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Anti-Jin campaigns of Yue Fei and Liu Qi

Type Event Region China Time 1129

Around Jianyan 3 (1129), Jin forces launched a major southward invasion of the Jianghuai region, where Southern Song generals including Yue Fei and L…

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  1. 1129Huainan · HuainanYue Fei led his troops fighting around Huainan, raiding Jin mounted patrols and recovering some lost ground. His strict discipline and repeated defeats of Jin troops made him stand out among anti-Jin generals in the early Jianyan years, laying the foundation for the future Yue Family Army.
  2. 1129Chuzhou · JianghuaiLiu Qi led his troops to defend Chuzhou in repeated seesaw fighting with the Jin. Chuzhou sat at a key point on the Huai River; Liu Qi held firm for over a month, and although the city eventually fell, he heavily drained Jin strength and won precious time.
  3. 1129Jianghuai · JianghuaiYue Fei, Liu Qi, Han Shizhong, and other generals fought in coordination across Jianghuai; though they could not fully repel the Jin, they effectively slowed the southward invasion, buying strategic breathing room for Song Gaozong's crossing south and the court's reorganization.

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