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Zhang Hu张虎

Wei (Cao)History × Fiction

Son of Zhang Liao, who inherited the marquisate of Jinyang and appears as a Cao Wei general in the novel.

RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Zhang Hu, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

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Zhang Liao
Zhang LiaoisZhang Hu’s father
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子虎嗣
Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·张乐于张徐传

ALLEGIANCE

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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Sima Yi
Sima Yi→Zhang Hucommand
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令张虎、乐𬘭各引五千兵
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 103
Cao Zhen
Cao Zhen→Zhang Huvanguard
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令张辽子张虎为先锋
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 98

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Son of Zhang Liao, who inherited the marquisate of Jinyang.

Son of Zhang Liao and a Wei vanguard who fought the Shu forces under Cao Zhen and Sima Yi.

Across source works

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The official history only briefly records Zhang Hu inheriting his father's title; the novel expands his military career.

novel inventionAre Zhang Hu's detailed campaigns during Zhuge Liang's northern expeditions all attested in official history?
Records of the Three Kingdoms only notes that Zhang Hu inherited Zhang Liao's title; Romance of the Three Kingdoms expands this to have him accompany the army in battle, and adds episodes such as being captured by Zhuge Liang and released with his face painted. For instance, chapter 100 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms states: 「孔明坐于帐中，左右将张虎、戴陵、乐琳并九十个军，皆缚在帐下……遂将众人衣甲脱了，以墨涂面，步行出阵。」

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