Following the fall of the ethnic-Jie Later Zhao regime in 350 CE and its replacement by the native Chinese dynasty of Ran Wei, tensions are high.

The Jie, who have formed the Later Zhao Dynasty, do not accept Ran Min's rule and rise against him, and they are joined by many other Wu Hu nations.

The resulting war is a decisive victory for Ran Min, who then proceeds to issue his famous "extermination order", which results in the extermination of virtually all of the Jie and most of the Wu Hu.