RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general of Yuan ShuWei 1 §44
NWounded in the hand by Lü Bu before three bouts, threw down his spear and fledCh. 17 §14
| Occupation | RNGeneral | Faction | Yuan Shu faction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | R? Unverified | Native place | |
| Died | R197 Unverified | Place of death | NShouchun County |
| Cause of death | RKilled in battle NExecuted Unverified | ||
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R1 |
Li Feng was a general of Yuan Shu. He has no biography of his own in the Records, and in Chen Shou's main text his name appears once, in the Annals of Emperor Wu (Records of Wei 1). In autumn, the 9th month of the 2nd year of Jian'an (197), when Yuan Shu invaded Chen, Cao Cao marched east against him; hearing that Cao Cao was coming in person, Yuan Shu abandoned his army and fled, leaving behind his generals Qiao Rui, Li Feng, Liang Gang and Yue Jiu. Cao Cao arrived, attacked and defeated Qiao Rui and the others, and beheaded them all. Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name or origin. Records, Wei 1 §43–44
Of the Romance's 120 chapters he appears only in Chapter 17, and his name is in no chapter title. When Yuan Shu, having proclaimed himself emperor, attacks Xu Province along seven routes, Li Feng is made a Commissioner to Urge the Advance (cuijin shi) together with Liang Gang and Yue Jiu, and facing Lü Bu he is wounded in the hand and flees before three bouts are over. When Cao Cao comes south on campaign, he holds Shouchun together with Yue Jiu, Liang Gang and Chen Ji; when the city falls he is captured, and on Cao Cao's order he is beheaded in the marketplace. Romance, Ch. 17 §4 · 14 · 25 · 30
In the 2nd year of Jian'an (197), Yuan Shu, wishing to proclaim himself emperor in Huainan, sent a man to inform Lü Bu, but Lü Bu seized the envoy and sent the letter up to the court. Yuan Shu in his anger attacked Lü Bu, but was instead defeated by him. Records, Wei 1 §43–44
In autumn, the 9th month, when Yuan Shu invaded Chen, Cao Cao marched east against him. Hearing that Cao Cao was coming in person, Yuan Shu abandoned his army and fled, leaving behind his generals Qiao Rui, Li Feng, Liang Gang and Yue Jiu. Cao Cao arrived, attacked and defeated Qiao Rui and the others and beheaded them all, and Yuan Shu fled across the Huai. Cao Cao returned to Xu. Records, Wei 1 §44
This is the only place in Chen Shou's main text where Li Feng's name appears, and his courtesy name, origin and post are not recorded. On the same battle, the Biographies of Zhang, Yue, Yu, Zhang and Xu (Records of Wei 17) state that Yue Jin followed Cao Cao in attacking Qiao Rui at Ku County and was first to scale the walls, and that Yu Jin followed Cao Cao in besieging Qiao Rui at Ku County and beheaded four generals, Qiao Rui among them; neither passage names Li Feng. Records, Wei 1 §44Records, Wei 17 §20 · 28
In Chapter 17 of the Romance, Yuan Shu in Huainan, with broad lands and abundant grain and also the imperial seal that Sun Ce had left with him as a pledge, establishes the reign title Zhongshi and proclaims himself emperor. Enraged at the news that Lü Bu has sent Han Yin under escort to Xudu and that Cao Cao has beheaded him, Yuan Shu makes Zhang Xun General-in-Chief and has a great army of over 200,000, divided into seven columns, attack Xu Province, while he himself leads 30,000 troops and makes Li Feng, Liang Gang and Yue Jiu Commissioners to Urge the Advance, to back up the seven columns from the rear. Romance, Ch. 17 §1 · 3–4
That night Han Xian and Yang Feng set fires everywhere and let Lü Bu's troops into the camp, and Zhang Xun is defeated and flees. Lü Bu pursues him until daybreak and runs into Ji Ling's relief force, and when Han Xian and Yang Feng attack along two routes, Ji Ling too is badly defeated and flees. Just then Yuan Shu, clad in golden armor, comes out before his lines from behind a hill and reviles Lü Bu as a slave who betrayed his master; Lü Bu, enraged, levels his halberd and advances. Yuan Shu's general Li Feng levels his spear and meets him, but before three bouts are over he is wounded in the hand by Lü Bu, throws down his spear and flees, and Yuan Shu's army falls into great disorder. Before Yuan Shu has gone a few li, Guan Yu blocks his way; Yuan Shu flees in panic, the rest of his host is cut down in great numbers by Guan Yu, and Yuan Shu gathers his defeated troops and flees back to Huainan. Romance, Ch. 17 §13–15
