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Yu Jin was born in Juping County, Taishan County. In the seventh year of Guanghe reign of Emperor Ling of Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. His fellow villager Bao Xin came to recruit followers, and Yu Jin joined his team.

When Dong Zhuo, an important official in the capital, was causing chaos, Bao Xin tried to persuade Yuan Shao to attack him but failed. So he returned to his hometown with Yu Jin and other soldiers, recruited 20,000 followers to prepare to attack Dong Zhuo.

In the third year of Chuping reign of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, Bao Xin went to Dongjun to meet Cao Cao and invited him to be the governor of Yanzhou. Yu Jin brought his subordinates to join Cao Cao and was appointed as an officer under the command of General Wang Lang.

"Wang Lang admired Jin very much and recommended him to be the general."

"After Cao Cao summoned Yu Jin and talked with him, he appointed him as the military commander."

"Afterwards, Yu Jin was sent to lead his army to Xuzhou to attack Guangqi. He captured the city and was named the commander of the vanguard."

"In the first year of Xingping reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Yu Jin followed Cao Cao to Puyang to fight against Lü Bu. He led his army to attack two camps of Lü Bu in the south of the city, and defeated Gao Ya, a general under Lü Bu, in Xuchang."

"Later, Yu Jin followed Cao Cao to attack Shouzhang, Dingtao, and Lihu, and besieged Zhang Chao in Yongqiu. All four cities were successfully captured."

"In February of the first year of Jian'an in the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Cao Cao sent troops to attack the Yellow Turban Army led by Liu Pi, Huang Shao and others, and Yu Jin followed him and stationed in Banliang."

"Huang Shao led his troops to attack Cao's camp at night. Yu Jin led his soldiers to defeat the enemy and killed Huang Shao and others. The rest of the Yellow Turban Army surrendered."

"Afterwards, Yu Jin was promoted to the rank of Suppressing the Enemy Captain, and followed Cao Cao to surround Qiao Rui, a subordinate of Yuan Shu, in Ku County, and captured Qiao Rui and four other enemy generals."

"In the first month of the second year of Jian'an in the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Yu Jin followed Cao Cao to Wancheng. Zhang Xiu, the leader of Wancheng, surrendered first and then rebelled."

"Cao Cao lost the battle against Zhang Xiu and retreated to Wuyin County."

"At that time, the army was in chaos, and the soldiers were looking for Cao Cao. Only Yu Jin restrained the hundreds of soldiers he led, fighting and retreating, and did not let the soldiers disperse even if some were wounded or killed in battle."

"When the enemy's pursuit slowed down, Yu Jin reorganized his troops, beat the drums and returned."

"Before reaching Cao Cao's camp, Yu Jin encountered more than a dozen ragged wounded soldiers on the road. He asked and learned that they were kidnapped by Qingzhou soldiers."

"When the Yellow Turbans surrendered, they called themselves the Qingzhou Army. Cao Cao treated them leniently, so they took the opportunity to rob."

"Yu Jin was furious when he heard this. He thought the Qingzhou soldiers were also Cao Cao's subordinates and could not be bandits, so he led his troops to attack them."

"The Qingzhou soldiers were defeated and fled to Cao Cao to complain. After Yu Jin returned to the camp, he first built a defensive barrier and did not immediately meet Cao Cao to explain himself."

"Someone told him that the Qingzhou soldiers had complained about him, and asked him to go and argue with Cao Cao as soon as possible."

"Yu Jin said it was more important to guard against the enemy first, and Cao Cao was a wise man and would not believe false accusations."

"After he had arranged the trenches and camps, he went to see Cao Cao and reported the outcome of the matter."

"Cao Cao was very pleased with this, saying that he was worried about the Yu River disaster at the time, but Yu Jin was able to rectify his troops when the soldiers were in chaos."

"He not only punished the robbers and built strong defensive barriers, but also the famous generals in ancient times could not have done better than him."

"So they counted Yu Jin's achievements and conferred him the title of Marquis of Yishouting."

"A year later, Yu Jin followed Cao Cao to attack Zhang Xiu in Rang County and captured Lu Bu alive in Xia Pi."

