In the spring and February of 378, the Eastern Jin Dynasty began to build a new palace, and Emperor Xiaowu of Jin temporarily moved to the residence of King Huiji (the new palace was completed in autumn and July; Emperor Xiaowu of Jin moved in shortly after).
At the same time, the Qin king Gongjian sent the general Zhengnan who was in charge of the military conquest and The Shang Shu Commandery Changle Gong Gong Pi, the Wuwei general Gou Chang, and the Shangshu Murong Wei to lead 70,000 infantry to invade Xiangyang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty; sent Shi Yang'an of Jingzhou to lead the soldiers and horses of Xiangfan and Deng County as the forwards; sent the general Shi Pingren Shi Yue to lead 10,000 elite horses out of Luyang Pass; sent the Jingzhao Yin Murong Chui and the Yangwu general Yao Cang to lead 50,000 troops out of Nanxiang, and sent the leading generals Gou Chi, the right general Mao Dang, and the crossbow general Wang Xian to lead 40,000 troops out of Wudang to join the attack on Xiangyang.
In The summer of April, Qin soldiers arrived in Northern Yuanbei. The Eastern Jin Dynasty Liang Prefecture Assassin Shi ZhuXu believed that the Qin soldiers did not have warships and would not pose much of a threat. When Shi Yue led five thousand cavalry to cross the Han River on horseback, Zhu Xucai felt frightened and held on to the middle city of Xiangyang. Shi Yue soon conquered Xiangyang's Waiguo, capturing more than a hundred ships to carry the rest of his troops across the river. Changle Gongpi urged his troops to attack Zhongcheng, and sent Gou Chi, Shi Yue, and Mao Dang to lead 50,000 troops into Jiangling. Zhu Xu's mother, Han Shi, heard that Qin Bing was coming, and personally climbed the city wall to patrol, and when she came to the northwest corner, she found that the city wall there was not strong enough, so she brought more than a hundred maids and women in the city to build a new city there. When the Qin soldiers arrived, the northwest corner collapsed, and the soldiers hurriedly retreated to guard the new city, so the Xiangyang people called it Lady City. Huan Chong was in Shangming, with an army of 70,000 as a support for Zhu Xu, but fearing the strength of the Qin soldiers, he did not dare to advance. Gong Pi planned to storm Xiangyang, but Gou Cang advised: "Our army is ten times larger than the enemy army, and the grain and grass piles are as high as the hills." As long as some of the people in the Hanyuan area were relocated to the Luoyang area of Xuchang, their grain transportation roads were cut off, and their reinforcements were cut off, then they were like birds in the net, and they were afraid that they would not be able to catch them. Why sacrifice more soldiers in a hurry to succeed! He followed his advice. Murong Chui simultaneously attacked Nanyang, captured Taishou Zheng, and then rendezvoused with Xiang Pi under the city of Xiangyang.
Former Qin Yanzhou assassin Shi Pengchao requested to go to Pengcheng to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty Pei Commandery Taishou Dai Lu, and said: "The subject hopes that His Majesty will also send important generals to attack the cities in Huainan, causing the momentum of eating on the chessboard, and advancing east and west, so that it is not a problem to take Danyang (that is, the Eastern Jin Dynasty). Feeling justified, Jian Jian put Peng Chao in charge of the military of the Eastern Crusade, and at the same time sent the hou generals Ju Nan, the Right Forbidden General Mao Sheng, and the Luozhou Assassin Shi Shaobao to lead 70,000 infantry to invade Huaiyang and Xuyi. Peng Chao was Peng Yue's younger brother; Shao Bao was Shao Qiang's cousin. In August, Peng Chao attacked Pengcheng, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty sent the right general Mao Husheng to lead a 50,000-strong army to defend Guyu to defend against the Qin army. The Qin Liang commander Shi Weizhong besieged the Eastern Jin Dynasty Wei Xing Taishou Jiju at Xicheng.
