In 312, 50,000 Jin troops attacked Xiangguo (Xingtai), Shile was repeatedly defeated, besieged in the city, and the grain and grass were about to be cut off. At this time, Shi Le said helplessly: "In such a bad situation, even if Sun Wu and Wu Qi are still alive, they can't win Xianbei." ”
The Book of Jin recorded: "I am afraid that the siege cannot be solved, the external rescue cannot be reached, the internal food is exhausted, and even if Sun Wu is reborn, it cannot be fixed." I will concise the soldiers, and the big array will be in the field to decide, what is it?”
In 311, Shi Le ushered in a highlight moment, when he annihilated Sima Yue's army of 100,000 and executed 36 princes, including Wang Yan, the leader of the Langya royal clan.
In the battle of Ningping City, the main force of the Jin army was annihilated, and Liu Cong, Liu Yao, Wang Mi, and Shi Le were able to conquer Luoyang, which was the Yongjia Rebellion. However, Shi Le was "late", and Luoyang was looted by Wang Mi and Liu Yao, and he didn't get anything.
Luoyang fell, the Xiongnu Liu's "Han State" became more powerful, and it was difficult to find a foothold in the Central Plains in the semi-independent Shile. In this way, Shi Le decided to march south, eliminate Sima Rui, and gain a foothold in Jiangnan.
Shi Le led 100,000 soldiers and horses southward and crossed the Huai River, and Sima Rui sent Ji Zhan to resist. At this time, with heavy rain for several days, muddy roads, food and grass supplies unable to keep up, and plague rampant, Shile fell into a Jedi and wanted to surrender to Sima Rui.
Zhang Bin, known as Zhang Liang, is known as the three great strategists of the Sixteen Kingdoms era together with Cui Hao and Wang Meng. Zhang Bin advised Shi Le: "Most of the clans of the Jin Dynasty were killed by you, and they still want to surrender, who will forgive you." Timely retreat is the best policy. ”
Under Zhang Bin's persuasion, Shi Le sent Shi Hu to feint to attack the Jin army to attract Ji Zhan's attention, and then calmly retreated. However, there was a lack of food along the way, and the soldiers were exhausted, to the point of "mutual cannibalism".
Returning to the north, Zhang Bin said to Shi Le: "The lord has been fighting for many years, and he is often dependent on others, so there is no place to stay so far. If you want to achieve hegemony, you must establish a base and then run the Quartet. ”
Zhang Bin gave two locations: Handan and Xiangguo, saying that this is the place where hegemony can be established. In the end, Shile chose Xiangguo, and used it as the center to attack the nearby princes and develop a base.
The fall of Luoyang does not mean that the Jin army will be destroyed, and Liu Kun, Zhang Liang, Wang Jun, Shao Xu and others in the north are still fighting under the banner of the Jin Dynasty and holding corresponding positions. Among them, Wang Jun is the strongest, he sits in Youzhou, in the name of maintaining the Jin Dynasty, to develop his strength.
Shile occupied Xiangguo, opened up the base, and moved Wang Jun's cheese. In this way, Wang Jun decided to clean up Shile and attack Xiangguo. So, who should be sent to attack Shile?It's very simple, the Xianbei cavalry of Liaoxi is the Xianbei of the Duan clan.
During the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, Xianbei stood on the side of Sima Yue and Wang Yan, while the Xiongnu and the Xiongnu supported Sima Ying. This cooperative relationship did not change after the death of Sima Yue and Sima Ying.
Duan's Xianbei supported the Jin Dynasty, and Duan Ji Lu, Duan Piyan, Duan Wenyang, and Duan Mobo were all fierce generals. Wang Jun sent an invitation, and they were naturally willing to participate in the war and get some benefits by the way.
In 312, Wang Jun put Wang Chang in command and killed Xiangguo with Duan Xianbei, with a total of 50,000 troops. Among them, the Jin army was very few in number and almost did not participate in battles, and it was the Xianbei cavalry that played a decisive role.
In the face of Duan's Xianbei, Shi Le had no temper at all, and if he directly hedged head-on, the cavalry of the Qian clan was not an opponent at all. In that year, Duan Wu Bechen led the cavalry to reinforce Luoyang, and Liu Yuan asked Shi Le to resist. As a result, after a charge, Shile lost 10,000 elite cavalry.
Liu's Xiongnu could fight, but they couldn't win Xianbei, otherwise the Mongolian steppe would not have been occupied by the other party. Liu Kun defended Taiyuan that year, and the Xiongnu and Shile sent troops to besiege it many times. The result?Tuoba Yilu led the Xianbei cavalry to kill, the Huns were corpsed for more than 100 miles, and the princes of the "Han State" Liu Cang and Liu Yao fled in embarrassment.
Among the Xianbei tribes, the Xianbei clan of the Duan clan was the strongest at this time, followed by Murong Xianbei and Tuoba Xianbei. In this way, Shi Le was also very embarrassed in the face of Xianbei's attack. If you give up Xiangguo, you will have no place to stand;In a decisive battle with Xianbei, the probability of victory is too small.
Duan Ji Lu Juan, Duan Piyan, and Duan Wenyang were stationed in Zhuyang, and Duan Mobo approached Xiangguo and began to besiege the city. Shi Le decided to take advantage of the Jin army's foothold to maintain stability and take the lead in attacking Zhuyang, hoping that Duan's Xianbei would retreat in the face of difficulties.
