Is “In the Battle of Huangtiandang, his wife beat the drum to drive back the Jin troops.” true?

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History of Song, Biography of Han Shizhong records in detail Han Shizhong's glorious achievement of besieging 100,000 Jin troops for forty-eight days at Huangtiandang with 8,000 naval forces. The original text states: 「梁夫人亲执桴鼓,金兵终不得渡。」(History of Song, Biography of Han Shizhong.txt)The Southern Song historical source Chronicle of the Years since the Jianyan Era also indeed mentions that his wife, Lady Liang, personally beat the war drum to boost morale. However, the legendary name 'Liang Hongyu' and the numerous dramatized details of defeating the enemy were later added and enriched by operas and novels.

Han Shizhong

In official history, a marshal of unparalleled merit; folk legends greatly enriched the details of his family and his outspokenness.

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