[ A commander-in-chief for the Yellow Scarves. Defeated and captured by Li Tong.
Officer Details
Wade-Giles: Wu Pa
Simplified Chinese: 吴霸
Pronunciation: Wu2 Ba4
Cantonese (Yale): Ng Ba
Cantonese (Jyutpin): Ng Baa
Birthplace: Unknown
Rank and Titles
Yellow Turbans Commander-in-Chief (not Singular)
Literary Appearances
Sanguozhi: Wei 18
Wu Ba
Biography
Wu Ba was a Yellow Turban commander-in-chief. Some time around the point at which Li Tong avenged his countryman, Chen Gong (1), by killing his treacherous brother-in-law Chen He, presumably in the mid to late AD 180s, Li Tong marched on Wu Ba. Li Tong was victorious. He even managed to capture Wu Ba and several of his underlings alive. (2)
(1): Chen Gong (陈恭). Not the strategist who served Lü Bu.
(2): SGZ Wei 18, Li Tong’s biography. Translation by Zhai Rong. Though there is no mention in Li Dian’s biography of Wu Ba having been killed, it is most likely what happened after he was delivered to the Han court.