Gongsun Zan, also known as Bogui, was a warlord near the end of the Eastern Han from Lingzhi, Liaoxi, and was Zhangshi (official position) in the early years of Youzhou. He was often engaged in fierce battles with the northern Hu people. In the second year of the Chuping era, Gongsun Zan's 20,000 troops annihilated over 10,000 Qingzhou Yellow Scarves in Dongguang. In the second year of the Chuping era, he began to fight with Yuan Shao for control over Jizhou. The following year, he attacked and killed Liu Yu, was promoted to general, and controlled all of Youzhou. In Yuyang, in the second year of Xingping, Bao Qiu was defeated by Liu Yu's remaining troops and retreated to the capital. Later, he had a confrontation with Yuan Shao and Liu He's troops, and in the fourth year of Jian'an, Gongsun Zan was lured out and defeated by Yuan Shao. He ultimately ended his life through self-immolation.
Huang Zhong, also known as Hansheng, Huang Zhong was a famous general of the Eastern Han from Nanyang. He was originally one of Liu Biao's royal security members, stationed in Changsha. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, following the fall of the Jingzhou army to Cao Cao, he surrendered once again to Liu Bei. From the eighteenth to the nineteenth year of the Jian'an era, Huang Zhong performed outstandingly during Liu Bei's attack on Yizhou's Liu Zhang and was appointed as the general of enemy invasions. In the twenty-fourth year of the Jian'an era, Huang Zhong led his troops to attack Cao Cao's subordinate, the famous general Xiahou Yuan, during the battle of Mount Dingjun, killing him in the process. After Liu Bei became the emperor of Hanzhong, his title was changed to the later general, a high ranking position. The following year, Huang Zhong died of illness and became known as Ganghou.
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