Chapter 10 The Battle of Feishui(16)
Eastern Jin dynasty troops marched further west and stationed near Feishui river, the opposite side was occupied already by former Qin army, the confrontation frontier was Feishui water. [25]
In December, Xie Shi sent messengers to visit FuJian, saying a river confrontation is not a long-term solution. He suggested that the former Qin army retreat a bit and let the Eastern Jin army cross the Feishui River for a decisive battle. Many former Qin generals thought it was safer to hold back the enemy at the Feishui River, but Fu Jian believed that he could take the initiative and win the battle while the Eastern Jin army was still crossing river. Since ancient times, there has been a saying in the art of war that if you attack the enemy at half crossing the river, you can gain initiative. [26] Generals no longer insist, therefore, besides, their number is many times the eastern Eastern Jin army. So why should they worry?
The Former Qin agreed to back off and let the Beifu Army cross the river. So Xie Shi sent Xie Yan to select 8,000 warriors to pass the river to attack immediately once he heard the reply. At this moment, a famous scene in history took place. The Qin army retreated a little farther. Zhu Xu led a group of soldiers who wanted to help the Eastern Jin and shouted from behind the line, "The Qin army has failed!" So the retreating Qin army sped up and ran. Even the leading generals could not stop them. In the era of cold weapons, war was fought mainly by discipline and formation. Once it was scattered, it was out of control. The order of the former Qin army was disrupted, and the army fled in disarray, like a mountain, a tsunami, a mountain and a sea, which could not be stopped. In addition, they pursued their troops, Shouting and Shouting, so that they could not stop running until their men and horses were exhausted. The Qin army suffered a complete defeat. During this period, Zhu Xu took the opportunity to rejoin Eastern Jin army, together with Zhang Tianxi and Xu Yuanxi. Fu Rong, the former commander of the former Qin army, was also killed by the chasing army of Eastern Jin.
In December, Xie Shi sent messengers to visit FuJian, saying a river confrontation is not a long-term solution. He suggested that the former Qin army retreat a bit and let the Eastern Jin army cross the Feishui River for a decisive battle. Many former Qin generals thought it was safer to hold back the enemy at the Feishui River, but Fu Jian believed that he could take the initiative and win the battle while the Eastern Jin army was still crossing river. Since ancient times, there has been a saying in the art of war that if you attack the enemy at half crossing the river, you can gain initiative. [26] Generals no longer insist, therefore, besides, their number is many times the eastern Eastern Jin army. So why should they worry?
The Former Qin agreed to back off and let the Beifu Army cross the river. So Xie Shi sent Xie Yan to select 8,000 warriors to pass the river to attack immediately once he heard the reply. At this moment, a famous scene in history took place. The Qin army retreated a little farther. Zhu Xu led a group of soldiers who wanted to help the Eastern Jin and shouted from behind the line, "The Qin army has failed!" So the retreating Qin army sped up and ran. Even the leading generals could not stop them. In the era of cold weapons, war was fought mainly by discipline and formation. Once it was scattered, it was out of control. The order of the former Qin army was disrupted, and the army fled in disarray, like a mountain, a tsunami, a mountain and a sea, which could not be stopped. In addition, they pursued their troops, Shouting and Shouting, so that they could not stop running until their men and horses were exhausted. The Qin army suffered a complete defeat. During this period, Zhu Xu took the opportunity to rejoin Eastern Jin army, together with Zhang Tianxi and Xu Yuanxi. Fu Rong, the former commander of the former Qin army, was also killed by the chasing army of Eastern Jin.