Hao Zhao

Hao Zhao

Hao Zhao (unknown year of birth and death), born in Taiyuan, was a famous general from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the early Cao Wei Dynasty. Hao Zhao joined the army as a young man and made many achievements. He was gradually promoted to general zahao. Later, he was recommended by Cao Zhen to guard Chencang (recommended by Sima Yi in the romance of the Three Kingdoms) and defend the Shu Han. In the second year of Taihe (228), Zhuge Liang led the northern expedition, which was blocked by Hao Zhao and failed to persuade him to surrender. He attacked day and night for more than 20 years, and was forced to retreat later. Therefore, Emperor Wei Ming made him a Marquis of Guannei. He soon died of a disease.

Life of the characters

Early experience

Hao Zhao was a strong man. He joined the army as a young man and made many achievements. He was promoted to general zahao gradually.

Hexi Jiangong

In May of the first year of Yankang (220), Qu Yan of Xiping colluded with several nearby counties to create unrest and resist Zou Qi; Zhang Jin of Zhangye County arrested Du Tong, the prefect of Jiuquan County, while Huang Hua of Jiuquan County refused Xinji, the prefect of Jiuquan County, to take office in the County. They all claimed to be the prefect in response to Qu Yan. The Hu people of three tribes in Wuwei County also rebelled again. Wu Qiuxing, the prefect of Wuwei, was in a hurry to Su Ze, the prefect of Jincheng and the Fufeng man who protected the Qiang school. Su Ze wanted to lead his troops to help him. The county officials believed that the rebel forces were flourishing, and it took a large number of troops to rescue Wuwei. General Hao Zhao and Wei Ping were originally stationed in Jincheng, but they were ordered not to go west. Su Ze called together the main officials of the county and Hao Zhao and others, and said, "although the rebels are prosperous now, they are just put together. Some of them are threatened by the culprits and may not be in the same mind with the thieves. We should take advantage of the internal contradictions of the thieves and take the opportunity to attack. The good ones among them will surely leave the rebels and belong to us. In this way, we have strengthened our strength and the power of the rebels will be strengthened It's weakened. We have not only gained the strength of our troops, but also doubled our momentum. We will certainly be able to defeat the rebels. If we wait for the arrival of the army, it will take a long time. The good people in the enemy have no home, and they will certainly go along with the evil people. The good and the evil are mixed together, and it is difficult to separate in a short time. Although there is an order not to go west, it is OK to make a decision on your own if you violate it temporarily for expediency. " Hao Zhao and others agreed, so they mobilized troops to rescue Wuwei, and the Hu people of the three tribes were subdued. Su Ze, Hao Zhao and Wu Qiuxing attacked Zhang Jin in Zhangye county. When Qu Yan heard the news, he led 3000 infantry and cavalry to meet Su Ze. He claimed that he came to help in the war, but in fact he was ready to launch a surprise attack. Su Ze took the opportunity to lure Qu Yan to meet him, decapitate him, and drag his body out to show his subordinates. Qu Yan's party members dispersed. So Su Ze led his troops and other troops to encircle Zhangye, conquer Zhangye City and kill ZhangJin. Huang Hua is afraid and asks for surrender. All the counties on the west side of the river have been put down. After that, Hao Zhao guarded the area to the west of the river for more than ten years, and the local people and foreigners obeyed him. In the first year of Taihe (227), Qu Ying rebelled and killed the magistrate of Linqiang county and the magistrate of Xidu county. Hao Zhao and Lu pan went to attack and killed Qu Ying.

Chencang attack and defense

At the beginning of the second year of Taihe (228), Zhang Ying won the battle of Jieting. At the same time, Cao Zhen and Guo Huai led their troops to defeat Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi in Jigu. After Zhuge Liang withdrew, Cao Zhen thought Zhuge Liang would attack Chencang soon, so he sent Hao Zhaohe and Wang Shuang to guard Chencang and built Chencang city. In December (that is, the beginning of 229), Zhuge Liang led the army to set out from SHANGUAN, surrounded Chencang, but failed to capture it. According to Wei Lue, Zhuge Liang had heard about Chen Cang's solidity. When he got there, he saw that Chen Cang had already been prepared. He was surprised to hear that Hao Zhao was in the city. Zhuge Liang had always heard of Hao Zhao's prestige in Hexi. Considering that it was difficult to capture him, he asked his fellow townsman Jin Xiang to persuade him to surrender from a distance outside the city. Hao Zhao said to Jin Xiang on the tower: "you don't have to say much, you just have to die. You go back and tell Zhuge Liang, come and attack. " Jin Xiang had no choice but to return. Zhuge Liang thought that there were tens of thousands of soldiers, but Hao Zhao had more than 1000 soldiers. He estimated that the rescuers from the east might not be able to arrive, so he marched to attack Hao Zhao. After several days of stalemate, Zhuge Liang was still unable to capture. At this time, Cao Zhen sent Fei Yao to lead the reinforcements, and Zhuge Liang had to withdraw.

