Tang Zi

Tang Zi (fl. 200–262) was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) of China. In 258, he defected to Wu's rival state, Cao Wei, and became a general under Wei.

Tang Zi was from Licheng Commandery (利城郡; between southeast of present-day Linshu County, Shandong and northwest of present-day Ganyu District, Lianyungang, Jiangsu). In 225, Cai Fang (蔡方) started a rebellion in Licheng Commandery, killed the commandery Administrator Xu Ji (徐箕), and nominated Tang Zi to be their leader. The Wei emperor Cao Pi ordered Ren Fu (任福), Duan Zhao (段昭), Wang Ling and Lü Qian (呂虔) to lead troops to suppress the revolt. After the Wei forces defeated the rebels and retook Licheng Commandery, Tang Zi fled south to Wu via the sea and became a Wu military officer.

Between 235 and 236, Tang Zi participated in a campaign against the restive Shanyue tribes in Wu territories along with the Wu generals Lü Dai and Wu Can. After the campaign, he was promoted to the rank of a general for his contributions. Later, he and Wu Can led 3,000 troops to attack the Shanyue led by Dong Si (董嗣) but could not overcome the enemy until reinforcements led by another Wu general, Zhou Fang, showed up. In 239, he joined Lü Dai in quelling a revolt by Liao Shi (廖式).

In 252, Tang Zi fought at the Battle of Dongxing against Wu's rival state, Wei, alongside other Wu generals such as Liu Zan, Lü Ju and Ding Feng. He was promoted to General of the Vanguard (前將軍), granted imperial authority, and enfeoffed as a marquis for his achievements in the battle.

In 256, Tang Zi joined Wen Qin, Lü Ju, Liu Zuan (劉纂) and Zhu Yi to resist a Wei invasion in the regions around the Huai and Si rivers (in present-day Anhui). In the same year, after the Wu regent Sun Jun died, Tang Zi sided with Sun Jun's cousin Sun Chen in a power struggle and killed Lü Ju, thus clearing the way for Sun Chen to succeed Sun Jun as the regent of Wu.

En 257, cuando el general de Wei, Zhuge Dan, inició una rebelión en Shouchun (actual condado de Shou , Anhui ), envió a su hijo Zhuge Jing como rehén a Wu a cambio del apoyo de Wu contra Wei. Al año siguiente, Sun Chen ordenó a Wen Qin, Tang Zi, Quan Yi (全懌), Quan Duan (全端), Wang Zuo (王祚) y otros que dirigieran 30 000 soldados a Shouchun para ayudar a Zhuge Dan en su rebelión contra las fuerzas de Wei lideradas por el regente de Wei, Sima Zhao . Cuando la situación se volvió en contra de Zhuge Dan a principios de 258, Zhuge Dan y Tang Zi intentaron romper el asedio, pero fracasaron. Tras ser capturado por las fuerzas de Wei, Tang Zi accedió a rendirse y desertar a Wei. Sima Zhao lo nombró General que Estabiliza Tierras Lejanas (安遠將軍). Como Sima Zhao trató bien a los soldados de Wu que se rindieron, a cambio el gobierno de Wu no perjudicó a los familiares de Tang Zi, que aún se encontraban en Wu cuando él desertó a Wei.

En 262, cuando Sima Zhao planeaba una invasión del otro estado rival de Wei, Shu , ordenó a Tang Zi que supervisara la construcción de buques de guerra que se utilizarían en una campaña posterior contra Wu. No se registró nada más sobre Tang Zi en la historia.

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