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Overview Ge Congzhou was a general.
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Tongmei
通美
Tongmei
Life and dates Attested activity Places and affiliations At Juancheng, Puzhou 濮州甄城 Events and relationships Saved Taizu at Caizhou
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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21 Volume 21 Later Liang Biographies 1: Jing Xiang, Zhu Zhen, Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Huo Cun, Zhang Cunjing, Fu Daozhao, Liu Han, Kou Yangqing · 11 passages
太祖已下兗、鄆，乃遣師古與葛從周攻楊行密於淮南，師古出清口，從周出安豐。
Once Yan and Yun had fallen, Taizu sent Shigu and Ge Congzhou against Yang Xingmi in Huainan—Shigu from Qingkou, Congzhou from Anfeng.
葛從周
Ge Congzhou
葛從周，字通美，濮州甄城人也。
Ge Congzhou, styled Tongmei, came from Juancheng in Puzhou.
從太祖攻蔡州，太祖墜馬，從周扶太祖復騎，與敵步鬥傷面，身被數瘡，偏將張延壽從旁擊之，從周得與太祖俱去。
At Caizhou Taizu was thrown from his horse. Congzhou helped him remount, fought on foot with the enemy, took wounds to the face and body, and with Zhang Yanshou’s help fought free with Taizu.
太祖盡黜諸將，獨用從周、延壽為大將。
Taizu dismissed every other general and kept only Congzhou and Yanshou as his chief commanders.
秦宗權掠地潁、亳，及梁兵戰於焦夷，從周獲其將王涓一人。
When Qin Zongquan raided Ying and Bo, Congzhou fought him at Jiaoyi and captured his general Wang Juan.
從朱珍收兵淄青，遇東兵輒戰，珍得兵歸，從周功為多。
With Zhu Zhen he gathered troops in Ziqing and fought every eastern force they met. When Zhen returned, Congzhou’s share of the credit was greatest.
張全義襲李罕之於河陽，罕之奔晉，召晉兵以攻全義，全義乞兵於梁，太祖遣從周、丁會等救之，敗晉兵於沇河。
Zhang Quanyi struck Li Hanzhi at Heyang. Hanzhi fled to Jin and called Jin armies against Quanyi. Taizu sent Congzhou and Ding Hui to his aid and beat the Jin at the Yan River.
潞州馮霸殺晉守將李克恭以降梁，太祖遣從周入潞州，晉兵攻之，從周不能守，走河陽。
At Luzhou Feng Ba killed the Jin commander Li Kegong and surrendered to Liang. Taizu sent Congzhou in; Jin attacked; Congzhou could not hold and fled to Heyang.
太祖攻魏，從周與丁會先下黎陽、臨河，會太祖於內黃，敗魏兵於永定橋。
Taizu attacked Wei. Congzhou and Ding Hui first took Liyang and Linhe, joined Taizu at Neihuang, and broke Wei at Yongding Bridge.
太祖攻朱瑾於兗州，未下，留從周圍之，瑾閉壁不出，從周詐言救兵至，陽避之高吳，夜半潛還城下，瑾以謂從周已去，乃出兵收外壕，從周掩擊之，殺千餘人。
Taizu besieged Zhu Jin at Yanzhou without success and left Congzhou to hold the siege. Jin shut the walls. Congzhou feigned that relief had come and openly withdrew toward Gaowu; at midnight he stole back. Jin thought him gone and sent men to clear the outer ditch—Congzhou sprang the trap and killed more than a thousand.