Cheng Pu
| Cheng Pu | |
|---|---|
| General of Sun Quan | |
| Born | (Unknown) |
| Died | after 210 CE |
| Names | |
| Traditional Chinese | 程普 |
| Simplified Chinese | 程普 |
| Pinyin | Chéng Pǔ |
| Wade–Giles | Ch'eng Pu |
| Courtesy name | Demou (simplified Chinese: 德谋; traditional Chinese: 德謀; pinyin: Démóu; Wade–Giles: Te-mou) |
| Other names | Cheng Gong (Chinese: 程公; pinyin: Chéng Gōng; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng Kung; literally: "Elder Cheng") |
Cheng Pu (died after 210 CE),courtesy name Demou, was a military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He previously served under Sun Quan's predecessors: Sun Jian (Sun Quan's father) and Sun Ce (Sun Quan's elder brother).
Cheng Pu was from Tuyin County (土垠縣), Youbeiping Commandery (右北平郡), which is located east of present-day Fengrun District, Tangshan, Hebei. He initially served as a minor official in the local commandery office. He was good-looking, resourceful, and well versed in military strategy.
Cheng Pu later came to serve Sun Jian and joined him in suppressing the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the 180s, defeating the rebels at Wan (宛; present-day Wancheng District, Nanyang, Henan) and Deng (鄧; present-day Dengzhou, Henan). In 190, he participated in the campaign against Dong Zhuo on Sun Jian's side, and defeated Dong's forces at Yangren (陽人). Cheng Pu fought in several battles and had been wounded many times.
Sun Jian died in 191 and was succeeded by his eldest son Sun Ce. Cheng Pu continued serving under Sun Ce and accompanied him on his conquests in the Jiangdong region. He aided Sun Ce in conquering Lujiang Commandery (廬江郡) before they crossed the Yangtze River and attacked Hengjiang (橫江), Dangli (當利), where they defeated Zhang Ying and Yu Mi, the subordinates of a rival warlord Liu Yao. Cheng Pu also participated in the conquests of Moling (秣陵), Hushu (湖熟), Jurong (句容) and Qu'e (曲阿). In recognition of his contributions, he was given an additional 2,000 troops under his command and awarded 50 horses. He made many achievements in battle in the subsequent conquests of Wucheng (烏程), Shimu (石木), Bomen (波門), Lingchuan (陵傳) and Yuhang (餘杭).
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