Lü Gong
Lü Gong ( Chinese 吕 公 ) was an officer of the Chinese warlord Liu Biao at the time of the Three Kingdoms . While almost nothing is known about him from historical sources, his character in Luo Guanzhong's novel The Story of the Three Realms takes on a clearer shape.
When Sun Jian launched an attack on Liu Biao in 191 , Lü Gong prepared an ambush: He had tree trunks (in another version boulders) piled on the mountain slopes, and as soon as Sun Jian rode through the pass towards the Han Jiang , he was slain by the falling tree trunks or rocks.
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| SURNAME | Lü Gong |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese commander |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century or 3rd century |