He is a famous general at the level of God of War, a model of loyalty, a strange man and a great hero in the world; he is also a military strategist, poet and calligrapher. After thousands of generations, his reputation has become more and more brilliant.
Whether you read "The Complete Biography of Yue Fei" or "The History of Song Dynasty: The Biography of Yue Fei", you will find that Yue Fei never lost a battle in half his life. Not to mention the romance, although "History of the Song Dynasty" was compiled by the Yuan Dynasty, the files used came from the official Song Dynasty, so some people may ask, are Yue Fei's achievements exaggerated?
Portrait of Yue Fei
For this reason, some history buffs have consulted the history books of the Southern Song Dynasty's rival, the Jin Kingdom. According to the "History of Jin", the Jin army defeated Yue Fei no less than five times. This is a problem. One of the "History of the Song Dynasty" and the "History of the Jin Dynasty" must be lying.
Whether you firmly believe that Yue Fei is invincible or you have always doubted his achievements, please be patient. We compare historical materials, peel back the cocoons, and try to restore the true face of history.
Here is a one-by-one analysis of Jin Guoren’s claims of defeating Yue Fei many times.
The territory of the Southern Song Dynasty
The Battle of Caishiji
The first victory of the Jin soldiers against Yue Fei was recorded in the "History of the Jin Dynasty·The Biography of Wang Bolong". In the sixth year of Tianhui, which was the second year of Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1128), "(Wang Bolong) crossed the army to quarry, defeated Yue Fei, Liu Li, Lu Shang and other soldiers, and obtained millions of grains."
Wang Bolong was a general of the Jin Dynasty. According to the "History of the Jin Dynasty", Wang Bolong defeated generals such as Yue Fei, Liu Li and Lu Shang during the Jin army's attack on the Southern Song Dynasty in 1128. The location is Caishiji by the river in Ma'anshan, Anhui today.
Caishiji
There is a doubt here. "History of the Song Dynasty" and other historical materials show that in the second year of Jianyan, Yue Fei was still in his infancy and was fighting against the Jin army under the command of the famous general Zong Ze who stayed in Kaifeng, Tokyo. Zongze died in the same year, and Yue Fei was ordered by Du Chong, his successor in Tokyo, to defend the Kaifeng area. Until the fall of Kaifeng, Yue Fei never went to Caishiji.
Moreover, Liu Li and Lu Shang, who were mentioned in the "History of the Jin Dynasty" and were defeated together with Yue Fei, are not mentioned in the "History of the Song Dynasty" at all. Therefore, the record in "Jin Shi" lacks credibility.
We will talk about this later, but first we will look at Yue Fei recorded in "History of the Jin Dynasty".
Zongze
The Battle of Yanling and Henan
Henan in the Song Dynasty was roughly the part south of the Yellow River in Henan Province today. "Jin Shi" also mentions that Yue Fei was defeated twice in Henan. Let’s talk about the Battle of Yanling first.
This time it is the credit of another general of the Jin Kingdom, Fu Sanhuntan. The "History of the Jin Dynasty" says this, "In the second year of Tianjuan, (Huntan) rejected Song Yuefei. Hhuntan led Sixty cavalry went deep into the camp and arrived at Yanling. They defeated more than 700 soldiers of the Song Dynasty's food and salary army, and captured many of them. "
The second year of Tianjuan of the Jin Dynasty corresponds to the ninth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, that is, 1139. Year. Both "History of the Song Dynasty" and "History of the Jin Dynasty" record that due to internal reasons in the Jin Kingdom, Taishi Wanyan Zongpan (Puluhu) and other powerful officials returned Henan and Shaanxi to the Southern Song Dynasty. Here, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty reused Qin Hui and began to negotiate peace with the Jin State in 1138. Song and Jin reached a brief peace.
Kneeling Statue of Qin Hui
At that time, Yue Fei's troops were stationed in Ezhou. Before Wanyan Zongbi (Wushu) sent out a large-scale army to retake Henan and Shaanxi in 1140, Yue Fei was just "training his troops with all his strength" ", busy training the troops, and did not fight against the Jin soldiers for three or four years. Therefore, the Battle of Yanling as described by the Jin people is also unreliable. It is claimed that 60 cavalry successfully raided the Yue Family Army's logistics troops of more than 700 people. This is simply an insult to Yue Fei's IQ.
In the tenth year of Shaoxing (1140), after Wanyan Zongbi killed Wanyan Zongpan and other political opponents, he tore up the peace treaty and led an army to seize Henan and other places again. "History of the Jin Dynasty" also claims that "Zongbi regained Henan, and Zongxiu and Hailing went to the army to serve as envoys. Song general Yue Fei's army was between Bo and Su. Zongxiu led three thousand infantry and cavalry to seize the key point, and then fought with The armies fought back and defeated him."
What is said here is that the Jin general Wanyan Zongxiu defeated Yue Fei with only 3,000 troops.
The "History of the Song Dynasty" records that after Henan and other places fell again, the Yue Family Army successively regained many places in Henan, and good news came frequently, so Wanyan Zongbi had to retreat to Kaifeng. Yue Fei also said the heroic famous saying, "Go straight to Huanglong Mansion and have a drink with all the gentlemen!"