RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangWei 1 §81
NWas defeated by Zhang Liao before three bouts and fell to his arrowCh. 32 §34Ch. 32 §35
Ju Hu 沮鵠
| Occupation | RNGeneral | Faction | |
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| Born | Native place | Julu Commandery Guangping County Unverified | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R1 |
Profile
Ju Hu was a general of Yuan Shang who held Handan. He has no separate biography in the Records, and his name appears once, in the Annals of Emperor Wu (Records of Wei 1). In the 9th year of Jian'an (204), while Taizu (Cao Cao) was attacking Ye, in the summer, 4th month, he personally attacked and defeated Yin Kai, Chief of Wu'an, and returned, and then went on to attack Ju Hu, who was holding Handan, and took it. Chen Shou's main text records neither Ju Hu's courtesy name nor his origins, nor his later career and death. Records, Wei 1 §81
In the Romance he first appears in Chapter 32, in the passage where Shen Pei advises Yuan Shang to have 'Ju Hu, the son of Ju Shou' hold Handan; he appears only in this one of its 120 chapters, and his name is in no chapter title. Meeting Cao Cao's troops who have come to Handan, he fights Zhang Liao, is badly defeated before three bouts are over, and, as Zhang Liao pursues him and shoots, falls from his horse at the twang of the bowstring. Romance, Ch. 32 §32 · 34–35
In the Records
In the 8th month of the 8th year of Jian'an (203), when Taizu went to attack Liu Biao and encamped at Xiping, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang fought over Ji Province. Yuan Tan, defeated by Yuan Shang and fleeing to Pingyuan, sent Xin Pi to offer surrender and ask for relief, and Taizu turned his army back and reached Liyang in the winter, 10th month; Yuan Shang lifted the siege of Pingyuan and returned to Ye. Records, Wei 1 §80
In the spring, 1st month, of the 9th year of Jian'an (204), Taizu crossed the Yellow River and dammed the Qi River to turn it into the Baigou, opening a supply route. In the 2nd month, when Yuan Shang again attacked Yuan Tan, leaving Su You and Shen Pei to hold Ye, Taizu advanced as far as the Huan River, received Su You's surrender, and attacked Ye, building earthen mounds and digging tunnels. At that time Yin Kai, Chief of Wu'an, was stationed at Maocheng, keeping open the supply route from Shangdang. Records, Wei 1 §81
In the summer, 4th month, Taizu left Cao Hong to attack Ye, personally attacked and defeated Yin Kai, and returned. Since Yuan Shang's general Ju Hu was holding Handan, Taizu attacked him as well and took the city. The Biography of Xu Huang, recording the affair at Yiyang, also describes that time as 'when Taizu had besieged Ye and broken Handan.' Records, Wei 1 §81Records, Wei 17 §59
In the 5th month Taizu levelled the earthen mounds and tunnels, dug a siege trench, and breached the dykes of the Zhang River to flood the city. In the autumn, 7th month, Yuan Shang came back to relieve Ye but was defeated and fled to Zhongshan, and in the 8th month Shen Rong, son of Shen Pei's elder brother, opened the east gate of the city at night, and Ye was pacified. In Chen Shou's main text the only place Ju Hu's name appears is this one passage of the Annals of Emperor Wu, and what became of him after the fall of Handan is not recorded. Records, Wei 1 §82–84 · 81
In the Romance
In Chapter 32 of the Romance, Yuan Shang consults Shen Pei, saying that since Cao Cao's troops are shipping grain into the Baigou, they will surely come to attack Ji Province. Shen Pei advises him to send a dispatch ordering Yin Kai, Chief of Wu'an, to station himself at Maocheng and keep open the grain route from Shangdang, and to have Ju Hu, the son of Ju Shou, hold Handan to lend support from afar, while Yuan Shang himself advances on Pingyuan and attacks Yuan Tan swiftly. Yuan Shang, greatly pleased, leaves Shen Pei and Chen Lin to hold Ji Province, makes Ma Yan and Zhang Yi his vanguard, and attacks Pingyuan, marching through the night. Romance, Ch. 32 §32
