Long Ju
Chinese general
Long Ju (龍且; died 204 BC) was a Chinese military general who served under the warlord Xiang Yu during the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC), an interregnum between the Qin dynasty and Han dynasty.
Life
Long Ju was a childhood friend of Xiang Yu; they were as close as brothers. When Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Liang started a rebellion against the Qin dynasty in 208 BC, Long Ju accompanied the Xiangs on battles against Qin forces and became a trusted lieutenant of Xiang Yu.
Following the fall of the Qin dynasty in 206 BC, Xiang Yu, who had declared himself "Hegemon-King of Western Chu", appointed Long Ju as a general in his army. Long Ju fought for Xiang Yu during the Chu–Han Contention against Xiang Yu's rival, Liu Bang (King of Han. After Xiang Yu defeated Liu Bang at the Battle of Pengcheng in 205 BC, he put Long Ju in command of his elite cavalry forces composed of hired Xiongnu warriors.
In late 205 BC, after Ying Bu betrayed Xiang Yu and defected to Liu Bang's side, Xiang Yu sent Long Ju to attack Ying Bu. Long Ju defeated Ying Bu in Jiujiang and destroyed most of his forces; Ying Bu had no choice but to flee under his bodyguards' protection and take shelter under Liu Bang.
In 204 BC, Liu Bang sent his general Han Xin to lead a separate force to attack Qi. Sensing that Han Xin posed a threat on the northern front, Xiang Yu ordered Long Ju to lead reinforcements to help the Qi forces fend off Han Xin's attacks.
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