Ji Ru character Zu Chong, is Feng Yilian Peony. His grandfather, Ji Lang, served as the Imperial Historian during the reign of Emperor Huan of Jin. When the Western Jin Dynasty fell, Ji Lang committed suicide for Zhongyi. When Ji Ru was a teenager, he had a zhi festival. In the early years of Emperor Xiaowu of Jin, after Jian Jian attacked Liang Yi'er Prefecture, Huan Huo appointed Ji Ru as Wei Xing Taishou (魏興太守), and soon added a light car general to lead Jin Chang Taishou (晋昌太守). Later, because of his resistance to Gong Jian's meritorious service, he worshiped the staff and scattered to ride the waiter. Bi and Wei Zhong attacked Wei Xing, and Ji Ru sent his men into battle, killing more than 700 enemy troops. The Eastern Jin Dynasty put him in charge of the military of the other five counties. Wei Zhong led his men to go straight to Xiangyang, and Ji Ru attacked from the flank again, killing more than 5,000 Qin soldiers again. Wei Zhong was furious and returned to besiege Xicheng. Ji Ru repeatedly frustrated his sharpness.
In September, Jian Jian invited the ministers to a banquet, asked the secretary to supervise the wine, and ordered all the ministers to limit their drunkenness. The secretary waiter Zhao Zhenzuo sang in the "Song of Wine Virtue": "Di Lie Jiu Quan, Tianqi Wine Pond, Du Kang Miaozhi, Yi Di Prophet." Mourning the Yin State, overthrowing the Xia Kingdom, in this way, the former danger is after the future. Jian Jian was very touched and very pleased, so he ordered Zhao Zhen to write out this "Song of Wine Virtue" and hang it on the wall as a warning against alcoholism. From then on, when Jian Jian feasted on the courtiers, he only drank a little politely.
Shi Liangxi of Qin Liangzhou sent emissaries into the Western Regions to proclaim Qin's virtue and give silk to the kings. So there were about a dozen small countries from the western regions who came to pay tribute. In the winter of October, the Great Wanguo came to pay homage to the Pegasus Qianli Foal, all of which were sweat and blood, hyenas, five colors, phoenixes, lin bodies, and more than 500 other rare varieties. Jian Jian said: "Every time I think of the story of Emperor Wen of Han's return to Maxima, I always lament this beautiful talk. Now please return all the BMWs that Dawan sacrificed. Perhaps because he misses the previous emperors, he seems to feel that he is an ancient! So he ordered his courtiers to write a poem to stop the horses, and then repatriated all the BMWs, indicating that they had no desire. The ministers thought that this was a virtuous behavior like Emperor Wen of Han, so as many as four hundred people presented poems.
During this period, the Brazilian Zhao Bao raised an army in Liangzhou and declared himself a lieutenant of the Jinxi Man Colonel and the Taishou of Ba County. At the same time, Yuzhou assassinated Shi Beihai gongfu to guard Luoyang, where he plotted a rebellion. Upon hearing this, Jian Jian said, "His chief Shi Lu Guang is loyal and upright, and he will certainly not conspire with him." He immediately ordered Lü Guang in Luoyang to capture Him, and then send him to Chang'an with a sill. Jian Jian pardoned him and allowed him to return to his mansion as the Duke of Beihai. He is the elder brother of Tomohiro.
In December, Qin Yushizhong impeached Li Rou and said: "Changle Gongfu pi and others have 100,000 troops, attack and surround a small city, and spend tens of thousands of dollars a day, but they have no success for a long time. Please arrest him and go down to the Tingwei Prison. Jian Jian said: "Gong Pi and others have spent a lot of money but have achieved nothing, and they should really be deposed or even killed." But the army has been out for some time, and it cannot return in vain. Now forgive him and command him to do his deeds and atone for his sins. So he sent the Yellow Gate Attendant Wei Hua to the front line to severely reprimand Gong Pi and the others, and gave Him his own sword, saying: "If you can't win in laichun, you can cut yourself, forgive me for not having the face to come back to see me!" ”
Zhou Biao was in Qin and had been secretly communicating with Huan Chong, revealing Qin's secret plans. At the end of the year, Zhou Biao fled to Hanzhong, but was captured by the Qin. Jian Jian was very merciful and still pardoned him.
