Puyang Henan (Honan) China

Chimei troops, stationed at Puyang in winter 24, are highly fatigued and want to go home.

Their leaders feel that if they do so, Chimei forces will scatter and be unable to be re-gathered, and they feel that a clear target needs to be created.

They decide to announce that they are attacking Emperor Gengshi's capital of Chang'an; divided into two armies, they begin to head west.

Jin general Liu Laozhi attacks Zhai Liao in autumn 390, capturing Juancheng (in modern Puyang, Henan), forcing Zhai Liao's son Zhai Zhao, who is in charge of the city, to flee, and next …

…attacks Weinan (in modern Puyang, Henan), then …