Chen Lun
Chen Lun (died 1259) was a young Tangghut man from the valley of the Black River.[1] He was conscripted into the army for the Mongol Empire and its Great Khan, Möngke, during the 13th century. He was young and inexperienced, and displayed cowardice at the Siege of Diaoyu Castle. The Buryat warrior Bayan even instructed Chen Lun's captain to pay the Tangghut special heed.[2]
Biography[edit | edit source]
In the summer of 1259, as Möngke Khan was on a campaign to conquer Song China, Chen Lun was part of the army which besieged the Song forces entrenched in Diaoyu Fortress. However, plagued by diseases and faced with the strong resistance of the Songs, the Mongols were unsuccessful in their attempts to break the fortress defenses.[2]
After the failed assault on the Xin Dong Gates, Wang Dechen called upon any able-bodied Mongol to join him in a second beleaguer at the Hu Guo Gates under the cover of darkness. Chen Lun was among those who answered this call, a decision which proved fatal when he was struck by one of the arrows loosed by the Song forces, who had been alerted to the Mongols' plan and set up an ambush.[3]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan – Chapter 21
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan – Chapter 1
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan – Chapter 5