RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Liu YaoWu 1 §28
NCaptured by Sun Ce within three bouts and crushed to death under his armCh. 15 §38Ch. 15 §39
Yu Mi 於糜
| Occupation | RNGeneral | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Died | Place of death | NNiuzhu | |
| Cause of death | NKilled in battle Unverified | ||
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R6 |
Profile
Yu Mi was a general under Liu Yao, Inspector of Yang Province. When Liu Yao, with Shouchun in Yuan Shu's hands, crossed the Yangtze and set up his seat at Qu'a, Yu Mi was stationed with Fan Neng to the east at the Hengjiang ford to resist Yuan Shu. Wu Jing and Sun Ben, sent by Yuan Shu, could not overcome them for more than a year, but when Sun Ce crossed the river, Yu Mi was defeated at Hengjiang and Dangli together with Zhang Ying and others. Records, Wu 1 §28Records, Wu 10 §3
He has no biography of his own in the Records; only his name appears in the Biographies of Sun Jian and Sun Ce, the Biographies of Empresses and Consorts, the Biography of Cheng Pu and the Biography of Lü Fan in the Records of Wu. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, origin, offices or death, and his name is not in the assessments of these volumes either. In the Romance he appears only in Chapter 15, that is, in 1 of the 120 chapters, and no chapter has his name in its title. The Romance portrays him as a lieutenant of Liu Yao who is captured by Sun Ce at Niuzhu and dies crushed under Sun Ce's arm. Records, Wu 1 §28 · 41Records, Wu 5 §3 · 11 · 42Records, Wu 10 §3Records, Wu 11 §33 · 67Romance, Ch. 15 §38–39
In the Records
According to the Biographies of Sun Jian and Sun Ce, before this Liu Yao had become Inspector of Yang Province, but since Shouchun, the provincial seat, was already held by Yuan Shu, Liu Yao crossed the Yangtze and made Qu'a his seat. Wu Jing, who was then in Danyang, and Sun Ce's elder cousin Sun Ben, Chief Commandant of Danyang, were both pressed and driven out by Liu Yao, and the two withdrew to Liyang. Liu Yao sent Fan Neng and Yu Mi east to be stationed at the Hengjiang ford and stationed Zhang Ying at Danglikou to resist Yuan Shu. Records, Wu 1 §28
Yuan Shu made his former subordinate Hui Qu, a man of Langya, Inspector of Yang Province and made Wu Jing General of the Household Who Supervises the Army, and had him attack Zhang Ying and the others together with Sun Ben, but they could not win for more than a year. The record of Wu Jing in the Biographies of Empresses and Consorts says that Wu Jing, together with Sun Ben, attacked Fan Neng and Yu Mi at Hengjiang, and also attacked Ze Rong and Xue Li at Moling. Records, Wu 1 §28Records, Wu 5 §3
Sun Ce persuaded Yuan Shu and asked to help Wu Jing and the others pacify Jiangdong, and by the time he reached Liyang his following numbered five or six thousand, and he crossed the Yangtze. The Biography of Cheng Pu records that Sun Ce reached Hengjiang and Dangli, defeated Zhang Ying, Yu Mi and others, and went on to take Moling, Hushu, Jurong and Qu'a, and the Biography of Lü Fan likewise records that Lü Fan followed Sun Ce to Hengjiang and Dangli and defeated Zhang Ying and Yu Mi. Records, Wu 1 §29Records, Wu 10 §3Records, Wu 11 §33
In the record of Lady Xu in the Biographies of Empresses and Consorts, Lady Xu's father Xu Kun followed Sun Ce in attacking Fan Neng, Yu Mi and others at Hengjiang and in attacking Zhang Ying at Danglikou. When there were too few boats and the army was going to halt to seek more, Xu Kun's mother, who was with the army, told him to cut reeds and make rafts to help the boats carry the troops across. Sun Ce did so, the whole host crossed the river, and they at last defeated Zhang Ying and attacked Ze Rong and Liu Yao and put them to flight. Records, Wu 5 §11–12
Chen Shou's main text does not record Yu Mi's courtesy name, origin or offices, nor what became of him after the fighting at Hengjiang. The characters of his name differ slightly from volume to volume: the Biographies of Sun Jian and Sun Ce, the Biography of Cheng Pu and the Biography of Lü Fan write 于麋, while the Biographies of Empresses and Consorts write 於麋 or 於糜. Records, Wu 1 §28Records, Wu 10 §3Records, Wu 11 §33Records, Wu 5 §3 · 11
In the Romance
In Chapter 15 of the Romance, Sun Ce defeats Liu Yao's general Zhang Ying at Niuzhu and clashes with Taishi Ci below Shenting Ridge. When Zhou Yu takes Qu'a by surprise, Liu Yao withdraws to Moling, and while Sun Ce is attacking Xue Li at Moling, word comes that Liu Yao has joined Ze Rong and gone to take Niuzhu. Romance, Ch. 15 §22 · 33 · 35–37
