Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Military Officer

Yang Tong 楊通

Attested AD 585

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yang Tong was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 585 至德三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 11, passage 162

Events and relationships

Raided Jian'an for Dabao; carried Dabao; fled with him
Military · General
Directly stated · Book of Chen 11, passages 162-164, 166
Relation Subordinate of · Person Zhang Dabao (章大寶)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 11, passage 162

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 11Volume 11: Huang Faqu; Chunyu Liang; Zhang Zhaoda · 4 passages

至德三年四月，暈將到州，大寶乃襲殺暈，舉兵反，遣其將楊通寇建安。 In the fourth month of Zhide year three, as Yun was nearing the prefecture, Dabao ambushed and killed him, rebelled, and sent his general Yang Tong against Jian'an.

建安內史吳慧覺據郡城拒之，通累攻不克。 Wu Huijue, interior secretary of Jian'an, held the commandery city; Tong attacked again and again but could not take it.

官軍稍近，人情離異，大寶計窮，乃與通俱逃。 As the imperial army drew near, loyalty fell away; Dabao was at his wits' end and fled with Tong.

大寶既入山，山路阻險，不復能行，通背負之，稍進。 Once in the mountains the paths were too steep for Dabao to walk; Tong carried him on his back and moved on step by step.