RWent out west of Jiange and was first to break three battalions of Shu troops lying in ambushWei 28 §113
NNo direct record — estimated only from the list of senior generals under Zhong HuiCh. 116 §3
Tian Zhang 田章
Profile
Tian Zhang was a general of Wei. He has no separate biography in Chen Shou's main text and appears once, in the section on Zhong Hui in Records of Wei 28, the Biographies of Wang, Guanqiu, Zhuge, Deng and Zhong. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, his origins, his later career or his death. Records, Wei 28 §113
In the 4th year of Jingyuan (263), when Wei attacked Shu and Deng Ai, having pursued Jiang Wei to Yinping, meant to advance by a byway to Mianzhu and Chengdu, Zhong Hui sent the general Tian Zhang and others from west of Jiange straight out toward Jiangyou (江由). Tian Zhang first broke three battalions of Shu troops lying in ambush, and Deng Ai put him in front and had him climb first. Records, Wei 28 §103 · 113
He does not appear in the assessment of Records of Wei 28. In the Romance his name alone appears in Chapter 116, as one of the more than eighty senior generals assembled in Zhong Hui's tent, so that he appears in 1 of the 120 chapters, and no chapter has his name in its title. Records, Wei 28 §140Romance, Ch. 116 §3
In the Records
In the winter of the 3rd year of Jingyuan (262), Wei made Zhong Hui General Who Guards the West, with the Tally (jiajie), and Area Commander of all military affairs in Guanzhong. In the autumn of the 4th year (263) an edict ordered Deng Ai and Zhuge Xu each to lead more than 30,000 men of the various armies to tie down Jiang Wei and cut off his road home, while Zhong Hui, leading a host of more than 100,000, entered divided between the Xie Valley and the Luo Valley. Records, Wei 28 §102–103
Zhong Hui went out through the Yang'an Pass and, sending the Protector of the Army Hu Lie and others ahead, broke the pass fortress (Guancheng). Jiang Wei, hearing that the pass fortress had already fallen, withdrew to Baishui, joined forces with the Shu generals Zhang Yi, Liao Hua and others, and held Jiange against Zhong Hui. Records, Wei 28 §105
Deng Ai pursued Jiang Wei to Yinping and, choosing picked troops, planned to go from Handeyang by the road through Jiangyou (江由) and Zuodan to Mianzhu and advance on Chengdu, and wanted Zhuge Xu to go with him. Zhuge Xu, saying that his original orders were to intercept Jiang Wei and that going west was not in his original edict, led his army forward to Baishui and joined Zhong Hui. Records, Wei 28 §113
Zhong Hui sent the general Tian Zhang and others from west of Jiange straight out toward Jiangyou (江由). Before they had gone a hundred li, Tian Zhang first broke three battalions of Shu troops lying in ambush, and Deng Ai put Tian Zhang in front and had him climb first. And so they drove far ahead. Records, Wei 28 §113–114
The Biography of Deng Ai records that in the 10th month, winter, of that year Deng Ai marched more than seven hundred li through uninhabited land by the Yinping road and reached Jiangyou (江由) first, whereupon the Shu garrison commander Ma Miao surrendered, and that he then defeated Zhuge Zhan at Mianzhu. Tian Zhang's name does not appear in the Biography of Deng Ai. Records, Wei 28 §71–72 · 48–90
This single passage is the only place in Chen Shou's main text where Tian Zhang appears. His courtesy name, his origins, his later career and his death are not recorded, and he does not appear in the assessment of Records of Wei 28 either. Records, Wei 28 §113 · 140
In the Romance
In Chapter 116 of the Romance, Sima Zhao tells Shao Ti, Clerk of the Western Bureau, that the court ministers say Shu cannot be attacked because they are afraid, but that Zhong Hui alone has devised a plan to attack Shu, so the destruction of Shu is certain. Then, when Zhong Hui has finished setting up his camp, he goes up into his tent and assembles all his generals to receive orders, and at that time there are said to be more than eighty men, including the Army Supervisor Wei Guan, the Protector of the Army Hu Lie, and the senior generals Tian Xu, Pang Hui, Tian Zhang, Yuan Qing, Qiu Jian, Xiahou Xian, Wang Mai, Huangfu Kai and Gou An. Romance, Ch. 116 §1 · 3
When Zhong Hui calls for a vanguard who will open roads when he meets mountains and build bridges when he meets rivers, Xu Chu's son Xu Yi steps forward and everyone recommends him. Zhong Hui gives Xu Yi 5,000 cavalry and 1,000 infantry to take Hanzhong directly, and himself follows through the night with a host of more than 100,000. This list is the only place in the Romance where Tian Zhang's name appears. Romance, Ch. 116 §3–5
Where the Romance differs
The Yinping byway: In the Records' Biography of Zhong Hui, when Deng Ai, having pursued Jiang Wei, meant to advance from Yinping by a byway to Mianzhu and Chengdu, Zhong Hui sent Tian Zhang and others from west of Jiange straight toward Jiangyou (江由), and when Tian Zhang first broke three battalions of Shu troops lying in ambush, Deng Ai put him in front and had him climb first. In Chapter 117 of the Romance, Deng Ai himself goes on foot leading more than 2,000 men, takes the city of Jiangyou (江油城) and receives Ma Miao's surrender, and Tian Zhang does not appear. Records, Wei 28 §113Romance, Ch. 117 §19–20 · 22–23
His title: Chapter 116 of the Romance lists him as one of the senior generals assembled in Zhong Hui's tent. Chen Shou's main text records him as 'the general Tian Zhang'. Romance, Ch. 116 §3Records, Wei 28 §113
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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 total364 / 1000Rank 776 of 1,113 · Top 70%
Romance adaptation index−38Romance total − Records total
- LEA5845−13
- STR5045−5
- INT4035−5
- POL3331−2
- CHA3835−3
- VIR4240−2
- ADP4238−4
- SCH3131±0
- DIP3331−2
- DIS3533−2
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
9 similar abilities — show evidence
RDeng Ai put Tian Zhang in front and had him climb firstWei 28 §113
NNo direct record — estimated only from the list of senior generals under Zhong HuiCh. 116 §3
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Zhong HuiWei 28 §113
NNo direct record — estimated only from the list of senior generals under Zhong HuiCh. 116 §3
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Zhong HuiWei 28 §113
NNo direct record — estimated only from the list of senior generals under Zhong HuiCh. 116 §3
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Zhong HuiWei 28 §113
NNo direct record — estimated only from the list of senior generals under Zhong HuiCh. 116 §3
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Zhong HuiWei 28 §113
NNo direct record — estimated only from the list of senior generals under Zhong HuiCh. 116 §3
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Zhong HuiWei 28 §113
NNo direct record — estimated only from the list of senior generals under Zhong HuiCh. 116 §3
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Zhong HuiWei 28 §113
NNo direct record — estimated only from the list of senior generals under Zhong HuiCh. 116 §3
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Zhong HuiWei 28 §113
NNo direct record — estimated only from the list of senior generals under Zhong HuiCh. 116 §3
RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general under Zhong HuiWei 28 §113
NNo direct record — estimated only from the list of senior generals under Zhong HuiCh. 116 §3
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 (1)
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Allegiance history
- Wei · Romance · Romance ch. 116 「大将田续、庞会、田章」 · Q124694393
Related events (1)
- Conquest of Shu by Wei 263 · Command
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