Zhou Dewei (周德威) | 24 Histories

Overview

Zhou Dewei was a general.

PeriodDates uncertain

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 907 to AD 908 晉遣周德威屯於亂柳；召周德威還；攻破夾城
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passages 15, 18, 22

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 15

Events and relationships

Broke siege
AD 908 伏兵三垂岡，直趨夾城，攻破之 · Military · Commander · At Sanchuigang / twin fortifications 三垂岡／夾城
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 22
Encamped
AD 907 to AD 908 晉遣周德威屯於亂柳 · Military · Commander · At Luanliu 亂柳
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 15
Recalled
AD 908 莊宗召周德威還 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 18
Relation Served · Person Zhuangzong (莊宗)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passages 18, 20
Relation Served · Person Li Keyong (李克用)
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 18

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 22Volume 22 Later Liang Biographies 2: Kang Huaiying, Liu Xun, Niu Cunjie, Zhang Guiba, Wang Zhongshi, Xu Huaiyu · 5 passages

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晉遣周德威屯於亂柳，數攻夾城，懷英不敢出戰，太祖乃以李思安代懷英將，降懷英為都虞候。 Jin sent Zhou Dewei to Luanliu and hammered the siege lines again and again; Huaiying would not leave the walls. Taizu replaced him with Li Si’an and reduced Huaiying to chief adjutant.

已而晉王李克用卒，莊宗召周德威還。 Then Li Keyong died and Zhuangzong called Zhou Dewei home.

太祖聞晉有喪，德威去，亦歸洛陽，而諸將亦少弛。 Hearing Jin was in mourning and Dewei had left, Taizu withdrew to Luoyang and his generals eased their grip.

莊宗謂德威曰：「晉之所以能敵梁，而彼所憚者，先王也。 Zhuangzong told Dewei: “Jin can stand against Liang only because they fear my father.

乃與德威等疾馳六日至北黃碾，會天大昏霧，伏兵三垂岡，直趨夾城，攻破之。 He and Dewei raced six days to North Huangnian. A thick fog covered the field; they hid at Sanchuigang, then drove straight at the twin fortifications and smashed them.