Hearing that Yuan Shu, out of grain, is plundering Chenliu, Cao Cao comes south on campaign with 170,000 horse and foot, and Yuan Shu's vanguard Qiao Rui is run through by Xiahou Dun's spear. At the news that Sun Ce, Lü Bu, Liu Bei and Cao Cao are attacking from all sides, Yuan Shu follows the advice of Yang Dajiang: he divides 100,000 troops among four men — Li Feng, Yue Jiu, Liang Gang and Chen Ji — to hold Shouchun firmly, and crosses the Huai with the rest of his officers and men and the gold, jade and treasures of his storehouses. Cao Cao presses his troops to fight a quick battle, but Li Feng and the others shut the gates and do not come out. Romance, Ch. 17 §20 · 24–26
As the standoff drags on for over a month and Cao Cao's grain is nearly exhausted, he beheads the granary officer Wang Hou to quell the soldiers' resentment and orders that if they do not join forces and break the city within three days, all will be beheaded. When Cao Cao himself, at the foot of the wall, takes earth in his hands to fill the ditches, officers and men high and low all push forward, and the defenders on the walls cannot hold them back. Cao Cao's soldiers vie to scale the walls, cut through the gate and smash the locks, and pour in; Li Feng, Chen Ji, Yue Jiu and Liang Gang are all taken alive, and Cao Cao has them all beheaded in the marketplace. Romance, Ch. 17 §26 · 28–30
The attack on Xu Province: In Chapter 17 of the Romance, Li Feng becomes a Commissioner to Urge the Advance when Yuan Shu attacks Xu Province along seven routes, and, facing Lü Bu in front of Yuan Shu, is wounded in the hand and flees. In the Records, the Biographies of Lü Bu, Zhang Miao and Zang Hong (Records of Wei 7) state that Yuan Shu joined forces with Han Xian, Yang Feng and others and sent his senior general Zhang Xun to attack Lü Bu, and that Zhang Xun was heavily defeated, while the Annals of Emperor Wu likewise state only that Yuan Shu attacked Lü Bu and was defeated; Li Feng appears in neither. Romance, Ch. 17 §4 · 14Records, Wei 7 §24Records, Wei 1 §44
How he was left behind: In Chapter 17 of the Romance, after first losing his vanguard Qiao Rui, Yuan Shu follows Yang Dajiang's advice, divides 100,000 troops among four men including Li Feng to hold Shouchun, and crosses the Huai. In the Annals of Emperor Wu in the Records, Yuan Shu, hearing that Cao Cao was coming in person, abandoned his army and fled, leaving Qiao Rui, Li Feng, Liang Gang and Yue Jiu behind together. Romance, Ch. 17 §24–25Records, Wei 1 §44
The generals left with him: In the Romance, the four who hold Shouchun are Li Feng, Yue Jiu, Liang Gang and Chen Ji, and Qiao Rui has already died fighting Xiahou Dun before that. In the Annals of Emperor Wu in the Records, the generals Yuan Shu left behind were Qiao Rui, Li Feng, Liang Gang and Yue Jiu, and Chen Ji is not on this list. Romance, Ch. 17 §24–25Records, Wei 1 §44
His death: In Chapter 17 of the Romance, Li Feng holds Shouchun with the gates shut for over a month, and when the city falls he is captured and beheaded in the marketplace. The Annals of Emperor Wu in the Records state only that Cao Cao arrived, attacked and defeated Qiao Rui and the others and beheaded them all, and do not mention Li Feng holding a city, his capture, or where he was beheaded. Romance, Ch. 17 §26 · 30Records, Wei 1 §44
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RNo direct record — estimated from his role as a general of Yuan ShuWei 1 §44
NWounded in the hand by Lü Bu before three bouts, threw down his spear and fledCh. 17 §14
RA general left behind by Yuan Shu, defeated and beheaded by Cao CaoWei 1 §44
NBacked up the columns as a Commissioner to Urge the Advance and held Shouchun with the gates shut, but it fellCh. 17 §4Ch. 17 §26Ch. 17 §30
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