Virtually nothing is known about Qi Hong's background, but by 304, he was serving as a registrar under the Inspector of Youzhou, Wang Jun. In August 304, Wang Jun and the Duke of Dongying,
Sima Teng began a campaign against the Prince of Chengdu, Sima Ying. Qi Hong was made the vanguard general, and at Pingji (平棘, in modern day
Zhao County,
Hebei), he defeated Sima Ying's general,
Shi Chao. Qi Hong and the rest of Wang Jun's forces captured Sima Ying's base in
Yecheng and proceeded to carry out a sack. In 305, Wang Jun joined a coalition led by the Prince of Donghai, Sima Yue, to retrieve
Emperor Hui of Jin, who had been forcibly relocated to
Chang'an by the Prince of Hejian,
Sima Yong. Wang Jun sent Qi Hong with
Xianbei and
Wuhuan "charging cavalry" to serve in Sima Yue's vanguard. In June 306, Qi Hong and his allies attack Sima Yong's generals, Peng Sui (彭隨) and Diao Mo (刁默) and defeated them. They then defeated Ma Zhan (馬瞻) and Guo Wei (郭偉) at the Ba River (霸水; in present-day
Xi'an,
Shaanxi), causing Sima Yong to flee alone in a panic. Finally, they captured Chang'an, where Qi Hong allowed his Xianbei troops to sack the city, this time killing more than 20,000 people. Qi Hong and the others escorted Emperor Hui on an oxcart east to
Luoyang. In 309, the Han-Zhao general, Shi Le, attacked
Changshan Commandery. Qi Hong and the Xianbei chieftain,
Duan Wuwuchen, led more than 10,000 cavalry to subdue him. The two faced Shi Le at Mount Feilong (飛龍山), where they greatly routed him. Shi Le was forced to retreat to Liyang County (黎陽縣; present-day
Xun County,
Henan). In 310, Qi Hong campaigned against Han's Grand General Who Conquers the North and Inspector of Jizhou, Liu Ling (劉靈) at
Guangzong County and killed him. In 312, Wang Jun sent Qi Hong to attack Shi Le again at Guangzong. However, his army was met with a thick fog when they arrived at the area. Qi Hong attempted to withdraw, but accidentally encountered Shi Le. This time, he was defeated and killed. == References ==