Chapter 70 Encirclement and Reinforcement

At the beginning of 402 AD, the Later Qin Emperor Yao Xing, who had just destroyed the Western Qin, sent troops to force Guzang, and shocked the four Liang in the northwest, at this time, the Northern Wei Emperor Tuoba Jue, who occupied the land of Guandong, deeply knew that the Later Qin dominated Guanlong and was a powerful opponent for his future unification of the world, and the Later Yan only kept the land of Liaoxi, and the Southern Yan built by Murong De was weaker, and the Eryan Kingdom built by the Murong clan was only the meat of his mouth, and only the Later Qin Yao Xing was in big trouble.

Tuoba Jue knew that he had just occupied the Kwantung region and his foothold was not stable, so it was not appropriate to directly fight with Hou Qin, and at this time, Hou Qin's strength was strong, so he should have a good relationship with him and plan for the future. Therefore, Tuoba Jue sent the envoy He Digan to Chang'an, the capital of Later Qin, with a thousand horses, to ask the Later Qin Emperor for marriage, but at this time, Yao Xing relied on the strength of the country and did not buy Tuoba's account, and flatly refused Tuoba's request on the grounds that he had established the queen Murong Clan, and detained the envoy He Digan.

The Northern Wei Emperor Tuoba Jue was furious when he learned that Yao Xing had detained the envoy and refused the invitation to intermarry, but he also knew that the Later Qin Emperor Yao Xing also had the idea of plotting the world, and at this time the national strength was thriving, not inferior to his country Northern Wei, so he thought of another way.

Soon, Tuoba Jue's secret order will be annexed to the Later Qin Dynasty's two divisions, Dethroned Fu and Suguyan, and the Later Qin Emperor Yao Xing got revenge, knowing that this was Tuoba's revenge, but he also knew that the Northern Wei Dynasty was not the four Liang in the northwest, and the national strength was strong, and he was unwilling to start the war, so he swallowed his anger.

Of course, Tuoba Jue will not be complacent because of the annexation of two small grassland tribes, he saw that the Emperor of Later Qin did not take action, so he ordered the clan Tuoba Zun to lead the troops to harass Hou Qin Gaoping, Gao Ping Guard General was not invincible, with the surrender of Hou Qin, the Xiongnu Tiefu leader Liu Weichen's son Liu Bobo fled to Hou Qin Qinzhou, Gaoping population, grain, cattle and horses were all taken captive by the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Northern Wei Pingyang Taishou Qi Chen took the opportunity to enter the east of the Hou Qin River, threatening Guanzhong, the whole country of Hou Qin was shaken, and the capital Chang'an was closed day and night. The people were terrified.

Later Qin Emperor Yao Xing saw Tuoba Jue on his nose and face, he was furious, regardless of the opposition of his ministers, recruited elite divisions, gathered in Chang'an, and personally reviewed, mobilized for conquest, and prepared to crusade against the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Jue, also knew that Yao Xing would not give up, so he ordered the grain and grass of the counties and counties to be collected in the dry wall, and also dispatched troops to hold a military parade to prepare for the battle.

In May of the same year, the Later Qin Emperor Yao Xing ordered Yao Ping to be the vanguard of 40,000 troops to directly attack the Northern Wei Dynasty Qianbi that hoarded grain and grass, and he personally led the army to follow, Yao Ping besieged the Qianbi for nearly two months, and finally conquered.

In August of the same year, Tuoba Jue led the army to Yong'an (now Huo County, Shanxi), Yao Ping learned that the Northern Wei army was coming, he personally led 200 cavalry to snoop, just when he was approaching Yong'an, was discovered by the Northern Wei Dynasty forward Changsun Fei, the eldest grandson Fei led the army to chase and intercept it, Yao Ping led the troops to flee more than once, all the cavalry he led were captured, Yao Ping fled to Chaibi (Xiangfen, Shanxi), was caught up by the Changsun Fei led the troops, Yao Ping had to hold on to the city, and sent someone to Yao Xing for help, the eldest grandson Fei took the opportunity to besiege, and reported to Tuoba Jue.

Later Qin Emperor Yao Xing learned that Yao Ping was trapped in Chaibi, and personally led an army of more than 47,000 people to the rescue, and planned to transport grain from Fenshui to help Yao Ping. When Tuoba Jue heard the news, he hurriedly sent troops to increase the strength of the besieging Taibi, and at this time the Northern Wei general An Tong hurriedly advised: "There is a small road on the east side of Fenshui, called Mengkeng, which is about 300 miles long, and there is no fork in the road, which can be used as a place for ambushes. And Yao Xing will definitely go straight to Chaibi from the west bank of Fenshui, and then it will attack inside and outside, our army will be defeated, the emperor might as well set up a pontoon bridge directly in Fenshui, lead the army to the west bank to fortify, intercept Yao Xing, it will inevitably go to the Mengkeng to help, the emperor can set up an ambush here, Yao Xing will be defeated. ”

Tuoba Jue pondered for a long time and said: "What the general said is very reasonable, and I neglected the matter of the pit. ”

Anyway, Tuoba Jue summoned the generals, changed the deployment, and led the army to build a pontoon bridge to the west bank of Fenshui, set up a barracks, intercept the reinforcements of Hou Qin, Yao Xing led the army to Puhan, heard that the Northern Wei army had been fortified on the west bank of Fenshui, and the grain and grass could not be transported along the Fenshui, so the garrison watched for a long time, and only then entered the platform wall from the Mengkeng path, Yao Xing was also afraid that Tuoba Jue would set up an ambush here, and the troops were cautious, but after all, Tuoba Jue led the troops to intercept, the two armies fought a big battle, Yao Xing's department suffered thousands of casualties, and only led the troops to retreat.

At this time, Yao Ping, who was trapped in the wall, had to lead his troops to break through, but to no avail.

In October of the same year, Yao Ping was in Taibi City, ran out of ammunition and food, and had to gather the defenders again to force the Fenshui to break through at night, Yao Xing also led the army to raise fire on the west bank of Fenshui in response, but the distance between the two armies was too far, and the two armies were separated by heavy troops from the Northern Wei Dynasty, Yao Ping could not get closer to Yao Xing, so he had to commit suicide by throwing himself into Fenshui, and his more than 20,000 soldiers were captured or surrendered, and Yao Xing led the army to only look at the loss of Chaibi from afar, and there was nothing to do.

Tuoba Jue took advantage of the victory to attack Pu Han (now Yuncheng, Shanxi), Yao Xing had to send an envoy to sue for peace, but was repeatedly refused, after Qin Pu Han defended Yao Xu desperately defended, Tuoba Jue was never able to conquer, at this time, had surrendered to Tuoba Jue's Rouran, after Tuoba Jue led his troops south to the Central Plains, gradually dominated the northern grassland, taking advantage of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Hou Qin in the Taibi War, it was a premeditated attack on the Northern Wei Dynasty in the south, Tuoba Jue heard the news, and then withdrew to return to the court.

At this time, although the Later Qin took the twelve counties of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south in the following year, and destroyed the Houliang in the west, it was never able to take a step towards the eastern part of the country, and the Later Qin Emperor Yao Xing forgot the fiasco of Taibi, and began to lie on the merit book to be a Buddha and a wasted government, since it dominated Guanlong, the Later Qin also began to go downhill, and within a few years, a strong figure appeared, and finally dragged the seemingly powerful Later Qin into the quagmire of civil war.

If you know who this person is and what the fortunes of the Later Qin State are, please see the next chapter.