Strange or not, Xin Er, Tang Ai and others actually vaguely guessed that there might be something else in this, but none of this mattered.

In the battle of Gucheng, the Wei soldiers were defeated, and Murong Zhan gathered the remnants of the army and retreated south to Yanggu, which was more than forty miles away. Yanggu, the name of a township, is located in the south of Gucheng Mountain, and is quite famous in history. - In fact, Gucheng County, where Murong Zhan and He Hun fought fiercely, is more famous in history, and the name of Gucheng comes from Gucheng Mountain, and this Gucheng Mountain, also known as Gushan, is said to be the place where the people of Fuxi and Shennong planted grain in ancient times. These are all off-topic and need not be talked about. The only thing that teaches people to sigh is that this place, which occupies an important position in the legends of the Chinese ancestors, has now become a battlefield for foreign races to dominate the Central Plains.

Whose fault is this?

Referring to the history books he read in his previous life, combined with the era similar to the current era, when Xin Er first arrived in this time and space, he thought it was the fault of the Jiangzuo royal family, but through what he saw and heard in Dingxi, he now changed his first opinion, and he believes that it is not only the fault of the royal family, but also the fault of those who advocate clean talk and only care about the selfish interests of the door and the right surname.

But there is no need to say more.

Murong Zhan's defeat led to at least two serious consequences.

One is a direct consequence, which caused panic in the Wei court and caused Murong Yan to abandon the capital and go north.

Gucheng is only more than 200 miles away from Ye County, the capital of Wei State, and there is no other obstacle except for a few rivers such as Jishui and the Yellow River, so when the news reached Yecheng, it caused a great earthquake in the Wei court.

It has only been a few months since he succeeded to the throne, and Murong Yan, who has not sat on the dragon chair for long, was shocked and shocked, and immediately summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Ministers have two opinions.

At present, Yecheng still has a variety of guards such as Shi Yulang, Shang Fang Bing, and Longteng Armor Cavalry, totaling about 30,000 foot cavalry. The Shaozhuang faction, represented by Murong Yan's fifth brother Murong Quan, suggested that these Praetorian Guards should be immediately sent to Qinghe and Yangping counties on the north bank of the Yellow River, and use the river as a screen to block the advance of the Hehun evil tribe. It's an opinion.

Murong Quan stood on the hall, his young and resolute face exuding an undisturbed look, which was in stark contrast to the more than 100 panicked Wei Wenwu on both sides. Only when he spoke, when his lips opened and closed, a touch of bright color flashed from time to time, which added a little funny flavor to his image of this burly and heroic man. When he was young, he had fallen off a horse and lost one of his front teeth, which was later filled with an ivory, from which the bright color came.

Even so, at this time, no one paid attention to it.

Murong Quan raised his head and said, "From the departments near the capital, you can get another 100,000 soldiers and horses. These 100,000 soldiers cannot be called elite, but they can be used. With the servants of Yulang and other elite soldiers, it is enough to guard the north bank of the river. Although Da Sima was defeated in Gucheng, according to his military report, after collecting the remnants of the army, there were still 20,000 people. In this way, the soldiers such as Shi Yulang are on the north bank of the river, and the Great Sima Department is on the south bank of the river, echoing from the north to the south. When his soldiers are tired and lack of food, our royal division will attack inside and outside, and it will be easy to break! ”

"The departments around the capital" Yunyun refers to the 200,000 Hu Luo under the rule of Wei Guoshan in Taiwan.

This "single in Taiwan" is the same as the "single in Taiwan" of the Qin State. Qin and Wei are the countries established by the Hu people, and the power base of their countries is the Hu people such as Rong and Xianbei, and the customs of Rong and Xianbei Zhuhu are different from those of the Tang people,—— the customs of society and life are different from those of the Tang people. to administer the Hu people who migrated to their territory.

The Shan Yutai of the Wei State is also the same as the Qin State, with the large single below, and the main officials are divided into left and right auxiliaries.

The left and right auxiliaries each manage six hundred thousand lands, and under the left and right auxiliaries, one captain is set up for every ten thousand lands. That is to say, the Xianbei and Xiongnu tribes living near Yecheng and Gyeonggi now have a total of 200,000 people, more than one million people.

Before Murong Zhan and Murong Wutai led the troops to set off, Shan Yutai of Wei had already conducted a conscription on Hu Luo under his rule, and most of the strong and experienced Hu Mu had already joined the army and were taken to Yanzhou and Luoyang by Murong Zhan and Murong Wutai, but the remaining Hu Mu, if they were squeezed again, as Murong Quan said, could indeed make another 100,000 people.

Murong Yan's eyes flickered, and the rest of the advisers said: "Why do you want to wait for you?" ”

Prime Minister Murong Gan is thin and thin, thin as firewood, and the official robe is worn on his body, as if it is set on a bamboo pole, looking at his face, it is also lean, and even his cheekbones are high and provish, but it is more and more lined with his thin eyes. Judging from his appearance, he looks like a good official who worries about the country and the people, and works hard. He went out of the class and stood beside the tall and sturdy Murong Quan.

Murong Yan's gaze fell on his face and asked, "What is the Prime Minister's opinion?" ”

Murong Gan is not like Murong Quan, he did not use Tang dialect, he used Xianbei dialect, and said: "Minister, minister, ......." ”

"How?"

