There are several history-changing battles in world history.
In Japan, the Battle of Okehazama and the Battle of Sekigahara are the same, but in Chinese history it is the Battle of Okehazama.
Let's take a look at one of the biggest battles in the history of the world, which has changed the history of China.
Circumstances on the Former Qin side
The Battle of Fei River was a battle that took place in 383 between Former Qin, a Tibetan tribe, and Eastern Jin, a Han Chinese.
The huge nation of Eastern Han was destroyed, and China entered an era of division into three nations and competing with each other. You know the Three Kingdoms.
It was not Liu Bei, Cao Cao, or Sun Quan who conquered the Three Kingdoms, but the descendants of Sima Yi. Sima Yi's grandson, Sima Yi, who was the general of Wei, unified China and built a country called Jin.
However, Jin greatly lost his national power due to the internal turmoil of the royal family, Sima, and lived by establishing a dynasty in which five different races called the Five Barbarians changed. became.
Among them, it was Former Qin built by the Di tribe that became the champion of North China.
Fu Jian, the monarch of Former Qin, unifies North China in order to realize an ideal world where all nations can live in peace, and leads an army of 1 million toward the capital construction industry of Eastern Jin (currently Nanjing). Was marching.
In reality, it seems that it was about half the force of one million, but the number is overwhelming, and it is said to be the largest battle in Chinese history or the largest battle in world history.
The breakdown of the corps was a mixed army that included the Han Chinese in addition to the so-called Five Barbarians, such as the Xianbei, Qiang, and Xiongnu, centered on the Di tribe.
The Former Qin side was proud of its overwhelming force, but there were some uncertainties.
One was that the Han Chinese-born Wang Meng, who had overwhelming ability to command the mixed army, had died before this battle.
To lead a large army, you need someone with the appropriate abilities. Former Qin did not have enough generals to lead such an army.
The other was the dissatisfaction of the mainstay Di tribe. Fu Jian did not give preferential treatment to his own origin, the Di tribe, in order to aim for an ideal society. Not only that, he made him live far from Chang'an. I was dissatisfied with this.
On the other hand, other peoples also had a grudge against the destruction of their homeland. Furthermore, it was the Han Chinese who became the most healthy Achilles. They never want foreign rule.
Under these circumstances, Wang Meng left that he should not attack Eastern Jin as a will, but Fu Jian did not listen to it and started a decisive march.
Circumstances on the Eastern Jin side
In Eastern Jin, a person named Huan Wen, who can be said to be the key to this, has died, and his sovereignty was held by his younger brothers, Huan Chong and Xie An.
To counter the overwhelming Former Qin, Xie An appointed his nephew Xie Xuan as a general and prepared several plots.
Former Qin's troops are hundreds of thousands, while Eastern Jin's troops are only 80,000.
The game should have been clearer than looking at the fire.
Battle of Fei River
The battle was fought across the river.
Former Qin's strategy was simple. Waiting for Eastern Jin to cross the river and hitting it. Therefore, the corps that marched to the vicinity of the river was retreated a little. After that, if the other party crosses the river, you can hit this at once. That will determine the victory of Former Qin. The game should have been decided before the fight.
However, Former Qin's troops did not turn around. Not only that, but out of nowhere, there was a voice saying, "I lost, run away!" The Former Qin army fell into a state of turmoil.
In fact, this was what the Han Chinese in the Former Qin corps shouted. Former Qin occupied the capital of Jingzhou called Xiangyang in the previous battle, and the Han Chinese who had surrendered were put on the front line as they were. The mastermind was Zhu Xu, who was given the role of finance officer by Fu Jian and was heavily used.
After crossing the river, Eastern Jin's army pursued this, and Former Qin became more confused, and troops left the front one after another.
Of course, the soldiers of Former Qin were reluctant to take part in this battle. Only Murong Chui, who was the royal family of the country of Former Yan, was in favor of this battle, and the other soldiers even thought that both Former Qin and Eastern Jin should be destroyed.
In addition to Zhu Xu, a person named Fu Jian, who even built a mansion, enthusiastically cooperated with the disturbance of Former Qin. This person was the king of the country of Former Liang until a while ago, and it should be said that it was a mistake to put such people on the front line.
Former Qin's army has collapsed, and Fu Jian has been rescued by Murong Chui and barely escaped from the battlefield. Murong Chui's son saw this as an opportunity and recommended that Fu Jian be eliminated, but Murong Chui, who was indebted to Fu Jian, saved his life. Murong Chui later founded the country of Later Yan, away from Former Qin.
The battle is over. Former Qin, who should have been overwhelmingly advantageous, was defeated and became a big victory for Eastern Jin.
This battle weakens Former Qin, and Fu Jian is forced to end his miserable end by a man who was his subordinate.
North China was greatly disturbed again, and the Xianbei tribe emerged in place of the Di tribe, and the country of Northern Wei eventually unified North China.
On the other hand, on the side of the victorious Eastern Jin, the victorious meritorious person Xie An died two years after this battle, and as a result of the intensified civil war by the Sima clan, Eastern Jin was destroyed by a person named Liu Yu 40 years after this battle. Become.
Thinking about the Battle of Fei River
It can be said that the defeat was caused by the idealism of a person named Fu Jian.
Fu Jian was an excellent monarch, and former Qin was able to greatly expand his territory under him, but it was mostly due to the power of Wang Meng. Fu Jian is against the King Wang Meng during his lifetime, including Grand Chancellor, Chushokan, Shosho, Taishi Tadashi, Slave School Lieutenant, Envy Clause, General of Chariot and Cavalry, General of Chariot and Cavalry, and Dujun Chugai. It was a translation that gave the rank, but I bought the jealousy and jealousy of other vassals by that amount, and it can be said that the buds came out first here.
The human heart is invisible to the eye.
Fu Jian would have thought that if he gave warmth, everyone would feel the grace to himself. Ironically, in the end, I was scooped up by a person who gave me preferential treatment.
If Former Qin had won this battle, China would have had a huge dynasty, and its history would have changed significantly. China's first foreign nation may have been born.
However, it is not hard to imagine that even if such a dynasty was built, it would not last long.
I think you see Fu Jian how difficult it is to establish a mighty long-term government.
In order to create such a country, it seems that a founder with virtue and ability, such as Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Taizu, is still needed.