With Murong Chui coming to vote, the forces of the two sides will disappear from each other, and Qianqin will have the strength to destroy Yan; With Luoyang and Xingyang, the Yellow River will be opened, and there will be no worries; With the paralysis and carelessness of the former Yan Junchen, he can surprise the enemy and win the battle.

This so-called "when the sky is right, the land is advantageous, and the people are embraced", the conditions are sufficient.

In April 370, Wang Meng led Yang An and other ten generals and 60,000 cavalry to the east to attack Qianyan again. This battle is coming for the destruction of the country.

On the day of the expedition, Fu Jian personally saw him off, until Bashang, the monarchs and ministers drank each other, and cherished each other.

"Today, I am awarded the elite soldiers, entrusted with the important task, the first to break the pot pass (belonging to the Shanxi Shangdang), follow the Pingshang Party, and drive Ye for a long time. I should personally lead the crowd, follow the Qing Xingfa, boats, cars, grain transportation, water and land together, and meet in Ye. Although Qing is moving forward, he is worried about the thief and does not worry about it. ”

Fu Jian's words are serious and long, and he has won the geographical and military wonders of Shanxi, and the Qin army's marching strategy after the expedition is carried out in accordance with this. With the victory of the first Yan Fell, Wang Meng was full of confidence and ambition, "...... By the spirit of the temple, His Majesty is calculated, and the remnants are not enough to be leveled. May not be annoyed and offended by frost. Although the minister is not martial, he will not be drowned. I hope that there will be a division quickly, and the ministry will be placed in a place of Xianbei" ("Book of Jin").

This is a particularly sensual sycophant, but it is at the right time, Fu Jian felt very happy and comfortable after hearing it, Wang Meng also felt energetic after filming, and the morale of the soldiers of the three armies was even higher. In the relationship between the monarch and the minister, Wang Meng led the army to the party's dangerous pass - Huguan.

Shangdang, that is, Changzhi City, is located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, "the county is extremely high, and the sky is the party, so it is called Shangdang." "According to the southern foot of Taihang in the east, Huoshan and Taiyue in the west, Jincheng and Luoyang in the south, Zuoquan and Taiyuan in the north, there are two rivers in Qin and Zhang, and the mountains are dangerous," since the Warring States period, the attack and defense of important places are also. "Around Changzhi, according to the high set of risks, the east of Huguan, then to Anyang and go to Hebei, south through Taihang to Qin, Meng (Hanoi area) and into Henan, "Cheng since ancient times must fight for the land."

In July 370, Wang Meng led an army to besiege Huguan, and sent the general Yang An to lead another army to attack Jinyang (southwest of present-day Taiyuan, Shanxi).

Throughout the entire process of exterminating Yan, the strategic level of the former Qin was extremely clear, first taking Luoyang and Xingyang to pass through Caoyun, and then attacking the party, leaving Luchuan, and going down to the Yan capital Yecheng. As for the partial division led by Yang An, the task is even clearer, covering the main force and containing the defenders of Jinyang, so that they cannot save the party in the south, so as to achieve the strategic intention.

In August, Murong Wei, who had woken up from his illusion, was too late to repent, and ordered Taifu Murong Ping to lead 400,000 elite soldiers across the country to meet the Qin army, and ordered Murong Huan, the king of Yidu, to lead 10,000 mobile troops and station them in Shating (in present-day Damingjing, Hebei) as Murong Ping's successor.

At this time, Murong Wei, who missed the best opportunity to defend, wanted to cry without tears, and the army was panicked after the expedition, and asked the courtiers in a self-comforting way, eager to get an answer similar to "The Qin army visited here", but the ministers' answers shattered his last illusion: Thousands of miles away, how can you not fight?

Due to the weak defense of the Yan army, Wang Meng soon successfully conquered Huguan and captured Murong Yue, the king of Shangdang Taishou Nan'an. The counties and counties that passed through were all descending from the wind, and Qianyan was shocked. After that, Wang Meng came to Jinyang in person, and on September 10, the Qin army conquered Jinyang.

The successive victories intimidated Murong Ping, and his army of 400,000 stopped after reaching Luchuan (present-day Zhuozhang River, Shanxi), in an attempt to use Luchuan to stop the Qin army's attack. On October 10, Wang Meng led his army into Luchuan and held on to Murong Ping.

