Guo Jin (郭進) | 24 Histories

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Guo Jin was a general.

PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Attested activity

AD 979
Directly stated · History of Song 482, passage 109

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 482Volume 482 Biographies 241, Hereditary Houses 5: Liu Jiyuan of the Northern Han Liu Family (Father: Liu Jun; Elder Brother: Liu Ji'en; Appended: Wei Rong, Zhao Wendu, Li Yun, Ma Feng, Guo Wuwei) · 4 passages

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遂遣宣徽南院使潘美等率諸將分兵圍汾、沁、嵐諸州，車駕遂親征，以驍將郭進扼石嶺關，斷契丹援路。 He sent Pan Mei, commissioner of the Southern Bureau of the Palace Secretariat, and others to lead the generals in dividing their forces to besiege Fen, Qin, Lan, and the other prefectures. The emperor then took the field in person and placed Guo Jin at Shiling Pass to block the Khitan relief route.

契丹果至，進擊敗之。 The Khitans came as expected; Guo Jin struck and routed them.

初，繼元遣子續質於契丹，契丹為進所敗。 Earlier Jiyuan had sent his son Xu to the Khitans as a hostage. The Khitans were then defeated by Guo Jin.

繼元又遣健步間道齎蠟丸帛書求救，進又得之，徇於城下。 Jiyuan again sent swift couriers by hidden routes with wax-sealed silk appeals for help. Guo Jin captured these too and paraded them beneath the walls.