The Battle at Gecchi Plains is a battle that took place in 235 B.C. between the Qin/Wei Alliance led by Great Generals Mou Bu, Tou and Go Hou Mei and Chu army led by General Man'U.
Location[]
The battle took place at Gecci Plains close to the city of Juuko.[1]
Background[]
In exchange for helping Wei to conquer Juuko City, Qin proposed a three-year alliance. The Mou Bu Army with a strength of 30,000 soldiers was the first army to arrive on the battlefield and clashed with the Man'U Army. Half a day later 20,000 soldiers of the Tou Army arrived as reinforcement while the Man'U Army was aided by an 30,000 soldiers strong combined army of the Kou Yoku Army and Haku Rei Army.
Due to that development, the Qin found themselves at a disadvantage and nearly orders to retreat, however, that changes with the unexpected arrival of a Wei army numbering 70,000 soldiers led by Wei Great General Go Hou Mei. With the new turn of events, the battle of the Chu army of 110,000 soldiers against the Qin/Wei alliance of 120,000 soldiers begins in earnest.
The Battle[]
Due to the hastily drawn up nature of the Qin/Wei alliance, the two sides considered a pincer attack, minimizing any potential overlap. An overlap could have resulted in confusion because of Wei and Qins past meetings as enemies on other battlefields.
In response, Chu's forces had deployed themselves in a way that only exposed one side of their formation to fighting. The exception being the Sen To'Un Army which believed themselves to be invincible.[2]
Sen To'Un clashes with Roku O Mi but the Juuko General pushes him back with his first attack. However, their duel is interrupted by Ran Bi Haku who blindly attacks both generals at the same time much to Roku O Mi's annoyance.[3]
Wei generals Ryuu Han, Jun Ei and Ba Kai simultaneously engaged on Go Hou Mei's order, Gen'U, Haku Rei and their armies, successfully pushing through their first line. Seeing this Gen'U decided to withdraw his first line and halt the Wei at second line. Mou Ki is astonished that Wei was able to push the Chu army so swiftly. However, Qin soon overpowers Chu's first line as well thanks to the might of Mou Bu and Tou. In response Ju Ko'Ou dispatched 1000 soldiers to Gen U's rear and orders Kou Yoku to deal with Tou.
Qin and Wei's aggressive momentum were stopped by the time they reached the second line of defense of both the Man'U and Gen'U armies, which is made entirely of their elite units. Catching them off guard, Gen'U uses this moment to approach Bakai's HQ and slays the Wei general in a single strike before he could swing his weapon. [4]
With the death of Ba Kai, Gen'U continues to put pressure on the Wei's weakened left flank in an attempt to collapse it. The central Ju Nei Army send their man to the weakened flank to prevent the collapse, thus reducing the offensive capability of Wei Army as a whole. Meanwhile Sen To'Un duels both Ran Bi Haku and Roku O Mi by himself, putting them in stalemate.[5]
To get out of the stalemate, Go Hou Mei decided to completely change the strategy by moving Ran Bi Haku to face Kou Yoku and his forces. This frees up Tou and allows the Great General to be their main attack on the enemy HQ while the Wei serve as support.[6]
With Ran Bi Haku and his soldiers assisting Tou and Mou Bu's armies. Roku O Mi is left to handle Sen To'Un who loses interest in him and decides to attack Wei's HQ instead. Seeing his plan, Roku O Mi chases after him. With the Sen To'Un Army approaching, Go Hou Mei fortified his defenses and orders Ryuu Han to turn around.
Sen To'Un easily breaks through and reaches Wei's final line of defense, but soon founds himself surrounded by Ryuu Han and his elite Golden Cavalry Company and Roku O Mi Army.[7]
Mou Bu, having his full attention on Man'U, finally meet and clash. Man'U comments on how Mou Bu's strength comes from the heavy "burden" he carries on his shoulders, and this must be how he defeated Kan Mei. However, their first clash ends with Man'U dismounting Mou Bu with a single strike with one arm.[8] Moments later Mou Bu is able to get up and continues their duel.
