Lejin (?) –218), courtesy name Wenqian, was a native of Yangping Weiguo (present-day Qingfeng, Henan). A famous general at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. With courage and heroism, he followed Cao Cao for many years, conquered the south and the north, and made countless military achievements.
LeJin is a dim general, he has a career in the army, short in stature but brave in battle, good at commanding troops to kill the enemy but politically silent. He has made countless contributions but has not been remembered by future generations. To this day, this brave and fierce general has been gradually forgotten by people, becoming a popular face in the era of talents in the Three Kingdoms era, people do not even know whether it is Yue Jin or Le Jin, people do not even know whether he died in battle or died of illness...
Among the five sons of Cao Cao's subordinates, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Zhang Gao were the other generals who surrendered. Zhang Liao originally belonged to Lü Bu, Xu Huang originally belonged to Yang Feng, and Zhang Gao originally belonged to Yuan Shao. The other, Yu Ban, was recommended by Wang Lang. Only Lejin followed Cao Cao from beginning to end, rose from the ranks of merit, and finally became a general.
Lejin's bravery was famous in the world at that time, and when Liu Bei entered Sichuan, in order to retreat and seduce Liu Zhang, Liu Bei even took lejin as a pretext, saying, "Lejin and Guan Yu rejected each other in Qingni, and now they will not go to save Yu, but they will enter The Great Ke and invade the state border, and their worries are even greater than Lu's." Guan Yu was a first-class famous general at that time, and he was in a position with Lejin, Liu Bei was worried that Guan Yu would not be defeated, and Liu Zhang did not refute it, which showed the prestige of Lejin at that time.
In addition to being brave, Lejin also has to mention its figure. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms says that Lejin was "short-lived, courageous from Taizu, as an account official." "It is difficult to stand out with such a look, but Lejin's martial arts are indeed not simple, and they are even greater than many people expect." Chopping Chun Yu Qiong, Chopping Yan Jing, etc. are clearly documented. And in the historical records, from undefeated, from undefeated, from undefeated! Say important things three times. The three kingdoms will be famous, but only one person will be happy to enter from the undefeated.
Although Lejin was one of the five sons, his biography was short and brief. Like keeping a diary, it's basically about who to fight with at a certain time and where. To sum up, there are basically a few words: first climb, slash, break, and go. Chen Shou's Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms also lamented that "Zhang Gao became famous for his cleverness, and Lejin was famous for his xiaoguo, but judging by his actions, he had not heard of it." Or there are omissions in the annotations, which are not as detailed as Zhang Liao and Xu Huangzhi. Pei Songzhi made a note for the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Le Jin did not even have a note.
In the first year of Chuping (190), Cao Cao personally went to Yangzhou to recruit troops due to the shortage of soldiers. Le Jin was sent back to Yangping County, where he recruited more than a thousand men, and later joined Cao Cao in Hanoi and was promoted to the rank of Military False Sima and Lieutenant of Chen.
In the first year of Xingping (194), Le Jin attacked Lü Bu in Puyang, Zhang Chao in Yongqiu, and Qiaorui in Ku County, all of whom were first enlisted and made meritorious contributions, and were enfeoffed as marquis of Guangchangting.
In the third year of Jian'an (198), Le Jin marched from Zhang Embroidery to An Zhong, surrounded Lü Bu in Xia Pi, and broke his dispatch of military generals.
In the fourth year of Jian'an (199), he attacked Liu Beiyu yu Xiaopei again, and all of them were broken, and he was worshipped as a lieutenant of The Kou
In the fifth year of Jian'an (200), Le Jin and Yu Forbidden rode five thousand and attacked Yuan Shaobei's camp. Broken. More than 30 tuns were burned and captured, and more than 20 people, including Yuan Shao's generals He Mao and Wang Mo, were surrendered. From attacking Yuan Shao, he participated in the Battle of Guandu, and from the battle of Wuchao, he beheaded Yuan Shao's general Chun Yuqiong.
In the ninth year of Jian'an (204), yuan shao's sons Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang's brother Yu Liyang were attacked, and his general Yan Jing was beheaded, and he worshipped the guerrilla general.
