Five Dynasties · General

Wang Yanzhang 王彥章

Wáng Yànzhāng

Attested AD 923

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wang Yanzhang was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 923 王彥章急攻鄆州
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 29

Career and standing

Captured
AD 923 擒彥章 · Captured
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 30

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Liang 梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 29

Events and relationships

Attacked Yan captured at Zhongdu
AD 923 追至中都 · Military · Commander · At Zhongdu 中都
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passages 29-30

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 6Volume 6 Later Tang Annals 3: Mingzong · 3 passages

王彥章急攻鄆州，莊宗悉軍救之，嗣源為前鋒，擊梁軍。 Wang Yanzhang hammered Yun Prefecture. Zhuangzong marched out in full force. Siyuan led the van and hit Liang.

追至中都，擒彥章及梁監軍張漢傑。 The chase ran to Zhongdu. Yanzhang and Liang inspector Zhang Hanjie were taken.

彥章雖敗，而段凝悉將梁兵屯河上，莊宗未知所向，諸將多言乘勝以取青、齊，嗣源曰：「彥章之敗，凝猶未知，使其聞之，遲疑定計，亦須三日。 Yanzhang was down, but Duan Ning still had every Liang soldier on the river. Zhuangzong could not choose a course. Officers urged pressing on to Qing and Qi. Siyuan said, “Ning has not heard of Yanzhang’s fall. When he does he will stall and reckon—that buys three days.