王忠 / Wang Zhong (late Han)

Overview

王忠 / Wang Zhong enters the wiki through Hanji 1040 as the zhonglangjiang paired with 刘岱 in 曹操’s first attack on 刘备 after Liu Bei’s Xuzhou breakaway.

Current Profile

The source gives Wang Zhong a compact military role. He is a failed punitive commander whose defeat helps mark the scale of Liu Bei’s recovery after killing 车胄 and gathering support in 徐州.

Key Characteristics

• Cao-side zhonglangjiang in the 200 CE campaign against Liu Bei.
• Paired with Liu Dai as part of Cao Cao’s first response.
• Fails to defeat Liu Bei, strengthening the episode’s claim that Liu Bei has quickly become dangerous again.
• Source-scoped figure until later episodes add further detail.

Evidence

• Office and assignment: 《资治通鉴·汉纪》1040丨乱世英雄，曹操为何独独看好刘备？ identifies Wang Zhong as a zhonglangjiang sent by Cao Cao.
• Defeat: 《资治通鉴·汉纪》1040丨乱世英雄，曹操为何独独看好刘备？ says Liu Dai and Wang Zhong do not beat Liu Bei.
• Strategic meaning: 《资治通鉴·汉纪》1040丨乱世英雄，曹操为何独独看好刘备？ follows the defeat with Liu Bei’s boast that even Cao Cao personally might not certainly win.

Qualifications

The page records only Hanji 1040’s campaign role and should not be treated as a full biography.

What Changed

• Created the page for the failed Cao-side counterattack against Liu Bei.

Relationships

• 曹操 - commander whose order sends Wang Zhong into the campaign.
• 刘备 - opponent who defeats Wang Zhong’s force.
• 刘岱 - co-commander in the failed attack.
• 徐州 - strategic setting created by Liu Bei’s breakaway.