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Niu Jin Traditional Chinese 牛金 Simplified Chinese 牛金 Transcriptions This is a Chinese name; the family name is Niu.Niu Jin was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He continued serving the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.
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Biography
Niu participated in the Battle of Jiangling, during which he volunteered to lead 300 cavalry to attack the enemy, but was only saved by Cao Ren when he got surrounded. He continued to work under Cao Ren at the battle of the Middle Island against Eastern Wu, but they were defeated again.
Years later, he participated in the counter-attack against the invading Shu Han forces in 231 and scored a victory over Zhuge Liang's unit, and pursuited him to Mount Qi. In 234, he soundly defeated the Shu Han general Ma Dai on the battlefield, and chopped off thousands of enemies' heads. In 238, he followed Sima Yi in his campaign against Gongsun Yuan, and was promoted to General of the Rear.
However, his accomplishments during his later years had only earned him the apprehension from the Simas, thus he was ordered to commit suicide by drinking poison.
In fiction
In Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Niu was one of Cao Ren's subordinates. He chased Gan Ning back to Yiling during the battle of Jiangling, but was surrounded by reinforcements led by Zhou Yu, and was ultimately defeated. Niu then regrouped and planned a night attack on Zhou's camp, but in the end he was once again beaten, suffering another great loss.
See also
- List of people of the Three Kingdoms
References
- Chen Shou. Records of Three Kingdoms, Chapter 9, Biography of Cao Ren.
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