He died of serious illness

After the war, Emperor Wei Ming issued an imperial edict praising Hao Zhao for his ability to defend the city and bestowing him the title of Marquis of Guannei. When he returned to Luoyang, Emperor Wei Ming met him personally and said to Sun Zi, the commander of Zhongshu: "there are such forthright people in your village. Why should I be worried about such a person?" I'm going to use him more. However, Hao Zhao soon became seriously ill, and Emperor Wei Ming was very worried. He issued an imperial edict to detract from the official dishes. Sima Yi wrote a letter to admonish him.

Historical evaluation

Cao Rui: "there are some quick people in Qingxiang. Why should I worry about this Yuhuan: "people have been guarding Hexi for more than ten years, and they are afraid of being subdued." "Liang Ben heard that Chen Cangcheng was evil. When it comes to rectification, it's the blame. Hearing that Zhao was among them, he was shocked. Kong Ming has always heard that Zhao has a great reputation in the west, so it is not easy to attack him. " Xi Yu Gong: "Confucius said:" the three armies can seize the commander, and every man can't seize his ambition. "Zhao is firm, loyal, and does not play favoritism. His ambition can't be moved. Even if tens of thousands of people are in front of us, how can we seize them? This is not too much what the sages said. " Hao Jing: "the heart is the city of Qi, the soldiers are the city, the heart is solid, the gas is solid, the soldiers are solid, the city is solid. It's quiet, dense and peaceful. It's the same inside and outside. There's no gap and no flaw. It's a good way to treat guests with the Lord. What a city! And he will equip himself with weapons, and he will have enough food and wages. There is Guo Wei in advance and stop barrier in retreat. Far from rescue, you have time. He is stingy and has plenty of spare time. He is cautious in punishing and rewarding, admonishing and forbidding falsehood. If blood is thin, it will die. Cao Ren's defense of fan, Hao Zhao's defense of Chencang, and Zhang te's defense of Xincheng are the same. " Xie Jin: "if the system of Mo Zhai was lost to the public, Hao Zhaozhi would refuse Ge Liang, or hang on to the battlements, or shoot fire to build a heavy furnace. It can be said that Hao Zhaozhi is good at guarding the city." Zhong Jingbo: "Hao Zhao has all the wisdom." Mao Zonggang: "Kong Ming does not reduce public losses, Hao Zhao does not reduce Mo Zhai." Zeng Guofan: "Sun Zhongmou's attack on Hefei was caused by Zhang Liao; Zhuge Wuhou's attack on Chencang was caused by Hao Zhao; both of them were too sharp at the beginning and gradually failed."

Artistic image

Literary image

In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Hao Zhao's life is roughly the same as the official history. He is nine feet long and good at shooting. He has a deep sense of strategy. At the beginning, he was general zahao, guarding Hexi. Sima Yi recommended Hao Zhao to guard Chencang to block the Shu army. Cao Rui was given the title of Zhenxi general. When the Shu army approached Chencang, Kong Ming sent Wei Yan to attack, but he failed for several days. Zhuge Liang was furious and wanted to kill him. Jin Xiang, a fellow of Hao Zhao's, came to lobby Hao Zhao, but Hao Zhao refused to surrender. Zhuge Liang led 300000 troops to attack, and Hao Zhao refused to defend with 3000 troops. Zhuge Liang successively used the method of ladder and car, and made people transport soil to fill the moat, but they were all resolved by Hao Zhao. After a stalemate for more than 20 days, Zhuge Liang had nothing to do. Later, due to the lack of food, he took the opportunity to retreat and killed Wang Shuang at Chencang crossing. Before Zhuge Liang's third Northern Expedition, he found out that Hao Zhao was seriously ill and sent out troops before Zhang Ying's change of defense. While Hao Zhao moaned, he suddenly heard that the Shu army had arrived at the foot of the city and was anxious to send people to guard the city. But at that time the gates were on fire, and the city was in chaos. Hao Zhao was shocked to death when he heard that Chen Cang was finally destroyed. Later, Zhuge Liang took pity on Hao Zhao's death and ordered his wife and children to return to the state of Wei to show his loyalty.

Film and television image

In 1994, Li Shicai played Hao Zhao; in 2010, Qin Fanxiang played Hao Zhao.

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