Meng Wu

Meng Wu (, 3rd century BCE) was a general in the state of Qin during the Warring States period, who played a major role in the conquest of Chu.

He was a son of and the father of Meng Tian and Meng Yi, all Qin generals.

Biography The son of Meng Ao, Meng Wu was part of his father's campaign against the state of Qi in 285 BC. Meng Wu was appointed lieutenant general (baijiang ).

He served in 224 BC as lieutenant general under Wang Jian during the conquest of Chu, and killed the Chu King Lord Changping, putting an end to the Chu state.

After the unification, Meng Wu continued with the occupation of the south, subdued the Hundred Yue tribes and founded the commandery of Kuaiji.

In popular culture In the anime and manga "Kingdom", he goes by the name "Mou Bu", former member of the 'Four Pillars of Ryo' and the first great of the new appointed "Qin Six Great Generals", a relentless warrior who aims to become the strongest in all China by displaying his martial might in the battlefield, he's also the son of 'Mou Gou' and father of 'Mou Ten' and 'Mou Ki'. In a one-shot that Hara Yasuhisa published before Kingdom's serialization, it portrays him as a childhood friend of Lord Changping (Shou Hei Kun) and his conflicted feelings towards his friend once the latter deserts Qin for his homeland of Chu.