China has a long history, with frequent dynasty changes, countless wars, and numerous military strategists and famous generals. After research, I tried to rank the one hundred most influential ones in my mind! Because of the lack of historical records (with written evidence) of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, for example, although historical research proves that Fu Hao was a capable military strategist in the Shang Dynasty, I still sorted them in chronological order from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Qing Dynasty. These romantic figures include Li Shimin, Zhao Kuangyin, Genghis Khan, and Zhu Yuanzhang who achieved imperial hegemony, as well as Sun Wu, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Yue Fei and other famous generals who left their names in history. They also include some generals who have great influence on history but cannot be avoided.

1. The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period (770 BC - 221 BC)

The birth of famous generals often occurs in the following periods. One is the melee between princes during the separatist period; On the occasion of ending the division and unifying the country, the third is the war between the Chinese nation and the northern nomads. Many famous generals in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were all of these three types, especially Zhao and Qin, where famous generals emerged in large numbers.

1. Sun Wu (approximately 535 BC -?), the Sun Tzu who handed down "The Art of War" to the world, is known as the "Sage of War" in history. When talking about the military influence of famous generals in the past dynasties, there is no doubt that Sun Wu is the first. Not only It has influenced Chinese people for more than two thousand years, and its ideas have transcended the military field and become a precious spiritual wealth in the world.

2. Wu Qi (approximately 440 BC - 381 BC), a Weiguo native during the Warring States Period, wrote the book "Wu Zi", which together with "Sun Tzu" were called "Sun Wu's Art of War" by later generations. . Wu Qi successively assisted the Lu State in resisting the Qi State, and led the Wei State army to defeat the Qin Army with a small number, but was ostracized in both cases. In the end, he had no choice but to come to Chu State and was appointed prime minister by King Chu Mou, which made Chu State strong again. But after King Chu Mourning died, Wu Qi was shot dead by random arrows on the body of King Chu Mourning.

3. Cao GUI (date of birth and death unknown), a native of the Lu state in the Spring and Autumn Period, became famous because of "Cao GUI's Discussion of War" in "Zuo Zhuan". This is the origin of the allusion "One drum makes the energy strong, the second drum makes the energy weak, and the three drums weaken the energy". Here it is.

4. Zhao Xiangzi (? - 425 BC), in the late Spring and Autumn Period of the Jin Dynasty, the real power was in the hands of the four families of Zhao, Han, Wei and Zhi, with the Zhi family being the largest. In 455 BC, Han, Wei, and Zhi jointly attacked Zhao. Zhao Xiangzi supported it alone and persuaded Han and Wei to switch sides. They finally won the "Battle of Jinyang" and laid the foundation for the "three families to divide Jin".

5. Sun Bin (? - 316 BC), a military strategist of Qi State, "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you will not be in danger in a hundred battles; if you don't know the enemy and know yourself, you will win and lose in one battle; if you don't know the enemy and yourself, you will be in danger in every battle." This famous saying came from his mouth. In addition, the stories of "Tian Ji's horse racing" and "Surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao" are famous at home and abroad. In 354 BC and 341 BC, in the battle with Wei general Pang Juan, he won the Battle of Guiling and the Battle of Maling respectively, which made Wei, the superpower in the early Warring States Period, no longer prosperous.

6. King Wuling of Zhao (about 340 BC - 295 BC), the king of Zhao, reigned from 325 BC to 299 BC. In order to resist the invasion of northern ethnic minorities, the military reform of "Hufu riding and shooting" was implemented to realize the strategy of enriching the country and strengthening the army, making Zhao one of the "Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period".

7. Le Yi (date of birth and death unknown), one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period. Zhuge Liang's ambition when he was young was to "become Guan Zhong in literature and Le Yi in martial arts", which shows Le Yi's high status among ancient military generals. In 284 BC, after being worshiped as a general by the State of Yan, Le Yi, a native of the Zhao State, commanded the five-nation coalition to attack Qi and destroyed more than 70 cities in a row, leaving only two cities in the State of Qi. If he hadn't been squeezed out in the end, he might have destroyed the powerful Qi State.

