After the expansion of strength in the first few years, and after the next few years of mutual attack. The time finally came to 328, and Liu Yao and Shi Le ushered in the final decisive battle between the two of them.

Victory or defeat will be known in this year.

The Huns are fighting, and the great exploits of the Western Jin Dynasty in Keluo were just yesterday, which was the glory that the Huns have never had, and today, it will continue to fight for honor. The people of the Qiang people are also fighting, and the people who have been slaved for hundreds of years have not had enough strength to fight with their original masters until today, and if they win, they will be glorious from then on; If you lose, you will never recover. For survival, for dignity, but also for revenge. The fire of battle of the Qiang people burns brightly in their hearts. The relationship between generations of slavery and enslavement makes the two peoples destined to be full of hatred, and when the enslaved have the opportunity to stand up and resist, the first thing to do is to defeat the original masters, so that they will never dare to point fingers in front of them again. Otherwise, how can they claim to be truly independent?

Therefore, from the moment Shi Le got rid of Liu Yao and established the "Later Zhao", Liu Yao and Shi Le already understood that the life-and-death duel between the Xiongnu and the Xiongnu was inevitable.

Then let's fight!

The first to do it was Shile, and in 328, Later Zhao Shihu (Shile's nephew) led an army of 40,000 to attack Pusaka.

Puban this place, used to be the capital of the Xiongnu Han Kingdom, although Liu Yao changed the country name to Zhao State, but Liu Yao's Zhao State and Liu Yuan, Liu Cong's Xiongnu Han State are in the same line, and it can even be considered that they are one. For Liu Yao, the political significance of Pusaka is huge, and the old capital of the country cannot be discarded. Liu Yao sent the elite to rescue Pu Han, and the two armies fought in Gaohou (now Wenxi County, Shanxi). Shi Hu was defeated, Chen corpse more than 200 miles, Nanben Chaoge (now Qi County, Henan). Liu Yao marched from Dayang (southwest of present-day Pinglu, Shanxi) to pursue Shi Shengyu Jin Yong, and defeated Qianjin Yan (north of present-day Luoyang, Henan) to irrigate the city, and Luoyang was shaken.

It was a series of thrilling battles, the battle of Shi Hu's attack, Liu Yao's rescue, and the siege battle after defeating Shi Hu. Liu Yao is actually very capable, at least, he can beat Shi Hu. Although the city was not conquered, Liu Yao's momentum exploded instantly. Under the winning streak, Yin Ju, the Taishou of Xingyang, and Zhang Jin, another Taishou, surrendered to Liu Yao.

Shi Le was very nervous, and the victory was undecided and he was demoted to the general first, which was a very bad signal, and the situation was very unfavorable to Hou Zhao. Shi Le, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, immediately felt the breath of defeat and personally led the army to Luoyang.

This is where the ultimate showdown between the two heroes begins.

In November, Shi Le sent troops to attack Liu Yao in three directions, and in December, the army of Later Zhao gathered in Xingyang, with a total of 87,000 men, including 27,000 cavalry.

Liu Yao, who has won consecutive victories, is very arrogant, but Shi Le, who has lost continuously, is very cautious. Facts tell us that different attitudes towards things often produce different results. For example, humility makes people progress, and pride makes people backward.

An arrogant personality often leads to paralysis, which leads to poor decision-making, creating opportunities for the enemy to take advantage of, and then ,...... Can't make up for it!

For Liu Yao, it was really careless, so careless that he forgot to fortify at the dangerous pass leading to Luoyang. And the careful Shi Le noticed Liu Yao's negligence, and the army quickly drove to the Luohe River, and suddenly it was under Liu Yao's nose.

Liu Yao was busy with Chen soldiers in Luoxi, with 100,000 people. Shi Le ordered Shi Hu to lead troops from the north of Luoyang City to the west to attack Liu Yao's central army, Shi Kan led his troops from the west to the north of the city to attack Liu Yao's forward, and Shi Le came out of Luoyang Changmen to attack Liu Yao.

The war was imminent, and at this time, Liu Yao was still setting up a banquet in the military tent, and he was drunk. There was a big problem with his arrangement, and his years of experience in the army made Liu Yao, who was in the battle formation, see the problem at a glance, and he didn't have to think about it. The ravines outside the Xiyang Gate, the land of Chen Bing, are very unfavorable, and his soldiers stand on them scattered like ants, and it is difficult to attack.

