韩遂 / Han Sui

Hanji 929 backfills Han Sui’s coerced entry into the Liangzhou rebel field. After 先零羌 and associated rebels kill 伶征, elevate 北宫伯玉 and 李文侯, and need Han-side military-administrative skill, they force 边章 and Han Sui to handle military affairs.

Hanji 935 backfills Han Sui before the later consolidation branch. In this earlier 185 CE stage, he is paired with 边章 as a western rebel actor who defeats 张温 at Meiyang before 董卓 and right Fufeng-side forces counterattack.

After the defeat, Han Sui and Bian Zhang withdraw toward Yuzhong. The episode’s operational point is that the rebel side survives pursuit by cutting 周慎’s grain road after Zhou Shen rejects 孙坚’s proposal to cut theirs first.

Hanji 937 supplies Han Sui’s pre-coalition consolidation before the later Chen Cang and Guanzhong branches. The episode says Han Sui kills or absorbs 边章, 北宫伯玉, and 李文侯, gathers a force of more than 100,000, attacks 陇西郡, and draws 李相如 into rebellion. The source notes a variant in which Bian Zhang dies of illness, but follows the Zizhi Tongjian killing account.

Hanji 938 supplies the formation stage after 耿鄙’s Liangzhou command collapses. Han Sui aligns with 马腾 and 王国 and helps turn provincial military failure into a wider rebel coalition.

Hanji 942 backfills Han Sui before the later Guanzhong and Changpingguan branches. After 王国 fails at 陈仓 and is removed, Han Sui coerces 阎忠 into nominal leadership of the rebel coalition.

Yan Zhong’s quick death leaves Han Sui’s side weakening through internal attacks, making this an early source case for 利益结构式联盟脆弱性. The episode also makes Han Sui the military target used by 蹇硕 and the attendants when they try to send 何进 away from 洛阳.

Hanji 973 supplies the fuller lead-in to Han Sui’s 194 CE contact with 樊稠. Han Sui comes from Jincheng with Qiang-Hu cavalry as a mediator between 马腾 and 李傕, but the episode dramatizes him as being drawn onto Ma Teng’s side through drink and shared western ties.

After the defeat at 长平观之战, Han Sui withdraws, takes imperial horses, and later persuades Fan Chou not to treat the campaign as private hatred. The episode also preserves the 安乡将军 / 安羌将军 title variant and favors 安羌 because it better matches Ma Teng’s 安狄 title.

Hanji 981 adds the pre-Fan-Chou setup. Han Sui joins 马腾 against 李傕 after Ma Teng’s grain-road conflict, giving the western pressure a broader coalition form. The episode says 刘焉 also supports Ma Teng with Shu troops and Chang’an-side sons, but Li Jue detects the plot and destroys the internal link.

Hanji 984 backfills Han Sui’s earlier contact with 樊稠. After Fan Chou defeats and pursues 马腾 and Han Sui toward 陈仓, Han Sui frames the fight as public business rather than private enmity and invokes shared hometown ties. 李利 reports the friendly conversation to 李傕, turning ambiguous field courtesy into evidence inside 军功声望威胁清洗.

韩遂 / Han Sui enters the wiki through Hanji 1015 as one of the strongest western leaders in 关中, paired with 马腾 in 荀彧’s assessment for 曹操. The episode treats him as a major self-preserving regional actor rather than as a fully committed member of a unified western bloc.

钟繇’s letters from 长安 are said to persuade Han Sui, Ma Teng, and related forces to submit to the Han court and send sons to the court. In the source’s strategic sequence, this helps Cao Cao reduce western uncertainty before concentrating on 吕布 and the larger 袁绍 problem.

Connections

• Hanji 929, 边章, 北宫伯玉, 李文侯, 伶征, and 先零羌 - coerced entry into the western rebellion’s military-management layer.
• Hanji 935, 边章, 张温, 周慎, and 孙坚 - Meiyang victory, Yuzhong withdrawal, and Han supply-line cut.
• Hanji 937, 边章, 北宫伯玉, 李文侯, 陇西郡, and 李相如 - rebel consolidation and Longxi attack.
• Hanji 938, 耿鄙, 马腾, and 王国 - 187 CE coalition formation after Liangzhou command collapse.
• Hanji 942, 王国, 陈仓之战, 阎忠, 蹇硕, 何进, and 利益结构式联盟脆弱性 - post-Chen-Cang coalition instability and court use of the western campaign as a displacement plan.
• 马腾 - paired major Guanzhong leader.
• Hanji 973, 长平观之战, 樊稠, and 酒作为权力催化剂 - mediator-to-ally shift, defeat, title variant, and post-battle reconciliation.
• Hanji 981, 刘焉, 刘范, 刘诞, 李傕, and 关中 - western pressure and failed Chang’an-side support.
• Hanji 984, 樊稠, 李利, 陈仓, and 军功声望威胁清洗 - earlier field conversation that becomes purge evidence against Fan Chou.
• 钟繇, 荀彧, and 曹操 - persuasion and appointment chain.
• 关中 and 长安 - source setting.
• 袁绍 and 吕布 - wider strategic pressures that make Han Sui’s posture matter.