Cai Gong

Cai Gong was a general of Eastern Wu who led troops to Xiling on Lu Kang’s orders in the first year of Fenghuang.
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History · vol. 58Records of the Three Kingdoms
…抗聞之,日部分諸軍,令將軍左奕、吾彥、蔡貢等徑赴西陵。敕軍營更築嚴圍,自赤谿至故市,內以圍闡,外以禦寇,晝夜催切,如敵以至,眾甚苦之。…
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鳳皇元年,西陵督步闡據城以叛,遣使降晉。抗聞之,日部分諸軍,令將軍左奕、吾彥、蔡貢等徑赴西陵。敕軍營更築嚴圍,自赤谿至故市,內以圍闡,外以禦寇,晝夜催切,如敵以至,眾甚苦之。諸將咸諫曰:「今及三軍之銳,亟以攻闡,比晉救至,闡必可拔。何事於圍,而以弊士民之力乎?」抗曰:「此城處勢既固,糧谷又足,且所繕修備御之具,皆抗所宿規。今反身攻之,既非可卒克,且北救必至,至而無備,表裡受難,何以御之?」諸將咸欲攻闡,抗每不許。宜都太守雷譚言至懇切,抗欲服眾,聽令一攻。攻果無利,圍備始合。晉車騎將軍羊祜率師向江陵,諸將咸以抗不宜上。抗曰:「江陵城固兵足,無所憂患。假令敵沒江陵,必不能守,所損者小。如使西陵槃結,則南山群夷皆當擾動,則所憂慮,難可而竟也。吾寧棄江陵而赴西陵,況江陵牢固乎?」初,江陵平衍,道路通利,抗敕江陵督張咸作大堰遏水,漸漬平中,以絕寇叛。祜欲因所遏水,浮船運糧,揚聲將破堰以通步軍。抗聞,使咸亟破之。諸將皆惑,屢諫不聽。祜至當陽。聞堰敗,乃改船以車運,大費損功力。
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Cai Gong was a general of Eastern Wu, mentioned in juan 58 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms; he does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Deeds
In the first year of the Fenghuang era, Bu Chan occupied Xiling, rebelled against Wu, and sent envoys to surrender to Jin. Lu Kang ordered Cai Gong and others to lead troops straight to Xiling. (According to the historical record)
Relationships
- Received Lu Kang’s orders to go to Xiling
- Lord & vassal

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History · vol. 58
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a general under Lu Kang