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Yao Xing was a ruler.
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ruler of Later Qin 姚興
Speaker his officers 諸將
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Book of Jin, Chapter 130Volume 130 Records 30: Helian Bobo · 15 passages
進討姚興三城已北諸戍，斬其將楊丕、姚石生等。
He pushed forward against Yao Xing's posts north of Sancheng, killing the generals Yang Pi, Yao Shisheng, and others.
吾大業草創，眾旅未多，姚興亦一時之雄，關中未可圖也。
My state is still in its first days and my army is small. Yao Xing is a formidable man of his time, and Guanzhong is not yet within reach.
待姚興死後，徐取長安。
After Yao Xing dies, I will take Chang'an in my own time.
興歎曰：「吾不用黃兒之言，以至於此！」
Yao Xing sighed, "Had I listened to Yellow Boy, I would never have come to this pass!"
勃勃與姚興將張佛生戰于青石原，又敗之，俘斬五千七百人。
At Qing Shi Plain Bobo fought Yao Xing's general Zhang Fusheng, defeated him again, and killed or captured five thousand seven hundred men.
興遣將齊難率眾二萬來伐，勃勃退如河曲。
Yao Xing sent General Qi Nan with twenty thousand men against him, and Bobo fell back toward the river bend.
姚興來伐，至三城，勃勃候興諸軍未集，率騎擊之。
Yao Xing marched against him and reached Sancheng. Bobo watched until Xing's columns were still scattered, then led his cavalry in a sudden blow.
興大懼，遣其將姚文宗距戰，勃勃偽退，設伏以待之。
Yao Xing was terrified and sent General Yao Wenzong to hold him off. Bobo pretended to flee and laid an ambush.
興遣其將姚榆生等追之，伏兵夾擊，皆擒之。
Xing sent Yao Yusheng and others in pursuit, but troops hidden on both flanks sprang up and took them all.
興將王奚聚羌胡三千餘戶於敕奇堡，勃勃進攻之。
Xing's officer Wang Xi had gathered more than three thousand Qiang and barbarian households at Chiqi Fortress, and Bobo marched to besiege it.
勃勃又攻興將金洛生於黃石固，彌姐豪地于我羅城，皆拔之，徙七千餘家於大城，以其丞相右地代領幽州牧以鎮之。
Bobo attacked Yao Xing's general Jin Luosheng at Huangshi Fort and Mijie Haodi at Wuluocheng, took both places, relocated more than seven thousand households to Dacheng, and put his chancellor Youdidai in charge as Governor of Youzhou.
遣其尚書金纂率騎一萬攻平涼，姚興來救，纂為興所敗，死之。
He sent Director of the Masters of Writing Jin Zuan with ten thousand cavalry against Pingliang. Yao Xing marched to relieve the city, broke Jin Zuan, and killed him.
勃勃兄子左將軍羅提率步騎一萬攻興將姚廣都于定陽，克之，坑將士四千餘人，以女弱為軍賞。
Bobo's nephew Luoti, Left General, led ten thousand foot and horse against Yao Guangdu at Dingyang, took the city, entombed more than four thousand soldiers alive, and gave the women and children to his troops as booty.
勃勃又攻興將姚壽都于清水城，壽都奔上邽，徙其人萬六千家於大城。
Bobo attacked Yao Shoudu at Qingshui. Shoudu fled to Shanggui, and Bobo resettled sixteen thousand households of the local people in Dacheng.
姚興將姚詳棄三城，南奔大蘇。
Yao Xing's general Yao Xiang abandoned Sancheng and fled south to Dasu.