Wu Yi

吳懿
Courtesy name: Ziyuan (子遠)
Died
237
Ancestral home
Chenliu (Kaifeng, Henan)
Book mentions
30
Roles:
general
Factions:
Liu Zhang (primary) Shu Han
Relationships:
Liu Zhang Brother-in-law
Empress Wu Sister
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Appears in 13 chapters:
  • Chapter 62 — The Taking Of River Fu Pass, Yang Huai and Gao Pei Perish; The Siege Of Luocheng, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan Rival.
    Liu Zhang's brother-in-law — volunteers to second Liu Xun at Luocheng and brings Wu Lan and Lei Tong as his lieutenants; approves Ling Bao's river-flood plan.
  • Chapter 63 — Zhuge Liang Mourns For Pang Tong; Zhang Fei Releases Yan Yan.
    Takes counsel with Liu Gui at Luocheng after Ling Bao's death and approves Zhang Ren's by-road ambush plan.
  • Chapter 64 — Zhuge Liang Plans For The Capture Of Zhang Ren; Yang Fu Borrows Soldiers To Destroy Ma Chao.
    Leads the gate sortie that traps Zhang Fei — and is plucked from the saddle by Zhao Zilong in one bout. A prisoner's shrug of a surrender ('why not, seeing I am a prisoner?'), then he gives Zhuge Liang the garrison roll: 'Liu Gui does not count for much, but Zhang Ren is a man to be avoided.'
  • Chapter 65 — Ma Chao Battles At Jiameng Pass; Liu Bei Takes Over Yizhou.
    Named among the Shu officers honored in the Chengdu investiture.
  • Chapter 77 — Cao Cao Is Possessed At Luoyang; Guan Yu Manifests At The Jade Spring Mount.
    His sister is the bride Fa Zheng proposes — the marriage that makes him kin to the Prince of Hanzhong.
  • Chapter 91 — Sacrificing At River Lu, The Prime Minister Marches Homeward; Attacking Wei, The Lord Of Wuxiang Presents A Memorial.
    Wu Yi; with the expedition.
  • Chapter 92 — Zhao Zilong Slays Five Generals; Zhuge Liang Takes Three Cities.
    Left with Liu Yang to hold Nanan and Anding once both have fallen, while the army moves on to Tianshui.
  • Chapter 98 — Pursuing The Shu Army, Wang Shuang Meets His Death; Raiding Chencang, Zhuge Liang Scores A Victory.
    Paired with Hu Ban outside the Wei camp with orders 'to cut off the retreat of the force of Wei' that sallies after the signal fire.
  • Chapter 99 — Zhuge Liang Defeats The Wei Army; Sima Yi Invades The West River Land.
    One of the four feigned-retreat generals, drawing Zhang He and Dai Ling seventeen miles through the summer heat before turning on Guan Xing's signal.
  • Chapter 100 — Raiding A Camp, The Shu Soldiers Defeat Cao Zhen; Contesting Array Battles, Zhuge Liang Shames Sima Yi.
    Paired with Hu Ban for the ambush that destroys Qin Liang's column, and one of the four leading the disguised raid that takes Cao Zhen's camp.
  • Chapter 101 — Going Out From Longshang, Zhuge Liang Dresses As A God; Dashing Toward Saber Pass, Zhang He Falls Into A Snare.
    One of the four holding the Qishan camps during the wheat campaign, and one of the commanders of the orderly two-division retreat.
  • Chapter 102 — Sima Yi Occupies The Banks Of River Wei; Zhuge Liang Constructs Mechanical Bullocks And Horses.
    Assigned with Hu Ban to burn the nine floating bridges, and when that fails and Hu Ban drowns it is Wu Yi who comes up at Beiyuan and 'rescued the force from entire destruction', bringing Wei Yan and Ma Dai's survivors back across the river to make camp.
  • Chapter 105 — The Lord of Wuxiang Leaves A Plan In The Silken Bag; The Ruler of Wei Removes The Bronze Statue With The Dew Bowl.
    Made Commander of the Flying Cavalry and Commander of Hanzhong in the reorganisation that follows the testament - and he is also Empress Wu's brother, which is why the Shu Empress Dowager's voice carries in the same chapter.