Sui and Tang · General

Chen Zhengtong 陳正通

Attested AD 620 - AD 624

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Zhengtong was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 624 公祏反
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 92, passage 47
AD 620 to AD 621 秦王方討王世充
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 92, passage 31

Career and standing

general of Du Fuwei 其將
Served as
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 92, passage 31

Events and relationships

Captured prefecture from
Military · Commander · With Wang Shichong (王世充) · At Liang Prefecture 梁郡
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 92, passage 31
Met in battle
AD 624 公祏反 · Military · Opponent · With Kan Ling (闞棱) · At Qingshan 青山
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 92, passage 47
Relation Subordinate of · Person Du Fuwei (杜伏威)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 92, passage 31

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 92Volume 92 Biographies 17: Du, Kan, Wang, Li, Yuan, Luo, Wang · 2 passages

伏威遣其將陳正通、徐紹宗以兵會，取世充之梁郡。 Fuwei sent his generals Chen Zhengtong and Xu Shaozong with troops to join the campaign and captured Liang Prefecture from Wang Shichong.

公祏反，棱與南討，青山之戰，與陳正通遇，陣方接，棱脫兜鍪謂眾曰：「不識我邪？ When Fu Gongshi rebelled, Kan Ling joined the southern campaign. At the battle of Qingshan he encountered Chen Zhengtong. As the two armies were about to clash, Kan Ling removed his helmet and shouted to the enemy ranks, "Do you not know who I am?