赵云的英文简介

1、Zhao Yun was born in the Zhending （ 真定）county of Changshan （常山）province （nowZhengding, Hebei） around the year 168 AD. He joined the warlord Gongsun Zan aroundthe end of 191 or the beginning of 192 as commander of a small group of county volunteers. In 192 he was placed under the authority of Liu Bei

2、, who at the time held onlythe rank of a major under Gongsun Zan, as a commander of Liu Bei's cavalry forces. LiuBei had a contingent of several thousand Wuhuan cavalry and Zhao Yun was put in charge of this force. Zhao Yun left Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei to attend his elder brother'sfuneral so

3、on after.He rejoined Liu Bei in 200, when Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao and fled to Yuan Shao.Evidently Zhao Yun had an extremely close friendship with Liu Bei. Records of ThreeKingdoms says that they slept in the same bed during the time the two were together inthe city of Ye. Around the same tim

4、e, Liu Bei sent Zhao Yun to secretly recruit more mento reinforce Liu Bei 's then small army under Yuan Shao. From then on, Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei in his sojourns throughout northern China.In Jing provinceIn 202, Zhao Yun participated in the Battle of Bowang against Xiahou Dun, a general serv

5、ing under Cao Cao. During the battle, Zhao captured Xiahou Lan （ 夏侯兰）.Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan were from the same hometown, and they had known each other since childhood. Zhao Yun went to Liu Bei and pleaded for Xiahou Lan's life. He suggested toLiu Bei since Xiahou Lan was an expert in law, he c

6、ould be appointed as an army judge.Liu Bei gave him the consent. However, Zhao Yun never kept Xiahou Lan close to him, so as to separate personal relations from official matters."Zhao Yun's Fight at Changban" inside the Long Corridor on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, Chin

7、a. Zhao Yun is the rider in white."Zhao Yun's Fight at Changban" inside the Long Corridor on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. Zhao Yun is the rider in white.In 208, Zhao Yun distinguished himself at the Battle of Changban. When Liu Bei was fleeing in the chaos, he le

8、ft his family behind. Then Zhao Yun disappeared to the north, prompting suspicion that Zhao Yun had surrendered to Cao Cao. When someone reported that to Liu Bei, Liu Bei angrily threw a handaxe and said "Zilong would never desert me". Sure enough, Zhao Yun came back with Liu Bei's inf

9、ant son Liu Shan in his arms, also bringing back his wife Lady Gan. With this, Zhao Yun was promoted to General of the Standard （牙门将军）.After the Battle of Red Cliffs, Zhao Yun played a major role in conquering territories ofJiangnan for Liu Bei. He was named a major-general （偏将军）and was appointed th

10、e Grand Administrator of Guiyang （桂B日太守）,replacing Zhao Fan. Zhao Fan had a widowed sister in-law, Lady Fan （ 樊氏）,whose tremendous beauty supposedly could ruin countries and cities. He proposed her to Zhao Yun. However, Zhao Yun politely turned Zhao Fan down, I' share the same surname as you. Th

11、erefore I consider your brother mybrother. " Many people thought it would be a great match and suggested to Zhao Yun that he should take Lady Fan as his wife. Zhao Yun explained to them, Zhao Fan surrendered only recently. His intentions are not yet clear. Besides, there are plenty of women in

12、this world. " In the end, he did not marry Lady Fan. His worries turned out to be true; Zhao Fan later fled from Guiyang.When Liu Bei entered the Yi province （ 益州），he appointed Zhao Yun as the main officer to oversee his base （Liuying Sima, 留营司马）in Gong'an （公安）.Liu Bei's wife then was L

13、ady Sun, Sun Quan 's sister. Emboldened by her brother 's power and influence, she and her militia often ran wild, breaking many laws. Liu Bei considered since Zhao Yun was serious, firm and unwavering, he must be able to bring everything under control and maintain order. Therefore, Liu Bei

14、gave Zhao Yun the special authority to oversee the internal affairs of Gongan （to keep an eye on Lady Sun and her followers at the same time）. Soon after Liu Bei left the Jing province, Sun Quan secretly summoned his sister back. Lady Sun decided to bring Liu Shan along with her, but Zhao Yun and Zh

15、ang Fei managed to stop her in time on the Yangtze River and rescued the young lord.Later in 214, Zhao Yun accompanied Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang into Shu. He held separate command, marching from Jiangzhou （江州;modern-day Chongqing） via Jiangyang （江阳;modern-day Luzhou） and Jianwei （犍为）to Chengdu. Zhao

