RLed the naval force that defeated Zhan Yan and captured Chen Feng, but was defeated by Wu Ban and Feng Xi at Wu CountyWu 13 §14Shu 2 §69
NNo direct recordCh. 82 §24
Li Yi 李異
Profile
Li Yi was a Wu general under Sun Quan. He has no biography of his own in the Records and appears in the Biography of the First Sovereign in Records of Shu 2, the Biographies of Pang Tong and Fa Zheng in Records of Shu 7, and the Biography of Lu Xun in Records of Wu 13. In the 24th year of Jian'an (219), when on Lu Xun's orders he and Xie Jing led 3,000 men against the Shu generals Zhan Yan and Chen Feng, he commanded the naval force, defeated Zhan Yan and the others, and captured Chen Feng. Records, Wu 13 §13–14
In the 1st year of Zhangwu (221), when Liu Bei attacked Wu, he was stationed at Wu County and Zigui together with Lu Yi (Lu Xun), Liu A and others and was defeated by Wu Ban and Feng Xi; the following year, after the battle of Xiaoting, he followed on the heels of Liu Bei's army together with Liu A and others and was stationed at Nanshan. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, origin or death. Records, Shu 2 §68–69 · 71
Chen Shou did not assess him. In the Romance he appears only in Chapter 82, and no chapter has his name in its title. He appears as one of the two senior generals whom Sun Huan puts forward to Sun Quan as having 'courage that ten thousand men could not withstand', and in the same chapter, as he is about to bring his axe down on Zhang Bao's head, he is cut down by Guan Xing. Romance, Ch. 82 §21 · 26–27
In the Records
When Liu Bei's army besieged Luo, Fa Zheng sent Liu Zhang a letter urging him to surrender. In it Fa Zheng wrote that the road to Jing Province was now open and the army had grown several dozen times over, and that Sun, the General of Chariots and Cavalry (Sun Quan), had sent his younger brother and Li Yi, Gan Ning and others to follow up. Records, Shu 7 §18 · 22
After Sun Quan secretly sent his army upriver and took Gong'an and Nan Commandery, Lu Xun, now concurrently Administrator of Yidu, provisionally granted gold, silver and bronze seals to those who had newly submitted; this was in the 11th month of the 24th year of Jian'an (219). Lu Xun sent the generals Li Yi, Xie Jing and others with 3,000 men to attack the Shu generals Zhan Yan and Chen Feng. Li Yi led the naval force and Xie Jing the infantry; they cut off the strategic passes, soon defeated Zhan Yan and the others, and took Chen Feng alive as he surrendered. The Biography of Lu Xun goes on to say that they attacked Deng Fu, Administrator of Fangling, and Guo Mu, Administrator of Nanxiang, and defeated them heavily. Records, Wu 13 §12–14
In the autumn, the 7th month, of the 1st year of Zhangwu (221), Liu Bei, enraged that Sun Quan had attacked Guan Yu by surprise, led his armies against Wu. Sun Quan sent a letter asking for peace, but Liu Bei, in a great rage, refused. The Wu generals Lu Yi (Lu Xun), Li Yi, Liu A and others were stationed at Wu County and Zigui, and the generals Wu Ban and Feng Xi attacked and defeated Li Yi and the others at Wu County and encamped at Zigui. Records, Shu 2 §68–69
In the summer, the 6th month, of the 2nd year of Zhangwu (222), Lu Yi heavily defeated Liu Bei's army at Xiaoting, and the generals Feng Xi, Zhang Nan and others were all killed. Liu Bei returned to Zigui, gathered his scattered troops, then abandoned his boats and returned to Yufu by land. Wu sent the generals Li Yi, Liu A and others to follow on the heels of Liu Bei's army, and they were stationed at Nanshan. Records, Shu 2 §71
These four passages are the places where Li Yi appears in Chen Shou's main text. His courtesy name, his origin, his later career and his death are not recorded, and there is no assessment of him. Records, Shu 7 §22Records, Wu 13 §14Records, Shu 2 §69 · 71
In the Romance
In Chapter 82 of the Romance, in the autumn, the 8th month, of the 1st year of Zhangwu, Liu Bei raises a great army; his river force goes out through Wukou and his land force reaches Zigui. When Sun Quan is troubled, the young general Sun Huan steps forward and says that he has two senior generals, one named Li Yi and the other Xie Jing, both with courage that ten thousand men could not withstand, and that if he is given several tens of thousands of troops he will go and capture Liu Bei. Sun Quan decides to send Zhu Ran with him, musters 50,000 troops by land and water, and makes Sun Huan Commander of the Left and Zhu Ran Commander of the Right. Romance, Ch. 82 §1 · 19–21
