Wang Ping

Wang Ping, courtesy name Zijun, was a military general of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China. Originally a military officer serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty, in 218 he defected to Cao Cao's rival Liu Bei, who later became the founding emperor of Shu, during the Hanzhong Campaign. Though, he was an excellent orator Wang Ping never learned to read because he joined the army at a young age yet he did not let his disability stop him and had his clerk help him with his reports. Known as a strict man, he steadily rose through the ranks to become a senior general. During his career, he defeated Zhang He and was the leading commander of the Shu forces during the Battle of Xingshi. The highest position he reached was Senior General Who Guards the North (鎮北大將軍).