Sui and Tang · General

Duan Decao 段德操

Duàn Décāo

Attested AD 619 - AD 623

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duan Decao was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 619 武德二年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 87, passages 213-214
AD 623 武德六年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 87, passages 221-222

Career and standing

Regional Commander of Yanzhou 延州總管
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 214

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 214

Events and relationships

Annihilated Liang Shidu's 5000 and accepted Zhang Ju and Liu Min
Military · Commander · With Liang Shidu (梁師都)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 215
Defeated Liang Shidu at Wild Boar Ridge
Military · Commander · With Liang Shidu (梁師都)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 214
Took eastern city and penned Liang Shidu in western city
AD 623 武德六年 · Military · Commander · With Liang Shidu (梁師都)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 87, passage 222

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 87Volume 87 Biographies 12: Xiao, Fu, Shen, Li, Liang · 4 passages

又與突厥千騎營野豬嶺，延州總管段德操勒兵不戰，師都氣懈，遣兵進擊，戰酣，德操自以輕騎出其旁乘之，師都大潰，逐北二百里，俘馘甚眾。 Again he camped at Wild Boar Ridge with a thousand Turk horsemen; Duan Decao of Yanzhou held back until Shidu's men slackened, then struck; as the fight peaked Decao swept in with light cavalry from the flank, shattered Shidu, pursued two hundred li north, and took a vast toll of captives and heads.

未幾，以步騎五千入寇，德操又盡屠其軍，降堡將張舉、劉旻。 Soon he returned with five thousand infantry and cavalry; Decao annihilated the force and accepted the surrender of fortress commanders Zhang Ju and Liu Min.

已而處羅死，兵不出，又為德操所破。 Qulü died before the armies moved; Shidu was beaten again by Decao.

德操悉兵攻之，拔東城，師都保西城不敢出，求救於突厥頡利，頡利以勁兵萬騎赴之。 Decao attacked in full strength, took the eastern city, and penned Shidu in the western citadel; Shidu begged Ilü Qaghan, who came with ten thousand elite horsemen.