Sui and Tang · General

Li Chu 李處

Attested AD 758

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Chu was a general.

Life and dates

Death

beheaded 斬
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 25

Attested activity

AD 758 守魏
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 24

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 141Volume 141 Biographies 66: Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li Han, Lu, Gao · 3 passages

及守魏，使將軍李處拒賊，子儀不救，戰不勝，奔還，賊因傅城下詭呼曰：「處召我而不出，何也？」 When he was defending Wei, he sent the general Li Chu to resist the rebels; Ziyi did not rescue him; the battle was lost and Chu fled back. The rebels then spread a false call below the walls: "Chu summoned us and will not come out—why?"

光遠信之，斬處。 Guangyuan believed it and beheaded Chu.

處善戰，眾倚以為重，及死，人益危。 Chu was skilled in battle and the troops relied on him as their mainstay; when he died, the men grew still more fearful.