Summoning of the Great General of the Great Qin Empire

Chapter 226

Helian Bobo
He is a member of the Tiefu Xiongnu tribe, a descendant of the Xiongnu Youxian King Qubei, and the same clan as the former Zhao Guangwen Emperor Liu Yuan.Helianbobo's great-grandfather Liu Hu, during the reign of Emperor Liu Cong of Zhao Zhaowu, was granted the title of Loufan Gong because he was from the clan. He was appointed General Anbei, Supervisor of Xianbei's military affairs, General Dingling Zhonglang, and dominated Silu. Sichuan.Liu Hu was defeated by Tuoba Yilu, the leader of Xianbei Tuoba tribe, and fled outside the Great Wall.Helianbobo's grandfather Liu Wuhuan gathered the tribes and their tribe became strong again.Later, Emperor Zhao Shihu sent an envoy to appoint Liu Wuhuan as General Pingbei, King Zuoxian, and Shanyu Dingling.Helianbobo's father Liu Weichen settled in the fortress, and Fu Jian, the former king of Qin, appointed him as the Shanyu of the West, supervising the various ethnic groups in Hexi and stationed in Dailai City.

By the time of the split of the former Qin Dynasty, Liu Weichen owned the land of Shuofang and had an army of 8000 people.Later, the Northern Wei army came to attack, and Liu Weichen ordered his son Liu Li to resist, but was defeated by the Wei army.Taking advantage of the victory, the Wei army crossed the Yellow River, captured Dai Lai, captured and killed Liu Weichen.Helianbobo defected to the cadres.He scolded him and planned to give Helian Bobo to the Northern Wei Dynasty.He scolded him. Brother Doufu scolded Ali. He was originally guarding Daluochuan. Hearing that Helian Bobo was being sent away, he quickly went to dissuade him and said: "A bird throws itself into a man's arms when it is desperate. It should be helped to avoid disaster." It’s difficult, not to mention that Helianbobo’s country is ruined and his family is destroyed, and he surrenders to us? Even if we can’t tolerate him, he should go elsewhere. It’s not a benevolent person to arrest him and send him to the Northern Wei Dynasty now.” He scolded him for fear of being subjugated. The Northern Wei Dynasty blamed him but did not listen.Chigan Ali secretly sent brave men to snatch Helian Bobo away on the road, and sent him to Gaoping Gong Buyi of the Later Qin Dynasty, who married his daughter to Helian Bobo.

He Lianbo is eight feet five inches tall, with a belt around ten. He is eloquent and intelligent by nature, and has a beautiful demeanor.Emperor Yao Xing of the later Qin Dynasty was very surprised to see him and respected him deeply. He appointed him as General Xiaoqi and Captain Fengche. He often participated in major military and state affairs. .Yao Yong, Yao Xing's younger brother, said to Yao Xing: "Helian Bobo is not benevolent by nature, and he is difficult to get close to. Your Majesty favors him too much, and the ministers are a little confused about this." Yao Xing said, "Helian Bobo has the ability to save the world from time to time. , I am about to use his talents to conquer the world together with him, so there is nothing wrong with that!"

So He Lianbo was appointed as General Anyuan and named Yangchuanhou, and asked him to help Mei Yiyu guard Gaoping, and distributed 3 people from Sancheng, Shuofang, and Liu Weichen's tribe to him.Let him scout the enemy for attacking the Northern Wei Dynasty.Yao Yong tried his best to admonish him, thinking that this should not be done.Yao Xing said: "How do you know Helian Bobo's temperament?" Yao Yong said: "Helian Bobo serves the Lord arrogantly, governs the army cruelly, is greedy and tyrannical, and does not care about family affection. Petting him beyond measure will eventually become a scourge on the border." Yao Xing just gave up.

In the second year of Yixi (406), Yao Xing appointed Helian Bobo as Chijie, General Anbei, and Wuyuan Gong, and assigned him more than 2 tribes of Xianbei and mixed ethnic groups to guard Shuofang.At that time, Hexi Xianbei Du Gu presented 3 horses to Yao Xing, crossed the Yellow River, and when he arrived in Dacheng, He Lianbo kept the horses and called more than [-] of his people to pretend to go hunting in Gaopingchuan.In the same year, Helian Bobo attacked and killed his father-in-law, Mei Yiyu, and annexed Mei Yiyu's army, which numbered tens of thousands.

