Chapter 414: Successive Battles
"General Yu, within a radius of thirty miles, I haven't seen the Yan army!"
When the scout came to report like a meteor, Xi Jin suddenly oozed a cold sweat.
Now he was convinced that the main force of the Yan army must have quietly gone north!
In a moment, Xi Jin didn't have time to think about it before he yelled and ordered: "Go through the valley and go north to the land!" β
After the order was completed, Xi Jin flew on his war horse and rushed to the military capital with five thousand elite horsemen.
As a famous general of the Wei State, Xi Jin is very familiar with the geography of Daidi and Youyan.
The so-called "substitute land" generally refers to the basin area of present-day Wei County, and the ancient royal city is in the territory of present-day Wei County.
However, in the period of the Two Jin Dynasty, Tuoba Yilu was crowned as the king and "the first feudal dynasty".
And this 'dai land' is more extensive than the previous dai land, and is collectively referred to as the "Heng Dai" area.
The Heng Dynasty area is bounded by the Taihang Mountains to the east, the Hengshan Mountains and Yanmen Pass to the south, the Yellow River to the west, and the Yin Mountains to the north.
It can be said that the mountains and rivers are dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, with a unique geographical environment and folk customs.
It is not only the foundation of Tuoba Wei, but also the base of the Tuoba regime to conquer the Central Plains.
Daidi is the core area of Tuoba Wei's rule, and once lost, it will inevitably cause internal and external shocks.
Murong was ruthless, and he hit Tuoba Wei at once.
There are three ways to enter Daidi from Youyan, which are the military capital, Puyin, and Flying Fox.
And through Puyin, it will go directly to Pingcheng (now Datong), that is, the southern capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
At the moment, Xi Jin can only pray that the defenders of Puyin will not be paralyzed, otherwise the city will be in danger.
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Murong Chui is worthy of being a master of the art of war in the world, and he took advantage of the idea that the Wei army in Youzhou was not in a hurry to fight a decisive battle, and secretly turned the horse's head.
Before Xi Jin reacted, he led the army to Pingcheng with lightning speed.
To be honest, Tuoba Jue was prepared for the Wei Yan War.
He not only sent the general Xi Jin to sit in Youzhou, but also sent the commander Sun Fei to garrison Pingcheng to deal with the Youyan area.
After the eldest grandson Fei was ordered, he led the army to sit in Pingcheng to respond, and according to the actual situation, he either attacked or retreated.
At the same time, he also sent a lot of sentry cavalry to patrol the main roads, keeping an eye on the movements of the Yan army.
It is said that the Wei army is so tightly defended that it should not be found by the Yan army.
It's a pity that in front of everyone like Murong Chui in the art of war, no matter how strict the arrangement is, there are flaws.
In order to avoid the eyes and ears of the Wei army to carry out strategic surprise attacks, the Yan army did not take the most frequent Flying Fox, Jundu, and Puyin.
First, lead the troops west to Taihang Mountain, avoid all the densely populated roads and towns, and go north along the foothills of Taihang Mountain.
Then cross Qingling (now southwest of Yi County, Hebei) to Tianmen (now south of Laiyuan County, Hebei), and lead the army to dig mountains and open roads.
A passage was made from it, and the Taihang Mountain was successfully crossed.
Then smuggled across the Sanggan River, crossed the Lieling (now Xia Layer Mountain in the northeast of Dai County, Shanxi), and on the second day of the eighth month, the Yan army suddenly appeared under the city of Pingcheng.
The Wei army's guard, the eldest grandson, was taken aback, and he really couldn't understand how the Yan army came out.
With the victorious Murong Chui Battle, the morale of Houyan was high.
Murong De, Murong Long, Murong Bao and others each led their armies to rush and kill, and finally broke the unprepared Pingcheng defenders.
Even the brave and warlike eldest grandson Fei was unfortunately killed by the Yan army, and his troops were wiped out.
In addition, a total of more than 30,000 households in Daidi surrendered, and Pingcheng was subsequently conquered by the Yan army.
After taking Pingcheng, Murong Trai did not pause in the slightest.
He immediately left Murong Long to guard Pingcheng, and ordered Murong De, the king of Fanyang, to lead his army to attack Daixian in the east.
And he personally led the army to the north, killing in the direction of the military capital, preparing to gather and annihilate the Youzhou army that returned to the aid of Daidi.
As Murong Chui expected, Xi Jin was leading the army day and night to march in the direction of the military capital.
Pingcheng's victory swept away the decline of Houyan, which made the crown prince Murong Bao, who was walking in the military array, full of spirit.
He rode a horse and followed beside Murong Chuilong, and swept over Murong Chui with a serious face from time to time with his spare eyes.
In just this battle, he saw clearly that there was a huge gap between himself and his father Murong Chui.
