Chapter 10 The Battle of Feishui(13)
August 8, he sent his army FuJian changan, head of six hundred thousand footmen, and two hundred and seventy thousand cavalry, began invading on a large scale. [20]
September, arrived in XiangCheng. FuJian liangzhou army arrived in Xianyang, 70000 navy passed from Zitong downstream to east, arrived at Peng Cheng to help. Gong Fu Rong and others, with 300,000 troops, arrived at Yingkou in advance. [20]
Eastern Jin in the face of great army, imperial court issued many orders to appoint minister Xieshi as the conquest general, appoint Xiexuan as the front general, together with two otyher generals, Xiyuan and Huanyi, to lead 80000 Beifu elite soldiers to resist former Qin’s huge invading army. [21]
In October, former Qin Fu Rong attacked Shouyang city. On the 18th, Shouyang was conquered and General Xu Yuanxi of Pinglu was captured. Murong Chui captured the Yuncheng City. Fu Rong moved in to attack Xiashi, which Hu Bin had retreated to. Liang Cheng, the former general of the Qin Army, took up a garrison of fifty thousand troops at Luojian along the Huai River to contain the troops to the east. [22]
September, arrived in XiangCheng. FuJian liangzhou army arrived in Xianyang, 70000 navy passed from Zitong downstream to east, arrived at Peng Cheng to help. Gong Fu Rong and others, with 300,000 troops, arrived at Yingkou in advance. [20]
Eastern Jin in the face of great army, imperial court issued many orders to appoint minister Xieshi as the conquest general, appoint Xiexuan as the front general, together with two otyher generals, Xiyuan and Huanyi, to lead 80000 Beifu elite soldiers to resist former Qin’s huge invading army. [21]
In October, former Qin Fu Rong attacked Shouyang city. On the 18th, Shouyang was conquered and General Xu Yuanxi of Pinglu was captured. Murong Chui captured the Yuncheng City. Fu Rong moved in to attack Xiashi, which Hu Bin had retreated to. Liang Cheng, the former general of the Qin Army, took up a garrison of fifty thousand troops at Luojian along the Huai River to contain the troops to the east. [22]