p

Just when everyone was speculating about which side Yecheng would throw to, Murong De publicly declared it.

He decided to follow the last wishes of Emperor Shizuwu and temporarily serve Murong Hui, the king of Qinghe.

Considering that Murong will be far away in Liaodong, he will build a bank in Yecheng in the name of Prime Minister Dayan to take charge of the country.

At the same time, Murong De also declared that Murong Lin and Murong Sheng were both rebellious, and called on the subjects of Yan to support the king of Qinghe and crusade against the traitors who killed the emperor and proclaimed himself emperor without authorization.

As a result, in the small territory of Hebei, three self-proclaimed orthodox Yan regimes suddenly appeared.

Each party has its own legitimate reasons and conditions, which makes the subjects of Hou Yan at a loss, and they do not know which side is the real heir of the Yan State.

Subsequently, the subjects of Yan State in a daze had no choice but to divide into several factions according to their own judgment and preferences, each with one side.

The counties in eastern Hebei are all under the banner of Xindu, and several counties in the northwest of Hebei continue to be attached to Zhongshan, while the northeast of Sizhou and the southwest of Jizhou obey Murong De's orders.

In the near future, the news of Murong Bao's murder reached Liaodong, and Murong Hui also announced his succession to the throne of Houyan in Longcheng.

As a result, Houyan, which Murong Chui had worked so hard to establish, quickly split within two months of his death.

In order to distinguish them, the history books of later generations referred to the Longcheng Yan Kingdom of Murong Hui as Northern Yan.

Murong Lin's Zhongshan Yan Kingdom is still called Houyan.

Murong Sheng's Xindu Yan Kingdom is called Dongyan.

Murong De's Yecheng Yan Kingdom is called Southern Yan.

Although the split of Houyan led to a great reduction in overall strength, each faction cleared the internal troubles, and there were powerful people in charge, but it united the hearts of their respective small groups.

And this series of changes also dazzled the outside world, and before they even had time to react, Hou Yan was already 'dead'.

Houyan's continuous infighting made Tuoba Jue think that Hebei was within reach, so he sent the clan general Tuoba to lead the army to attack Zhongshan.

However, although Murong Lin is insidious and cunning, his fighting skills are not bad.

Besides, Murong Lin knew that the success or failure of this battle was related to his own life, how could he not work hard?

In addition, in order to motivate the determination of the upper and lower levels to resist, he also deliberately spread rumors that the Wei army would massacre the city after it broke the city.

As a result, with the unanimous support of both inside and outside, Murong Lin uncharacteristically advocated going out of the city to face the battle.

The two sides of Wei and Yan fought a big battle under the city of Lunu, and as a result, the Yan army defeated the Wei army, beheading more than 9,000 people before and after, and achieved the biggest victory since the disastrous defeat of Shenhepi.

This victory not only allowed Murong Lin to sit on the throne, but also stabilized the current precarious situation and contained the Wei offensive.

With the defeat of Hebei by the Wei and Jin dynasties, the situation in Hebei, which was once on the verge of collapse, was strangely restored to calm.

……

Originally, when he heard that Murong Bao was dead, Tuoba Jue planned to go south to Jizhou overnight.

Unexpectedly, the Wei army encountered fierce resistance in the south, and the defenders in various places resisted one after another, thwarting the Wei army's attempt to go south.

Afterwards, Tuoba Jue was very puzzled, and he didn't understand why Murong Chui and Murong Bao were dead, and why the people of Hebei still had their hearts set on Houyan.

Only Zhang Yan knew this, and it must be the sequelae of the last Yishui massacre of prisoners.

The people of Jizhou were worried that the Wei army would slaughter the city again, so under the leadership of Murong Long and others, they resolutely resisted the Wei army.

When Tuoba Jue figured out the ins and outs of the matter, he specially summoned Wang Jian, the lord of the south.

In front of the civil and military people, he scolded the other party fiercely, and spat directly on Wang Jian's face.

Wang Jian didn't dare to resent Tuoba, but instead spread his anger on Zhang Yan's head.

Although Tuoba Jue realized that the southern expedition to Houyan was very risky, he still did not want to give up the opportunity to seize Jizhou.

He thought very clearly that once the southern expedition was won, the Wei forces would advance to the north bank of the Yellow River and penetrate deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains.

In the face of huge interests, not to mention Tuoba himself, the Northern Wei Dynasty was all ready to move.

In the room, Tuoba was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed tightly, as if he had encountered some problem.

Suddenly, he looked back at Zhang Yan and said, "Hong Long has always said that the time is ripe before he can enter Hebei, and the widow wants to know when the so-called time is ripe?" ”

"The minister thinks that at least we have to wait for the Jin army to withdraw."

"The Jin army withdraws?"

"Sir, do you think the Jin army will not cross the river to the north?" Tuoba Jue's face was puzzled.

"Nope! On the contrary, the minister thought that it would not be long before the Jin army would march north, but it would not necessarily win if the north went north. ”

"Why? I think that at the beginning, it only took less than a month for the Jin army to sweep through Qingyan, how could it not clean up Murong De? ”

"Great King, the reason why the Jin army fought and won successes before was not only because Liu Yu was really good at fighting, but also because the main force of the Yan army went north to attack our Great Wei."

"And now, although the Yan army has experienced a fiasco in Shenhepi, its momentum is not as good as before."

