Zhang Fei

Zhang Fei (Chinese: 張飛)(?–221) was a warrior in ancient China. He fought along with his best friends Liu Bei and Guan Yu for the restoration of the Han Dynasty.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

In the battles he still brave like Guan Yu, during the Battle of Changban, he broke the bridge and made a battlecry to protect Liu Bei [1], and was greatly rewarded by his then-ally Cao Cao and Cheng Yu[2].

Although Zhang Fei respect scholar, but he always caning his soldiers, he didn't accept Liu Bei’s advise, and cause killed by his own officers Fan Qiang and Zhang Da.[3]

References
  1. 《Record of the Three Kingdoms·Vol. 36·Biography of Zhang Fei》:先主聞曹公卒至，棄妻子走，使飛將二十騎拒後。飛據水斷橋，瞋目橫矛曰：「身是張益德也，可來共決死！」敵皆無敢近者，故遂得免。”
  2. 《Record of the Three Kingdoms·Vol. 14·Biography of Cheng Yu》:“關羽、張飛皆萬人敵也”
  3. 《Record of the Three Kingdoms·Vol. 36·Biography of Zhang Fei》:“飛愛敬君子而不恤小人。先主常戒之曰：「卿刑殺既過差，又日鞭撾健兒，而令在左右，此取禍之道也。」飛猶不悛。先主伐吳，飛當率兵萬人，自閬中會江州。臨發，其帳下將張達、范彊殺飛，持其首，順流而奔孫權。飛營都督表報先主，先主聞飛都督之有表也，曰：「噫！飛死矣。」”
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