The five sons of Cao Wei, Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Yu Ban, Xu Huang, and Zhang Gao, were recognized as the first-class generals of cao jun during the Three Kingdoms period.
Among them, Lejin is the one with the least typical examples of heroes.
His resume is like a journal.
In the first year of Chuping (190), he joined Cao Cao's team, and on Cao Cao's orders, he returned to his hometown of Yangping to recruit soldiers, bringing back more than a thousand people and becoming a lieutenant in the battle.
Next, in chronological order, his biography lists Lejin's battle achievements one by one: Puyang Zhan Lü Bu, Yongqiu Broken Zhang Chao, Kuxian Qiaorui, An Zhongzheng Zhang Embroidery.
Until the regiment destroyed Lü Bu, conquered Liu Bei, the warriors crossed the four prefectures, and Cao Cao pacified the north, there were many battles in which General Le Jin was present.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), the Cao army was defeated at the Battle of Chibi, and Lejin had become a major general on the side of the side, and the town guarded Xiangyang, becoming a strong reinforcement for the southern county defender Cao Renbu, who was the most front-line defender, and held guan Yu, the first general under Liu Bei.
In the following years, he defeated Liu Bei's defenders in Nan County.
In the 20th year of Jian'an (215), Zhang Liao and Li Dian defended Hefei with 7,000 men and defeated Sun Quan's attack with 100,000 people.
In the twenty-third year of Jian'an (218), he died, and his posthumous title was Wei Hou.
Even Chen Shou, the author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after writing a biography of the "Five Sons and Good Generals", also commented on Lejin in particular: Lejin is a man known for his courage and decisiveness.
However, the battle records of general Le's life are far less detailed and wonderful than those of Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, and the reputation of Le Jin's famous generals is not enough to match.
This is indeed a regrettable thing.
According to the historical script performance, Lejin is the kind of performance that exists in various major events, not the most important protagonist, but always a very important supporting role, silently dedicating his most wonderful performance to the top of each protagonist.
Let the spotlight of history focus on the protagonist.
Portrait of Lejin
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Modern people say that good employees must have three elements: first, they must have the willingness to work, and I want to work myself; second, we must have the ability to work, and the tasks assigned by the superiors must be completed immediately and accurately. Third, have the discipline to obey the work, be able to coordinate and unite the working partners, and complete complicated major projects.
Lejin's life is such a super good employee.
In the first year of Chuping (190), Cao Cao joined the crusade against Dong Zhuo, and was defeated by Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong at the Battle of Bishui.
Cao Cao himself said: At that time, after the thousands of soldiers under his command were scattered, Cao Cao and Xiahou Huan went to Yangzhou to summon troops, and Lejin returned to his hometown to recruit thousands of troops, becoming an important force in Cao's army.
In the battles of Lü Bu, Zhang Chao, and Qiaorui, Cao Jun was Cao Cao's own general, personally handling the sword.
Lejin often served as a pioneer, and his biography said that he "ascended first and had merit".
Xiandeng originally referred to the earliest to climb the city tower, the first in merit, and later also referred to the military front, the vanguard troops, and the elite group.
Lejin's personality is called "bold", bold, dare to make a plan, it is a good steel on the blade.
After these battles were fought, Le Jin sealed a Guangchang Pavilion Marquis.
This year was the first year of The Han Dynasty Emperor Xingping (194).
In contrast, Guan Gong, in the fifth year of Jian'an (200), participated in the Battle of the White Horse, single-handedly beheaded Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang under the horse among thousands of horses, and made such a great merit, and was played by Cao Cao as emperor of the Ming Han Dynasty and was awarded the title of Marquis of HanShouting, which was the Marquis of Ting of the Han Dynasty, full of real gold.
In the play, Guan Gong came out and sang: So-and-so, Hanshou Tinghou, it is said that this is the weight of this pavilion.
Look at Lejin's classmates, who were knighted early, and the merits are absolutely extraordinary.
In these battles, Le Jin was all assistants, such as qiaorui, which occurred in the second year of Jian'an, and Yuan Shu in Huainan was so inflated that he actually called himself emperor, and Cao Cao personally took command and attacked Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu left the general Qiao Rui and four others behind, but was broken by The Cao Army and the old bridge was beheaded.
Such battles, recorded in the history books, are all the stories of Cao Cao, and Lejin only has a share of a certain supporting role.
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In the third year of Jian'an (198), Cao Cao destroyed Lü Bu, and the fifth son Liang, zhang Liao, who was the most famous, joined cao's company at this time.
The next major event in the Central Plains was the struggle for hegemony between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
As a fierce general in the Cao army, Le Jin participated in many battles with the Yuan army.
The most brilliant achievement was at the Battle of Guandu, where he beheaded the Yuan general Chun Yuqiong. - Chun Yuqiong was a veteran general, and during the reign of Emperor Ling of Han, yuan shao and Cao Cao were among the "eight lieutenants of the West Garden".
Yuan Cao's struggle for the xiong was not only in Guandu, but in the vast north of China, from east to west, the two sides were intertwined with canine teeth and glued to the bitter battle.
The general Zang Ba resisted the Yuan army's attack in the area of Qing and Xu, and Zhong Xuan mobilized local forces such as Ma Teng and Han Sui in Guanzhong and defeated the Yuan army.
Although Lejin's credit is great, he is still destined to just sing his own little drama very well in a magnificent drama.
The general director of this scene is Cao Cao, the protagonists are Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and the others are supporting roles.
It was not until the eleventh year of Jian'an that the main forces of the Yuan clan were basically eliminated, and Cao Cao's position as the king of the Central Plains could no longer be shaken.
