Lu Kang was a famous general of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, he was the son of Lu Xun, as the saying goes, Lao Tzu hero is a good man, the tiger father has no dog, Lu Kang and his father Lu Xun, like his father Lu Xun, have considerable military talent, and his father and son have made great military achievements for Eastern Wu.
Lu Kang was also the last famous general of Eastern Wu, after Lu Kang's death, Eastern Wu no longer had good generals to use, and the Jin army divided into several roads to cut Down Wu, and Eastern Wu soon perished.
Lu Xun's life's achievements are remarkable, he and Lü Meng, in the Battle of Xiangfan, defeated Guan Yu, captured Jingzhou for Eastern Wu, in the Battle of Yiling, led an army to defeat Liu Bei, saved Eastern Wu, and in the Battle of Shiting, defeated the Wei general Cao Xiu, and taught the State of Wei a harsh lesson.
Lu Xun was born a general, as a military general, commanding thousands of armies and horses, strategizing, commanding Ruoding, as a civilian minister, he served as a minister, governed the country, and became the pillar of Eastern Wu.
As the son of Lu Xun, Lu Kang did not disgrace Lu Xun at all, Lu Kang was simply a replica of Lu Xun, and also became the mainstay of Eastern Wu, and Lu Kang was listed as the "Sixty-Four Generals of the Martial Temple" because of his outstanding military ability, together with his father Lu Xun.
The most prominent achievement of Lu Kang was that in the Battle of Xiling, he defeated the Jin army, and even a powerful figure like Yang Hu was defeated by Lu Kang.
In the Battle of Xiling, Lu Kang was calm and calm, commanding Ruoding, his tactics can be described as very accurate, first breaking the jin army's momentum of dividing and attacking, and then, using a partial division to contain the main force of the Jin army, using the main force of Eastern Wu, to besiege the city to help, defeated the Jin army, won a big victory, and captured Xiling. This battle can be described as a classic among classics.
Unfortunately, in the autumn of the third year of the Phoenix (274), Lu Resist died of illness at the age of forty-nine.
Lu Kang had six sons and two daughters. So, how did Lu Xun's six sons die?
After Lu Kang's death, Lu Kang's sons Lu Yan, Lu Jing, Lu Xuan, Lu Ji, and Lu Yun led Lu Kang's troops.
The eldest son, Lu Yan,then a general and governor of Yi Dao, was killed by Wang Mao's army in the fourth year of the Tianji Dynasty (280) when the Jin army conquered Yi Dao.
The second son, Lu Jing, married a princess and served as a knight lieutenant, the Marquis of Biling, and later served as a partial general and the governor of Zhongxia. Lu Jing was killed along with Lu Yan.
The third son, Lu Xuan, after leading his father's troops, his life is unknown.
The fourth son, Lu Ji, was a famous literary scholar who entered the Jin Dynasty after the fall of Eastern Wu. In 304, during the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, Lu Ji was falsely accused of rebellion and destroyed the three tribes.
The fifth son, Lu Yun, was also a famous literary scholar along with Lu Ji, and was killed during the Rebellion of the Eight Kings.
The sixth son, Lu Tan, served as the Western Jin Dynasty Pingdong Sacrificial Wine, and was killed during the Rebellion of the Eight Kings.
Lu Kang's eldest daughter, married to Gu Qian, Lu Kang's little daughter died prematurely.