Volume 5, Chapter 33: The Mists of Daizhou

　　Lin Tong, the Crimson Clouds Princess, was the youngest child of the Marquis of Daizhou, Lin Yuanting, and the younger sister of the Princess of Jiaping. The princess had always been pampered and spoiled, treasured by her parents and elder brothers and sister. Because she liked wearing martial attire and frequently traveled alone, she always brought bow and saber to hunt.

　　

In the first year of Great Yong’s Longsheng era and the twenty-fourth year of Northern Han’s Rongsheng era, the Princess of Jiaping made her way to Qinzhou to provide support. The situation was urgent with the barbarian a.s.sault upon Yanmen Pa.s.s, compounded by Yuanting falling critically ill and her second elder brother, Cheng’er, killed in battle. With Daizhou leaderless, the Crimson Clouds Princess stepped forward bravely and personally took command of the resistance against the barbarians. Although she was young, her majesty and ferocity were the equal of her father and elder sister. She obtained everyone’s support to serve as the general, leading Daizhou against the barbarians.

—Northern Han Dynastic Records, Biography of the Crimson Clouds Princess