In the third year of Yixi (407), He Lianbo rebelled against Qin Zili, claimed to be the king of heaven and the Great Chanyu, pardoned criminals in the country, established the Yuan Dynasty, and appointed hundreds of officials.He Lianbo believed that the Xiongnu were descendants of the Xiahou clan, and their home country was named Daxia.Appointed his eldest brother Helian Youdi as the prime minister and acting public, his second brother Helianli was appointed as the general and Wei Gong, Chigan Ali was appointed as Yushi doctor and Liang Gong, and his younger brother Helian Aliluo was cited as the general of Zhengnan, Sili Xiaowei, Ruomen was the order of the Shangshu, and Yitar was the general of Zhengxi, the left servant of the Shangshu, Yidou was the general of Zhengbei, and the right servant of the Shangshu, and the rest were appointed officials in turn.

In the same year, He Lian vigorously attacked the three tribes including Xianbei Xuegan, defeated the three tribes, and tens of thousands of people surrendered.Then go to the frontier garrisons north of the Three Cities of Houqin and kill the generals Yang Pi and Yao Shisheng of Houqin.Helianbo's generals advised him to stick to it, but Helianbobo didn't listen, and the generals said to Helianbobo: "Your Majesty is going to rule the world and attack Chang'an in the south. You should first consolidate the foundation and make people's hearts rely on it. Only in this way can the great cause be achieved in the future. Gaoping is dangerous and strong, with fertile mountains and rivers, and can be used as the capital of the country."

He Lianbo said: "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other. I started a great cause, and my army is small. Yao Xing is also a hero in the world, and Guanzhong can't make any plans yet. Moreover, all the towns in Yao Xing obey orders. If we concentrate on If we stick to a city, they will join forces to deal with us. Our army is not their opponent, and will soon perish. We rush forward like a storm, and when they rescue the front army, we will attack the rear army, and the rescue army will attack the front army. The army exhausted them, but we took it easy. In less than ten years, Lingbei and Hedong will all belong to me. After Yao Xing's death, we will gradually attack Chang'an. Yao Xing's son, Yao Hong, is a mediocre and cowardly boy. The strategy to capture him is already in my calculations. In the past, the Xuanyuan family also moved to Wuchang for more than 20 years, am I the only one!" After the invasion and plunder of the Qinling North area, the gates of the Lingbei were not open during the day. Dare to open.Yao Xing sighed and said: "I don't adopt Yao Yong's words, so it has come to this point!"

When Helian Bobo first claimed his title, he asked Nanliang Monarch Bald-Fair Xetan to marry his daughter, but Bald-Fair Xetan refused.He Lianbo was very angry, and led 300 cavalry to attack the bald-haired Jitan, covering a total of more than 1 miles from Yang Fei to Zhiyang, killing more than 7000 people, and looting [-] people and hundreds of thousands of cattle, horses and sheep.The bald-haired Zhetan led the army to pursue, and the general Jiao Lang said to the bald-haired Zhetan, "Helian is a hero by nature. It is difficult to win against him. It is better to cross the river from Wenwei to the north to Wanhudui, build a camp by the river, and control the throat. This is the way to win every battle."

The bald-haired general He Lian said angrily: "Helian Bobo used his remaining strength to lead the mob, rebelled and caused trouble, but luckily he achieved great achievements. Now he has so many cattle and sheep that they block the roads, and his treasures are as large as mountains." Similarly, in embarrassment and exhaustion, everyone is greedy, and Helianbobo can no longer lead and mobilize the soldiers to resist us. If we attack them with a large army, they will definitely collapse completely. Now lead the army to avoid them, It is to show cowardice to the enemy. Our army is in full strength and we should pursue it quickly." Bald-haired Laitan said, "I have decided on the plan to pursue the enemy. Anyone who dares to dissuade me will be killed!" Helian Bobo was very happy after hearing the news. , I dug ice at the lower narrow mouth of Yangwu and buried the wheels to block the road.The bald-haired Zengtan sent soldiers who were good at archery to shoot at them, and shot Helian Bobo's left arm.Helian Bobo led the army to fight and defeated Bald Tan. He chased for more than 80 miles and suffered tens of thousands of casualties. He killed more than ten generals of Nanliang and piled their corpses into a high platform to seal the earth. He named it " "Skull Terrace" and return to Lingbei.

