Lu Kang, the second son of Lu Xun, his highest official to the Great Sima, can be said to be the last famous general in the history of Sun Wu.

【Inheritance of Father's Business】

In the eighth year of Chiwu (245), Lu Xun died, when Lu Kang was only twenty years old, Lu Xun's eldest son Lu Yan died early in history, and his second son Lu Kang inherited Lu Xun's title. Later, Sun Quan appointed Lu Kang as the captain of Jianwu, and led his father Lu Xun's troops of 5,000 people to garrison Wuchang.

In the same year, when Lu Kang buried his father and thanked him, Sun Quan took out the previous accusations against Lu Xun by Yang Zhu and verified with Lu Kang, Lu Kang pleaded one by one, and Sun Quan slowly eliminated his anger towards Lu Xun.

In the ninth year of Chiwu (246), Lu Kang was promoted to the general of Lijie Zhonglang, and he exchanged defenses with the general Zhuge Ke to garrison Chaisang. When Lu Kang left, all the city walls were repaired, the houses were also repaired, and the mulberry and fruit trees around him were not allowed to be damaged in vain. Zhuge Ke came to the barracks, and everything was renovated as new. And Zhuge Ke's old camp was quite seriously damaged, and Zhuge Ke was deeply ashamed.

Sun Quan regretted Lu Xun's incident very much in his later years, and expressed deep apologies to Lu Kang. In the first year of Jianxing (252), Lu Kang was appointed as General Fenwei.

In the second year of Taiping (257), the Wei general Zhuge sacrificed Shouchun City to surrender to Eastern Wu, Lu Kang was appointed as the governor of Chaisang, went to Shouchun, defeated the general of Wei Guoya, and was promoted to the general of Zhengbei, when Lu Kang dissuaded Zhu Yi to see Sun Qi, but unfortunately Zhu Yi did not listen, and was killed by Sun Qi. In the second year of Yong'an (259), Lu Kang was appointed as the general of the town army, the governor of Xiling, and was responsible for the military from Guan Yuse to the White Emperor City. The following year, the Lu Anti-Holiday Festival.

【Sun Hao Period】

In the first year of Yuanxing (264), Sun Hao ascended the throne and was awarded the general of the Lu Kang Zhenjun Army, and concurrently served as the pastor of Yizhou. In April of the second year of Jianheng (270), the great Sima Shiji died, and he worshiped the military of Xinling, Xiling, Yidao, Lexiang and Gong'an, and stationed in Lexiang (now southwest of Jiangling, Hubei).

According to the record of "Shishuo Xinyu Political Affairs III", He Shao (the grandson of He Qi and the son of He Jing) was too punctual in Wu County, and at the beginning of his tenure, he did not go out. All the wealthy families in Wuzhong despised him, and even wrote the words "Chickens can not crow" on the gate of the official mansion. After He Shao heard about it, he deliberately went out, walked out of the door, looked back, and wanted to add a sentence under the sentence: "Don't cry, kill Wu'er." So he went to the manors of the major clans, checked the situation of the Gu and Lu families enslaving the officers and soldiers and harboring the fugitive household registration, and then reported all the facts to the court, and there were many people who were convicted. At that time, Lu Kangzheng was the governor of Jiangling, and he was also implicated, so he specially asked Jianye for Sun Hao's help, which was closed.

In the first year of the Phoenix (272), the Xiling Governor Bu Shen raised troops to surrender to the Jin Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty sent Yang Hu and others to lead troops to support, and the land resisted and repelled the Jin army, eliminated Bu Xian, and quelled the rebellion. Because of merit, worship and protect.

In March of the second year of Phoenix (273), Lu Kang was worshiped as the Great Sima and Jingzhou Mu. The following year, Lu Kang died of serious illness at the age of forty-nine, and his five sons Lu Yan, Lu Jing, Lu Xuan, Lu Ji and Lu Yun led the soldiers of Lu Kang.

After Sun Hao came to power, his ruling was quite brutal and unkind, and although Lu Kang was far away in Jingzhou, he also had many suggestions. In the second year of Jianheng (270), Lu Kang wrote seventeen articles (now lost) to Sun Hao. At that time, He Ding held power, eunuchs intervened in court politics, and Lu Kang and his brother Lu Kai also wrote to advise, but unfortunately Sun Hao did not listen.

After the Battle of Xiling, Sun Hao was arrogant, listened to the words of the warlocks, and thought that he could pacify the world, so he used the strategies of the generals to order the Wu army to invade the border of the Jin State many times, making the people tired. At that time, Jin was strong and Wu was weak, and Lu Kang thought that this move was disadvantageous and not beneficial, so he wrote to advise, but Sun Hao still did not listen. Later, Lu Kang heard that Xue Yingzheng, the governor of Wuchang's left, was arrested and imprisoned, and Lu Kang also wrote to the rescue.

Although Lu Kang has made many statements, he has not been able to catch it. But none of them were adopted by Sun Hao, and Lu Kang was beyond the reach of the whip, so he had to fulfill his duties and protect the border carefully.

Before Lu Kang died, he wrote to Chen Xiling's interests and persuasion, persuaded Shi Renzhi, and re-guarded Xiling to make emergencies. Sun Hao still ignored this. In the fourth year of Tianji (280), the Jin army invaded the state of Wu, and the general Wang Jun of Longxiang went down the east of the river, attacking everywhere he went, and the result was as expected by Lu Kang before his death.

