Sui and Tang · General

Liu Cun 劉存

Attested AD 897

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Cun was a general.

Life and dates

Death

died in battle 戰死
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passage 37

Attested activity

AD 897 乾寧四年前後
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passages 23, 34

Events and relationships

Attacked Du Hong then Ma Yin
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passage 34

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 66Volume 66: Hereditary House of Chu · 3 passages

行密遣將劉存等攻杜洪，圍鄂州，殷遣秦彥暉、許德勛以舟兵救之，已而杜洪敗死，存等遂攻殷。 Yang Xingmi sent Liu Cun and others against Du Hong and besieged Ezhou. Yin dispatched Qin Yanhui and Xu Dexun with a fleet to aid Hong, but Hong soon fell and died, whereupon Liu Cun turned on Yin.

存等屢戰不勝，乃致書於殷以求和，殷欲許之，彥暉曰：「淮人多詐，將怠我師，不可信。」 After repeated defeats Liu Cun sued for peace. Yin was inclined to accept, but Yanhui warned, "The Huainan men are treacherous. They mean to lull our troops—do not trust them."

急擊之，存等退走，黃璠以瀏陽舟截江合擊，大敗之，劉存及陳知新戰死，彥暉取岳州。 He pressed the attack. Liu Cun withdrew, Huang Fan's Liuyang squadron cut the river and struck from the flank, and the Huainan force was shattered. Liu Cun and Chen Zhixin were killed, and Yanhui seized Yuezhou.