Originally served Ding Yuan, then Dong Zhuo, then Lü Bu — after Lü Bu's defeat at Xiapi he surrendered to Cao Cao and became one of his most trusted commanders. At the 215 Battle of Xiaoyaojin (
逍遥津) he broke Sun Quan's 100,000-strong army with only 800 men, a feat that terrified Wu mothers into hushing crying children by invoking his name.
