In northern China in the fourth century AD, the Huns' fast horse scimitars and the ferocious ...... of the Xionghu were ravaging Chinese civilization all the time. In that land of many disasters and difficulties, there are no more virtuous people living in the world, and the strong and strong people in the world will be kings from now on. Fortunately, Xianbei Murong's methods are not bad.

As allies of the Principality of Liaodong, Duanbu Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei were still fighting Murong Xianbei after the fall of the Principality of Liaodong. Although the "comrades-in-arms" have passed away, the revolution has not yet succeeded, and their common enemy, Murong Hao, is still arrogant and arrogant, and it is becoming more and more rampant!

In June 336, Duan Liao sent tens of thousands of troops to Qushui Pavilion to attack Liucheng again, and Yuwen Yidou, the leader of Yuwen Xianbei, sent troops to Anjin (west of present-day Liaoyang City) at the same time to respond to Duan Liao's military campaign.

In the face of the joint attack of the two sides, Murong Hao chose the tactic of "concentrating forces to break each one", and personally led 50,000 cavalry to Liucheng to meet Duan Liao.

"The two captives will return in vain, and they will be repeated, and it is appropriate to set up ambushes around Liucheng to wait for them" ("Book of Jin"). It should be said that Murong Hao's thoughts on the leaders of Duan Xianbei and Yuwen Xianbei are quite accurate, in March 337, Duan Liao once again raised troops to attack, and was ordered to set up an ambush in Madou Mountain, Murong Xianbei Sima Fengyi waited for the enemy to enter the encirclement, ambushed the army, defeated Duan Liao, and beheaded Duan Liao's general Rongbao.

Murong Hao took advantage of the victory to pursue and sent his son Murong Jun to attack Duan Liao; The general sealed the game and attacked Yuwen's other departments, and they all returned with a great victory. After that, Murong Hao built a good city in the east of Yilian City (in present-day Jianchang County, Liaoning) in the Duan Liao Division, and built Qushui City to echo it, so as to deter Duan Liao.

In the face of Murong Hao's aggressive posture, Duan Liao was defeated in successive battles, first thousands of carts of grain and grass transported to Yilian City were plundered by Murong Xianbei, and then in the night attack on Murong Xianbei Xingguo City (now the upper reaches of the Daling River in Liaoning), the Yangwei general Qu Yun was defeated and killed, and all his troops were captured and suffered heavy losses.

For the Murong Xianbei Ministry, along with the victory came more population and land resources; more money, material wealth; and a stronger army and more confident morale; Of course, the most terrifying thing was Murong Hao's ever-expanding desire to be supported by strength.

After a series of military operations were all victorious, Murong Hao could no longer suppress his positive desire for progress. In October 337, Murong Hao proclaimed himself the King of Yan, posthumously named Murong Diao as the King of Wuxuan, and established the prince Murong Jun as the crown prince.

Of course, this is not an official position that was actively sealed by the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Murong Hao did not ask his suzeraint state to discuss, but what does it matter, the Eastern Jin Dynasty must approve it. The lack of strength, the forced situation, the long distance and unattackable road, as well as the internal tilting and cowardice of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, every reason made this "suzerain" lose the courage to oppose it, even if he knew that this was a provocation and trampling on his dignity and face.

…… Don't accept the battle!

Nominally, Qianyan is similar to the foreign princely states of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but it has absolute autonomy, and it is only a nominal subordinate relationship, which is not controllable at all.

In November 337, in order to completely solve the Duan Liao problem, Murong Hao took his brother Murong Khan as a hostage, and sent an envoy to Shihu, the king of Later Zhao, to claim the vassal, and the two sides agreed to send troops to take Duan Xianbei next year.

As a result, as mentioned earlier, Duan Liao's threat was completely resolved (Duan Liao surrendered to Later Zhao, and Murong Hao returned victoriously after a massive robbery), but Later Zhao Shihu's threat followed. Due to the resentment between the two sides during the conquest of Duan Liao, and even more out of political needs, it can be understood that Murong Hao's existence made Shi Hu unable to sleep at night. In May 338, Shi Hu, the king of Later Zhao, led a large army to defeat Qianyan.

It was not only Qianyan's people who were frightened, but also Murong Hao. Although there is a suggestion from Gao Xiang: stick to it and reject it, Zhao Bing is powerless. But after the former Yan Thirty-six City responded to Hou Zhao, Murong Hao's spirit collapsed. Standing on the head of the city of Thorns, looking at the army of Qianhu who are all over the mountains outside the city: knives are like bushes, guns are like forests, horses neigh and shake the sky, and people are like demons! As a member of a normal human race, the first thought that flashed through Murong Hao's mind was to escape.

When you feel the imminent breath of death, how many people can deal with it calmly? This is also the reason why there have been so few heroes who have died calmly since ancient times, and so worthy of praise! The fear of death is the same for everyone, but the difference lies in the choices they make in the face of death.

When Murong Hao was about to put his ideas into action, in fact, he had already begun to act, and the general Mu Yugen dissuaded him: "Zhao is strong and I am weak, and the king's momentum will be completed if he moves his foot, so that the Zhao people will collect the people, and the soldiers will be strong and the valley will not be able to return to the enemy." Stealing Zhao Ren is trying to get the king to hear like this, so why do you want to get into his plan? Now stick to the fortified city, its momentum is a hundred times, even if it is a rapid attack, it is still enough to support, observe the shape and observe the changes, and seek profit from time to time. If things are not good, it is not lost to go, but why hope that the wind will go, for the sake of death? ("Zizhi Tongjian: Jin Ji").

Looking at the wind and commissioning it, it is the reason for death!

Murong Hao gave up, but he was still afraid.

