Is “Killed by the barbarian general Sha Moke during the Battle of Yiling” true?
novel invention
Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wu, Biography of Gan Ning, records that Gan Ning died of illness in the 24th year of Jian'an (219 AD) and did not participate in the Battle of Yiling in 222 AD.
Gan Ning
A fierce general of the Wu state who, according to official history, rose from a wandering knight to lead a hundred cavalry in raiding a Wei camp.