Meet the Person #
Zhang Fei's biography records his rear-guard action for Liu Bei at Changban and later entry into Yi Province with Zhuge Liang and others, taking commanderies and counties along the way. He defeated Zhang He in Baxi, and became General of the Right after Liu Bei became King of Hanzhong.
In Zhangwu 1 he was promoted to General of Chariots and Cavalry and other offices. While preparing to join the campaign against Wu, he was killed by his subordinates. This site retains the historical main text's 益德 and does not automatically replace it with the character form commonly used in the novel.
Approximate sequence, not a timeline drawn to scale.
Limits of the Evidence #
The Inspector incident requires separating Liu Bei's action in the historical records from the action assigned to Zhang Fei in the novel.
People and Relationships #
- Liu BeiZhang Fei → Liu Bei: subordinate generalSanguozhi, Volume 36, Guan–Zhang–Ma–Huang–Zhao Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
Followed and served alongside him; affection like that between brothers.
- Guan YuGuan Yu — Zhang Fei: colleaguesSanguozhi, Volume 36, Guan–Zhang–Ma–Huang–Zhao Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
Both followed Liu Bei; Zhang Fei treated Guan Yu as an elder brother (Biography of Zhang Fei).
- Zhao YunZhao Yun — Zhang Fei: colleaguesSanguozhi, Volume 36, Guan–Zhang–Ma–Huang–Zhao Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
During Liu Bei's attack on Liu Zhang: both followed Zhuge Liang upriver to the west, separately pacifying commanderies and counties.
- Zhuge LiangZhang Fei — Zhuge Liang: colleaguesSanguozhi, Volume 36, Guan–Zhang–Ma–Huang–Zhao Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
During Liu Bei's attack on Liu Zhang: entered Yi Province together upriver, separately pacifying commanderies and counties.
Related Historical Events (Not Personal Relationships) #
- Zhang HeBaxi campaign: Zhang Fei defeated Zhang He, who retreated to Nanzheng.Sanguozhi, Volume 36, Guan–Zhang–Ma–Huang–Zhao Biographies ↗
In This Book #
Specific chapters in which each figure appears will be cross-checked after QA of Shiji Sanguo's final manuscript; they are not filled in ahead of time.
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Shiji Sanguo website, “Zhang Fei,” data version 2026-09-29.13, updated 2026-09-29.
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