Song, Liao, and Jin · General

Wen'an 文安

Attested AD 1271

Passages: 9
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wen'an was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1271 1271
Directly stated · History of Yuan 161, passage 71

Family

Sibling of Wencan (文粲)
brothers 兄弟 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · History of Yuan 161, passage 94

Career and standing

Pegasus Guard Grand General and concurrently Pacification Commissioner 驃騎衛上將軍，兼宣撫使
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 161, passage 93

Places and affiliations

Polity Id yuan · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 161, passage 71

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History

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History of Yuan, Chapter 161Volume 161 Biographies 48: Yang Dayuan, Liu Zheng · 9 passages

閏十月，蓬州兵攻拔龍爪城，東川統軍司命文安兼領之。 In the intercalary tenth month Pengzhou troops took Longzhao City; the Eastern Chuan command ordered Wen'an to assume joint command.

時蓬州兵已去，宋都統趙章復來據之，且出兵迎敵，文安與戰，破之，擒緫管王元而還。 The Pengzhou force had already withdrawn when the Song commander-in-chief Zhao Zhang reoccupied Longzhao and marched out to engage. Wen'an broke them, captured Supervisor Wang Yuan, and withdrew.

秋，宋都統閻國寶、監軍張應庚，運糧于達州，文安邀之于瀉油坡，奪其糧，并擒二將。 In autumn the Song commander Yan Guobao and Supervisor Zhang Yinggeng convoyed grain to Dazhou. Wen'an intercepted them at Xieyou Slope, seized the supplies, and took both commanders.

宋開州守將鮮汝忠邀遮歸路，與戰敗之，獲緫轄秦興祖、譚友孫。 The Song Kaizhou defender Xian Ruzhong barred the line of march; Wen'an defeated him and captured Controllers Qin Xingzu and Tan Yousun.

十一年春三月，文安率軍屯小寧，得俘者言，鮮汝忠等將取蟠龍之麥，即遣千戶王新德、楊彪等散掠宋境，文安自戍蟠龍以備之。 In the third month of the eleventh year Wen'an encamped at Xiaoning. Prisoners reported that Xian Ruzhong and others meant to harvest Panlong's wheat; he at once sent the chiliarchs Wang Xinde and Yang Biao to raid Song territory while he held Panlong in person.

文安曰：「達未易攻，若先拔開州，俘其家屬，以招汝忠，則達可不煩兵而下矣。」 Wen'an said: 'Dazhou is hard to storm. If we first take Kaizhou and hold his family to summon Ruzhong, Dazhou may submit without a prolonged campaign.'

文安遷汝忠家屬于蟠龍，遣元帥王師能持檄往達州招之曰：「降則家屬得全，不降則闔城塗炭，汝宜早為計。」 Wen'an relocated Ruzhong's family to Panlong and sent Marshal Wang Shineng to Dazhou with a summons: 'Submit and your household lives; hold out and the city is annihilated—choose quickly.'

汝忠率所部將士，詣文安軍門降，悉還其妻孥財物。 Ruzhong came in person with his officers and men to Wen'an's camp and submitted; wives, children, and property were all restored.

帝悅，加授文安驃騎衛上將軍，兼宣撫使，賜鈔一千錠； The Emperor was pleased, further appointing Wen'an General of the Upper Army of the Valiant Cavalry Guard with concurrent Pacification Commissioner, and granting one thousand ingots of banknotes.