Ma Zhong (Han Dynasty)
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Ma Zhong (馬忠) was a general serving under Liu Zhang, who later served Sun Quan. In the historical novel of the era, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he managed to capture of Guan Yu of Kingdom of Shu in the battle for Jingzhou (荆州). After Guan Yu was killed by Sun Quan, he was awarded Red Hare for his deeds in the battle. However, Red Hare, sad that his master was killed, refused to eat and followed his master to death. After hearing that Liu Bei, the Emperor of Shu, was attacking Wu in order to avenge Guan Yu, Ma Zhong began getting his troops ready for the battle with Liu Bei. However, he was killed by the traitors Mi Fang and Fu Shiren who wanted to use his head as a tribute to rejoin Shu.
