The Scholars of Shen Zhou

Sun Quan was a poor commander of the offence, I'm not arguing he was skilled at that. More that he was ambitious My opinion of Sun Quan is that while he was not able on the battlefield personally, he had an eye for talent and used, appointed, and rewarded his men correctly. This was a skill that, i...

In the end I don't have an answer... That's alright - if you can think of one that just absolutely tops the scale at another point in time, feel free to come back and post your thoughts. These are all valid points as well, warlords weren't exactly the most outstanding figures, but war is not a nice...

I don't think sole numerical wins mean everything. I think the real talents are the ones who are able to overcome incredible obstacles when odds are at their worst. These generals can look death in the face and still find a way to overcome it, not an easy feat to do! However, their wins do account f...

I'm not going to pick Gan Ning or Sun Quan, I'm sure much to everyone's surprise. I think the worst most despicable figure is Cao Cao, the massacre of province is the standout most repulsive moment of the entire era. I'm surprised you would pick Cao Cao over Sun Chen or Sun Hao. Of the TK specifica...

So, reading through Wang Ping's records I came across this guy. He was a subordinate of Wang Ping who participated in the battle to repel Wei's invasion lead by Cao Shuang, and that's about it. Since he had the Liu surname, was he a relative of the royal family? What was his rank? Did he participat...

In another instance, the Xiongnu surrounded Liu Bang at Pingcheng. The biography states, "Following an ingenious plan suggested by Chen Ping, [Liu Bang] sent an envoy to the consort of the Shanyu. The siege was finally raised and Gaozu managed to escape. The exact plan used was secret so that ...

Lu Zhi was indeed a real piece of sh*t, but then again so was Liu Bang, he betrayed and killed so many of the guys who helped him to get the throne when he no longer had need of them, so like husband, like wife, I suppose, though at least he wasn't a sadist. Too bad the Xiongnu didn't kill his ass ...

I'm curious as to who you would consider the most despicable person in these times, from Emperor Gaozu to the Jin Dynasty, and why. There are a few people I'd pick but I'll leave those open for others to talk about. My pick will have to be way back in the formation of Han, Empress Dowager nee Lu. Th...

I think the traitor lies in Dong Zhou. Beyond that, I do not see Cao Cao as a traitor, nor Liu Bei, nor Sun Quan. All of them were fighting not to usurp a throne, in my opinion, but to bring back peace to the land in their own way. What I mean by this is that they did not covet the throne during tim...

I am dismayed at the lack of Zhu Huan. Not even an honorable mention! Zhu was an incredible and fearless general who was able to turn the bleakest situations into his favor. He is known for having defended against an attack with only 5,000 or less men whilst being incredibly outnumbered. He is thoug...