The Battle of Luchuan officially began.

At the beginning of the stalemate between the two sides, Murong Ping said that Wang Meng "hung the army far away, the advantage was to fight quickly, and the discussion was to last for a long time", and insisted on refusing to fight.

When the morale of the other party is like a rainbow, sticking to not fighting is not a strategy to avoid the enemy's edge. For example, Sima Yi fought against Zhuge Liang, and it was this method that forced Zhuge Liang to retreat many times. There are talents who have passed through the heavens and latitudes, and 100,000 people who serve the dead, but they can only get six out of Qishan without success. But at this time, the situation is different, Wang Meng has dredged the Cao Yun when he attacked Yan for the first time, and he can be said to have no worries and can afford it completely. What's more, Qianqin's invasion was aimed at destroying Yan, and Murong Ping had no choice but to win the battle.

With 400,000 elite Yan troops in hand, and holding on to a mere 60,000 Qin troops without firing an arrow, in addition to cowardice and fear, how else can you evaluate Murong Ping?

In the process of the two armies, they were at a critical juncture of life and death, but Murong Ping did not care about the survival of the country at all, did not know how to sympathize with the soldiers, and focused on collecting money. In order to make money, Murong Ping, as the commander, actually closed the mountains and forests and springs, stipulating that all soldiers must pay money to buy wood and drinking water from him, and clearly marked the price: one horse of silk will be given two stones of water. The commander-in-chief collects money as high as a mountain, and the soldiers hate it deep into the bone marrow.

Wang Meng was overjoyed after hearing the news: "Murong commented on the real minions, although hundreds of millions of people are not afraid, there are hundreds of thousands!" I will break it now. ”

At that time, Murong Chui was in the former Qin army, and I really didn't know how he would feel after getting such news! The old country is a thing of the past, just a sigh.

Wang Meng didn't plan to spend time with Murong Ping, he was a sharp soldier and traveled thousands of miles, naturally not to see Murong Ping's jokes. After grasping the situation of the Yan army, Wang Meng ordered the guerrilla general Guo Qing to lead 5,000 cavalry, and by night from the small road to the back of Murong Ping's army, and burn the Yan army's baggage. On the night of the successful sneak attack, the red light reflected by the fire could even be seen by Murong Wei who was in Yecheng.

The people inside and outside Yecheng are panicked, and they are in a state of defeat!

The frightened Murong Wei hurriedly sent his ministers to reprimand Murong Ping, ordering him to quickly distribute the money and wealth to the soldiers, and immediately attack Wang Meng's army. As a last resort, Murong Ping sent troops to challenge Wang Mengjun.

As for whether Murong Ping returned the looted money to the soldiers, it no longer mattered. The big mistake was made, and the officers and soldiers of the three armies had no fighting spirit. As Wang Meng said, "I will break it now." ”

On October 23, Wang Meng swore in Weiyuan: "Wang Jingluo has received the favor of the country, and he has been appointed both inside and outside. I am willing to fight hard to repay my kindness, accept the dynasty of the king, and celebrate the room of my parents, which is also beautiful! (Book of Jin). When the former Qin soldiers heard this, everyone fought bravely, broke the cauldron and abandoned the grain to show their desperation, and shouted for competition.

When the two armies faced each other, the outnumbered Yan army (400,000) really made Wang Meng's heart tighten, and the advantage of the Yan army in numbers could almost make up for the lack of morale. When he saw the brave general Deng Qiang on his side, he encouraged: "Today's matter, non-generals can't break the enemy, the opportunity for success or failure, in one move, the general will reluctantly!" (Book of Jin)

Deng Qiang took the opportunity to ask for the position of Sili Lieutenant as a reward for breaking the enemy, Wang Meng had no right to appoint this position, so he could only promise to settle down and seal the marquis of ten thousand households, Deng Qiang was displeased, and led his troops back to the camp to sleep.

This is a matter that is clearly recorded in history, and it is not the prerogative of Murong Ping to ignore the interests of the country for his own selfish desires. The weakness of human nature, regardless of camp.

