Zang Ba, named Xuangao, was born in Fangcheng Town, Feixian County. He was a famous general under Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period. He once served as prime minister of Langya, and was similar to the top chief executive in Linyi area. He was an upright and loyal man. Li Jingxing wrote in "Review of the Four Histories-Three Kingdoms"
In the book, he was called a "man of integrity".
According to "Three Kingdoms" records: Fangcheng Town Gucheng Village was the county seat of Huaxian County, Taishan County in the early years of the Three Kingdoms. Zang Ba's father, Zang Jie, worked as a minor official in charge of the prison in the county seat. Because of his upright temperament, he opposed the Taishan County prefect who committed murder for personal gain, so he was arrested and escorted
Taishan County. After the 18-year-old Zang Ba heard about it, he was very angry. He summoned a dozen of his close friends to chase him and kidnapped his father on the mountain road in the west of Feixian County. Zang Ba was so brave that more than 100 people escorted him back.
None of the soldiers dared to step forward to stop him, they all ran for their lives with their heads in their hands.
Zang Ba and his father did not dare to return to Hua County, so they had to live in exile in the Tancheng area in the southeast. In order to make a living, he joined the team of Tao Qian, the prefect of Xuzhou, and was soon promoted to the rank of cavalry captain. At that time, the official army and the Yellow Turban Army fought frequently, and those who had the ability
People often form their own army. Zang Ba fought bravely, uprightly and loyally, and became the commander-in-chief of a party. The soldiers respected him and returned home, so he supported his troops and stood on his own, stationed in the Bei'ezhuang area of Linyi City.
When Cao Cao attacked Lü Bu, Ba led his troops Sun Guan, Wu Dun, and Yin Li to assist Lü Bu. Lü Bu failed and Ba went into hiding. Cao Cao found him. Instead of killing him, he liked his bravery very much. He sent him to recruit his old troops and appointed him
He is the prime minister of Langya and also manages the two states of Qingxu.
Cao Cao's generals Xu Xi and Mao Hui rebelled in Yanzhou and fled to Zang Ba after their failure. Cao Cao sent Liu Bei to tell Ba that he should send the heads of Xu and Mao. Zang Ba said to Liu Bei: "That's why I can stand on my own.
The reason why I live in this world is because I don’t do things that harm benevolence and righteousness. I have been favored by Duke Cao not to kill, so I dare not disobey his orders. However, the overlord can sue righteously, but cannot be forced. Please explain it to him for me!
After hearing the report, Cao Cao sighed and said to Ba: "This is the behavior of the ancients. If you can do it, this is also my wish!" So instead of killing Xu and Mao, he made them county guards. Zang Ba
He was also highly regarded by Cao Cao for his benevolence and righteousness. In the subsequent battles, Zang Ba repeatedly made military exploits and was rewarded. He was successively named Dutinghou, Weilu General Pei Guogong, etc.
In the battle against Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, Ba Ba took the overall situation into consideration and sacrificed his life, which won Cao Cao's praise and worshiped him as a general to show off his power. Later, Sun Quan begged to surrender and Cao Cao's army returned, leaving Zang Ba and Xia Houchun alone to garrison Juchao and other places.
You can't see him on TV in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" because he was sent by Cao Cao to suppress bandits in the Mangdang Mountains during several major battles.
Cao Cao's son Cao Pi came to the throne and promoted the old man to General Zhendong, Marquis of Wu'an Township, and Jinwu. When the country encountered major events, Cao Pi asked him to make suggestions, and for a while he became an important minister in the court. After his death, the court granted him the title "