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Liu Laozhi
Eastern Jin Northern Garrison general who crushed Liang Cheng at the Luo Stream before the Fei River battle, later switched sides repeatedly and hanged himself in 402.
At dusk on a hilltop, a large tent stands open with a table holding a map marked with small stones inside, a saddled horse tethered outside, and fire stands burning; campfires dot the river plain below, and one tiny sentry stands on the slope.
Also known as Zi Daojian
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Liu Laozhi, courtesy name Daojian, of Pengcheng, was the leading general of the Eastern Jin Northern Garrison army. Recruited by Xie Xuan at Guangling for his valour, he commanded its elite vanguard. Before the Fei River battle in 383 he led 5,000 picked troops across the Luo Stream, routed the Qin general Liang Cheng and killed him, turning the campaign. Later he betrayed Wang Gong, then abandoned Sima Yuanxian for Huan Xuan; stripped of command and deserted by his officers as he tried to flee north, he hanged himself in 402.
Life and times
Dates Birth year unknown–402 CE