"The minister feels that the king of Wuxiang is reasonable."

Murong Yan covered his disappointment and said, "Oh? Does the Prime Minister agree with Aliudun's opinion? ”

Ah Liudun is Murong Quan's nickname.

Murong Gan did not answer Murong Yan directly, and said to himself: "I have already summoned soldiers once, and if I call them again this time, I think that 100,000 soldiers is a bit too much." Soldiers, don't summon too much, Your Majesty. If there are too many summonses, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the ministries. At present, my Great Wei is attacked on both sides, and it is already a stumbling force, in case it causes a rebellion among the various departments because of too many recruits, I am afraid that it will be out of control! Therefore, the minister thought that 100,000 soldiers could not be called, but at most 10,000 more could be called. ”

"Summoning 10,000 more?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Now April is the month when I sacrifice to the sky. Now that my country is worried about domestic and foreign troubles, we need the favor of the gods even more. The minister suggested that His Majesty could lead the rest of the people to go north to Youzhou and make a great gift to the heavens. ”

Murong Yan was stunned for a moment and said, "Sacrifice to the heavens? ”

Murong Gan said slowly: "Yes, Your Majesty, sacrifice to the heavens. ”

"You mean?"

Murong Gan drooped his eyes and said: "The minister thinks that from Yecheng to Youzhou, six or seven hundred miles, if there are many people, the speed will not be too fast, and it will take more than half a month to walk on the road." In order to arrive in Youzhou before the end of the month and not affect the ritual of sacrificing to the heavens, without further ado, His Majesty can issue an order today, ordering the left and right assistants and all the lieutenants to gather the Zhuhu departments under their control to pack up and prepare, and give them three days, and after three days, His Majesty can lead the capital north and go to Youzhou. ”

Murong Gan's eyes were too small, and when he drooped his eyelids like this, Murong Yan, who was sitting on the throne from afar, couldn't see whether he was open or closed, but Murong Gan's words, Murong Yan completely understood.

Murong Yan looked at Murong Quan, who was standing beside Murong Gan, with an angry look on his face because of Murong Gan's words, and said in a hesitant manner: "Prime Minister, now I am in an emergency in Luoyang, and the Great Sima Army has defeated Gucheng, if I go to Youzhou to worship the sky at this time, what should I do with Luoyang and Yanzhou?" And once I leave the capital, what should Yecheng do? This is the capital city of my Great Wei, and there must be no one to guard it. ”

Murong Gan said: "Among His Majesty's royal brothers, the king of Hejian is the most courageous, and with the king of Hejian guarding Luoyang, Pu Mao will be difficult to advance an inch, and he can worry about it." Da Sima was defeated in Gucheng, according to the law of the country, should be severely punished, now His Majesty can not be held accountable, reluctantly, it is expected that Da Sima will definitely give up his life and forget death, in order to repay His Majesty's grace, Yanzhou can also be lost.

"As for Yedu, Wuxiang Wang Yingwu, his strategy to block the enemy is indeed clever. In his humble opinion, he could order the king of Wuxiang to guard Kyoto, one to suppress Tang Er inside and outside Yecheng, and the other to fight against the evil with the great Sima. Wait until Your Majesty finishes sacrificing to the heavens and gets the blessing of the gods, and then returns with the strength of Youyou and Ji, and then fights with He Hun and Pu Mao, and it is not too late to destroy these two slaves. ”

This is another opinion in the Wei dynasty.

It was in the south that Luoyang was besieged by Pu Mao, Murong Wutai was brave, but his strategy was far inferior to Meng Lang, Luoyang was already in danger, and Murong Zhan in the east was defeated in the current crisis of Gucheng, and suggested that Murong Yan give up Kyoto and hunt Youzhou in the north.

Of the two opinions, which one to listen to?

Murong Yan was in the prime of life, and he had just succeeded to the throne, so he still had to be face-saving, and he did not immediately say his choice at the court meeting, but after he dispersed the court, he issued a will from the palace at night, but the content of the will was completely obedient to Murong Gan's opinion.

When Murong Quan heard the news, he locked the palace door overnight and asked to see Murong Yan. Murong Yan refused to meet.

made Murong Quan so angry that his teeth almost leaked again. But there was nothing to be done, so he had to obey the holy decree, and three days later, after sending Murong Yan and others out of Beijing, Murong Quan took the 5,000 forbidden soldiers left by Murong Yan to him, and more than 10,000 temporarily newly recruited Hu Mu, and guarded Yecheng alone.

Murong Zhan's defeat led to Murong Yan's northern escape, and Murong Yan's northern escape led to panic among the defenders of Luoyang.

In mid-April, Luoyang City, which had been holding on for more than a month, was declared lost under the blow of the chain of horse formations that were first broken by Pu Mao, and then Murong Yan abandoned the capital and fled north. ——This result was directly caused by Murong Yan's northern escape, but it was also related to Murong Zhan's defeat, which was another indirect bad consequence caused by the defeat of Gucheng.

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Dingxi, Guyin.

Conquest of the General's Palace.

Xin Er put down the information on the battle between Murong Zhan and He Hun Evil Valley City, and picked up the information on the battle between Murong Wutai and Pumao Luoyang.

As soon as I read it again, a clerk outside the hall came to say: "Ming Gong, the Queen Mother has arrived." ”