谷利 / Gu Li (late Han)

Overview

谷利 / Gu Li enters the wiki as the Wu officer whose practical riding instruction helps 孙权 escape across a damaged bridge during the withdrawal from the 215 合肥之战.

Current Profile

As 张辽 attacks the withdrawing Wu force near Xiaoyao Ford, Sun Quan reaches a bridge with a gap that his horse cannot cross normally. Gu Li tells him to hold the saddle and loosen the reins, then strikes the horse so it clears the break. The episode gives Gu Li a narrow but consequential role: he converts immediate physical judgment into the ruler’s escape before 贺齐 receives him on the far side.

Key Characteristics

• Close-protection figure operating during a collapsing withdrawal.
• Uses specific horsemanship instruction rather than general encouragement.
• Helps preserve command continuity by enabling Sun Quan’s escape.

Evidence

• Bridge escape: Hanji 1154 attributes the saddle, reins, and striking instructions that get Sun Quan’s horse across the damaged bridge to Gu Li.

Qualifications

This is a single-source, single-incident profile. Gu Li’s office, wider career, exact words, bridge dimensions, and escape mechanics remain source-scoped.

What Changed

• Created the page from the episode’s Xiaoyao Ford escape branch.

Relationships

• 孙权 - ruler whose escape Gu Li enables.
• 张辽 - pursuing commander whose attack creates the immediate crisis.
• 合肥之战 - campaign setting for Gu Li’s recorded action.
• 贺齐 - Wu commander whose receiving force completes the escape sequence.