Sun Huan leads 25,000 troops and sets up three separate camps at the border pass of Yidu, while Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, having taken leave of Liu Bei, join the vanguard and advance. When the two battle lines face each other, Sun Huan, with Li Yi and Xie Jing, reins in his horse beneath the gate banners. Romance, Ch. 82 §22–24
When Zhang Bao charges at Sun Huan, Xie Jing meets him and flees defeated after some thirty bouts, and Li Yi hurriedly spurs his horse forward, swinging a gilded axe, to engage Zhang Bao. When twenty-odd bouts bring no decision, the Wu lieutenant Tan Xiong secretly shoots an arrow that hits Zhang Bao's horse; the horse stumbles and Zhang Bao is thrown to the ground. Just as Li Yi rushes forward to bring his great axe down on Zhang Bao's head, a streak of red light flashes and Li Yi's head falls to the ground. Guan Xing, who was coming out to meet Zhang Bao, has given a great shout and cut Li Yi down from his horse. Romance, Ch. 82 §25–27
Sun Huan is heavily defeated that day, and when he fights again the next day he loses Xie Jing as well, to Zhang Bao's spear. The Romance says that Sun Huan, having lost many officers and men including Li Yi, Xie Jing and Tan Xiong, with his strength exhausted and his position isolated, asked Wu for help. Romance, Ch. 82 §27–28 · 31
Where the Romance differs
Earlier career: In the Romance, Li Yi first appears during Liu Bei's campaign against Wu in Chapter 82 and dies in that chapter. In the Records, before that, in the 24th year of Jian'an (219), he attacked the Shu generals Zhan Yan and Chen Feng with Xie Jing on Lu Xun's orders, and his name also appears in Fa Zheng's letter to Liu Zhang as one of the generals Sun Quan had sent along with Gan Ning and others. Romance, Ch. 82 §21 · 27Records, Wu 13 §14Records, Shu 7 §22
With Xie Jing: In Chapter 82 of the Romance, Li Yi and Xie Jing are the two senior generals Sun Huan puts forward, and they die one after the other fighting Zhang Bao and Guan Xing. In the Biography of Lu Xun in the Records, Lu Xun sent the generals Li Yi, Xie Jing and others, and with Li Yi leading the naval force and Xie Jing the infantry they defeated Zhan Yan and the others. Romance, Ch. 82 §21 · 27–28Records, Wu 13 §14
Command: In Chapter 82 of the Romance, Li Yi is a senior general under Sun Huan, Commander of the Left, and is encamped at the border pass of Yidu. The Biography of the First Sovereign in the Records says that the Wu generals Lu Yi (Lu Xun), Li Yi, Liu A and others were stationed at Wu County and Zigui, and Sun Huan does not appear alongside him in any of the passages in the Records where Li Yi appears. Romance, Ch. 82 §21–22 · 24Records, Shu 2 §69 · 71
Opponents: In Chapter 82 of the Romance, Li Yi fights Zhang Bao in front of the lines and is cut down by Guan Xing. In the Biography of the First Sovereign in the Records, it was the generals Wu Ban and Feng Xi who attacked and defeated Li Yi and the others from Wu County. Romance, Ch. 82 §25–27Records, Shu 2 §69
Death: In Chapter 82 of the Romance, Li Yi is cut down and killed by Guan Xing as he is about to strike Zhang Bao's head. In the Records, even after the battle of Xiaoting in the 6th month of the 2nd year of Zhangwu (222), Li Yi followed on the heels of Liu Bei's army together with Liu A and others and was stationed at Nanshan, and his death is not in Chen Shou's main text. Romance, Ch. 82 §26–27Records, Shu 2 §71
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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 total402 / 1000Rank 598 of 996 · Top 61%Romance total379 / 1000Rank 681 of 1,113 · Top 62%
Romance adaptation index−23Romance total − Records total
- LEA5840−18
- STR4560+15
- INT4035−5
- POL3531−4
- CHA4038−2
- VIR4545±0
- ADP4235−7
- SCH3131±0
- DIP3331−2
- DIS3333±0
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
RNo direct record — estimated from his record as a generalWu 13 §14
NFought Zhang Bao for twenty-odd bouts without a decision, but was cut down by Guan Xing at a single strokeCh. 82 §21Ch. 82 §25
8 similar abilities — show evidence
RNo direct recordWu 13 §14
NNo direct recordCh. 82 §26
RNo direct recordShu 2 §71
NNo direct recordCh. 82 §24
RNo direct recordShu 7 §22
NNo direct recordCh. 82 §21
RNo direct recordShu 2 §71
NNo direct recordCh. 82 §24
RNo direct recordShu 2 §71
NNo direct recordCh. 82 §27
RNo direct recordWu 13 §14
NNo direct recordCh. 82 §21
RNo direct recordShu 7 §22
NNo direct recordCh. 82 §24
RNo direct recordWu 13 §14
NNo direct recordCh. 82 §21
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
- Wu · Romance · Romance ch. 82 「吴军中裨将谭雄，见张苞英勇，李异不能胜，却放一冷箭，正射中张苞所骑之马」 · Q124413703