Lu Kang
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Lu Kang (陸抗; 226 – 274) was a son of Lu Xun and the grandson of Sun Ce.
Both Lu Kang and his father were generals of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms era of ancient China. He was praised for his talent and wisdom.
He started out as soldier under his father's command. Unlike Wei or Shu, Wu's power is derivied from individual commanders whose generalship is always passed on to their descendent. After Lu Xun died, Lu Kang was named the army commander and ruled Jingzhou following his father's footsteps.
He was famouse for his utilization of military constructions during his campaign. On one famous instance, a Wu defector Bu Chan was attempting to surrender a Wu border fortification to Wei. This would have given Wei an unblocked access to Jingzhou's largest city Jiangling. Lu Kang forced marched his men to the fortification before Wei could send any reinforcements. Much like what Caeser did several hundred years earlier, Lu Kang built two walls. One for siege of the fortification, and the other to defend against Wei's reinforcement. Wei's forces led by Yang Hu was forced to retreat, seeing no way out, Bu Chan committed suicide, and the fortification surrendered.
He was also noted for his foresight. Upon inspecting the border, he recognizes many defensive weekness. He reported these problems to the Emperor and suggested several solutions. However, the tyrannical emperor Sun Hao was a hedonist and did not accept any of his suggestions.
Although a famous military commander, Lu Kang recognizes the weakness and Wu and the need for economic development. He actively pursed a detente with Yang Hu (羊祜), a general from Jin Dynasty, in which they trusted each other and allowed civilians to freely trade accrose the border.
When Lu Kang was alive, Yang Hu did not dare to attack Wu. Immediately after Lu Kang's death, Yang Hu began a series of petitions to the government for an invasion of Wu. Several years after his death, the Jin Dynasty conquered the Eastern Wu and united China.
Lu Kang had eight sons, with the youngest two becoming famous writers and competent generals of Jin Dynasty. The wife of his son Lu Jing (陸景) was Sun Hao's sister.