Chapter 9 7. The Battle of Luoyang in the Han and Jin Dynasties

In the third year of Emperor Huai of Jin Yongjia (309 A.D.), Liu Yuan adopted the suggestions of the ministers and moved the capital to Pingyang (near Linfen, Shanxi today), amnesty the territory, and changed the Yuan to Herui.The offensive of the Han army at that time gradually formed a tendency to destroy Jin. The news from within the Jin Dynasty was disappointing. Because Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, monopolized the power, the Jinhuai Emperor he established had already had a sharp conflict with him.Emperor Huai secretly met with his trusted minister Miao Bo and others many times, intending to get rid of Sima Yue.Sensing the behavior of Miao Bo and others, Sima Yue launched a sudden military operation in the palace, and killed Miao Bo and others who were discussing secret matters with Emperor Huai of Jin. confrontation among officials. (Sima Yue has the military power in his hands, and the so-called emperor's cronies and ministers have not yet received a single soldier who can be trusted. Once there is a change, the emperor who has no real power can only secretly cry on the sidelines. The power ministers are difficult to deal with. Many examples can Let me make the best footnote. But the so-called domestic can rely on one's own power and tactics, and externally must rely on real military strength and military ability, and strength and ability cannot be changed by a little cleverness. This is Sima Yue and Cao Mengde , the biggest gap between Sima Yi and his generation.)

Jin Zuo Jinu general Zhu Dan hated Sima Yue's perverse behavior, disappointed and defected to Liu Yuan, and stated to Liu Yuan the weakness of Luoyang's defense, and persuaded Liu Yuan to send troops to attack Luoyang, the capital of Jin.Liu Yuan originally had this intention, and immediately took Zhu Dan as the forward commander to open the way for the Han army, and Liu Jing, the general of Pingjin Dynasty, as the commander, marched towards Luoyang.The Han army quickly captured Liyang, Yanjin and other places, and defeated the Jin chariot general Wang Kan. Liu Jing sank 30,000 people of the Jin Dynasty into the Yellow River near Yanjin.

When Liu Yuan heard the news, he was furious, and said, "What face does Liu Jing have to come back to see me? What's more, how can the law of heaven allow him! I want to get rid of Sima, what's the crime of the people?" General Pinglu. (At this time, Liu Yuan once again showed that he valued the influence of the Han regime on the people of the Jin Dynasty, which shows his desire to help the world. Compared with his successors, and many of the Sixteen Kingdoms who only know how to use military force and slaughter people Ruler, this is not easy.) On the eastern battlefield, that is, in the Jizhou area, Shi Le successively captured more than 100 barriers in Jizhou counties and counties, and his army increased to more than 100,000.

Shi Le's military victory not only affected the surrounding Zhuhu tribes, but also affected many Han clans in the Jin Dynasty who had no way to serve the country.Zhang Bin, a native of Zhaojun, is a very talented low-level scholar. He sighed that the world was going down and it was hard to meet a Ming lord. He always said to his brothers: "I thought I was no worse than Zhang Zifang in intelligence and strategy, but unfortunately I couldn't meet him." To my Han Gaozu." Shi Le's army swept across the land of Hebei. Zhang Bin said excitedly to his relatives: "I have seen many generals today, but this General Shi Le can accomplish great things with him." He immediately came to Shi Le's army with his sword in hand. , shouting to see Shi Le.At first Shi Le didn't think there was anything special about this person, but after getting in touch with him, he finally realized that Zhang Bin did have unique insights, and gradually began to reuse him.

At that time, more and more scholars came to Shi Le. Shi Le realized that if he wanted to achieve great things, he had to rely on the help of these scholars who had failed in the Jin Dynasty. Set up a battalion named "Gentlemen's Camp" to advise him.Shi Le used the Han people more than Liu Yuan.At the same time, the Jie people who mainly lived in Bingzhou actively defected to Shile, and Shile greatly enhanced his own strength with the help of his success in Jizhou. After winning consecutive victories, in August of this year, Liu Yuan officially launched a general offensive against Luoyang.He sent Chu Wang Liu Cong and Jin rebel general Wang Mi to attack Huguan, and Shi Le was the forward commander.After defeating the army of Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou, the Han army quickly approached Luoyang. Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, sent General Cao Wu of Pingbei and generals Song Fan and Peng Mo to resist, but they were all defeated by Han general Liu Cong.Liu Cong drove straight down to Yiyang, and Pingchang Company Ma Mo sent generals Chun Yuding and Lu Mo to resist from Chang'an.The two armies fought in Yiyang, and Chunyu Ding and others were defeated again.

