CIVILIZATION DOSSIER
Chen Kai陈凯
Defender of Qinshui, captured by the army and civilians, beheaded by Song Jiang.
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Chen Kai, and the people around them.
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Battles, captures and defeat
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Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Song Jiang→Chen Kaislay
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In history · History of Song
Grandson of Chen Qiudao, escaped with his life.
In fiction · Water Margin
Defender of Qinshui, captured by the army and civilians, beheaded by Song Jiang.
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Water Margin
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宋先锋以寇孚，陈凯知天兵到此，不速来归顺，著即斩首祭旗
slay · Water Margin, ch. 94
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History of Song
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History vs. fiction
Chen Kai's fates are completely different
The official history records that his grandfather Chen Qiudao was killed by rebels, and the whole family perished, 'only the grandson Kai escaped by hiding in the mountains and valleys' (History of Song, Biographies of the Loyal, Part 3); the novel, however, writes that as Tian Hu's defender of Qinshui, after defeat, 'the soldiers and civilians captured Yangcheng defender Kou Fu and Qinshui defender Chen Kai, and brought them to the camp', and finally 'they were immediately beheaded as a sacrifice to the flag' (Water Margin, Chapter 94).
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宋先锋以寇孚，陈凯知天兵到此，不速来归顺，著即斩首祭旗