- Zu Mao
Chinese
t=祖茂
s=祖茂Zu Mao was an officer of
Sun Jian during theThree Kingdoms Period inChina . He was one of the first four generals (which includesCheng Pu ,Huang Gai andHan Dang ) of Sun Jian and set out with Sun Jian to fightDong Zhuo .When Sun Jian's army attacked
Liangdong (梁東),Xu Rong was sent by Dong Zhuo to defend the area. Xu Rong led a quick surprise attack and Sun Jian was forced to flee. However, Sun Jian was unable to shake off pursuit, and Zu Mao exchanged headgear with Sun Jian. The soldiers under Xu Rong chased after Zu Mao, allowing Sun Jian to escape. Zu Mao later hung Sun Jian's headgear onto a half-burnt pillar, and hid himself in the tall grasses nearby. The enemies surrounded the pillar and approached cautiously till they realized they had been fooled, whereupon they retreated. Zu Mao's fate henceforth was not documented.In the novel "
Romance of the Three Kingdoms " byLuo Guanzhong , the same incident happened inSishui Pass , and it wasHua Xiong that led the pursuit. When Hua Xiong closed in on the pillar, Zu Mao came out of his hiding to attack Hua Xiong, but was cut down by the latter.ee also
*
Three Kingdoms
*Personages of the Three Kingdoms
*"Records of Three Kingdoms "
*"Romance of the Three Kingdoms "
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
