In December 390 AD, when the news of the Battle of Shuofang broke, it shocked all parties. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

No one expected that the final result would be that the entire Northern Wei Iron Cavalry was wiped out and Tuoba Jue returned to the north alone.

At the same time, the name of the Western Regions Protector Shuo began to spread all over the world, and no one dared to underestimate the corner of Hexi.

Taking advantage of the defeat of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Wei Shuo quickly divided his troops to recover Shuofang's hometown, placed the Shuozhou Thorn History Department, and took Cui Hao as the Thorn History.

Shuozhou has jurisdiction over Beidi County (Zhiyin Khan City, now Yinchuan), Shang County (Zhidailai City, now Balasu Town), Shuofang County (Zhixin Shuofang City, now Ordos City), Jiuyuan County (Zhijiuyuan City, now southwest of Baotou), Wuyuan County (Zhilinhe, located in the future set of plains).

The situation in Shuofang changed dramatically, making the Later Qin people nervous, and Emperor Yao Chang immediately summoned the clan general Yao Shuode, the crown prince Yao Xing, and the left servant of Shangshu to shoot Yin Wei to discuss countermeasures.

After Yao Chang understood the whole process of the war, he asked Yin Wei with some puzzlement.

"Speaking of which, the Tiefu Department can be regarded as a strong party, and Liu Weichen and his son have been running Shuofang for decades, why did they lose so quickly?"

The corners of Yin Wei's mouth showed a hint of disdain and explained: "Liu Weichen has rebelled against the lord several times, the eldest son is good at raising a false name, the second son is brave and unscrupulous, the third son is young and talentless, and there is no practical person under his command. It's just that the fate is good, so the shaft is just a plot. ”

"Real swords and real guns, they are tied together, and they are definitely not Tuoba Jue's opponents, what questions do you have about the final death of the country?!"

Hearing this, Yao Chang was silent for a long time, and then asked: "Compared with Wei Shuo and Tuoba, who is more powerful?" ”

Yin Wei replied without hesitation: "Wei Shuo wins." ”

"Tell me more about it."

"Most of the guards were born in a humble background, started from scratch, raised their hands to destroy Lu Guang, successively subdued the countries of the Western Regions, the Tuyuhun tribe, and defeated the heroes of the Hu tribe such as the beggar Qiangui and the bald Wugu, and the power of the west of the Hezhen, no one can match."

"Tuoba inherited the assets of his father's ancestors, raised his arms and shouted, Tu Ge and Xianbei competed for the same kind to return, and with a little reliance, it was enough to make meritorious contributions to the country. But its pacification of Helan, Gaoche, Rouran and other tribes relied on the help of Murong Chui, how could martial arts be compared with Wei Shuo? ”

Hearing this, Yao Chang said worriedly: "Wei Shuo is in the same world as me, and now he has the North Land Shuo Fang, and he is really a strong enemy!" ”

At this time, Yao Shuode stepped forward and comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Shuo Fang Rongyi is mixed, the land of tigers and wolves, Wei Shuo is easy to obtain, but it is not easy to guard!" ”

"The minister expects that he will inevitably return to Hexi soon, taking care of his roots."

"We only need to press the armor and wait for Wei Shuo to withdraw the army, and Shuo Fang will eventually be owned by my Great Qin!"

Yao Chang's mood was stirred up, and he came to his senses again, saying: "Since the situation in Shuofang is dangerous, why don't you send elite soldiers north to attack Dailai City?" ”

"Your Majesty must not act rashly, there are remnants of the former Qin in the northwest of Great Qin, and Your Majesty must not abandon the near land and come to the far land."

Yin Wei saw that Yao Chang was going to go on an expedition to Shuofang, and hurriedly spoke to stop him: "At present, although the Qin soldiers are strong, there will be no Han Bai, although Weichen has the purpose of governing the country, but he has no ability to make progress in the battle array, the prince Yao Xing is brave and strategic, but he is young and inexperienced without a battle array. ”

"Looking around at my Great Qin, only General Yao Shuode of the sect is available, but he still has to use it to guard the western region in case of Fu Deng."

"The rest of the generals are not Wei Shuo's opponents, Weichen thinks it's better to wait for the opportunity."

Yao Chang laughed and said: "Yin Qing's words, all the generals will lose color. ”

Yin Wei knew that what he had just said offended some generals in the army, but he did not regret it.

He knew very well that before he eliminated Fu Deng, Hou Qin was simply unable to fight on both sides.

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The person who was most affected by Shuofang's victory was none other than Tuoba Jue of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Since he joined the army, he has never experienced such a fiasco, several henchmen and generals have been killed in battle, and more than half of the elite of his direct line have been lost.

It can be said that this war has wiped out the capital that Tuoba has accumulated over the years.

After returning to Shengle, Tuoba Jue gathered the remnants of the army, and hurriedly sent An Tong to envoy Houyan to ask Murong Trai for help.

Tuoba knew that after this defeat, the Northern Wei Dynasty would no longer be able to compete with Hexi for at least five years.

He could only watch Hexi occupy the former Tiefu Ministry's hometown, and he had already listed Wei Shuo as a major danger to his confidants, and his threat was still above Murong Chui.

In the Shengle Palace, looking at the sluggish staff and important ministers, Tuoba was embarrassed.