In the spring of 379 AD, Zhi Pi and others received the edict of Zhi Jian, and they were sincerely afraid and did not know what to do. Wang Shijin, the master of Zhengnan, said: "With the heroism of a great general and the bravery of the generals, what is the difference between attacking such a small city and grilling a feather on a hong stove?" The reason for the slow attack now is only to subdue them with a strategy. If it is to be solved as soon as possible, it will not take many days to conquer it. Now once Xiangyang was breached, the doubts of the Saints were eliminated, and there was nothing to doubt! I am willing to spend ten days to launch the offensive of the three armies. If you can't beat it, you can cut off my head. He then ordered all the large armies to attack Xiangyang.
Planning to personally lead an army to attack Xiangyang, Jian Jian issued an edict to The Duke of Yangping, asking him to lead the soldiers and horses of the six prefectures of Kwantung to join him in Shouchun, and liang Xi to lead the soldiers and horses of Hexi as a successor. "If Your Majesty intends to seize Jiangnan, of course, he must think carefully and not be in a hurry. But if you just want to capture Xiangyang, why should you personally drive? Never have he ever alarmed all the soldiers and horses in the world for the sake of a city. This is really the so-called 'bird of a thousand birds with the pearl of the Marquis'. Liang Xi also advised, "The cruelty of the Jin Lord is far inferior to that of Sun Hao. He is dangerous and rugged, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If His Majesty must clear the east of the river, he will not order the generals to lead the soldiers and horses of the Kwantung to the south of Surabaya on the Huai River; and to lead Liang Yi's soldiers and horses to the east out of the Three Gorges of Baling. And why should we go on a personal expedition and travel far into the mountains and rivers? When Han Guangwu killed Gongsun Shu, Emperor Wu of Jin captured Sun Hao, and he had never heard of these two emperors pro-unification of the Sixth Division, pro-holding the drum, and pro-Meng Yashi. Jian Jian gave up.
At the same time, Emperor Xiaowu of Jin ordered the champion general Liu Bo to lead 8,000 troops to rescue Xiangyang. Liu Bo was afraid of the Qin army and did not dare to advance. Zhu Xu fought many battles and defeated the Qin soldiers. The Qin soldiers then retreated slightly from the city, and Zhu Xu relaxed his vigilance. In February, Xiangyang's overseer Li Bohu secretly sent his son and Qin Bing to pay a sum of money, promising to serve as an internal response. He then ordered all the armies to storm Xiangyang. At the end of February, the Qin army captured Xiangyang, captured Zhu Xu and sent him to Chang'an. Believing that Zhu Xu could uphold his integrity, Jian Jian worshipped him as Du Zhi Shangshu, but instead believed that Li Bo was unfaithful and killed him.
The Qin general Murong Yue attacked Shunyang and captured Ding Mu, the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Taishou state. Jian Jian wanted to worship him as an official, but Ding Mu resolutely refused to accept it.
Jian Jian then appointed the zhonglei general Liang as the Assassin of Jingzhou, gave him 10,000 soldiers, and left the town of Xiangyang. Liang Cheng selected local talents and reputations and hired them as his own officials. Jian Jian also appointed the former general Zhang Oysters as the Assassin of Hezhou.
Due to the fall of Xiangyang, Huan Chong requested his dismissal, but the imperial court did not allow it, and only issued an edict to remove Liu Bo from his official position, but soon reinstated him as the champion general. The imperial court also sent the Left Guard general Zhang Xuanzhi to Huan Chong to consult the military.
