251–253), courtesy name Zichan, was a military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
However, according to the laws of Wei, when I'm under attack for more than 100 days and reinforcements do not arrive, even if I surrender, my family will be spared from punishment.
Zhang Te and his remaining troops then seized the opportunity to make repairs to the walls and strengthen their defences overnight.
Zhuge Ke turned furious when he realised he had been fooled, so he ordered his troops to mount a fierce assault on the fortress.
The Wei imperial court lauded Zhang Te for his valiant defence of Xincheng and appointed him as a General of a Miscellaneous Title (雜號將軍)[a] He was later reassigned to be the Administrator (太守) of Anfeng Commandery (安豐郡; around present-day Lu'an, Anhui).