Romance of the Two Jin Dynasties

Author: Cai Dongfan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: A popular historical masterpiece that has gained fame both in China and abroad. Renowned historian Cai Dongfan used official history as the backbone and anecdotes as the weft. After ten years of painstaking effort, he vividly portrayed five thousand years of Chinese history in a novelistic style. The novel follows a traditional chapter structure, employs accessible language, and includes witty commentary, authentically depicting the tumultuous process of the evolution of Chinese civilization. It portrays the emperors like Qin Shi Huang and Han Wu Di, Tang Zong and Song Zong, the customs and livelihoods of the people during dynastic changes, and delves into the bloody battles on the frontier and the intrigues in the palace. It reveals the wisdom of survival amidst the rise and fall of emperors.
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Now, Li Liu fled to Chi Zu and gathered the remnants of his army, which still numbered tens of thousands. Li Tang also returned from Deyang to aid Li Liu in defending. Li Liu and Tang Xiong each set up their own camps, with Li Liu stationed in the north and Tang Xiong in the west. The troops, lacking a leader, were in disarray and thus once again elected Li Liu as the Great General. He led the sacrifices of Yi Province, prepared his horses and arms, and planned to fight again. At this time, Deyang had already been defeated by Sun Fu, and its commander Qian Shuo and others were captured. Sun Fu withdrew to Fu Ling, while Luo Shang sent the supervisor He Chong and Chang Shen to attack Li Liu from different directions. Additionally, the citizen Yao Shen of Fu Ling also raised an army to assist Li Liu. Li Liu and Li Xiang resisted Shen, while Tang Xiong and Xiong resisted Shen. He Chong, however, seized the opportunity to attack the northern camp. Li Liu had gone out, leaving only his generals Fu Cheng and Wei Bo to guard the camp. Suddenly, the two generals turned traitor and allied with He Chong. He Chong seized the chance to slaughter the defenders. Unexpectedly, a female general emerged from the camp, clad in armor and wielding a spear, rallying her troops to fight desperately against him.