Wen Ze

Wen Ze (onyomi Bun Soku) is one of Gongsun Zan's generals who fought against Yuan Shao, and is numbered among the officers captured or killed at Yijing. He is absent from the novel.

Roles in Games
In Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends, Wen Ze joins Fan Fang attacking Yuan Shao's eastern flank at Jieqiao.

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wen Ze first appears in the fourteenth installment. As in history, Ze serves under Gongsun Zan, appearing in any scenario where Gongsun Zan still exists as a warlord. His stats are middling at best, with 59 leadership, 53 war, 32 intelligence, 35 politics, and 47 charm. He goal is to be famous and possesses a gangster personality. He knows how to use the whale wave tactic and he has a small bonus to policies for wall expansions.

Historical Information
Wen Ze only has one historical mention during the battle of Yijing. In 199, as the siege of Yijing went poorly for Gongsun Zan, he sent Wen Ze to seek support from Gongsun Xu and Zhang Yan, who were outside of Yijing gathering reinforcements. Ze was captured while transporting this letter by Yuan Shao's army. Yuan Shao would go on to use this information to trick Zan's reinforcements and finish off his northern rival. As for Wen Ze, it is uncertain if he managed to escape, surrender, or was slain by Yuan Shao.