For Murong Hao, this is an unprecedentedly strong opponent, and his strength is by no means comparable to Duan Liao and Yuwen, and the chances of winning against it are slim, and he will die for life. Everyone wants to be the emperor, which one is willing to be a ghost?

Xuanwu (Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in the area of present-day eastern Liaoning and Hamgyong Province in North Korea) Taishou Liu Pei advised: "Today, the strong and powerful are outside, and everyone is afraid, and the safety of things is tied to one person." The king has nothing to blame at this time, and he should be self-reliant and strong, and it is not appropriate to show weakness. The matter is urgent, and the ministers are invited to attack, even if there is no great victory, it is enough to calm the people" ("Zizhi Tongjian: Jin Ji").

After finishing speaking, Liu Pei led hundreds of elite cavalry to rush into the Later Zhao army's formation, and they were invincible, and the morale of the Yan army was greatly boosted.

But Murong Hao was still not at ease, and asked Yu Guo Minister Feng Yi, and Feng Yi replied: "Now Shihu is far away, the offensive and defensive positions are different, although the horse is strong, there is nothing to do; The soldiers accumulate for days, and the gaps are self-sufficient, but they stick to their ears".

Only then did Murong Hao calm down and make up his mind to stick to Thorn City.

Of course, there were also people who persuaded Murong Hao to surrender, but after the victory of the battle out of the city and the insistence of the main advisers, Murong Hao's confidence increased greatly and he was unmoved: "If you take the world alone, what does it mean to surrender!" ”

This is the declaration of the king, and it also sets an excellent stage for the appearance of the two military geniuses.

Murong Ke, the Xianbei God of War, and Ran Min, the King of Martial Mourning, appeared at the same time in that war, and the two showed their talents and edges. They should be grateful to Murong Hao for being able to choose to persist under great pressure. Otherwise, the excitement of the Murong family may have come to an abrupt end in that battle and draw a successful end.

What will history look like?

In this battle, Murong Hao not only defeated the powerful opponent Shi Hu, regained the rebellious city, and expanded to the south to Fancheng (south of Pingquan, Hebei), but also Murong Xianbei has since completely gained a firm foothold in northern China, established the status of the former Yan power, and sounded the clarion call to march into the Central Plains.

The former Yan army played with confidence in the battle, and in the subsequent battle with Hou Zhao, the Xianbei Murong Department was no longer afraid of the Qianhu army, even in the face of famous generals such as Ma Qiu and Li Nong, even if the strength of the two sides was very different, whether it was holding or in the field, they rarely lost.

In October 340, after learning that Shi Hu was preparing to attack Qianyan again, Murong Hao, who had trembled and trembled in front of the Later Zhao army, changed his previous style and personally led his army to attack Later Zhao. "Shi Jilong thinks that the cities of Anle are seriously defended, and the north and south of the city will not be equipped.

The Yan army was like a bamboo, and everywhere it went, it burned all the accumulation of Later Zhao, burned it, and plundered more than 30,000 households and returned. Shi Hu's attack had already been crushed before it could be made.

For Qianyan, this is an epoch-making battle, since then, Qianyan and Houzhao offense and defense transposition, even if Houzhao has a killing god like Ran Min, it still can't change the country's strategic situation from offense to defense.

The legendary family that became stronger and stronger in the war, the Xianbei Murong family, played a broad road to the Central Plains in this way.

In the first month of 341, Murong Hao ordered Shi Yangyu in the Tang Dynasty to build a city equal to the north of Liucheng and the west of Longshan, named Longcheng (now Chaoyang, Liaoning), and moved the capital to Longcheng in October of the following year. Like the Great Thorn City, in the years that followed, Dragon City became the place where Murong Xianbei was founded, a spiritual symbol.

In February 341, Murong Hao sent an envoy to Jiankang to seek a letter from the general and the king of Yan, but the Jin court had been unresolved for a long time. When Yu Liang, the powerful minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, died, and his younger brothers Yu Bing and Yu Yi succeeded as generals, upholding the national government, Murong Hao went to the table to participate in the Yu brothers' "unauthorized power to summon chaos, it is advisable to rebuke and rebuke, in order to calm the community". He also wrote a letter to Yu Bing, accusing him of "sleeping peacefully, talking about his old age, and not thinking about the urgency of the four seas" to express his dissatisfaction.

The two articles are quite literary, which quote scriptures, borrow ancient satirical modernity, refer to Sang scolding Huai, and acupuncture the disadvantages of the times, but what I want to say is not the words on the paper, and the comprehensive thing that cannot be obtained by seeking the title of "King Yan", Murong Hao reprimanded the Chinese and foreign relatives in power for not being ashamed of the country and showing his loyalty to the country At the same time, there is only one theme: the Eastern Jin Dynasty court must recognize the title of "King Yan" in writing!

Yu Bing, who was scarred, was very afraid, and Murong Hao was far away from the Eastern Jin Dynasty and could not be restrained, so he and the prime minister He Chong and others played the Jin Kangdi Sima Yue and invited him.

The Jin court then appointed Murong Hao as the envoy, the general, the governor of the Hebei military, Youzhou Mu, Da Danyu, and the king of Yan. He also took the prince Murong Jun as the fake festival, General Anbei, Captain Dongyi, and King Zuoxian, gave countless military assets and equipment, and awarded more than 100 meritorious heroes.

The practice of drinking water to quench thirst, but it had to be done, after all, being able to defeat Shi Hu's forces was completely worthy of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, even if it was temporary.

With invincible martial arts and the recognition of the Jin Empire, which is known as the most orthodox in the world, Murong Hao can be described as "holding the title of Tianxian and holding the male army" in northern China.