Life

Huo Jun was from Zhijiang County, Nan Commandery (南郡), Jing Province, which is in present-day Zhijiang, Hubei. His elder brother, Huo Du (霍篤), rallied a few hundred men from their hometown to form a militia. After Huo Du's death, Liu Biao, the Governor (牧) of Jing Province, put Huo Jun in command of the militia. When Liu Biao died in late 208, Huo Jun led his followers to join the warlord Liu Bei, who previously took shelter under Liu Biao. Liu Bei appointed Huo Jun as a General of the Household (中郎將).

Around 211, Liu Bei led an army from Jing Province to Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing) to assist the provincial governor Liu Zhang in countering a rival warlord, Zhang Lu, in Hanzhong Commandery. In 212, when conflict broke out between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, the former led his forces from Jiameng (葭萌) to attack the latter, leaving behind Huo Jun to defend Jiameng. At the same time, Zhang Lu sent his subordinate Yang Bo to trick Huo Jun into losing Jiameng by offering to defend Jiameng together with Huo. Huo Jun replied Yang Bo, "You can take a xiaoren's head but not a fortress." Yang Bo retreated. Later, Liu Zhang sent his officers Fu Jin (扶禁), Xiang Cun (向存) and others to lead an army of ten thousands to attack Jiameng. Huo Jun had only a few hundred troops with him but he managed to hold his position for a year. When he saw that the ennemy was weak and negligent, he selected elite soldiers from among his men and launched a counterattack on Liu Zhang's forces, greatly defeated them and beheading Xiang Cun in battle.

In early 214, Liu Zhang surrendered to Liu Bei, after which Yi Province came under the latter's control. In recognition of Huo Jun's contributions during the campaign, Liu Bei partitioned a new commandery, Zitong (梓潼), from the original Guanghan Commandery, and appointed Huo Jun as the Administrator (太守) of Zitong. Huo Jun was also promoted to the rank of a Major-General. He held office for three years before dying at the age of 40 (by East Asian age reckoning). His body was transported to Chengdu (the capital of Yi Province) for burial. Liu Bei deeply lamented Huo Jun's death and personally led his subjects to offer sacrifices and attend Huo's funeral.

Family

Huo Jun's son, Huo Yi, continued serving Liu Bei and became a general in the state of Shu Han (founded by Liu Bei) during the Three Kingdoms period.

生平

其兄霍篤曾在故鄉聚集起部曲數百人。後來霍篤逝世，劉表命令霍峻繼承部曲。208年，劉表病逝，霍峻便率部曲歸降劉備，並被任為中郎將。

213年，被邀入蜀的劉備與蜀主劉璋決裂，劉備軍由葭萌向南進攻劉璋，而留霍峻守葭萌城。漢中的張魯派楊帛想誘惑霍峻獻城，但霍峻說：「小人頭可得，城不可得。」楊帛惟有回去。後來劉璋將領扶禁、向存等率萬多人由閬水北上攻打霍峻，並圍城達一年之久，但仍不能攻下。

葭萌城中只有數百人，不過霍峻以逸待勞，挑選精銳之兵出擊，大破敵軍，亦斬殺向存。214年，劉備成功入主益州，霍峻有功而受到嘉許。217年，廣漢被分劃為梓潼郡，217年霍峻擔任梓潼太守和裨將軍。在任三年，四十歲逝世。葬於成都，劉備十分哀悼和可惜，下詔諸葛亮：「峻既佳士，加有功於國，欲行酹。」親率群僚弔祭，更留宿在墓上，當時非常榮耀。

特徵

霍峻為人冷靜、善戰，率領數百人的自己面對有數萬人的敵軍也能冷靜分析形勢，更可大破敵軍，斬殺敵人。

三國演義

在62回出場，由孟達推薦給劉備，和孟達一起去守葭萌關。65回遇到張魯派馬超，楊柏，馬岱攻擊葭萌關，孔明派張飛迎戰，李恢說服馬超投降。70回遇到張郃攻打葭萌關，孔明派黃忠嚴顏迎戰。霍峻在三國演義中擔任葭萌關守將，沒有戰績。

家族

親族

• 霍篤：兄，故鄉聚集部曲數百，霍峻繼續率領。

子嗣

• 霍弋：子。同為蜀漢將領。

• 霍在：孫，霍弋子。

• 霍彪：玄孫，霍弋孫。。東晉、成漢地方官。

評價

三國志評曰:「霍峻孤城不傾，王連固節不移，向朗好學不倦，張裔膚敏應機，楊洪乃心忠公，費詩率意而言，皆有可紀焉。以先主之廣濟，諸葛之準繩，詩吐直言，猶用陵遲，況庸後乎哉！」

劉備下詔諸葛亮：「峻既佳士，加有功於國，欲行酹。」