Meet the Person #
Zhao Yun originally served Gongsun Zan. When Liu Bei was sent to help Tian Kai resist Yuan Shao, Zhao Yun accompanied him and commanded his cavalry. Pursued by Cao Cao at Changban in Dangyang, Liu Bei's young son Liu Shan was carried to safety by Zhao Yun, who also protected Lady Gan. The main text does not provide the Romance-style full list of generals killed in a lone charge.
After Liu Bei turned to attack Liu Zhang, Zhuge Liang led Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei, and others west upriver to pacify commanderies and counties separately. Zhao Yun advanced along the outer river route and eventually joined them at Chengdu. After Chengdu was pacified, he became General Who Assists the Army.
During Jianxing he accompanied Zhuge Liang to Hanzhong. In the northern campaign he and Deng Zhi resisted Cao Zhen at Jigu. Outnumbered, they suffered a setback, but he regrouped and held firm, avoiding a rout. After withdrawal he was demoted to General Who Guards the Army. He later died and was posthumously titled Marquis Shunping.
Approximate sequence, not a timeline drawn to scale.
Limits of the Evidence #
Read the main text separately from Yun Biezhuan in Pei Songzhi's annotations. The Romance's seven charges in and out are not main-text details.
People and Relationships #
- Liu BeiZhao Yun → Liu Bei: subordinate generalSanguozhi, Volume 36, Guan–Zhang–Ma–Huang–Zhao Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
Followed Liu Bei from Gongsun Zan's side; protected his family at Changban, then entered Shu.
- Zhuge LiangZhao Yun → Zhuge Liang: subordinate general (northern campaign)Sanguozhi, Volume 36, Guan–Zhang–Ma–Huang–Zhao Biographies ↗
Related Deeds and Periods
Advanced west upriver together into Shu; in the northern campaign, ordered to move through Jigu with Deng Zhi.
- Zhang FeiZhao 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.
Related Historical Events (Not Personal Relationships) #
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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