He Lianbo and the later Qin general Zhang Fosheng fought in Qingshiyuan, defeated Zhang Fosheng, captured and killed 700 people.Yao Xing sent general Qi Nan with 7000 troops to attack Helianbobo, and Helianbobo retreated to Hequ.Because Yao Xing was far away from Helianbobo, he allowed his soldiers to loot everywhere. Helianbobo secretly sent troops to ambush Qi Nan, captured more than 3000 people, and confiscated their horses and weapons.Qi Nan led the troops back, and Helian Bobo pursued to Mucheng, captured Mucheng, captured Qi Nan, and captured 7000 men and [-] horses.Tens of thousands of Yi people and Han people in Lingbei surrendered to Helianbobo, and Helianbobo set up a guard to appease them.He Lianbo led another [-] cavalry into Gaogang, arrived at Wujing, looted more than [-] households of Zahu from Pingliang, assigned them to the rear army, and stationed in Yilichuan.

Yao Xing came to attack and when they arrived at the three cities, Helian Bobo took advantage of Yao Xing's troops to join forces and led his cavalry to attack them.Yao Xing was very frightened and sent his general Yao Wenzong to fight. Helianbobo pretended to retreat and set up an ambush to wait.Yao Xing sent his general Yao Yusheng and others to pursue them, and a powerful ambush surrounded them and captured them all.Yao Xing's general Wang Xi gathered more than 3000 Qiang households in Chiqibao, and Helianbobo attacked Wang Xi.Wang Xixiao was brave and powerful, and many of Helianbobo's soldiers were injured when fighting in close combat.

Lian Bobo built a dam to cut off the water flow, and the people in Chichi Castle were very embarrassed, so they arrested Wang Xi and surrendered.He Lianbo said to Wang Xi: "You are a loyal minister! I am going to pacify the world with you." Wang Xi said: "If you can receive a great favor and let me die early, this is a kindness." So he and dozens of people close to him Died by suicide together.Helian Bobo went to Huangshigu to attack Yaoxing's general Jin Luosheng, and went to Luocheng to attack Mijiehaodi. He conquered them all and moved more than 7000 households to Dacheng.

He Lianbo sent Shangshu Jin Zuan to lead 4000 cavalry to attack Pingliang, Yao Xing came to rescue, Jin Zuan was defeated by Yao Xing and died in battle.General Helian Luoti, the son of Helianbobo's brother, led [-] infantry and cavalry to Dingyang to attack Yao Guangdu, the general of Yao Xing.Appoint Yao Guangdu as Taichang.He Lianbo went to Qingshui City to attack Yao Shoudu, the general of Yao Xing. Yao Shoudu fled to Shangyu, and Helianbobo moved [-] families from Qingshui City to Dacheng.In the same year, both Qi Nan and Yao Guang conspired against each other, and Helian Bobo executed them all.

Yao Xing's general Yao Xiang abandoned the three cities and fled south to Dasu.Helian sent general Pingdong Luyi to intercept Yao Xiang on the road, captured Yao Xiang, and captured all his troops.After Yao Xiang was captured, Helian Bobo scolded and killed him.

In the same year, He Lianbo led 3000 cavalry to attack Anding, and fought against Yao Xing's general Yang Fosong in Qingshi Beiyuan. He defeated Yang Fosong. His [-] soldiers surrendered and captured [-] horses.Dang Zhilong, the general who went to Dongxiang to attack Yaoxing, surrendered, and He Lianbo appointed him as Guang Luxun, and moved more than [-] households to Ercheng.Yao Xing's Zhenbei enlisted Wang Maide to join the army.

