As we all know, Yue Fei's name is "Wu Mu", so it is called "Yue Wu Mu". However, most people may not know that "Wu Mu" is not just a special nickname for Yue Fei, but follows the internal standards.
Not only that, but the nickname "Wu Mu" has also been used by several figures in history. Among them even included famous generals of Yue Fei's contemporaries.
"Wu" and "Mu" are both common words used in ancient Chinese tantra. The "Law of Truth" says: "Strong and straight, known as wu, determined to cause chaos and chaos, criminals to overcome wu, and quazhi more poor to know wu." It is also said: "Bude zhiyi Yue Mu, zhongqing sees The appearance of Mu." Both words belong to shangyu.
In history, the celebrities who are known as "Wu Mu" are: Li Guangbi of the Tang Dynasty, Ma Yin, the King of Chu in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Gao Huaide, the founding hero of the Northern Song Dynasty, Cao Wei, a famous general of the Northern Song Dynasty, and Bo Luohuan, a famous general of the Yuan Dynasty. But the most surprising thing is that another first-class southern Song Dynasty general of Yue Fei's contemporary, Liu Kun, and the famous general Wu Ting (the son of the famous general Wu Xuan), also known as "Wu Mu".
Liu Kun "Liu Wumu" - strike hard at the Iron Floating Tu
Liu Kun (锜锜), a famous anti-Jin general during the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, became famous after defeating Yan Zongbi in the Battle of Shunchang. The famous generals of the Southern Song Dynasty during the Shaoxing period were Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Wu Jiu, Wu Xuan, and Liu Kun, who had the strongest military ability and the most brilliant battle achievements.
Liu Kui (锜锜), born as a general, was the son of Liu Zhongwu (劉仲武), the emissary of the Luchuan Army. During the reign of Emperor Xuanhe of the Northern Song Dynasty (1119-1125), at the recommendation of Gao Qi, the imperial court specially awarded Liu Kui the title of Emperor Of the Gate of Qi.
Later, Liu Kun made great achievements in the Battle of Fuping in the fourth year of Jianyan (1130), the Northern Expedition in the tenth year of Shaoxing (1140), the Battle of Zhegao in the eleventh year of Shaoxing, and the thirty-first year of Shaoxing (1161) against Yan Liang's southern invasion. In particular, in the Battle of Shunchang, Liu Kui led a 20,000-character army, with his back to Shunchang City Pool, and in the field battle, he severely attacked the Jin army's TiefuTu, causing heavy losses to more than 100,000 Jin troops, seriously thwarting Yan Zongbi's southern invasion, and creating favorable fighters for the northern expedition of Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and other Song armies.
The "History of Song" said: "Liu Kun's divine wit, surprise victory, Shunchang's victory, and the threat to shock the enemy country, although Han Xin's army on the mountain, can not be overdoed." It is also said: "The Golden Lord Liang Zhinanye, ordered that those who dare to speak their names will not be forgiven." Enumerate the generals of the Southern Dynasty, ask them who dare to be, and answer them with their names, to the top, to the one who has no response, the lord of gold: I deserve it. However, the stroke cannot succeed with illness. ”
During the Thirty-one-Year Song-Jin War in Shaoxing, Liu Kai took his illness into battle and his condition worsened during the fierce battle. In February of the following year (1162), Liu Died of Illness in Lin'an, and was later given the title of "Wu Mu". Emperor Xiaozong of Song posthumously created him the Prince of Wu and crown prince Taibao.
Wu Ting "Wu Wu Mu" - the yellow flag that made Jin Bing feel frightened
Wu Ting was the fifth son of the famous Southern Song Dynasty general Wu Xuan. In his early years, Wu Ting served in the army with his father, and in a certain year, the young Wu Ting was sent to Lin'an to present documents, and was personally summoned by Emperor Gaozong of Song. Zhao Zhuo asked him about the terrain, military affairs, and battle and defense in the west, and Wu Ting replied like a stream. Emperor Gaozong was very surprised and said to the ministers on the left and right, "What a tiger who will really put the door out!" Immediately, the edict promoted Wu Ting to the post of Right Wulang and the Governor of the Terracotta Army of Zhejiang West Road, and gave him a golden belt.
In the Song-Jin War in the thirty-first year of Shaoxing (1161), Wu Ting, as the commander of the Chinese army, accompanied his father Wu Xuan to fight against the Jin army on the western front. In the Battle of Qinzhou, the Jin soldiers attacked in a big way, Wu Ting commanded Mei Yan to defend the city gate, and he himself led the back of the crest cavalry to detour behind the Jin army with a yellow flag and suddenly launched an attack. Jin Bing was in a state of confusion and shouted, "Yellow Flag Is enough!" ", the whole army collapsed. In this great victory, Wu Ting instead gave credit to Mei Yan, and his father Wu Xuan also concealed his credit in order to avoid suspicion. However, the brave name of "Yellow Flag" spread among the Song and Jin armies.
After that, Wu Ting made many military achievements in the battlefields of Shaanxi, and at the age of twenty-five, he was an envoy to the Wuchang Army, the commander of the Longshen Wei Sixiang, and the Xihe Road to pacify the Chinese army. As a result of the renewed peace talks between Song and Jin, Wu Xuan's Western Route Army also had to abandon the recovered lost land in Shaanxi and withdraw to Shuzhong.
After Wu Xuan's death in 1167, Wu Ting was summoned to Lin'an by Emperor Xiaozong of Song and served as a general of the Left Guard, in charge of the affairs of the Guards Infantry Division, and became one of the main generals of the Central Janissaries. Subsequently, Wu Ting was sent to Ezhou and served as the commander of all the armies in front of the imperial court.
The brothers Wu Jiu and Wu Xuan presided over the military of Shuzhong for more than twenty years, and their prestige was great. Therefore, in order to avoid the military generals from sitting on the throne, the imperial court ministers all opposed the wu descendants to continue to serve as the main generals of Shu. As a result, Wu Ting has been serving outside Sichuan.
However, in the first year of The Song Dynasty (1174), the imperial court sent Wu Ting back to Sichuan and served as the envoy of the Dingjiang Army, and at the same time served as the commander of the xingzhou armies. In this way, wu regained control of the Sichuan military power. Song Xiaozong can be said to be very important to Wu Ting, and said: "Ting is the one who chooses from thousands of people. Before his death, Wu Xuan also said that only Wu Ting could take on great responsibilities. After that, Wu Ting served as the pacification envoy of Lizhou West Road, Xingzhou Zhizhou, and in 1183, he was a major inspector of the Special Inspection School. Wu Ting, who presided over the grand plan in Shuzhong, not only administered the army strictly and the troops were well-trained, but he also actively built water conservancy projects and prepared for war in tuntian fields.
In the spring of the fourth year (1193) of Emperor Guangzong of Song, Wu Ting unfortunately fell ill and died in the army at the age of fifty-seven. In the same year, the imperial court posthumously awarded the Shaoshi and Kaifu Yi Tongsan Divisions, and the posthumous title was "Wu Mu".
Unfortunately, Although Wu Ting's son Wu Xi later became the Song Dynasty's military commander in Sichuan, he defected to Jin in the War against Jin and was killed by his subordinates. Wu Xi's shameful behavior led to the destruction of the descendants of the famous general Wu Xuan and Wu Ting (Wu Jie's descendants were exempted from sitting together), and the honor of the Wu family's decades of loyalty to the country was also destroyed. (Author: Tao Mujian)