"But don't forget, the king, in the battle of Hepi, we only wiped out the infantry of the Yan army, and a large number of elite cavalry of the Yan army escaped."

"Some of them are under the command of Murong De, they may be helpless to deal with the Wei army's iron cavalry, and they are not ready to deal with the Jin army, which is mainly infantry?"

"Of course, if Liu Yu personally commanded the troops to the north, the outcome of the war may be two words."

"But does the king think Liu Yu will have a chance to participate in the war next?" Zhang Yan asked rhetorically.

Hearing this, Tuoba shook his head, a hint of sarcasm on his face.

"Then Liu Yu has made a meritorious contribution to the heavens, and was crowned as the Qingzhou Assassin by the Son of Heaven, how can Sima Shangzhi give him another chance to make meritorious contributions?"

"Exactly! But without Liu Yu, the mainstay, how could those Jin troops be the opponents of the Yan army? ”

"In this way, as long as the Jin army is defeated, it will be an opportunity for our army to go south?"

Originally, Tuoba Jue thought that Zhang Yan would raise his hands in agreement, but who knew that the other party fell into silence for a long time.

"If the minister advises the king not to go south to Hebei for the time being, will the king think that the minister has ulterior motives?"

"Why did Hong Long say this? You and I have known each other for more than ten years, how can a widow doubt Mr.? ”

"If you have anything to say, please speak up, and the widow will listen to it."

"In fact, at present, it is not the best time for Great Wei to go south to attack Hebei."

"However, at present, public opinion in the country is turbulent, and the ministers do not dare to easily raise objections."

"It's just a matter of being loyal to the king!"

"The minister really can't bear to let the king act wrongly, so he will fall into a trap."

"Great King, from a military point of view, my Great Wei does have the strength to occupy Hebei."

"But if you want to fully integrate Hebei into the Wei system, it will take a lot of time and energy."

"If there is no Dajin and Hexi Tiger on the side, then it doesn't matter how we toss."

"But now Hexi has heavy troops in Hetao and Sanjin Juntun, and they are looking at Shengle and Pingcheng, which is a great threat to our Great Wei."

"In case Wei Shuo took advantage of the fact that the Great Wei was deep in Hebei, and suddenly sent troops from Hetao and Jindi, wouldn't Wei be copied by Hexi?"

"The king has also dealt with that Wei Shuo for so long, do you think he will watch us take Hebei?"

"Of course not."

"Yes...... But hasn't Hexi been restrained by natural disasters and has no time to take care of Hebei for the time being? ”

"Isn't this the consensus of the outside world!?"

"Well, it's just self-deception."

"The king, think about it, when you participated in the Hepi War, why did Na Rouran suddenly go south?"

"If there is no Hexi people intervening in this, I won't believe the dead minister."

"It can be seen from this that Hexi has been secretly paying attention to the battle of Wei Yan, and he will only give a fatal blow when we lose both of them."

Tuoba Jue was speechless, Rouran was obviously instructed by Hexi to go south before, which shows that Wei Shuo did not want the Northern Wei to annex Houyan.

After a while, he said with a solemn face: "It's just that no matter what, it is my dream of the Tuoba clan to seize Hebei and enter the Central Plains for decades. ”

"Now it's hard to wait for the chaos in Houyan, if you don't seize this opportunity, I'm afraid there will never be another in the future."

"Here's the problem, most people in China only see the benefits, but ignore the risks."

"In addition to the possibility of Hexi sending troops to intervene, there are also many hidden dangers within the Northern Wei Dynasty."

"Otherwise, after the defeat of Pingcheng, why would so many tribes surrender to Houyan?"

"If Murong Bao hadn't died by himself, would the king think that the Wei State would be able to withstand the blow of the Yan army?"

"If the king ignores this, once the Hexi army breaks through Pingcheng or Shengle, I am afraid that it will trigger a wave of surrender again."

"Wei Shuo is not Murong Bao, at that time, with his eloquence and strategy, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not cause the Great Wei to fall apart, just like the current Houyan."

Tuoba's face gradually sank, and something that had been forgotten came to mind again.

He thought about it carefully, what Zhang Yan said was not unreasonable, the Northern Wei Dynasty had indeed come to this day and it was time to rectify.

It's just that in the end should accept the sinicization in its entirety? Or do you continue to maintain the nomadic tribal character? Tuoba Jue couldn't make up his mind for a while. Jiukan Chinese network debut

Seeing that Tuoba Jue was a little moved, Zhang Yan continued to persuade: "King, instead of risking south, it is better to suspend the military war and lay a solid foundation. ”

"Take a break? Do you want to see an opportunity slip away from you? ”

"Nope! The minister suggested that while the king was rectifying the interior, he sent envoys south to Xindu to win over Murong Sheng. ”

"Woo Murong Sheng?"

"Exactly!"

"At present, the military and civilians of Hebei hate the Great Wei, and we can't rush south."

"It's better to take it slow first and try to make friends with Dongyan."

"Wait for the situation to open up from Dongyan, and then reverse the bad impression of the Hebei military and people on Wei step by step."

"In addition, although Wei cannot go south to attack the city for the time being, the king can ask Murong Sheng to send troops to attack Zhongshan."

"The land he Murong Sheng laid down today will be my Great Wei land in the future."

"Hahaha, wonderful, Hong Long's trick to drive away the wolf and devour the tiger is really powerful."