Hua Xiong
Hua Xiong (died 191) was a military general under the warlord Dong Zhuo during the late Eastern Han Dynasty of China. In 190, various warlords from around the country formed a coalition against Dong Zhuo, who was holding Emperor Xian hostage in the imperial court. In one of the battles against the coalition, Hua Xiong, holding the rank of Chief Controller (都督), was executed after his force was defeated by Sun Jian at Yangren (陽人).
In fiction
While little is known about Hua Xiong from historical records, his character was given a much more significant role in the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He is described as a "stalwart man of fierce mien, lithe and supple as a beast. He had a round head like a leopard and shoulders like an ape's."
In Chapter 5, as warlords around the country formed a coalition against Dong Zhuo, Hua Xiong was placed at Sishui Pass to ward off the oncoming attack. Lü Bu had originally requested command of the pass, but believing it to be overkill, Hua Xiong stepped in, stating "An ox-cleaver to kill a chicken! There is no need for the General to go. I will cut off their heads as easily as I would take a thing out of my pocket!" And so Dong Zhuo gave Hua Xiong command of the pass.
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Hawksong
by: Shawn MullinsI see her up there,
She is dancing on the wind with her lover,
And maybe one or the other sees me smiling
In the sun's summer light at their perfect flight.
She sees me watching her
As she climbs and circles round,
Now she's falling and I hear him calling her
As their wings cut through the blue and the white.
I watch their perfect flight,
Sometimes I see you, you're walkin' all alone in the furs.
I want to free you but you're no longer mine.
Maybe you never were,
Although sometimes peace can find me
When I'm all alone and lying in a meadow
And bathing in the shadows
And as the sun drips down
And day turns to night