8. Tian Dan (date of birth and death unknown), a general of the Qi State, was on the verge of destruction after the loss of 70 cities in the Qi State. In 279 BC, the Qi State captured Tian Dan and defended the isolated city of Jimo for 5 years. The "Fire Bull Formation" defeated the Yan army, turned from defense to counterattack, and finally regained the territory.

9. Zhao She (date of birth and death unknown). In 279 BC, Zhao She commanded the "Battle of Yan and Zhi" to defeat the powerful Qin army. Zhao She also had the ability to recognize people. He often discussed the art of war with his son Zhao Kuo and was often at a disadvantage. People at the time thought that Zhao Kuo had excellent military talents, but Zhao She left a last message that made his son embarrassed. As a result, Zhao Kuo was defeated in Changping. In the battle, he lost his troops and humiliated the country.

10. Bai Qi (? - 258 BC), one of the "Four Famous Generals" of the Warring States Period. The complete annihilation of the Han-Wei coalition forces, the capture of Yingdu, the capital of Chu, and the Battle of Changping in 260 BC were all his masterpieces. It can be said that Bai Qi's military exploits laid the foundation for the Qin Dynasty to unify the country. It can only be lamented that the killing of 400,000 Zhao prisoners in the Battle of Changping was too cruel, so Bai Qi was forced to commit suicide by the King of Qin in the end, which can be said to be retribution.

11. Lian Po (327 BC - 243 BC), one of the "Four Famous Generals" of the Warring States Period. "" and other allusions are all high praises for the veteran Lian Po. It is said that in his life's battles, he almost won every battle and had high prestige among various countries.

12. Wei Wuji (? - 243 BC), a military strategist of Wei State, known as Lord Xinling in history. Lord Xinling first saved the Zhao state by "stealing talismans to save Zhao", and then organized all countries to join forces to defeat the powerful Qin in 247 BC. He showed outstanding military talents and left a book "The Art of War of the Young Master of Wei".

13. Li Mu (? - 229 BC), one of the "Four Famous Generals" of the Warring States Period. He guarded the northern border of Zhao State and became famous for fighting against the Huns. During the war between Qin and Zhao, the Zhao state was destroyed due to a conspiracy between the Chinese and foreign forces. Li Mu was killed.

14. Wang Jian (date of birth and death unknown), one of the "Four Famous Generals" of the Warring States Period. He was another famous general of the Qin State after Bai Qi. During the successive campaigns of Qin Shihuang to unify the six kingdoms, the five kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Chu, Qi, and Yan were all destroyed by the troops led by his father and son. The most famous battle in the battles commanded by Wang Jian was the battle to destroy Chu.

15. Wang Ben (date of birth and death unknown), together with his father, was a famous general of the Qin State and made great contributions to the unification of the Qin Dynasty. The most famous one is the flooding of Daliang, the capital of Wei, during the battle to destroy Wei.

16. Meng Tian (? - 210 BC), Meng Tian participated in the Qin Dynasty's war to unify the six countries, and was a famous general who resisted the Xiongnu. It is said that he was also the inventor of the writing brush.

17. Zhang Han (? - 205 BC), a general in the late Qin Dynasty. He led the Qin army to repeatedly defeat the rebel armies of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, and defeated Xiang Liang in the "Battle of Dingtao" in 208 BC. However, it was helpless to save the Qin Dynasty from destruction. After the Battle of Julu, he surrendered to Xiang Yu and was defeated by Liu Bang. The army committed suicide.

2. Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 BC)

The two Han Dynasties experienced the "Chu-Han War", "Rebellion of Seven Kings", "Guangwu Zhongxing" and a war to resist foreign Japanese invaders. In a series of wars, a number of famous generals appeared in each period. During the Chu-Han War, famous generals such as Xiang Yu, Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbu, Fan Kuai, and Zhou Bo emerged. During the resurgence of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were also the "Yuntai Twenty-eight Generals" represented by Deng Yu, Geng Huan, Feng Yi, and Cen Peng. More of them are famous generals who fought against foreigners. Among them, Han Xin, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing can be said to be famous Chinese generals through the ages.

