Dynasty, Zan fought with Yuan Shao, and Shao's army was in Guangchuan. He ordered general Qu Yi to fight Zan first. Zan lightened his army, but his soldiers were few. He rode up and up, and his righteous soldiers fell down. At the same time, Zan's army was defeated, and he cut off the gang, and got more than 1000 class A.