RSailed down the Yangtze with Wang Jun and shattered the Wu forces wherever he arrivedWu 3 §78Wu 3 §81
NAs General Who Broadens Martial Might, sailed east down the Yangtze with Wang JunCh. 120 §34
Tang Bin 唐彬
| Occupation | RNGeneral · General Who Broadens Martial Might | Faction | |
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| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R8 |
Profile
Tang Bin was a general of Jin. He has no separate biography in the Records, and his name appears twice in the section on Sun Hao in Records of Wu 3, the Biographies of the Three Successor Rulers. When Jin attacked Wu in the winter of the 3rd year of Tianji (279), he came east down the Yangtze as General Who Broadens Martial Might together with Wang Jun, General Who Soars Like a Dragon, and in the spring of the following year, wherever the two of them arrived, the defenders collapsed like crumbling earth and shattering tiles, and no one could resist them. Records, Wu 3 §78 · 81
Chen Shou's text does not record his courtesy name, origins, or the years of his birth and death, and his name is also absent from the assessment at the end of Volume 3. In the Romance he appears only in Chapter 120, featuring in 1 of its 120 chapters, and his name does not appear in any chapter title. When the Jin emperor decides to attack Wu and sends out troops along several routes, he is named as General Who Broadens Martial Might, floating his ships east down the river together with Wang Jun, General Who Soars Like a Dragon. Records, Wu 3 §78 · 81 · 88Romance, Ch. 120 §33–34
In the Records
In the winter of the 3rd year of Tianji (279), Jin sent Sima Zhou, Grand General Who Guards the East, toward Tuzhong; Wang Hun, General Who Pacifies the East, and Zhou Jun, Inspector of Yang Province, toward Niuzhu; Wang Rong, General Who Establishes Might, toward Wuchang; Hu Fen, General Who Pacifies the South, toward Xiakou; and Du Yu, General Who Guards the South, toward Jiangling. It had Wang Jun, General Who Soars Like a Dragon, and Tang Bin, General Who Broadens Martial Might, come east down the Yangtze, and made the Grand Commandant Jia Chong Grand Commander, to position himself at key points as circumstances required and stand at the center of all the forces. Tao Jun of Wu reached Wuchang, but on hearing that the northern armies had come out in force he halted and did not advance. Records, Wu 3 §78
In the spring of the 4th year of Tianji (280), wherever Wang Jun and Tang Bin arrived, the defenders collapsed like crumbling earth and shattering tiles, and no one could resist them. Du Yu also beheaded Wu Yan, Area Commander of Jiangling, and Wang Hun in turn beheaded the Chancellor Zhang Ti, the Administrator of Danyang Shen Ying and others, winning victories wherever they fought. Records, Wu 3 §81
In the 3rd month, Sun Hao, following the plan of the Superintendent of the Imperial Household Xue Ying, the Prefect of the Palace Writers Hu Chong and others, sent envoys separately to Wang Jun, Sima Zhou and Wang Hun to present letters asking to surrender. Tang Bin's name is not among the commanders who received the letters. Chen Shou's text does not record Tang Bin's courtesy name, origins, or the years of his birth and death, and the assessment at the end of Volume 3 does not mention him either. Records, Wu 3 §82–84 · 88
In the Romance
In Chapter 120 of the Romance, the Jin emperor at first accepts the view that the attack on Wu should be put off for a year, but after hearing Du Yu's memorial and Zhang Hua's urging, he at last sends out his troops. He makes Du Yu, Grand General Who Guards the South, Grand Commander and has him advance on Jiangling with 100,000 troops, and gives Sima Zhou, Wang Hun, Wang Rong and Hu Fen 50,000 troops each, all to follow Du Yu's command. Romance, Ch. 120 §31–33
He also sends Wang Jun, General Who Soars Like a Dragon, and Tang Bin, General Who Broadens Martial Might, to float their ships east down the river, with land and naval forces of more than 200,000 and tens of thousands of warships. Yang Ji, General Who Leads the Army, is ordered to go out and garrison Xiangyang and direct the men and horses of all the routes. On hearing the news, Sun Hao of Wu sends troops to block the various routes, yet still worries that Wang Jun is coming down with the current with a full fleet of warships. In the Romance, Tang Bin is named only in this passage on the campaign. Romance, Ch. 120 §34 · 36
Where the Romance differs
Command of the campaign: In Chapter 120 of the Romance, Du Yu becomes Grand Commander and the troops of all the routes follow his command, while Yang Ji directs the men and horses of the various routes from Xiangyang. In the Biographies of the Three Successor Rulers in the Records, the Grand Commandant Jia Chong became Grand Commander and positioned himself at the center of all the forces. Romance, Ch. 120 §33–34Records, Wu 3 §78
Strength of the forces: Chapter 120 of the Romance says that the land and naval forces of Wang Jun and Tang Bin numbered more than 200,000, with tens of thousands of warships. The Biographies of the Three Successor Rulers in the Records says only that Wang Jun and Tang Bin came east down the Yangtze and does not give the number of troops or ships. Romance, Ch. 120 §34Records, Wu 3 §78
The subsequent advance: In the Romance, Tang Bin is named only in the campaign orders of Chapter 120, and what Sun Hao worries about is Wang Jun's fleet. The Biographies of the Three Successor Rulers in the Records records the two together, saying that in the spring of the 4th year of Tianji (280) no one could resist Wang Jun and Tang Bin wherever they arrived. Romance, Ch. 120 §34 · 36Records, Wu 3 §81
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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 total444 / 1000Rank 392 of 996 · Top 40%Romance total417 / 1000Rank 397 of 1,113 · Top 36%
Romance adaptation index−27Romance total − Records total
- LEA7258−14
- STR4542−3
- INT4542−3
- POL4240−2
- CHA4240−2
- VIR4545±0
- ADP4545±0
- SCH3535±0
- DIP3535±0
- DIS3835−3
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
9 similar abilities — show evidence
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightWu 3 §78
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightCh. 120 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightWu 3 §78
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightCh. 120 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightWu 3 §78
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightCh. 120 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightWu 3 §78
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightCh. 120 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightWu 3 §78
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightCh. 120 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightWu 3 §78
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightCh. 120 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightWu 3 §78
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightCh. 120 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightWu 3 §78
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightCh. 120 §34
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightWu 3 §78
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Jin's General Who Broadens Martial MightCh. 120 §34
Records Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
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Related events (1)
- Conquest of Wu by Jin 279~280 · Command
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