It was really time to come to investigate the terrain in advance, and Liu Yao began to regret it: why did he forget the importance of pre-war reconnaissance? However, it was too late, and all that could be done was to hurry up and remedy it, but unfortunately, his order to move the troops in a flat direction made the already scattered army even more messy. The Later Zhao army did not give Liu Yao much time, and at the moment when the Former Zhao army was at its most chaotic, the entire Later Zhao army launched a general attack. Actually, in the art of war. At that moment, it is also called the army half-crossing and attacking it, although there is no water.

The Former Zhao army was routed before it could gain a firm foothold, and the soldiers panicked and scrambled to flee for their lives, without any decent counterattack at all. When Liu Yao retreated, his horse fell into the ice in the stone ditch, and he was wounded by more than ten wounds, and he was captured by Shi Kansheng. Shile won a complete victory, beheading more than 50,000 levels in total.

It is recorded in the "Luoyang Memorabilia": In August 328, the former Zhao Liu Yao attacked Jin Yong City, and beheaded the later Zhao general Shi Zhan, with a corpse of more than 200 miles; In December of the same year, Hou Zhao took advantage of Liu Yao's unpreparedness and launched an attack, Liu Yao lined up in the west of Luoyang, and Shi Le entered Luoyang City. Shi Le and Liu Yao fought at Xiyangmen, captured Liu Yao and killed him, and killed more than 50,000 Zhao soldiers in front of the battle.

When these figures were published, there was no emotion. The living life, a minute ago, jumped alive, a minute later, the flesh and blood flew sideways, and died on the land of Luoyang, but the records in the history books are like breaking a straw stick or wood, indifferent and ruthless, and it has always been. The mountain can swallow the sword, an inch of loess and an inch of blood! All that remains for posterity is a sigh.

Later, there was a small episode: after being captured, Liu Yao was still very backbone, and Shi Le asked Liu Yao to write a letter ordering his son Liu Xi to surrender. Liu Yao's letter to Liu Xi ordered him to "communicate with the minister Kuang Wei Sheji, don't take my mind for granted." ”

Shi Le then killed Liu Yao.

The battle of Luoyang in the former Zhao and the later Zhao ended with the victory of the Later Zhao and the demise of the former Zhao.

In fact, in the war between the two countries, it is important to have a strategy on the battlefield, but in the final analysis, it is a contest of overall strength. Liu Yao, who exhausted his strength in the large-scale construction and reckless military force, was no stronger than Shi Le. Drunk, perhaps, because he did not dare to face the reality of imminent defeat. Defeat in a war seems to be accidental, but in fact it is inevitable. To a large extent, victory or defeat on the battlefield is determined by factors outside the battlefield, such as financial resources, popular support, and national policies. All this has a direct impact on the combat quality of the soldiers, and then affects the entire battle situation. In the years when the former Zhao and the latter Zhao were calm and stable, Liu Yao was defeated.

As for Liu Xi's resistance, don't talk about it.

I have selected two comments about Liu Yao and attach them below:

"Spring and Autumn of the Sixteen Kingdoms": "Zhang Mao said to Ma Qi: 'Who is Liu Yao's generation since ancient times? He said, "Cao Mengde and his ilk." 'Mo Moran. He said: 'Mengde, the prince also; Liu Yao, Rong Di; The difficulty is different, and the light is too much. Mao said: "Yao Kefang Lu Bu and Guan Yu, and Yun Mengde is not as good as it, how can it be!" ’”

Cai Dongfan, a historian of the Republic of China, said: "Liu Yaoshile Wang Mi generation, in vain knows about slaughter and plunder, and there is no heroic atmosphere, but because there is no one in the Jin Dynasty, he will run rampant in the sea, otherwise how can he be a clown who jumps off the beam?" Try to look at the proposal of Suo Qi Jia Kai and others to revolt, gather more than 100,000 people in one drum, break Liu Cang, defeat Liu Yao, the military power is shocked, and the envoy is consistent, then the cause of Zhongxing belongs to the emperor, and Langya Wang Rui has no match. He Liu Yaoshile, can he change his succession? ”