Liu Feng

Liu Feng (Chinese刘封; † 220), birth name Kou Feng (寇 封) was an adopted son of Chinese warlord Liu Bei. At the time of the Later Han dynasty, he served in the army of his father as general. Liu Feng was adopted by Liu Bei, as this was in the Jing province. Since Liu had At this time already a ( much younger ) bodily heir, Liu Shan, many feared officers that Liu Feng could develop into a problem with succession planning. At Liu Bei's military campaigns against Liu Zhang in Sichuan, Liu Feng was sent to the generals Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang for reinforcement. He was then in his twenties and is described as strong and skillful in battle. After Liu had conquered In Sichuan, he appointed his adopted son to the Magistrate of the middle Liang Jiang.

In 219, Liu Feng was made ​​available to the general Meng Da to the side, the Liu Bei not quite trust. Together, they should take the Shangyong Commandery. The Governor of the Commandery, Shen Dan, submitted to very fast, and Liu Feng and Meng Da still remained stationed in the region. That same year, Guan Yu was attacked in Fan Castle from the neighboring kingdom of Wu. He asked Meng Da and Liu Feng to gain, but they refused, claiming that they were already surrounded in their headquarters and could not break out. Guan Yu fell in battle at the hands of the Wu - general Lü Meng, and Wu took the Jing province.

Liu Bei was deposited over this setback deeply and took it Meng Da and Liu Feng bad that they had sent no auxiliaries. The two had become estranged, and Meng Da Shen ran with Dan and his brother Shen Yi over to the neighboring kingdom of Wei. Some cities in the region were now under the command of Wei - Chancellor Cao Cao. Liu Feng returned to Chengdu, the capital, where he was forced Because of Liu Bei for his complicity in the death of Guan Yu and the betrayal of Meng to suicide. Some historians assume that the strategist Zhuge Liang had made this proposal in order to prevent a possible successor dispute after Liu Bei's death.

  • Military person (China)
  • Han Dynasty
  • The Three Kingdoms period
  • Chinese
  • Born in the 2nd century
  • Died 220
  • Man
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