Wang Zhao 汪昭

In Chapter 32 of the Romance, Yuan Shang, without waiting for the troops of Yuan Tan and the others to arrive, personally leads several tens of thousands of troops out to Liyang to face the vanguard of Cao Cao's army, but in fewer than three bouts with Zhang Liao he is heavily defeated and flees back to Ji Province. Startled once again by this news, Yuan Shao suffers a relapse of his old illness, vomits blood and dies, and Shen Pei and Feng Ji set up Yuan Shang as Grand Marshal General, with the governorships of the four provinces of Ji, Qing, You and Bing. Romance, Ch. 32 §1–3 · 5

Yuan Tan, who had already raised troops and left Qing Province, stations his troops outside the city and sends Guo Tu into Ji Province. Yuan Shang confers on Yuan Tan the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry and asks him to lead the vanguard, and at Guo Tu's request for advisers he has the two men Shen Pei and Feng Ji draw lots and sends Feng Ji, who is chosen, bearing the seal and ribbon. When Feng Ji, uneasy at seeing that Yuan Tan is not ill, hands over the seal and ribbon, Yuan Tan is enraged and means to behead him, but he follows Guo Tu's advice that it will not be too late to contend for Ji Province after defeating Cao Cao. Romance, Ch. 32 §6–9

Yuan Tan promptly breaks camp, reaches Liyang and confronts Cao Cao's army, and sends out his senior general Wang Zhao to fight. Cao Cao sends Xu Huang to meet him, and before the two generals have fought many bouts, Xu Huang cuts Wang Zhao down from his horse with a single stroke of his blade. As Cao Cao's troops take advantage of the moment to fall upon them, Yuan Tan's army is heavily defeated, and Yuan Tan gathers his defeated troops, enters Liyang and asks Yuan Shang for help. Romance, Ch. 32 §10

The more than 5,000 troops sent by Yuan Shang are surrounded on the way by Yue Jin and Li Dian and killed to a man, and when Yuan Shang sends no more troops, Yuan Tan beheads Feng Ji on the spot and discusses surrendering to Cao Cao. When Yuan Shang comes to Liyang in person at the head of a great army, Yuan Tan drops the idea of surrender, and Yuan Xi and Gao Gan also arrive with their troops and face Cao Cao every day, but Yuan Shang is defeated time and again. In the 2nd month, spring, of the 8th year of Jian'an (203), when Cao Cao attacks along separate routes, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang and Gao Gan are all heavily defeated and abandon Liyang and flee. Wang Zhao's name does not appear in the Romance again after this. Romance, Ch. 32 §10–14