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Xu Chu
Xu Chu Zhongkang
Character information
Force(s): Yellow Turbans
Wei
Significant Battle(s):
Historical information
Real name: Xu Chu
Chinese name: 許褚
Style name:
Zhongkang
Chinese name:
仲康
Born: 170
Died: 226

Xu Chu was a general of Wei.

Biography[]

Xu Chu was born in Yan Province, a farmer whose village was under attack from Yellow Turbans. In AD 193, the warlord Cao Cao invaded Yan Province to cleanse it of the Yellow Turbans, and defeated them. Xu Chu was angry at Cao Cao's subjugation force from squashing the crops in his land, and attacked them. Dian Wei, Cao Cao's bodyguard, challenged him to a duel. Xu Chu fought to a draw, and the two tired men arranged for a truce. Xu Chu became another one of Cao Cao's bodyguards, and met his first real battle when Cao Cao invaded Xu Province following the death of his father Cao Song at the hands of Tao Qian's officer Zhang Kai. Xu Chu defended Cao Cao from Lu Bu during the battle, and aided Dian Wei in beating off his attack. After the victory at Xuzhou, Cao Cao focused on retaking Yan Province, which was conquered by Lu Bu after Xu Chu and Dian Wei defeated him. At Shanyang, Xu Chu killed Li Feng, an officer of Lu Bu, who tried to kill Cao Cao. Following the battle, Cao Cao forced Lu Bu out of Yan Province and Xu Chu became a high-ranking officer. In AD 197, Xu Chu and Dian Wei were assigned to Wan Castle while Cao Cao was enjoying a banquet with Zhang Xiu, the lord of the castle, who was secretly plotting against him. Xu Chu was grieved when he learned of the death of Dian Wei to Jia Xu, and became enraged. He participated in the attack on Zhang Xiu later that year, and killed the fierce warrior Zhang Xian in a duel. After the Battle of Wan Castle, he was made a general and served at Cao Cao's campaigns to create the nation of Wei, such as the battles against Ma Chao and Zhang Lu. At Tong Gate, he rescued Cao Cao from the rebels led by Ma Chao, carrying him onto a boat and shifting it down the tides of the Wei River, and his double armor was stuffed full of arrows. Afterwards, he served as the secondary commander of Mt. Dingjun in Hanzhong and aided in the defense there, saving Cao Cao after he was wounded by Huang Zhong. When Cao Cao died, he wept and fell ill. But he lived to serve under Cao Pi and was appointed "Courageous Lord". His son Xu Yi participated in the Conquest of Shu, but was executed by Zhong Hui.

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