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How did I overlook Yang Sixu, the greatest eunuch general in Chinese history. He participated in the coup alongside Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, gaining the emperor's favor. He later commanded troops four times, suppressing southern rebellions and slaughtering hundreds of thousands of enemies, shocking ...

I am Chinese and have read "The Art of War" since childhood. I am quite certain that there is no mention of castration in any form within "The Art of War."

In Chinese history, very few eunuchs have held military power, and there has never been a formally organized army of eunuchs.

In the mid to ...