18. Xiang Yu (232 BC - 202 BC), "He was born as a hero, and died as a ghost hero" has become an eternal saying to eulogize Xiang Yu. What a heroic figure, he overthrew the brutal rule of the Qin Dynasty. What an amazing achievement, but in an instant he was defeated by the inferior Liu Bang in the "Chu-Han War for Hegemony".

19. Han Xin (228 BC - 196 BC), Han Xin was well versed in the art of war and could be said to be the most adept at flexible use of troops in the history of Chinese wars. His method of using troops was highly praised by military strategists of all ages. He built a plank road openly, crossed Chencang secretly, built a camp with his back to the water, was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and was ambushed on all sides, etc. These are all famous military allusions he left for future generations. In 196 BC, he was tricked and killed by Empress Lu and Xiao He, and the three tribes were exterminated.

20. Zhou Bo (? - 169 BC), a founding hero who participated in the destruction of Qin and the "Chu-Han War". After the establishment of the Western Han Dynasty, as Liu Bang's confidant, he was the main general who quelled the civil strife of the heterosexual kings. Finally, Lu Zhi's foreign relative was pacified, and he was an important minister of the Kuangfu Han Dynasty.

21. Zhou Yafu (199 BC - 143 BC) was the second son of Zhou Bo, a famous general in the early Han Dynasty. He was the leading general in the Han Dynasty during the Wenjing period. In order to resist the attack of the Xiongnu and put down the "Rebellion of the Seven Kings" "After making great achievements, he was relied upon by Emperor Jing to become a minister. However, he offended the emperor, the queen mother and others because of his upright temper. In the end, he was imprisoned because his servants accused him of treason, so he went on a hunger strike and died.

Legend has it that as early as when he was a prince but not yet a highly respected minister, a fortune-telling old lady asserted that he would be honored as a prince and would end his life by starving to death. It is really a strange story.

22. Li Guang (? - 119 BC) "Flying General" Li Guang was truly a hero. He could shoot through a stone tiger with a good arrow. More than a thousand years later, "Water Margin" would give Hua Rong's nickname He was named "Xiao Li Guang". He fought hard on the front line against the Xiongnu for a long time throughout his life, which frightened the Xiongnu soldiers. Unfortunately, they were defeated in the end and committed suicide.

23. Wei Qing (? - 105 BC), no matter what criteria are used to select the top ten famous generals in China, Wei Qing will never be missing.

24. Huo Qubing (140 BC - 1117 BC), as one of the generals in the Western Han Dynasty's campaign against the Huns, achieved brilliant results, and his reputation was not inferior to Wei Qing's, but it was a pity that he died young.

25. Zhao Chongguo (137 BC-52 BC) was a famous general who fought against foreign invasion. Zhao Chongguo's battle to quell the Qiang rebellion included the saying "Don't chase the poor bandits", and he also created the famous farming system in history.

26. Chen Tang, a general in the late Western Han Dynasty, whose victory in the expedition to the Western Regions finally ended the Hundred Years' War between the Western Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu.

27. Liu Xiu (6 years ago - 57 years ago). In the "Battle of Kunyang" in 23 AD, Liu Xiu commanded the Green Forest Army to defeat Wang Mang's main force. He was famous for defeating more with less and defeating more with weakness. An example of victory over the mighty. The military generals who realized the resurgence of the Eastern Han Dynasty included the "Twenty-eight Generals of Yuntai", but in fact Liu Xiucai was the military commander.

28. Feng Yi (? - 34 years) was one of the "Twenty-eight Generals of Yuntai" and was known as "General Big Tree" in history. He played a great role in the resurgence of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the peace of the frontiers. He was one of the best generals in history. one.

29. Ma Yuan (14-49 BC) was one of the "Twenty-eight Generals of Yuntai". He was "returned with his body wrapped in horse leather" and was determined to be imitated by later patriotic generals.

