Yang Zaixing

In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisYang.

Map showing the location of XIaoshang River where Yang fought his last battle.

Yang Zaixing(simplified Chinese:Dương tái hưng;traditional Chinese:Dương tái hưng;pinyin:Yáng Zàixīng,died 21 August 1140) was aSong dynastygeneral underYue Fei,known for his ferocity in battles. He fought against theJin dynastyin theJin–Song Wars.His heroic death in thebattle of Yancheng—where he led 300 cavalry to kill an estimated 2000 enemies before succumbing to hundreds of arrows piercing his body—made him a legendary figure still remembered today. The site of his last battle, near the Xiaoshang River ( tiểu thương hà; a tributary ofYing River), in modernLinying County,Henan,houses a mausoleum and temple dedicated to him.

In the 18th-century novelGeneral Yue Fei( thuyết nhạc toàn truyện ), Yang Zaixing is said to be a descendant of the 10th/11th-centuryGenerals of the Yang Family,also known for their bravery defending the Song dynasty against hostile foreign powers. InJin Yong'sCondor Trilogynovels (1957–1961), the fictional protagonistsYang KangandYang Guoare said to be Yang Zaixing's descendants.