Why did Soochow General Gan Ning change his name to "Gan Xing" in "Red Cliff" directed by Wu Yusen?
Gan Xing, a fictional character from the epic film "Red Cliff" directed by Wu Yusen, was a general of Soochow who died when he captured the gate of Cao Jun in the Battle of Chibi, played by Japanese actor Shido Nakamura.
is born from the bandit of Gan Xing introduced in the movie by the name and the film. It is not difficult to see that the prototype of this character is Gan Ning, a general of Soochow in history.
According to the records of "Three Kingdoms", Ganning, Zi Xingba, was born in Linjiang (now Zhongxian, Chongqing), and his ancestral home was Nanyang County, Jingzhou. General Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. Young and powerful, he read Zhuzi, and served as Cheng Cheng of Shu County at about 18 years old. Later, he rate eight hundred athletes to follow Liu Biao, but because he lives in Nanyang, he didn't see them. So he transferred to Liu Biao's general Jiangxia Huangzu, and Huangzu regarded him as a mortal. Ling Cao, the father of the Soochow General Ling Tong, who shot and killed the invader during this period, had an enemy of killing his father with Ling Tong.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208 years), Ganning returned to Wu, and was re-used by Sun Quan, starting a very promising life. He successively broke Huangzu’s rule of Chu, attacked Cao Ren to take Yiling, Zhen Yiyang rejected Guan Yu, defended Xiling and won Zhu Guang, and a hundred cavalry attacked Cao Ying. Sun Quan said: "Meng De has Zhang Liao, and only Gan Xing hegemony is enough "In addition, Gan Ning is a man of wisdom and courage, and his military achievements are outstanding. Rescuing money with justice. Won the support of soldiers, was named Xiling prefect by Sun Quan, Zhechong general.
Since Gan Ning in history did not die in the Battle of Chibi, the movie "Chibi" is an epic film, and the details can be fictitious, but the death of important historical figures cannot ignore historical facts, so this character was renamed Gan Xing. Arrange for him to die in battle to highlight the cruelty of war.