After the war, the war was stalemate for a while, and Wang Meng urgently summoned Deng Qiang but did not respond, so he "allowed it". At a critical juncture, Wang Meng chose to compromise and agreed to all of Deng Qiang's requests. Deng Qiang and the fierce generals Xu Cheng and Zhang Hao got on the war horses, danced spears, and rushed straight into the enemy formation, rushing back and forth, as if entering a no-man's land. "There are four people in and out, if there is no one around, they will kill and injure many people."

At noon, the Yan army was defeated and lost more than 50,000 people. Wang Meng commanded the troops to pursue the victory, and annihilated more than 100,000 enemy troops. Murong Ping fled back to Yecheng on a single horse, and the remnants of the army scattered.

After the war, Deng Qiang personally went to Wang Meng to apologize.

It was time to come to apologize, just to seek the position in battle, which was enough to kill Deng Qiang a thousand times, not to mention playing "willful". At the critical juncture of life and death, Wang Meng's measurement and understanding in dealing with the Deng Qiang issue have been praised by later historians. If you are always stubborn and stubborn, the victory or defeat of Luchuan is unknown.

For Former Yan and Former Qin, people's greed and selfishness are the same, and Deng Qiang, who led his troops back to the camp, was not more noble than Murong Ping. The key to victory or defeat is how to harness and exploit this "weakness of human nature". Wang Meng used it to motivate morale and control the fierce generals, so the whole army was inspired, and everyone was brave; Murong Ping hurt the officers and soldiers of the whole army because of this greed and selfishness, causing the army to have no fighting spirit and no fighting spirit, although it had 400,000 people, it could only end in a miserable defeat.

After the war, Wang Meng asked Deng Qiang for the post of lieutenant, and Fu Jian issued an edict for this matter: "...... How can Si Li be enough to infant! Its entry is called the general of the town army, and he is a special advance" ("Zizhi Tongjian").

How can you be worthy of being a lieutenant? So give a bigger one.

Only a year ago, Qianyan had defeated Huanwen's Northern Expeditionary Army, and it was still those soldiers, whose strength was even stronger than at that time, and it was also a war to defend the motherland, but the army's heart changed, and the outcome changed. Without Murong Chui's Yan army, although millions are not enough to fear.

After the victory in the Battle of Luchuan, Wang Meng took advantage of the victory and marched directly to the Yandu Yecheng.

At that time, the Yan army was defeated, and the social order around Yecheng was gone, and it was in chaos. When Wang Meng's army arrived, the Qin army was strictly disciplined, the government decree was simple and lenient, and the people were at peace from the chaos, and they ran to tell each other: "I don't want to see the king of Taiyuan (Murong Ke) again today." ”

Pity our Ke'er, who is invincible in the world and the people who are in peace, but only three years after his death, his family and country were lost, and his life's efforts have come to naught.

When Wang Meng heard this, he was too strong and went to the tomb of Murong Ke to pay respects.

After receiving the news of the victory in the battle of Luchuan, Fu Jian left the prince Fu Hong to guard Chang'an, personally led an army of 100,000 to Yecheng, and marched to Anyang, Henan Province for seven days. Wang Meng abandoned the public and sneaked to meet Fu Jian, and the two went to the city of Yecheng together to attack Yecheng.

On the night of November 7, 370, Yu Wei, the squire of Yansan, led more than 500 defenders to open the north gate of Yecheng and lead the Qin army into the city.

Murong Wei, the lord of Yan, was arrested on the way to escape, and Fu Jian ordered him to return to the city to lead hundreds of civil and military officials to surrender; Taifu Murong Ping fled to Goguryeo and was handed over to the Qin army; Murong Huan, the king of Yidu, who led the troops for mobility, was beheaded by the pursuers. The other state and county guards and tribal leaders of Qianyan all surrendered.

At this point, Qianyan perished.

Murong Chui also followed Fu Jian to Yecheng at that time, collected the sons, hugged his head and cried, mourned the loss of his family and country, and sighed how difficult his fate was. Fathers and brothers have worked hard for several generations, and even if they have a good plan, at this moment, they can only cry out in vain! And whisper, lest Fu Jian hear.

The battle of the former Qin to destroy Yan was a war in which the few won the more, and the weak defeated the strong. Looking at the situation at that time, the former Yan Guoda, the people, the strong soldiers, and the land were dangerous, and there was no reason for death. However, under the attack of the former Qin, it was destroyed within a few months, and the original reasons are evocative and thoughtful, and the analysis is as follows:

First, there are obvious political differences between the two sides.

