When Liu Weichen attacked Liu Weichen, a ten-year-old boy named Liu Bobo escaped from his clan. After being captured by others, he was sent to Gaoping Gong of the Later Qin Dynasty, Wu Yi, who was the leader of the Duolan tribe. He fled to the Later Qin Dynasty and was given a
Duke Gao Ping didn't want to marry his daughter to him.
Later, he was favored and relied upon by Emperor Yao Xing of the Later Qin Dynasty, and he was asked to guard Shuofang. Liu Bobo took this opportunity to kill his father-in-law, Fu Yiyu, and annexed his army, which numbered tens of thousands.
In 407, Liu Bobo rebelled against Qin and established himself, claiming to be the King of Heaven, the Great Chanyu, pardoning criminals in the territory, establishing the Yuan Dynasty, setting up and appointing hundreds of officials. Liu Bobo believed that the Xiongnu were the descendants of the Xia Hou family, and the name of his homeland was Daxia, so he restored his original surname.
My surname is Helian.
Helian Bobo may not be familiar to you, but Tongwan City, located in Yulin, northern Shaanxi Province, is the capital of Daxia.
In ancient China, there were many regimes with "Xia" as their country name, so historians also called Xia during the Sixteen Kingdoms period Helianxia, which was the last regime to emerge during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
When Liu Yu and the Sima clan in the south were fighting to seize the world, the political powers in the north were kicking left and right. Except for the various Liang dynasties in the west, only the Northern Wei, Later Qin, Later Yan, and Daxia were left.
The Queen of the Later Qin Dynasty was destroyed by Liu Yu, but Liu Yu was eager to return to the Eastern Jin Dynasty to compete with the Sima family and hurriedly withdrew. Daxia took advantage of it and occupied Chang'an, making the country stronger.
Only the Northern Wei and the Later Yan were left in North China, and there was bound to be a war between the two countries.
The Later Yan annexed several political powers, large and small, and attacked and destroyed the Western Yan. Although the area east of the Western Yan River was occupied by the Later Qin, it could be regarded as expanding its territory, so Murong Chui set his sights on the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Murong Chui made the same choice as Fu Jian. Although many parties opposed the war with the Northern Wei Dynasty, Murong Chui was dazzled by the continuous victories at this time. He was very conceited and went his own way and went to war with the Northern Wei Dynasty. As a result, he was defeated in the Battle of Shenhebei.
Zhongda was defeated by the Northern Wei Dynasty, and 40,000 to 50,000 Yan troops were encircled and killed. It is said that this was the largest massacre of prisoners of war during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
In Chinese history, influenced by Confucianism, the massacre of prisoners of war was very objectionable. If a general massacred prisoners of war, his spine would be broken by future generations.
But, think about it in reverse:
If so many prisoners of war are released, they will provide combat power to the enemy and form an army to fight against themselves. Fighting in the first place is a very tiring task. If you release the prisoners of war and let them attack you again, it will be like a wheel battle.
That means you can't live with yourself.
If they were brought with them, why would so many prisoners of war not eat or drink? Our own troops were struggling to eat, so how could there be any spare food for them to eat and drink?
If the 40,000 to 50,000 prisoners of war are transferred to the rear, they will definitely not go to the rear honestly, so who will escort them? Don't forget that this is a battlefield, and there is still a battle ahead. The soldiers are like a carrot and a pit, it is impossible
Deploy so many troops to transport prisoners of war.
Therefore, prisoners of war on ancient battlefields, whether Chinese or foreign, were either killed or used as cannon fodder. If the war was not stalemate, they might be used as coolies.
Trapping and killing prisoners is indeed too cruel from the perspective of benevolence and morality, but from the actual situation, it is also a last resort. Those who accuse this behavior are the ones who stand up and speak without pain.
Later, although Hou Yan made a surprise attack on Yunzhong in the Northern Wei Dynasty and won victory, Murong Chui died of illness not long after the battle. Tuoba Gui took advantage of the fact that the new emperor's accession to the throne was not stable and attacked Hou Yan, approaching his capital Zhongshan.
As the capital city, it is not that easy to capture, but the Murong brothers seemed to have forgotten that there was a powerful enemy outside the city, and they actually fought for power and profit under such circumstances, killed each other, and finally abandoned the city.
The troops of the Northern Wei Dynasty captured Zhongshan without a fight. Tuoba Gui officially named the country "Wei", moved the capital to Pingcheng (today's Datong City, Shanxi Province) and proclaimed himself emperor.
