广陵 / Guangling Commandery
广陵 / Guangling Commandery enters the late-Han wiki branch through Hanji 1017, where 曹操 appoints 陈登 as Guangling administrator after Chen Deng’s judgment of 吕布. The episode treats the appointment as strategic rather than merely honorary: Chen Deng is said to train soldiers, store grain, and recruit Jiang-Huai local elites there.
In this source, Guangling matters because a local office becomes a base for broader alignment. Chen Deng can preserve his family’s position under Lü Bu in the short run while quietly making Guangling useful to Cao Cao’s eastern plan. The episode also describes Guangling as a barrier against 孙策’s northward pressure, though that Sun Ce branch is not developed in detail.
The page also connects to an earlier anti-Qin use. Qinji 130-1 says 昭平 had been sent by 陈胜 toward Guangling but had not taken it when Chen Sheng died. That use is distinct from the late-Han Chen Deng branch; it makes Guangling a target in rebel mobilization rather than a Cao-aligned administrative base.