Mou Bu after a while was able to keep up and even able to wound Man U's forehead. Man'U commented that he is now free from the burden and feels liberated. This made Mou Bu think about Shou Hei Kun. Tou was able to move freely and attack Chu's HQ.
While leading from the front he reached their final line of defense. Ju Kou Ou was surprised that Qin and Wei could cooperate so well, but he did not panic, despite his advisors begging for retreat. [9]
At the same time a separate Wei battalion attacked Juuko with siege towers. [10] This attack was led by Wei commander En Bi. Haku Rei tries to snipe Tou, but the Great General was able to dodge his arrow. Kou Yoku was also trying to chase him, but he was stopped by Ran Bi Haku. Seeing all this Ju Ko Ou decided to finally retreat. His main concern was that Man'u is acting strangely as normally he would strengthen his vanguard and push through, but this time it's the enemy that is pushing him back.
He also noted that Mou Bu made Man'U change and return to his former self, which is far more interesting than the outcome of this battle. Man'U and Mou Bu continued their duel. Man'U remarks that if Mou Bu's burden comes from a living source then they might betray his expectations. Mou Bu, growing increasingly enraged and annoyed, strikes back at Man'U and dismounts him. [11]
Before Ju Ko'Ou could retreat Tou catches up to him, took over the headquarters and captured him alive. The remaining three Chu commanders gonged a full retreat marking the end of battle.[12]
Aftermath[]
While the Juuko army retreated, the Qin received news about a Wei detachment which was able to capture Juuko City. Tou decided to interrogate Ju Ko Ou, but Ju Ko Ou insisted that Mou Bu should also hear his story about Man'U. After that he was taken into custody and the alliance split apart. Meanwhile the remnants of Juuko Army retreated to the Chu capital as they again had no place to stay. Having been given Juuko, the Wei send forces to occupy and fortify the city an repel all future attempts from Chu to reclaim the city.
Now with the three-year alliance with Qin, they attacked Han afterwards with the intentions to conquer land from Chu to west and south too. The loss of Juuko makes Ka Rin reorganize her future plans against Qin and want to personally meet Man'U in in order to decide whether to put him to death or use him further. Now with the three-year alliance with Wei, Qin is allowed to focus on reinforcing Zhao frontlines and breaking the stalemate there.
Gallery[]
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| Wei Wars | |
|---|---|
| Before the Start of the Series. | |
| The War God's Era | |
| 284 B.C.
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Qi Coalition War |
| 246 B.C.
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Hanyou Campaign • |
| Current Era | |
| 245 B.C.
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Battle at Dakan Plains |
| 243 B.C.
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Border skirmishes with Qin |
| 242 B.C.
|
Sanyou Campaign |
| 241 B.C.
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Battle of Kankoku Pass • Coalition army's revenge on Qi |
| 239 B.C.
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Choyou Campaign |
| 235 B.C.
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Battle at Gecchi Plains |
| Chu Wars | |
|---|---|
| Before the Start of the Series. | |
| The War God's Era | |
| 284 B.C.
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Qi Coalition War |
| Unknown Dates
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Ou Kotsu's Invasion of Chu |
| Current Era | |
| 241 B.C.
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Coalition Invasion • Battle of Kankoku Pass •
Battle of Kankoku Pass/Day 4-14 • Battle of Kankoku Pass/Day 15 • Battle of Kankoku Pass/Day 16-17 • Coalition Army's Revenge on Qi |
| 238 B.C.
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Battle of Gento |
| 235 B.C.
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Battle at Gecchi Plains |
| 233 B.C.
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Chu Takes Keifu |
References[]
- ↑ Chapter 650 page 14
- ↑ Chapter 653, page 9
- ↑ Chapter 653, pages 14-15
- ↑ Chapter 654
- ↑ Chapter 655
- ↑ Chapter 656, pages 4-5
- ↑ Chapter 657, pages 9-11
- ↑ Chapter 656, pages 17-18
- ↑ Chapter 657 Page 17
- ↑ Chapter 657 Page 18-19
- ↑ Chapter 658
- ↑ Chapter 659