Sui and Tang · Warlord

Li Mi 李密

Attested AD 617 - AD 618

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Mi was a warlord.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 617 to AD 618 大業末至密敗
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 72, passages 190-192, 194-195, 199

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 192

Events and relationships

Defeated
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 199
Selected inner army
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 191

Assessments and attributes

Assessment these eight thousand can match a million · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Li Mi (李密)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 72, passage 192

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 72Volume 68 Biographies 18: Weichi Jingde, Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Duan Zhixuan, Zheng Gongjin · 5 passages

後依李密，署為內軍驃騎。 He later joined Li Mi and became a flying-cavalry officer of the inner army.

時密於軍中簡勇士尤異者八千人，隸四驃騎，分為左右以自衛，號為內軍。 Mi chose eight thousand of his bravest men for four flying-cavalry units, left and right, as his personal guard—the inner army.

及王世充出城決戰，知節領內馬軍，與密同營在北邙山上，單雄信領外馬軍，營在偃師城北。 When Wang Shichong offered battle outside the city, Zhijie led the inner cavalry and camped with Mi on Mount Beimang while Shan Xiongxin camped north of Yanshi with the outer cavalry.

世充來襲雄信營，密遣知節及裴行儼助之。 Shichong attacked Xiongxin's camp; Mi sent Zhijie and Pei Xingyan to help.

及密敗，世充得之，接遇甚厚。 After Mi's defeat Wang Shichong took him in and treated him well.