Shi Xiexuan of Jin Yanzhou led more than 10,000 people to rescue Pengcheng. When the troops arrived at Sikou, Xie Xuan wanted to send emissaries to take a small road to inform Dai Lu, but this did not succeed. The general Tian Hong asked him to dive to Pengcheng, and Xie Xuan sent him there. Tian Hong was captured by Qin soldiers as a result. The Qin people bribed him with thick gold, asking him to go to the city and shout to the defenders in the city, saying that the southern army had failed, and telling the Jin soldiers to surrender quickly. Tian Hong pretended to agree, but when he arrived at the city, he loudly told the defenders in the city: "The southern army will arrive soon, I came alone to report, but I was captured by the thieves." All of you are trying to defend the city! Qin Bing killed him. Peng Chao left Liucheng at that time, and Xie Xuan threatened to send the generals He Qian and Gao Heng to lead more than 10,000 people to attack Liucheng. After Peng Chao heard about it, he hurriedly abandoned the siege of Peng Cheng and returned with his troops to defend Yuanzhong. Dai Lu then led Peng Cheng's men and followed He Qian to Xie Xuan. Peng Chao then occupied Pengcheng, leaving Xu Bao in Yanzhou to guard it, and attacked Xuyi to the south himself. Ju Nan also conquered Huaiyin, leaving Shao to guard the guards, and he and Peng Chao met and continued to the south.
In March, the Eastern Jin Dynasty court issued an edict saying: "Because the territory is changeable and the harvest is poor in the year valley, all the needs of the imperial house must be saved from simplicity." The supply of the nine relatives and the salaries of the hundred officials can be temporarily halved. The general cost of labor, unless it is a matter of military or national importance, shall cease. At the same time, he sent the right general Mao Husheng to lead a crowd of 30,000 people to attack Bazhong, trying to save Wei Xing. The forward governor Zhao Fu and the general Yuan Yu and others led a water army of 10,000 people, along the river against the water, straight to Brazil. Jiang Yu, a lieutenant of Nanba, sent His generals Zhang Shao and Qiu Sheng and other 5,000 soldiers on land and water to resist and fight in Nan county. Zhao Fu and others were defeated by Zhang Shao and others, and more than 7,000 people were killed. Mao Husheng retired to Padang. Li Wu, a Shu man, gathered a crowd of 20,000 and besieged Chengdu in response to Mao Husheng. Jian Jian sent the general Lü Guang to attack Li Wu and destroy him.
In April, Qin Liangzhou assassinated Wei Xing, and the Eastern Jin Dynasty Taishou Ji drew his sword and prepared to commit suicide, but was taken away by his left and right retinues. It just so happened that qin soldiers arrived and captured Ji Ru. Ji Ru did not say a word, and died of hunger strike. Jian Jian sighed, "Zhou Mengwei did not bend to the front, Ding Yanyuan cleaned himself in the back, Ji Zu Chong closed his mouth and died, why does the Jin clan have so many loyal subjects!" Ji Ru's army, Shi Ying, later fled back to Jiankang, and the imperial court received Ji Ru's dying hand.
The Che general Huan Chong Shangshu said: "The late Light Che General Wei Xing Tai Shou Ji Ru, grandfather Ji Lang, when the Western Dynasty fell, dedicated himself to keeping the festival. Ji Ru was loyal to filial piety and loyal to the dynasty. When his brother Huan Wen was attacking Xianyang, the army was stationed in Bashui, and Ji Ru took his two younger brothers and came to defect on a single horse. Because of his sincerity, he was promoted to the post of Commander and later transferred from Shinno Taishou to Wei Xing Taishou. He has long been in a heavy military mission, entrusted with a garrison on the border, and has a great political achievement in office. The year before, the Zhi clan indulged in the invasion and went down the river. The isolated city of Ji ru was independent, and the troops were less than a brigade. But he still destroyed the enemy sharp outside, held the key points inside, and captured the thieves' boats and thousands of thieves. However, the thieves joined forces to besiege, and after a long time, they unfortunately encountered the loss of Xiangyang, the mood of the border was depressed, coupled with the disparity between the people and the widows, so that the city fell. Ji Ru was generous and determined not to fail in his mission, holding a blade in his hand, pushing away The Gange, expecting to kill himself. However, he was stopped by his subordinates and did not die immediately. So he was speechless and died of hunger strike. Ji Ru's army, Shi Ying, recently returned from the thieves' camp with a chance to take Ji Ru's dying hand and elaborate on the situation at that time. Ji Ru's loyalty and will seemed to be right in front of him. If you have the grace of the heavens and the earth, then glorify his decaying bones and the springs where he is buried. Emperor Xiaowu of Jin then issued an edict posthumously giving Ji Ru the title of Yizhou Assassin.
