Xiongfei (熊飛) | 24 Histories

Overview

Xiongfei was a Military Officer and Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1864 to AD 1865 同治三年至四年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 126
AD 1861 咸豐十一年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 119

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Kang Guoqi (康國器)
son 子
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passages 119, 151

Career and standing

expectant circuit intendant in Zhejiang 浙江候補道
Reached
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 151

Events and relationships

Rode alone to persuade Lian Sihu to surrender
AD 1861 咸豐十一年 · Diplomatic · Envoy · With Lian Sihu (練四虎)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 119

Assessments and attributes

Assessment brave and resourceful; often led the van · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 433, passage 151

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 433Volume 433 Biographies 220: Jin Guochen, Huang Chunxi, Wu Kunxiu, Kang Guoqi, Li Hezhang Younger Brother: Zhao Qing, Wu Yulan · 3 passages

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遣子熊飛單騎說降劇賊練四虎，其魁梁柱走豬頭寨，穴山攻獲之。 He sent his son Xiongfei alone on horseback to persuade the fierce rebel Lian Sihu to surrender; the chieftain Liang Zhu fled to Zhutou Stockade, which Guoqi took by mining into the hill.

進軍雁石，令熊飛壁鐵石洋，三戰薄城下，破其眾數萬，并敗古田援賊。 He advanced to Yanshi and ordered Xiongfei to hold Tieshiyang; after three battles below the walls he routed tens of thousands of the enemy and also beat back the relieving force from Gutian.

子熊飛，積功至浙江候補道，勇而有謀，常為軍鋒。 His son Xiongfei rose through merit to expectant circuit intendant in Zhejiang; brave and resourceful, he often led the van of the army.