Huang Yuan
Huang Yuan of Eastern Wu became known for rescuing over a hundred people from drowning at a cave entrance with Wu Can.
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Where the books name Huang Yuan
History · vol. 57Records of the Three Kingdoms
…粲與黃淵獨令船人以承取之，左右以為船重必敗。粲曰："船敗，當俱死耳！…
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黃武元年，與呂范、賀齊等俱以舟師拒魏將曹休於洞口。值天大風，諸船綆紲斷絕，漂沒著岸，為魏軍所獲，或覆沒沉溺，其大船尚存者，水中生人皆攀緣號呼，他吏士恐船傾沒，皆以戈矛撞擊不受。粲與黃淵獨令船人以承取之，左右以為船重必敗。粲曰："船敗，當俱死耳！人窮，奈何棄之。"粲、淵所活者百餘人。
Huang Yuan was a Wu general who took part in the Battle of Dongkou; he does not appear in the novel.
Deeds
In the first year of Huangwu, Huang Yuan and Lü Fan, He Qi, and others led a naval force to resist the Wei general Cao Xiu at Dongkou. After they encountered strong winds and their ships drifted away, he and Wu Can ordered the people aboard to rescue those who had fallen into the water, saving more than a hundred people (according to historical records).
Relationships
- Together with Lü Fan, He Qi, and others, he resisted Cao Xiu at Dongkou.
- He and Wu Can rescued those who had fallen into the water.