Is “He slew Tadun, the chieftain of the Wuhuan, in battle.” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biography of Zhang Liao records that when Cao Cao campaigned north against the Wuhuan, Zhang Liao urged Cao Cao to attack, personally led the vanguard to rout the enemy, and beheaded Tadun in battle. The original text: 「从征袁尚於柳城，卒与虏遇，辽劝太祖战，气甚奋，太祖壮之，自以所持麾授辽。遂击，大破之，斩单于蹋顿。」(Source: Book of Wei, Biographies of Zhang Yue and Xu Zhang.txt)
Zhang Liao
In official history, he was hailed as the 'Tiger of the East' and the foremost of Wei's Five Elite Generals, famed for his valor at Xiaoyao Ford.
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