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555:'s satisfaction. Impressed, Emperor Zhenzong told several princes, "Yanlang's father had been a famous general for the previous emperor. Yanlang now defends the border and commands his army just like his father. It is highly commendable." Yang was appointed the regional inspector (刺史) of Mozhou (莫州, today's
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in charge of 80,000 soldiers. For fear of suffering a defeat, Fu Qian had tried hard to avoid confronting the invading Liao army. Previously, when the "two Yangs" and other generals repeatedly requested for soldiers and orders to attack, Fu always scolded them rudely. Once
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away from their home in the north, their soldiers and horses are very tired. Despite their large numbers they could be easily defeated now." However
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1052:Mu Guiying
1015:She Saihua
643:She Saihua
629:In fiction
485:Huai River
419:given name
407:historians
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286:Wade–Giles
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