After suffering a crushing defeat in the Battle of Kun, the Qin people learned from the pain and made up their minds to wash away their shame. On the one hand, the office adopted strong measures to develop its military strength, and on the other hand, it drastically changed its foreign policy.

The commander-in-chief of the Qin army (Zuo Shuchang) was served by Bailishi. When Bailixi was appointed as a doctor, Bailishi was just an unknown hunter in the mountains, and he supported his old mother, wife and children with his bravery and hard work. After Bailixi found his family, he sent Bailishi to the city guard. Bailishi started as an ordinary soldier, and with his tenacious spirit and superb archery skills, he repeatedly made military exploits, and rose to the high position of five centurions. After Baili Xi said goodbye to old age, Qin Mugong made Baili Shi inherit his father's title.

The person in charge of the country's foreign affairs is Gongsun Zhi. Gongsun Zhi put forward the view that "Hua can be an enemy, and Rong can be a friend" many years ago, but Qin Mugong only adopted the former sentence and rejected the latter sentence. After the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Kun, the Qin State listed the Jin State as their number one enemy; Only then did Qin Mugong accept all of Gongsun Zhi's views and decided to unite with Rong Di to attack the Jin State, so he extended an olive branch to Qin's old enemy (Bai Di).

When Duke Wen of Jin was alive, he appeased Bai Di with an attitude of benevolence to the world, and on the other hand, he set up three lines of infantry to threaten Bai Di. When Bai Di had already given in and the Jin people decided that they should focus on Qin Chu, Duke Wen of Jin abolished the Three Lines of Infantry and established two new armies. In this way, Bai Di felt that his pressure had been reduced a lot.

After the death of Duke Wen of Jin, Bai Di's distant relative, Beidi, who was entrenched in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, took the lead in attacking (launching an attack on the Qi State). This was a dangerous signal, indicating that the northern peoples would once again launch a large-scale invasion of the Central Plains thirty years after the destruction of Xing Wei.

Bai Di was reluctant to be behind Beidi and began to discuss the issue of the invasion of Jin, but they felt that there was little hope of victory. At this moment, an envoy from the Qin State descended from the sky, saying that the Qin State could provide as much help as possible for them to attack the Jin State. Then the two countries signed an alliance.

Soon, the Qin people brought a large number of weapons and armor as agreed (Bai Di's weapons were outdated, and ordinary soldiers did not have the financial resources to buy armor), and Bai Di gathered his army to prepare for the invasion of Jin.

In early August, the Baidi army in Hexi crossed the Yellow River, merged with the Hedong army, and then captured and burned the city of Ji. The Di people were delayed for a few days because they were busy doing bad things in Jicheng, and just as Bai Di regrouped his army and prepared to continue the march, he found that the Jin army and Jiang Shirong's auxiliary troops were already waiting not far away.

Bai Di seriously underestimated the reaction speed of the Jin army. It turned out that after the reform of the land system and the military service system by the Hui Gong of the Jin Dynasty, the Jin State formed a situation in which almost all the people were soldiers, and the speed of gathering troops increased significantly. Moreover, for some small-scale wars, the Jin people did not need to levy troops from the capital, but only needed to recruit troops near the border and send commanders to the place.

The Jin State was the second country to establish such a mechanism after the continuation of the Chu State (when the Chu State waged war against the Central Plains State, it mainly conscripted Shen and Xi Zizi).

Moreover, starting with Duke Wen of the Jin Dynasty, the Jin monarch no longer sought absolute control over the army, but delegated military power to the level of the secretary (this aspect was also learned from the state of Chu); Therefore, no matter what reason the monarch encounters and cannot go to war, or the country is in mourning, the military machine of the Jin State still operates as usual.

Bai Di realized that he had misjudged the Jin Kingdom, and suddenly there was a huge pressure on his mind; But when they saw that the Jin army was less numerous than themselves, their self-confidence returned to them. Bai Dizi was ready to go to war with the Jin army with contradictions.

On the Jin side, there were two figures whose actions had a significant impact on the outcome of the war.

The first is the first one. Since the last time he spat on Jin Xianggong, Xianzhen has regretted his vulgarity and rudeness; Since Jin Xianggong did not punish him in any way, Xianzhen's guilt was even heavier.

On the eve of the war, Xianzhen said to his son Xianjiju: "The old man is doing his best in front of the prince. The prince is benevolent, and he would rather hurt his face than punish the old man, so that the people of the country say that the prince is an 'embroidered pillow'. But how can I be glad that I got away with it? In tomorrow's battle, I will die to apologize to the prince. The enemy is twice as large as our army, and the morale is high; Only with my death can the greatest fighting spirit of the soldiers of the Jin army be stimulated. ”

The second place is the lack of Hao. Yin Que is the son of Yin Rui, who was killed for trying to murder Duke Wen of Jin; Although he did not receive the Zhulian, he was deprived of the fiefdom. He lost his source of livelihood and had to work as a tenant for the lord and support his family by farming.

