Chapter 57 3. Fu Deng and Yao Chang

The last tragic hero worthy of a book in the former Qin Dynasty was Fu Deng.In terms of blood relationship, compared with Fu Hong who surrendered to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Fu Ding and Fu Shao who surrendered to Houyan, his relationship with Fu Jian is very far away: he can barely be counted as the grandson of Fu Jian.But it was such an inconspicuous person who, under a very unfavorable situation, continued the Zhengshuo of the former Qin Dynasty for nine years. (His deeds are like those of Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu in the Southern Song Dynasty. Even though they failed, they can still be rated as "failed to perfection".)

In the winter of the second year of Da'an in the former Qin Dynasty (AD 386), Kou Yi, the Shangshu of the former Qin Dynasty who escaped from the pile of dead bodies, brought Fu Yi's two young sons, Fu Yi and Fu Chang, to Nan'an.Fu Deng got the bad news and sent a funeral for Fu PI. He wanted to make Fu Yi the emperor. The soldiers around him thought it was a disaster and they couldn't make a young and ignorant emperor, so they recommended Fu Deng as the leader.Fu Deng was the emperor in the east of Nan'an, and was changed to Yuan Taichu. Fu Deng's character is rough and simple, and he has read many books.After he became emperor, he set himself a firm goal: revenge.The target of this revenge is Yao Chang, the villain who "killed the king".When he was marching, he carried Fu Jian's spiritual tablet in a military vehicle, escorted by yellow flags and green covers and 300 warriors, and placed it in the army.When preparing for battle, one must first pray to Fu Jian's spiritual position, and then send troops.

His prayer is very powerful: "Emperor Wei's great-grandson, Chen Deng (Fu Deng, as the emperor, was a minister to Fu Jian), and the spirit of Emperor Tai respectfully practiced the throne (I entrust you to sit on this seat in the spirit of heaven). The five generals of the past Difficult, the robbers and Qiangs wantonly harmed Shenggong, and it is a real crime. Today, there are more than 50,000 people in the Heyi Brigade, and the elite armor and strong soldiers are enough to make meritorious service. Build a court of thieves, risk your life, and die for a period of time (if you don't fight until you die, you will not give up), the commoners will report the emperor's cruel grievances, and the snow will be shameful to the courtiers. Only the spirit of the emperor will send you to prison."

The soldiers of the former Qin Dynasty all shed tears of grief when they heard this prayer, and they were full of hatred for the later Qin Dynasty.These soldiers engraved the words "death" and "rest" on the armor, showing their determination to fight to the end.The formation of Fu Dengbai is a mixture of infantry mainly with spears and cavalry mainly with hooks and blades, forming a large square and circle formation that looks like a square and a circle. In the formation, personnel are deployed according to specific conditions to make up for omissions, and the soldiers can fight on their own. , invincible.

No matter in terms of tactics or momentum, Fu Deng's army overwhelmed Yao Chang (although the numbers were not superior), but Yao Chang was Yao Chang after all, a cunning and shameless Yao Chang.He knew that Fu Deng's army was a large army, and it was impossible to defeat it for a while, so he adopted the strategy of dodging when he could, avoiding when he could, trying not to fully expose his strength to Fu Deng, and confronting him head-on. Fu Deng won many battles, but he couldn't defeat the main force of Hou Qin.But Yao Chang was also dragged miserably, and many powerful people in Guanzhong betrayed him.The two sides fought to the point of despair, so Fu Deng ordered tens of thousands of soldiers to cry around Yao Chang's camp, and the wailing was soaring to the sky.Yao Chang couldn't take it anymore, and gave an order: "The army of Hou Qin also cried!"Fu Deng's army couldn't cry over Yao Chang, and lost morale, so they had to withdraw. (I am afraid it is difficult to find another record of this kind from the history of world wars. The Chinese say that "a mourning soldier must win", and when Fu Deng and Yao Chang met two mourning soldiers, the victory or defeat cannot be judged by common sense. ——Absurd rather boring.)

Seeing that Fu Deng always wins battles, Yao Chang couldn't get angry, so he looked for the reason.What reason do you think he came up with?He saw that Fu Deng would place Fu Jian's spiritual tablet in the army every battle, so he also placed Fu Jian's spiritual seat in his own army, offering Fu Jian's god statue, and also imitated Fu Deng in writing prayers for Fu Jian. The first wonder of the ages. This prayer is the opposite of Fu Deng's, and reflects Yao Chang's hooliganism: "What happened to Xinping in the past was not Chang's fault. (What happened to Xinping back then was not my fault.) Brother Chen Xiang came from Shaanxi. Beidu (this sentence reads: "from Shaanxi, Beidu", refers to crossing the Yellow River northward in Shaanxi, not in northern Shaanxi (in fact, there was no such thing as northern Shaanxi at that time) to cross the river), false road Seeking to the west, the fox died on the first hill, and wanted to see the village temporarily. Your Majesty and Fu Mei (Fu Huangmei) had to fight at a distance, but failed. The minister of Xiangyu killed you (I killed you just to follow the order of my deceased brother) , It is not the crime of the minister (I will say this again). His Majesty Fu Deng's last family still wants revenge, and the minister avenges his brother's shame. What is the burden of reason! In the past, your majesty's false minister, Long Xiang, called the minister and said:' I will build a career with the dragon, and you will encourage it!" (As mentioned earlier, Fu Jian's words of encouragement to Yao Chang have unfortunately become "prophecies".) It is clear and clear, and the words are still in your ears. Although your majesty passed away as a god, how can you pretend to be a god with Fu Deng? Tuchen (nonsense! Could it be that you can still help Yao Chang?), forget about the evil words in the previous campaign! Now I set up a statue for your majesty, and I can rest here. Listen to me sincerely." (The two prayers of Fu Deng and Yao Chang were collected in "Fu Deng Zai Ji" by "Book of Jin", and it is not known whether the author's arrangement was intended to keep him silent.)

