Han Sui faction 韓遂

The Annals of Emperor Wu record that Bian Zhang of Jincheng and Han Sui killed the Inspector and the Administrator and rebelled, that their following numbered more than 100,000, and that the realm was thrown into turmoil. When Han Sui and the others rose in Liang Province, Dong Zhuo, made General of the Household (zhonglang jiang), resisted them in the west, but north of Wangyuan Gorge he was surrounded by tens of thousands of Qiang and Hu, and only by the ruse of damming a river to hold back its water did he manage to get his troops across. Of the six armies that went up into Longxi at this time, five were defeated. Records, Wei 1 §5Records, Wei 6 §4

In the 3rd year of Zhongping (186) the Minister of Works Zhang Wen, acting as General of Chariots and Cavalry, set out west to attack Bian Zhang and the others and was stationed at Chang'an. His Military Adviser (canjunshi) Sun Jian named it among Dong Zhuo's crimes that, although Bian Zhang and Han Sui had run rampant for years, Dong Zhuo had held back the army by saying it was not yet time to attack. When Bian Zhang and Han Sui heard that a great army was about to arrive, their followers scattered and they all begged to surrender. Records, Wu 1 §8–10

In the 3rd year of Chuping (192) Han Sui and Ma Teng led their followers to Chang'an and surrendered. The court made Han Sui General Who Guards the West (zhenxi jiangjun) and sent him back to Jincheng, and made Ma Teng General Who Conquers the West (zhengxi jiangjun) and stationed him at Mei County. Ma Teng later attacked Chang'an but was defeated by Fan Chou and returned to Liang Province. Records, Wei 6 §22Records, Shu 6 §25

Han Sui and Ma Teng returned to Liang Province and attacked each other by turns. When Zhong Yao, supervising the various armies of Guanzhong, sent letters setting out the consequences of disaster and fortune, Ma Teng and Han Sui each sent a son to attend at court. Xun Yu told Cao Cao that the commanders of Guanzhong numbered in the dozens but could not unite, and that Han Sui and Ma Chao were the strongest among them, so he should win them over with favor and send envoys to make peace. Ma Teng later fell out with Han Sui and asked to return to the capital region. Records, Wei 6 §31Records, Wei 13 §5Records, Wei 10 §27Records, Shu 6 §26

In the 3rd month of the 16th year of Jian'an (211), when Cao Cao sent Zhong Yao to attack Zhang Lu, the commanders of Guanzhong suspected that he meant to attack them, and Ma Chao rebelled together with Han Sui, Yang Qiu, Li Kan, Cheng Yi and others and took up position at Tong Pass. Before this, Gao Rou had remonstrated that if a great army were sent rashly, Han Sui and Ma Chao in the west would incite each other to rebel. In this upheaval many counties and towns of Hongnong and Pingyi rose in response, and tens of thousands of households from west of the passes fled to Zhang Lu by way of the Ziwu Valley. Records, Wei 1 §109–110Records, Wei 24 §27Records, Wei 16 §31Records, Wei 8 §65

In the 9th month, after crossing the Wei River, Cao Cao, following Jia Xu's plan, pretended to grant the request of Ma Chao and the others, who asked for a cession of territory and offered to send hostages. When Han Sui asked to meet Cao Cao, Cao Cao, who had been recommended as Filial and Incorrupt in the same year as Han Sui's father and was of the same generation as Han Sui, talked with him for a long time with their horses side by side, never raising military matters but only reminiscing about old times in the capital, clapping his hands and laughing. When Ma Chao and the others asked what had been said, Han Sui answered that nothing much had been said, and when another day Cao Cao sent a letter full of blots and corrections, Ma Chao and the others grew even more suspicious of Han Sui. Records, Wei 1 §112–113

Cao Cao fixed a day for battle, crushed them and beheaded Cheng Yi, Li Kan and others, and Han Sui, Ma Chao and the others fled to Liang Province. The Biography of Jia Xu records that the defeat of Han Sui and Ma Chao was originally Jia Xu's plan. In the 17th year of Jian'an (212) Xiahou Yuan, whom Cao Cao had left at Chang'an on returning to Ye, besieged Liang Xing, a remnant follower of Han Sui and Ma Chao, at Hu County and beheaded him. Records, Wei 1 §113Records, Wei 10 §83Records, Wei 9 §17

In the 19th year of Jian'an (214), when Xiahou Yuan tried to take Han Sui by surprise at Xianqin, Han Sui fled, and Xiahou Yuan seized Han Sui's provisions and pursued him as far as the city of Lüeyang. Judging that Han Sui's troops were crack soldiers and the walls of Xingguo were strong, Xiahou Yuan thought it better to attack the Qiang of Changli, many of whom were in Han Sui's army. When he burned the Qiang encampments at Changli, the Qiang in Han Sui's army each went back to their own tribes, and when Han Sui came to rescue Changli, Xiahou Yuan, without building a camp, beat the drums and advanced, routing Han Sui's army and capturing his banners. Records, Wei 9 §19–21

The Annals of Emperor Wu record that in the first month of spring of the 19th year of Jian'an (214), Han Sui, having moved to Jincheng, entered the tribe of Qianwan, King of the Di, and fought Xiahou Yuan with more than 10,000 Qiang and Hu horsemen, but was heavily defeated and fled to Xiping. In the 20th year of Jian'an (215), while Cao Cao was on his way to attack Zhang Lu, Qu Yan, Jiang Shi and other commanders of Xiping and Jincheng together cut off Han Sui's head and sent it to him. The Biography of Dong Zhuo records that Han Sui fled to Jincheng and was killed by his own commanders. Records, Wei 1 §136 · 146Records, Wei 6 §31

Cao Cao later moved more than 5,000 former soldiers of Han Sui, Ma Chao and the others and placed them under the command of Yin Shu, General Who Pacifies Difficulties, and others. Since Han Sui has no separate biography, there is no assessment of him by Chen Shou. Records, Wei 23 §52Records, Wei 6 §29–31