Wen Ze

Wen Ze (文則, onyomi Bun Sho), was a military general during the last years of the Han Dynasty. Serving under Gongsun Zan. He fought in any engagements against Yuan Shao, eventually dying at the Battle of Yijing alongside his master. He is absent from the novel.

Roles in Games
Wen Ze is an average at best but overall mediocre general in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He is found serving under Gongsun Zan in all scenarios. He has average military stats, sitting in the low to high 50s, whereas his other stats fall low, ranging from the low 30s to high 40s. Like many of Gongsun Zan's officers such as Ji Yong, Fan Fang and Zou Dan. He is ok in military affairs but still a terrible choice overall militarily and domestically. He makes his first appearance in the year 184, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Historical Information
Wen Ze (163-199) was born in an unspecified place of origin. At some point during an unknown time frame, he came to serve Gongsun Zan and became one of his many officers. His only mention is during the year 199, at the battle of Yijing which ended Gongsun Zan's power. When Gongsun Xu (Gongsun Zan's son) was sent out by his father to link up with Zhang Yan and march to relieve Yijing which was being encircled by Yuan Shao, Wen Ze in turn was also sent out of the fortress with a military detachment by Gongsun Zan to meet up with Gongsun Xu and his relief units. However, unbeknowest to Gongsun Zan's side, Yuan Shao had set up an ambush and launched a surprise attack on Wen Ze's detachment, wiping it out completely and slaying Wen Ze. Shortly afterwards, the signal fire that Wen Ze was supposed to light to inform Gongsun Zan of the relief force's arrival was in turn lit by Yuan Shao to trick the latter into abandoning the fortress. Gongsun Zan was lured out and charged into battle, but found himself trapped on all sides by Yuan Shao's army and subsequently lost a significant portion of his troops.