Chapter 54 Watching the Fire from the Other Shore

In 383 A.D., Fu Jian commanded millions of troops to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty, just when the garrison on the north bank of the Yangtze River, he heard that the Xianbei beggar tribe in Longxi launched a rebellion under the leadership of the beggar Bu Yuan, at this time the leader of the Xianbei beggar tribe who served beside Fu Jian, Qifu Sifan, had died of illness, and Fu Jian ordered his son Qifu Guoren to lead the army to Longxi to quell the rebellion.

The uncle of the beggar Bu is the uncle of the beggar Guoren, and when he heard that the beggar Guoren led the troops to appease him, he was very happy, so he led his troops to meet the beggar Guoren on the road.

Qi Fu Guoren knew that his name was the former Qin general, but he was actually a hostage, this time he left Fu Jian and returned to Longxi, along the way always thinking about how to lead the troops, taking the opportunity to stand on his own, and seeing his uncle to greet him, he was very excited, and a banquet was held that night, and the uncle and nephew talked about the wine and talked about the sorrows.

Seeing that the people in the department who had been separated for several years were prosperous and the livestock were flourishing, he excitedly rolled up his sleeves and folded his arms, and said loudly: "The Fu clan took advantage of the Shi rebellion to steal the name and occupy the land in the north of the Yangtze River, and after the land was peaceful, he used virtue and politics to appease the people, but now he is bluffing, reckless, and bent on annexing Jiangnan, but the people of the Central Plains are withering, and the people are angry, how can they succeed!" The extremes of things must be reversed, and blessings will be overcome, which is the way of heaven. According to my inference, Fu Jian marched into Jiangnan, and I am afraid that he will be defeated here. When I return to my homeland, I am ready to accomplish great things with you. ”

After listening to the words of the beggar Guoren, the subordinates all cheered, and the beggar hurriedly said: "What the virtuous nephew said is very reasonable, what should we do?" ”

Qi Fu Guoren said with a smile: "Our people are separated from the south of the Yangtze River by thousands of rivers and mountains, and after Fu Jian's defeat, he will inevitably issue an edict to recruit me to come back for help. ”

Begging Bu clapped his hands and laughed: "The virtuous nephew is heroic, and he deserves to be the head of our people." ”

Soon, when Qifu Guoren heard of Fu Jian's defeat, he gathered his troops in Longxi and gathered more than 100,000 people.

When Fu Jian was trapped in Chang'an, he issued an edict to recruit him to lead his troops to the king, and begging Guoren was naturally indifferent.

In September 385 AD, after hearing the news that Fu Jian had been killed by Yao Chang, he hurriedly gathered his subordinates and said: "Fu Jian was defeated by the rabble with his ability beyond the world, and it can be said that the heavens destroyed the Fu clan." Conservative, superstitious fortune, heroes are ashamed; It is a heroic act to do it when it is an opportunity. Although my virtue is shallow, how can I miss the opportunity and do nothing with the merit of generations! ”

The people all admired the foresight and wisdom of the beggar Guoren, and not only shouted for him to be king.

Qifu Guoren then proclaimed himself a general, and led the river and Qin two states to appoint a hundred officials, and Qifu Guoren set up twelve counties where the tribe was located, and built the warrior river (now Yuzhong, Gansu) as the capital, known as the West Qin in history.

At the beginning of 386 AD, the Qiang chieftain of Nan'an (now Longxi County, Gansu) heard that Qifu Guoren was self-reliant, so he took the opportunity to unite various tribes to raise troops to fight against Qifu Guoren. When the beggar Guoren heard the news, he summoned the generals and said: "As soon as I want to establish a country, the Qiang people will come to crusade, and our troops should take the lead in attacking to weaken the enemy's spirit, and we can't sit back and wait for the enemy to attack." Now that the enemy is menacing, you can send weak soldiers to lure it deep into our territory, let it gain a small profit, make it proud and complacent, and then send elite soldiers to take advantage of its pride and slack to attack the camp, this battle will be won! ”

All the generals nodded yes, and soon, the beggar Guoren led 5,000 elite soldiers to attack the camp of the secret Yi department, and the secret Yi was caught off guard, and was defeated, so he had to lead the remnants to flee back to Nan'an.

In July of the same year, under the strong military pressure of Qifu Guoren, Miyi led more than 30,000 households to surrender, and the strength of Qifu Guoren increased greatly.

In June 387 AD, Qifu Guoren led 30,000 cavalry to attack the three tribes of Xianbei Migui, Yugou and Tilun. The leader of Gaoping Xianbei did not Yiyu and the leader of Donghu Jin Xi felt its threat, and saw that he was crusading against the three Xianbei tribes, so he wanted to take advantage of his unpreparedness, and each led his troops to jointly attack Qifu Guoren, and the two armies met in the thirsty Hun River, and Qifu Guoren won a great victory, beheading more than 3,000 people and seizing more than 5,000 horses. Wu Yi and Jin Xi led the remnants to flee, and the three Xianbei tribes knew that they were invincible, and they were terrified, so they had to surrender and beg Guoren.

Soon, the begging Guoren general Qi Luwu gathered troops to rebel and defend the Tun Mountain. Qifu Guoren led 7,000 cavalry to quell the rebellion, beheaded his subordinate general Luo Hou, and surrendered more than 1,000 of his subordinates. Qi Lu Wu Guba knew that Qifu Guoren was already a strong soldier, and he was very afraid, so he surrendered to Qifu Guoren's brother and returned to Qifu.

In June 388 AD, Qifu Guoren, who dominated Longxi, died, and his ministers believed that his son Qifu Gongfu was young and in troubled times, and the elder should be appointed as the king. Therefore, the hundreds of officials under Qifu Guoren elected and supported his younger brother Qifu Qiangui as the general and the king of Henan.

In the chaos of the Central Plains of the former Qin, the Western Qin built by the Xianbei Beggars only controlled a part of the northwest land, and Liangzhou in the northwest hinterland was still a place where a country could be established.

If you know how Liangzhou is at this time and whether it will become an independent kingdom again, please see the next chapter.