弥务 / 迷雾 / Mi Wu (Qiang leader)

Overview

弥务 / 迷雾 / Mi Wu now has two adjacent Qiang-frontier layers. Hanji 756 presents him as a Shaodang Qiang leader whose withdrawal follows Hao Wu’s release by Zhang Yu. Hanji 757 then presents him as the Qiang leader who defeats Fu Yu, later seeks surrender after defeat, and is killed by Zhang Yu at a poisoned banquet.

Current Profile

Hanji 756 gives Mi Wu’s earlier revolt layer. Mi Wu and Hao Wu join other Qiang groups in rebellion. After Hao Wu is captured in Longxi, Zhang Yu releases him on the promise that he can disperse the troops. Hao Wu fulfills that promise, the groups return to their home areas, and Mi Wu withdraws north of the Yellow River to Guiyi City.

Hanji 757 first names Mi Wu as the destination for Qiang and Hu groups after they recognize Fu Yu’s attempt to provoke conflict between them. Fu Yu then pursues Mi Wu before the requested commandery troops have assembled. Mi Wu withdraws, waits until Fu Yu’s force relaxes at night in Sandou Valley, and attacks, killing Fu Yu and more than eight hundred subordinates.

Mi Wu’s final layer is reversal under Zhang Yu. He gathers Qiang forces to attack Jincheng defenses, is defeated in Mucheng Valley, and sends an interpreter as surrender envoy. When he comes to Linqiang with his leaders, Zhang Yu poisons the banquet and kills him along with a reported eight hundred-plus Qiang leaders.

The source sequence makes Mi Wu important less as a complete biography than as a hinge. In Hanji 756, sparing Hao Wu leads Mi Wu to withdraw. In Hanji 757, killing Mi Wu after surrender contact does not end the conflict. His son Mi Tang reconciles former enemies, makes marriage and hostage ties, and gathers a stronger rebel force in the large and small Yu valleys.

Key Characteristics

• Shaodang Qiang leader whose earlier source layer is temporarily checked through Hao Wu’s release.
• Qiang rally point after Fu Yu’s failed Qiang-Hu manipulation.
• Battlefield victor over Fu Yu through withdrawal, pursuit bait, and night attack.
• Later defeated by Zhang Yu’s forces and drawn into surrender contact.
• Killed through banquet poisoning and ambush after arriving with his leaders.
• Father of Mi Tang in the source’s rebellion-continuity chain.

Evidence

• Early rebellion: Hanji 756 says Mi Wu and younger brother Hao Wu join other groups in revolt.
• Withdrawal after Hao Wu’s release: Hanji 756 says Hao Wu disperses the troops after release and Mi Wu withdraws north of the Yellow River to Guiyi City.
• Rally point: Hanji 757 says Qiang and Hu groups return to Mi Wu after recognizing Fu Yu’s provocation attempt.
• Sandou Valley victory: Hanji 757 says Mi Wu attacks at night and kills Fu Yu and more than eight hundred subordinates.
• Jincheng and surrender: Hanji 757 says Mi Wu attacks Jincheng, is defeated, and sends an interpreter to request surrender.
• Banquet death: Hanji 757 says Zhang Yu poisons the banquet, kills Mi Wu, and sacrifices his head at Fu Yu’s grave.
• Succession effect: Hanji 757 says Mi Tang, Mi Wu’s son, then builds alliances through reconciliation, marriage, and hostage exchange.

Qualifications

This page remains bounded to Hanji 756 and Hanji 757 and preserves the source spelling variation: Hanji 756’s 弥务 and Hanji 757’s 迷雾 are aligned cautiously because the adjacent Qiang-frontier context, Zhang Yu connection, and Mi Tang prehistory point to the same route. The reported casualty numbers are preserved as source claims. Guiyi City’s exact location and the precise Qiang subgroup chronology remain source-scoped.

What Changed

• Added Hanji 756 as Mi Wu’s earlier revolt-and-withdrawal layer tied to Hao Wu’s release.
• Reframed Mi Wu as a hinge between restraint that temporarily disperses a Qiang force and later betrayal that feeds Mi Tang’s coalition context.

Relationships

• 浩武 - younger brother or associated Qiang leader whose release leads to Mi Wu’s withdrawal.
• 张鱼 / 张于 - Han official whose early release of Hao Wu checks Mi Wu and whose later banquet kills Mi Wu.
• 富裕 - Han protector whom Mi Wu defeats and kills.
• 弥唐 - son and successor who continues rebellion after Mi Wu’s death.
• 烧当羌 - Qiang group context in which Mi Wu and Mi Tang operate.
• 退让留余地式治理 - positive contrast visible in the temporary withdrawal after Hao Wu’s release.
• 边境远征过度 - strategic pattern exposed by Fu Yu’s failed pursuit of Mi Wu.
• 受降失信 - negative concept created from the way Mi Wu is killed after surrender contact.