High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yang Hong was a staff officer under Yuan Shu. When Yuan Shu tried to kill Sun Ce who had declared independence in 195, Yang suggested that Liu Bei be killed first. He planned to send a shipment of food to Lu Bu in order to secure his assistance. However, Yuan Shu attacked Liu Bei before Lu Bu's assistance could be obtained, and lost. Later, when Cao Cao attacked in 197, he fled together with Yuan Shu. Later, when Yuan Shu died in 199, he along with Zhang Xun decided to fled south to surrender to Sun Ce, but Liu Xun declared independence from Yuan Shu's forces and captured Yang, Zhang and Yuan Shu's son Yuan Yao. That same year, Sun Ce attacked Liu Xun and saved Yang and Yuan Yao. Yang went on to serve Sun Ce then Sun Quan.