Yellow Turban Army
Xu He

Xu He, a Yellow Turban leader in Jinan, raided officials and cities before Lu Qian and Xiahou Yuan suppressed him.
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History · vol. 9Records of the Three Kingdoms
…〉濟南、樂安黄巾徐和、司馬俱等攻城,殺長吏,淵將泰山、齊、平原郡兵擊,大破之,斬和,平諸縣,收其糧穀以給軍士。…
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夏侯淵字妙才,惇族弟也。太祖居家,曾有縣官事,淵代引重罪,太祖營救之,得免。〈《魏略》曰:時兖、豫大亂,淵以饑乏,棄其幼子,而活亡弟孤女。〉太祖起兵,以别部司馬、騎都尉從,遷陳留、潁川太守。及與袁紹戰於官渡,行督軍校尉。紹破,使督兖、豫、徐州軍糧;時軍食少,淵傳饋相繼,軍以復振。昌豨反,遣于禁擊之,未拔,復遣淵與禁并力,遂擊豨,降其十餘屯,豨詣禁降。淵還,拜典軍校尉。〈《魏書》曰:淵爲將,赴急疾,常出敵之不意,故軍中爲之語曰:「典軍校尉夏侯淵,三日五百,六日一千。」〉濟南、樂安黄巾徐和、司馬俱等攻城,殺長吏,淵將泰山、齊、平原郡兵擊,大破之,斬和,平諸縣,收其糧穀以給軍士。十四年,以淵爲行領軍。太祖征孫權還,使淵督諸將擊廬江叛者雷緒,緒破,又行征西護軍,督徐晃擊太原賊,攻下二十餘屯,斬賊帥商曜,屠其城。從征韓遂等,戰於渭南。又督朱靈平隃糜、汧氐。與太祖會安定,降楊秋。
History · vol. 18Records of the Three Kingdoms
…又與于禁討昌豨,與夏侯淵討黃巾餘賊徐和等,有功,遷徐州刺史。…
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時太祖方與袁紹相拒,而霸數以精兵入青州,故太祖得專事紹,不以東方為念。太祖破袁譚於南皮,霸等會賀。霸因求遣子弟及諸將父兄家屬詣鄴,太祖曰:「諸君忠孝,豈復在是!昔蕭何遣子弟入侍,而高祖不拒,耿純焚室輿櫬以從,而光武不逆,吾將何以易之哉!」東州擾攘,霸等執義徵暴,清定海岱,功莫大焉,皆封列侯。霸為都亭侯,加威虜將軍。又與于禁討昌豨,與夏侯淵討黃巾餘賊徐和等,有功,遷徐州刺史。沛國(公)武周為下邳令,霸敬異周,身詣令捨。部從事總詷不法,周得其罪,便收考竟,霸益以善周。從討孫權,先登,再入巢湖,攻居巢,破之。張遼之討陳蘭,霸別遣至皖,討吳將韓當,使權不得救蘭。當遣兵逆霸,霸與戰於逢龍,當復遣兵邀霸於夾石,與戰破之,還屯舒。權遣數萬人乘船屯舒口,分兵救蘭,聞霸軍在舒,遁還。霸夜追之,比明,行百餘里,邀賊前後擊之。賊窘急,不得上船,赴水者甚眾。由是賊不得救蘭,遼遂破之。霸從討孫權於濡須口,與張遼為前鋒,行遇霖雨,大軍先及,水遂長,賊船稍進,將士皆不安。遼欲去,霸止之曰:「公明於利鈍,寧肯捐吾等邪?」明日果有令。遼至,以語太祖。太祖善之,拜揚威將軍,假節。後權乞降,太祖還,留霸與夏侯惇等屯居巢。
History · vol. 18Records of the Three Kingdoms
…濟南黃巾徐和等,所在劫長吏,攻城邑。虔引兵與夏侯淵會擊之,前後數十戰,斬首獲生數千人。…
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呂虔字子恪,任城人也。太祖在兗州,聞虔有膽策,以為從事,將家兵守湖陸。〔襄賁〕校尉杜松部民炅母等作亂,與昌豨通。太祖以虔代松。虔到,招誘炅母渠率及同惡數十人,賜酒食。簡壯士伏其側,虔察炅母等皆醉,使伏兵盡格殺之。撫其餘眾,群賊乃平。太祖以虔領泰山太守。郡接山海,世亂,聞民人多藏竄。袁紹所置中郎將郭祖、公孫犢等數十輩,保山為寇,百姓苦之。虔將家兵到郡,開恩信,祖等黨屬皆降服,諸山中亡匿者盡出安土業。簡其強者補戰士,泰山由是遂有精兵,冠名州郡。濟南黃巾徐和等,所在劫長吏,攻城邑。虔引兵與夏侯淵會擊之,前後數十戰,斬首獲生數千人。太祖使督青州諸郡兵以討東萊群賊李條等,有功。太祖令曰:「夫有其志,必成其事,蓋烈士之所徇也。卿在郡以來,禽奸討暴,百姓獲安,躬蹈矢石,所徵輒克。昔寇恂立名於汝、潁,耿弇建策於青、兗,古今一也。」舉茂才,加騎都尉,典郡如故。虔在泰山十數年,甚有威惠。
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Xu He was a Yellow Turban leader in Jinan, affiliated with the Yellow Turban forces, and appears in related accounts in the Records of the Three Kingdoms. He is not mentioned in the Romance.
Deeds
Xu He and others plundered local officials across Jinan and attacked cities. Lu Qian led troops to join Xiahou Yuan in suppressing them. Over dozens of battles, they killed or captured several thousand people, according to historical records.
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- He was associated with the Yellow Turban forces and fought against Lu Qian and Xiahou Yuan.
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History · vol. 9
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was beheaded by Xiahou Yuan