胡阳 / Huyang (late Han)

Overview

胡阳 / Huyang is a late-Han campaign location in the 197 CE branch where 曹操 moves against 张绣 and 刘表 after the Wancheng disaster. The episode treats Huyang as part of the outer defensive line linking Liu Biao’s Jingzhou support to Zhang Xiu’s Wan/Nanyang position.

Current Profile

Huyang is useful in the wiki as a source-bounded place node, not as a fully reconstructed county history. In Hanji 1021, taking Huyang and capturing 邓济 gives Cao Cao a practical way to pressure the 张绣-刘表 connection before continuing toward 舞阴 and the broader 南阳郡 field.

Key Characteristics

• Late-Han Nanyang/Jingzhou-front location, distinct from the Warring States name page 胡伤 / 胡阳.
• Captured by Cao Cao during the winter 197 CE campaign.
• Setting for Deng Ji’s capture.
• Paired with Wuyin as a position that helps explain Cao Cao’s pressure on Liu Biao’s northern screen.

Evidence

• Campaign capture: Hanji 1021 says Cao Cao captures Huyang and takes Deng Ji before attacking Wuyin.
• Strategic role: Hanji 1021 frames Huyang and Wuyin as positions that support the Zhang Xiu-Liu Biao connection around Nanyang.
• Naming boundary: Hanji 1021 introduces this Huyang in a late-Han southern campaign context, keeping it separate from the existing Warring States 胡伤 / 胡阳 route.

Qualifications

The page does not settle Huyang’s full administrative history. It records only the episode’s late-Han military use and the disambiguation needed to prevent collision with another Huyang/Hu Yang name in the wiki.

What Changed

• Created this page from Hanji 1021 to preserve the late-Han Huyang place node separately from the Warring States Hu Shang/Hu Yang page.

Relationships

• 曹操 - attacking commander who takes Huyang.
• 邓济 - officer captured at Huyang.
• 张绣 - defensive target whose Wan/Nanyang position is pressured through Huyang.
• 刘表 - Jingzhou power whose northern support line is implicated.
• 舞阴 - paired late-Han campaign location in the same operation.
• 南阳郡 - regional frame for the Huyang branch.
• 胡伤 / 胡阳 - name-collision boundary with an unrelated Warring States page.