Ehe Shaoge 俄何燒戈
| Occupation | NGeneral | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | N | Biography in | |
| Born | N? Unverified | Native place | |
| Died | N253 Unverified | Place of death | |
| Cause of death | NSuicide Unverified | ||
| Existence | Fictional | Mentions |
Profile
Ehe Shaoge is a general of Midang, King of the Qiang, who appears in Chapter 109 of the Romance. When Jiang Wei, setting out once more to attack Wei in the autumn of the 16th year of Yanxi (253) of Shu Han, sent Xi Zheng to make friends with the King of the Qiang, Midang raised 50,000 troops, made Ehe Shaoge his Grand Vanguard and sent him toward Nan'an. Going with Chen Tai of Wei, who had come to him in false surrender, to raid Guo Huai's camp, he fell into a pit trap together with his horse, and when the Qiang troops collapsed in rout, he cut his own throat and died. Romance, Ch. 109 §1–2 · 16–18
He appears in only one of the Romance's 120 chapters, Chapter 109, and no chapter has his name in its title. The biography of Guo Huai in Chen Shou's main text records that in the 8th year of Zhengshi (247) Ehe (餓何), Shaoge (燒戈), Fatong, Ezhesai and others among the Qiang of Longxi, Nan'an, Jincheng and Xiping banded together in rebellion and called in the Shu army from the south, and that after driving off Jiang Wei, Guo Huai went on to attack the rebel Qiang and beheaded Ehe and Shaoge. In Chen Shou's main text Ehe and Shaoge are two people, and a single person named Ehe Shaoge appears neither in Chen Shou's main text nor in Pei Songzhi's commentary. Romance, Ch. 109 §2Records, Wei 26 §72–73
In the Romance
In Chapter 109 of the Romance, in the autumn of the 16th year of Yanxi (253) of Shu Han, Jiang Wei raised 200,000 troops, went out through Yangping Pass and attacked Wei. Following Xiahou Ba's advice that the reason they had come back without victory last time was that the Qiang troops had not come, Jiang Wei made Xi Zheng his envoy and had him go into the Qiang lands with gold, pearls and Shu brocade to make friends with the King of the Qiang. On receiving the gifts, the Qiang king Midang at once raised 50,000 troops, made the Qiang general Ehe Shaoge his Grand Vanguard and had him lead the troops to Nan'an. Romance, Ch. 109 §1–2
On the Wei side, Sima Zhao became Grand Commander and Xu Zhi the vanguard, and they faced Jiang Wei at Dongting. Xu Zhi went to cut the supply road behind Mount Tielong, fell for Jiang Wei's stratagem and was killed, and Sima Zhao was trapped on Mount Tielong. When Guo Huai wanted to go to the rescue, Chen Tai said that the Qiang troops had already arrived, and if they pulled out their troops the Qiang would seize the chance to strike them from behind; he proposed first making a false surrender to the Qiang and working from within. Chen Tai led 5,000 troops into the Qiang king's camp, took off his armor, bowed in tears, and said that he had come to surrender because Guo Huai always harbored a wish to kill him, and that if they raided the Wei camp that night there would be someone inside to respond. Romance, Ch. 109 §3 · 7–11 · 16–17
Overjoyed, Midang had Ehe Shaoge raid the Wei camp together with Chen Tai. Ehe Shaoge put Chen Tai's surrendered troops in the rear and had Chen Tai lead the Qiang troops in front. When they reached the Wei camp in the second watch of that night, the camp gate stood wide open, and Chen Tai rode in first alone. The moment Ehe Shaoge spurred his horse and rode into the camp with his spear levelled, he let out a single cry, and man and horse fell together into a pit trap. Chen Tai's troops attacked from behind and Guo Huai from the left, and the Qiang troops were thrown into great confusion; countless men died trampling one another, all the survivors surrendered, and Ehe Shaoge cut his own throat and died. Romance, Ch. 109 §17–18
Guo Huai and Chen Tai broke straight into the Qiang camp and captured Midang alive. Guo Huai untied his bonds himself and won him over, saying that if he lifted the siege of Mount Tielong and drove off the Shu army, he would report to the Son of Heaven and have him richly rewarded, and Midang put the Qiang troops in front with the Wei troops following behind and went to Jiang Wei's camp. Before Midang could even open his mouth, a Wei general attacked from behind with his sword, and the Shu army scattered, each man fleeing for his life. Romance, Ch. 109 §18–21
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Abilities
There is no record in the main text of Chen Shou’s Records, so only the Romance score is given.
- LEA45
- STR48
- INT30
- POL31
- CHA38
- VIR52
- ADP25
- SCH31
- DIP31
- DIS31
Evidence by ability
NRaided the camp as Grand Vanguard of the Qiang troops, but the Qiang troops collapsedCh. 109 §2Ch. 109 §18
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Grand Vanguard of the Qiang troopsCh. 109 §2
NTrusted Chen Tai's false surrender, raided the camp and fell into a pit trapCh. 109 §17Ch. 109 §18
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Grand Vanguard of the Qiang troopsCh. 109 §2
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Grand Vanguard of the Qiang troopsCh. 109 §2
NCut his own throat rather than be taken aliveCh. 109 §18
NFell into a pit trap and took his own lifeCh. 109 §18
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Grand Vanguard of the Qiang troopsCh. 109 §2
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Grand Vanguard of the Qiang troopsCh. 109 §2
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Grand Vanguard of the Qiang troopsCh. 109 §2
Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
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