First of all, the background of the Jikou War was Jung Uprising in the late Northern Wei Dynasty.
The uprising was mainly composed of refugees, who occupied several important towns in just three years. On the other hand, rebels composed of refugees are not like regular troops. They burn, kill and plunder, and do all kinds of evil.
Secondly, the social problems caused by the outbreak of the Jikou War.
? In order to get food, the rebels shifted the target of robbery to people stationed in towns and forcibly occupied people's houses. Every time the rebels occupy a city, that city will face extinction, resulting in more than half of the people's casualties and a sharp drop in population. Many people in the Northern Dynasties were forcibly requisitioned by the rebels, resulting in many people living on the streets and many people freezing to death directly.
Third, the outbreak of the Jikou War was also manifested in the contradiction between the gentry and the rebels.
Because the people were hungry and cold, they refused to provide food and grass to the rebels. However, in order to solve the problem of food and grass supply for the army, Jung rebels chose to form an alliance with the gentry, but the two were not harmonious, which led to the shortage of food and grass for Jung army.
Finally, because the above contradictions and problems were not solved, Jung rebels began to plan a big battle. The purpose is to rely on this campaign to completely eliminate the remnants of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Wei regime. Therefore, after Jung chose the change of the river shade, he began to mobilize all aspects of the army and concentrated all the rebel forces to launch a massive war. This is the cause and effect of the Jikou War.
The Battle of Dingkou is the most famous battle in the history of China. As a result of the war, General Er Zhurong led 7,000 elite soldiers to defeat 300,000 troops in Jung, and Northern Wei generals Er Zhurong, Gao Huan and Hou Jing became famous.