【Friends of Land and Sheep】

According to the record of "Spring and Autumn of the Han Dynasty", after the return of Yanghu, he began to implement the strategy of Huairou and attacking the heart. , Lu Kang also often warned the soldiers: "Yanghu is dedicated to virtue and touching, if we only use violence to invade, then we will be conquered without a fight." We only keep the borders, and don't fight for small profits. Therefore, for a long time, the Jingzhou border between Jin and Wu was at peace. Yanghu and Lu Kang confronted each other, and there were often envoys from both sides to return. Once Lu Kang was sick and asked Yanghu for medicine, Yanghu immediately sent someone to send the medicine over, and said: "This is the medicine I prepared by myself recently, I haven't taken it yet, I heard that you are sick, so I will give it to you first." General Wu was afraid that there was fraud in it, so he persuaded Lu Kang not to accept it, but Lu Kang did not hesitate to accept it, and did not answer his subordinates.

Sun Hao, the lord of Wu, heard what Lu Kang was doing at the border, and he didn't understand it very much; And they sent for him to rebuke him. Lu Kang replied: "Between a township and a town, you can't help but stress faithfulness, let alone a big country? If I don't talk about faith, I am preaching the virtue of Yanghu, and I will not harm him. ”。 At that time, some people on both sides of Jin and Wu thought that this was a loss of ministers, and they ridiculed Yanghu and Lu Kang.

[Military Evaluation]

Although Lu Kang did not participate in many battles in history, his military ability was enough just by looking at the Battle of Xiling. The Battle of Xiling was a very critical battle in the later period of the Wu Dynasty, the background of this battle was that the national strength of the Wu State under the leadership of the tyrant Sun Hao had declined significantly, and the country was in turmoil, while the Jin Dynasty had been internally stable, and the impact of the change of dynasty had passed.

After the rebellion, his family has been operating in Xiling for more than 40 years, it can be said that the foundation is deep, even Lu Kang can not be defeated in a short time, and although Lu Kang surrounded Xiling, but the reinforcements of the Jin Dynasty will soon be able to arrive, and the other party also has an absolute advantage in terms of troops, Lu Kang basically only has some geographical advantages, but Lu Kang is relying on this only some geographical advantages, it played tricks, first of all, Lu Kang used the solid Jiangling City to attract the main force of Yanghu, and cut off the traffic, resulting in the Jin Army's Xiling front line supply difficulties, And Lu Kang repaired the wall first, making it difficult for Yang Zhao's troops to support Bu Xian.

In this case, Zhu Qi and Yu Zan within the Wu army suddenly turned back, and the secrets of the Wu army will inevitably be leaked, and the general commander may be at a loss at this time, but Lu Kang is Lu Kang, not only did he not panic, but he used this to decisively change the defense and ambush the Jin army, turning the disadvantage into an advantage, and Yang Zhao was tragic. Of course, because Lu Kang had to besiege the city and defend against the enemy, the troops were insufficient, and he couldn't have both fish and bear's paws, and he couldn't get enough troops to pursue, but Lu Kang bluffed and sent more than 1,000 people, and still killed the enemy.

Therefore, what level of general Lu Kang is, this battle can be seen clearly. The Tang Dynasty posthumously awarded 64 ancient famous generals and set up temples for them, including "Wu Da Sima Jingzhou Mu Lu Kang". In accordance with the practice of the Tang Dynasty, the Song dynasty set up temples for ancient famous generals, and Lu Kang was also included among the 72 famous generals. In the "Biography of Seventeen History and One Hundred Generals" written during the Northern Song Dynasty, Lu Kang is also among them.

【Historical Lu Young's Festival】

Name: Lu Kang

Attributes: Commander (A-) pacified the Bushen Rebellion in Xiling, and is considered to be the last famous general of Sun Wu

Strategy (B+) Although Lu Kang led the troops from afar, he was very clear about the situation at home and abroad for Sun Wu

General comment (A) Lu Kang's victory in Xiling can be said to have extended the life of Wu for several years

Alias (title): Character Childhood

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Profession: Military strategist

Official position: Da Sima, pastor of Jingzhou

Title: Gangneung Hou

Nickname: Wuhou

Family background: Wu County clan

Born and died: 226-274

Place of birth: Wu County, Kure County

Main social relations: father (Lu Xun) brother (Lu Kai) son (Lu Yan, Lu Jing, Lu Xuan, Lu Ji, Lu Yun, Lu Tan)

Major Experiences:

From 226 to 264, he inherited his father's business and successively served as the captain of Jianwu, the general of Lijie Zhonglang, the general of Fenwei and the general of the Zhenjun

From 264 to 274, he pacified the rebellion of Buxi, repelled Yanghu, and served as the Great Sima

Summary: Lu Kang is one of the three representatives of the Lu family in Wu County, and is known as the last famous general of Wu State.

Note: After reading so much information, I feel that the Book of Jin is indeed undisciplined. The record of "Book of Jin: The Biography of Yanghu" is: "Hu went out to march to Wu Realm, and cut grain for grain, all of which were invaded by the plan, and sent silk to compensate for it." Each congregation goes on a safari and often stops at the land. If the beast was injured by the Wu people first and was obtained by the Jin soldiers, it was returned. And the original text in "The Spring and Autumn Period of the Han and Jin Dynasties" is: "So Wu and Jin are idle, the surplus grain lives in the acres without committing crimes, and the cattle and horses enter the country, which can be declared and taken." On the hunt, Wu was injured first, and they were all sent back. ”