30. Deng Yu (2-58), ranked first among the "Twenty-Eight Generals of Yuntai".

31. Ban Chao (32-102) guarded the Western Regions for the Eastern Han Dynasty for many years. He is famous for "if you don't enter the tiger's den, you can't catch the tiger's cubs". His brothers and sisters Ban Gu and Ban Zhao are also very famous, rare in history.

3. The Three Kingdoms Period (late Han Dynasty - 280 AD)

Because of the book "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the generals of the Three Kingdoms are familiar to the people. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong of Shu , Ma Chao's five tiger generals, Wei has Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Li Dian, Yu Jin, Le Jin, Xu Zhu and other generals, and Wu has Sun Ce, Cheng Pu, Lu Meng, Huang Gai, Lu Xun, etc., but they cannot all be called famous Chinese generals. And they can only call it "will". The only ones who can be called "handsome" are Cao Cao, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi.

32. Zhou Yu (175-210) "The Battle of Chibi" established the situation of the separation of the Three Kingdoms, and Zhou Yu was the commander-in-chief of this battle. Due to the misleading of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", most people mistakenly believe that Zhuge Liang was greater than Zhou Yu in the Battle of Chibi. In fact, Zhou Yu was the real commander of this battle.

33. Guan Yu (? 160-220), as a general of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period, although he lost Jingzhou and became a prisoner and was beheaded by Sun Quan, he became the embodiment of loyalty for more than a thousand years and rose to the top. When the status of "Martial Saint" was worshiped, Guandi temples were built all over the country, only Confucius's Confucian temple could rival him.

34. Cao Cao (155-220) There is no doubt that Cao Cao was the most outstanding military strategist in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, but most people ignore this point. It was precisely Cao Cao who eliminated many separatist forces before unification. In the north, the "Battle of Guandu" was a classic battle. If it had not been for the defeat in the Battle of Chibi, he would have been the hero who unified China.

35. Zhang Liao (169-222) was a famous general in Cao Wei. He had great martial arts skills and excellent strategies. He had accomplished extraordinary feats many times.

36. Zhuge Liang (181-234) is often regarded as a famous prime minister through the ages by his descendants, but he did the "Seven Captures of Meng Huo" and "Six Expeditions from Qishan" personally. It can be said that he was a soldier throughout his life. Stories such as "Borrowing Arrows from a Ship" and "Empty City Strategy" more clearly show his wisdom, but the achievements of military strategists should be greater than actual military exploits.

37. Although Sima Yi (179-251) is not as famous as Zhuge Liang, it is Sima Yi who should have the last laugh in becoming famous. Zhuge Liang's six expeditions out of Qishan were blocked by Sima Yi, and Sima Yi laid a good foundation. The foundation finally enabled the Sima family to establish a unified Western Jin Dynasty.

38. Lu Xun (183-245) was an outstanding general of the Wu Kingdom. The "Battle of Yiling" where he defeated Liu Bei is a famous battle in history.

39. Deng Ai (197-264) In 263 AD, Wei general Deng Ai led a partial army to bypass Jiang Wei's frontal defense of the Shu army and captured Chengdu, the capital of Shu. The Sima family played an important role in unifying China, but he was so proud of his credit that he was falsely accused of treason by Zhong Hui and others, which aroused Sima Zhao's suspicion and killed him.

40. Yang Hu (221-278), a famous general in the Western Jin Dynasty, laid the foundation for the elimination of the Sun Wu regime and the realization of unification. He is also a person of noble character.

4. The Two Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties (266-316)

The two Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties lasted for more than 400 years, during which wars of all sizes were inevitable. During this period, there were many heroes in the north, and the kings of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms all stood out from the chaotic wars to establish their countries. Although there were famous generals in the south such as Tao Kan, Zu Ti, Xie Shi, Xie Xuan, and Tan Daoji, they all stayed in one corner and had great military achievements. Generally speaking, their fame is far less than that of the Three Kingdoms generals who are talked about because of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Therefore, there was a lack of famous military commander-level figures in the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

41. As a general, Du Yu (222-284) successively defended the borders in the north and conquered the Wu Kingdom in the west. After destroying Wu, he then conquered Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiaozhi in the south. He made outstanding military achievements in realizing the unification of the Western Jin Dynasty.

