entity Updated 2026-08-22 Tags: Person, Han, Chu-Han, Military

灌婴 / Guan Ying

灌婴 / Guan Ying enters the wiki through Hanji 144 as one of 刘邦’s officers who backs an immediate attack on 项羽 after Liu Bang is made Han king in 汉中. The episode groups him with 周勃 and 樊哙 as part of the military faction whose anger must be acknowledged before 萧何 can make retreat acceptable.

Hanji 148-1 gives Guan Ying an active role in 韩信’s Three Qin operation. He is sent out by the Ziwu route to pressure 章邯’s left-side attention, then enters 关中 after the central breakthrough. The episode also highlights his cavalry talent, calling him a major commander of long-range cavalry movement and linking him to the seizure of Liyang after Zhang Han’s position breaks.

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