In this year, Cao Cao presented emperor to the Han Dynasty and awarded rewards to his subordinate military generals.
The three generals with outstanding military merit and outstanding performance: Le Jin, Yu Ban, and Zhang Liao were all commended.
Le Jin was the general of Folding Chong, Yu Ban was the general of Huwei, and Zhang Liao was the general of Dangkou.
Le Jin's military career, often with other generals to participate in the war, basically no record of leading the army alone to fight, compared with other generals, his characteristics are much less, very lack of existence.
For example, in the Battle of Xiangfan, Xu Huang rescued Cao Ren, who was besieged by Guan Yu, and Xu Huang fought very well, and his personal ability was greatly reflected.
In the later period, Zhang Hao defeated the Shu general Ma Tan at the street pavilion, and also left a strong mark on the history books. ------------------
In his resume, it is often like this: how much grain and grass yuan shaojun burned by crossing the river with Yu Ban, how many prisoners he captured; and how many pot passes he played with Li Dian, guan cheng, and so on.
The good employee in the unit who silently dedicates and unites comrades, conscientiously completes the tasks assigned by the superior, and does his own work well, is Lejin.
A super old scalper.
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After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao's military forces were pushed north of the Yangtze River by Sun Liu's allied forces.
Cao Ren guarded Nan County for more than a year and was defeated by Zhou Yu.
Liu Bei borrowed from Sun Quan to garrison Nan County, and you can't destroy me in the north and south, and I can't take you.
Cao Cao's strategy to the south was frustrated and turned to the guanzhong and Hanzhong regions in the north.
In those years, Lejin was stationed in the Xiangyang area, and the Guan busmen, together with Lejin, against Guan Gong, was a general of Wenping.
Cao Cao entered Guanzhong, causing a series of domino reactions.
Guanzhong Ma Chao Han was afraid of being destroyed by Cao Cao's false way, and rebelled.
Ma Chao was defeated, Cao Cao's troops approached Hanzhong, and Shuzhong was shaken.
The Shu lord Liu Zhang asked Liu Bei to enter Shu to help him, but was later eaten by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei entered Shu, and LeJin Wenping took the initiative to attack Nan Commandery and engaged Guan Yu in the Qingni area, gaining the upper hand.
Liu Bei also used this as an excuse, saying that Le Jin's troops were sharp and Guan Yu had few troops, and he wanted to return to Jingzhou and ask Liu Zhang for money and people.
This also reflected the attack of Le Jin and Wen Ping from the side, and the pressure on Liu Bei's clique to stay in Jingzhou.
However, the overall war did not have a very remarkable record, defeating the small Mao Mao of the Linfeng Chang dupu and jingyang Changliang Da, and achieving some small victories, which could not shake the foundation of Liu Bei's clique in Jingzhou.
At about this time, Le Jin was awarded countless meritorious service awards because of more than twenty years of southern conquest and northern warfare, and was promoted to the position of right general.
Between the Han and Wei dynasties, the generals before and after were all high-level generals.
Liu Bei introduced himself a lot of times: General Han Zuo, Marquis of Yicheng Ting, Lingyu Zhou Mu... A whole bunch of titles.
Le Jin's rank at this time was the Han Right General and the Marquis of Guangchang Ting, and the weight was heavy enough to be very high on the table.
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In the twentieth year of Jian'an, Sun Quan led an army of 100,000 to attack Hefei, and the Hefei garrison was 7,000, and the defenders Zhang Liao, Le Jin, and Li Dian were the most successful defensive counterattacks of Cao Wei.
Everyone on the earth knows that the achievement is the myth of Zhang Liao, the protagonist aura makes Zhang Liao famous in history, and Le Jin and Li Dian once again become the key second person.
Even in the comic strip, it is also a left and a right standing behind the majestic Zhang Liao as a background board.
The battle was divided into two campaigns. In the first battle, the Cao army took advantage of the fact that the Wu army was not assembled, and its feet were unstable, and Zhang Liao and Li Dian led 800 death squads to raid the Wu army. Zhang Liao confronted Sun Quan face to face, and Wu Jun was very embarrassed.
The ferocious tactics of the Cao Army's cavalry made the Wu army terrified, and this battle Zhang Liao retreated completely, destroying the sharpness of Eastern Wu.
According to Cao Cao's instructions: "Generals Zhang and Li Er went to battle, and General Le defended." ”
Le Jin defended the city, did not participate in the raid, and later Cao Pi called himself emperor, especially boasting of "eight hundred and one hundred thousand", mentioning Zhang Liao and Li Dian, and did not point out Le Jin.
Zhang Liao
After several days of siege, the Wu army could not take advantage of it and retreated.
The Eastern Wu army was far away, and Sun Quan and a group of generals Lü Meng, Gan Ning, and Ling Tong were cut off.
Zhang Liao seized the opportunity, led thousands of people and horses, and pounced straight over, once again hitting Wu Jun by surprise.
This time, Lejin entered the battle, and he and Zhang Liao captured the prisoners and asked: There is a yellow-bearded general in front of him, with a long upper body and a short lower body, a good horse, and a accurate arrow, which one of your troops?
The captive said: It is our eldest Grandson Quan! Zhang and Le patted their thighs regretfully, knowing that they would have to intercept him no matter what!
In the Battle of Hefei, Zhang Liao's name could stop Jiangnan children from crying at night.
Lejin participated in the whole process of decision-making and battle defense, but he just did not leave a distinct image, rich language, and records for historians, still under the aura of others, unable to show his own achievements.
This example is a portrayal of General Lejin's lifelong conquest.
Twenty-three years after Jian'an, Le Jin died as a right general.
His nickname was "Wei Hou".