Geng_Bingwen

Geng Bingwen

Geng Bingwen

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Geng Bingwen (Chinese: 耿炳文; pinyin: Gěng Bǐngwén; 1334–1403), a native of Hao Prefecture (present-day Fengyang, Anhui) was a Ming dynasty general. He participated in the Jingnan Campaign on the side of the Jianwen Emperor. After the Prince of Yan Zhu Di ascended the throne, he committed suicide.[1][2][3][4]

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    History of Ming, Volume 30: “耿炳文，濠人。父君用，從太祖渡江，積功為管軍總管。援宜興，與張士誠兵爭柵，力戰死。炳文襲職，領其軍。取廣德，進攻長興，敗士誠將趙打虎，獲戰船三百余艘，擒其守將李福安等，遂克長興。長興據太湖口，陸通廣德，與宣、歙接壤，為江、浙門戶。太祖既得其地，大喜，改為長安州，立永興翼元帥府，以炳文為總兵都元帥，守之。溫祥卿者，多智數。避亂來歸，炳文引入幕府，畫守御計甚悉。”
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    History of Ming, Volume 130: “始，炳文守長興，功最高，太祖榜列功臣，以炳文附大將軍達為一等。及洪武末年，諸公、侯且盡，存者惟炳文及武定侯郭英二人；而炳文以元功宿將，為朝廷所倚重。建文元年，燕王兵起。帝命炳文為大將軍，帥副將軍李堅、寧忠北伐，時年六十有五矣。兵號三十萬，至者惟十三萬。八月次真定，分營滹沱河南北。都督徐凱軍河間，潘忠、楊松駐鄚州，先鋒九千人駐雄縣。值中秋，不設備，為燕王所襲，九千人皆死。忠等來援，過月漾橋，伏發水中。忠、松俱被執，不屈死。鄚州陷。而炳文部將張保者降燕，備告南軍虛實。燕王縱保歸，使張雄、鄚敗狀，謂：「北軍且至。」於是炳文移軍盡渡河，並力當敵。軍甫移，燕兵驟至，循城蹴擊。炳文軍不得成列，敗入城。爭門，門塞，蹈藉死者不可數計。燕兵遂圍城。炳文眾尚十萬，堅守不出。燕王知炳文老將，未易下，越三日，解圍還。而帝驟聞炳文敗，憂甚。太常卿黃子澄遂薦李景隆為大將軍，乘傳代炳文。比至軍，燕師已先一日去。炳文歸，景隆代將，竟至於敗。”
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    History of Ming, Volume 130: “燕王稱帝之明年，玉帶用紅鞓，僭妄不道。炳文懼，自殺。”
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    History of Ming, Volume 130: “子璿，前軍都督僉事。尚懿文太子長女江都公主。炳文北伐，璿嘗勸直搗北平。炳文受代歸，不復用，璿憤甚。永樂初，杜門稱疾，坐罪死。”
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