42. Wang Jun (206-286) led his army to capture Jianye, the capital of Wu State, ending the split of the Three Kingdoms. The battle between Jin and Wu was the first large-scale river offensive in the history of Chinese wars to break through the natural chasm of the Yangtze River. This battle created a large river offensive strategy of advancing both land and water, multiple routes concurrently, and going straight down the river. It also provided the basis for later generations to use troops on the Yangtze River. Learn from.

43. After the "Eight Kings Rebellion" in the Western Jin Dynasty, Liu Yuan (?-310) took advantage of the situation and founded the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, which dealt a devastating blow to the Western Jin Dynasty. He claimed to be after Maodun Chanyu of the Xiongnu, who was actually a military wizard. However, history books classified the Xiongnu at that time as a foreign race, so I did not regard him as a famous Chinese general.

44. Shi Le (286-333), as a general of the former Zhao Dynasty, conquered the east and west, and finally established the regime of the later Zhao Dynasty. He was the only person who rose from slave to emperor.

45. Tao Kan (259-334) was a famous general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He made great achievements in stabilizing the turbulent political situation in the early years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He is also the ancestor of Tao Yuanming

46. Zu Ti (266-321) was a general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty who became famous for "hearing the chickens dance". He recovered a lot of lost ground in the Northern Expedition, but unfortunately he died before completely winning.

47. Huan Wen (312-373) was a general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Determined to unify, he made three Northern Expeditions, but unfortunately missed a great opportunity.

48. Xie Xuan (327-388) commanded the famous "Battle of Feishui" together with his uncle Xie Shi.

49. During the reign of Fu Jian (338-335), he successively destroyed the former Yan and the former Liang, and unified the north. However, he was inexplicably defeated in the "Battle of Feishui". A generation of heroes finally Became a bear.

50. Murong Chui (326-396), the founder of Later Yan, was an outstanding military strategist.

51. Liu Yu (363-422) conquered Huanxuan, destroyed Nanyan, captured Bashu, conquered Chang'an, recovered the vast area south of the Yellow River, and established the Southern Song Dynasty to replace the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Xin Qiji once wrote such heroic words as "A golden warrior and an iron horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger" to praise his achievements. Unfortunately, he only served as a hero for half his life, and his purpose was only to seize power.

52. Tan Daoji (? - 436) was a general of the Song Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. He made great achievements in the Northern Expedition, but was unjustly killed because of his reputation. The allusion of "self-destroying the Great Wall" refers to this matter.

53. Wei Rui (? - 436), a famous general in Nanliang, won a great victory with a small number in the "Battle of Zhongli" against the Northern Wei Dynasty.

54. Tuoba Tao (408-452), Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, personally led the Northern Wei cavalry to destroy many regimes such as Xia State, Northern Yan, and Northern Liang, and unified the north; heading north, he swept across the The Rouran Khanate, which occupied the Mongolian desert; to the south, repeatedly defeated the Southern Dynasty and occupied the Henan land of Liu Song.

55. Hu Luguang (515-572) was a famous general in the Northern Qi Dynasty. He was brave and good at fighting. He won many battles with the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Unfortunately, he was under the rule of the Gao family tyrant and could not escape the fate of being killed.

56. Yuwentai (507-556) was the actual ruler of the Western Wei Dynasty and the founder of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

57. Mrs. Xian (522-602) lived in Guangdong and was committed to safeguarding the unification of the motherland and national unity. During the war-torn Northern and Southern Dynasties, she maintained the stability of the Lingnan region for more than a hundred years. She was a true Heroine.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, former Zhao Liu Yao, later Zhao Shihu, Xia Zhihe and Lian Bobo were also brave and fierce, but they were all murderous guys. Yang Dayan of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Pei Shuye of the Southern Qi Dynasty, and Pei Shuye of the Eastern Wei Dynasty Gao Huan, Chen Baxian and Xiao Mohe of Chen Dynasty were also famous for a while.