He Lianbo said to Wang Maide: "I am a descendant of Dayu and have lived in the north for generations. My ancestors had brilliant achievements and were often enemies with the Han and Wei dynasties. They were not strong in the middle period and were controlled by others. I am not talented and cannot inherit and carry forward the achievements of my ancestors. , The country was destroyed, the family was destroyed, and the family was displaced. Now it is time to rise up and restore the great cause of Dayu, what do you think?" Wang Maide said: "Since the emperor and Jin lost their rules, the regime moved to the south, and the heroes confronted each other. Ambition, what's more, your Majesty has accumulated virtues for generations, inherited the cause of the previous kings in the north, the gods are more powerful than the Han Emperor, and the strategy is better than the Wei Zu, but you can't accomplish great things when the heavens are opened? Although the post-Qin state is in decline, the feudal towns are still stable, I hope Your Majesty gathers strength and waits for the opportunity, and then take action after careful preparation." He Lianbobo admired him very much and appointed him as a military advisor.

In the ninth year of Yixi (413), Helian Bobo implemented amnesty in the territory and changed his reign name to Fengxiang.He appointed Ali, the chief general, as a great craftsman, and recruited [-] barbarians and Han people from the north of the Ling Dynasty to build a capital city north of Shuofang River and south of Heishui, named Tongwancheng (north of Jingbian, Shaanxi today).He Lianbo himself said: "I am going to unify the world and rule all nations, so I can use Tongwan as the name."

Chigan Ali was very skillful by nature, but he was cruel and violent. He even used dust to build the city wall. If an awl could penetrate an inch, he would kill the builders and build it into the wall.He Lianbo regarded scolding Ali as loyalty, so he entrusted him with the task of building the capital.He also made five weapons and equipment, which were extremely elite.When it is finished and presented, there must be a craftsman who dies: if the bow and arrow fail to penetrate the bell armor, the bow maker will be killed;

He also made a hundred refined steel knives, on which he made a large ring of dragon sparrows, known as "Daxia dragon sparrows", and cast an inscription on the back of the swords saying: "The ancient sharp weapons include Zhanlu of Wu Chu. The dragon sparrows of Daxia The treasured sword is famous for the imperial capital. It can be used to appease the far away, and it can be used to soften the fugitives. It is like the wind blowing the grass, and its power can overwhelm the Kyushu." The world cherishes this sword very much.Then cast bronze into big drums, and the cheeks of Fei Lian, Weng Zhong, bronze camels, dragons and beasts are all decorated with gold and listed in front of the palace.A total of thousands of craftsmen were killed, so the utensils are all exquisite and gorgeous.

Later, Helian Bobo discussed with the officials to attack the Western Qin Dynasty.Wang Maide advised: "The sage monarchs fight with troops and teach people with virtue instead of being vicious. Moreover, Western Qin is a friendly country to us and has just suffered a great loss. If we attack it now, is this the so-called logical and natural outcome? Okay, what is the principle of sensing the aura of peace? If you rely on the strength of the army and take advantage of the disaster of someone else's death to attack, an ordinary man would be ashamed to do such a thing, let alone the emperor!" Helianbobo said: "Very good, if I don't have my beloved , How can I hear these words!"

In the same year, He Lianbo wrote a letter saying: "My ancestors moved from the north to Youshuo and changed their surname to Si. Because the language is different from the Central Plains, they followed their mother's surname Liu. It is not proper for a son to take his mother's surname. The clans of the ancients had no rules. Some used their place of birth as their surname, and some used their grandfather’s title as their surname. I plan to change my surname according to righteousness. The emperor is the son of heaven. Lien, I hope to be like the will of God and enjoy endless auspiciousness for a long time.

It is the god of heaven, and it cannot be shared by other clans. Those who are not descendants of the direct line use iron cutting as their clan. I hope that the descendants of my clan are as strong and sharp as iron, and can attack others. "Helianbo made his wife Liang the queen, his son Heliangui the crown prince, his son Helianyan the Duke of Yangping, Helianchang the Duke of Taiyuan, Helianlun the Duke of Jiuquan, Helian the Duke of Pingyuan, and Helian the Duke of Pingyuan. Man is the Duke of Henan, and Helian'an is the Duke of Zhongshan.

He Lianbo went to Xingcheng to attack Yao Kui, the general of Yao Xing. Twenty days later, Xingcheng was conquered, Yao Kui and his generals Yao Dayong, Yao Anhe, Yao Lipu, Yin Di and others were captured, and 20 soldiers were buried alive.

(End of this chapter)