Li Tong (Wenda)

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Li Tong (168–209),^[1] courtesy name Wenda, was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Li Tong came to serve Cao Cao when the latter was at war with rival warlords Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu. During the battle of Battle of Nan Commandery in 208, Li Tong broke through the defence lines guarded by Guan Yu and reinforced Cao Ren at Jiangling.

Appointments and titles held

General of the Household Who Inspires Might (振威中郎將)
Major-General (裨將軍)
Marquis Who Acquires Merit (建功侯)
Commandant of Yang'an (陽安都尉)
Marquis of a Chief Village (都亭侯)
Administrator of Runan (汝南太守)
Marquis Gang (剛侯) - granted to Li Tong posthumously

In fiction

In Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Li Tong was defeated and slain by Ma Chao in a duel during the Battle of Tong Pass.

References

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Chen Shou (2002). Records of the Three Kingdoms, Volume 18, Biography of Li Tong. Yue Lu Shu She. ISBN 7-80665-198-5.

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Appointments and titles held

In fiction

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