Yu She
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Yu She, (? - 189 AD), was a renowned Chinese military general who served under the command of Eastern Han Dynasty warlord, Yuan Shu, mentioned in the epic Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel. During the fictional "Battle of Sishui Pass", he volunteered to kill Hua Xiong, a commandant of the opposing warlord Dong Zhuo, after Xiong rode towards the opposing encampment and taunted the incompetence of his enemy. Yu She challenged Hua Xiong to a personal duel, withstanding Xiong's attacks for only three bouts before he was killed.
Yu She is actually a fictional character created by the author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Luo Guanzhong, and unlike many other characters appearing in the novel, did not exist during the "Three Kingdoms" era.
[edit] References
- Chen Shou - Sanguo Zhi: Historical texts.
- Luo Guanzhong - Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Fictional texts.