5. Sui Dynasty (581-618)

Although the Sui Dynasty only existed for 38 years, it laid the foundation for the unification of the feudal dynasty for hundreds of years. Those who made great contributions to the unification of the Sui Dynasty include the commander-in-chief Yang Su, the tiger general Han Qinhu, Liu Fang, He Ruobi, etc. However, the Chen Dynasty was weak at the time and the battle to destroy Chen went smoothly, so they were not included in the list of famous generals in history. During the peasant uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the heroes fought in a melee. Instead, the Li family, who was born in the aristocracy, seized power. None of the rebel leaders could be called famous generals.

6. Tang Dynasty (618-907)

The Tang Dynasty was the most powerful dynasty in China. Because it was in its prime, there were not many famous generals. They were mainly concentrated in the early Tang Dynasty and the Anshi Rebellion. .

58. Li Shimin (598-649) Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was undoubtedly the most outstanding military commander in history.

59. Princess Pingyang (date of birth and death to be determined) was the daughter of Tang Emperor Li Yuan. Together with her father and brother, she made great contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. She was the only princess to be buried with military honors after her death. .

60. Li Jing (571-649) was not only the first person to achieve military success in the early Tang Dynasty, he was also a military theorist who compiled his successful army management and combat experience into books and handed them down to the world.

61. Qin Qiong (571-638) was a founding hero of the early Tang Dynasty. I don’t know which bad guy made up the story of "Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong" to make fun of braggarts, making Comrade Qin Qiong even more famous.

62. Yuchi Jingde (585-658) was a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty. Later generations put him and Qin Qiong together as the two "goal gods".

63. Cheng Yaojin (593-665) is much more famous in folk romances than other founding heroes. "Cheng Yaojin has three axes" has become one of the most popular proverbs.

64. Li Ji (594-667), also known as Xu Maogong, was a legendary figure who was almost deified in folk romances.

65. Su Dingfang (592-667) followed others in his early campaigns in the north and south, and later made outstanding achievements in the war to open up the Western Regions.

66. Xue Rengui (614-683) was a famous general in the Tang Dynasty.

67. An Lushan (703-757) was the chief culprit of the "An-Shi Rebellion" that ended the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty.

68. Guo Ziyi (697-781) was the first official to put down the "Anshi Rebellion". When the Tang Dynasty was in turmoil, he was worthy of the reputation of "the famous general of ZTE".

69. Li Mi (722-789) made outstanding contributions to quelling the An-Shi Rebellion, attacking Li Xilie, and fighting against the Tibetan invasion; he also wrote the book "Yi Fu Fu Military System".

70. Huang Chao (? - 884) led his rebel army to fight thousands of miles in the late Tang Dynasty, destabilizing the Tang Dynasty and establishing the Daqi regime. "The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit." Because they failed in the end and killed innocent people indiscriminately, they can only be called rogue bandits in history books.

The Seventh and Five Dynasties, Liao, Song, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties (907-1368)

The most famous figures in the Five Dynasties period are Zhu Wen and Li Keyong, who were actually the late Tang Dynasty Generals, the other generals of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms are either not famous enough or are too cruel to be called famous generals. The Liao, Jin, and Yuan armies were much more powerful than the Han armies at the same time. Shi Jingtang and his ilk even claimed to be ministers. Although the Song Dynasty was wealthy, it was weak militarily. They often humiliated themselves as ministers and paid tribute, which made the Chinese people feel very depressed when they read this period of history.

71. Li Keyong (856-908) suppressed Huang Chao's uprising army in the late Tang Dynasty, led Shatuo and Tatar troops to attack Guanzhong, forced Huang Chao's army to withdraw from Chang'an, and was named King of Jin for his merits. He was later posthumously named Taizu of the Later Tang Dynasty by his son.