Later Yan split into Southern Yan and Later Yan. Later, Feng Ba of Xianbei in Later Yan launched a coup, overthrew the tyrant Murong Xi, and established Murong's adopted son Murong Yun of Goguryeo as the puppet emperor. Later Murong Yun was killed by his favorite minister.
, Feng Ba put down the rebellion and established himself as the king of heaven. The country still used "Yan" and was called Northern Yan in history. Southern Yan was destroyed by Liu Yu, the emperor was beheaded in public, and three thousand royal family members were killed.
Let’s talk about the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Tuoba Gui later took "Hanshi Powder", and his temper was unstable. He was addicted to wine and sex, was headstrong, and was not in harmony with his brothers. Later, he was killed in a palace coup launched by his second son, King Tuoba Shao of Qinghe. He was thirty-nine years old.
His posthumous name is Daowu.
The crown prince Tuoba succeeded to the throne. He cultivated common government internally, observed the sentiments of the people, reformed the official system, selected talents, expanded territory externally, conquered Rouran in the north, established six towns, and conquered the Liu and Song Dynasties in the south, carrying out the first war in the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
During the Civil War, they captured three hundred miles of territory and captured Hulao Pass.
When the situation in the north was not stable, the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Liu Song Dynasty in the south could take advantage of the chaos to push the territory northward. However, when the situation in the north became more and more stable, it would be difficult for the southern regime to regain its previous victory.
Because of the influence of clan politics, the constraints between the gentry and the gentry and the royal family are too strong. No one trusts anyone, and no one can fully rely on anyone. They are suspicious of each other, exclude each other, and suppress each other. In the north, there are not so many constraints. Of course,
It is more stable and stronger than the south, so it is impossible for the Southern Dynasties to take advantage of the chaos to attack the north. However, the south relies on the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River, making it difficult for the northern front to advance southward.
Although Tuoba Si worked hard, he died young and died of illness at the age of thirty-two, but he left a good name in history.
His son Tuoba Tao succeeded to the throne and continued his father's unfinished business.
After the Daxia Kingdom was destroyed, Kunyu Kingdom and the Northern Wei Dynasty finally met. Facing such a strong enemy, Kunyu Kingdom's palms became sweaty. Wang Bi was stationed in Longzhou, Shi Cen was sent to garrison Qianyang, and Le Zhengyuan and Xuanyuan were still there.
In Wuzhangyuan, a large number of firecrackers were sent from three places.
In recent years, other countries have gone to war, and they have stopped making firecrackers. There are so many firecrackers for different purposes.
Tuoba Tao had long heard about the weapons of the Kunyu Kingdom. After destroying Daxia, although some people in the court suggested attacking the Kunyu Kingdom, more people were afraid, especially those who had participated in the battle against Liu Weichen.
, was even more opposed, believing that the current political situation of Kunyu State was stable and the country was peaceful and peaceful, so it was not a good time to attack. He also cited the examples of Fu Jian and Murong Chui to advise Tuoba Tao not to rush for quick success.
However, Tuoba Tao did not think that he was eager for quick success. He seriously thought about the topography of Kunyu Kingdom.
When Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi confronted each other at Wuzhangyuan, it was because the Shu Kingdom had no territory on the north bank of the Wei River, but the Kunyu Kingdom was different. There were two towns on the north bank, which provided an opportunity.
However, these two towns are surrounded by mountains and are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The army of the Kunyu Kingdom has not taken any action in recent years to recuperate its strength, but the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty has been fighting since Tuoba Gui's restoration.
, it never stopped.
Tuoba Tao looked up at the blue sky and white clouds:
You have to think of a way to catch them off guard.
When Le Zhengyuan was discussing defensive measures with Xun and other generals, a soldier came over with an urgent letter. Le Zheng opened it and looked at it. His scalp went numb immediately. He put down the letter and said to everyone:
"The state of Wei dug a road through the mountains and attacked Qianyang."
Tuoba Tao adopted the same method as Murong Chui's surprise attack on Yunzhong and attacked Qianyang. A large number of Wei troops were advancing towards Qianyang.
A general said:
“We can’t defend this place anymore!”
If Qianyang is occupied by the Wei army, then Chencang will become an isolated city. It will be captured sooner or later, and there will be no way out.
Everyone looked at Le Zhengyuan. (To be continued)
This chapter has been completed!