Counsellor of Shu who argued against the eastern war, commanded its northern bank, was cut off by the fire, and ended a honoured general of Wei.
The Wu are fierce and swift, and the current runs with them downhill. Let me be the vanguard to face them; Your Majesty should be the rear anchor.Huang Quan to Liu Bei, 221; Sanguozhi, Shu shu 13
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- Liu Bei counsellor & lord — Argued against the war, was overruled, was cut off — and was forgiven: 'I let Huang Quan down.'
Myth vs record
The story you may know
A traitor who went over to Wei when the battle turned.
What the sources say
His road home was burned by the Wu advance, not his loyalty. Wei made him a general and a marquis; Liu Bei kept his family and their stipend, saying he, not Huang Quan, was at fault.