When Fu Deng marched, seeing this scene, he ran to the tower and shouted at Yao Chang: "From ancient times to the present, there is no such thing as killing a monarch and erecting his god's statue upside down for protection. Is it useful? Yao Chang, the thief who kills the king, you Come out, I will fight to the death with you!" Yao Chang stayed in the tent and ignored him.Over time, the army of Hou Qin was still unable to win the battle, which caused unrest in the army. Yao Chang beheaded the statue's head and sent it to Fu Deng's army. Fu Deng was good at tactics, but not so good at strategy.Although he can win battles, he can't make much money.In the fourth year of Taichu (389 A.D.), the former Qin army marched eastward, winning victories all the way, approaching Anding where Yao Chang's army was located.

The generals around Yao Chang persuaded Yao Chang to fight the former Qin Dynasty. Yao Chang replied: "Fu Deng is a poor bandit. It is taboo for military strategists to win against such an army. I have my own clever plan to defeat him." He left only one minister, Yao Min, in Anding, and he led an army of 30,000 to attack the luggage of the Qin army and won a complete victory. Fu Deng's queen Mao, two princes, and dozens of generals were all captured by Yao Chang. sack. Fu Deng lost his wife and lost his army, and his hatred for Yao Chang became more and more intense.But he was getting more and more helpless with Yao Chang. Every time he went on an expedition, he returned in vain, and he often lost morale and lost soldiers.At the end of the fight between the two, Fu Deng was still at a loss for Yao Chang, who was sick and dying. The main force who searched for Yao Chang could not find him, but the army of the Later Qin Dynasty appeared from behind him. Fu Deng could only exclaim: "This Why does someone go so that I don’t know, and who comes so that I don’t notice, saying that he is about to die, and then suddenly comes back, I am in the same life as this Qiang, what a disaster!” It is exactly “If you are born, how can you be born?”

Yao Chang was thirteen years older than Fu Deng, and finally died before Fu Deng, but he had paid attention to cultivating his prince Yao Xing during his lifetime. In the eighth year of Jianchu in the Later Qin Dynasty (393 A.D.), Yao Chang died of illness.Before he died, he told Yao Xing to be very reasonable. He said: "From now on, you must show kindness to your family members, courtesy to ministers, trustworthiness in handling affairs, and benevolence in governing the people. As long as you don't lose these four , I'll be fine." Prince Yao Xing did not send a funeral, but actively prepared to attack Fu Deng.When Fu Deng heard the news of Yao Chang's death, he was overjoyed and said triumphantly, "Son Yao Xing, watch me beat you with a stick!" Prince Fu Chong stayed behind in Yongcheng (south of today's Fengxiang, Shaanxi) and Hukongbao (today's Bin County, Shaanxi). Defense, they have built many castles dedicated to offensive and defensive wars outside the traditional sense of the city, called forts. I think the characteristics of this kind of fort are similar to the castles in the Middle Ages in Europe) The two main strongholds are ready to be destroyed in one fell swoop Drop Yao Xing.

The first battle hosted by Yao Xing himself was very beautiful. When the armies of the two sides met, Yao Xing sent his long history (similar to the post of military adviser) Yin Wei to occupy the water source in advance.The army of the former Qin Dynasty had no drinking water, and there was chaos for a while, and more than 30% of them died of thirst.Yin Wei took advantage of the chaos to fight the Qin army, and Fu Deng's army scattered and fled. The two unworthy princes, Fu Guang and Fu Chong, also abandoned the city. Fu Deng retreated to Yongcheng and saw no one. Guoren's younger brother, the second emperor of Western Qin) asked for help, but before he could get help, he was defeated and killed by Yao Xing in Jingyang (now Jingchuan, Gansu).

Prince Fu Chong fled to Huangzhong and proclaimed himself emperor in a hurry, but he couldn't gain a foothold.He took the rest of the Di people into exile to Longxi King Yang Ding (this Yang Ding is a descendant of the Qiuchi Yang family who was once wiped out by Fu Jian, and now he is also independent due to the chaos), and he also wanted to conspire to attack the Western Qin Dynasty. Occupying its territory, it was eventually wiped out by Qifu Qiangui.At the end of this "absurd drama", the incomparably powerful former Qin Dynasty officially declared its demise more than ten years ago.