Shi Bao 石苞
| Occupation | RNGeneral · General of Agile Cavalry | Faction | Wei |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R10 |
Profile
Shi Bao was a general of Wei. Chen Shou's main text has no separate biography of him, and records neither his courtesy name nor his place of origin. In the 2nd year of Ganlu (257), when Zhuge Dan rebelled and held Shouchun, Shi Bao, as Army Supervisor, took charge of a mobile force together with Zhou Tai (州泰), Inspector of Yan Province, and repeatedly defeated the army of the Wu general Zhu Yi, whom Sun Chen had sent to rescue Zhuge Dan. Records, Wei 28 §35–37Records, Wu 19 §85–86
In the 2nd year of Xianxi (265) he went from General-in-Chief Who Conquers the East to General of Agile Cavalry. In the 3rd year of Baoding (268) Ding Feng of Wu sent a letter to him, a senior general of Jin, to sow discord, and Shi Bao was recalled because of it. Records, Wei 4 §149Records, Wu 10 §106
In Chen Shou's main text Shi Bao appears scattered across the Biography of Zhuge Dan, the Biography of Sun Chen, the Annals of the Three Young Emperors and the Biography of Ding Feng, and there is no assessment of him. In the Romance he first appears in Chapter 111 as commander of the left army of the Wei forces marching against Zhuge Dan, and appears in 3 of its 120 chapters; his name is not in any chapter title. In Chapter 112 he follows Zhong Hui's plan, lies in ambush together with Zhou Tai, and strikes Zhuge Dan. Records, Wei 28 §37Records, Wu 19 §85Records, Wei 4 §149Records, Wu 10 §106Romance, Ch. 111 §35Romance, Ch. 112 §1–2
In the Records
In the 5th month of the 2nd year of Ganlu (257), on receiving an edict summoning him as Minister of Works, Zhuge Dan grew even more afraid, finally rebelled, shut the city gates and held out. He asked Wu for help, and Wu sent its generals Quan Yi, Tang Zi and others with 30,000 men to come secretly with Wen Qin and support him. Wang Ji, General Who Guards the South, led the various armies and surrounded Shouchun. Records, Wei 28 §35–36
In the 6th month the imperial carriage set out east and reached Xiang County, and the General-in-Chief Sima Zhao, leading 260,000 men of the central and provincial armies, encamped at Qiutou. Sima Zhao had Wang Ji, Chen Qian, General Who Pacifies the East, and others surround the city on all four sides in a double ring, and had the Army Supervisor Shi Bao, Zhou Tai (州泰), Inspector of Yan Province, and others pick elite soldiers to form a mobile force and guard against the enemy from outside. Records, Wei 28 §37
Sun Chen of Wu went out and encamped at Huoli, and had Zhu Yi lead the generals Ding Feng, Li Fei and others with 50,000 men to attack Wei, leaving the baggage train at Dulu. Zhu Yi encamped at Lijiang and sent the generals Ren Du, Zhang Zhen (張震) and others to gather 6,000 brave men, lay a pontoon bridge six li west of the camp, cross at night and build a crescent-shaped rampart. They were defeated by the Wei Army Supervisor Shi Bao and Zhou Tai and fell back to high ground. Records, Wu 19 §85
When Zhu Yi again formed his camp with carts arranged like boxes and advanced toward Wumucheng, Shi Bao and Zhou Tai attacked him, and Zhu Yi was defeated and went back. In addition, Hu Lie, the Wei Administrator of Taishan, raided Dulu by a hidden route with a surprise force of 5,000 and burned all of Zhu Yi's supplies and provisions. Because Zhu Yi did not obey the order to fight to the death, Sun Chen beheaded him at Huoli. The Biography of Zhuge Dan records that Zhou Tai and the others met them in battle and each time broke their spearhead. Records, Wu 19 §86Records, Wei 28 §38
On the day xinmao of the 8th month, in autumn of the 2nd year of Xianxi (265), Sima Zhao, Chancellor of State and King of Jin, died, and on the day renchen the Crown Prince of Jin, Sima Yan, succeeded to his fief and position. On the day guihai, Sima Wang, General of Agile Cavalry, was made Minister over the Masses, Shi Bao, General-in-Chief Who Conquers the East, was made General of Agile Cavalry, and Chen Qian, General-in-Chief Who Conquers the South, was made General of Chariots and Cavalry. Records, Wei 4 §148–149
In the 3rd year of Baoding (268), Sun Hao of Wu had Ding Feng and Zhuge Jing attack Hefei. Ding Feng sent a letter to Shi Bao, a senior general of Jin, to sow discord, and Shi Bao was recalled because of it. Chen Shou's main text records nothing else about Shi Bao, and there is no assessment of him. Records, Wu 10 §106Records, Wei 28 §37Records, Wu 19 §85–86Records, Wei 4 §149
In the Romance
In Chapter 111 of the Romance, when Zhuge Dan rebels, Sima Zhao follows Jia Chong's advice and asks the Empress Dowager and the Son of Heaven Cao Mao to go on campaign with him. Sima Zhao raises the entire army of the two capitals, 260,000 men, makes Wang Ji, General Who Guards the South, chief vanguard, Chen Qian, General Who Pacifies the East, deputy vanguard, the Army Supervisor Shi Bao commander of the left army, and Zhou Tai (州泰), Inspector of Yan Province, commander of the right army to protect the imperial carriage, and storms toward Huainan. Romance, Ch. 111 §33–35
In Chapter 112, Sima Zhao follows Zhong Hui's advice that since the Wu troops are helping Zhuge Dan for gain, they should be lured with gain. Shi Bao and Zhou Tai lead two columns to lie in ambush at Shitoucheng, the lieutenant general Cheng Cui goes out first to lure the enemy, and Chen Jun gathers oxen, horses, donkeys and mules and goods for rewarding the troops in the camp, to be abandoned when the enemy comes. Romance, Ch. 112 §1