The Qin generals Mao Dang and Wang Xian led an army of 20,000 men east of Xiangyang, and joined forces with Peng Chao to attack Huainan. In May, Ju Nan and Peng Chao attacked xuyi and captured Gao Mi Nei Shi Maozhi. The 60,000 Qin soldiers also surrounded shi Tianluo in youzhou of the Eastern Jin Dynasty at San'a, only a hundred miles away from Guangling. The Eastern Jin dynasty court was greatly shaken, and hurriedly sent troops to garrison along the river, and sent Xie An's younger brother Xie Shi to lead the water division into Tuzhong, and sent the right guard general Mao Anzhi, the guerrilla general Wang Tanzhi, the Huainan Taishou Yang Guang, and The Xuancheng Shi Qiu zhun to lead 40,000 troops into Tangyi. Mao Dang, Wang Xian, and Mao Sheng then led 20,000 cavalry to attack Tangyi, and Mao Anzhi and the others panicked and routed.
The Eastern Jin Dynasty Yanzhou assassin Shi Xiexuan set out from Guangling to save San'a. Soon, He Qian lifted the siege of Tian Luo and entered the white horse. The general Du Yan led a cavalry attack on Xie Xuan. Xie Xuan and the Qin army fought in the Tangxi War, defeating the enemy soldiers and beheading Du Yan. Ju Nan and Peng Chao were defeated and surrendered to Xuyi. In June, Xie Xuan entered Shiliang, and Tian Luo led 50,000 soldiers from the Northern Province to attack Xuyi. Ju Nan and Peng Chao were defeated again and retreated to Huaiyin. Xie Xuan sent He Qian and Zhuge Kan and others to lead the water division up the tide and burn the Huai Bridge that night. The Qin general Shao Bao was killed in battle, and Ju Nan and Peng Chao retreated to Huaibei. Xie Xuan, together with He Qian, Dai Lu, and Tian Luo, pursued them and defeated the Qin army again at Junchuan. Xie Xuan joined Liu Gaozhi in attacking the pontoon bridge and white boat built by the Qin army's ships, and supervised Zhuge Kan and Shan Father Order Li Du to attack the Qin army's transport ships. Together with Peng Chao and the others, Ju Nan fled north, only to be spared. Therefore, the Eastern Jin Dynasty cancelled the garrisons at Pengcheng and Xia Pi. Xie Xuan returned to Guangling, and Emperor Xiaowu of Jin sent the general Dian Zhong to comfort Him, and Xie Xuan was made the champion general, and he was given the title of Marquis of Dongxing County for his merits.
Ju Nan and Peng Chao retreated to Huaibei. Yu Nan blamed Peng Chao for the failure and killed sima Liuhun. Jian Jian was very angry when he heard about the defeat. In the autumn and July, Former Qin sent a car to beat Peng Chao down as a lieutenant, and Peng Chao committed suicide in prison. It is difficult to cut the knighthood for the people.
For the reward of Tangyi's great victory, Jian Jian appointed Mao Dang as the Assassin of Xuzhou and went out of the town of Pengcheng; appointed Mao Sheng as the Assassin of Yanzhou and out of the town of Hulu; and appointed Wang Xian as the Assassin of Yangzhou and garrisoned Xia Pi.
This year, the famine in Former Qin was severe.
When Xie An was the prime minister, Qin soldiers often invaded the Central Plains, and the borders were repeatedly defeated. The court ministers all felt afraid, and Xie An always dealt with it calmly, reassuring everyone with his peace and calmness. Xie An is in charge, and he must grasp the outline and not make a fuss about small things. At that time, people compared Xie An to Wang Dao, but they believed that his elegance surpassed Wang Dao.
In August, Emperor Xiaowu of Jin appointed the left general Wang Yun as a servant of Shangshu, and soon promoted him to Danyang Yin. Wang Yun himself, because he was an in-law of the imperial family, did not want to hold an important position in the imperial court, and bitterly asked to go out. The imperial court had no choice but to appoint him in charge of the military and internal history of the five eastern counties of Zhejiang.
To know what happened later in the Former Qin and Eastern Jin Dynasties, read the next article.