The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: The Competition in the Central Plains

"good! Please invite Taiwei Fan Long, Guanglu Doctor You Ziyuan, Xixi General Liu Gong, Auxiliary General Hu Yanqing, Xiutu Wang Shiwu, Pingxian and Qiu Zhongbo to lead 50,000 horse infantry to accompany me on the expedition. Sikong Huyanyan, Situ Zhuji and others stayed in Chang'an to assist the prince in supervising the country! Liu Yao said. The civil and military ministers below knelt down and said:"I obey the order!""

Yin Che, the captain of Changshui School, was discussing how to defeat Liu Yao's army with several generals under his command, as well as Badi chief Xu Kupeng and others. Yin Che said:"Liu Yao is going to fight in person. Those who come are not good, and those who are good are not good. Come. We have less than 10,000 troops in total, and Liu Yao leads an army of 50,000. Once we are surrounded, with no food and grass inside and no reinforcements from outside, how should we respond?"

"If we Ba Di people have food and drink, who would be willing to risk being beheaded for rebellion? The Huns were very harsh on us over the years. Many of our chiefs and tribesmen died tragically at the hands of Liu Cong and Liu Yao. Every time I think of this, I get very angry. This time he was willing to follow General Yin in the uprising, but he had no choice but to do so."Xu Kupeng said

"Our city has been surrounded by Liu Yao's army. Please perform your duties, generals, and guard each city gate and each section of the city wall to ensure nothing goes wrong!" Yin Che ordered

"Yes, General!"Several generals under Yin's command went down.

"Let’s go to the East City Gate and have a look! Yin Che said. Xu Kupeng said:"Okay!""

The two people came to the east city gate and went up to the city tower. Liu Yao, riding a tall horse, was commanding his generals to surround the city. Surrounded by several ministers and generals, Liu Yao arrived not far from the east city gate. He saw Yin above. Che and Xu Kupeng, Liu Yao pointed his riding whip at Yin Che on the tower and said:"Bold Yin Che! I'm not mean to you! I appoint you as the captain of Changshui and give you the important task of guarding Changshui. Instead, you colluded with Ba Di to plot a rebellion. What was your intention?"

Yin Che was speechless by Liu Yao's question and had no words to answer. Liu Yao pointed at Xu Kupeng and said:"Xu Kupeng, I gave you the land for farming and houses for the Ba Di tribe. But as for you, you are just not grateful, and you still believe Yin Che’s deceptive words and start a rebellion!"

"Liu Yao! Your Liu family’s crimes are heinous! You captured Luoyang, the capital of Jin, and how many soldiers and civilians of the Jin Dynasty were killed? Later, when Chang'an was captured, how many people were killed? Two emperors of the Jin Dynasty were killed one after another at the hands of your Liu family! From Liu Cong and his son to you, how many chiefs and tribesmen of the Ba Di and Qiang people were killed? Will you give us farmland? That land was originally ours! How many of our horses, cattle and sheep have been robbed by you? Enough of being a cow and a horse for you!"

"Haha, believe it or not, I can take down you rebellious people without any effort? Liu Yao said with a sneer. As soon as Liu Yao finished speaking, he heard shouts of killing from all over the city. Yin Che shouted,"No!"", and Xu Kupeng rushed down the tower. Liu Gong, the general who conquered the west, had already led his troops in from the west gate, and Hu Yanqing, the auxiliary general, had also led his troops in from the south gate. Yin Che and Xu Kupeng quickly organized soldiers and horses to resist. But it was too late. A melee broke out between the two sides in the city, and people continued to be killed and injured. Liu Yao stood on a high platform in the middle of the city, surrounded by Fan Long, You Ziyuan and others. Liu Yao waved his hand and said loudly:"Rebels Those who will be killed without mercy, and those who lay down their weapons and surrender will not be held responsible! If you are willing to surrender, please stand here!"

Some of Yin Che's soldiers, as well as Xu Kupeng's Ba Di tribe, put down their swords and guns and surrendered. Pingxian and Qiu Zhongbo led their troops to surround and guard the surrendered soldiers. Liu Gong, Hu Yanqing, Shi Wu chased the remaining rebels in the city.

Not long after, Yin Che, Xu Kupeng and several of his generals were tied up and pushed in front of Liu Yao by Liu Gong's soldiers. Liu Yao looked at Yin Che, Xu Kupeng and several of his generals. Ku Peng glared angrily. Although Yin Che and Xu Ku Peng were prisoners, they showed no fear on their faces. Yin Che shouted:"Liu Yao, my city is well-defended, how did you get in?""

"Hahaha! Yin Che, do you think your men are all monolithic? Liu Yao smiled. You Ziyuan asked:"Your Majesty, what should we do with so many Ba Di prisoners?" Liu

Yao thought for a moment and said to Fan Long:"Lieutenant, go down and ask the generals to count how many prisoners there are in total?" Go and come back quickly!"

Fan Long came down from the high platform and began to ask the generals who were guarding the prisoners to count the number of prisoners. Fan Long waited aside. Ping Xian and Qiu Zhongbo asked several of their soldiers to count the number of prisoners before telling Fan Long. Fan Long returned On the high platform, he said to Liu Yao:"Your Majesty, the generals have already counted them. Except for Yin Che, Xu Kupeng and other instigators, there are a total of five thousand prisoners."

"Thousands were killed and wounded, and five thousand remained. Generals, take Yin Che, Xu Kupeng and these prisoners to the south of the city, kill Yin Che first, and then kill the others, leaving no one behind!"

You Ziyuan on the side quickly knelt down and said:"Your Majesty, except for Yin Che and Xu Kupeng, most of these people were coerced. They all had parents, brothers, and even children of their own, so it would be a pity to kill them. Keeping these people can strengthen our strength!"

"If you leave these people behind, what will happen if they rebel again in the future? Who can guarantee that they are of the same mind as me?"Liu Yao waved his hand and said. Youziyuan Liu Yao was determined and did not dare to say more. Liu Yao ordered:"General Liu Gong of the Western Expedition, listen to the order! Lead your 10,000 men, take Yin Che, Xu Kupeng and others, as well as these 5,000 rebels, to the south of the city and kill them all!"

Liu Gong led 6,000 soldiers, escorted Yin Che and Xu Kupeng, dozens of generals, and the 5,000 prisoners out of the south gate. Followed closely were 3,000 archers holding bows and arrows. Behind the archers were a thousand soldiers holding shovels. After walking for about two miles along a path from the south gate, a large pit appeared in front of them. Liu Gong said to his two generals:"Take these five thousand The prisoners rushed into the pit! Whoever disobeys or resists will be killed first! Kill Yin Che, Xu Kupeng and others on the big pit!"

Yin Che, Xu Kupeng and dozens of other people were tied behind their backs and kneeling beside the pit. Dozens of soldiers holding swords stood behind. Liu Gong ordered:"Behead Yin Che first, and then kill Xu Ku. Peng, kill the others again! Finally, kill these five thousand soldiers!"

The soldiers standing behind Yin Che's body cut off Yin Che's head with a knife. The head rolled down into the pit. Two soldiers came up and picked up Yin Che's headless body and threw it down into the pit. The prisoners in the pit At first glance, he was so frightened that he cried for his father and his mother, and his face turned pale! The second person who was killed, Xu Kupeng, also used the same method. The other generals kneeling by the pit were also killed one by one.

Around the pit, people had been killed Soldiers with bows and arrows surrounded them. The prisoners in the pit began to run around, and many began to rush towards the top of the pit. Liu Gong shouted:"Shoot arrows quickly!"