After Fu Jian came to power, he made great efforts to govern the country, the people were rich and the country was rich, supported by hundreds of officials, and loved by the people. Therefore, although the former Qin was a small country and a sparse people, it had the strength of a great power.

In terms of Qianyan, because Murong Wei was young and weak, the Queen Mother was arrogant and lascivious, and Taifu Murong was insatiable and greedy. The two were embarrassed and arbitrarily ruled the government, which led to the political darkness of Qianyan, economic difficulties, and the continuous decline of national strength. According to the records of the "Zizhi Tongjian", Yan's "warehouses are empty and insufficient", and "the country's political and legal affairs are not established, and the nobility is arrogant", resulting in a difficult situation in which "officials are often divided, soldiers are desperate, and officials borrow money to support themselves".

Just like this, although Qianyan is a large number of people, according to the dangers of mountains and rivers, its people's heart, military morale and even war strength cannot be compared with Qianqin. On the surface, the battle to destroy Yan was a victory over the strong by the weak, but in fact it was a war of devastating and decaying.

Second, there is a huge gap between the two sides in the appointment of talents.

Fu Jian collects talents from all over the world for his own use, and knows people well. When he met Wang Meng in Guanzhong, "when he saw it, he was like a life, and he talked about the abolition of major events, and he was in the same agreement, and if Xuande met Kong Ming." entrusted Wang Meng with an important task, "the affairs of the military and foreign affairs, no matter how big or small, will not be returned."

Wang Meng, as the direct commander of the former Qin Yan, appears in this article, not only can pat on the back and reconcile the relationship between the monarch and the minister, but also is good at hard work, worthy of the name.

On the Qianyan side, the Hun clan and Murong Ping were jealous of the virtuous and incompetent, and the officials were not talented, and there was a Murong Chui who could not be used, and actually forced Murong Chui to go away, so that the former Qin could not easily remove the most terrible opponent to face on the way to attack Qianyan. In the appointment of military commanders, Murong Ping, who is greedy for money, and Fu Jian and Wang Meng, who are full of ambition, are not in the same order of magnitude at all.

Third, the two sides have obvious advantages and disadvantages in the art of conducting.

When attacking Luoyang and Xingyang, Wang Meng first controlled the Chenggao Pass and Mengjin Ferry with part of his troops, blocked the escape channel of the Yan army, and then coerced the troops to force the defenders of the former Yan Luoyang without blood, and completed the first phase of the strategic task of destroying Yan (opening up Caoyun). During the stalemate between the two armies, Wang Meng attacked the enemy's baggage with 5,000 cavalry, burned the enemy's grain and grass, and confused the enemy's heart, laying the foundation for the subsequent defeat of the Yan army's 400,000 army with weak troops. In the process of chasing and suppressing the remnants of the enemy, Wang Meng did not give the enemy a chance to breathe, and strived to annihilate the enemy as much as possible, capturing all the fleeing enemies, and completely destroying the Qianyan forces.

These major combat operations were interlinked, and Wang Meng swayed freely and displayed his superb command art. The Qin army won every victory, and the more they fought, the more courageous they became.

In contrast, the performance of the Yan army without Murong Chui was extremely clumsy. Murong Zang's 100,000-strong army rescued Luoyang, faced with the attack of 10,000 Qin troops, and retreated north of the Yellow River after a defeat, not daring to fight again, and sat back and watched the enemy conquer the strategic point. The Supreme Commander Murong Ping even made an eternal joke in the history of human warfare (closing the mountains and forests and springs, and letting the soldiers pay for them), how can he not be defeated!

The battle of the former Qin to destroy Yan was only one year after the Yan State defeated the Huan Wen Northern Expedition. The same Yan army, under the leadership of Murong Chui, was able to almost annihilate the 50,000 elites of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the course of the implementation of the campaign, the military operations were clearly organized, the command was orderly, and the blocking, attacking, and pursuit were orderly, which fully demonstrated the inherent combat strength and quality of the Yan army. However, a year later, he was vulnerable under the command of Murong Ping. The so-called "a thousand troops are easy to get, and one general is hard to find", it is true.

Qianyan is perishing in his own hands.