When Zhuge Dan advances straight ahead with Zhu Yi on his left and Wen Qin on his right, Cheng Cui falls back and flees, and the southern troops, scrambling to seize the oxen and horses that fill the fields, have no mind to fight. At that moment a cannon sounds once, Shi Bao charges in from the left and Zhou Tai from the right, and with the elite troops of Wang Ji and Chen Qian also bearing down, Zhuge Dan is heavily defeated, flees to Shouchun and shuts the city gates. Romance, Ch. 112 §2–3
In Chapter 119, on the day xinmao of the 8th month when Sima Zhao dies, Sima Yan takes the position of King of Jin and appoints He Zeng Chancellor of Jin, Sima Wang Minister over the Masses, Shi Bao General of Agile Cavalry and Chen Qian General of Chariots and Cavalry. This chapter is the last in which Shi Bao appears in the Romance. Romance, Ch. 119 §34–35
Where the Romance differs
His assigned post: In Chapter 111 of the Romance, Shi Bao becomes commander of the left army and protects the imperial carriage together with Zhou Tai (州泰), commander of the right army. In the Records, Sima Zhao had the Army Supervisor Shi Bao, Zhou Tai, Inspector of Yan Province, and others pick elite soldiers to form a mobile force and guard against the enemy from outside. Romance, Ch. 111 §35Records, Wei 28 §37
Ambush and bait: In Chapter 112 of the Romance, following Zhong Hui's plan, Shi Bao and Zhou Tai lie in ambush at Shitoucheng, while Cheng Cui lures the enemy out and oxen and horses are left abandoned. The Biography of Zhuge Dan in the Records has neither this plan nor this battle; Zhuge Dan held the besieged city and in the 1st month of the following year tried to break through the southern line of the siege. Romance, Ch. 112 §1–2Records, Wei 28 §28–44
Whom Shi Bao defeated: In Chapter 112 of the Romance, the ambush of Shi Bao and Zhou Tai strikes Zhuge Dan's troops who have come out of the city. In the Records, what Shi Bao and Zhou Tai defeated was the army of the Wu general Zhu Yi, who had come to rescue Zhuge Dan; they broke the troops who were laying a pontoon bridge and building a crescent-shaped rampart at Lijiang, and attacked Zhu Yi as he advanced toward Wumucheng, forcing him to retreat in defeat. Romance, Ch. 112 §2Records, Wu 19 §85–86
The day he became General of Agile Cavalry: In Chapter 119 of the Romance, on the day xinmao of the 8th month when Sima Zhao dies, Shi Bao is appointed General of Agile Cavalry on the very day Sima Yan takes the position of King of Jin. In the Annals of the Three Young Emperors in the Records, Sima Yan succeeded to the position on the day renchen, He Zeng became Chancellor of Jin on the day wuwu, and Shi Bao, General-in-Chief Who Conquers the East, was made General of Agile Cavalry on the day guihai. Romance, Ch. 119 §35Records, Wei 4 §148–149
Ding Feng's scheme to sow discord: In the Romance, Shi Bao no longer appears after Chapter 119, and there is no recall caused by Ding Feng's letter. In the Biography of Ding Feng in the Records, in the 3rd year of Baoding (268) Ding Feng sent a letter to Shi Bao, a senior general of Jin, to sow discord, and Shi Bao was recalled because of it. Romance, Ch. 119 §35Records, Wu 10 §106
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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.
- LEA6662−4
- STR4550+5
- INT4540−5
- POL4035−5
- CHA4238−4
- VIR4240−2
- ADP4545±0
- SCH3131±0
- DIP3831−7
- DIS3835−3
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
No ability differs by 10 or more — the Romance portrays this person much as the Records do.
10 similar abilities — show evidence
RAs Army Supervisor led a mobile force and defeated Zhu Yi twiceWu 19 §85Wu 19 §86Wei 28 §37
NCommanded the left army and struck Zhuge Dan's troops from an ambush at ShitouchengCh. 111 §35Ch. 112 §1Ch. 112 §2
RNo direct record — estimated from his career as a generalWu 19 §86
NNo direct record — estimated as a general who charged from ambushCh. 112 §2
RNo direct record — estimatedWu 10 §106
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 112 §1
RNo direct record — estimatedWei 4 §149
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 119 §35
RNo direct record — estimatedWei 4 §149
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 119 §35
RNo direct record — estimatedWei 4 §149
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 119 §35
RNo direct record — estimated from his recall caused by Ding Feng's letter sowing discordWu 10 §106
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 119 §35
RNo direct record — estimated as a military generalWei 4 §149
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 119 §35
RNo direct record — estimatedWei 4 §149
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 119 §35
RNo direct record — estimatedWei 4 §149
NNo direct record — estimatedCh. 119 §35
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.
Romance chapters (3)
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Allegiance history
- Wei · Romance · Romance ch. 119 「石苞为骠骑将军」 · Q124654098
Related events (1)
- Zhuge Dan's Rebellion 257~258 · Command
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