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Gan Ning

“The Brocade-Sailed Pirate”

In his youth the chief of a band of river pirates who sailed under brocade sails, he reformed and entered Sun Quan's service, becoming the most feared assault leader in Wu. He fought at Red Cliffs and Nanjun, and at the stand-off at Hefei is said to have raided Cao Cao's great army by night with a hundred picked riders and come back without losing a single man, raising morale enormously.

Epithet
“The Brocade-Sailed Pirate”
Rank / office
General Who Breaks the Enemy
Domain / base
Jiangdong (Wu)
Side
Sun–Liu allied army
Lived
dates unknown

Life

  1. Jian'an 13 Red Cliffs and Nanjun Made his name as the vanguard of Sun Quan's army in the war against Cao Cao.
  2. Jian'an 18 The Night Raid of a Hundred Riders Surprised Cao Cao's camp with a hundred picked riders and returned without losing one.

Battles in this archive1 battles

  1. Battle of Red Cliffs Winter, 13th year of Jian'an (Later Han) Red Cliffs on the Yangtze, Jing Province A former river pirate with brocade sails, the finest assault leader in Wu. He threaded the gaps in the burning fleet and led the pursuit. 8,000 troops Watch ▸

Related sites

  • Red Cliffs (China)