16、 Yun was named General Yijun （ 翊军将军 ）after Liu Bei claimed Chengdu. Around that time some people made suggestions to Liu Bei that all the generals should be awarded estates/plantations around Chengdu so they could settle in. Zhao Yun argued that it was more suitable to return these properties to the

17、 local people. Liu Bei accepted his advice.Battle of HanshuiIn 219, Liu Bei and Cao Cao were battling over the control of Hanzhong. Cao Cao had huge supplies of rice stocked up near the North Mountain. Zhao Yun sent his soldiers with Huang Zhong, one of Liu Bei 's great generals, to attack Cao C

18、ao 's army and to take the supplies. Huang Zhong did not return on time. Zhao Yun along with a dozen men, went out of camp to look for Huang Zhong. Cao Cao's main force was marching at that time;Zhao Yun ran into Cao 's vanguards. Not soon after the two sides commenced to engage in battl

19、e, Cao Cao 's main force arrived. The situation became very perilous for Zhao Yun, as he and his men were greatly outnumbered. He decided to attack the frontline of CaoCao's army. Cao Cao 's men were surprised by the attack and momentarily dispersed. However, they soon regrouped and surr

20、ounded Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun fought his way out toward his own camp. When he found out his lieutenant general Zhang Zhu （张著）waswounded and fell behind, he went back to rescue him.Cao Cao's army pursued Zhao Yun to his camp. At that time, the AdministratorofMianyang （ 沔阳）,Zhang Yi, was at Zhao Yun &

21、#39;s camp. Zhang Yi thought it best to have all the gates closed in order to defend the camp. However, upon entering the camp, ZhaoYun ordered all banners to be dropped and hidden, all drums to be silenced, and the gates to be left open completely. Suspicious of an ambush, Cao Cao and his army hast

22、ily retreated. Zhao Yun ordered his drummers to beat drums as loudly as they could, and his archers to rain down arrows on Cao 's men. The stunned Wei army was completely routed. Attempting to escape, Wei soldiers rushed toward the Han River, and in confusion and panic many were pushed into the

23、river and drowned.The day after the battle, Liu Bei arrived to inspect the battlefield. He exclaimed,Zilonghas valor through and through. " He ordered a celebration, complete with wines and music until late that night, in honor of Zhao Yun. From then on, Liu Bei 's army called Zhao YunThe G

24、eneral with the Might of a Tiger ”（虎威将军）.Later lifeIn 221 Liu Bei proclaimed to be the Emperor of Shu Han. At the same time he declared war on Sun Quan out of revenge for the death of Guan Yu and loss of Jing province. Zhao Yun made an attempt to dissuade Liu Bei from entering the war, and to attack

25、 Cao Wei first. Liu Bei refused to heed the advice and subsequently waged war against Eastern Wu. He left Zhao Yun behind to be in command of Jiangzhou. After Liu Bei was defeated in the Battle of Yiling, Zhao Yun's troops advanced to Yong'an. At that time, the Wu army hadalready retreated.L

26、iu Bei died in 223, and his son Liu Shan succeeded the throne. That year, Zhao Yun wasnamed General who Conquers the South （征南斗各军 ）,and Central Military Commander （ 中护军）.He was also bestowed the title Marquis of Yongchang Ting （ 永昌亭侯 ）.Soon after, he was promoted to General who Guards the East （镇东将军

27、 ）.In 227, Zhao Yun followedZhuge Liang into Hanzhong to prepare for the first of the Northern Expeditions. The next year, Zhuge Liang sent Zhao Yun to Jigu （ 箕谷）as a decoy against the main force of Wei led by Cao Zhen. Zhuge Liang 's main force suffered a decisive defeat at the Battle of Jietin

28、g. At the same time and against a far superior force, Zhao Yun was also unable to muster a victory. However, he was able to limit the loss to the minimum by gathering his men immediately and defending his positions steadfastly. He was demoted to the General Who Maintains Peace in the Army （镇军将军）.In

29、229 AD, Zhao Yun died at Hanzhong and this was much grieved in the Shu army. He received the posthumous appellation of Shunping Marquis （ 顺平侯）from Liu Shan in 261. Liu Shan 's order to have Zhao Yun honored said, When Zhao Yun was serving the late Emperor Liu Bei, his contributions were already

30、remarkable. When I was young, I relied on his loyalty to save me from great danger. That 's why I am bestowing him the honour. ” Only twelve Shu officials were awarded noble titles posthumously. It was considered a great honour by Shu people at that time.Zhao Yun had two sons, Zhao Tong and Zhao

