Brief Introduction to the Battle of Jingnan and the Battle of Lingbi

Brief Introduction to the Battle of Jingnan and the Battle of Lingbi

Xuzhou could not hold on under Judy's attack, so Judy continued to March south. On the first day of March, Yan Jun had entered Suzhou, Anhui Province, and on the ninth day of March, he set an ambush on the north side of the Guohe River (now Huaiyuan County, Bengbu City, Anhui Province).

Ping An received the news and led the army in pursuit. However, on March 14, the troops of Ping 'an fell into an ambush arranged by Judy at the Fei River and had to return to Suzhou. On March 23, Judy sent generals to cut off Xuzhou's reimbursement, and Tie Xuan and others led the troops to fight back, and the two sides won or lost.

On April 14th, the Yanjun entered Suishui and built a pontoon bridge. Ping An and He Fu led the troops to grab the pontoon bridge, and the two sides were deadlocked. A few days later, the Confederate army ran out of food and grass, and Judy decided to launch a surprise attack.

In the middle of the night, Yan Jun quietly bypassed the uneven lines and crossed the river. Xu Huizu reinforcements just arrived, so the two sides fought a decisive battle in Qimeishan (three miles southwest of Lingbi County) on April 22nd. As a result, the Confederate army won a great victory and killed Jiang Yan Li Bin.

The Confederate army still maintained its victory, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter, which put Yan Jun in an awkward position. On April 23, General Yan Jun prayed to go south and choose a comfortable place to rest. Judy disagreed and said, "Turn left after crossing the river, but don't want to turn right." Most people stood on the left, which made Judy very angry. At this time, Zhu Neng strongly supported Judy and said, "Emperor Gaozu was invincible in ten wars and finally unified the world." This support kept Yan Jun going.

However, the news from the imperial court at the moment is that the Yan army has been defeated and the capital must have good generals, so Xu Huizu was recalled. On April 25, because the river was difficult to defend, He Fu decided to move to Lingbi (also known as Lingbi) and build a deep ditch and high base to make long-term preparations. Because Yan Jun blocked the supply of hay, Ping An personally led sixty thousand soldiers to guard the hay.

On April 27th, Judy led the elite troops to attack Ping 'an, and successfully split it in two. He Fu went out to save the whole army, and Zhu sent an ambush. As a result, He Fu had to be unbeaten.

Due to the lack of food in the Confederate army, Ping An and He Fu decided to break through the next day (29th) and get supplies in the Huaihe River. The order is to fire three shots. The next day, the Yan army attacked the Lingbi wall, and the attack signal happened to be three shots. Confederate troops thought it was their own signal and fled in succession; Yan Jun took the opportunity to attack, and the Confederate army was destroyed.

The battle of Lingbi officially ended. In this war, Yan Junsheng captured 37 enemy generals, including Chen Hui, Ping 'an, Max Planck, Xu Zhen and Sun Cheng, 4 eunuchs and 150 court ministers, and obtained more than 20,000 war horses. The number of prisoners is even more incalculable. Only He Fu rode away alone. The battle of Lingbi completely wiped out the main force of the confederate army, and since then, the Yanjun has never met any decent resistance in the north of the Yangtze River.

1600 years ago, the battle between Chu and Han was decided in the battle of Gaixia, and the battle of Lingbi finally appeared a historical coincidence. Liaodong, according to Qi and Huang's plan, sent troops south to join forces with Tie Xuan in Jinan, but on the first day of May, it was hit hard by the Yan army in Zhigu.