There was a famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty named Liu Kun, who we may not have heard of, but it is said that the western Xia chiefs were really scared when they heard the name Liu Kun. Emperor Yan Liang of Western Xia even ordered in the middle of the dynasty that Liu Kui should never be mentioned in the whole country.
People say that the record should be directly proportional to the popularity, but this is not the case here in Liu Kun, and his popularity is completely disproportionate to his achievements. Therefore, the generals of the Song Dynasty only know Yue Fei or Meng Jue, but in fact, Liu Kun did not lose to them in all aspects, but he was rarely known.
Liu Was brave and good at war, and in his early years, he served as the protector of longyou, defeated Western Xia many times, and was deeply feared by him. He was promoted by Zhang Jun and participated in the Battle of Fuping. After Emperor Gaozong of Song, he was twice appointed as the official in charge of the Guards Ma Junsi.
In the tenth year of Shaoxing, he broke the Jin Wushu army in the Battle of Shunchang and sent troops to assist Yue Fei in the Northern Expedition. The following year, the Battle of Yugao broke the Golden Army again. After that, he was deposed from the military power and served two terms as the prefect of Jingnan.
In his later years, he was re-employed and led an army to fight against the Jin Emperor YanLiang, who invaded the Song Dynasty from the south, but due to illness, he was ineffective. Liu Kun's personality was bold, deep and decisive, and he had a Confucian demeanor, which played a major role in the establishment and consolidation of the Southern Song Dynasty regime. Unfortunately, these deeds are only known to a few people.
Liu Kun was born in a family of martial generals, and his father used to serve as an envoy, so Liu Kun followed his father to the battlefield at a very young age, and Liu Kun practiced a good archery technique from an early age. Such a person with a strong background and also great ability was actually introduced by the traitorous minister Gao Li to enter the palace.
After the establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty, Liu Kui always guarded the territory of the western town to prevent the attack of the Western Xia. Because of Liu Kun's excellent combat ability, the Western Xia people were afraid of him. It is said that whenever the children of Western Xia disobeyed, their mothers would scare them with the name of Liu Kun, just as we now often scare children with wolves.
Because of Liu Kun's outstanding performance, Zhang Jun noticed him, Zhang Jun admired him, and promoted him and immediately recruited him into the ranks of the anti-Jin. The highest merit in Liu's life was born at the time of the Shaoxing Peace Conference.
Not long after the two countries signed the peace treaty, the Jin people unilaterally broke the treaty, and the two countries once again fell into war. At this time, Liu Kun, who has always had the ability but no opportunity to perform, slowly emerged and finally became a blockbuster.
In this war, the leader of the Jin people led an army of 100,000 to attack, but Liu Kun's army was only an army guarding the frontier, only more than 10,000 people, and the strength was very different. However, in this war that could not be won, Liu Kun stubbornly resisted the Jin people and gave the Jin people a big blow. However, the leader of the Jin people did not give up the attack, and the next year he continued to lead his troops to fight.
Liu Kun continued to fight, beating the other side into the wilderness again and fleeing. Therefore, the Jin people were also very afraid to hear the name Liu Kun. Although the war was won, due to the weakness and incompetence of the imperial court, it finally made peace with the imperial court.
After entering the peace period, Liu Kun had been stockpiling troops, knowing that Yan Liang had come to attack before he once again boarded the battlefield. Liu Kun is not only admired in China, but also has a good reputation among Jin people.
Therefore, Yue Fei and Liu Kun are both famous generals, but it is a great pity, people only know Yue Fei, not Liu Kai. A warrior like Liu Kun who defended his homeland and had outstanding ability should be remembered.
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