31、 Guang （赵广）.The younger son was a subordinate of Jiang Wei, and died in combat in Tazhong （ 沓中）.In Romance of the Three KingdomsMany of Zhao Yun's actual exploits were highly dramatized in Luo Guanzhong's novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the novel, Zhao Yun is described as being almos

32、t perfect, possessing unapparelled physical power as well as unwavering loyalty to his master, tremendous courage, keen intelligence and serene charisma. These traits have often been reflected in almost all modern material regarding Zhao Yun to date. The novel portrays him as a courageous, loyal, an

33、d heroic warrior, and show him surviving insurmountable odds, many times single-handedly.In reality, though, most of Zhao Yun's exploits in the novel with some historical accuracywere based on that of Chen Dao （陈至U , courtesy name Shuzhi 叔至）of Runnan （ 汝南）when the author of the novel combined bo

34、th into a single personality. Like Zhao Yun, Chen Dao was also a commander of Liu Bei's bodyguards, the elite crack troop of WhiteEar Soldiers （Bai Er Bing,白耳兵）.Chen Dao was Zhao Yun's equal when Zhao was awarded the rank of General Conquesting the South （Zhengnan Jiangjun,征南斗各军）,hewas award

35、ed the rank of General Conquesting the West （Zhengxi Jiangjun,征西斗各军 ）,and Chen Dao was also awarded the title of Marquis of Ting （亭侯）.Chen Dao was asequally capable as Zhao Yun as shown in the Battle of Yiling when he was able to checkWu's advance with only a few hundred White Ear Soldiers （Bai

36、Er Bing, 白耳兵），thus helped to save Liu Bei. However, Chen Dao was assigned as Li Yan's deputy to help to guard Baidi afterward and when Li Yan was reassigned for tasks in Zhuge Liang'sNorthern Expeditions, Chen Dao took full control of the defense of Baidi and thus did not join the campaign a

37、gainst Cao Wei like Zhao Yun did. Scholar of later era have concluded that due to the literary need to portray Zhuge Liang, it was not inadequate to emphasize on somebody who did not contribute to the Northern Expeditions and at the same time, it needs to glorify figures like Zhao Yun for the same p

38、urpose, so Chen Dao and Zhao Yun were combined to Zhao Yun's character in the novel. Some examples of the description of Zhao Yun in the novel include:The rescue of Liu Shan in ChangbanThe novel portrayed Zhao Yun quickly and single-handedly slaying numerous enemy generals as he rode his horse f

39、rom group to group during the Battle of Changban, asking fleeing Shu soldiers where Lady Gan, Lady Mi, and Liu Shan had disappeared. As proof of his resolve, he stated that he would search through heaven and hell to find them and if he could not, he would die on the battlefield. One of the many gene

40、rals that fell to ZhaoYun was Xiahou En, who carried one of Cao Cao's prized swords, the "Qinggang"（青缸）,which Zhao Yun took with him. Upon finally finding Lady Mi and Liu Shan near an old well,Lady Mi, who was injured in the leg, gave the child to Zhao Yun and refused to go with him st

41、ating that she would only slow them down. With enemy soldiers approaching, the two argued until Lady Mi threw herself into a nearby well, killing herself. Zhao Yun then placed the child inside his breast armor and proceeded to fight his way out through overwhelming encirclement of enemy soldiers, us

42、ing only his lance and the newly acquired Qinggangsword. Zhao Yun's valor impressed even Cao Cao, who ordered his men not to use archers on Zhao Yun, but capture him alive instead in the hope that Zhao Yun would surrender to his side. Throughout the battle, Zhao Yun charged seven times in and ou

43、t of Cao Cao's troops, and killed over fifty enemy commanders. This battleearned him thereputation that awed his opponents later.When Zhao Yun fought his way to the Changban Bridge he met up with Zhang Fei, who stayed behind to stop the incoming Wei troops. When Zhao Yun finally returned to Liu

44、Bei's side, he felt very guilty over his failure to bring back Lady Mi. Liu Bei threw Liu Shan to the ground, saying his infant son was not worth risking his great general's life.Zhao Yun rescues A Dou from Lady SunIn Chapter 61 (a fictionalization of a true incident), Lady Sun (younger sist

45、er of the powerful warlord Sun Quan), who married to Liu Bei to secure an alliance between the two factions, returned to her homeland to visit her sick mother. However, the sickness was a lie to lure Lady Sun to bring along Liu Shan, who would then be used as a hostage to exchange for the Jing province with Liu Bei. When Zhao Yun learned of her departure, he rushed down t