书城外语HistoryofChina
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第27章 The Grave of Yue Fei and the War against Jin(1)

The grave of Yue Fei is located at the north bank of the west section of Beishan Road,at the northwest corner of West Lake by the south side of Qixia Hill in Hangzhou,Zhejiang.It’s the place to commemorate the national hero,Yue Fei.Yue Fei(1103–1142)grew up in Tangyin County of Henan and became a major figure in Southern Song(1127–1279)as a general in the war against Jin.Yue Fei came from a peasant family.He is extremely obedient and followed the slogan that his mother punctured on his back,“loyal to the country.”He had been abiding by this rule all his life.He joined the army in 1126 andrepeatly gained battle achievements.He was promotedfrom a soldier to a marshal.He established the Yue Troop,which was very disciplined and brave.Their spirit made the Jin(1115–1234)soldiers moaned,“It’s easier to shake a mountain than to shake the Yue Troop!”Yue Fei commanded 126 battles in his life and never once was defeated.He once led his troop and reoccupied the fallen capital Jiankang(Nanjing).He had led his troop north and reoccupied Luoyang and Shangzhou.But each vistory was destroyed by the court of Southern Song that preferred to enjoy peace and feared war.