Liu Bei's armyZhang (Shu Han)
Zhang Fei
張飛
“Zhang Yide of Yan”
birth unknown–221
- Rank / office
- General of Chariots and Cavalry / Marquis of Xixiang
- Domain / base
- Shu Han
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Later imagined depiction · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
I am Zhang Yide. Come and decide with me who dies!
Records of the Three Kingdoms, Biography of Zhang Fei
A native of Zhuo commandery. He followed Liu Bei from his youth together with Guan Yu; the Romance has the three swear brotherhood in the peach garden. At Changban in the 13th year of Jian'an he held the rear with twenty riders, broke down the Changban bridge, stood with the river at his back and roared, "I am Zhang Yide. Come and decide who dies!", pinning Cao Cao's pursuers in their tracks. In the conquest of Yi Province he won over Yan Yan, and in Baxi he beat Zhang He's great army on the mountain roads, opening the way to Hanzhong. Fierce in battle yet fond of calligraphy and painting, he was harsh with his men, and Liu Bei warned him that flogging soldiers and keeping them at his side was courting disaster. In the 1st year of Zhangwu, on the eve of marching to avenge Guan Yu, he was murdered in his sleep by his subordinates Zhang Da and Fan Qiang.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 184Zhongping 1
Follows Liu Bei
Joined Liu Bei's rising against the Yellow Turbans together with Guan Yu.
- 208Jian'an 13
Changban bridge
Broke down the Changban bridge with twenty riders, stood astride the bank and halted Cao Cao's pursuers with a roar.
Battle of Changban 20 troops Watch in 3D › Zhang Yide of Yan. He held the rear with twenty riders, broke down the Changban bridge and stood astride the bank like a temple guardian. At his roar not one of Cao Cao's pursuers dared move. - 214Jian'an 19
Conquest of Yi Province
Won over Yan Yan by his sense of honour and helped Liu Bei take Yi Province.
- 215Jian'an 20
Battle of Baxi
Beat Zhang He's great army on the mountain road at Wakou, opening the way to Hanzhong.
- 221Zhangwu 1
A violent end
Murdered by his subordinates Zhang Da and Fan Qiang on the eve of the march to Yiling.