When Sun Ce hurries to Niuzhu with his main army and asks why they do not surrender, Liu Yao's lieutenant Yu Mi rides out from behind Liu Yao with his spear leveled. Before they have fought three bouts Yu Mi is taken alive by Sun Ce, who turns his horse and rides back to his lines with the captive. Liu Yao's general Fan Neng gives chase and is about to stab Sun Ce in the back, but at a single shout from Sun Ce he is so startled that he falls from his horse, splits his head and dies. Romance, Ch. 15 §38–39
When Sun Ce reaches his banner and throws Yu Mi down, Yu Mi is already dead, crushed under his arm. The Romance says that because in a single moment Sun Ce had crushed one general to death under his arm and killed another with a shout, from then on everyone called him 'the Little Conqueror'. That day Liu Yao's army is routed and more than half his men and horses surrender to Sun Ce, and Liu Yao and Ze Rong flee to Yuzhang. Romance, Ch. 15 §39–40
Where the Romance differs
Where he was stationed: In Chapter 15 of the Romance, Yu Mi is a lieutenant who comes out at Niuzhu following Liu Yao. In the Biographies of Sun Jian and Sun Ce in the Records, Liu Yao sent Fan Neng and Yu Mi east to be stationed at the Hengjiang ford and stationed Zhang Ying at Danglikou to resist Yuan Shu. Romance, Ch. 15 §38Records, Wu 1 §28
His opponents: In the Romance, Yu Mi faces Sun Ce alone. In the Records, before Sun Ce came, Wu Jing and Sun Ben, sent by Yuan Shu, attacked Fan Neng and Yu Mi at Hengjiang but could not win for more than a year, and afterwards Sun Ce crossed the river and defeated Zhang Ying, Yu Mi and others at Hengjiang and Dangli. Romance, Ch. 15 §38Records, Wu 1 §28Records, Wu 5 §3Records, Wu 10 §3
His death: In Chapter 15 of the Romance, Yu Mi is captured by Sun Ce and dies crushed under his arm, and because of this Sun Ce is called 'the Little Conqueror'. The Records says only that Sun Ce defeated Zhang Ying, Yu Mi and others, with no word of Yu Mi being captured or killed. Romance, Ch. 15 §39Records, Wu 10 §3Records, Wu 11 §33Records, Wu 5 §11
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Abilities
The Records score (Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms, main text) is the baseline. Each ability compares how the Romance redrew the same person, and the evidence from both sources explains the difference.
Records total381 / 1000Rank 726 of 996 · Top 73%Romance total329 / 1000Rank 1,015 of 1,113 · Top 92%
Romance adaptation index−52Romance total − Records total
- LEA5238−14
- STR4225−17
- INT3633−3
- POL3331−2
- CHA3835−3
- VIR4542−3
- ADP3832−6
- SCH3131±0
- DIP3331−2
- DIS3331−2
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
RWas stationed with Fan Neng at the Hengjiang ford and held off Yuan Shu's forcesWu 1 §28Wu 5 §11
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Liu Yao's lieutenantCh. 15 §38
8 similar abilities — show evidence
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Liu YaoWu 1 §28
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Liu Yao's lieutenantCh. 15 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Liu YaoWu 1 §28
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Liu Yao's lieutenantCh. 15 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Liu YaoWu 1 §28
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Liu Yao's lieutenantCh. 15 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Liu YaoWu 1 §28
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Liu Yao's lieutenantCh. 15 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Liu YaoWu 1 §28
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Liu Yao's lieutenantCh. 15 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Liu YaoWu 1 §28
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Liu Yao's lieutenantCh. 15 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Liu YaoWu 1 §28
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Liu Yao's lieutenantCh. 15 §38
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Liu YaoWu 1 §28
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Liu Yao's lieutenantCh. 15 §38
Records Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
3KDEX scoring — the Records use the main text of Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance uses the 120-chapter Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Click a source tag to open that passage in the reader.
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Allegiance history
- Liu Yao faction · Records · 「繇遣樊能、于麋東屯橫江津」