"Children have thieves." In December of the eighth year of Taihe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 383), Xie An was playing chess when the current battle of Feishui came. After hearing the good news, he just said this lightly. However, on the way home, he was so excited that he broke his shoes unconsciously when crossing the threshold.
Xie An got a letter from the post office. Knowing that Qin Jun was defeated, he played Go with the guests, took the book and put it on the bed. This is not happiness. Go is still the same. When the guest asked, Xu replied, "My child broke the thief." Even if the position is closed, it is within the transfer limit and there will be no mistakes. (Shi Shuo Xin Yu)
In fact, the victory of the Battle of Feishui, whether for Xie An or the whole Eastern Jin Dynasty, is a thing that people can't help shouting ecstasy. Xie An can endure what others can't, and pass it on from generation to generation. However, regarding the battle of Feishui, this is by no means a lucky victory, nor is it so magical as the legend.
Xie's family in Chen County, who represented the rise of Huan's family during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu, really left a deep impression on the historical stage and became a veritable "important official gentleman" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties. Osmanthus fragrans is on the road at the beginning, covered with gold books.
As a politician, Xie An's outstanding point lies in his ability to balance the interests of various aristocratic families. In the great political environment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the folding from left to right and the linkage from top to bottom not only condensed the strength of all parties, but also created an elite force: the Beifu soldiers.
As mentioned above, before the Battle of Feishui, Xie An had sent his nephew Xie Xuan to Guangling to recruit an army that could balance the forces of Huan family, and tried his best to show off his abilities in the Battle of Huainan. After several years of preparation, this northern government soldier has developed into a real main force of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, headed by Xie Xuan and led by Liu Laozhi and He Qian.
Xie Xuan is also one of the most outstanding Yushu in Xie's Lan Zhi. Xie's literati and romantic literati, such as Xie Lingyun, Xie Tiao, etc. And Xie Xuan is good at martial arts. He not only founded the Beifu soldiers, but also led this army to sweep the world, and the battle of Feishui was the peak of his brilliant record.
In August, the eighth year of Taihe (AD 383), Fu Jian dumped the soldiers of the former Qin Dynasty to attack Jin in the south, with a mighty army, claiming to be 900,000. The resistance that can be organized in the Eastern Jin Dynasty is only 80,000. Fighting Qiang Qin with such a weak force is tantamount to throwing eggs at a stone.
Sun Tzu's Art of War said: "When we encircle ten, attack five, and double, the enemy can divide it, and the few can keep it and cannot avoid it." The total amount of Qin Jun is more than that of 8 Jin Army 10 times. At that time, if Fu Jian took the advice of his subordinates, according to the confrontation between the banks of the river and the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the winner of this war is likely to belong to the former Qin Dynasty, so I'm afraid there will be a unified Daqin Empire in the history of China.
But Fu Jian, who was eager for quick success and instant benefit, listened to Xie Xuan's story, retreated and tried to wait for 8 Jin J to cross the river, only to be stopped halfway, but it was out of control. Zhu Xu, the commander-in-chief of Xiangyang who surrendered before, shouted from the rear: "Qin Jun was defeated!" There was chaos at that time, and Fu Jian's younger brother Fu Rong (commander in chief at that time) rushed from behind, but he slipped and was beheaded by the Jin army. At this time, the state of Qin, trembling and nervous, thousands of miles away, was suddenly destroyed.
If Xie An is in charge, he is an anchor in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Then his nephew Xie Xuan leads the way, which is a golden hoop that can conquer the world. So even the fierce tigers and beasts of the former Qin dynasty fell in front of them.
However, 80,000 in the Eastern Jin Dynasty is obviously deliberately exaggerated compared with 900,000 in the former Qin Dynasty. In fact, the total amount of former Qin Jun may have this figure, but it's just a mob organized by Fu Jian temporarily, taking one of the ten men in the country and just talking about it. The only ones who can really fight are actually the 300,000 vanguard troops recorded in Zi Tongzhi Sword.
300,000 vanguard troops were divided into 50,000 by Huan Chong's offensive on the western front, and 65,438+10,000 were wiped out before the Battle of Feishui. Among them, fifty thousand generals led by Wei were stationed, and the northern government soldiers led by Liu Laozhi were adowa. General Murong Yong of Pingnan led an army to Yuncheng. When he heard that Liang Cheng was killed, he "abandoned the army and fled", causing more than 30,000 casualties. Mu Rongchui, the champion general, led 30,000 troops, but he "fought alone" and didn't take part in the battle at all. In this way, only 6,543,800+4,000 people actually participated in the Battle of Feishui in Qin Jun.
As for the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in addition to the 80,000 northern government soldiers led by Xie Xuan, there were also 5,000 water troops led by Hu Bin, 3,000 troops rushed into Wei, and 5,000 troops. Together with the 35,000 people who captured Liang Cheng, the strength of the Eastern Jin Dynasty has reached more than 6.5438+0.3 million, which is actually the same as that of Qin Jun.
In terms of morale, discipline and fighting motivation. There is no doubt that the main force of the northern government soldiers is better in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Coupled with the unification of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the outstanding ability of the generals, the northern government soldiers could completely defeat the former Qin Dynasty and win the battle of Feishui.