Xiahou Dun



Xiahou Dun, nicknamed Blind Xiahou, is a character and an anti-hero in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He is a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He served for a few months under Cao Cao's successor, Cao Pi, before his death. As one of Cao Cao's most trusted generals, Xiahou Dun aided the warlord in his campaigns against Lu Bu, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and others. He is a playable character in the Dynasty Warriors series.

Biography
Xiahou Dun was known as a one-eyed general for losing his left eye in the Battle of Xiapi. In 202, Xiahou Dun was sent as the spearhead to attack Jing Province. In the Battle of Bowang, Xiahou Dun along with his enormous army lead to attack Liu Bei. Using Zhuge Liang's strategy, Liu Bei's army led by Zhao Yun imposed a mock-up strategy and lured Xiahou Dun's armies into the traps they had prepared. Despite Li Dian's warning, Xiahou Dun insisted on going to attack Liu Bei. In the end, Xiahou Dun lost because many of his troops were burned to death as a result of Zhuge Liang's strategy.

Xiahou Dun was stationed in Juchao with 26 juns (Jun is a military unit. Every 12,500 soldiers counted as one Juns). However, in this case, the number of troops under Xiahou Dun's command did not amount to 325,000, due to flexibility about the formation of jun, in Hefei, he along with Zhang Liao to fight against Sun Quan. However, Xiahou Dun did not seem to have succeeded in doing anything during his tenure as chief commander in the south, except staying in the same place as a large army.

After Cao Cao's death in 220, his successor Cao Pi. Cao Pi then appointed Xiahou Dun as General-in-Chief. a few months later, Xiahou Dun died of illness.