Huang Shao

Huang Shao (Mouse-Bear: 黃邵) was a Bei freedom fighter, and eventual statesman. He was the first King of the Auspicious Mouse Kingdom from 0-9太平時代. Huang Shao was born in the town of Renmen in the Heijiao State, and immigrated later into Zhengzhong. Huang Shao was the leader of a band of conspiring rebels known as the Zhengzhong Rebels. Huang Shao participated in all three of the Independence Wars: the Auspicious Mouse Rebellion, the Yellow Mouse-Bear Rebellion and the Twelve Species Revolution. Huang Shao was proclaimed to be the first king by He Yi, Jia Juan, Gong Du and the First Scholars Council.

Huang Shao lived the majority of his youth in the town of Renmen as outsider Bei mice under the Province of Xiongshu in the Celestial Empire. His specific birth date is estimated to have 914 by historians. A large amount of Bei mice have appeared in Renmen and generally Heijiao mice areas after the end of the Xiongshu-Dragon War as a means of ethnic suppression. His family then migrated again to the town of Zhengzhong in the Liang. Zhengzhong was experiencing unrest over increasing tax rates which were undertaken by the Governor of Xiongshu, Li Xiang. Nothing is known of Huang Shao's time between leaving Renmen and reappearing in Zhengzhong, where he reappears in records kept by Gao Zu when He Yi presided over meetings of potential rebels and sympathizers in Zhengzhong. Huang Shao was appointed as the leader due to his charismatic approach to the tax situation and his fanaticism against the Celestial Empire.

In 237, Li Xiang and the dragon garrison of Zhengzhong were massacred, initially a demonstrative killing of Li Xiang during his inspection blew to an uncontrolled revolt where the mice of Zhengzhong turned on the dragon garrison. This is considered to have been the catalyst of the Auspicious Mouse Rebellion, and was led by Huang Shao, He Yi and Jia Juan. After the death of Li Xiang, Huang Shao declared the creation of the Zhengzhong Army. Historically, the color yellow represented the mouse portion of Xiongshu. It is stated by Gao Zu that Huang Shao wrapped his head in a yellow band and declaring the Celestial Empire to be destined for destruction.

Huang Shao was credited as one of the greatest military generals of his time. He won three decisive victories against the Celestial Empire after running the Lightning Campaign. He bolstered the strength of the Zhengzhong Army by gathering more people to rally as apart of the rebellion. Eventually the Zhengzhong Army consisted of a group of over 12 towns. The first decisive victory was the Battle of Yanpu (鹽埔), where Huang Shao and He Yi commanded a smaller, lesser trained force to victory against the Xiongshu Celestial Army and the new Governor of Xiongshu, Pan Men (潘孟). Huang Shao, He Yi, Jia Juan and the