Ming · Military Officer

Zhang Bao 張保

Attested AD 1399

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Bao was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1399 建文元年
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 5, passage 32

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Chengzu 1 · 2 passages

大將軍部校張保來降，言大將軍軍三十萬，先至者十三萬，半營滹沱河南，半營河北。 Zhang Bao, a staff officer under Geng Bingwen, defected and said the grand general had three hundred thousand men, with one hundred thirty thousand already up — half south of the Hutuo and half on the north bank.

王懼與北軍戰，南軍且乘之也，乃縱保歸，俾揚言王帥兵且至，誘其軍盡北渡河。 Fearing a clash with the northern wing while the southerners exploited his flank, the Prince sent Bao back with a story that the Prince's main body was closing in, drawing the whole enemy host across to the north bank.