In the tenth year of Jian'an (205), don't strike the Yellow Turban, break its crowd, and calm Le'an County. From the siege of Yecheng, after pacifying, he pursued Yuan Tan in Nanpi, first boarded, and entered the east gate of Nanpi City. After Yuan Tan's defeat, Le Jin did not attack Yongnu and broke it.
In the eleventh year of Jian'an (206), Cao Cao praised Le Jin and Yu Ban and Zhang Liao, saying: "The force is both strong, strategic and thorough, loyal, obedient and righteous, every time the battle is attacked, it is often the governor, it is strong and strong, there is no fortitude, self-support drumming, and the hands are tireless." He also dispatched a farewell expedition, commanded the division and brigade, and took care of the people and peace, and was ordered not to commit a crime, and when the enemy made a decision, there was a loss. On the use of merit and discipline, it is advisable to show favor to each other. "General Bai Lejin Fold chong."
Lejin was ordered not to enlist gaogan, enter the shangdang from the north province, and return to his back. Gao Gan and others also guarded the pot pass and beheaded them in successive battles. In the autumn of August, when Cao Cao was recruiting Guan Cheng, he marched into Chunyu and sent Lejin to fight with Li Dian. Broken. Guan Cheng fled into the island, and the seashore was as flat as possible.
In the eighteenth year of Jian'an (213), Le Jin Tun Xiangyang, Guan Yu, and Su Fei Yu Qingni (青泥, located in the eastern part of Zhongxiang, Hubei Province) all left.
LeJin also attacked Linfeng (林沮, located in Yuan'an County, Hubei Province) and Jingyang (旌阳, located in the north of Zhijiang County, Hubei Province), and attacked Liu Bei's subordinates Linfeng Changdupu and Jingyang Changliang, both of which were greatly destroyed.
In July of the nineteenth year of Jian'an (214), Lejin conscripted Sun Quan and faked the festival.
When Sun Quan attacked Hefei in the twentieth year of Jian'an (215), there were three generals in the city, Le Jin, Zhang Liao, and Li Dian, and according to the battle record, it was Le Jin and Zhang Liao who were good at charging the battle, but Cao Cao's instructions were: "If Sun Quan arrives, General Zhang and Li will fight; General Le will guard the army, and do not fight with it." "The love of protecting the calves is clear. When guarding Hefei, Lejin, Zhang Liao, and Li Dian did not belong to each other, and neither the Records of Emperor Wu nor the Biography of Lejin recorded the merits of Lejin in the Battle of Hefei. However, after Zhang Liao broke through xiaoyaojin, Le Jin was the right general, zhang Liao was the general of Zhengdong, and whose status was high was clear at a glance! (At that time, the highest official positions of the Wei generals under Cao Cao were the former general Xiahou Huan, the left general Yu Ban, and the right general Le Jin.) Who is the later general, the author has not yet been found, and the Eastern Han Dynasty is respected on the right)
In the twenty-third year of Jian'an (218), Lejin died, and he was known as the Marquis of Wei.
In the first four years (243), Le Jin congcanted to the temple court of Cao Cao.
From the beginning of following Cao Cao's army until his own death, for a full 28 years, Lejin participated in almost all the wars of Cao Cao's regime. Basically, it is a small tank of Wei guoren flesh, crushing all the way, climbing first, chopping, breaking, and walking. LeJin is a typical charging formation fierce general, when marching and fighting, he is mainly responsible for leading the troops to charge the generals, and when attacking the city, he is also responsible for leading the troops to charge the city.
In ancient times, marching and fighting had merit registration, like Lejin this type of general, his merits are not easy to be recorded in the history books, after all, historians can not go deep into the army to examine these military feats in detail, when describing Lejin, more can only ignore these details. Every time I watch lejin biography, I feel that there are too few accounts. Compared with the other five sons of Liang, Lejin is like a flowing account, resulting in Lejin becoming the most non-existent of the five sons. Lejin's courageous deeds in every battle can only be imagined.
From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Wei Shu XVII. Happy to pass