"The fault in this battle lies in Lonely, and it is Lone who lightly attacks the enemy's calculations in the Hexi Army, which causes our army to suffer this fiasco."

"Gu has sent Emperor Yan, and soon there will be a Yan army to help me defend Hexi."

"From now on, the widow should follow Goujian, lie down and taste the gall, and in the coming day he will behead Wei Shuo under the horse, and be ashamed of the blood Shuo prescription."

Yan Feng, Xu Qian, Zhang Yan, Xi Jin, Tuoba Lie, Lai Chuzhen, He Yue and others all had relatives when they heard this, and the Northern Wei Dynasty suffered heavy losses in the battle of Shuofang, and several generals such as Tuoba Yi, Tuoba Zun, and Changsun Song were killed.

What's more serious is that after this battle, the strategic situation faced by the Northern Wei Dynasty was very unfavorable.

Especially after losing the Houtao and Jiuyuan area, Hexi has threatened Shengle from the southeast and east directions.

Coupled with Houyan in the southwest, Xiyan in the south, and Rouran in the north, it can be said that the Northern Wei Dynasty once again returned to the beginning of the founding of the country, and the situation of enemies on all sides.

Originally, Tuoba Jue planned to conquer Shuofang and remove the threat from the southeast, so he turned against Houyan and ran Hebei wholeheartedly.

Who knew that Hexi disrupted his overall plan, and this was also the reason why Tuoba Jue quickly sent An Tong to envoy Houyan, except for using the name of Murong Chui to stabilize the domestic situation on the one hand, he may not have the intention of continuing to make friends and maintain relations between the two countries.

"Your lord, the last general is willing to personally lead the army to conquer Hexi and avenge his brother."

It was Tuoba Lie who said this, and he was Tuoba Yi's brother.

Hearing that their brother died in battle, the two were full of bitter hatred for Hexi, and they wished they could kill Guzang now.

"Brother Virtuous, Tuoba Yi is not only your brother, but also a widow's cousin, and his death is also painful!"

"However, our army has been newly defeated, and the domestic food and grass are insufficient, so we are temporarily unable to send troops."

"However, the widow swore in the name of his ancestors that he would kill Wei Shuo in this life and avenge Tuoba Yi, Tuoba Zun, Changsun Song and tens of thousands of Northern Wei soldiers."

In addition to some Tuoba clans in the Northern Wei Dynasty clamoring to continue to send troops to retaliate, Tuoba Jue, Xi Jin, An Tong, Yan Feng and others realized early that the external situation had changed greatly.

The failure of the conquest of Shuofang marked the thriving Northern Wei Dynasty from prosperity to decline, and the temporary shift to defense was fully shifted.

Even in his heart, Tuoba Jue had already broken Wei Shuo's corpse into thousands of pieces, but for the sake of the future, he had to pinch his nose and tolerate Hexi's occupation of Jiuyuan County.

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Tuoba Jue's fiasco made the Houyan monarchs gloat the most, and Murong De, the king of Fanyang, held a banquet for this.

Even Murong Chui, who had always looked down on Tuoba Jue, was quietly relieved when he learned the result of the battle of Shuofang.

Although Murong Chui is old and less ambitious than before, his vision is still as sharp as ever.

He knew very well that if Tuoba Jue was really allowed to occupy Shuofang, the Northern Wei Dynasty would inevitably compete with Houyan for Hebei in the east.

Previously, he refused Liu Weichen's request for an alliance, but he acquiesced in his sneak attack on Shengle, which may not have been without the intention of weakening the Northern Wei Dynasty through Liu Weichen.

It's just that Liu Weichen was too disappointing, and he was defeated in a good situation.

Fortunately, he killed Hexi Weishuo halfway, destroying Tuoba Jue's intention to enter and occupy Shuo.

As a result, the strategic situation faced by the Northern Wei Dynasty is still not optimistic, and Tuoba can only choose to reconcile with Hou Yan, even if it is not impossible to force him to pay tribute.

Murong Chui couldn't help but remember that after he helped Tuoba get rid of Tuoba Cave, he sent someone to congratulate him, and planned to crown Tuoba Jue as the king of Xidan Yu and Shanggu.

Who knows, but Tuoba Jue refused without hesitation, if he was to reward him now, would Tuoba Jue dare to refuse?

At this time, the envoy of the Northern Wei Dynasty, An Tong, arrived in Zhongshan and asked Houyan for help.

In the face of the ridicule of Murong Bao, the prince of Houyan, and others, An Tong did not take it as an insult, but talked eloquently in the main hall, talking about the history of the two countries' shared honor and disgrace and friendly exchanges.

Murong Chui admired An Tong's performance very much and thought that this person was a talent.

It's a pity that he has made up his mind and doesn't want to be the wronged leader like before.

In the past, he asked Hou Yan to help the Northern Wei Dynasty, but that was because the Northern Wei State was weak and could not pose a threat to Hou Yan.

Now it is different, even if the Northern Wei Dynasty is hit hard by Hexi, it is still the leading power in the north, and it is impossible for Houyan to help the Northern Wei Dynasty again.

In the end, Murong Chui rejected the Northern Wei Dynasty's request for help on the grounds that Houyan needed to recuperate, and only promised to continue to maintain the friendship between the two countries.

An Tong had to leave Zhongshan regretfully, and it seemed that he could only rely on the Northern Wei Dynasty to defeat Hexi and take revenge.