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Wang Zuo was an Eastern Wu general who led troops to aid Zhuge Dan and entered Shouchun with Wen Qin and others.

History Records, vol. 28 · Not in the Romance

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  • History · vol. 28Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …〉吳人大喜,遣將全懌、全端、唐咨、王祚等,率三萬眾,密與文欽俱來應誕。…
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    誕既與玄、颺等至親,又王凌、毌丘儉累見夷滅,懼不自安,傾帑藏振施以結眾心,厚養親附及揚州輕俠者數千人為死士。〈《魏書》曰:誕賞賜過度。有犯死者,虧制以活之。〉甘露元年冬,吳賊欲向徐堨,計誕所督兵馬足以待之,而復請十萬眾守壽春,又求臨淮築城以備寇,內欲保有淮南。朝廷微知誕有自疑心,以誕舊臣,欲入度之。二年五月,徵為司空。誕被詔書,愈恐,遂反。召會諸將,自出攻揚州刺史樂綝,殺之。〈《世語》曰:司馬文王既秉朝政,長史賈充以為宜遣參佐慰勞四征,於是遣充至壽春。充還啟文王:「誕再在揚州,有威名,民望所歸。今徵,必不來,禍小事淺;不徵,事遲禍大。」乃以為司空。書至,誕曰:「我作公當在王文舒後,今便為司空!不遣使者,健步齎書,使以兵付樂綝,此必綝所為。」乃將左右數百人至揚州,揚州人欲閉門,誕叱曰:「卿非我故吏邪!」徑入,綝逃上樓,就斬之。魏末傳曰:賈充與誕相見,談說時事,因謂誕曰:「洛中諸賢,皆原禪代,君所知也。君以為云何?」誕厲色曰:「卿非賈豫州子?世受魏恩,如何負國,欲以魏室輸人乎?非吾所忍聞。若洛中有難,吾當死之。」充默然。誕既被徵,請諸牙門置酒飲宴,呼牙門從兵,皆賜酒令醉,謂眾人曰:「前作千人鎧仗始成,欲以擊賊,今當還洛,不復得用,欲蹔出,將見人遊戲,須臾還耳;諸君且止。」乃嚴鼓將士七百人出。樂綝聞之,閉州門。誕歷南門宣言曰:「當還洛邑,蹔出遊戲,揚州何為閉門見備?」前至東門,東門复閉,乃使兵緣城攻門,州人悉走,因風放火,焚其府庫,遂殺綝。誕表曰:「臣受國重任,統兵在東。揚州刺史樂綝專詐,說臣與吳交通,又言被詔當代臣位,無狀日久。臣奉國命,以死自立,終無異端。忿綝不忠,輒將步騎七百人,以今月六日討綝,即日斬首,函頭驛馬傳送。若聖朝明臣,臣即魏臣;不明臣,臣即吳臣。不勝發憤有日,謹拜表陳愚,悲感泣血,哽咽斷絕,不知所如,乞朝廷察臣至誠。」臣松之以為魏末傳所言,率皆鄙陋。疑誕表言曲,不至於此也。〉斂淮南及淮北郡縣屯田口十餘萬官兵,揚州新附勝兵者四五萬人,聚谷足一年食,閉城自守。遣長史吳綱將小子靚至吳請救。〈《世語》曰:黃初末,吳人髮長沙王吳芮塚,以其塼於臨湘為孫堅立廟。芮容貌如生,衣服不朽。後豫發者見吳綱曰:「君何類長沙王吳芮,但微短耳。」綱瞿然曰;「是先祖也,君何由見之?」見者言所由,綱曰:「更葬否?」答曰:「即更葬矣。」自芮之卒年至塚發,四百餘年,綱,芮之十六世孫矣。〉吳人大喜,遣將全懌、全端、唐咨、王祚等,率三萬眾,密與文欽俱來應誕。以誕為左都護、假節、大司徒、驃騎將軍、青州牧、壽春侯。是時鎮南將軍王基始至,督諸軍圍壽春,未合。咨、欽等從城東北,因山乘險,得將其眾突入城。

  • History · vol. 28Records of the Three Kingdoms

    …〉唐咨、王祚及諸裨將皆面縛降,吳兵萬眾,器仗軍實山積。
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    三年正月,誕、欽、咨等大為攻具,晝夜五六日攻南圍,欲決圍而出。〈《漢晉春秋》曰:文欽曰:「蔣班、焦彝謂我不能出而走,全端、全懌又率眾逆降,此敵無備之時也,可以戰矣。」誕及唐咨等皆以為然,遂共悉眾出攻。〉圍上諸軍,臨高以發石車火箭逆燒破其攻具,弩矢及石雨下,死傷者蔽地,血流盈塹。復還入城,城內食轉竭,降出者數万口。欽欲盡出北方人,省食,與吳人堅守,誕不聽,由是爭恨。欽素與誕有隙,徒以計合,事急愈相疑。欽見誕計事,誕遂殺欽。欽子鴦及虎將兵在小城中,聞欽死,勒兵馳赴之,眾不為用。鴦、虎單走,逾城出,自歸大將軍。軍吏請誅之,大將軍令曰:「欽之罪不容誅,其子固應當戮,然鴦、虎以窮歸命,且城未拔,殺之是堅其心也。」乃赦鴦、虎,使將兵數百騎馳巡城,呼語城內云:「文欽之子猶不見殺,其餘何懼?」表鴦、虎為將軍,各賜爵關內侯。城內喜且擾,又日飢困,誕、咨等智力窮。大將軍乃自臨圍,四面進兵,同時鼓譟登城,城內無敢動者。誕窘急,單乘馬,將其麾下突小城門出。大將軍司馬胡奮部兵逆擊,斬誕,傳首,夷三族。誕麾下數百人,坐不降見斬,皆曰:「為諸葛公死,不恨。」其得人心如此。〈干寶《晉紀》曰:數百人拱手為列,每斬一人,輒降之,竟不變,至盡,時人比之田橫。吳將於詮曰:「大丈夫受命其主,以兵救人,既不能克,又束手於敵,吾弗取也。」乃免冑冒陳而死。〉唐咨、王祚及諸裨將皆面縛降,吳兵萬眾,器仗軍實山積。

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Wang Zuo was a general of Eastern Wu who accompanied the army to relieve Zhuge Dan; he does not appear in the Romance.

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Historical records state that after Zhuge Dan raised an army, Wu sent Quan Yi, Quan Duan, Tang Zi, Wang Zuo, and others with 30,000 troops to his aid. Wang Zuo and the others entered Shouchun together with Wen Qin.

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    守寿春抗司马昭(大将军)之围,城破面缚降