Seeing that Luoyang was in danger, Yuan Yan, the prefect of Hongnong, offered to surrender to Liu Cong, and Liu Cong, who had been winning streak, was also a little dizzy at this time, and he didn't defend himself.Yuan Yan launched a surprise attack on the Han army at night, Liu Cong was defeated and returned, and the first battle of the Han army's attack on Luoyang ended with a great victory for the Jin army.The failure of this battle was obviously a blow to Liu Yuan, who was eager to destroy Jin. Liu Yuan wore plain clothes to welcome Liu Cong's defeated army. This winter, Liu Yuan was not reconciled to failure, and with the strength of the whole country, he ordered Liu Cong, Wang Mi, Liu Yao, Liu Jing and others to lead 50,000 elite cavalry as the forward, and his father-in-law Da Sikong Huyanyi led the infantry and cavalry as successors. Launch a surprise attack on Luoyang.For a while, the Jin army was caught off guard and was defeated by the Han army in Henan. However, the Han army obviously had not fully recovered from the first disastrous defeat a few months ago. The Jin guard Jia Yin and others led more than a thousand warriors to attack Liu Cong's army at night. In the battle at Daxia Gate, Liu Cong's army collapsed.Liu Cong turned to the south, stationed troops in Luoshui, and then stationed troops outside Xuanyang Gate in Luoyang. At this time, Hu Yanyi was killed by his subordinates, and his soldiers broke up.

When Liu Yuan heard the news that his father-in-law had been murdered, he felt that it was difficult to defeat the Jin army for the time being, so he ordered Liu Cong to return to the army.Liu Cong believed that the Jin army was weak and could not retreat lightly, so he asked to stay and continue to attack Luoyang. Liu Yuan finally agreed to his request.But Liu Cong's confidence in winning also began to waver. He even went to Songshan Mountain in Zhongyue alone to pray to the gods, and handed over the task of staying in the camp to his subordinates Liu Li and Hu Yanlang. Sima Yue took advantage of the emptiness when the commander of the Han army was away, and adopted Sun Xun's suggestion to join the army. He ordered Sun Huo and others to lead 3,000 elite troops to attack the Han army from Xuanyang Gate. The Han army was defeated, and Hu Yanlang was beheaded. In desperation, Liu Li committed suicide by throwing himself into the water.

Liu Cong was not blessed by the gods, so he came down from Songshan Mountain and could only bow his head to face the defeated soldiers. Wang Mi said to him: "Now our army is defeated, Luoyang City's defense is stronger, and our food and grass can't last much longer. Your Highness, why don't you lead your troops back to Pingyang and take it slowly." Liu Cong thought to himself that he was the one who proposed to stay and fight the Jin army at the beginning, but now if he retreats like this, it would be embarrassing and he might be punished, so he hesitated. Liu Yuan, who was watching the battle in Pingyang, was extremely disappointed when he heard the news of the defeat. Xuan Yuxiuzhi, a minister of divination beside him, said: "Conquer Luoyang at the age of Xinwei (referring to 311 A.D. two years later); now the Jin army If the army is full of energy, if the army does not return, it will be defeated." Liu Yuan also knew that he could not eat hot tofu in a hurry, so he had to recall Liu Cong's army.

(The two wars between the Han and Jin near Luoyang ended with the victory of the Jin army, which temporarily eased the tension in the Jin Dynasty. However, because the Jin Dynasty could not solve its own internal problems, the problems behind the victory still existed. Its decline cannot be stopped by one person and one general. Although the Han State suffered a temporary setback in its attack on Luoyang, it also turned its energy into strengthening its internal regime, and its next comprehensive attack will be even more ferocious. ) It's a pity that Liu Yuan couldn't wait for Xin Weinian anymore. In the second year of the Luoyang War (ie 310 AD), he died in Pingyang, and Prince Liu He came to the throne.Liu Yuan left his great cause of destroying Jin to his descendants, but what he couldn't imagine was that a cruel struggle for the throne was brewing inside the Han Dynasty.