Five Dynasties · Military Officer

Cai Yu 蔡遇

Attested AD 941

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Cai Yu was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 941 佐初年
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 146

Career and standing

Entered
Captured
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 146

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 67Volume 67: Hereditary House of Wuyue · 1 passage

筠等大敗景兵，俘馘萬計，獲其將楊業、蔡遇等，遂取福州而還，由是諸將皆服。 Zhang Yun and the rest routed Li Jing's army. Captives and severed heads numbered in the tens of thousands; they took Jing's generals Yang Ye, Cai Yu, and others, seized Fuzhou, and returned. From that day the generals submitted in earnest.