Wang Jun王均

Where the histories differ

Whether Li Jichang had detected Wang Jun's feigned retreat and dissuaded the generals

• histories differRegarding Wang Jun's feigned retreat from the city, the annals state that Lei Youzhong and others fell into the trap and retreated in defeat, while the biography emphasizes that Li Jichang had detected it and dissuaded them.

  The 'History of Song: Annals of Emperor Zhenzong I' records that when Wang Jun opened the city and feigned retreat to lure the enemy, all the generals fell into an ambush and retreated in defeat: 'Wang Jun of Yizhou opened the city and feigned retreat; Lei Youzhong and others entered the city and were defeated, retreating to protect Hanzhou, and Li Hui died.' However, the 'History of Song: Biographies of Wu Tingzuo, Yuan Fu, Yuan Zai, Yuan Yi, Li Chongju, Jichang, Wang Renshan, Chu Zhaofu, Li Chuyun, Jilong, and Jihe' when recounting the same event, emphasizes that Li Jichang detected it beforehand and tried to stop them, but the generals did not listen and thus fell into the ambush: 'The rebels suddenly opened the city and feigned retreat; Youzhong and others each led their troops straight in. Jichang noticed it and urgently tried to stop them, but they did not listen, so he alone returned to the camp. The rebels indeed closed the gates and released the ambush, and all were trapped; Youzhong and others barely escaped with their lives. Jichang remained calm as before.'