Chen Shi (Three Kingdoms)
| Chen Shi | |
|---|---|
| Military officer of Shu Han | |
| Born | (Unknown) |
| Died | (Unknown) |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 陳式 |
| Simplified Chinese | 陈式 |
| Pinyin | Chén Shì |
| Wade–Giles | Chen Shih |
Chen Shi (birth and death dates unknown) was a military officer of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He previously served under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty.
Not much was known about Chen Shi, but he at least participated in two major wars his lord, Liu Bei, waged — the Hanzhong Campaign, and the Battle of Xiaoting. Despite being treated as inconsiderable by many modern researchers, Chen Shi was highly valued by Liu Bei, who assigned him important role in the wars they took part in.
During the Hanzhong Campaign against Cao Cao, Chen Shi was given command of ten camps to cut the connection between Nanzheng County and Chang'an. On the other hand, the defender of Nanzheng County, Xiahou Yuan, had placed his subordinate, Xu Huang, in Mamingge, protecting his supply line. When Chen Shi was marching through mountainous terrain, he encountered Xu Huang, and the two forces clashed wherein many soldiers under Chen Shi fell from the cliff and died. Although being soundly defeated, there is no record that the loser received any punishment from his supervisor, and the forces under Liu Bei finally conquered the Hanzhong region after Cao Cao had decided to withdraw from battle.
In 219, Guan Yu lost Jing Province, as well as his life, to the southern warlord, Sun Quan; this unexpected incident had infuriated the Shu emperor, Liu Bei, who launched an all-out assault on Sun Quan in the summer of 221. Chen Shi was encumbered as a deputy naval commander along Wu Ban to lead the navy downstream the Yangtze River toward Yiling. Chen Shi and Wu Ban achieved their mission as the enemy commander, Lu Xun, had performed a strategic retreat. The Shu army then detached some forces to control the high rounds along their advance, and set up countless camps with wooden barricades protecting each. The navy under Chen Shi guarded the water passages, and general Huang Quan stationed on the northern bank to prevent any interruption from Shu's rival state Wei. At the time, Shu forces thought they would score a complete victory, challenging Lu Xun on numerous occasions. Lu Xun never make any move.
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