He will never be able to arrange the march and battle like a work of art like Murong Chui.
It's just that at the moment, he can't figure out how Murong Chui can conclude that Xi Jin will definitely go north to the military capital.
"Dare to ask my father, why didn't Xi Jin stay in Youzhou, but led the army north?"
Although Murong Bao's diligence and inquisitiveness made Murong Chui very pleased, his son was so stupid, but it also disappointed him.
Cleaning up his bad mood, Murong Chui bowed a little and taught the prince with his heart.
"There are only three passages from Youyan to Daidi, namely Jundu Cheng, Puyin Cheng, and Flying Fox."
"When Xi Jin found out that he had been fooled, he must have thought that the target of our Yan army's sneak attack was Pingcheng or Daixian."
"Because only by entering the Flying Fox and Puyin in the west, not in the north, can the reason why the Yan army evaporated and disappeared in front of him."
"In other words, in Xi Jin's opinion, Pingcheng and Daixian are very likely to have fallen into the hands of our Yan army."
"In this case, if Xi Jin doesn't want to be trapped and die in Youzhou, he can only go north to the military capital to ensure the safety of the retreat."
"And our army only needs to calculate and annihilate Xi Jin in the northeast of Daidi, and Youzhou will be at your fingertips."
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Suddenly, the rumbling drums of war completely flooded the valleys, river valleys, and the sound of killing was heard in all directions.
At this time, Xi Jin was so stunned that he didn't know why, and the river valley, which was still empty, was filled with Yan troops in an instant.
They swept in like a flood gushing out of the ground, encircling the Wei army that had just passed through the military capital.
The shouts of killing around were deafening, and the two originally low mountain beams turned up a jungle of swords and spears in a fierce manner.
What's even more terrifying is that on the bank of the Yanghe River (now a tributary of the upper reaches of the Yongding River), a big banner with the word "Murong" is hunting and dancing.
The Wei army saw it very clearly, that was where Murong Chui's army was located.
In other words, Murong Chui personally led the troops to block all the retreat routes of the Wei army, and all the Wei troops were more than lucky.
"General, why don't you go back to Youzhou along the same road?" Some Wei generals were forced by Murong Chui's prestige and wanted to retreat without a fight.
"No way!" At the critical moment, Xi Jin kept his head clear.
He pointed around and shouted loudly: "Now our army has fallen into the dead ground, if we take the risk and retreat, the Yan army will inevitably take advantage of the situation to attack, and at that time, under the crowding of men and horses, you and I will fall into a place of no return." β
"For today's plan, only by fighting head-on can there be a glimmer of life."
When the other generals heard this, they immediately came to their senses and shouted loudly: "Okay, I would like to listen to the general's dispatch." β
"The generals obeyed the order, the cavalry rushed forward, and the infantry broke off! Kill meβ"
Xi Jin shouted, and the war horse flew out like a bolt of lightning.
In the valley, as soon as the Wei army launched, suddenly the war drums were like thunder, and the sound of killing was everywhere.
Although Xi Jin is quite courageous, he is still far from Murong Trai.
When the drums of war exploded like thunder, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
By the time Xi Jin came to his senses and wanted to command the army to break out of the valley, the surrounding Yan army had already pressed up like a tsunami.
In an instant, the main force of the Wei army quickly fell into a chaotic struggle that could not help itself.
The cavalry under Xi Jin was the elite of Tuoba Jue when he pacified the grassland, and its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.
They fought bravely, and quickly wrapped themselves around the main general and the Chinese escort horse team towards the mountain pass like a hurricane.
The rest of the Wei generals also roared in unison, commanding their subordinates to try to kill the mountain pass.
At the same time, Murong Chui was methodically commanding the Yan army to encircle and annihilate the Wei army.
As the Chinese military order flag continued to fly, the Yan army had pounced on the entire battlefield from all directions.
Murong Lin's department blocked the exit, Murong Long's department intercepted the entrance, and Murong Bao's department and Lan Khan's department covered the attack from the left and right.
Before the war, Murong Chui personally told the generals that they must completely annihilate the enemy so that the Wei army could not escape a single soldier.
In the valley, the Yan army had been fully prepared, and the sniper barrier was built both secretly and strongly, full of rolling logs, stones, and arrows.
The sound of war drums and the terrible horns of the bull trumpet, the rain of arrows and black pressure of the two mountains poured into the valley.
In the astonishment and ignorance of the Wei people, a large number of rolling wood and stones have rumbled down from the hillside from the left and right, and the momentum of the forest is chilling.
From the sound of the war drums to the Yan army pressing down the hillside and breaking into the valley, it took less than half an hour before and after.
The Wei army had been divided into several pieces and was in a situation where they were fighting on their own.
Rao is like this, the Wei army is still fighting desperately, trying to redeem the fate of being annihilated.
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