Shile took the initiative to attack, but in addition to being hanged, he was still beaten violently, and he was defeated repeatedly. Shi Le climbed to the top of the city, saw the lineup of Xianbei cavalry, and couldn't help sighing: "Even if Sun Wu and Wu Qi are resurrected, it will be difficult to win against Xianbei." ”
The grain and grass were cut off, and there were no reinforcements, Sun Wu and Wu Qi personally went into battle and fought directly with the Xianbei cavalry, but they really didn't necessarily win. However, in addition to fighting, warfare also requires resourcefulness in order to win more with less.
Sun Wu and Wu Qi are also who?They are all strong men of the times. 30,000 fought 200,000, and also conquered the capital division of Chu State, and Sun Wu was also a fierce man. Wu Qi is even more powerful, he can win when he goes to the first, no matter how weak he is or how strong his opponent is, it will not affect Wu Qi's victory.
50,000 "Wei warriors" beat 500,000 Qin troops in the battle of Yin and Jin, and Wu became famous in the west. After that, the Qin State did not dare to go east easily, and hid when he saw Wu Qi. It's a pity that Wu Qi's word "virtue" is not good, this all-round soldier "Yasheng" was shot to death by the nobles after all, although he can still set up a game of revenge before he dies.
Trapping Xiangguo is not a way, in order to find a way to survive, Shi Le tried to make a desperate bet, put it to death and survive, and simply fought a decisive battle directly and won in danger. However, the generals were all against it, and they wanted to hold on and wait until the Jin army's food was exhausted, and they would leave.
Fighting logistics, obviously it won't work, Shile will be the first to collapse. A direct decisive battle is tantamount to looking for death, no different from Zhao Kuo back then. At this time, it was Zhang Bin who came up with a plan to let him win with "strategy", and the probability was very high.
Wang Chang is the commander, and the Jin army is the nominal "Wang Shi", but in fact the Xianbei cavalry is fighting. The elite of the Xianbei cavalry is led by Duan Mobo, as long as Duan Mobo is captured, the Xianbei cavalry will naturally retreat.
How to do it by grabbing Duan Mobo?Zhang Bin analyzed: "Xianbei has won for many days, and he looks down on us, so he will definitely relax his guard." At this time, we dug a secret passage, and when the Xianbei cavalry came to attack, we suddenly launched an attack and went straight to Duan Mobo's camp, and we will definitely be able to capture him. ”
Shi Le acted according to the plan, dug twenty secret doors, and then sent troops to challenge Xianbei. Duan Mobo lightly attacked the enemy and killed him directly, but the cavalry of the Qian tribe couldn't parry it and retreated to the edge of the city. At this time, Kong Chang took advantage of the situation to come from the secret gate**, raided the Xianbei camp, and captured Duan Mobo.
Zhang Bin's move made Duan Xianbei suffer a lot of losses, and Duan Ji Lu, Duan Piyan, and Duan Wenyang hurriedly retreated to Zhuyang. At this time, Duan Wenyang suggested rectifying the soldiers and horses, continuing to attack, and not letting go of Shi Le;Duan Ji Lu was worried that Duan Mobo would be killed, so he did not agree.
Shi Le's surprise attack was victorious, but he was very aware of the difference in strength between the two sides, and if Duan Ji and Lu attacked again and slammed Xiangguo, he would still be defeated. In this way, Shi Le not only treated Duan Mobo well, but also took the initiative to send an envoy to negotiate peace and compromise with Duan Jilu's family.
Duan Wenyang refused to reconcile, and said to Duan Ji Lu's family: "Shi Le is at the end of his rope, as long as he continues to fight, he will definitely be captured." If you miss this opportunity, you will have a lot of trouble. ”
Judging from the situation at that time, Duan Wenyang was right, and Shile had no reinforcements. Liu Cong's "Han Kingdom" is still fighting with Liu Kun in Taiyuan, and he has never wanted Shi Le to grow stronger, and he will not come to the rescue. In this way, Shi Le was in danger, but Duan Mobo saved his life.
Shi Le agreed to release Duan Mobo, and Duan Ji and Lu agreed to withdraw from the army. Without the assistance of the Xianbei cavalry, Wang Chang's Jin army naturally did not dare to provoke Shile, and could only lead the troops back to Youzhou, and the siege of Xiangguo was lifted.
In the battle of Xiangguo, Shile won in danger and finally had a base in Hebei. In 314, Wang Jun was careless and was raided by Shile and lost Youzhou. In 317, Tuoba Xianbei was in civil strife, Liu Kun had no reinforcements, and Shile took Taiyuan again, with the strength to compete with Liu Cong.
The return of Duan Mobo also affected the development of Duan's Xianbei and was one of the reasons for the civil strife. Of course, the impact of the end wave is not limited to this. Duan Mobo's two daughters married Murong Chui and gave birth to sons Murong Ling and Murong Bao, who are also influential figures of the times.
Murong Chui is known as the god of war, his strength is not inferior to Han Xin, and his military level is first-class. Murong Ling, the leader of the new generation of Murong Xianbei, was planted under Wang Meng's "golden knife plan". Murong Bao didn't say anything, he participated in the Battle of Hepi, buried 80,000 elite soldiers, Tuoba Xianbei jumped up, and the Northern Wei Dynasty had the conditions for establishing a country.