"Yu Jin and Cao Jun generals Shi Huan, Cao Ren and others attacked Sui Gu, a former subordinate of Zhang Yang, at Shequan. They broke through the city and killed Sui Gu."

"In the first month of the fifth year of the Jian'an reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao began to attack Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao had a large army under his command, and Yu Jin volunteered to serve as the advance guard."

"Cao Cao praised him and sent him 2,000 elite soldiers, asking Yu Jin to lead the troops to garrison Yanjin City to resist Yuan Shao."

"After Cao Cao led his army back to Guandu, Liu Bei started a rebellion in Xuzhou, so Cao Cao went east to attack Liu Bei."

"At this time, Yuan Shao's army went to attack Yu Jin, but Yu Jin held the city firmly and was not taken by Yuan Shao."

"Afterwards, Yu Jin and Cao's general Le Jin led 5,000 elite soldiers to attack Yuan Shao's other camps. They followed the Yellow River from the southwest of Yanjin to Ji and Huojia counties, burned more than 30 enemy camps, killed and captured several thousand enemies, and accepted the surrender of more than 20 Yuan Shao generals including He Mao and Wang Mo."

Li Bai: Cao Cao also sent Yu Jin to lead an army to station in Yuanwucheng to attack Yuan Shao's other camp at Dushijin. Yu Jin successfully captured the camp and was promoted to Lieutenant General. He followed Cao Cao back to Guandu.

Afterwards, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao connected their tents and built earthen hills to confront each other.

Yuan Shao's troops shot arrows at Cao's army, causing many casualties and wounding. The soldiers were very scared.

Yu Jin supervised the defense of Tushan, fought hard and boosted morale. Later, when Yuan Shao was defeated in the Battle of Guandu, Yu Jin was promoted to Lieutenant General.

In the seventh year of Jian'an during the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Biao sent Liu Bei to invade Ye County in the north. Cao Cao ordered Yu Jin and Cao's general Xiahou Dun and others to station in Bowang to resist the enemy.

The two sides confronted each other for a long time. Liu Bei set up an ambush, burned the camp and withdrew. Xiahou Dun and others wanted to pursue him.

The deputy general Li Dian of Julu dissuaded him from pursuing the enemy because he feared an ambush and that the grass and trees on the road were thick and dense, so he should not pursue them.

Xiahou Dun ignored Li Dian's advice and went to pursue the enemy with Yu Jin, leaving Li Dian behind.

Afterwards, Yu Jin and his men were ambushed and defeated. Li Dian went to rescue them, and Liu Bei retreated only when he saw Li Dian coming.

In the eleventh year of Jian'an during the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Chang Xi, the governor of Donghai County, rebelled again, and Yu Jin was sent to suppress him.

Yu Jin used urgent troops to attack Chang Xi but failed to capture him. Cao Cao then sent General Xiahou Yuan to attack together with Yu Jin, and they captured more than ten camps of Chang Xi. Because Chang Xi and Yu Jin were old friends, he found Yu Jin and surrendered.

Other generals believed that Chang Xi had already surrendered and should be sent to Cao Cao for punishment. However, Yu Jin stated that Cao Cao's consistent orders were that those who surrendered after being surrounded were unforgivable. Although Chang Xi was his old friend, Yu Jin could not break the law for him.

So he went to bid farewell to Chang Xi in person and killed him with tears. Cao Cao was stationed in Chunyu County at the time. After hearing this, he sighed:

Later, Yu Jin was valued by Cao Cao. After Donghai was pacified, he was appointed General Huwei.

In the 14th year of Jian'an during the reign of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Chen Lan and Mei Cheng from Lujiang rebelled. Yu Jin and General Zang Ba went to attack Mei Cheng.

Generals Zhang Liao, Zhang He and others attacked Chen Lan. After Yu Jin arrived with his troops, Mei Cheng led more than 3,000 subordinates to pretend to surrender, which meant that Yu Jin had left and started a rebellion again. His subordinates all went to Chen Lan and moved to Mount Qiong.

There is a Tianzhu Mountain in the Qiong Mountain. The mountain range is more than 20 miles high and the mountain path is narrow and dangerous, only one person can pass through. Chen Lan and others set up camp on it.

