Wu Qi
吳起;
Source:
wikipedia.com
- Born
- ?
- Also known as
- Wu Ch'i
- Book mentions
- 9
Roles:
general
politician
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Appears in 8 chapters:
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Chapter 47
— Kan Ze Presents A Treacherous Letter; Pang Tong Suggests Chaining The Ships.
The Great General of the Warring States, paired with Sun Zi in Pang Tong's calculated flattery of Cao Cao's land camp - 'Wu Qi come to life again could not do better.'
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Chapter 57
— Sleeping Dragon Mourns In Chaisang; Young Phoenix Intervenes At Leiyang.
Wu Qi the Great General, named in Zhuge Liang's fatal letter and again in Lu Su's praise of Pang Tong.
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Chapter 60
— Zhang Song Turns The Table On Yang Xiu; Pang Tong Proposes The Occupation Of Shu.
Paired with Sun Zi in Zhang Song's jibe — the second master of war Cao Cao's skill fails to illumine.
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Chapter 84
— Lu Xun Burns All Consecutive Camps; Zhuge Liang Plans The Eight-Array Maze.
Named beside Sun Zi in Lu Xun's rebuke of the eager generals.
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Chapter 94
— Zhuge Liang Defeats The Qiangs In A Snowstorm; Sima Yi Captures Meng Da By A Rapid March.
Paired with Sun Tzu in Cao Rui's praise of Sima Yi after reading the intercepted letter — 'You are wiser than both the great strategists of old — Wu Qi and Sun Zi.'
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Chapter 97
— Sending A Second Memorial, Zhuge Liang Renews The Attack On Wei; Forging A Letter, Jiang Wei Defeats The Northern Army.
Paired with Sun Tzu in the memorial as the ancient measure of generalship Cao Cao is said to have matched.
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Chapter 103
— In Gourd Valley, Sima Yi Is Trapped; In Wuzhang Hills, Zhuge Liang Invokes The Stars.
Named in passing only, paired with Sun Tzu in Cao Rui's assessment of Lu Xun's generalship after the Wu armies slip away untouched.
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Chapter 104
— A Falling Star: The Prime Minister Ascends To Heaven; A Wooden Statue: The Commander-In-Chief Is Terrified.
Alluded to in Yuan Weizhi's elegy as one of the two strategists Zhuge Liang is said to have overpassed: 'In war-craft he overpassed Wu Qi, Sun Zi.'