When Yuan Tan reports his peril, Cao Cao has Cao Hong attack Ye first and personally leads a force against Yin Kai. After Xu Chu cuts down Yin Kai with a single stroke, Cao Cao calls on all of the remaining troops to surrender and at once leads his army against Handan. Ju Hu brings out his troops to meet them, and Zhang Liao rides out to engage him; before three bouts have been fought Ju Hu is badly defeated, and Zhang Liao pursues him. Romance, Ch. 32 §33–34
When the two horses are not far apart, Zhang Liao quickly takes up his bow and shoots, and at the twang of the bowstring Ju Hu falls from his horse. Cao Cao directs his men and horses to fall upon them, and the whole host scatters and flees. Yuan Shang, attacking Pingyuan, hears that Cao Cao has already defeated Yin Kai and Ju Hu and surrounded Ji Province with his main army, and turns his troops back to relieve it. The Romance does not make clear whether Ju Hu died, and he does not appear again after this. Romance, Ch. 32 §35 · 38
Where the Romance differs
How he came to hold Handan: In Chapter 32 of the Romance, on Shen Pei's advice, Yuan Shang has Ju Hu hold Handan to lend support from afar. The Annals of Emperor Wu in the Records says only that Yuan Shang's general Ju Hu was holding Handan, and does not say who entrusted Handan to him. Romance, Ch. 32 §32Records, Wei 1 §81
Order of the fighting: In Chapter 32 of the Romance, Cao Cao attacks Handan straight after cutting down Yin Kai, and only after defeating Ju Hu does he reach Ji Province and build earthen mounds and dig tunnels. In the Annals of Emperor Wu in the Records, Taizu was already attacking Ye in the 2nd month, building earthen mounds and digging tunnels, and in the summer, 4th month, leaving Cao Hong to attack Ye, he defeated Yin Kai, returned, and then attacked Handan. Romance, Ch. 32 §34 · 36Records, Wei 1 §81
The fight with Zhang Liao and Ju Hu's end: In Chapter 32 of the Romance, Zhang Liao routs Ju Hu within three bouts and shoots him from his horse with an arrow. The Annals of Emperor Wu in the Records says only that Taizu attacked Handan and took it, without saying what became of Ju Hu, and the Biography of Zhang Liao records only that Zhang Liao followed Taizu in attacking Ye, with no mention of the fight at Handan or of Ju Hu. Romance, Ch. 32 §34–35Records, Wei 1 §81Records, Wei 17 §5–6
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Abilities
The Records score (Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms, main text) is the baseline. Each ability compares how the Romance redrew the same person, and the evidence from both sources explains the difference.
Records total381 / 1000Rank 726 of 996 · Top 73%Romance total348 / 1000Rank 907 of 1,113 · Top 82%
Romance adaptation index−33Romance total − Records total
- LEA4032−8
- STR4030−10
- INT3835−3
- POL3635−1
- CHA3838±0
- VIR4545±0
- ADP3832−6
- SCH3635−1
- DIP3533−2
- DIS3533−2
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
9 similar abilities — show evidence
RHeld Handan but lost it to Cao CaoWei 1 §81
NDefended Handan — his men scattered under Cao Cao's attackCh. 32 §32Ch. 32 §35
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangWei 1 §81
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangCh. 32 §32
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangWei 1 §81
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangCh. 32 §32
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangWei 1 §81
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangCh. 32 §32
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangWei 1 §81
NNo direct record — estimated from his service to Yuan Shang as the son of Ju ShouCh. 32 §32
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangWei 1 §81
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangCh. 32 §32
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangWei 1 §81
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangCh. 32 §32
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangWei 1 §81
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangCh. 32 §32
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangWei 1 §81
NNo direct record — estimated from his career as a general under Yuan ShangCh. 32 §32
Records Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
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