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Cen Peng

d. 35 · 1st century

Cen Peng was a general of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han dynasty, counted among the Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai. In 35 CE he broke through the Chengjia defences on the Yangtze with a fleet and advanced deep into Sichuan, but was assassinated in his camp by an agent sent by Gongsun Shu. His colleague Wu Han completed the conquest of Chengjia the following year.

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