Five Dynasties · Campaign General

Liu Yan 劉鄩

Attested AD 916

Passages: 11
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Yan was a Campaign General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 916
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 201

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Liang 後梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passage 201

Events and relationships

Defeated
AD 916 貞明二年三月 · Military · Commander · With Prince of Jin (晉王) · At Old Yuancheng 故元城
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 8, passages 201, 211

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History

11 passages

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 8Volume 8 Book of Later Liang 8: Later Emperors Annals 1 · 11 passages

三月，劉鄩率師與晉王大戰於故元城，鄩軍敗績。 In the third month Liu Yan met the Prince of Jin at Old Yuancheng and was routed.

先是，鄩駐於莘，帝以河朔危急，師老於外，餉饋不充，遣使賜鄩詔，微有責讓。 Yan had camped at Xin; with Hebei desperate, the army exhausted, and grain short, the Emperor sent a reproachful edict.

鄩奏以寇勢方盛，未可輕動。 Yan replied that the foe was still fierce and must not be provoked.

帝又問鄩決勝之策，鄩奏曰：「但人給糧十斛，盡則破敵。」 The Emperor asked for a winning plan; Yan said: "Give every man ten hu of grain—when it runs out, we win."

鄩召諸將會議，諸將欲戰，鄩默然。 Yan called his officers; they wanted battle; he said nothing.

時帝遣偏將楊延直領軍萬餘人屯澶州以應鄩，既而晉王詐言歸太原，劉鄩以為信。 The Emperor had posted Yang Yanzhi with ten thousand at Cizhou to support Yan; the Prince of Jin feigned retreat to Taiyuan and Yan believed him.

是月，召楊延直會於魏城下。 That month Yan called Yanzhi to Weicheng.

鄩自莘率軍亦至，與延直會。 Yan marched from Xin and joined him.

既而晉王自貝州至，鄩引軍漸退，至故元城西，與晉人決戰，大為其所敗。 The Prince of Jin came from Beizhou; Yan fell back to Old Yuancheng and was shattered in the decisive battle.

追襲至河上，軍士赴水死者甚眾，鄩自黎陽濟河奔滑州。 Pursuit drove men into the river by the thousands; Yan crossed at Liyang and fled to Huazhou.

己巳，製以鄩為滑州宣義軍節度副大使，知節度事。 On jisi Yan was made Xuanyi deputy and acting commissioner.