Zhang Liao and Chen Lan's armies were in a stalemate. Due to the lack of military rations, Yu Jin transported rations to support them. Zhang Liao successfully killed Mei Cheng and Chen Lan. As a result of this battle, Yu Jin was granted an additional 200 households of food, bringing the total to 1,200 households.

At that time, Yu Jin, Zhang Liao, Le Jin, Zhang He, Xu Huang and others were all famous generals.

Every time Cao Cao went on an expedition, he would rotate them to serve as the vanguard or the rear guard.

Yu Jin was strict in military discipline and would not put the seized property into his own private treasury, so he was rewarded generously by Cao Cao.

However, because he ruled his subordinates by law, he was not very popular in the army. Later, Cao Cao disliked the general Zhu Ling and wanted to seize his camp.

Because Yu Jin had great authority, he was sent with dozens of cavalrymen and a letter to go to Zhu Ling's camp to remove his military power.

When Zhu Ling and his subordinates saw Yu Jin, they dared not move. Later, they were made subordinates of Yu Jin, and they all submitted to and feared Yu Jin.

Later, Yu Jin was promoted to the position of Left General, granted the authority to use the imperial seal and axe, and his fief was increased by 500 households. One of his sons was also granted the title of marquis.

In the 24th year of Jian'an during the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Cao Cao ordered General Cao Ren to go to Fancheng to attack Guan Yu, and Yu Jin was sent to lead seven armies totaling 30,000 people to assist Cao Ren.

"Cao Ren ordered the Left General Yu Jin, the Righteous General Pang De and others to be stationed in the north of Fancheng."

"In the autumn of the same year, there was heavy rain, and the Han River rose rapidly. The water on the flat ground was several feet high, and all seven armies under Yu Jin were submerged by the Han River."

"Yu Jin and his generals climbed to a height to look at the water and found that there was nowhere to hide. Guan Yu took the opportunity to attack Yu Jin's army by boat. Yu Jin had no choice but to surrender. Only Pang De was killed because he would rather die than surrender."

"After hearing this, Cao Cao lamented that he had known Yu Jin for thirty years, but when faced with danger, Yu Jin did not perform as well as Pang De."

"It happened that Sun Quan, a general of the Wu army, captured Guan Yu and all the soldiers, and released Yu Jin, who then returned to the Wu state."

"One day, Yu Jin and Sun Quan were riding side by side on horseback. Wu General Yu Fan rebuked Yu Jin, saying that he was a captive who had surrendered, so how could he dare to ride side by side with Sun Quan."

"He also planned to whip Yu Jin, but was stopped by Sun Quan. Later, Sun Quan was drinking with his ministers on the ship. Yu Jin cried when he heard the music. Yu Fan accused him of pretending to cry in order to be pardoned. Sun Quan was disappointed."

"When Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, ascended the throne, Sun Quan declared himself a vassal state, and he sent Yu Jin back to Wei."

"At that time, Yu Fan made a petition, saying that Yu Jin was a captive and the north would not use him if they got him. Returning him would be like letting a thief go. It would be better to execute him and inform the army."

"Sun Quan did not listen to him. All the ministers came together to see Yu Jin off. Yu Fan told Yu Jin not to think that Wu had no one, but that his strategies were not used. Although Yu Jin was disliked by Yu Fan, he still praised him."

"At that time, Yu Jin was sent back to Wei, but he had not arrived for a long time, so Emperor Wen of Wei asked the minister Sima Fu,"

"Sima Fu said that even though Yu Jin had not returned yet, we should still treat Sun Quan with leniency and secretly accumulate troops to prevent the situation from changing."

"Moreover, from Sun Ce to Sun Quan, the power has been passed down from generation to generation. The strength or weakness of power is not determined by Yu Jin. There must be other reasons why he has not arrived yet."

"When Yu Jin arrived in Wei, it turned out that it was because of his illness that he took so long to arrive."

"In the second year of Emperor Wen of Wei's reign, Emperor Wen of Wei met Yu Jin, who was already white-haired and haggard. Yu Jin kowtowed to Emperor Wen of Wei and "cried."

