Han Fan

Han Fan, magistrate of Yiyang under Yuan Shao, is known for feigning surrender before Xu Huang persuaded him to yield.
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History · vol. 1Records of the Three Kingdoms
…易陽令韓範、涉長梁岐舉縣降,賜爵關內侯。五月,毀土山、地道,作圍壍,決漳水灌城;…
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九年春正月,濟河,遏淇水入白溝以通糧道。二月,尚復攻譚,留蘇由、審配守鄴。公進軍到洹水,由降。旣至,攻鄴,爲土山、地道。武安長尹楷屯毛城,通上黨糧道。夏四月,留曹洪攻鄴,公自將擊楷,破之而還。尚將沮鵠守邯鄲,〈沮音菹,河朔閒今猶有此姓。鵠,沮授子也。〉又擊拔之。易陽令韓範、涉長梁岐舉縣降,賜爵關內侯。五月,毀土山、地道,作圍壍,決漳水灌城;城中餓死者過半。秋七月,尚還救鄴,諸將皆以爲「此歸師,人自爲戰,不如避之」。公曰:「尚從大道來,當避之;若循西山來者,此成禽耳。」尚果循西山來,臨滏水爲營。〈《曹瞞傳》曰:遣候者數部前後參之,皆曰「定從西道,已在邯鄲」。公大喜,會諸將曰:「孤已得冀州,諸君知之乎?」皆曰:「不知。」公曰:「諸君方見不久也。」〉夜遣兵犯圍,公逆擊破走之,遂圍其營。未合,尚懼。故豫州刺史陰夔及陳琳乞降,公不許,爲圍益急。尚夜遁,保祁山,追擊之。其將馬延、張顗等臨陣降,衆大潰,尚走中山。盡獲其輜重,得尚印綬節鉞,使尚降人示其家,城中崩沮。八月,審配兄子榮夜開所守城東門內兵。配逆戰,敗,生禽配,斬之,鄴定。公臨祀紹墓,哭之流涕;慰勞紹妻,還其家人寶物,賜雜繒絮,廩食之。〈孫盛云:昔者先王之爲誅賞也,將以懲惡勸善,永彰鑒戒。紹因世艱危,遂懷逆謀,上議神器,下干國紀。荐社汙宅,古之制也。而乃盡哀於逆臣之冢,加恩於饕餮之室,爲政之道,於斯躓矣。夫匿怨友人,前哲所恥,稅驂舊館,義無虛涕,苟道乖好絕,何哭之有!昔漢高失之於項氏,魏武遵謬於此舉,豈非百慮之一失也。〉
History · vol. 17Records of the Three Kingdoms
…太祖旣圍鄴,破邯鄲,易陽令韓範僞以城降而拒守,太祖遣晃攻之。…
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太祖授晃兵,使擊卷原武〈卷,音墟權反。〉賊,破之,拜裨將軍。從征呂布,別降布將趙庶、李鄒等。與史渙斬眭固於河內。從破劉備,又從破顔良,拔白馬,進至延津,破文醜,拜偏將軍。與曹洪擊㶏強賊祝臂,破之,又與史渙擊袁紹運車於故市,功最多,封都亭侯。太祖旣圍鄴,破邯鄲,易陽令韓範僞以城降而拒守,太祖遣晃攻之。晃至,飛矢城中,爲陳成敗。範悔,晃輒降之。旣而言於太祖曰:「二袁未破,諸城未下者傾耳而聽,今日滅易陽,明日皆以死守,恐河北無定時也。原公降易陽以示諸城,則莫不望風。」太祖善之。別討毛城,設伏兵掩擊,破三屯。從破袁譚於南皮,討平原叛賊,克之。從征蹋頓,拜橫野將軍。從征荆州,別屯樊,討中廬、臨沮、宜城賊。又與滿寵討關羽於漢津,與曹仁擊周瑜於江陵。十五年,討太原反者,圍大陵,拔之,斬賊帥商曜。韓遂、馬超等反關右,遣晃屯汾陰以撫河東,賜牛酒,令上先人墓。太祖至潼關,恐不得渡,召問晃。晃曰:「公盛兵於此,而賊不復別守蒲阪,知其無謀也。今假臣〈臣松之云:案晃於時未應稱臣,傳寫者誤也。〉精兵渡蒲坂津,爲軍先置,以截其裏,賊可擒也。」太祖曰:「善。」使晃以步騎四千人渡津。作塹柵未成,賊梁興夜將步騎五千餘人攻晃,晃擊走之,太祖軍得渡。遂破超等,使晃與夏侯淵平隃麋、汧諸氐,與太祖會安定。太祖還鄴,使晃與夏侯淵平鄜、夏陽餘賊,斬梁興,降三千餘戸。從征張魯。別遣晃討攻櫝、仇夷諸山氐,皆降之。遷平寇將軍。解將軍張順圍。擊賊陳福等三十餘屯,皆破之。
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Han Fan was the magistrate of Yiyang on Yuan Shao’s side, as recorded in volumes 1 and 17 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; this person does not appear in the novel.
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Han Fan served as magistrate of Yiyang. When Cao Cao attacked Ye and captured Handan, Han Fan pretended to offer the city but held out instead. Xu Huang shot an arrow into the city and explained the advantages and risks; Han Fan came to his senses and surrendered. (Recorded in the histories)
Cao Cao accepted Xu Huang’s advice and accepted Yiyang’s surrender, using it as an example for other cities. The Records of the Three Kingdoms also records that Han Fan and Liang Qi, the magistrate of She County, surrendered with their entire counties and were granted the title of Marquis within the Passes. (Recorded in the histories)
Relationships
- Magistrate of Yiyang on Yuan Shao’s side
- Xu Huang attacked the city and urged Han Fan to surrender
- Surrendered with the entire county alongside Liang Qi, the magistrate of She County
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- 1 carried out · 0 worked · 0 turned down · 0 seen through
- RecordsFeign SurrenderFalse surrenderFailedJuan 17「易陽令韓範僞以城降而拒守」

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