Is Guo Jing the historical prototype of him A formidable general under Genghis Khan’s command

Mr. Jin Yong has written 15 martial arts works and created numerous wonderful three-dimensional character images. Just the heroes include Hong Qigong, Xiao Feng, Yang Guo, Zhang Sanfeng and others. However, I believe that when people think of Jin Yong’s heroes, the first thing that comes to mind is Guo Jing. Guo Jing’s saying “the greatest hero is for the country and the people” has long become the motto of many martial arts enthusiasts.
Does Guo Jing, who only had magical martial arts skills in the book of Jin Yong and played a significant role in Genghis Khan’s western expedition, have any prototype characters in history? The origin of Guo Jing’s prototype character is actually very complex. Some people say that it is recorded in the “History of Song” that a commoner named Guo Jing committed suicide by jumping into the water after learning that Xiangyang was destroyed. Later, he became the prototype character when Jin Yong wrote the book.
However, this is clearly different from the expedition of Guo Jing and Genghis Khan in the book. The experience of traveling with Genghis Khan comes from the famous general Guo Baoyu during Genghis Khan’s reign, so people also regard Guo Baoyu as the prototype character of Guo Jing. Interested readers and history encyclopedia editors, let’s take a look together!
Guo Baoyu is a descendant of the famous general Guo Ziyi, who “rebuilt the Tang Dynasty”. Guo Ziyi played a crucial role in turning the tide during the An Lushan Rebellion, stabilizing the situation of the Tang Dynasty like a stabilizing sea needle. His tradition of keeping a close door was also well passed down. Even in the Jin Dynasty, the Guo family was still a very famous family of generals. After observing the celestial phenomena at night, the contemporary family Guo Baoyu exclaimed with emotion, “It seems that the sky is about to change
So Guo Baoyu went with his whole family to seek refuge with Genghis Khan, and presented numerous siege strategies to Genghis Khan. At the same time, he made Genghis Khan pay attention to buying people’s hearts while intimidating them. Genghis Khan was also impressed by his opinions and adopted them all. As a result, his power truly rose, and Guo Baoyu was doubly valued by Genghis Khan.
Every time Genghis Khan went on a campaign, he would bring Guo Baoyu with him to advise him. In 1219, Genghis Khan led a large army to attack the Khitan remnants, namely the Western Liao, which had split from the royal family of Liao. Guo Baoyu also accompanied him.
On the way to the Western Liao Dynasty, we need to pass through places such as the ancient Xu Ghost Kingdom’s Qu Yiduo. They are not very familiar with Genghis Khan, so there is no excuse for them to borrow. Therefore, Genghis Khan’s army is not allowed to pass through, and Genghis Khan is very straightforward. Without hesitation, they started fighting directly, and the two sides fell into a melee. The army of the ancient Xu Ghost Kingdom’s Qu Yiduo was not originally a match for the Mongolian cavalry, but they had a secret weapon.
That is more than 20 elephants with long trunks and huge teeth. These elephants are covered in thick iron armor, and the bows and arrows of Mongolian cavalry are completely unable to cause any damage to them. Moreover, they have infinite strength and can move freely among Mongolian cavalry like entering a deserted area. Even Genghis Khan has no plan. At a critical moment, it was Guo Baoyu who proposed the strategy of fire attack and successfully drove these elephants away.
However, Guo Baoyu himself was also shot by stray arrows during the melee, suffering serious injuries and seemingly unable to survive. Genghis Khan ordered the killing of a strong cow, cutting open its belly, releasing Guo Baoyu, who had been shot and killed, and then closing the cow’s belly. Three hours later, Guo Baoyu miraculously emerged from the cow’s belly and continued to bravely fight against the enemy, defeating the 300000 strong army of the ancient Xu Ghost Kingdom’s corrupt Yiduo. It can be said that he created a great miracle. What do you think about this?