Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Tuoba Zhang 拓拔章

Attested AD 396 - AD 398

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tuoba Zhang was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 396 to AD 398 拓拔章攻鄴
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 127, passage 38

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Jin 127, passage 38

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 127Volume 12 Records 27: Murong De · 5 passages

魏將拓拔章攻鄴，德遣南安王慕容青等夜擊，敗之。 The Wei commander Tuoba Zhang assaulted Ye, and Murong De dispatched Murong Qing, Prince of Nan'an, and others on a night attack that routed him.

魏又遣遼西公賀賴盧率騎與章圍鄴，德遣其參軍劉藻請救于姚興，且參母兄之問，而興師不至，眾大懼。 Wei dispatched Helai Lu, Prince of Liaoxi, with cavalry to cooperate with Tuoba Zhang in the siege of Ye; Murong De sent Liu Zao to Yao Xing for aid and news of his mother and brother, but no relief came and panic spread through the ranks.

會章、盧內相乖爭，各引軍潛遁。 Tuoba Zhang and Helai Lu fell into mutual discord and slipped away with their commands.

章司馬丁建率眾來降，言章師老，可以敗之。 Ding Jian, chief clerk under Tuoba Zhang, defected with his troops and reported that Zhang's army was exhausted and vulnerable.

德遣將追破章軍，人心始固。 Murong De sent a commander in pursuit who crushed Tuoba Zhang's force, and morale finally firmed.