72. Zhu Wen (852-912) started his career with Huang Chao's rebel army and was appointed as the history of Tongzhou defense. Later, he rebelled and joined the Tang army to suppress the rebels. He became a vassal town on one side of the separatist regime and was also named King of Liang; assisted Tang Zhaozong in killing the eunuchs and gained control of the power of the court. Finally, he killed the king and usurped the throne to establish the Later Liang regime and became Emperor Taizu of the Later Liang Dynasty.

73. Yelu Abaoji (872-926), Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, unified the various ethnic groups in the north under his own political rule after years of battles and established the vast Liao Dynasty.

74. Yelu Deguang (902-947), Taizong of the Liao Dynasty, destroyed the Later Jin Dynasty during his reign, expanded the territory, and made the Liao Dynasty more powerful.

75. Zhao Kuangyin (927-976) Song Taizu, "Chenqiao mutiny and yellow robe", rose from general to emperor, unified most of China, and ended the division of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. It's just that I think Mao Zedong was a little flattering to Zhao Kuangyin by writing "Tang Zong Zu and Song Zu" side by side in "Qinyuan Chun·Snow". After all, his strategy of "releasing military power over a glass of wine" alleviated the worries of civil strife, but it led to the end of the Song Dynasty, which favored civility and suppressed military power, and was always bullied by foreigners.

76. Brother Yelvxiu (?-998) was a famous general of the Liao Kingdom. He defeated the Song Dynasty army in many fierce battles between the Liao and Song Dynasties.

77. Yang Ye (? - 986) The generals of the Yang family were all loyal and loyal. This is the story of Yang Ye and his descendants. Yang Ye was originally a general of the Northern Han Dynasty, who followed his lord to the Northern Song Dynasty. In the Song-Liao War, he won the great victory at Yanmen Pass and became famous. Later, he was captured because he was outnumbered. He went on a hunger strike for three days in the enemy camp of the Liao army and died for his country.

78. Di Qing (1008-1057) The most famous general of the Northern Song Dynasty was Di Qing. Although the Northern Song Dynasty emphasized culture over military affairs and was always threatened by Liao and Xixia, Di Qing stood out among the generals of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was not easy.

79. Wanyan Aguda (1068-1123) Jin Taizu, the founder of the Jin Dynasty.

80. Wanyan Zongbi (? - 1149) is the Jin Wushu. "Shuo Yue Quanshu" exaggerates Jin Wushu's defeat too much, causing future generations to misunderstand his military exploits. In fact, he made outstanding contributions as a general and prime minister in the Jin Dynasty. Looking at his performance in the military field throughout his life, he successively defeated the famous Song Dynasty generals Zongze and Han Shizhong, pacified the Central Plains, pursued the Song Dynasty Emperor Zhao Gou and forced the Song Dynasty to surrender, establishing the Jin Dynasty's unshakable superpower status.

81. Yue Fei (1103-1142), as a national hero with great righteousness, was killed by Song Gaozong and Qin Hui in Fengbo Pavilion. This is the most famous injustice case in Chinese history.

82. Zhang Shijie (? - 1279) was a general in the late Southern Song Dynasty. Together with Lu Wenfu and Wen Tianxiang, he was known as the "Three Heroes of the Death of the Song Dynasty". After Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, was captured, he repeatedly commanded the troops to resolutely resist the Yuan army. He fought and retreated all the way to escort the new emperor southward until there was no way out. After Lu Wenfu and the young emperor jumped into the sea, he also died with the army.

83. Genghis Khan (1162-1227) can be said to be the greatest military commander in the world throughout the ages. Because his reputation was so resounding, the reputations of his generals were not resounding. The "Four Mongolian Heroes" who assisted Genghis Khan in his great achievements: Muhuali, Borshu, and Zhebie who went on expeditions to West Asia and Eastern Europe were actually the world's top leaders at that time. The best general in the world.

84. Boyan (1236-1295) was the founding hero of the Yuan Dynasty who captured Lin'an and captured the Song Emperor.