Xu Chen once passed by Jidi on business, and it was close to noon, and the sun was hot and hot. Xu Chen stopped the car and prepared to go to the shade of a tree for lunch. Several farmers were working in the fields at the time, and one of the young men caught his attention because his temperament was clearly different from the others. Later, the families of the farmers came to deliver lunch; The young man's wife was a dignified and beautiful young woman. The two sat opposite each other, the wife took out the food box and put it in front of the young man in the same manner, and the husband saluted and thanked his wife after eating.

Xu Chen couldn't help but step forward to talk to the young man, only then did he know that the other party was actually the son of Hao Rui. As if he had found a treasure, Xu Chen immediately returned to the capital with the tenants and happily recommended him to Duke Wen of Jin.

But Jin Wengong was still wary of the Yin family, he said: "The widow killed the father of the widow, will the widow let the widow go?" Xu Chen said: "Shun killed Kun, but enabled Yu; Guan Zhong was once Qi Huan's enemy, but eventually became the prime minister of Qi. The Kanghe says: 'Fathers and sons, brothers, sins are not related. 'No one should be held responsible for the crimes of others. A person who behaves respectfully is a person of noble character, and he can completely flee to the enemy country and be reused, but still stay in the country to farm, which is enough to show his affection for the Jin country. Talent is not used in the Jin country, which is a loss for the country; If it is used by other countries, it will become a problem for the Jin Kingdom. ”

Duke Wen of Jin summoned Yin Que in and talked with him for an afternoon, feeling very satisfied. The next day, Duke Wen of Jin appointed him as the doctor of the army. Once the hope of recovering the family is ignited, he will definitely build up military merits at all costs. Before the battle, he gathered his closest subordinates together and said: "You must follow me closely when you fight tomorrow, and I will lead you to establish meritorious deeds; Even if we die in battle, we will glorify the Jin Kingdom. ”

At dawn the next day, the two sides set up arrays. The Jin people could clearly see that the enemy was holding a Qin-style weapon in his hand and wearing Qin-style armor, and they immediately laughed: "Bailishi shouted 'Bai Jun Ci', this is the prelude to Bai Jun Ci, right?" The Qin people are going to give us a big gift. ”

The Jin army beat the drum first, and the array slowly advanced. The Jin chariots were in front, the infantry was in the rear, and Jiang Rong's auxiliary troops were arranged on both wings. The Chinese state has always avoided using chariots to directly collide with the enemy's formation, and the Jin state is no exception; The preemptive gave the command to move the vehicle to the left and right.

When all the chariots left the front of the battle, only the chariot of the commander of the vanguard still led the whole army forward alone and resolutely. All the sergeants who saw this scene had their eyes blurred instantly, and they shouted one after another: "Sir! There are still many countries waiting for you to lead us on the expedition, don't leave us so early! ”

At this time, the distance between the two armies was less than a stone's throw away, and Xianzhen could not control his tears. He turned to Mite, Cheyou, and said, "Thank you for your company!" ”

The two replied, "It's our pleasure!" ”

Xianzhen nodded, took off his helmet, pointed his sword at the enemy formation, and shouted: "Charge!" "The chariot quickened suddenly, and the horses galloped into the enemy's ranks; He was followed by a sergeant who was crying out in pain and his eyes were red. This kind of attack, which cost the life of the supreme commander, was something that no enemy could resist, Jiang Rong's auxiliary troops outflanked from the flank, and Bai Di's array was immediately scattered.

Yin Que kept staring at Bai Dizi's position, because the soldiers on both sides were twisted together, the chariot could not move forward, so he jumped out of the car, led the death squad to rush forward desperately, and used weapons to kill a bloody road.

At this time, the command systems of both sides have been completely paralyzed, and any tactics have lost their effectiveness; The only thing that can determine the outcome of a battle is the fighting spirit and courage of the soldiers. Bai Di was already in a state of collapse at this time, and the soldiers were only concerned about fleeing for their lives, and there was no one to protect their leader. Yin Que rushed all the way to kill, and finally squeezed in front of Bai Dizi; He pounced on it and slit Bai Dizi's throat with his sword.

Seeing that the soldiers had used too much force at the beginning, they were now exhausted, so he ordered the troops to be withdrawn. After the battle, the Jin army sent an envoy to Bai Di, demanding that the enemy return the heads of Xianzhen and other soldiers, and send people to collect the corpses; Bai Di demanded the return of Bai Dizi's body. Then the two conveniences were exchanged, and the Jin people opened the wooden box and saw the head of the ancestor as if it were alive; And when the Baidi people lifted the lid of the coffin, no one recognized what it contained—the corpse had been ruined to the point of being unpresentable.