| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 吕威璜, 呂威璜, Lǚ Wēihuáng |
| Other name | Lữ Uy Hoàng |
| INFORMATION | |
| Died | 200 |
| Death Reason | Killed in Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo)’s night raid on Wuchao (200) and/or executed afterward with Zhao Rui (赵叡, Triệu Duệ) for the grain-depot failure under Chunyu Qiong (淳于琼, Thuần Vu Quỳnh). |
| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Yuan Shao (袁绍, Viên Thiệu) |
| Battles | Battle of Guandu — defence of Wuchao grain depot (200) |
Here is the exhaustive biography of Lu Weihuang (吕威璜, Lữ Uy Hoàng) (? – 200), a minor lieutenant under Yuan Shao (袁绍, Viên Thiệu) who guarded the supply depot at Wuchao during the Battle of Guandu, incorporating historical records and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Biography & Historical Record
Lu Weihuang served Yuan Shao as a subordinate of Chunyu Qiong (淳于琼, Thuần Vu Quỳnh). In 200, during the decisive Battle of Guandu, he was among the officers assigned to protect the vital grain stores at Wuchao, alongside fellow guard Zhao Rui (赵叡, Triệu Duệ). When Xu You (许攸, Hứa Du) defected and revealed the depot’s location to Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo), Cao Cao launched a night raid. Chunyu Qiong and his officers—including Lu Weihuang—were reportedly drunk and unprepared; the depot was burned and the garrison destroyed. After the disaster Yuan Shao ordered the execution of Lu Weihuang together with Zhao Rui for the failure (some readings place his death in the raid itself rather than a later formal sentence).
He leaves no family record, courtesy name, or later career—only the Wuchao posting that helped decide Guandu for Cao Cao.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Ch. 30 (Guandu / Wuchao): Lu Weihuang appears briefly as one of Chunyu Qiong’s lieutenants at the grain camp. The narrative stresses drunkenness and the suddenness of Cao Cao’s attack; columns associated with Zhang Liao (张辽, Trương Liêu) and Xu Huang (徐晃, Từ Hoảng) help storm and burn the depot. Lu Weihuang dies in the chaos or is finished with the failed officers afterward. He receives no individual dialogue beyond presence at the doomed camp.
Lu Weihuang (吕威璜, Lữ Uy Hoàng) — Historical & Literary Timeline
200 AD — Guandu / Wuchao
Defence of the grain depot
Stationed under Chunyu Qiong with Zhao Rui. Xu You defects; Cao Cao raids by night while the garrison is drunk.
200 AD — Death
Raid and/or Yuan Shao’s punishment
Depot burned; Lu Weihuang killed in the fighting or executed afterward with Zhao Rui for the supply failure.
Historical Note
Lu Weihuang is known only for Wuchao. His significance is structural: one of the officers whose failure, after Xu You’s tip and Chunyu Qiong’s drunken watch, helped decide Guandu. The novel preserves the outline without personal characterisation.
For detailed historical records, archives, and official chronicles, explore Battle of Guandu on Wikipedia.
Key Relationships
Family
- No father, mother, spouse, children, or siblings attested in the novel or in official history.
Friends
- Yuan Shao (袁绍, Viên Thiệu): Sovereign lord; orders punishment after Wuchao falls.
- Chunyu Qiong (淳于琼, Thuần Vu Quỳnh): Superior commander of the Wuchao depot; drunk when Cao Cao strikes.
- Sui Yuanjin (眭元进, Tuy Nguyên Tiến): Fellow defender named among the Wuchao garrison.
- Han Meng (韩猛, Hàn Mãnh): Fellow Yuan officer in the Guandu theatre.
Enemies
- Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo): Launches the night raid that burns Wuchao and destroys Lu Weihuang’s post.
- Zhang Liao (张辽, Trương Liêu): Cao column general in the Wuchao assault narrative.
- Xu Huang (徐晃, Từ Hoảng): Wei officer participating in the destruction of Yuan Shao’s supply line.
Other
- Zhao Rui (赵叡, Triệu Duệ): Fellow Wuchao guard executed or killed with Lu Weihuang after the depot failure.
- Xu You (许攸, Hứa Du): Defector whose tip reveals Wuchao to Cao Cao and dooms Chunyu Qiong’s drunken garrison.
- Chunyu Qiong’s drunken watch: The reported intoxication of Chunyu Qiong and his lieutenants—including Lu Weihuang—explains why Cao Cao’s night raid succeeds.
In Novel
Chapter 30
- Lu Weihuang (吕威璜, Lữ Uy Hoàng): Lieutenant under Chunyu Qiong (淳于琼, Thuần Vu Quỳnh) guarding Yuan Shao’s grain at Wuchao. After Xu You (许攸, Hứa Du) defects and reveals the depot to Cao Cao (曹操, Tào Tháo), Cao Cao’s night column (with Zhang Liao (张辽, Trương Liêu) and Xu Huang (徐晃, Từ Hoảng) among the striking force) burns Wuchao. The garrison is caught drunk and unprepared; Lu Weihuang dies in the raid or is finished with the failed officers afterward. Fellow guard Zhao Rui (赵叡, Triệu Duệ) shares the same fate.
In History
Summary
- Lu Weihuang (吕威璜, Lữ Uy Hoàng) was a minor officer under Yuan Shao assigned with Zhao Rui to support Chunyu Qiong at the Wuchao supply depot during Guandu (200). After Xu You’s defection and Cao Cao’s night raid, the depot burned; Yuan Shao ordered punishments for the failure, and Lu Weihuang is named among those killed or executed with Zhao Rui.
Year: 200 AD
- Stationed at Wuchao under Chunyu Qiong. Xu You defects to Cao Cao and discloses the grain camp. Cao Cao raids by night; Chunyu Qiong’s officers are reportedly drunk. Depot destroyed; Lu Weihuang dies in the fighting or by Yuan Shao’s subsequent execution order with Zhao Rui.
Historical Record
- Guandu / Wuchao narrative in Sanguozhi (Wei) biography of Cao Cao and related Pei notes; Zizhi Tongjian on Xu You’s defection and the burning of Wuchao. Lu Weihuang has no separate biography—attested only as a Wuchao lieutenant.
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