"Emperor Wen of Wei used the stories of Xun Linfu and Meng Mingshi to comfort Yu Jin. Xun Linfu was defeated in Yecheng, and Meng Mingshi's army was defeated in Mount Yao." Qin and Jin did not care and restored their positions. Even small countries did so, so he would not care much.

"The defeat at Fancheng was due to floods, not Yu Jin's fault. So Yu Jin was appointed General Anyuan."

"Emperor Wen of Wei issued an edict to inform Yu Jin that Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang took off his clothes to give to General Han Xin, and Emperor Guangwu of Han Liu Xiu took off his ribbon to give to Li Zhong. These were all expressions of respect for the merits of the subjects. Now I will give him the red ribbon and the Yuanyou crown."

"The State of Wei was planning to send Yu Jin as an envoy to the State of Wu. He was first ordered to go north to Yecheng to pay homage to Cao Cao's tomb."

"Emperor Wen of Wei had the tomb painted with scenes showing Guan Yu's victory, Pang De's anger, and Yu Jin's surrender."

"After seeing this, Yu Jin fell ill and died out of shame and anger, and was posthumously named Marquis Li."

Su Shi: Yu Jin, whose courtesy name was Wen Ze, was a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and one of the five best generals under Cao Cao.

His life was full of legends. He grew from a commoner to an outstanding military commander.

However, his life was also full of tragedy, and he was eventually forced to surrender and became a surrendered general of the Cao Wei regime.

Yu Jin was born into a poor family. His father Yu Ji was an ordinary farmer.

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, society was in turmoil and wars were frequent. Yu Jin grew up in such an environment and was determined to contribute to the country since he was a child.

After he came of age, he joined Cao Cao's army and began his military career.

During Yu Jin's military career, he made many outstanding achievements and participated in many famous battles, such as the Battle of Guandu and the Battle of Chibi.

In these battles, Yu Jin showed outstanding military talent and brave fighting spirit. He made great achievements in the Battle of Guandu and won the victory for Cao Cao.

In the Battle of Chibi, although Cao's army was defeated, Yu Jin was still able to lead the remaining troops to retreat safely, avoiding greater losses. The most important thing that changed the outcome was the Battle of Fancheng.

Fancheng is located on the bank of the Han River and is a major transportation route between Jingzhou and Xiangyang. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the control of Fancheng changed hands many times and became an important battlefield for Cao Wei and Shu Han.

Guan Yu led a large army to attack Fancheng in an attempt to seize this strategic location. In order to stop Guan Yu's attack, Cao Cao sent Yu Jin to lead seven armies to Fancheng for support.

After Yu Jin led his army to Fancheng, he fought a fierce battle with Guan Yu. However, due to natural disasters, the Han River flooded, and Yu Jin's seven armies were submerged in water, with countless soldiers killed and wounded.

At this time, Guan Yu pursued the victory, and Yu Jin was forced to lead the remnants to flee to Jiangling. On the way, Yu Jin encountered an ambush by Guan Yu, his troops were defeated, and Yu Jin himself was captured.

After Yu Jin was captured, he firmly expressed his loyalty to Cao Cao and rejected Guan Yu's temptation. Guan Yu admired Yu Jin's loyalty.

Later, Guan Yu was defeated by Wu's surprise attack, and Yu Jin was captured by Sun Quan and returned to Wei when Liu Bei launched an attack on Wu. However, after returning to Wei, Yu Jin's treatment was no longer as good as before, especially after Cao Cao died and Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he felt even more ashamed.

On the one hand, there were serious contradictions within the Cao Wei regime. Cao Cao had trained a group of loyal generals during his lifetime, such as Zhang Liao and Xu Huang.
After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he suppressed these generals. This caused serious divisions within the Cao Wei regime. As one of Cao Cao's five best generals, Yu Jin naturally became the target of Cao Pi's attack.

On the other hand, surrender is always a thorn in his side. In an era when loyalty and trust were extremely important, it made him feel very ashamed. He was stimulated by the murals when Cao Cao died and he was unable to offer condolences. (End of this chapter)